why the no. 6?
2007-12-22 03:36:27 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because the authors did not know any digits greater than 6.
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2007-12-22 03:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hebrew letters are also Hebrew numbers. Each letter has an assigned numerical value. As a result, each Hebrew word adds up to a certain number. There are Jewish traditions that use this fact for various reasons; a sort of numerology is one.
The Hebrew spelling of "Nero Caesar" adds up to 666. Some think that made saying "666" a way for Jews of Nero's time to refer to him without worrying that a Hebrew-speaking, but not Jewish, Roman official would get it.
2007-12-22 03:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revelation, Chapter 13 speaks of the beast and how to identify his followers. According to verses 16 and 17, they will have the mark or the name or number of the beast on their right hands or foreheads. Verse 18 introduces the number 666 itself: "Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."
It's unclear why the specific number 666 is the number of the beast. According to Dial-the-Truth Ministries, the number 6 is the number of man because in the Bible, God created man on the sixth day. Elsewhere in the Bible (Matthew 16:23), Satan is described as being "man-centered" (as opposed to God-centered). Thus the devil's number would be a twist on man's number. This is just one theory, and the number 666 has generated plenty of debate.
2007-12-22 03:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by Thus Spoke the Night Spirit 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Revelations was written as a socio-political commentary on the persecution of Christians during the rule of the Roman Emperor Nero, by John during exile. In Hebrew numerology Nero's name is equated to 666 the mark of the beast.
2007-12-22 03:44:41 · answer #4 · answered by Marvin -Retired- 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Historians recently put the number 666 as a mis translation and was infact meant to be 777 or in another case 616 but not 666...guess we all have to wait and see..
2007-12-22 03:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by SkinAnInk 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Sprite" Has The Answer. The number 6 falls short of 7 and 7 represents complete. 8 represents a new beginning.
2007-12-22 03:50:15 · answer #6 · answered by marigold 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's a misconception. The number is believed to be 616 and to my knowledge no one knows why or what it is meant to be. Some suggest via Greek or Latin the number stood for Nero, but that would throw off the whole time line of Revelations.
2007-12-22 03:41:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
666 is my second favorite number.
2007-12-22 03:42:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is man's number. Man was made on the 6th Day of Creation, as was every Beast. Man brought sin into the world. This is one of the theories put forth.
2007-12-22 03:59:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
In the bible 7 means completeness while 6 is 1 short of being complete, therefore it stands for imperfection.
3 stands for emphasis, so 3 6's represent gross imperfection.
2007-12-22 03:43:01 · answer #10 · answered by J R 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋