There have been erroneous misconception regarding when, where and to whom the number 666 is associated with.( I can remember way back when I hear references to the number 666 as being evil and many have disassociated from having anything to do with this number.) Many have gone to associate this number with the devil. They have gone as far as to change this number ( In the case of former President Reagan where his address would have been the number 666. However, due to his being fearful of having anything to do with the devil, or perhaps a simple superstition, he changed his address number to a different one.) Many, because of their unawares have separated themselves from the number 666 but every man and woman that ever lived had this number either on their hand or forehead.
This number, however, points to the damnation of mankind in a state we all were in away from God. All those that keep this number at the end that would end up in hell. The number associates with man's blindness to the truths of God. It is a condition of being under the total control and power of Satan. Those that are unsaved have this number on their hand or forehead. Revelation 14:9-11 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Who drinks the wrath of God? These are none other than those that would end up in hell. This is a dreadful situation for anyone.
The question we should all ask is: How can we get away from the grasp of Satan and his influences? The answer is there is nothing we ourselves can do but God in His mercy could save us if we are to receive or have already received His gift of Salvation. Those that were elected to salvation from before the beginning of the world, would receive His mercy. The means that God gives us to proclaim the Gospel is the greatest means that He has provided to bring His people back from the kingdom of Satan.Revelation 14:1-4 ¶ And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. What comfort there is for those who are under the care of the Shepherd of our salvation. And for all this we do not deserve this great gift. Christ was the means the Father used to deliver our redemption for our sins.How could we ever thank God for this great gift.of salvation.
WHAT DO WE MAKE OF THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
In Revelation 13:18 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 threescore and six. Finally we look at the source for this mysterious number; the number 666 What do we make of it and this verse? Where in us will we find this number? on our hands? and / or foreheads? In the Bible God uses an enumeration system to represent a hidden meaning of what He has in mind. We must, through years and intensive study with the help of the Holy Spirit reveal these numbers and their application to us. (i.e. We have done a study of the number 7 as God has used it throughout the Bible)
In the verse 18 we read we are told that the number 666 is the number of the beast which is Satan and it is also the number of a man, this is unsaved man.(The Creek word used here: [444- anqrwpoj anthropos anth'-ro-pos ; and it is translated as: man 552, not tr 4, misc 3; ] for a total of 559 times. This specific use is referring to mankind not a specific individual or pertaining to a specific gender ) In looking for the hidden message we must reduce the number to its prime numbers; Breaking down this number 666 to it's prime numbers we get; 6x111 = 6(3x37) =666. Let us now define each prime number to see what we find. The number "six" points to work as God worked 6 days in creation. [This can easily procured when we do a word study of this number.] We see also in Exodus 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: The number 6 therefore points to those that trust the work they do for their salvation. Those that believe they have the will to choose or not to choose God. Those that believe that salvation is a result of the work they do in water baptism to be saved, or those that feel that accepting Christ as their Saviour gets them saved.The Bible is clear in Ephesians 2:8-98 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Salvation is the result of the work of Christ because He is our Sabbath that we rest on. It is His faith whereby we are saved as we see in Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Next we look at the number "three" This number is featured throughout the Bible by to indicate the will of God to accomplish His purpose in the world. We see this number used more than 15 time in connection with the cross. Likewise, we see this used in comparison with the prophet Jonah that points to the significance of Christ's being 3 days in hell for the purpose of God: Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. This is the sacrifice that the Lord had to endure hell for 3 days so the believers would not perish. The number "three" therefore, we can surmise, points to the atonement by Christ; the price He had to pay as the price demanded by the law of God for our the wages of the sins of His elect. The number "37" is used by God to designate His judgment for all those that will perish. We read in 2 Kings 19:35 ¶ And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. We see the number 185,000 used in this verse to point to the final judgment of the unsaved as depicted by the Assyrians who are the picture of all the unsaved in the world. When we break down the number 185,000 we get 5x37x1000= 185,000. When we study this number we see the number "five" as the number to signify either salvation or judgment depending on the context. [See Matthew 25:1-13; The parable of the five wise virgins and the five foolish virgins. The wise are the saved and the foolish are the unsaved] Thirty seven is the number of those that will end up in hell as depicted by those that the angel smote in the parable of 1Kings 19:35. The number 1000 is the number that signifies the perfect sovereignty of God. It is used throughout the Bible to indicate that God will bring what is in view when His perfect timing is done. As we see in the 1000 year reign in Revelation 20. These prophetic numbers can not be taken literally. In our analysis therefore, we can surmise that this number 666 refers to those that work(6) for their own salvation and will end up in God's (3) judgment (37). (The study of numerology in which we have quoted the example of some, can be very helpful in determining and confirming the truths of the Word as we have applied it to our study so we can see the deeper picture that God is saying to us.) We can also see that the number 666 relating directly to the separation of the believers from the unbelievers; the saved from the unsaved. The number 666 can be also understood when we look at when we read in Zachariah 13:8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. The elects of God is represented by 1/3 and the non-elects is represented by 2/3. When we write the number 1/3 we get .333; when we write the 2/3 out we get the number .666 (The decimal point "." has no significant value other than the increments of 10 or higher: i.e. 100, 1000, 10000, etc. indicates greater emphasis of what God is emphasizing )These numbers according to the above verse refer to 333 as the part of the people that are saved. The rest 666 part will be cut off to die or these are the people who are going to end up in hell. So is Satan going to take over, no but God is allowing him to bring these lies as being predetermined by God. A point to remember is that this verse is both referring to the number 666 as the number of the beast for it is the number of man. Within this statement itself, we don't need to look at others, but the implication is that is is also a number about mankind. What is in our nature that identifies with the beast? It is our prideful and arrogant nature. We read in Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. When we try to liken the mind of God to ours thinking that we could reasonably figure out God without reading His Word with reverence and humility as we read in Proverbs 13:13 ¶ Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. We can never speak glibly or be dogmatic about matters pertaining to God unless we have a well thought out and thorough understanding of His Word. We must check out our understanding with the Bible. Those that teach us must not be believed empathically without our having come to the sane conclusion ourselves, because God allows us to see what He is willing to let us see and understand. After all all understanding is from God.CONCLUSION
In this study we have looked at the application of numbers and see how God throughout the Bible has hidden the message of salvation in this enumeration system. We have discovered that those that have this mark or that what the number 666 points to are those that are under the spell of Satan. We trust and pray that if we have discussed anything that is worthy of His praise that we may be of great service in revealing His great mystery to His people according to His mercy and grace.
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