What's Behind 666?

Answer 1

33 The wild beast has a name, and this name is a number: 666. Six, as a number, is associated with Jehovah’s enemies. A Philistine man of the Rephaim was of “extraordinary size,” and his “fingers and toes were in sixes.” (1 Chronicles 20:6) King Nebuchadnezzar erected a golden image 6 cubits in breadth and 60 cubits high, to unify his political officials in one worship. When God’s servants refused to worship the image of gold, the king had them thrown into a fiery furnace. (Daniel 3:1-23) The number six falls short of seven, which stands for completeness from God’s standpoint. Therefore, a triple six represents gross imperfection.

34 A name identifies a person. So how does this number identify the beast? John says that it “is a man’s number,” not that of a spirit person, so the name helps to confirm that the wild beast is earthly, symbolizing human government. Just as six fails to measure up to seven, so 666—six to the third degree—is a fitting name for the world’s gigantic political system that fails so miserably to measure up to God’s standard of perfection. The world’s political wild beast rules supreme under the name-number 666, while big politics, big religion, and big business keep that wild beast functioning as an oppressor of mankind and a persecutor of God’s people.

35 What does it mean to be marked on the forehead or in the right hand with the name of the wild beast? When Jehovah gave Israel the Law, he told them: “You must apply these words of mine to your heart and your soul and bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they must serve as a frontlet band between your eyes.” (Deuteronomy 11:18) This meant that the Israelites had to keep that Law constantly before them, so that it influenced all their actions and thoughts. In imitation, Satan uses the demonic mark of the wild beast. Anybody engaged in everyday activities such as buying and selling is pressured to do things the way the wild beast does, as, for example, in celebrating holidays. They are expected to worship the wild beast, letting it rule their lives, so as to receive its mark.

38 Yes, the world is a difficult place for those who do not have the mark of the wild beast. It is an outstanding demonstration of Jehovah’s power and blessing that the remaining ones of the seed of the woman, as well as more than three million of the great crowd, are keeping integrity despite all the pressures to break God’s laws. (Revelation 7:9) Unitedly, throughout the earth, may all of us continue to magnify Jehovah and his righteous ways, as we refuse to receive the mark of the wild beast.—Psalm 34:1-3.

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Answer 2

What 666 is meant? I think there was a movie on 6/6/2006. I know nothing of it.

Is it the 666 in the bible of Rev.13:1-10; is the final sum of WW1, Rev.13:11-18[the man 666]; is of WW2.

Answer 3

The number 666 is mentioned in the Book of Revelations as being the 'number of a man.' This is one of many mysterious passages in the book of Revelations, no one is quite sure how to interpret this passage. Most scholars generally agree that this refers to the end times, or shortly before the end time, when the Antichrist will appear, and the final battle between good and evil will be waged here on earth.
One evil man, Aleister Crowley, a British satanist, considered himself the 'beast' and numbered himself 666. Whether this is in fulfillment of the scriptures or not remains to be seen. Crowley has been dead for many years, dying in poverty and ignominy, so it is very doubtful that he would be the person referred to by 666. The meaning of this phrase has yet to be revealed to us.

Answer 4

Most scholars believe that this number, as used in the Book of Revelation, refers to the Roman emperor Nero -- who horribly persecuted early Christians.

The Greek form of his name, in Hebrew letters, add up to 666 when they are used as numbers.

Interestingly, the Latin form of his name adds up to 616, not 666 -- affecting some uncommon earlier translations of Revelation. This is the result of some ancient copyists using the Latin form instead of the Greek, perhaps because they were more familiar with that language.

But most scholars believe that 666 is what the number in Revelation is supposed to be -- that's why this is the number that appears in pretty much all Bibles, whether Catholic or Protestant.

Answer 5

According to a prophesy in the book of Revelation, everyone will be marked with a number. The number of the antichrist will be 666.

Answer 6

It is the mark of the beast or anti christ still a mystery in many ways but the number 6 is the number of man so it falls short of gods completeness which is 7 so 666 is a trinity of sixes ..which is counterfit of the holy trinity.

Answer 7

665. Or the material on which you write 666. Or another vehicle with a different number. Damien's head in the Omen movie. What mark of which beast?

Answer 8

Basically man thinks that on 666 Apocalypse will happen but this is all a hoax no one has died on 666 so we may all sleep peacefully

Answer 9

"He ( The anti-Christ, Satan incarnate) also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, freeman and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no-one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom, if anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a person and it's number is 666." Rev 13:16-18

Answer 10

666 is the Devill's number.