Mankind has observed the characteristics and habits of animals and has applied them in a figurative or symbolic sense to persons, peoples, governments, and organizations. Thus the beast is a symbol of human consciousness organised collectively in opposition to God and his kingdom
—The Barbarian nations are figuratively described as "evil beasts" (Tit. 1:12).
Usually the number 666 is understood has a numerical equivalent of a word or name, both Hebrew or Greek, use the letters of their alphabets as numbers.
"for the number is that of a man":
Mankind was made on the 6th day therefore the number 6 is a man's number
Six is the number of Sin
Sin is symbolized by the number 666. Six is twelve divided. Twelve is the number symbolizing GOVERNMENTAL PERFECTION. (As contrasted to the number seven, which symbolizes SPIRITUAL PERFECTION.) Six--half of twelve. Six--half whole, not whole, un-whole, unholy.
All sin, error, evil, and negativity are the result of lack of true understanding, with or without the accompaniment of malice or violence. Sin and evil are words which refer to ANY HUMAN ATTEMPT TO nullify the DIVINE teachings.
Six, repeated three times, could symbolize repeated attempts to nullify the meaning of 144,000 the number symbolizing spiritual wholeness or rightness and perfect completion
The official name or title of the popes is "Vicar of the Son of God" -- 'Vicarius Filii Dei' | |||||||||||||||||||
The Hebrew word for this power is 'ROMIITH' -- the Hebrew value being: | |||||||
R | O | M | I | I | TH | ||
200 | 6 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 400 |
The official signature of the Pope is "DUX CLERI" which means "High" or "Chief Priest." Being Latin this adds to: | ||||||||||
The mark of the best is the number of a man that is the man of sin so who is the man of sin?
The Apostasy
| abandonment of truth. | 2:3 |
The Man Of Sin | an individual apostate. | 2:3 |
The Man Of Sin | a religious organisation continuing from Paul’s time to Christ’s return. | 2:3 to 2:8 |
Exalts Self Above All That Is Called God | claim to be vicar and vice-regent of both God and Christ. | 2:4 |
Coming After The Working of Satan | disguising Apostacy under forms of Christian religion. | 2:9 |
With All Power, Signs and Lying wonders | claiming power of priesthood, mediatorship, secular and spiritual government, and miraculous signs and healings. | 2:9 |
Have Pleasure | In Unrighteousness - profligate, licentious and immoral. | 2:12 |
- Antichrist is the Greek word “antichristos” transferred directly, and untranslated, into English.
- Antichrist has a meaning, translatable into English, which is “One instead of Christ”
- Antichrist is therefore someone who claims to be in Christ’s place.
- Antichrist is identical in meaning to the Latin term: “Vicarius Christi” - “Vicar of Christ”
- Vicar of Christ is one of many evidences which identify the papacy and Roman Catholicism with Antichrist.
- At the close of the council of Rome in AD 495, the assembled bishops shouted in honour of the pope “We see thou art the Vicar of Christ”!
- In assuming the title Vicar of Christ the papacy has identified itself as the Antichrist.
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, since John was given the Revelation. Many believe it was a warning from John. The number 666 has most often been attributed to the Emperor Nero--who was the first to persecute Christians.
The number 6 in scripture represents Mankind (created on the 6th day); as such, it does not refer to any one person or thing.
[The Hebrew, Greek, and Latin languages use letters to represent a numerical value. Over the past few years, with the advent of computers, many scholars are attempting to decipher "The Bible Code." ed.]