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Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
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Many scholars believe "666" is a form of ancient numerology (gematria), where the letters of a name add up to the number. The two most historically prominent candidates are the Greek word "Lateinos" (meaning Latin Man, pointing to the Roman system) and the Hebrew letters for "Nero Caesar." This view suggests the number is a solvable puzzle requiring human understanding to identify a specific entity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Here is wisdom (Revelation 13:18). That is, in what is stated regarding the name and the number of the name of the beast. The …
Here is wisdom (ωδε η σοφια). The puzzle that follows as in 17:9. See Eph 1:17 for "a spirit of wisdom and of understanding."
19th Century
Anglican
Here is wisdom . . .—Translate, Here is wisdom. This most difficult verse is introduced by this word of preface.…
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In v.17, John indicates that the “mark” is the name of the beast or the number of his name. He now reveals the number of the beast: “His number is …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Here is wisdom Not only in the above description of the two beasts, but in what follows as to the number of the beast, these t…
Those who understand the first beast to denote a worldly power also consider the second to be a persecuting and assumed power, which acts under the…
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