In your opinion, what does 666 stand for?

I agree at one time IT WAS Nero.

The Bible says it is the Number of "a man." However Gematria or "holy numbers" IS a part of Bible Lore.

1 is the number of completion, of God.

3 is the number of Emphasis. ALL things important in the Bible were stated 3 times. Take today for instance, "hear ye, hear ye, hear ye," or when calling the peoples of Israel together, they would summon 3x. Also, any statement would be read, 3x, etc. Take the 120 years that Noah had to plant the trees, harvest them, cut the wood and build the boat, 40 x 3 = 120 years. Again, EMPHASIS.

6 is man's number and represents imperfection. Falling short. Especially falling short of Heavenly Perfection.

7 is Heavenly Perfection.

40 is the number of Spiritual Crisis or Spiritual Warfare. Forty years for Moses and the people to wander in the Desert. Forty days and forty nights for it to rain for Noah and his family. Forty days of fasting BEFORE Christ was tempted. Forty, well, you get the idea. It always goes back to spiritual tribulations. What numbers aren't 40 are divisable by 40.

So, take the number 6-6-6.

6 = man

3 = emphasis so . . .

6x3 = 6-6-6 = mans imperfections empasized 3 times.

666.

I don't think 666 is the literal "sign of the beast." I take it to mean accepting a mark or an implant on your hand or forehead for the purpose of making purchases in the "new world order" that will be set up by the AntiChrist.

This is not so far-fetched in a society that is already paying for everything with debit and/or credit cards. Grocery stores all have bar code scanners. Our pets are being implanted with ID chips. So the technology is already in place.

Believe it or not, I'm not religious. I'm an agnostic. But just to be on the safe side, I have no intention of ever being "marked" to make buying easier. *grin*

It has since been discovered recently through historians re-examining the original papyrus or a new one that the number of the beast that historians thought was 666 and refered to the Emperor Nero who persecuted christians, actually is the number 616 which historians now believe refers to the Emperor Caligula. Christians could not come right out and say that they thought the Roman emperors were beasts. So they put it in numbers. When you add up the letters of Caligula (in the original language number form) it adds up to 616. So the beast was a person who is already long dead years ago.See link below. It was on TV also.

It is the number of a man.

V = 5

I = 1

C = 100

A = 0

R = 0

I = 1

U = 5

S = 0

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112

F = 0

I = 1

L = 50

I = 1

I = 1

______

53

D = 500

E = 0

I = 1

________

501

501

53

112

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666

So, the office of the Pope is the number of the Beast. "Vicarius Filii Dei" means "Vicar of the Son of God".

A Number

This is one of the great questions of the day.

Some believe that it is a numerical equivalent of the alphabet. Each letter in the alphabet has a numerical value.

Some believe by adding up the numerical value of each letter in the name we can determine who is the AntiChrist.

Also, six is the number for man, and some believe that 666 is the unholy trinity.

We will not know on this earth.

You might check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_the_Beast_(...

grace2u

It's the mark of the antichrist - Revelation 13:16-18 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their righ thand, or in their foreheads: 17 - And that no man night buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 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 therer score and six. It's not a matter of opinion - it's a fact.

Two parts that I currently know of.

1. Man was created on the 6th day of creation.

2. Three sixes reminds me that 3 are in the Godhead; in effect 666 represents to me man thinks he is god.

The devil! My neighbour got a new car with 666 as part of the registration, it was re-registered for free, even they understood the problem.

However I try not to let stuff like that get to me.

Just a 3 digit number