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666 What Does It Mean? by mtngloetiartel: 7:28pm On Dec 04, 2016 |
The Bible’s answer
According to the last book in
the Bible, 666 is the number,
or name, of the wild beast
with seven heads and ten
horns that comes out of the
sea. ( Revelation 13:1, 17, 18)
This beast is a symbol of the
worldwide political system,
which rules over “every
tribe and people and tongue
and nation.” ( Revelation
13:7) The name 666 identifies
the political system as a
gross failure in God’s sight.
How?
More than a label. Names
given by God have meaning.
For example, God gave the
man Abram, which means
“Father Is High (Exalted),”
the name Abraham, which
means “Father of a Crowd
(Multitude),” when God
promised that He would make
Abraham “a father of many
nations.” ( Genesis 17:5,
footnotes) Likewise, God
named the beast 666 as a
symbol of its defining
attributes.
The number six implies
imperfection. Often,
numbers are used as
symbols in the Bible. Seven
typically represents
completeness or perfection.
Six, being one short of
seven, can denote something
incomplete or flawed in God’s
eyes, and it can be
associated with God’s
enemies.— 1 Chronicles 20:6;
Daniel 3:1.
Three times for
emphasis. The Bible
sometimes stresses a matter
by stating it three times.
( Revelation 4:8; 8:13) So the
name 666 powerfully
emphasizes that God views
human political systems as
gross failures. They have
been unable to bring lasting
peace and security—things
that only God’s Kingdom will
achieve.
The mark of the beast
The Bible says that people
receive “the mark of the wild
beast” because they follow it
“with admiration,” to the
point of worshipping it.
( Revelation 13:3, 4; 16:2)
They do this by giving
worshipful honor to their
country, its symbols, or its
military might. As The
Encyclopedia of Religion
states: “Nationalism has
become a dominant form of
religion in the modern world.”
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How is the mark of the beast
placed on someone’s right
hand or forehead?
( Revelation 13:16) Regarding
his commands to the nation
of Israel, God said: “Bind
them as a reminder on your
hand, and they should be
like a headband on your
forehead.” ( Deuteronomy
11:18) This meant, not that
the Israelites were to mark
their literal hands and
foreheads, but that God’s
words would guide all their
actions and thoughts.
Likewise, rather than being
something literal such as a
666 tattoo, the mark of the
beast symbolically identifies
those who let the political
system rule their lives.
Those with the mark of the
beast place themselves in
opposition to God.—
Revelation 14:9, 10; 19:19-
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Re: 666 What Does It Mean? by herzern1(m): 7:33pm On Dec 04, 2016 |
Re: 666 What Does It Mean? by onetrack(m): 7:47pm On Dec 04, 2016 |
To me, the number 666 represents a quantity between 665 and 667, nothing else. |
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