The number 666 used in Revelation 13:18 can also be the number 616.
If you have a New American Standard Bible, for example, you will notice
in the margin a reference to this number stating - "Some manuscripts
read 616."
In Del Washburn's comprehensive book, Theomatics II, he states at the
beginning of Chapter 20 on the subject of 666 -
"This chapter may be the most revealing chapter of this book."
His is a 643 page book, and indeed, the evidence he gives in this
chapter supporting that 616 is the number of the beast and not 666,
is in his own words "overwhelming"! He goes on to say regarding
his first book he wrote on theomatics - "I have in a certain
sense regretted that I ever put the chapter on 666 in my first book.
At the time I felt compelled to 'say something' about this number
because of its popularity." He goes on to say - "I found
virtually no pattern of 666 in all the references from the Bible that
could in any way relate to Revelation chapter 13." To the contrary
though, he discovered an overwhelming amount of evidence that 616
is the number given for the beast in Revelation. "It is one of
the most consistent designs I have ever discovered from the Old Testament."
And from the New Testament, there is this kind of striking evidence
- "the beast" (Revelation 13:2), "the harlot"
(1 Corinthians 6:16), "evil" or "wickedness" (Matthew
12:45), and "deceived" (1 Timothy 2:14), all have a numeric
value of 616. "Mystery Babylon" has a numeric value of 616
x 3. "The great harlot sitting upon" has a numeric value
of 616 x 2. And the impressive list goes on, and is very extensive!
Clearly, 616 is the number that identifies the beast, a number Satan
has concealed with his deceptive and misleading replacement with the
number 666.
Citing further from Theomatics II, we read the following statement
from a publication titled, The Book of Revelation, A Key to Christian
Origins, published in 1932:
The figure 616 is given in one of the two best manuscripts., C (Codex
Ephraemi Rescripttus, Paris), by the Latin version of Tyconius (DCXVI.
Ed. Souter in the Journal of Theo., SE, April, 1913), and by an ancient
Armenian version(ed. Conybeare, 1907). Irenaeus knew about it [the
616 reading], but did not adopt it (Haer. V, 30,3); Jerome adopted
it (De Monogramm., ed. Dom G. Morin in the Rev. Benedictine, 1903).
It is probably original. The number 666 has been substituted for 616
either by analogy with 888, the number of Jesus (Deissmann), or because
it is a triangular number, the sum of the first 36 numbers (1+2+3+4+5+6...
+36 = 666).
Let us talk just a little about these triangle numbers as mentioned
here. What is a triangle number? Referencing James Harrison's book,
The Pattern & The Prophecy, we find that they are numbers that can
be arranged to form a triangle. The number "1" is considered
a triangle number. Next would be the number "3," followed
by "6," and then "10," and so on. If you laid out
beans for each of these numbers, you would see that in each case they
form a triangle - starting at the top with one bean, then below it two
more (1 + 2 = 3), then three more below that (1 + 2 + 3 = 6), then four
more (1 +2 + 3 + 4 = 10), and so on.
What is the significance of this? A triangle number is considered to
be a complete unit. 1 is of course representative of God, who is one.
3 attests to the trinity of God. 6 is man or the number of days of creation.
10 we will discuss later in this writing. Other interesting triangle
numbers pointed out by Harrison are 45, or "Adam (created in God's
triangle image)" and 1,081, "God's Holy Spirit."
There are two other numbers that are most striking - 153 and 666. 153
is the number of the Remnant. For example, there were 153 fish caught
by the disciples after fishing all night and catching no fish (the night
period of Christianity), until Yahshua came onto the shore and directed
them to cast their nets on the right side of the boat (the right side
was the side of a man that was anointed in order to enter into priesthood).
153 is also the numeric value of Lazarus' name, the second Remnant man
who was brought out from his own darkness of death. And the list goes
on.
It is a curious and most revealing thing that Harrison, who is very
classic Christianity with its end time, mark of the beast antichrist,
666, wrath ideas, points out that 666 is a triangular number, with the
comment - "Yet perhaps the most bewildering of all such numbers
is that of the Antichrist, 666." Bewildering? Why? Maybe it is
"bewildering" because they have the wrong identification for
what that number truly means.
It is equally most interesting that 6 is the only digit that is duplicated
as a triangle number. In other words, not only is 6 a triangle number,
but so is 66, and of course so is 666. All three of these numbers make
it on the triangle number pattern. No other digit does this, making
these combinations of 6 most relevant. (For your curiosity, 6666 is
not a triangle number; only the first three.)
Many scholars believe the 666 from Revelation 13:18
is really 616 - sonstoglory.com/Jesus/666-616.htm
Thus, with it established that 616 is the original number given by
John, and that 666 is indeed a most interesting and obviously significant
triangle number, we are left with the question of what 666 really means.
Based on the fact that Satan calls good evil, we can conclude that,
to the consternation and bewilderment of Christianity and society, 666
is actually a good number; and this is precisely what we find!
When are you ever going to get angry for being so lied to and deceived?
And this is only the part of it. It is absolutely amazing how much Satan
has corrupted the truth and altered Yahweh's word. This corruption of
His word is in fact the "abomination of desolation" of the
temple. The temple, the kingdom of God, has been desolated by Satan
for 2,000 years! The abomination of desolation is not something that
is yet to take place, nothing that is going to happen in some anticipated
temple in Jerusalem. That is only one more lie. The kingdom "temple"
has become so leavened and corrupted for so long, that Satan's lies
are accepted as established church doctrine. Anathema!
If 666 is such a bad number, then one would expect it to be used in
a bad setting in the Bible. Wouldn't that make sense? If a number is
bad, it would be consistently bad. So is that what we find? Del Washburn,
in all of his research, does not think so. But let us look at the Scriptures
ourselves.
666 is used only two times in the Bible. Of course this does not include
the false and deceptive insertion of 666 in Revelation 13. It is first
found in the accounting of the amount of gold Solomon received in one
year for building the temple. The second time is in Ezra 2:13 where
we read - "the sons of Adonikam, 666." Surely if 666 was some
beast number, Yahweh would identify this number with something bad;
so what is it that "Adonikam" means? One thing for certain,
no Christian prophecy teacher references this passage to advance his
mark of the beast end time teaching. Adonikam means - "the Lord
of rising"! So, if you put the phrase together with the number,
it says - "the Lord of rising 666." We will examine the significance
of this shortly.
Who was Adonikam? He was one of the leaders of those who came out of
captivity from Babylon to help rebuild the temple. So how could a man
whose name means "the Lord of rising," and who came out of
captivity to rebuild the temple of Yahweh, be some beast? The fact is,
as we will continue to see, 666 is never associated with the beast.
In fact to the contrary, it is the 666 who will conquer the beast and
rebuild the temple. Let us now spend more time examining Solomon's receipt
of 666 talents of gold.
In addition to the 666 talents of gold, as we have noted, there was
one other quantity of gold mentioned. It is recorded that Solomon also
received 120 talents from Hiram (1 Kings 9:14), the King of Tyre whom
Solomon commissioned to bring all the gold and cedar and cypress for
the temple construction, as well as 120 talents from the queen of Sheba
(1 Kings 10:10).
If 666 is supposedly an evil dubious number, then what kind of number
is 120? Both are specifically enumerated quantities of gold which Solomon
received; so one would think that if 666 is an evil quantity, then likewise
120 would be evil. But of course 120 is not an evil number, even as
666 is not. 120 is the number of government, elevated to the three digit
nations level. There were 120 in the upper room on the day of Pentecost.
When the two-part Medo-Persian empire took Babylon, it was placed under
the oversight of 120 satraps. Equally, Mystery Babylon will be taken
by the glorified two-part Remnant and placed under their oversight.
Also, Solomon's temple of gold was 120 cubits high (2 Chronicles 3:4).
So there is certainly nothing evil regarding the 120 talents of gold;
thus, why is it concluded that when 666 talents of the same precious
element are mentioned, that somehow it is now evil? It cannot be. If
666 talents of gold are evil, then so are the two sets of 120 talents
of gold.
The mere fact that 666 is identified with gold should tell one that
the number is good. Gold is the element that speaks of the kingdom,
of righteousness, even of Yahshua Himself. Jerusalem above was made
of "pure gold" (Revelation 21:18), and a gold rod was used
to measure it (21:15). Yahshua urged the church to buy from Him "gold
refined by fire, that you may become rich" (Revelation 3:18). And
if upon the foundation of Yahshua we are told to build with gold (1
Corinthians 3:12), how is it now that this quantity of gold used to
build the temple of Yahweh, built by a man who received the kingdom
of Yahweh, who was chosen by Yahweh to build this house for Him as an
everlasting dwelling (which He entered into with His glory), all of
a sudden out of total context of what is taking place here, is some
evil beast number? This is nothing more than another dramatic case where
Satan has called good evil.
666 talents of gold were received by Solomon to build the temple, not
to arrive at some evil deed. 666 talents of gold were received to build
the very type of temple that Christians falsely say this beast will
come to desolate. Did the 666 talents of gold desolate the temple? No,
to the contrary it established the temple!
Likewise, 666 sons of Adonikam, or "the Lord of rising" 666
sons, came out of Babylon to equally rebuild the temple that was torn
down. So, whether it was Solomon's temple or Zerubbabel's temple, 666
evidenced something good in both of these temple constructions, and
not their desolation. Therefore with certainty we can say that Christianity's
assessment of the number 666 is classic Satan, calling good evil.
There is nothing evil taking place in this account involving Solomon,
or in the construction of the next temple. Every testimony affirms that
the 666 talents of gold which Solomon received the year in which the
temple was built is in fact a good number, a kingdom number, a temple
number. So what does this number 666 represent? Let us now see.
All Christian beast books point out a contrast of 666 with the number
888. They say that Yahshua is identified with the number 888, which
speaks of the perfect Son of Man. But then as if it is evil, they say
that 666 is a perfect man, but here taking on the identity of this great
charismatic leader who will come and rule the earth for a season and
cause their abomination of desolation. This is of course all Bible science
fiction, and generates nice incomes for the writers and teachers and
producers, as well as builds congregations and even entire denominations.
But is it truth? Far from it!
One should ask, if three eights makes something good and perfect, then
why does not taking three sixes make something good, or at least better?
Granted, one is working with sixes here; and that cannot yet be entirely
perfect, since six is the number of man. But frankly, flesh man needs
a GREAT degree of help in order to be prepared for the return of Yahshua.
While "perfect" earthly 666-man is still not the best prospect,
it beats plain old corrupt and deceived 6-man.
We have seen that Solomon received 666 talents of gold in one year
at the building of the temple of Yahweh, or perfect man in a quantity
of gold. We have seen that Yahweh makes an exception for earthly man
to enter into His presence. We have seen that gold represents His kingdom,
including the two 120 talents of gold, the 666 talents of gold. Yahweh
must take man, a 6, and perfect him into 666 talents of gold, so that
we can become His temple, which is precisely that for which this gold
was used.
Furthermore, let no man or demon despise that you are the 666 talents
of gold. Though Satan may have called this identification evil, he did
so to fight against the very identity that will seal his doom - the
666 perfected Remnant gold who will defeat death by ascending alive
into heaven, effecting his death and becoming Yahweh's temple. Second
Remnant, do not accept Satan's corruption of good, but rejoice and take
hope in and proclaim the fact that Yahweh will perfect us and prepare
us to ascend alive to be His temple. Rejoice that you are made into
a 666, which is good in Yahweh's eyes, a work prepared by Him in order
to be with Him!
Furthermore, rejoice that even as Yahshua has ascended alive before
us, we His second Remnant will next ascend alive. While Yahshua was
the first Adonikam, "the Lord of rising," or the 888; we have
the sure testimony that He is also specifically "the Lord of rising
666"! Now that the 888 has risen, it is soon time for the 666 to
arise. For it is the second Remnant who must depart, who must arise.
It is the second Remnant milch cows who must ascend alive as a savory
offering by Yahshua unto Yahweh. It is the second Remnant who are the
fulfillment and hope of "the Lord of rising 666" into heaven.
This is the hope, this is the work, that Yahweh of hosts provides for
His golden 666 second Remnant.
In Luke 1:17 we read that the Elijah work will "make ready a people
prepared for the Lord." How will this happen? The Spirit of Yahweh
will take plain old 6-man and make him into 666 talents of gold. That
is, 666 talents of gold that, as the Elijah work, will be made ready
to rise into heaven.
Thus in our examination of this account regarding Solomon, we see in
these 666 talents of gold the testimony of the perfected Remnant, and
more specifically the promise of the second Remnant. Add this to the
two gifts each of 120 talents of gold for the two-part Remnant, and
one sees Yahweh's clear evidence of the two-part Remnant who will receive
the gold of the kingdom, and arise to be the first in the true glorified
temple of Yahweh.
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