The Number of the Beast

666 -- The Number of the Beast

"Here is wisdom ('Here is scope for ingenuity' -- Weymouth) 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 and three score and six" -- Rev. 13:18 From the second century A.D. onwards, the interpretation "LATEINOS" has been given, because the numerical values of the letters add to 666. This identification was given by Irenaeus, the disciple of Polycarp (born A.D. 70) who was contemporary with the apostle John. The official name or title of the popes is "Vicar of the Son of God" -- 'Vicarius Filii Dei' V I C A R I U S F I L I I D E I 5 1 100 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 50 1 1 500 0 1 = 666 The Hebrew word for this power is 'ROMIITH' -- the Hebrew value being: R O M I I TH 200 6 40 10 10 400 = 666 The official signature of the Pope is "DUX CLERI" which means "High or Chief Priest." Being Latin this adds to: D U X C L E R I 500 5 10 100 50 0 0 1 = 666 Thus, every time the Pope of Rome officially signs a document, he writes the Latin equivalent of the number 666.