Origin of 666: The Book of Revelation was written in Greek sometime between 70 and 95 A.D., by an author only identified as John. While it is most popularly associated with scary, mysterious, or apocalyptic setting, it is really only the 13th chapter of Revelation where these descriptions are present. The chapter begins with a letter to the reader, then describes sudden catastrophic events of the end of the world that John recounts in a set of visions. Revelation (13:8) where “666” is mentioned: “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.” In which a score is the number 20, the total adds up to 666. Whoever is represented
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The beast from the sea is described as having “seven heads, ten horns,” and a leopard-like form with the “feet of a bear” and the “mouth of a lion.” The second beast, referred to as a false prophet, comes out of Earth and demands people to worship the first beast. Throughout history, people have tried to identify whom Revelation could be referring to as the “beast of the sea” by using the number. They do so by using Koine Greek or Ancient Hebrew alphabets, as numbers in those languages were represented by letters, which made it easy to translate any name into a number. Some scholars think that that alphanumeric code points to one, or at the least the first “beast” of Revelation: Nero. Unfortunately, even using Nero’s name can’t give insight into whether the number of the beast is 616 or 666, as the Greek version of the name and title translated into Hebrew gives the number as 666, while the Latin version of the Nero translates into Hebrew and yields the number …show more content…
13 Introduction There is a term for a fear of the number 13 — triskaidekaphobia, of Greek origin. The fear of the number thirteen is said to have a number of different sources, some which are attributed to Christian beliefs, and some to old counting methods. Many of the Christian beliefs are linked to the Last Supper, where Jesus is said to have sat in the 13th seat, and thus the number carries with it a curse. Others say that Judas, Jesus’s betrayer, was the 13th guest, or that Lucifer was the 13th angel. The last theory could have come from an old Norse belief about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla, Norse mythology's Heaven when all of a sudden the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous God Loki walked in. Once there, Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. According to the myth, when Balder died, the whole Earth turned dark and mourned. The myth continues on by stating that Loki was the 13th God to attend Balder’s funeral, despite being the killer, and he was the 13th
The beast from the sea is described as having “seven heads, ten horns,” and a leopard-like form with the “feet of a bear” and the “mouth of a lion.” The second beast, referred to as a false prophet, comes out of Earth and demands people to worship the first beast. Throughout history, people have tried to identify whom Revelation could be referring to as the “beast of the sea” by using the number. They do so by using Koine Greek or Ancient Hebrew alphabets, as numbers in those languages were represented by letters, which made it easy to translate any name into a number. Some scholars think that that alphanumeric code points to one, or at the least the first “beast” of Revelation: Nero. Unfortunately, even using Nero’s name can’t give insight into whether the number of the beast is 616 or 666, as the Greek version of the name and title translated into Hebrew gives the number as 666, while the Latin version of the Nero translates into Hebrew and yields the number …show more content…
13 Introduction There is a term for a fear of the number 13 — triskaidekaphobia, of Greek origin. The fear of the number thirteen is said to have a number of different sources, some which are attributed to Christian beliefs, and some to old counting methods. Many of the Christian beliefs are linked to the Last Supper, where Jesus is said to have sat in the 13th seat, and thus the number carries with it a curse. Others say that Judas, Jesus’s betrayer, was the 13th guest, or that Lucifer was the 13th angel. The last theory could have come from an old Norse belief about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla, Norse mythology's Heaven when all of a sudden the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous God Loki walked in. Once there, Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. According to the myth, when Balder died, the whole Earth turned dark and mourned. The myth continues on by stating that Loki was the 13th God to attend Balder’s funeral, despite being the killer, and he was the 13th