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In the [[Bible]], the '''Number of the Beast''' is 666 (or, in some translations, 616), and it is a mark that will be forced upon the citizens of the world by the government of the Antichrist. The penalty for not accepting the number is either death, [[persecution]], or a lack of financial security (Revelation 20:4). Those who do accept it however, will suffer eternal damnation for eternity. According to one verse of the [[Book of Revelation]], chapter 13, verses 16-18:

In the [[Bible]], the '''Number of the Beast''' is 666 (or, in some translations, 616), and according to the [[Revelation,_Book_of_(historical_exegesis)#Futurism|Futurist]] interpretation of the [[Book of Revelation]] it is a mark that will be forced upon the citizens of the world by the government of the Antichrist. The penalty for not accepting the number is either death, [[persecution]], or a lack of financial security. Those who do accept it however, will suffer eternal damnation for eternity (Revelation 20:4 "the second death"). According to one verse of the Book of Revelation, chapter 13, verses 16-18:

''"And it will cause all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, to have a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and it will bring it about that no one may be able to buy or sell, except him who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of its name.  Here is wisdom.  He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and its number is six hundred and sixty-six."''<ref>Revelation 13: 16-18</ref>

''"And it will cause all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, to have a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and it will bring it about that no one may be able to buy or sell, except him who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of its name.  Here is wisdom.  He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and its number is six hundred and sixty-six."''<ref>Revelation 13: 16-18</ref>

Starting with Isaiah 66:1 and reading through the chapter, one might consider the reason behind the Abomination of Desolation: The Jews are reverting to the old practice of sacrificing animals- when in actuality, the Mosaic Law was fulfilled in the [[Atonement]] of [[Christ]]. The Jews have denied Christ and are worshiping in the newly rebuilt [[temple]]. In other words, God is using the Antichrist to punish the people for denying his Son, Jesus Christ.

Starting with Isaiah 66:1 and reading through the chapter, one might consider the reason behind the Abomination of Desolation: The Jews are reverting to the old practice of sacrificing animals- when in actuality, the Mosaic Law was fulfilled in the [[Atonement]] of [[Christ]]. The Jews have denied Christ and are worshiping in the newly rebuilt [[temple]]. In other words, God is using the Antichrist to punish the people for denying his Son, Jesus Christ.

Interestingly, numbers weren't added in the Bible until the invention of the [[printing press]].

Interestingly, [[Numbers|Arabic numbers]] (1,2,3,4,5,6...) were not added in the Bible until the invention of the [[printing press]], but the letters of Roman numerals were the standard form of numbers in hand copied western manuscripts (I,II,III,IV,V, VI.../ i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi...), and later for chapter number headings in printed books, for example in older King James Bibles printed in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and in tables of content in books and for designating major headings in outlines of written material. In Hebrew and Greek Bibles, all the letters of the alphabet−which also have numerical values−are used as chapter and verse numbers.

== See also ==

== See also ==

[[Revelation, Book of (historical exegesis)]]

[[Revelation, Book of (historical exegesis)]]

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