2006-09-26 03:21:06 · 9 answers · asked by colin050659 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
666 is commonly known as the Number of the Beast in Book of Revelation by John chapter 13, verses 17-18.
According to translator's comments in the New English Translation (NET) Bible[1], some maintain that recent discoveries show that 616 could possibly be the correct number of the beast, and not the commonly known 666, leading to the joke on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! that Hell was in Grand Rapids, Michigan (616 being Grand Rapids' area code). A few manuscripts of the Book of Revelation read 616 at chapter 13:17-18, and there are several other numerical variations. Irenaeus' mention of manuscripts having 616 is balanced by his rejection of their accuracy. The reading 616 is intriguing since the conversion of Nero Caesar's name in Latin by way of gematria, Hebrew numerology, comes out to 616. But for this very reason it is suspect because such a reading seems motivated by that very fact and somewhat contrived. Nero is recorded in the Talmud as having converted to Judaism before his death, and was not a major figure in the history of both the Pharisees or the Saducees.
End of the world Biblical interpreters had conjectured that June 6, 2006 [2] and June 6, 1906 [3] (06/06/06) would be "days of the Beast" and had prophesied that the Antichrist would reveal himself on the latter date. This was not considered a mainstream Christian view. Both dates were uneventful.
2006-09-26 03:26:01 · answer #1 · answered by Semiramis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
666 Stands for the number of names he has
2006-09-26 10:22:37 · answer #2 · answered by mango_amigone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revelations
2006-09-26 10:25:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's in the book of revelations in the bible
2006-09-26 10:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by BadShopper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's in the book of revelation.
2006-09-26 10:31:15 · answer #5 · answered by edsis_sg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that was his ticket number at the DMV (dept. of motor vehicles) and he waited and waited... that's why he turned evil.. ( i hate going to the DMV! )
2006-09-26 10:23:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did
2006-09-26 10:25:31 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its in the bible.
2006-09-26 10:23:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
BT
2006-09-26 10:23:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋