| 词汇 | beast 666 |
| 词源 | beast 666. Let he who hath understanding Reckon the number of the Beast; For it is a human number, Its number is Six Hundred and Sixty Six. —Book of Revelation 13:18 No one has been able to identify satisfactorily the Beast alluded to in the Bible. Since each digit in 666 falls short by one of the “sacred number” seven, it has been suggested that 666 therefore symbolizes the Antichrist expected by some Christians to pre- cede the second coming of Christ. Others have tried to prove that 666 is a cryptogram based on the names of various men throughout history. The Hebrew letters of the name Nero Cae- sar, for example, represent numbers that add up to 666. Nero has always been a favorite candidate for the Beast, but Roman emperor Diocletian, Martin Luther, Muhammad, Napoleon, and many others have been suggested, too. The matter is fur- ther complicated by the fact that some ancient authorities say the number given in Revelation is 616. |
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