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Early Christian mystics assigned the number 888 to Jesus to counter the dreaded 666 associated with the antichrist
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Welcome to ancient theological math, where the numbers are made up and the geometry is holy. Using the Greek system of gematria—where letters double as numbers—mystics calculated that the name 'Jesus' added up to 888. This was highly convenient, as it represented a holy trinity of eights to perfectly one-up the apocalyptic 666.
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