Notes of Faith June 17, 2025
The Number of a Man
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
Revelation 13:18
The most famous number in the Bible is in Revelation 13:18: 666—a number associated with the Beast (the Antichrist). Revelation 13:18 suggests that determining the meaning of 666 will require wisdom and understanding. Interpretations through the centuries have fallen into two main categories: One, 666 refers to an individual, or two, 666 refers to fallen humanity as opposed to the perfection of Jesus Christ.
Recommended Reading:
Daniel 7:7-8
Students of Scripture for the last two thousand years have tried to identify who will be the Antichrist. Suggestions have ranged from individual Roman emperors to the whole Roman Catholic Church and from individual popes to individual national rulers through the centuries. Even a few American political leaders have been nominated as the Antichrist. No one knows who the Antichrist will be, but we do know what kind of ruler he will be: powerful, charismatic, persuasive, deceptive, and diabolical.
Christians should have no fear of the Antichrist and his reign of terror. Be thankful that you belong to Christ and will avoid the coming Tribulation (Revelation 3:10).
Abounding sin is the terror of the world, but abounding grace is the hope of mankind.
A. W. Tozer
My preference would be for good Bible students to not focus on the number 666, but realize that his name will bring his revealing! Antichrist will be against Christ. He will be or become clearly recognizable to those who follow Jesus. We know that Jesus is already the victor and will complete the plan of God for all eternity. We will see each other soon in the glory that God has prepared for us.
Pastor Dale