The concept of the Antichrist and the cryptic symbolism in the Book of Revelations seem to be true cognitohazards. The Mark of the Beast has been attributed to everything from social security numbers to license plates to RFID chips. Republicans said Obama was the Antichrist because of his charisma. When I was younger, and a churchgoer, I was taught that the locusts in the Book of Revelations were really Apache helicopters, and this was evidence of the Bible's prophetic truth.
And chances are the whole thing was a coded rant about Nero Caesar meant to be read within a specific cultural context that no longer exists. But I guess that isn't as satisfying as numerology and cryptograms and Satanic supervillains and the promise that the future can be known if only you're clever enough.
And chances are the whole thing was a coded rant about Nero Caesar meant to be read within a specific cultural context that no longer exists. But I guess that isn't as satisfying as numerology and cryptograms and Satanic supervillains and the promise that the future can be known if only you're clever enough.