Talk:Number of the Beast

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[edit] 666 in old testament removed from article. Why?

From 1 Kings:

14. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, 15 besides that which came from the explorers and from the business of the merchants, and from all the kings of the west and from the governors of the land.

This seems like critical information. The phrase "Let he who has wisdom" suggests that some text related with wisdom (like the Bible) is being used as the cipher for a code. Why was it removed? --Ryan Wise 14:15, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mark of the Beast and Mark of Commerce

This is my first post, so please be patient if I screw up. . .

I read the article on the Mark of the Beast, and was struck by the passage concerning the use of the number 666 as a mark of commerce

It appears to me that the reference to commerce would be incomprehensible to any reader who was not, already, familiar with Revelation because it fails to cite, quote or even mention the relevant passage from Revelation 13: (the following quote is from the New International Version):

"He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his 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."

Rev. 13, verses 16-17.

Indeed, verses 16-17 are not mentioned at any point in the entire article about Mark of the Beast, but these two verses comprise about two-thirds of the Biblical material concerning the Mark of the Beast.Bonbga 16:21, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I suggest that the section on Commerce be amended to insert this quotation (or, at least a summary of same) and that an introductory sentence be added to the section explaining that the attempted interpretation of this quotation has led to various theories about its meaning . . . then follow up with the material already presented.

Thoughts?

                                                Bonbga

[edit] Is the number 666?

In Greek the number is χξς. The first and the third figure-letter Χς is used especially in byzantine icons to name Jesus Christ omitting the letters in between (Χ-ριστό-ς). Between Christ initials, stands the letter ξ, letter that resembles a snake, the Devil, forming the name/number of the Anti-Christ.

Gel27! 12:23, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

The Number is 616. Trust me it is. You can look it up anywhere. Now, I think that it's time for the article to be changed to only talk about 616. 616 is now the most generally accepted number of the beast; ask anyone. Could someone please redo this article —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.13.6.97 (talk • contribs) 22:38, 1 December 2006.

"Trust me" tells everyone not to trust you. Also 616 is a current Christian push and is nowhere nearly as well known as 666. I also noticed that Crowley is only mentioned in the notes and not the article. To Mega Therion is 666Rev. Michael S. Margolin 19:47, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Calculator

on a scientific calculator

666+666-66-66-66= 1134

1334 turned around spells hell

How do you interpret "4" as "h"? AC 04:05, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Wouldn't that spell "HEEL"? -GTBacchus(talk) 04:06, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Date of Writing

"The problem with emperor Nero is that Nero was long dead already in the time when the Book of Revelations was written..."

Not according to some. Many believe that the Book of Revelation was written during Nero's reign, and I don't think that there is convincing evidence to say otherwise. I suggest that this statement be altogether removed or otherwise edited. AC 04:18, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

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