Yes there was. His name was Nero. Read Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. Again, the word “world” means something different today than it did in Jesus’ time. Back then, it meant “Roman Empire.”
WHAT CHEAP
TAWDRY
SHALLOW
IRRATIONAL BIBLE AND HISTORY MANGLING.
I’d be embarrassed even for my screen name to be associated with such irrationality.
I'm glad I don't have to change the meanings of words to make my beliefs work.
When God said that the Beast will rule over the entire world, He meant just that. And God said the Antichrist will force everyone to receive a "mark".
Is there any evidence that the technology existed in 70AD to number everyone in the world, like God said, not the "Roman Empire" which God never mentioned?