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**Let me just state that this post in no way is intended to be about religion or any of that. I am in NO WAY religious and I am simply interested in the concept of the numbers 666.

666 has come to be known as the Mark of the Beast. It is a concept from the Book of Revelation of the New Testament of the Christian Bible, relating somehow to the figure of "The Beast" i.e. the Devil. In the Bible, the original Greek statement has been defined as King James remarking:

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 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.

The MARK of the beast is mentioned eight times in the book of Revelation:

Revelation 13:16-18
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a MARK in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the MARK, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 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. Rev. 13:16-18

Revelation 14:9
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his MARK in his forehead, or in his hand, Rev. 14:9

Revelation 14:11
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the MARK of his name. Rev. 14:11

Revelation 15:2
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his MARK, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. Rev 15:2

Revelation 16:2
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the MARK of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. Rev. 16:2

Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the MARK of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. Rev. 19:20

Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his MARK upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Rev. 20:4

Apparently the mark (666) is symbolic, associated with the beast and his name. This would seem to rule out micro-chip implants, biometrics, bar-codes, etc. as the mark of the beast that many have stated to be "devilish items."

The Bible states that if you HAVE the Mark of the Beast or the number of his name that you are evil, but how can one receive this number? You can't. From what I have read, you are born with this Satanic nature in you, and for this God will not punish but cleanse you of your sins. I have also read that this Demonic number will become present in a mark such as a tattoo, barcode, or microchip that reveals the true identity of the Antichrist or the Devil. The number represents the essential number of a man. The number 6 falls one short of God's perfect number, 7, and thus points to human imperfection. The Antichrist, the most powerful human the world will ever know, will still be a man - a 6. The ultimate in human and demonic power is a 6, not perfect, as God is.

So basically, the Bible has stated that the identity of the Devil will be revealed through the number 666, and until that is so, the Devil's identity is unknown. Conspiracy or reality? I obviously have no idea, yet we all love to give in to mystery's temptations, so I like to say reality.


Thanks to What is 666.