Why is the number 666 related with the devil and does it really mean the rise of an antichrist on the 6/6/06?
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Why would 2006 have any more meaning than 1906? or 1806, 1706....
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Well was the devil's son born in the year 666?  How about on 6/6/1906 or 6/6/1806 etc.\n\nJust because there are three sixes in the date this year does not mean the world is going to end or the devil is going to have a child.  It is a total myth and a stupid idea.
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it's only creepy to those who believe that 666 has any significance on our lives. i am not one of those people.\n\ntuesday, june 6, 2006:\n\ni will get up, take a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and proceed to go about my day in a normal fashion, like any other day. i will read the NY times and go to work. i will eat lunch at some point. i will most likely answer a few questions on yahoo answers at some point during the day. i will eat dinner at some point. i may or may not deflicate on that day, but i will probably go #1 several times throughout the course of the day. i will put on my pj's at some point in the evening and go to sleep, after a long day of complete and total normality.\n\nwhat do YOU think will happen on june 6, 2006 (06-06-06)?
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Actually nobody believes that “the number of the beast” is 666 any longer. \n-There was a discovery of a piece of parchment that is now the earliest record of Revelations (in Greek) that clearly reads 616. \n-This was a game commonly played at the time (we know this 'cause there are lots of ancient carvings that say things like "I love the woman whose name is 457" stuff like that) So you would assign the letters in a persons name different number values and then take a persons name and add up the numbers and you get a sum. In this case 616 likely refers to the Emperor who was promoting blasphemous idol worship of himself. And the writer of Revalations was trying to make the point about how evil this was and that the only one to be worshiped is "the one true God". And this using numbers was a way of talking about someone without using their actual name and so only those in the know would understand and you could get away with calling the emperor a jerk and not get put in jail or hung or worse…
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666 is the Devil's number.  I think they use 6 numbers so that the odds work out best for them, but don't eliminate the chances for winners.
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666\nThe Mark of the Beast\nWhat Does it Mean? \n \n    \nIn this series:\n\n666—Not Just a Puzzle \nIdentifying the Wild Beast and Its Mark \nRelated topics:\n\nYou Can Understand the Bible \nWhy You Can Trust the Bible \n   Identifying the Wild Beast and Its Mark\nDO YOU enjoy solving a mystery? To do so, you look for clues that help you work your way toward the solution. In his inspired Word, God provides the needed clues with regard to the number 666, the name, or mark, of the wild beast of Revelation chapter 13.\n\nIn this article, we will look at four main lines of reasoning—vital clues—that will reveal the meaning of the mark of the beast. We will consider (1) how Bible names are sometimes chosen, (2) the identity of the wild beast, (3) what is meant by 666 being "a man's number," and (4) the significance of the number 6 and why it is written in triple digits, namely, 600 plus 60 plus 6, or 666.—Revelation 13:18.\n\nBible Names—More Than Just Labels\nBible names often have special significance, particularly when given by God. For example, because Abram would become the father of nations, God changed the patriarch's name to Abraham, meaning "Father of a Multitude." (Genesis 17:5) God told Joseph and Mary to call Mary's future child Jesus, which means "Jehovah Is Salvation." (Matthew 1:21; Luke 1:31) In harmony with that meaningful name, through Jesus' ministry and sacrificial death, Jehovah made possible our salvation.—John 3:16.\n\nAccordingly, the God-given number-name 666 must symbolize what God sees as defining attributes of the beast. Naturally, to understand those traits, we need to identify the beast itself and learn about its activities.\n\nThe Beast Exposed\nThe Bible book of Daniel sheds much light on the meaning of symbolic beasts. Chapter 7 contains a vivid tableau of "four huge beasts"—a lion, a bear, a leopard, and a fearsome beast with big teeth of iron. (Daniel 7:2-7) Daniel tells us that these beasts represent "kings," or political kingdoms, that rule in succession over vast empires.—Daniel 7:17, 23.\n\nRegarding the beast of Revelation 13:1, 2, The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible points out that it "combines in itself the joint characteristics of the four beasts of Daniel's vision . . . Accordingly, this first beast [of Revelation] represents the combined forces of all political rule opposed to God in the world." This observation is affirmed by Revelation 13:7, which says of the beast: "Authority was given it over every tribe and people and tongue and nation."*\n\nWhy does the Bible use beasts as symbols of human rulership? For at least two reasons. First, because of the beastly record of bloodshed that governments have accrued over the centuries. "War is one of the constants of history," wrote historians Will and Ariel Durant, "and has not diminished with civilization or democracy." How true that "man has dominated man to his injury"! (Ecclesiastes 8:9) The second reason is that "the dragon [Satan] gave to the beast its power and its throne and great authority." (Revelation 12:9; 13:2) Accordingly, human rulership is a product of the Devil, thus reflecting his beastly, dragonlike disposition.—John 8:44; Ephesians 6:12.\n\nThis does not mean, however, that every human ruler is a direct tool of Satan. Indeed, in one sense, human governments serve as "God's minister," giving structure to human society, without which chaos would rule. And some leaders have protected fundamental human rights, including the right to engage in true worship—something that Satan does not want. (Romans 13:3, 4; Ezr 7:11-27; Acts 13:7) Still, because of the Devil's influence, no human or human institution has ever been able to bring lasting peace and security to the people.# —John 12:31.\n\n"A Human Number"\nA third clue to the meaning of 666
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Idiots think the world will end on 6/6/2006 because apparently 666 is the sign of the devil. Why the world didn't also end on 6/6/1906 I don't know.
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Because the Bible warns us of the Antichrist. \nRead carefully!\n\nRevelations 13:16   And he(the Antichrist) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads\n\nRevelations 13:17  And that no man might buy or sell, save that he have the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.\n\nRevelations 13:18  Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding count the number of  man; and his number is six hundred threescore and six.\n\nchi xi stigma(khee xee stig'ma) \nThe 22nd, 14th and obsolete letter of the Greek alphabet, used as numbers: denoting respectively 600, 60, and 6; 666 as a numeral:-six hundred threescore and six.
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666 is the number ascribed to the beast in revelation. It is presented as the number of man, with the number of God being 777, the number 666 represents imperfection, falling short of God's perfect standard. Outside this, the number has no mystic powers or secret meanings. 6-6-06 will be a day like any other. Satan will have no more or less power on that day than any other. Also associated with the Beast is the Mark, which will be used to conduct financial business in the AntiChrist's empire. Contrary to a previous poster, the current sitting president is not the beast. The beast will point people to worship the antichrist. The current sitting president professes belief in the Christ of the Bible. The Beast will seek to relace Christ with the AntiChrist, who becomes indwelt by Satan himself. \n\nVerses describing Satan's desire, and his final fate.\n\n"Isa 14:12-15  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit."\n\nAlso the biblical time table calls for the rapture of believing christians from the earth prior to the beast/antichrist's ascent to power.\n\nI also know that a movie is going to be released on that date about the apocalypse/end of the world. Having not heard anything about it, I don't know if i can recommend it.
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Aside of the weird end times stuff don't expect something coming our way as of  yet.  666 is the number of the beast. Soon the beast will be released. As the pain a woman endures during labor the contractions get closer and  closer together when she is about  give birth.  \n This is like the harbinger that will be signal to those who know the morals of man will decline to a state of bestiality, the winds will increase,hurricane's beyond category 5 will make humans shutter with fear,climates will change expeditiously, Volcano's will erupt more frequently, Earthquakes will crack the Earths shell and destroying man kinds makings. Wars and more rumors of war. No one shall escape the mark of the beast 666. \nThat is your answer. otherwise be grateful for now, and have a nice day.
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There are many ideas as to 666, and they may all be wrong. BUT, when this Man/Creature does arrive, people CAN know IF they read these prophecies, regardless of what they think they mean now. But, I feel most people are Curious of Prophecy. We can see the Prophecies of the Bible that have come true, so, now we try to Decipher those that are still in the making, so to say. I have heard ideas about all the Insects mentioned, from being some new strain of insect (Like Killer Bees) to being Military Helicopters shooting Bullets. It is fun to listen, watch, wait and sometimes see in REAL Life some of these things being reveled. ;-)
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The Bible describes the AntiChrist (the beast), and the mark of the beast is 666.
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If anyone out there needs an answer about the beast \nnumber 666 read a Bible in the last book (Revelation)\nit is Satans number Chapter 13,verse 18 .But read the \nwhole revelation for more answers. (God be with you)
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If you read Rev 13:11-18, it talks about the wild beast granting power to an image of itself to be able to put people under it's compulsion.  To show this, it would mark the number 666 in the foreheads of those that follow it.  Nobody would be able to anything unless it had this number marked on their foreheads.  So it's talking about people - not the devil. It's man's number.\n\nThroughout the Bible the number 7 denotes completion.  The number 6 is one short of 7, so it denotes imperfection.  The number 3 denotes emphasis.  Since this number is marked on the foreheads of man, it emphasizes human imperfection.\n\nWhat it's saying is that there will come a time before the end of this wicked system when those who do not worship this beast won't be able to do much of anything, while those who worship it and have that mark (the wicked people) and will be able to enjoy all the freedoms for a period of time.  That will  begin a Great Tribulation that only the righteous will survive (see Rev 7:9-17.)  This is because the Lamb of God will save them.  \n\nIt's a little more detailed than this, but I'm trying to keep it simple.  The Bible does NOT contridict itself - most people just don't understand it.
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There have probably been thousands of attempts to remove the number 666 from it’s Biblical context and give an explication.\n\nWhat must be remembered is that the book of Revelation was written in symbolic language. It was never intended by God to be interpreted literally. When people try to use passages out of a symbolic context to prove a point, or “twist” a symbol to explain their own preconceived ideas, they sin and distort the text.\n\nI’m going to give you a very simple explication of the entire book of revelation, here it is:\n\nThere is a great spiritual battle going on between Christ and Satan. All mankind is involved in this battle. You are either on Satan’s side or Christ’s side. Christ wins the battle. Those who are members of His body, the church of Christ win with Him. That’s the message of the book.\n\nIn symbolic language God records the spiritual battle. Those who were the original recipients of the book (Revelation 1:1-3) knew firsthand of the battle. The book was written to instruct and comfort them. \n\n" ALSO 666 may stand for man’s imperfection."
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No, I don't.  Nothing happened on June 6, 1906.  Or June 6, 1806.  Furthermore, the number is not really "666."  It is 6-6-06.  If you are going to leave out the second to last numbers, and only give the very last number, then June 6, 1996 would have also been a candidate for something bad to happen.\n\nThis is just a silly scare as I see it.
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666 is associated as "The Number of the Beast". (from Revelation 13: 16-18)\n\n(UGGH, I don't like quoting "the good book").