#473
*Question*
Here
is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast;
for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.
Rev 13:18
Brother
explain illuminati and conspiracy theory and number 666 mentioned in the above
verses
*Answer* :
As the
name of the book says, content of it shall be Revealed first. We cannot take
the meaning literally. All are signified (Rev 1:1)
We need to
handle the word of God accurately so we don’t mishandle the Word of God.
As we read
in 2 Timothy 2:15 says, "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God
as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of
truth".
What does "the
mark of the beast" refers?
When
studying the Bible, it's always important to take into account the historical
context in which it was written.
The
recipients of this book were being persecuted since they refused to worship Caesars
and participate in their sinful pagan customs.
The
"dragon" (Satan, Rev 13:2,4) had given authority to the
"beast" to wage war against Christians (Revelation 13:7) and many ended
worshiping it (Revelation 13:4).
The word beast
denotes the Roman Empire, which persecuted Christians from about 64 to 313 A.D.
In the
Great Fire of Rome (64 A.D.) Emperor Nero cast the blame on Christians.
After this
initial persecution, Christians were at brief time of peace but ended when
Emperor Domitian (81-96 A.D.) resumed persecution over Christians.
In the
year 313 A.D., Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity which brought this evil
policy to an end. Christians were persecuted for almost 250 years.
In the
Bible, sometimes numbers 3 and 7 refers to perfect or complete (that is To God,
To Christ, to The Holy Spirit, To The Word, etc – Rev 1:4,11-13,16,20; 5:1,6).
The number
6 refers to incomplete or imperfect because it falls short of 7 (perfect).
Thus, when
6 is written three times (666), it refers to that which is *completely
incomplete*.
Revelation
13:18 says, "Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the
number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six
hundred and sixty-six."
Both, Roman
Empire and those who desired to worship this "beast" (with its
Caesars and false gods) were completely incomplete.
Today, it
might be said that 666 is the number of all those who wish to follow the false
religions of this world and live without Christ. Without serving Christ we are
completely incomplete!
666 is an
adequate number to describe all those who live without Christ (Romans 3:23).
As much as
we may try, we will never attain the Glory of God by our own works.
Thus, we
need to understand 666 does not have anything to do with so called microchips, nuclear
weapons or whatever people manipulate and decorate with their imagination.
It is nothing
but another way of saying that without Jesus Christ we can never be complete.
For this
same reason, Jesus say in John 15:5, "I am the vine, you are the branches;
he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from me you
can do nothing."
Hope I had
clarified.
*Eddy Joel*,
PhD
Preacher –
The Churches of Christ
Teacher –
World Bible School
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