why is 666 considered the mark of the beast?
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dunno but it was said that ceasar nero  added up to 666 somehow too. all throughout history people have thought the end of the world was at hand for one reason or another. ever seen that show 24? about the group of fanatics that are working it so that the end of the world happens in their life time? that they cause armegeddon so that they can see it happen, so they can prove god exists or whatever. *shrug* i wouldnt be suprised. people just so desperately want it to happen as a final proof.
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Six. This number at times represents imperfection. The number of “the wild beast” is 666 and is called “a man’s number,” indicating that it has to do with imperfect, fallen man, and it seems to symbolize the imperfection of that which is represented by “the wild beast.” The number six being emphasized to a third degree (the six appearing in the position of units, tens, and hundreds) therefore highlights the imperfection and deficiency of that which the beast represents, or pictures.—Re 13:18.
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In Revelations of the bible John speaks of the mark of the beast. Passage Revelation 13:16-18:\n16He required everyone--great and small, rich and poor, slave and free--to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. 17And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name. 18Wisdom is needed to understand this. Let the one who has understanding solve the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[a] His number is 666. There are many translations or assumptions to what this particular passage means. I wonder if it has to do with today's Social Security Numbers or Credit Ratings. It's getting to the point that you cannot do anything without them. Either you have it in the hand... most machines are for right handed people... forehead... how many numbers do you have memorized... your SS#, bank account, phone,etc...As far as the date... it's very interesting and doesn't happen to often.... even though... we have had 01/01/01...02/02/2002, 03/03/03, 04/04/04, 05/05/05...and 03/04/05...etc...we can wonder if this is the day is near or make guess however... Passage Mark 13:32:\n32"However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows
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666\nRev 13:18  Here is wisdom. 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. \n\n(James Moffatt translation)\nNow for the gift of interpretation. Let the discerning calculate the cipher of the Beast; it is the cipher of a man, and the figures are six hundred and sixty-six.\n\nSix hundred threescore and six\nG5516 χξς chi xi stigma khee xee stig'-ma\nThe 22nd, 14th and an obsolete letter (G4742 as a cross) of the Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers; denoting respectively 600, 60 and 6; 666 as a numeral: - six hundred threescore and six.\nG4742 στίγμα stigma stig'-mah\nFrom a primary word στίζω stizō (to “stick”, that is, prick); a mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership), that is, (figuratively) scar of service: - mark.\n\nBiblical significance of the number 6; WEAKNESS OF MAN - EVILS OF SATAN - MANIFESTATION OF SIN\nBiblical significance of the number 666; THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST ANTI-CHRIST\n\nTYPE OF BEAST\nGoliath whom David slew (I Samuel 17), had the number of a man, 6, 6, and 6.\nItems of Goliath, (1) helmet, (2) coat of mail, (3) greaves, (4) target, (5) spear, (6) shield\nwhose height was six cubits and a span\nhis spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron\n\nTYPE OF IMAGE\nNebuchadnezzar made an image (Daniel 3), had the number of a man, 6, 6, and 6.\nInstruments, (1) cornet, (2) flute, (3) harp, (4) sackbut, (5) psaltery, (6) dulcimer\nwhose height was threescore cubits, or sixty\nthe breadth thereof six cubits\n\nTo further calculate the cipher 666 when Satan will think he is in full control.\nRevelation 6:12   the sixth seal\nRevelation 9:13   the sixth trump\nRevelation 16:12 the sixth vial
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Aside of the weird end times stuff don't expect something coming our way as of  yet.  666 is the number of the beast. Soon the beast will be released. As the pain a woman endures during labor the contractions get closer and  closer together when she is about  give birth.  \n This is like the harbinger that will be signal to those who know the morals of man will decline to a state of bestiality, the winds will increase,hurricane's beyond category 5 will make humans shutter with fear,climates will change expeditiously, Volcano's will erupt more frequently, Earthquakes will crack the Earths shell and destroying man kinds makings. Wars and more rumors of war. No one shall escape the mark of the beast 666. \nThat is your answer. otherwise be grateful for now, and have a nice day.
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Well was the devil's son born in the year 666?  How about on 6/6/1906 or 6/6/1806 etc.\n\nJust because there are three sixes in the date this year does not mean the world is going to end or the devil is going to have a child.  It is a total myth and a stupid idea.
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The bible says that no one knows when. The number of the beast is 666, but that doesn’t necessarily mean today.\n\nIn Daniel, there are some unclear references to March 26 while discussing the end of times.\n\nIt could be today, it could be tomorrow, I don’t know. But I do know that whenever it is, when the Lord comes back, only the Christians are going. Everyone else gets to enjoy a nice little 7 years here on earth.\n\nSo, here, once again, is the message that has prevailed 2000 years:\nGET SAVED!!!!!!!!!
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The mark of the beast will occur after the rapture. All Christians will be called by Jesus to be taken to heaven, and satan will have seven years to live on earth. The mark of the beast is something that placed on humans who have accepted the devil. It's an easy choice to make, the mark will be neccessary to interact within the community, and without one you will be hunted down. The mark is a seperation from God...not worth taking.
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Actually, it was in fact misinterpreted in the Bible. \n\nRevelation! 666 is not the number of the beast\n(it's a devilish 616)\n\nA newly discovered fragment of the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament indicates that, as far as the Antichrist goes, theologians, scholars, heavy metal groups, and television evangelists have got the wrong number. Instead of 666, it's actually the far less ominous 616.\n\nThe new fragment from the Book of Revelation, written in ancient Greek and dating from the late third century, is part of a hoard of previously unintelligible manuscripts discovered in historic dumps outside Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. Now a team of expert classicists, using new photographic techniques, are finally deciphering the original writing.
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666 is the number of the antichrist, the end times figure who will arise with the purpose of opposing God and God's people.  666 is the gamatria of the name of the antichrist.  \n     In Greek and Hebrew there are no numeric characters.  There are only alpha characters.  For example, the letters a, b, c, d, e, f, etc. are alpha characters.  The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, etc., are numeric characters.  They are different -- except for the letter "o" and the number "0".  When the Greeks wanted to write a number, they used letters for numbers.  The Greek letter "alpha" had the numeric equivalent of 1.  The next letter "beta" has the numeric equivalent of 2, and so on.  \n\n     Therefore, whenever a word in Greek is written, because the letters are also numbers, every word has a numeric value.  This numeric value is called a gematria.  The Greek word for Jesus (IhsouV) has a mathematical equivalent of 888.  Also, the Greek word for fish is 1224.  \n     What the Bible is saying is that the future antichrist will have a name that when it is written in Greek, its numeric equivalent will be 666.
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The devil doesn't have a number. The number "666" referred to in Revelations actually is the number of man. Keep reading after the number is first mentioned. Some sources suggest that the original number was, in fact, "616" which adds up to "13" numerologically (6+1+6). This number means struggle, trials and ultimately great connection with the divine, so it probably fits better that "666".
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If anyone out there needs an answer about the beast \nnumber 666 read a Bible in the last book (Revelation)\nit is Satans number Chapter 13,verse 18 .But read the \nwhole revelation for more answers. (God be with you)
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This is just a number people and it means absoloutely nothing. Just because some misinformed prull wrote that 666 was the mark of the beast doesn't mean squat. They also thought the world was flat and that the universe revolved around Earth. Wake up it's the 21st century.
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Rev.13:18 "Here is wisdom. 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."\nIt tells you exactly who the beast is: from the clues in the Bible.\n\n(REV.13:18) on the Pope's Crown (tiara) are these letters: VICARIUS FILII DEI; what do they signify? \nOUR SUNDAY VISITOR, (CATHOLIC WEEKLY) BUREAU OF INFORMATION," HUNTINGTON, IND., APRIL 18, 1915.\nROMAN NUMERALS FOR THESE LETTERS ARE: V=5; I=1; C=100; X=10; U=5; D=500; L=50 = THEY ADD UP TO 666.\n\n*Now we have alot of information about the beast; to start out with; we should find out (2THESS.2:4) "who claims to be God" and is "worshipped"? \nLet's see; this church (Rev.17:9)"sits on 7 hills" in Rome. \nIt wears (REV.17:4)"purple and scarlet". \nIt is a (REV.17:5)"mother church", so it has daughters or other churches following her. \nIt will think (DAN.7:25)"to change times and laws." GENERAL CATHOLIC CATECHISM\nIt even has casted "all the truth to the ground" = Dan.8:12\n"All the world has followed it" = Rev.13:12-15\n*It had a(REV.13:1-3)deadly wound that was healed.\nTHE CATHOLIC ADVOCATE (AUSTRALIA), APRIL 18,1929.\nFRONT PG. OF S.F. CHRONICLE WITH HEADLINE "HEAL WOUND OF MANY YEARS"; FEB.12,1929)\n\n*Daniel 2:32,38; 7:4; 3:1 "Head of Gold" = Lion = Babylon = King Nebuchadnezzar\n*Daniel 2:32: 7:5: 5:25-28; 6:28; 8:20 "Breast and Arms of Silver" = Bear = Medo-Persia = King Darius & Cyrus\n*Daniel 2:32; 7:6: 8:21 "Belly and thighs of brass" = Leopard = Greece = Alexander the Great\n*Daniel 2:33; 7:7,8,24,25: 8:9,12 "Legs of Iron" = Dreadful Beast = Rome\n*Daniel 2:33 "Feet part of iron and part of clay" = Divided Empire\n\n**Now the 10 horns represents kings or kingdoms and 1 comes up among the them and destroys (DANIEL 7:8,23,24)three. THE 10 HORNS ARE POLITICAL: ANGLO-SAXONS, FRANKS, ALAMMI, OSTROGOTHS, LOMBARD, SUEVI, BURGUNDIANS, VISIGOTHS, VANDALS, HERULI, AND THEN A LITTLE HORN COMES UPON THE SCENE THAT IS RELIGIOUS-POLITICAL THAT HAS DESTROYED THE HERULI, VANDALS AND OSTROGOTHS. NOW DETERMINING WHO THE HORN IS: A.C. FLICK, THE RISE OF THE MEDIAEVAL CHURCH. (PUTNAM'S 1909 ED.)PP.148-149.\n*FROM ALL THE CLUES; WE KNOW IT'S THE ROMAN EMPIRE (REV.17:4; COMPARE TO MATT.27:28 AND MARK 15:17 \n\nRev.17:9-10 "AND HERE IS THE MIND WHICH HAS WISDOM. THE SEVEN HEADS ARE SEVEN MOUNTAINS, ON WHICH THE WOMAN SITTETH.(Catholic Church sits on 7 hills in Rome)\nAND THERE ARE SEVEN KINGS: FIVE ARE FALLEN, AND ONE IS,(Italy and Germany ending in the Hitler-Mussolini Axis 1870-1945AD) AND THE OTHER IS NOT YET COME; AND WHEN HE COMETH, HE MUST CONTINUE A SHORT TIME."\n\nREV.17:10 was fulfilled on television when the Papacy said "that Benedict would be Pope for a short time."\n\nREALLY HIS IMAGE IS GOING TO COME ALIVE! WHEN HE PUTS CHURCH AND STATE TOGETHER. HERE'S JUST A PIECE OF IT IN--"POPE'S DREAM OF HEALING CHRISTIAN RIFT STILL A DISTANT GLIMMER" IN ENTERPRISE RECORD DATED: SUNDAY JUNE 12, 2005.\n\nThese 10 (Rev.17:12-13)rulers will be giving their support to a coming union of church and state in Europe, which will aspire to world dominance. After an interlude of apparent peace and prosperity, the system will plunge the whole world into a nightmare(World War 3). That's why Jesus has to come back; he has to save the world from total destruction. Matthew 24:21,22,29,30.\n\nTo understand the Mark of the beast--you have to read all these scriptures.\n\nFirst of all; we have to know the opposite of it.\nThe Seal of God is in the 4th Commandment in Exodus 20:8-11; references are John 4:22-24 and Rev.14:7. \nSabbath in Encyclopaedia Americana, Vol.24, pp.68-69.\nThe Sabbath Day is Saturday.\nLook it up in dictionaries, encyclopedias and etc.\n\nBut anyway a SEAL contains 3 things.\n1. HIS
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The number of the beast referred to in Revelations.\n\nEDIT: Catcherintherye asked \n"Contrary to what others have said 666 is not in the Bible. I bet all my balls if you can find it. \nSource(s):\nMedieval Philosophy Class. "\n\n\nso here it goes:\n\nIn the New Jerusalem Bible, Revelation 13:18 reads\nThere is need for shrewdness here: anyone clever may interpret the number of the beast: it is the number of a human being, the number 666. \n\nIn the New American Bible:\nWisdom is needed here; one who understands can calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number that stands for a person. His number is six hundred and sixty-six. \n\nIn the King James Version:\nHere is wisdom. 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 three score and six. \n\nI assume his medieval history professor was pointing out that some Greek Language scholars believe that the Codex Alexandrius is actually the oldest surviving document containing what is now referred to as Revelations.  In that document the passage reads "kai ho arithmos autou hexakosioi hexēkonta hex" which they say does not literally translate to 666. \n\nI'm not a greek etymologist and have no idea whether their right.  Most Christians accept on faith whatever they are told to believe by their respective church leaders.  Most non-christians don't care.\n\nI kinda care but realize noone living today really knows.\n\nHope that helped,\nArmus
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Oh this one is easy haha. It is according to the book of revelation. It is not the devils number or any of that sort, but actually reference to Emperor Nero. Emperor Nero is the beast mentioned in Revelations. Revelation was written by John of Pathmos (there was more than one John) and it pertained to the time that it was written. It is not to be applied to current times. In the Hebrew form of Gematria 666 Spells out NRON KSR (Nero Kaisar or Nero Caesar)\n\nN=50 R=200 O=6 N=50 K=100 S=60 R=200 = 666\n\nBook of Revelation was written before the collapse of the 2nd Temple in 70 A.D. It was a call for a New Jerusalem. Babylon refers to Rome and the Beast refers to the Emperor.\n\nIt was Evil for Christians, why? Who do you think Nero happened to blame after the fire in Rome? Hehehe. And who do you think had to suffer and be persecuted? The Christians! So obviously, Christians would find this number evil, because it hints a very evil figure. Infact Nero used to use Christians as Garden Lamps in his Gardens (Where the Vatican now stands). He literally lit them on fire! Alive! Thousands of them. They could not openly write any of this because of obvious reasons. Christianity wasnt legalized till 313 AD (Edict of Milan) by Constantine. So anything Christian before that was illegal and you were subject to persecution if you were Christian. So whatever was written before this time was written in secret and using secret allergories and language (like the Hebrew Gematria) so that others would not understand. It was tough being a Christian back then :-p. Revelations was probably written around 68-69 A.D., right before the collapse of the Second Temple in 70. \n\n\nNothings Gonna Happen on June 6th. The sun will rise and it will set. And we'll all be happy. Who knows you might even get a raise at work :-D
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maybe it is Lucifer himself his name alone represents 666  however i check on it and will edit later if i find out any different or that it is Lucifer himself for sure (calling pastor)\n\npastor not home but talked to others and they say its lucifer, at least in his own mind cause hes already been defeated. will continue to try the pastor to make sure  and to the post above two of those in the end were just men and are insignifagent to the question\n\nare you studing revalations\n\nmabe it could allso be the whore of babylon