666 literally means a name.
The number "666" is the number of the name of the coming Antichrist.
Giving a number to a name is called "gematria," which is the Greek
practice of adding up the letters in someone's name. In Latin this
practice is called "isopsephism." Each letter in the Greek language has a
numeral equivalent. Add up the letters and you get the number of the
name.
Greeks used this number-name practice in their daily lives.
When Julie and I were dating I often wrote the initials, "RB + JT" in
my notebook or in the wet cement of a newly poured sidewalk. Of course,
the Initials stand for, "Roger Barrier plus Julie Tacker." Young lovers
in Greece and Rome used gematria to express their relationships. For
example, one inscription on a wall in Pompei reads, "I love the girl
whose number is 545."
Of course, it is quite easy to take a name and turn it into a number. It is much harder to take a number and turn it back into a name.
Turning the number into a name is the key to unlocking the name of the Antichrist.
Of course, it is quite easy to take a name and turn it into a number. It is much harder to take a number and turn it back into a name.
Turning the number into a name is the key to unlocking the name of the Antichrist.
Revelation 13:8 is the verse that mentions 666.
"This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the
number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666." (Revelation 13:8)
According to John, those who are wise can get an insight into the Antichrist's identity by knowing the number of his name.
..because the number of his name is 666 and because he inflicted “Antichrist-like” horror upon the first century Christians. Some consider Nero to be a historical Antichrist and we that we are not to expect a future Antichrist. Yet, for the number to have any significance for a first century AD reader, it would have to refer to a contemporary historical figure.
This is the crux of the whole matter, the only way to heaven is to accept Jesus as our lord and Savior and beleive he died to save you from sin and that he is the only name by which man can be saved and not be so bothered about the number 666.
According to John, those who are wise can get an insight into the Antichrist's identity by knowing the number of his name.
In ancient Greek, Hebrew and Latin letters represented numerals according to their order in the alphabet.
For example, in Greek, Alpha is one, Bata is two and so on.
The letters in Greek for “Nero” (Neron) add up to 1005. However, if the Greek letters for Nero Caesar (Neron Kaisar) are transliterated into Hebrew (nrwn qsr), the letter numbers add up to 666 (50 + 200 + 6 + 50 + 100 + 60 + 200 =666).
..because the number of his name is 666 and because he inflicted “Antichrist-like” horror upon the first century Christians. Some consider Nero to be a historical Antichrist and we that we are not to expect a future Antichrist. Yet, for the number to have any significance for a first century AD reader, it would have to refer to a contemporary historical figure.
This is the crux of the whole matter, the only way to heaven is to accept Jesus as our lord and Savior and beleive he died to save you from sin and that he is the only name by which man can be saved and not be so bothered about the number 666.
