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Bible Question:
What does 666 mean in the Bible?
Bible Answer:
The Bible predicts that the next major event in God's plan
for this earth is a period of time called the Tribulation.
We are now waiting for it to come.
The Tribulation.
The Tribulation will start with a period of peace (1 Thess.
5:1-3; Rev. 6:1-2) and after 3.5 years, war and violence will
come. War comes when a great national leader takes control
of a world alliance such as the United Nations (UN). He will
oppose everyone, including God. He will also have support from
a man who will encourage the world to follow him. The Bible
calls these men the Anti-Christ and the False Prophet (Rev.
19:20; 20:10).
Many have suggested that the Anti-Christ will receive support
from most of the world because of a real or imagined crisis.
Therefore, the False Prophet will be able to insist that some
type of mark be placed on the back of a person's hand or
forehead for security or economic reasons.
" 666.
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Who is this False prophet and what is the mark? Revelation
13:18 gives us the answer to both. It says that the number "666" is
a clue to his identity and can also be the mark that a person
will receive. The mark can be either the number "666" or
the name of the False Prophet.
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And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich
and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be
given a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead,
so that no-one could buy or sell unless he had the mark,
which is the name of the beast or the number of his
name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight,
let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is
man’s number. His number is 666. (NIV) Rev. 13:16-18
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