# What do you believe about prophecy and numbers in verse?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 22, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811 "2011-05-22T20:43:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![chiefwhitesr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@chiefwhitesr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiefwhitesr)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811/1 "2011-05-22T20:43:22Z")

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I have found conclusive data that suggests what others refer to as the Davincci Code may be as simple as explaining the way that the bible was recorded then verse added later to mark significance.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811/2 "2011-05-22T20:45:32Z")

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I voted yes-they are both total b.s.

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**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811/3 "2011-05-22T20:57:15Z")

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Prophecy and numerology don’t work.

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**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811/4 "2011-05-22T22:49:50Z")

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Thank goodness, **Czarcasm**! I was a little worried when I saw you had voted “yes!”

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811/5 "2011-05-22T23:04:00Z")

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You’ve got a lot of time on your hands for a SEAL, **chiefwhitesr**.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811/6 "2011-05-22T23:05:17Z")

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> [@chiefwhitesr](#):
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> I have found conclusive data…

Ooo! Oooh! _Conclusive!_ My nipples are all a-quiver. Let’s see that ASAP!

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**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-believe-about-prophecy-and-numbers-in-verse/582811/7 "2011-05-22T23:11:19Z")

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If you are here to tell us that the rapture is coming, you are a day late and a dollar short.