[Sophie11]

Originally Posted by sunnyatlast

Having been raised on an intense diet of instruction in King James Bible in one of the staunchest Protestant denominations, and then having been Catholic, I'd say it's good to remember that for all its human faults, the Catholic Church brought the Bible thru the ages long before the King James translation came along.

See the list starting with the Latin Vulgate as Gracie posted.

And about the Old Testament, this is key:

25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”

27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

Luke 24 NIV

And regarding the mark of the beast in Revelation 13, it is clearly stated here in the modern Catholic Bible online:

16
It forced all the people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to be given a stamped image on their right hands or their foreheads,
17
so that no one could buy or sell except one who had the stamped image of the beast’s name or the number that stood for its name.
18
Wisdom is needed here; one who understands can calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number that stands for a person. His number is six hundred and sixty-six.

Catholic Bible Revelation 13

The footnoted cross-references and commentaries at the end of the chapters are interesting, too.

Luke 24: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage...24&version=NIV

Understanding that the King James Bible opened up all the words of the Bible so everyone new what was being said in the Bible. The protestant religions came about after the words were opened up. (Protesting)