Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. Revered by the occult and feared by the superstitious, its a number forever linked with infamy. Welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the. John was a hebrew writing to hebrews and hiding the information from the roman overlords. It is inconceivable that these 666 verses were ordered by men.
Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. Revelation chapter coffmans commentary of the new. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of the. Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. The number is the number of a man, computed after the usual manner among men, and it is 666. Revelation, new living translation nlt the bible app. Revelation commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Earle, like so many others, called attention to the imperfect six as related to the perfect seven, and identified 666 as the full symbol of imperfect, fallible, and sinful man. Christs redemption can only be perfect and complete when it has abolished all the works of the devil in every human being.
I have some teaching on it, but your help would be greatly appreciated. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast. In the middle portion of chapter vs 1115, we will learn more about the spiritual kingdoms of this world as they afflict the people of god. This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions. The symbol mandated for all followers of antichrist, administered by the false prophet, is the mark of the beast, which is further related to the number 666. What or who is intended by this, remains a mystery. As we previously noted, people will be required to have the mark or the name of the beast, or the. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of that beast, for the number is that of a man. Book of revelation mp3 audio commentary the mark of the. The meaning of 666 in the book of revelation chapters and 14 of the book of revelation describe two groups of people.
Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. Then, in the following portion of chapter, we will be introduced the mark major characteristic of those who join the beast in its stand against the people of god. Revelation bible commentary matthew henry concise. The book of revelation chapter part 1 the beast of. This strong testimony from irenaeus and the late nature of the variant reading lend confidence that 666, not 646 or 616, is the correct reading. Chapter of the book of revelation has long hidden its teaching, but it is time it was made clearer. They have offered to us a long list of names, from which they can somehow calculate the number 666. Analysis the number 666 is one of the most famous elements in revelation. Therefore in the revelation, the mark of the beast refers to either the name of the person of the beast or to the number of his name that corresponds to his kingdom. To almost every religious dispute this number has yet been applied, and it may reasonably be doubted whether the meaning has yet been discovered. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword. Revelation beast, false prophet, 42 months, 666 explained.
The first commentary we have on the book of revelation, written by victorinus in the early church, says of this revelation. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for fortytwo months. John identified jesus christ as the beast facebook. This chapter contains four of the most iconic concepts contained in revelation. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. Nov 19, 2016 the last study on chapter of revelation. The beast out of the sea 16 the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. This, however, seems to preclude the notion that the antichrist is a personal being, rather than a nation c. Then we were told in the very next verse that if any man have an ear, let him hear rev.
The question is not about the significance of the number itself or what it might refer to in the past, present or future. The antichrist and the false prophet 1 and i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Verse 1 and i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea before we can proceed in the interpretation of this chapter, it will be highly necessary to ascertain the meaning of the prophetic symbol beast, as the want of a proper understanding of this term has probably been one reason. Revelation is written using vivid symbols and figures that are intended to grab our imagination and paint a picture in our minds. Like the hebrews, the greeks used their letters as numbers, so each letter carries a. Many people have tried to work out who the antichrist is from this strange number, 666.
Revelation, new king james version nkjv the bible app. These are often linked to the entities beast and false prophet entities mentioned in revelation 16. People, you take to lightly the warnings from the 22nd chapter about adding or taking away from the words of this book, the holy spirit gave this book, or possibly the whole bible a special warning for those who think they can calculate the deep meaning prophesies that are written here in this book, but god has his own clause added for those that think they have the. And written on each head were names that blasphemed god. Both hebrew and greek do not have a separate numbering system, so letters of their respective alphabets have numerical values. And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority. Understanding the significance of 666 and how to be an over comer. In johns vision he saw a beast rising up out of the sea. In summary revelation chapter is describing several successive periods of time.
This beast looked like a leopard, but it had bears feet and a lions mouth. You said in todays post that you will post your answer to what does 666 mean when somebody asks you. Can you please explain to me fully the meaning of 666 as used in revelation chapter. This 666 indicates that this age will end in the worship of man, instead of the worship of god. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. Its been the subject of endless speculation, hearsay, and confusion. May 07, 2015 in the middle portion of chapter vs 1115, we will learn more about the spiritual kingdoms of this world as they afflict the people of god. A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power. Sep 20, 2016 welcome to this series on the book of revelation where ill be breaking down each chapter, verse by verse, to help you understand gods word, and to prepare you for the times that are written. Lion, bear and leopard era deadly wound era interim healed beast era endtime image of the beast from the sea there is a close association between this revelation prophecy and the imagery presented in daniel chapter 7. Even those who have never read the bible will recognize it. The two beasts described here are the figures often referred to as the antichrist and the false prophet.
He shall cause also that a golden image of antichrist shall be placed in the temple at jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles. Revelation chapter comments page 9 king james version. The group described in chapter 14 has gods name written in their foreheads. Roger explains the significance of the number 666 in revelation. Satan versus the followers of yahushua the church through his incarnation antimessiah antichrist and the false prophet this chapter details how the devil, after being thwarted in his attempts to destroy the children of israel, makes war on the disciples of yahushua the church cf. By the first some understand rome pagan, and by the second rome papal. Aug 09, 2019 however, in revelation chapter, the number 666 identifies a person, not a date. The central purpose of this book is to bring us a revelation of jesus christ and his perfect redemption in all of humanity. The number 666 is the number of the name of the coming antichrist. Revelation presents descriptions of two beasts, a beast from the sea verse 1 a beast from the land verse 11. The antichrist and the false prophet chapter of the revelation of jesus christ, which god gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass.
The number of the beast summary after describing a beast that rises out of the earth and oppresses the world revelation. May 21, 2009 it is inconceivable that these 666 verses were ordered by men. Earlier in this th chapter of revelation we learned concerning the dragon, satan, that all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the lamb slain from the foundation of the world rev. What is the sevenheaded wild beast of revelation chapter. Here we have the description of the beast which rose out of the sea. F90 the 666 might not mean this, but it appears to be true anyway. The beast and his mark in revelation , in the conservative theological journal, vol.
And i saw a beast coming out of the sea17 so that they c. We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the churchs enemies. The most dazzling display of gods wisdom is seen in rev. Somehow, the number 666 will identify the antichrist. Walvoord writes, a number of other suggestions are made in that the six roman numerals, that is, i, v, x, l, c, d, add up to 666. Revelation chapter matthew henry complete commentary. People, you take to lightly the warnings from the 22nd chapter about adding or taking away from the words of this book, the holy spirit gave this book, or possibly the whole bible a special warning for those who think they can calculate the deep meaning prophesies that are written here in this book, but god has his own clause. Revelation chapter discussion page 5 king james version. In like manner, in the revelation the beast refers to the kingdom of the beast or to the individual rev. Revelation new american bible revised edition nabre chapter. For over two millennia, this number has been used as a proxy for satan himself. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter the antichrist and the false prophet. Revelation part 6 666 the number of his name youtube. The mark of the beast is 666 which is the mark of man.
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