why does "666" represent the devil?

Question

like, why those numbers

Answer 1

From the first human political government at Babylon down to our day, governments by men have had three principal elements: religious, political and commercial. Now the number 666, three orders of six together, names or represents these three elements of Satan’s beastly visible organization. Why six? Because the Bible uses six to represent imperfection. Seven designates spiritual completeness or perfection, and six is short of that and therefore is incomplete or imperfect. The number 666 in the original language is denoted by three different alphabetic letters or symbols in the Greek text, namely, ? (600), ? (60) and ? (6).

Six symbolizes imperfection, which is abominable in God’s sight, and therefore reprehensible. Six hundred would attach to the most reprehensible element, which is false religion. It is the false religions of the world that hypocritically pose as worshiping God but actually misrepresent him and either lead people away from God or turn them against him by their falsehoods and blasphemies. Rather than looking to God and Christ and the heavenly kingdom, these religions love money and extol political substitutes for that kingdom.
The commercial element is more reprehensible than the political element, because it wields more power behind the scenes, whereas the political class are the willing, loud-talking tools in the public eye. Therefore the 60 well represents the commercial element and 6 the political element. All together the three elements make up Satan’s visible organization and the number 666 represents these combined elements that are imperfect and reprehensible in God’s sight.

The number suggests selfish gain because in olden times King Solomon’s annual revenue was 666 talents. Also, the dimensions of Nebuchadnezzar’s golden idol-image, which the three faithful Hebrews refused to salute and adore, were sixty cubits high and six cubits broad. And wicked Goliath, who fought against God’s nation Israel, had a brother giant with six digits on each hand and on each foot, and pictured Satan’s visible dictatorial organization that claims to be the “higher powers” instead of acknowledging Jehovah and Christ as such. So six represents a completeness only in man’s sight and falls short of the completeness or perfection that God designates by the number seven.—1 Ki. 10:14; Dan. 3:1; 1 Chron. 20:6; Rom. 13:1.

Because six falls short of God’s perfect number seven, it is called a man’s number and attaches to the visible organization of men under Satan, the god of this world, and which organization is symbolized by the wild beast. So it is with this meaning in mind that this number of the wild beast is said to be “a man’s number.” It is not God’s perfect number of spiritual completeness.

Answer 2

the number 666 is a reference to Numberology. Back in the day there was a whole scientific religious mythic following to this practice of math to predict the future. It is much in the same category as astrology. The number 666 is a sum of a specific formula that assigns numbers to letters. Add up the numbers and it makes a certain word of numbers then translate those numbers back into letters and you have a real word, or so they say.

like if you assign a=1, b=2, c=3...so if your name was ..."ABC" then the basic numberology answer would be 6, and if six is a number that in someone's superstition referred to evil, then the word abc would begin to connotate a bad or evil vibe...then compound the answer with multiplication and division and you have yourself a real alegebraic formulaic answer that when combined with other serieses of numbers would be interpreted a number of different ways. The beast in the bible was said to be represented by the number 666, which following the numberology formulas, one could say Nero and Hitler were both representations of the same, you can also say the same about Ronald Regan. It doesn't mean they are just means they are labelled that way.

Answer 3

Check out Revelation 13:18 and Theselonians 2: 2,3 It is the number of a man. Man is represented by the number 6 meaning incomplete, Gods number of completion and perfection is "7" "10"refers to trials, temptations. God doesn't tell us to stay away from psycics and numerology and astrology because they are false--it's because they are very real and we are not spiritualy able to resist these powers if we CALL them into ourselves! Ephesisians 6 tells us to "put on the full armor of God" (that's all your faith) and it names the pieces of armor,each represents the protective powers of salvation, rightiousness, faith, truth, and the Word of God. Because we are told we are not wrestling here with flesh and blood this is the powers of the supernatural, dark forces and spirits over which WE have no control. 666 is the name of the Antichrist who will be a man who will be identified as the EVIL One before the second comeing of Jesus Christ. Read the Bible, Repent of sin, Change, Testify that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior and you will have salvation. God Bless you.

Answer 4

In the Bible "666" was used to represent Anti Christ or the Beast. Some Biblical scholars say it was a code for the Emperor Nero as well.

Answer 5

I beleive it's a code used in the bible. It says something like, the number of the beast is 666 so that those with understading will know him when he comes. Some think it was Julius Ceasar, some Hitler, and some that the beast has not yet come. There's LOTS of theories on it.....do a web search for the fun of it and you'll see.

Answer 6

The nuber six repesents imperfection, and the number three represents a strong emphasis, so six three times strongly represents thay the devil is Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!. That is why it is also called a "human number" , because Adam and eve sinned and all of humanity inherited that sin or imperfection.

Answer 7

666 is the number that represents the emperor Nero in the book of revelations. Early Christians used this number as a code for Nero. The book of revelations is actually a symbolic account of the roman occupation. However, over the years most Christians have falsely interpreted it as a book depicting the end of the world, thus satan instead of nero was given the number of the beast 666.

Answer 8

Long answers are not always right answers.
"Mark" (2nd answer from top) is correct. It was a originally a cypher code used for Nero.

Like most of the bible it has been modified to suit various circumstances and changing times

Answer 9

actually it was proven that 666 was misinturped in the hebrew text and the number was actually 616

Answer 10

6 is the number of mankind in the bible, three 6's represents a 'false' trinity that is made up of men/satan, (false prophet, anti-christ, satan) that will battle God in the endtimes,