18 Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.
Revelation 13:18 BSB
Why did the beast, the Antichrist, choose not only the number 6 but the number three times?
We will look very closely at two specific words and the three numbers—the beast, man, and 666.
The number 6 in creation is when God created the beasts of the earth and man.
[The Six Day Of Creation] 24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” -Genesis 1:24-26 BSB
The Seventh Day Of Creation
2 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. -Genesis 2:2 BSB
The number 7 (the seventh day) in creation is when God finished creating everything and rested, so the word “rested” here means to cease.
Satan chose the number 6 to represent himself, the Antichrist, and the false prophet as it is short of the number 7 which represents God. The number 6 is man centered.
The Greek number 666 is written as 600 (Strong’s #1812), 60 (Strong’s #1835), 6 (Strong’s #1803). The Greek has it as 600, 60, 6 (666).
The reason why that there are three numbers—600, 60, and 6, is that there are three enemies—the Dragon (Satan), the Antichrist (the first beast), and the false prophet (the second beast). The highest number is 600, which represents the Dragon. The number 60 represents the Antichrist because he will rule for Satan, and the number 6 represents the false prophet because he will promote the Antichrist. Since Satan is the one who gives the first and second beast their power and authority, he corresponds to the number 600, as their power comes from him.
Also, if you look at Genesis 3:1-6, the serpent (Satan) wanted Eve and her husband Adam to take what he was offering to kill them spiritually. In Revelation, Satan will impose a mandate on the human race to receive something that will kill them spiritually. In Genesis, it was the forbidden fruit, and in Revelation, it’s the mark of the beast that will send people to hell if taken.
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