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* Using gematria to find the numbers that equate to the names of world leaders, to check for a match with the scriptural number. | * Using gematria to find the numbers that equate to the names of world leaders, to check for a match with the scriptural number. | ||
* Treating the number of the beast as a duration of time. | * Treating the number of the beast as a duration of time. | ||
* Linking the scriptural imagery and symbolism of the Antichrist with characteristics of world leaders who oppose [[Christianity]]. | * Linking the scriptural imagery and symbolism of the [[Antichrist]] with characteristics of world leaders who oppose [[Christianity]]. | ||
A common preterist view of the Mark of the beast (focusing on the past) is the stamped image of the emperor's head on every coin of the Roman Empire: the stamp on the hand or in the mind of all, without which no one could buy or sell. | A common preterist view of the Mark of the beast (focusing on the past) is the stamped image of the emperor's head on every coin of the Roman Empire: the stamp on the hand or in the mind of all, without which no one could buy or sell. |