The first has seven heads, and ten horns with crowns upon them, and on each head is a blasphemous name. And that no man might buy or sell - That is, this mighty power would claim jurisdiction over the traffic of the world, and endeavor to make it tributary to its own purposes. And his number is six hundred threescore and six - The number of his name, Revelation 13:17. Revelation 16:19 and 14:8 have already declared Babylon's fall. 666 refers to the name of the beast, either a person (the anti-Christ) or the kingdom of the beast described in the rest chapter 13. He was a God fearing man. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. He was an upright man. Second, the use of modern identifying marks, such as bar codes, on items of commerce facilitates tracking their whereabouts and distribution. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. So I am okay with avoiding this number. Commentary on Revelation 13:11-18 (Read Revelation 13:11-18 ) Those who understand the first beast to denote a worldly power, take the second to be also a persecuting and assumed power, which acts under the disguise of religion, and of charity to the souls of men. Most people limit the "And that no man might buy or sell" only to "the mark" but notice what verse 17 actually says: Rev 13:17: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, OR the name of the beast, OR the number of his name. Knowing that the name adds up to 666, to what might the name refer? 1 Philip Schaff and David Schley Schaff, History of the Christian Church (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, 1997, 1916), 1.12.101. Because of the length of these passages, however, I will merely name them and point out some key details: A good place to start is Isaiah 13 … But the real concern is what will this name look like when it happens? Revelation 13:16-18 is, by far, the most quoted and misquoted, verse on the "mark of the beast". Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Try reading Revelation 13 with this in mind. 1. Daniel 1:8-16 - What was Wrong with the King’s Food? 2 Hal Harless, “666: The Beast and His Mark in Revelation 13,” in The Conservative Theological Journal, vol. Revelation is a prophecy. 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. So maybe This number isn’t so bad and we shouldn’t fear it as much. It is all a lie. 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 (666). “Failure upon failure upon failure.”. When it comes to finding out what means is a whole other story with little to no evidence in what the name is meant to be. One that I found the most interesting was “to deny.” I feel like this one is very fitting just on word choice. 16; Dan. (Rev 13:17-18) and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. The Name of the Beast (Part 1) – Revelation 13:17-18 W is the 6th Hebrew Letter If there is a single element of the book of Revelation which is universally known in contemporary culture it is the mark of the Beast, 666. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. We see this all the time. 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. 18 Here is wisdom. It was ordered that the entire kingdom bow down to the statue of the King, an image of the king. One of the angels who had the vials, explains the meaning of the former vision of the antichristian beast that was to reign 1260 years, and then to be destroyed. I think that there is a flip side in some people that mock it in a way, and I don’t think that we should play around with it. It is not a curse. Our culture has definitely created a stigma around the number 666. It appears as though the Beast had died and came back to life. Verse 17. 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." Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Daniel 7:7, 24; Revelation 16:14. Therefore if we are to take the event chronologically, the even mentioned in chapter 13:16-17 should have come before the event mentioned in Revelation 7:16. Revelation 13:17 Context. The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True…”, Rev 19:13 “He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.”. Or it may use the oldest of technologies—tattoos or similar. It arose from the employment of the letters of the Hebrew and Greek alphabets for the designation of numbers. 18 Here is wisdom. ( Log Out /  One can only hope that when the time comes what we do know about the mark is enough to identify it. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. Long has taught full time at Grace Christian University since 1998, specializing in Bible and Biblical languages. The mark consists either of the name of … Daniel would not because he prayed and worshiped the true and living God. Rev 19:11 “Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! You have a Heavenly Father, who by the way, chose you, before you chose him. Most people limit the "And that no man might buy or sell" only to "the mark" but notice what verse 17 actually says: Rev 13:17: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, OR the name of the beast, OR the number of his name. The lion = Jesus. Jesus has always existed, was born in flesh, died and rose again. The degree to which technology plays in the system of the end is pure speculation. This chapter opens with the devil standing on the shore of the sea–a metaphor for Rome throughout the Book of Revelation. Rev 12:11 “And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”, What is the name. Babylon is mentioned 287 times in the Scriptures, more than any other city except Jerusalem. This is how we will be judges over the whole world. 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. Slaves usually received a mark on their hand as proof of who their owner was. Could Revelation 7:16 be clarified please as Revelations 13:16 and 13:17 say that only those with the mark can buy food or trade. The most common suggestion is that the number 666 refers to Nero Caesar, but in a the Hebrew spelling of the name. If you read Revelation closely, you can find many similarities of the Beast compared to Jesus. Although John's description certainly does leave a great deal of interpretive leeway, the proper context in which to approach these verses is from the one John wrote from -- a Hebraic Kabbalistic one. In Revelation 13:11-17, John describes "another beast coming up out of the earth. The dictator of the Revived Roman Empire will eventually destroy this religious system (17:16). He pawns himself off as the Lamb, the Messiah. With the understanding that 666 is the name of someone, it does change the meaning of the text and make it seem more real. Sounds like competition for Jesus on earth. I find this topic very interesting and I would be curious and excited to learn more about this topic in the future. Rarely will we see the fire and brimstone that we expect; rather, we see what we want to see. Read Daniels experience with King Darius. We cannot hide. The Beast from the Earth —Revelation 13:11-18. Revelation 13:12. They represent the name of Satan but they are not some taboo numbers that we need to avoid at all costs. 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God is gracious to reveal to me insights hidden for the last two thousand years so that the 666 riddle of Rev 13:18 is finally solved! I say this number does presents man, and most likely this beast may be in the form of a man who is against good and God. The Hebrew alphabet ends with Tav = 400, the Greek with Omega = 800. After having a head wound he takes on yet another form. It is a church that kills it’s own people, or at least what looks like it’s own people, the real people of God. The Greek letters, with the addition of an acute accent (as ά, βˊ), have the same numerical value in their order down to Sigma, which counts 200; except that σ῀ (st, [stigma]) is used for 6, and φˊ (an antiquated letter Koppa between π and ρ) for 90. the number of his name Most commentators take the number of his name to indicate the practice of gematria, where the individual letters comprising the name are given values which then contribute to a total value which is the number: The mystic use of numbers (the rabbinical Ghematria, γεωμετρία [geōmetria] ) was familiar to the Jews in Babylon, and passed from them to the Greeks in Asia. And I saw a wild beast + ascending out of the sea, + with ten horns and seven heads, and on its horns ten diadems, * but on its heads blasphemous names. (Actually, you might be cursed if you eat the food at Taco Bell, but that is another issue altogether!) And her smoke rose up for ever and ever." 12:6+) or the black market. (I referred to it as the “Devil’s breakfast” and tasty it was!). While Scripture does not say this, how effective it would be to do away with all means of value exchange except for that which requires the mark. If John, however, does not know who the beast is, then the number could still apply to anyone now in the twenty-first century as well. It is for the glory of God. Satan is a very defiant being, so saying his name means to deny would be appropriate. 18:10, 17, 19] for one hour, together with the beast. First, the mark itself may be tied into a cashless system of exchange. With the misconception that this number is satanic and cursed and we should always avoid it, I was surprised to find out in my reading of revelation that the number six just means man. Though, in a more positive note, while not having the mark does prevent one from making purchases, at the very least getting the mark seems to be voluntary. This amazingly high common factor is the eleventh figurate hexagram, or star of David, which is made up of twelve triangles of 66, the eleventh triangular number. Some writers see the number more generally, showing that it is one short of the perfect number, three times. There are no numbers in many ancient languages, so letters sometimes substituted as numbers. It is a bit funny. Revelation Chapter 18. 12 It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. Anyway, the fact that the number is actually a name in fascinating. When the king found this out, that Daniel refused to bow down to the statue and worship, he was committed to the lions den. In any event, the mark embodies information pertaining to the name of the Beast. For example, my “number” in Latin is 152 (using just the letters which have values in Roman numerals). Grant on May 9, 2017 at 5:18 pm Paul and Justin, the outline of the book seems to be quite clear: note my … The sheep have provided for the dire needs of Jesus’ “brethren” during this time, but they themselves have been without the mark. If the interpretation is correct for 7:16 how does this reconcile with 13:16 and 17? This cannot be supposed to mean that his name would be composed of six hundred and sixty-six letters; and it must, therefore, mean that somehow the number 666 would be expressed by his name in some well-understood method of computation. There was a crown on each of its horns. Neither is particularly interesting, but I suppose if I paid money to a numerologist, they could come up with something profound. This is represented by saying that no one might "buy or sell" except by its permission; and it is clear that where this power exists of determining who may "buy and sell," there is … In the early church there were several suggested names, including a Greek word meaning “to deny”, meaning that the name of the Beast was denial of the Lord. 0. revelation 13:15 18 meaning Those who refuse the mark are automatically cut off from the global economy. Not pefect, but similar. Another beast rises up to make a threesome. It is just the name of the beast. Don’t fear. Change ). This mark to which John refers namely 666 must be understood symbolically. Our will is the prime motivator; our needs are motivators and our desires are agendas. (1) John’s vision of a beast rising from the sea. The thing that stumbles untold number of Bible students and scholars is the notion that the gematria value of the name of the beast must add to 666. The beast has two horns and has authority over the earth like the first beast. With sophisticated inventory systems it becomes much more difficult to supply the black market “off the record.”. Real spiritual warfare has more to do with the battle of the will. Learn how your comment data is processed. This beast stood before the first beast and used the same power the first beast had. And what is the meaning of not being able to “buy or sell” without the “mark” of the beast (vv. and when it comes to what that name could be? The character we begin with in chapter 12 is the Dragon. It is not a literal mark. Revelation 13:17-18 English Standard Version (ESV) 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This is perhaps the most famous prophesy in popular culture: This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. Revelation 13:16-18 is, by far, the most quoted and misquoted, verse on the "mark of the beast". 7 no. When they see it as a purchase price, or a page number that things automatically becomes cursed or bad. With this interpretation set, we can look at Revelation 13:1-10 and notice what is … It may utilize systems of identification, tracking, and exchange yet unknown to us. People believe it is the devils number and is cursed or sinful to have anything to do with that number, but the interesting thing is, they are just numbers. Natives were very jealous of his success so they tried to entrap him. . What the alert reader should note is how the destruction depicted in these chapters is not necessarily the same destruction for the same reasons as Revelation 17-18. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. 1 —Revelation 13:18 . It is a similar situation to Rev 13. God marked you with his mark. Verse 13 The mark we receive is only symbolic. - Revelation 13:16-18. But the mark of that number (Revelation 13:17) could in some cases be a disguised representation of it, involving three letters or symbols which each represent a 6. People say, “I am a Christian.” But their lives don’t demonstrate them us such. They are also called “The waters…where the whore sitteth” (vs. 15) and “They that dwell on the earth…whose names were not written in the book of life.” See Revelation 13:8. LBD refers the number to be a specific person that is behind the imagery. Maybe this is another thing that the people of John’s time had more context for giving them a better understanding than we do today. All glory goes to Him! This set number does fascinate people, I too, whenever the total came to $6.66 I tried my best to avoid it and unfortunately, I was that person buying an extra gum to change my destiny at the store. The first comes up out of the sea (v. 1). This is just a statement telling us it will never be built again. The word blashemous means one who come in the name of another, falsely. The second rises from the earth (v. 11). Jesus saved him from death. But just know by the virtue of your life, you will be known by the world. All rights reserved. Or something else. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Revelation Chapter 17. This symbolism is most explicit in Revelation 17:15: “The waters which you saw where the harlot sits, are peoples and … Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Why? Revelation 13 will focus on the earthly kingdom, or, empire, that is under the control of the devil, whereas Revelation 12 focuses on the devil himself as the power behind the throne of that earthly kingdom. He aligns himself with the church as the head of the church. ( Log Out /  17 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters. I honestly think that we will not figure out who the beast is solely upon this number and there will need to be other pieces of evidence beyond the fact that they are disliked people to make judgments and accusations. Revelation 13:7 records the same point, “It was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them.” The beast is Daniel 7 and the beast in Revelation 13 refer to the same kingdom, the Roman Empire. I am not talking about being perfect, but rather the totality of a person’s direction and belief about all of life. Read Rev 13. The mention in Revelation 13:17 of “the name of the beast,” and “the number of his name,” shows that this “number” was somehow connected with his proper designation, so that by this he would be identified. 13 which is “and all who dwell on earth will worship it, (except) everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.” True Christian, Disciple and Follower of Christ, Christ commandment keeper, washed and regenerated one, child of God, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE IT, whatever the mark might be. we won’t really know until that day comes. We see in chapter 17 and Revelation 18 that this city will host a world-wide, corrupt religious system. One thing that always facinates me is in our many discussions of the meaning of the “mark”, so called by John, we never make a connection to verse 8 of Rev. A perpitrator of all that is real. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. He used this power to make everyone living on the earth worship the first beast. God prospered Daniel, who was a captive in Babylon. (1-10) Another beast, which has two horns like a lamb, but speaks as a dragon. Daniel 5:5-12 – What was the Meaning of the Handwriting on the Wall. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The MT and NU texts indicate just two alternatives: the mark which is: (1) the name of the beast, or (2) the number of his name. They are driven underground to rely either upon supernatural provision (as the woman in the wilderness of Revelation Rev. "This one has "two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon." By and far there is much more that we don’t know about the mark than what we do know. Here is wisdom. Phillip J. It placed the mark on the people’s right hand and/or their forehead, claiming them. 2 With her the kings of the earth committed adultery, and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries. A: First, lets look at the verses: (Rev 13:17-18) and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 1:18-21] the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings # [ch. Compare Revelation 18:11-13, Revelation 18:17-19. After being thrown out of heaven, he becomes the Beast. Mary Erickson Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 5:1-12 Friends Forever Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. While that is true, it is still something I wouldn’t want to mess with because it is the name of the beast and it will be written on our foreheads of those who chose to follow this beast. (Revelation 13:18 ESV) This is the verse causes difficulty for all and myriads of interpretations. Sound familiar to the Beast in Rev 13 being an image of it’s king, the Dragon, whom the entire world was decreed to bown down and worship? Then in Rev 17 he shows his true nature and intent, which is the one the Devil had from the very beginning. Note: Revelation 13 introduces us to a beast of a similar description (Revelation 13:1) and Revelation 17:9-12 identifies the beast as a world empire with its allied satellite nations. Notice the names were “blasphemous”? Revelation commentary: chapter 13 - beasts rise out of the sea and land. REVELATION 13. (11-15) It obliges all to worship its image, and receive its mark, as persons devoted to it. 14:9-11+). And then I just found out in this blog post that man is number six because we were created on the sixth day. “666: The Beast and His Mark in Revelation 13,”, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. (see notes on Revelation 16:17-19; 17:13-17; 18:4, 8; 19:2) Accordingly, part one is concerned most particularly with events under the sixth plague and part two with those under the seventh. That number could be used as a cipher, or perhaps one might have a “lucky” number for a name. God will cast him along with the first beast into the Lake of Fire (19:20; 20:10). What does the number prophesy? 12 And # ver. Dear Doves, The end must be extremely near! The mark will be the name of the individual man who is the Antichrist (the beast) "or" the gematrial number of his name (Revelation 13:17-18), meaning that the mark will be the Antichrist's name for some people and the gematrial number of his name for other people. The Devil, whatever form he takes, is not faithful and he is not true, either is he the Word of God, but a liar. He serves the dragon and the beast from the sea. I found that the beginning of this blog post was quite comedic, so thank you for that. 666 has been a number I have heard many times over the years and it is a number that most people say that we should never say because it resembles the name of Satan. 2. a. Babylon was a literal city on the Euphrates River. Proud member In Greek, I get 908. The aim and result of imprinting the mark is, that no one is able to buy or sell, who has not the mark, Revelation 13:17. Since they were unable to blame his character, they chose to use his worship instead. ( Log Out /  The numbers come with many different interpretations on what the actual letter name is and P Long named some of those in his post. contextual insights to revelation 17:1-18:24 A. John invites the reader to figure this out, in fact, he almost baits us into trying to figure it out! For it is not possible to take the mark and remain among the redeemed who enter the kingdom (Rev. Some manage to survive outside the global economy, including the “sheep” in the Sheep and Goat Judgment at the return of Christ to take up His kingdom(Mtt. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. He is a fraud. Salem Media Group. This is an informational chapter from the little book that tells us about the last Gentile world political and world religious power and the men that lead them just before the return of Jesus Christ. Then I stood on the sand of the sea. and what the mark of the beast truly will be. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Revelation 13:18. Revelation 13:18 is 30,927, or 39 x 793. The Beast is marking those that worship the Beast, which is most of the world. That was probably the funniest post I’ve eve read, Im sorry but iI just felt like I had to get that off of my chest, anyway I see today that a lot of people are scared of the number 666 like you were saying, however, I think there is a flip side and people take it as sort of a joke and even some Christians could say something like its just a number and it can’t hurt me, and I would respond with its what is, behind that number that can hurt you. 22 (Fort Worth, TX: Tyndale Theological Seminary, December 2003), 360-361. What is the Mark of the Beast? That was a vision that John saw and so it could easily be something else someday. What does the number 666 mean in Revelation 13:16-18? Jamie Davis says, “In ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, letters were used for numbers, and fun could be had in giving numerical values to words and names” (120). He looks like the Lord Jesus (John 1:29; Revelation 5:6) but speaks like the devil. . It is a really interesting thought to me that John and his readers may have known what the number of the beast meant and who it refereed to. This is saying that this judgment is permanent and is like the language that God used (in Gen. 19:28). However, to figure out who the beast is according to his number may prove to be more difficult. The Hebrew Aleph counts 1, Beth 2, etc., Yodh 10; but Kaph (the eleventh letter) counts 20, Resh (the twentieth letter) 200, etc. Revelation 13:17. Revelation 13:13-17-18 The Message (MSG) This second Beast worked magical signs, dazzling people by making fire come down from Heaven. Several times I have bought something and the price came up $6.66, and the clerk wanted to know if I wanted to buy a pack of gum so I could avoid that particular price. 7:24; [ch. It had ten horns and seven heads. These two chapters describe in detail the destruction of Babylon whose fall was mentioned earlier in 14:8 and 16:19, as well as 18:2,21. Virtually everyone in western culture thinks that 666 is the “devil’s number” or that the triple-six is a pernicious sign to be avoided. There is a bit of graffiti found in Pompeii that reads “I love her whose number is 545.” Potentially one might convert their name to numbers in Greek, Hebrew or Latin and come up with a number. He has Masters degrees in Biblical Exposition and Old Testament from Talbot School of Theology (BIOLA) and a PhD in New Testament from Andrews University. When I was younger I think I fully believed that it was a bad number or had something to do with satan, not having a full understanding of the actual passage in Revelation that this idea comes from. We are seperate from them. I think the mystery around the name of the beast is something that many people find intriguing and have made attempts to come up with an answer for, and I find it pretty interesting myself. Revelation 13:18 no one may buy or sell In order to enforce worship of the Beast and his image, the mark is tied to his global economic system. Rev. Why did Saul Persecute the Jewish Christians? It had an evil name written on each head. “Smoke rose”: This is because of the fire (compare 17:16, 18; 18:8-9, 18; 14:8-11). And remember why this is all happening in the first place. Revelation 13:11-17. 18:9-15). It may be best to conclude that John and his readers knew the clue that unlocked the mystery of the number and who it referred to, and that we are unable to figure it out with any certainty today. He was not harmed. On All Saints Sunday we remember and celebrate how we have been knit together into the mystical body of our Lord Jesus Christ November 1, 2020 All Saints’ Day Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Authority Satan’s authority and "all the authority of the first … His dissertation was published as Jesus the Bridegroom by Pickwick Books in 2012. 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