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666 the Mark of the Beast : Rev 13.16

Ms. Rochelle a Laura

Abstract

what is the number mean-THE POWERS OF TEN Christ descends into the atomic realm "The concept of Christ's Descent into the Underworld was moulded into the framework of Christian teaching and thought early in ecclesiastical history. Although the doctrine of the descensus seems to have always been a complicated concept, it can be said that by the Anglo-Saxon period the descensus had not only secured its position into Christian doctrine, but had etched its way into the popular imagination, commonly depicted in art, poetry, sermons and even drama. A brief analysis of the origins of this belief will aid our understanding of its significance in popular Anglo-Saxon consciousness."https://www-cambridge-org.ezproxy.liberty.edu/core/books/john-the-baptists-prayer-the-descent-into-hell-from-the-exeter-book/descensus-motif/3B2827A7FE09D49FE37B57A8E86CD5B0.

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