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A Frightening Number, Part 1
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six [Revelation 13:18].
If you were to do a bit of research on the numerous attempts to interpret the "number of the beast" over the centuries, you would come away knowing less about it than when you began! It is in some ways rather hilarious to read many of them.
One approach which yields the most untrustworthy results is to take the number as a man's name. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number, so the letters of a person's name add up to a total value. Find a man's name whose letters add up to 666 and you've found the identity of the beast.
Sounds logical enough, doesn't it? Uh, not so much. Here's the problem. Which letters do we use? The Book of Revelation is written in koine Greek, which employs different letters than English. Perhaps the name should add up to 666 in Persian...or Aramaic...or Hebrew.
And then there's the problem of which name is the correct one. In perusing the various commentaries, we discover that the letters of more than one name can be made to total 666. Do we put all those names in a hat and have a drawing? We could even sell tickets and award a prize to the winner!
Seriously, though, the Bible records, "the number is that of a man". It doesn't say "the number is that of a man's name", does it? No, it doesn't. So why would we try to make a man's name add up to 666? Duh? Go figure, why don'cha.
And right there we have Scripture's key for interpreting the number of the beast. The number is that of a man. Man was created on Day 6 of creation week. That is why the number of a man is 6. That is the first clue we have to go by. Scripture gave it to us: let's put it to good use.
So come with me now, roll up your sleeves, put on your work gloves, and let's work up a good sweat in solving this puzzle. Man's number is 6, while the beast's number is 666. The two are connected in Revelation by the words "the number is that of a man". See! The number 666 is connected with man and man's number.
If you were to do a bit of research on the numerous attempts to interpret the "number of the beast" over the centuries, you would come away knowing less about it than when you began! It is in some ways rather hilarious to read many of them.
One approach which yields the most untrustworthy results is to take the number as a man's name. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number, so the letters of a person's name add up to a total value. Find a man's name whose letters add up to 666 and you've found the identity of the beast.
Sounds logical enough, doesn't it? Uh, not so much. Here's the problem. Which letters do we use? The Book of Revelation is written in koine Greek, which employs different letters than English. Perhaps the name should add up to 666 in Persian...or Aramaic...or Hebrew.
And then there's the problem of which name is the correct one. In perusing the various commentaries, we discover that the letters of more than one name can be made to total 666. Do we put all those names in a hat and have a drawing? We could even sell tickets and award a prize to the winner!
Seriously, though, the Bible records, "the number is that of a man". It doesn't say "the number is that of a man's name", does it? No, it doesn't. So why would we try to make a man's name add up to 666? Duh? Go figure, why don'cha.
And right there we have Scripture's key for interpreting the number of the beast. The number is that of a man. Man was created on Day 6 of creation week. That is why the number of a man is 6. That is the first clue we have to go by. Scripture gave it to us: let's put it to good use.
So come with me now, roll up your sleeves, put on your work gloves, and let's work up a good sweat in solving this puzzle. Man's number is 6, while the beast's number is 666. The two are connected in Revelation by the words "the number is that of a man". See! The number 666 is connected with man and man's number.
A Frightening Number, Part 2
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six [Revelation 13:18].
Man's number is 6, while the beast's number is 666. The two are connected in Revelation by the words "the number is that of a man". See! The number 666 is connected with man and his number.
Okay. Now that we have that detail to go by, let's consider two possibilities with the number of the beast. One possibility is that the number is six hundred and sixty-six. In fact the original Greek has the number spelled out in letters as hundred and sixty-six.
Notwithstanding that fact, the Book of Revelation is highly symbolic, employing typology to teach future mysteries. Writing the number 666 with letters forces the reader to meditate on the text more, if he really wants to solve the mystery. Jesus spoke in parables in order to accomplish the same thing. If anyone really wanted to discover the truths of God's Word, such a one had to search them out as if digging for buried treasure. Superficial reading of short blips and Sunday School ditties won't suffice for us to mature spiritually, dear friends.
The clue, once more, is in the phrase "the number of a man", and I want to correct that translation. In the Greek there is no indefinite article attached to the word for "man". In other words it reads "man", not "a man". The number of man, as we've already noted, is the number 6.
Hurray! We've reached the last step of our analysis of the number 666. The number of man is 6. Now look at the number of the beast: 666. Stop reading it as six hundred sixty-six and start reading it as 6-6-6, i.e., as a triple 6.
The number for God is 3. The number 3 expresses the superlative degree. God is the MOST divine. He is the THRICE holy God. Oh, and don't leave out the fact that God revealed Himself to be a TRINITY.
The word Trinity is formed by combining "tri" with "unity". "Tri" means 3 and "unity" means 1. Voilà! Trinity means 3-in-1. God is one, yet He shows Himself to be three Persons simultaneously and for all eternity. God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—3 Persons comprising 1 God. We could easily express this by saying the number of God is 333. 3 is God's number and there are 3 Persons in the Godhead.
Do you see what the number of the beast means now? Compare 333 with 666. No, it's not that 666 is double 333. It's that there are 3 beasts identified in Revelation 12-13. There is the Dragon (i.e., Satan), and there is the beast out of the sea (i.e., the antichrist), and there is the beast out of the earth (i.e., the false religious leader).
The devil will forge his own pseudo-trinity, with the devil possessing the antichrist, who is a human male. The false religious leader is also a human male, though not possessed by the devil. This is Satan's mimicking of our precious Lord Jesus Christ, Who is God the Son taking on His own human body. The antichrist is the devil in a human body, though that human body is not the devil's own body. He possesses another man's body.
So the number of the beast is the number of man because the number represents who the beast is: he is a man. In fact he is 2 men and 1 devil! And since there are actually three beasts to mimic the Trinity, the number of man ("6") becomes written as "666" to expose the beast as the devil's human impersonation of the Trinity.
The Bible is unfathomable, dear people. We can never learn all it has to teach us...but we can have fun trying! Spend some time alone with the Lord now. Allow the Holy Spirit to work this teaching into your mind and down into your heart. That is the only way we can mature spiritually, so that we become all that the Lord wants us to be. To God be the glory! Amen.
Man's number is 6, while the beast's number is 666. The two are connected in Revelation by the words "the number is that of a man". See! The number 666 is connected with man and his number.
Okay. Now that we have that detail to go by, let's consider two possibilities with the number of the beast. One possibility is that the number is six hundred and sixty-six. In fact the original Greek has the number spelled out in letters as hundred and sixty-six.
Notwithstanding that fact, the Book of Revelation is highly symbolic, employing typology to teach future mysteries. Writing the number 666 with letters forces the reader to meditate on the text more, if he really wants to solve the mystery. Jesus spoke in parables in order to accomplish the same thing. If anyone really wanted to discover the truths of God's Word, such a one had to search them out as if digging for buried treasure. Superficial reading of short blips and Sunday School ditties won't suffice for us to mature spiritually, dear friends.
The clue, once more, is in the phrase "the number of a man", and I want to correct that translation. In the Greek there is no indefinite article attached to the word for "man". In other words it reads "man", not "a man". The number of man, as we've already noted, is the number 6.
Hurray! We've reached the last step of our analysis of the number 666. The number of man is 6. Now look at the number of the beast: 666. Stop reading it as six hundred sixty-six and start reading it as 6-6-6, i.e., as a triple 6.
The number for God is 3. The number 3 expresses the superlative degree. God is the MOST divine. He is the THRICE holy God. Oh, and don't leave out the fact that God revealed Himself to be a TRINITY.
The word Trinity is formed by combining "tri" with "unity". "Tri" means 3 and "unity" means 1. Voilà! Trinity means 3-in-1. God is one, yet He shows Himself to be three Persons simultaneously and for all eternity. God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—3 Persons comprising 1 God. We could easily express this by saying the number of God is 333. 3 is God's number and there are 3 Persons in the Godhead.
Do you see what the number of the beast means now? Compare 333 with 666. No, it's not that 666 is double 333. It's that there are 3 beasts identified in Revelation 12-13. There is the Dragon (i.e., Satan), and there is the beast out of the sea (i.e., the antichrist), and there is the beast out of the earth (i.e., the false religious leader).
The devil will forge his own pseudo-trinity, with the devil possessing the antichrist, who is a human male. The false religious leader is also a human male, though not possessed by the devil. This is Satan's mimicking of our precious Lord Jesus Christ, Who is God the Son taking on His own human body. The antichrist is the devil in a human body, though that human body is not the devil's own body. He possesses another man's body.
So the number of the beast is the number of man because the number represents who the beast is: he is a man. In fact he is 2 men and 1 devil! And since there are actually three beasts to mimic the Trinity, the number of man ("6") becomes written as "666" to expose the beast as the devil's human impersonation of the Trinity.
The Bible is unfathomable, dear people. We can never learn all it has to teach us...but we can have fun trying! Spend some time alone with the Lord now. Allow the Holy Spirit to work this teaching into your mind and down into your heart. That is the only way we can mature spiritually, so that we become all that the Lord wants us to be. To God be the glory! Amen.
A Frightening Number, Part 1
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six [Revelation 13:18].
If you were to do a bit of research on the numerous attempts to interpret the "number of the beast" over the centuries, you would come away knowing less about it than when you began! It is in some ways rather hilarious to read many of them.
One approach which yields the most untrustworthy results is to take the number as a man's name. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number, so the letters of a person's name add up to a total value. Find a man's name whose letters add up to 666 and you've found the identity of the beast.
Sounds logical enough, doesn't it? Uh, not so much. Here's the problem. Which letters do we use? The Book of Revelation is written in koine Greek, which employs different letters than English. Perhaps the name should add up to 666 in Persian...or Aramaic...or Hebrew.
And then there's the problem of which name is the correct one. In perusing the various commentaries, we discover that the letters of more than one name can be made to total 666. Do we put all those names in a hat and have a drawing? We could even sell tickets to it and award a prize to the winner!
Seriously, though, the Bible records, "the number is that of a man". It doesn't say "the number is that of a man's name", does it? No, it doesn't. So why would we try to make a man's name add up to 666? Duh? Go figure, why don'cha.
And right there we have Scripture's key for interpreting the number of the beast. The number is that of a man. Man was created on Day 6 of creation week. That is why the number of a man is 6. That is the first clue we have to go by. Scripture gave it to us: let's put it to good use. So come with me now, roll up your sleeves, put on your work gloves, and let's work up a good sweat in solving this puzzle.
If you were to do a bit of research on the numerous attempts to interpret the "number of the beast" over the centuries, you would come away knowing less about it than when you began! It is in some ways rather hilarious to read many of them.
One approach which yields the most untrustworthy results is to take the number as a man's name. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number, so the letters of a person's name add up to a total value. Find a man's name whose letters add up to 666 and you've found the identity of the beast.
Sounds logical enough, doesn't it? Uh, not so much. Here's the problem. Which letters do we use? The Book of Revelation is written in koine Greek, which employs different letters than English. Perhaps the name should add up to 666 in Persian...or Aramaic...or Hebrew.
And then there's the problem of which name is the correct one. In perusing the various commentaries, we discover that the letters of more than one name can be made to total 666. Do we put all those names in a hat and have a drawing? We could even sell tickets to it and award a prize to the winner!
Seriously, though, the Bible records, "the number is that of a man". It doesn't say "the number is that of a man's name", does it? No, it doesn't. So why would we try to make a man's name add up to 666? Duh? Go figure, why don'cha.
And right there we have Scripture's key for interpreting the number of the beast. The number is that of a man. Man was created on Day 6 of creation week. That is why the number of a man is 6. That is the first clue we have to go by. Scripture gave it to us: let's put it to good use. So come with me now, roll up your sleeves, put on your work gloves, and let's work up a good sweat in solving this puzzle.
A Frightening Number, Part 2
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six [Revelation 13:18].
Man's number is 6, while the beast's number is 666. The two are connected in Revelation by the words "the number is that of a man". See! The number 666 is connected with man and his number.
Okay. Now that we have that detail to go by, let's consider two possibilities with the number of the beast. One possibility is that the number is six hundred and sixty-six. In fact the original Greek has the number written out in letters as hundred and sixty-six.
Notwithstanding that fact, the Book of Revelation is highly symbolic, employing typology to teach future mysteries. Writing the number 666 with letters forces the reader meditate on the text more, if he really wants to solve the mystery. Jesus spoke in parables in order to accomplish the same thing. If anyone really wanted to discover the truths of God's Word, such a one had to search them out as if digging for buried treasure. Superficial reading of short blips and Sunday School ditties won't suffice for us to mature spiritually, dear friends.
The clue, once more, is in the phrase "the number of a man", and I want to correct that translation. In the Greek there is no indefinite article attached to the word for "man". In other words it reads "man", not "a man". The number of man, as we've already noted, is the number 6.
Hurray! We've reached the last step of our analysis of the number 666. The number of man is 6. Now look at the number of the beast: 666. Stop reading it as six hundred sixty-six and start reading it as 6-6-6, i.e., as a triple 6.
The number for God is 3. The number 3 expresses the superlative degree. God is the MOST divine. He is the THRICE holy God. Oh, and don't leave out that God revealed Himself to be a TRINITY.
The word Trinity is formed by combining "tri" with "unity". "Tri" means 3 and "unity" means 1. Voilà! Trinity means 3-in-1. God is one, yet He shows Himself to be three Persons simultaneously and for all eternity. God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—3 Persons comprising 1 God. We could easily express this by saying the number of God is 333. 3 is God's number and there are 3 Persons in the Godhead.
Do you see what the number of the beast means now? Compare 333 with 666. No, it's not that 666 is double 333. It's that there are 3 beasts identified in Revelation 12-13. There is the Dragon (i.e., Satan), and there is the beast out of the sea (i.e., the antichrist), and there is the beast out of the earth (i.e., the false religious leader).
The devil will forge his own pseudo-trinity, with the devil possessing the antichrist, who is a human male. The false religious leader is also a human male, though not possessed by the devil. This is Satan's mimicking of our precious Lord Jesus Christ, Who is God the Son taking on His own human body. The antichrist is the devil in a human body.
So the number of the beast is the number of man because the number represents who the beast is: he is a man. In fact he is 2 men and 1 devil! And since there are actually three beasts to mimic the Trinity, the number of man ("6") becomes written as "666" to expose the beast as the devil's human impersonation of the Trinity.
The Bible is unfathomable, dear people. We can never learn all it has to teach us...but we can have fun trying! Spend some time alone with the Lord now. Allow the Holy Spirit to work this teaching into your mind and down into your heart. That is the only way we can mature spiritually, so that we become all that the Lord wants us to be. To God be the glory! Amen.
Man's number is 6, while the beast's number is 666. The two are connected in Revelation by the words "the number is that of a man". See! The number 666 is connected with man and his number.
Okay. Now that we have that detail to go by, let's consider two possibilities with the number of the beast. One possibility is that the number is six hundred and sixty-six. In fact the original Greek has the number written out in letters as hundred and sixty-six.
Notwithstanding that fact, the Book of Revelation is highly symbolic, employing typology to teach future mysteries. Writing the number 666 with letters forces the reader meditate on the text more, if he really wants to solve the mystery. Jesus spoke in parables in order to accomplish the same thing. If anyone really wanted to discover the truths of God's Word, such a one had to search them out as if digging for buried treasure. Superficial reading of short blips and Sunday School ditties won't suffice for us to mature spiritually, dear friends.
The clue, once more, is in the phrase "the number of a man", and I want to correct that translation. In the Greek there is no indefinite article attached to the word for "man". In other words it reads "man", not "a man". The number of man, as we've already noted, is the number 6.
Hurray! We've reached the last step of our analysis of the number 666. The number of man is 6. Now look at the number of the beast: 666. Stop reading it as six hundred sixty-six and start reading it as 6-6-6, i.e., as a triple 6.
The number for God is 3. The number 3 expresses the superlative degree. God is the MOST divine. He is the THRICE holy God. Oh, and don't leave out that God revealed Himself to be a TRINITY.
The word Trinity is formed by combining "tri" with "unity". "Tri" means 3 and "unity" means 1. Voilà! Trinity means 3-in-1. God is one, yet He shows Himself to be three Persons simultaneously and for all eternity. God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—3 Persons comprising 1 God. We could easily express this by saying the number of God is 333. 3 is God's number and there are 3 Persons in the Godhead.
Do you see what the number of the beast means now? Compare 333 with 666. No, it's not that 666 is double 333. It's that there are 3 beasts identified in Revelation 12-13. There is the Dragon (i.e., Satan), and there is the beast out of the sea (i.e., the antichrist), and there is the beast out of the earth (i.e., the false religious leader).
The devil will forge his own pseudo-trinity, with the devil possessing the antichrist, who is a human male. The false religious leader is also a human male, though not possessed by the devil. This is Satan's mimicking of our precious Lord Jesus Christ, Who is God the Son taking on His own human body. The antichrist is the devil in a human body.
So the number of the beast is the number of man because the number represents who the beast is: he is a man. In fact he is 2 men and 1 devil! And since there are actually three beasts to mimic the Trinity, the number of man ("6") becomes written as "666" to expose the beast as the devil's human impersonation of the Trinity.
The Bible is unfathomable, dear people. We can never learn all it has to teach us...but we can have fun trying! Spend some time alone with the Lord now. Allow the Holy Spirit to work this teaching into your mind and down into your heart. That is the only way we can mature spiritually, so that we become all that the Lord wants us to be. To God be the glory! Amen.
A Frightening Number, Part 1
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six [Revelation 13:18].
If you were to do a bit of research on the numerous attempts to interpret the "number of the beast" over the centuries, you would come away knowing less about it than when you began! It is in some ways rather hilarious to read many of them.
One approach which yields the most untrustworthy results is to take the number as a man's name. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number, so the letters of a person's name add up to a total value. Find a man's name whose letters add up to 666 and you've found the identity of the beast.
Sounds logical enough, doesn't it? Uh, not so much. Here's the problem. Which letters do we use? The Book of Revelation is written in koine Greek, which employs different letters than English. Perhaps the name should add up to 666 in Persian...or Aramaic...or Hebrew.
And then there's the problem of which name is the correct one. In perusing the various commentaries, we discover that the letters of more than one name can be made to total 666. Do we put all those names in a hat and have a drawing? We could even sell tickets to it and award a prize to the winner!
Seriously, though, the Bible records, "the number is that of a man". It doesn't say "the number is that of a man's name", does it? No, it doesn't. So why would we try to make a man's name add up to 666? Duh? Go figure, why don'cha.
And right there we have Scripture's key for interpreting the number of the beast. The number is that of a man. Man was created on Day 6 of creation week. That is why the number of a man is 6. That is the first clue we have to go by. Scripture gave it to us: let's put it to good use. So come with me now, roll up your sleeves, put on your work gloves, and let's work up a good sweat in solving this puzzle.
If you were to do a bit of research on the numerous attempts to interpret the "number of the beast" over the centuries, you would come away knowing less about it than when you began! It is in some ways rather hilarious to read many of them.
One approach which yields the most untrustworthy results is to take the number as a man's name. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number, so the letters of a person's name add up to a total value. Find a man's name whose letters add up to 666 and you've found the identity of the beast.
Sounds logical enough, doesn't it? Uh, not so much. Here's the problem. Which letters do we use? The Book of Revelation is written in koine Greek, which employs different letters than English. Perhaps the name should add up to 666 in Persian...or Aramaic...or Hebrew.
And then there's the problem of which name is the correct one. In perusing the various commentaries, we discover that the letters of more than one name can be made to total 666. Do we put all those names in a hat and have a drawing? We could even sell tickets to it and award a prize to the winner!
Seriously, though, the Bible records, "the number is that of a man". It doesn't say "the number is that of a man's name", does it? No, it doesn't. So why would we try to make a man's name add up to 666? Duh? Go figure, why don'cha.
And right there we have Scripture's key for interpreting the number of the beast. The number is that of a man. Man was created on Day 6 of creation week. That is why the number of a man is 6. That is the first clue we have to go by. Scripture gave it to us: let's put it to good use. So come with me now, roll up your sleeves, put on your work gloves, and let's work up a good sweat in solving this puzzle.
A Frightening Number, Part 2
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six [Revelation 13:18].
Man's number is 6, while the beast's number is 666. The two are connected in Revelation by the words "the number is that of a man". See! The number 666 is connected with man and his number.
Okay. Now that we have that detail to go by, let's consider two possibilities with the number of the beast. One possibility is that the number is six hundred and sixty-six. In fact the original Greek has the number written out in letters as hundred and sixty-six.
Notwithstanding that fact, the Book of Revelation is highly symbolic, employing typology to teach future mysteries. Writing the number 666 with letters forces the reader to meditate on the text more, if he really wants to solve the mystery. Jesus spoke in parables in order to accomplish the same thing. If anyone really wanted to discover the truths of God's Word, such a one had to search them out as if digging for buried treasure. Superficial reading of short blips and Sunday School ditties won't suffice for us to mature spiritually, dear friends.
The clue, once more, is in the phrase "the number of a man", and I want to correct that translation. In the Greek there is no indefinite article attached to the word for "man". In other words it reads "man", not "a man". The number of man, as we've already noted, is the number 6.
Hurray! We've reached the last step of our analysis of the number 666. The number of man is 6. Now look at the number of the beast: 666. Stop reading it as six hundred sixty-six and start reading it as 6-6-6, i.e., as a triple 6.
The number for God is 3. The number 3 expresses the superlative degree. God is the MOST divine. He is the THRICE holy God. Oh, and don't leave out that God revealed Himself to be a TRINITY.
The word Trinity is formed by combining "tri" with "unity". "Tri" means 3 and "unity" means 1. Voilà! Trinity means 3-in-1. God is one, yet He shows Himself to be three Persons simultaneously and for all eternity. God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—3 Persons comprising 1 God. We could easily express this by saying the number of God is 333. 3 is God's number and there are 3 Persons in the Godhead.
Do you see what the number of the beast means now? Compare 333 with 666. No, it's not that 666 is double 333. It's that there are 3 beasts identified in Revelation 12-13. There is the Dragon (i.e., Satan), and there is the beast out of the sea (i.e., the antichrist), and there is the beast out of the earth (i.e., the false religious leader).
The devil will forge his own pseudo-trinity, with the devil possessing the antichrist, who is a human male. The false religious leader is also a human male, though not possessed by the devil. This is Satan's mimicking of our precious Lord Jesus Christ, Who is God the Son taking on His own human body. The antichrist is the devil in a human body.
So the number of the beast is the number of man because the number represents who the beast is: he is a man. In fact he is 2 men and 1 devil! And since there are actually three beasts to mimic the Trinity, the number of man ("6") becomes written as "666" to expose the beast as the devil's human impersonation of the Trinity.
The Bible is unfathomable, dear people. We can never learn all it has to teach us...but we can have fun trying! Spend some time alone with the Lord now. Allow the Holy Spirit to work this teaching into your mind and down into your heart. That is the only way we can mature spiritually, so that we become all that the Lord wants us to be. To God be the glory! Amen.
Man's number is 6, while the beast's number is 666. The two are connected in Revelation by the words "the number is that of a man". See! The number 666 is connected with man and his number.
Okay. Now that we have that detail to go by, let's consider two possibilities with the number of the beast. One possibility is that the number is six hundred and sixty-six. In fact the original Greek has the number written out in letters as hundred and sixty-six.
Notwithstanding that fact, the Book of Revelation is highly symbolic, employing typology to teach future mysteries. Writing the number 666 with letters forces the reader to meditate on the text more, if he really wants to solve the mystery. Jesus spoke in parables in order to accomplish the same thing. If anyone really wanted to discover the truths of God's Word, such a one had to search them out as if digging for buried treasure. Superficial reading of short blips and Sunday School ditties won't suffice for us to mature spiritually, dear friends.
The clue, once more, is in the phrase "the number of a man", and I want to correct that translation. In the Greek there is no indefinite article attached to the word for "man". In other words it reads "man", not "a man". The number of man, as we've already noted, is the number 6.
Hurray! We've reached the last step of our analysis of the number 666. The number of man is 6. Now look at the number of the beast: 666. Stop reading it as six hundred sixty-six and start reading it as 6-6-6, i.e., as a triple 6.
The number for God is 3. The number 3 expresses the superlative degree. God is the MOST divine. He is the THRICE holy God. Oh, and don't leave out that God revealed Himself to be a TRINITY.
The word Trinity is formed by combining "tri" with "unity". "Tri" means 3 and "unity" means 1. Voilà! Trinity means 3-in-1. God is one, yet He shows Himself to be three Persons simultaneously and for all eternity. God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—3 Persons comprising 1 God. We could easily express this by saying the number of God is 333. 3 is God's number and there are 3 Persons in the Godhead.
Do you see what the number of the beast means now? Compare 333 with 666. No, it's not that 666 is double 333. It's that there are 3 beasts identified in Revelation 12-13. There is the Dragon (i.e., Satan), and there is the beast out of the sea (i.e., the antichrist), and there is the beast out of the earth (i.e., the false religious leader).
The devil will forge his own pseudo-trinity, with the devil possessing the antichrist, who is a human male. The false religious leader is also a human male, though not possessed by the devil. This is Satan's mimicking of our precious Lord Jesus Christ, Who is God the Son taking on His own human body. The antichrist is the devil in a human body.
So the number of the beast is the number of man because the number represents who the beast is: he is a man. In fact he is 2 men and 1 devil! And since there are actually three beasts to mimic the Trinity, the number of man ("6") becomes written as "666" to expose the beast as the devil's human impersonation of the Trinity.
The Bible is unfathomable, dear people. We can never learn all it has to teach us...but we can have fun trying! Spend some time alone with the Lord now. Allow the Holy Spirit to work this teaching into your mind and down into your heart. That is the only way we can mature spiritually, so that we become all that the Lord wants us to be. To God be the glory! Amen.
