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666 -- The Number of the Beast |
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"Here is wisdom ('Here is scope for ingenuity' -- Weymouth) 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 and three score and six" -- Rev. 13:18 From the second century A.D. onwards, the interpretation "LATEINOS" has been given, because the numerical values of the letters add to 666. This identification was given by Irenaeus, the disciple of Polycarp (born A.D. 70) who was contemporary with the apostle John.
Thus, every time the Pope of Rome officially signs a document, he writes the Latin equivalent of the number 666. The number 666 has been attributed to many different persons at different times. Many have attributed the number to the Emperor Nero--who was the first to persecute Christians |
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