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IadnaH OD AnanaeL
Thats rayt ... but until now bro no one explainz how this # came up nganong negative presence maniz demonyo... pwede man sad 111 222 333 444 555 nagnong 666 man jud pusta-an koni ugma.
There is another mention of the number 666 in Ezra, referring to the peoples who had returned to Judah from Babylon:
The children of Adonikam, six hundred, sixty and six. - Ezra (2:3)
The word Adonikam means : 'In praise of the Lord.'
It is possible that the biblical references to 666 have no other meaning than what is presented on the surface. Yet St. John, in using the number 666, was connecting into a Judaic mysticism that used number symbolism allegorically. He was conveying a message that could be understood by those initiated in the tradition, although precisely what he meant is now obscure.
Coincidentally, the first six Roman numerals written in their correct descending order (DCLXVI) represent 666: D = 500C = 100L = 50X = 10V = 5 l = 1Total 666
So it is possible that the allusion to 666, being the number of the beast, could have been a sideways swipe at the Roman authorities, who were responsible for the crucifixion.