I have family and friends that religiously....every day....play the Internet game....Wordle....and they often forgetfully ask me how many times it took me to get that day's Wordle....of which I have to remind them that I do not play Wordle....but I do Revelation 13:18....and not every day because that would point to fanatically wanting Jesus to return....what with all the increasing violence and demonic activity in the world....and that all of our pastors warn us not to get too fanatical about wanting Jesus coming back....or in reading too much prophecy....because only they can explain to us how none of it really means anything anyway!
That verse in Revelation reads....in the NKJV...."Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast....for it is the number of a man: His number is 666." It's funny how in God's Word....a verse like this can initially sound so simple in its meaning....but in reality have no practical significance whatsoever!
So I give a few minutes to this....not every day....but just about every day. For instance....one day I might calculate that since the very first Apple computer in 1976 had a retail price of $666.66....and that maybe 666 had something to do with computers? It didn't hurt that the logo that the two Steve's....(Jobs and Wozniak)....chose was an Apple with a bite taken out of it....pointing to maybe....Adam and Eve and the garden?
Another day I might conjecture that computer technology at least would like to go the way of carbon nanotubes over silicon nanatudes....because so much energy would be saved...and energy is the big deal today with data centers....and also that carbon has 6 protons and 6 neutrons and 6 elections?
And yet another day I might point out that if the letter A is given the numerical value of 6....and the letter B is given the numerical value of 12....and the letter C is given the numerical value of 18....and so on done to the letter Z....then the word in English....COMPUTER....would equal 666?
Or I might point out that King Solomon....at the height of his riches....was getting 666 talents of gold every year....(1 Kings 10:14)....and that his riches were so great that this seems to be the beginning of his downward spiral? And that maybe....maybe....riches and power and fame has something to do with the Antichrist?
Well these things have no real meaning of course....I only use them to show what 'calculating' might mean in that Revelation 13:18 verse. We all know that God wants us totally in the dark as to when Jesus will return.
In reality....AI is mind-boggling. If you Google even a subjective question....in a nanosecond it will have eliminated all of the incorrect nuances....and discern the intent of your question....and give you a fairly spot-on answer....and all of this is new technology....and in a month it will be all new again....as it speeds forward to infinity.....and beyond!
As for Wordle....and other daily games like it....a crossword puzzle or some other mind game....they can be a healthy exercise for the mind....and maybe even help when studying prophecy....but only God gives the necessary wisdom to discern His Second Coming....and He does so only in His perfect timing....and only to hearts that are devoted to Him!
