Although not wishing to continue the divergence from the normal subject, I wish to point out something here; I have always had a mystical interest in numbers, numerical ratios, numerology, etc. Some write this off as para-science nonsense, but I believe many of the keys to the Universe are hidden in numbers. As The Angel Gabriel told the children during a recent visit to Earth: "Study your math - it's the key to the Universe". The prevalance of numbers like the Golden Ratio and Feigenbaum constants has always fascinated me. I for one, believe the entire Universe is a Fractal, a Chaotic ("complex") System on an infinite scale that even it's very Creator can not predict with 100% accuracy; that then would be the whole point of existence - an experiment. Each of us are infinitesimal parts of an infinite chaotic system; what we do in our lives may be insignificant now, but may have ultimately major consequences in the far future. Sort of like very small changes affecting weather prediction over time (think Lorenz). The so-called "prophesies" are necessarily vague and not exactly predictive - they can't be. They are the equivalent of our weather predictions for next week - it may be close, but there is always uncertainty and intrinsic error. Consider this: Assign a number to every letter of the alphabet, 1 thru 26 multiplied by 6. Thus A=6, C=18, M=78, etc. all the way thru. Spell the word COMPUTER. Add it up. "Let he who hath wisdom understand ..." It is 666. "But that is only in English" you may argue. Well, have you seen technical papers in other languages? Certain words in English are ubiquitous in all languages, simply because they or what they mean were discovered, or are a product of, America, and there were or are no analogous words in that native language. It is strange to see a paper with Asian characters writing, and English words like "computer" peppered here and there! Computer=Antichrist? Could be. See Revelation 13:15-18. "And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should speak ..." Artificial Intelligence? Robotics? Speach recognition, processing? Artificial speach? All these things exist today, if in rudimentary form, but how about a few years from now? A super-computer that is genuinely intelligent, (self-aware?) and can speak can not be too far off. "And he causeth all ... to receive a mark in their right hand or forehead ..." , "And that no man may buy or sell that he have that mark ... or the name or number of the beast ..." We have had credit cards for a long time, with the advent of chips in cards in recent years, the move to a cashless society has been predicted for some time - it may be very soon. We already implant microchips in pets to track them; some are seriously suggesting doing it to people. The technology is already here, all that stands in the way is politics (for now). First convicts and criminals, then the rest of us. It is also being seriously suggested that microdevices be implanted in people at birth, and upgraded ("flashed") over time in life to contain all info about that person, identification, life, medical, finances, occupation, everything. Also it would be used for commerce and financial transactions - eliminating both cash and credit cards! There was a chilling article on this in one of the cyber magazines recently (WIRED I think). You just wave your arm in front of the scanner ... Sounds good for convenience and security, but ... Thus a person without this chip ("mark of the beast") would not be able to function in society. Those who control the chips (computers and their operators in the central govt) would in effect totally control all of us and our lives. "And he causeth all ..." Something to panic about as a new week begins. But remember, as prophesies go, these are things that may come to pass, not necessarily will come to pass ... BTW, some of my new fractal animations are kick-A! Stay Amazed. JoTz