666-What does it mean?

[ghostlyvampire]

I was just wondering for the record, because my 8th grade english teacher said the number 6 is evil and 666 represents the anti christ not the devil. tell me what you think. ^.^  

[Clapper Cheeks]

Well, this is what I learned a couple of years ago at my church when we did a study on the book of Revelations.

"666" Is called the mark of man. But I've also heard it called it the Mark of the Beast. It's the Anti-Christ's symbol, so your teacher is right. It does represent the Anti-Christ.

Don't worry, I thought it meant the devil too.

 

[drumroll318]

hm. thats wierd cause i always thought it meant the devil too.  

[Bella Reno]

DX and Ghostly's teacher are right, but there's a bit more to it...

666 is the mark of the beast -- aka the Antichrist...or, to put it precisely, it's the mark of man at the head of the beast (in this case, the beast is the devil, and the Antichrist is the man; this concept is fairly easy to accept, as most legends and prophecies surrounding the number 666 involve the discovery that the Antichrist is a human).

That's not all, though. The number also signifies some indicators that the arrival of the Antichrist is imminent -- for instance, when the 6th seal is broken, the 6th trumpet sounds, and the 6th vial is poured, the Antichrist is coming...

Above all, though, 666 is (according to religious beliefs of many forms) the mark that will identify the Antichrist.