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Number of the beast or 666

The number of the beast or 666 is spoken of in the following verses: 
Revelation 13:16-18: "He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666." 

Revelation 14:9-11 - "A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: 'If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises for ever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name.'" 

Revelation 15:2 - "And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and over the number of his name. They held harps given them by God." 

Revelation 16:2 - "The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly and painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image." 

Revelation 19:20 - "But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur." 

Revelation 20:4 - "I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years." 

Mark of the Beast - A Popular Topic

The Mark of the Beast is a popular topic these days. It seems everyone's heard of 666, the Antichrist, Armageddon, and other "end times" terms. However, many people bundle these concepts together in a big basket of Urban Folklore, right along side Nostradamus, UFO's and a myriad of "conspiracy theories."

Mark of the Beast - Where the Term Comes From

The Mark of the Beast actually comes from the Bible. Its context is a future period when the charismatic leader of a new international government system implements a program for controlling people through economics and registration. We learn that all people will be required to receive a "mark" on the right hand or forehead in order to participate in basic transactions of life. Whether this mark refers to a bank-like numeric code, a social security-like numeric code, or a genetic-based identifier, who knows? Whether this mark is affixed via tattoo, barcode or imbedded chip of some sort, who knows? However, with modern technology and recent calls for worldwide "registration" in light of the terrorist threat, this Biblical prediction looks more and more credible every day, even to the greatest of skeptics.

Mark of the Beast - The Biblical Reference

The Mark of the Beast comes from the last book of the Bible, Revelation. It's referred to in a number of places, but the major passage of description is Revelation 13:16-18: 
Revelation 14:9 goes on to say, that no matter how much pressure there is to receive the mark, we must, under no circumstances, receive it: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath."