Readers -
Revelation 13:16 states:
"And he (AC) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads:"
This word "mark" is Strong's 5480 greek, "charagma"
... a stamp, an imprinted mark 1a) of the mark stamped on the forehead or the right hand as the badge of the followers of the Antichrist 1b) the mark branded upon horses 2) thing carved, sculpture, graven work 2a) of idolatrous images
you might think this is the first time this word appears in the NT, but it isn't.
First mention is
Acts 17:29
"Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven (charagma) by art and man's device."
In-text value for 5480g Charagma in this verse -
1056
astute Bible students of Genesis 5 will recognize that as the birth year of Noah.
1056 is easily verified by the Bible as a year associated with Noah using this text:
Psalm 29:10, which has a total verse gematria value of 1056
"The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever."
The running total of all words in Acts 17:29, starting with the target word Charagma (value 1056) =
6377
6377 = 911 x 7
http://www.biblewheel.com/GR/GR_Database.asp?bnum=44&cnum=17&vnum=29
911 needs no introduction.
NOW
check all verses that have a total verse gematria of 6377
http://www.biblewheel.com/GR/GR_Database.asp?SearchBy_Gematria=6377
first verse!
Ezekiel 26:17
"And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!"
Due to the seeming incredible topical accuracy of the verse to the 9-11 event, I hoped against hope that the 911 number would show up in short order while looking at the cumulative running totals of numbers in this verse.
Correct! YES and AMEN UNTO GOD!
Gematria total value of the first four words = 911 !
second verse with a 6377 total:
John 1:28
"These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing."
(note: Bethabara = Strong's 962g, Jared lives 962 years, Jared means "Descend", the same as the word Jordan, Jordan Int'l country calling code = 962.
My conclusions:
These are the Forerunners in action as I see them, some of which are well known:
1) Noah (Rest)
Noah is the forerunner pointing to the Flood. The Flood is the type of the Tribulation. Lamech, Noah's father is quoted as saying at the birth of Noah ...
"And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed."
2) John the Baptist is the Forerunner of the Messiah, Jesus, which he himself states. The Lord Jesus states that John the Baptist is a type of the Elijah, a forerunner that precedes the second coming of the Lord. see Matthew 17:1-13
3) 9-11 is the forerunner of the complete destruction of the USA, which out of necessity, causes the AC to rise to power and the "mark" to be implemented.
see my post called "1776, the Restrainer & Damascus" here:
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/june2012/clay61-1.htm"
I quote from that post:
"Due to the presence of this 1776 number, I theorize that the USA may in fact be restraining the AC now (during the End Times) due to it's presence in the world, financially, politically, militarily etc....
.... and when (if) the USA is "taken out of the way" (destroyed, neutralized, judged) then the AC can (maybe) be revealed, however that happens, as the financial, political, military profile of the earth changes drastically."
4) Acts 17:29 is the forerunner verse to Revelation 13:16.
Jesus is Lord.