Quote from: Masha Sha on September 20, 2019, 08:50:28 PM

[16] And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
[17] And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
[18] Here is wisdom. 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 threescore and six.

The Revelation is a little difficult to interpret right. Remember, Scripture has to back itself up withat least two, but maybe 3 witnesses.

"[18] Here is wisdom. 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 threescore and six."

So, where are the 2 or 3 Scripture witnesses that back this up?

Consider these two: 1 Kings 11:

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14The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents, 15not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the land.

and 2 Chronicles 9:

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13The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents, 14not including the revenues brought in by merchants and traders.

There is one other place in the Old Testament that speaks the 666, but it probably doesn't apply. However, Scripture has all kinds of meanings, so it might apply in some strange way. If you want to see it, look it up.

Now, what does Solomon receiving 666 talents of gold, yearly, for 18 years, from Africa, have to do with 666 in the revelation? Here's what, and how.

- The number of the beast is the number of man; they are all after the same thing.

- Your "[16] And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads" shows that the 666 is the thing that people and the beast think about (forehead) and work for (hand).

- The 666 as referenced by the above two other places in Scripture is gold... money/wealth.

Here is the answer straight forward: 1 Timothy 6:10:

Quote from: https://www.biblehub.com/1_timothy/6-10.htm

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Often the "griefs" wind up being the grief of Hell if one looks for money more than he looks for the knowledge of God's salvation.

If you think that this is baloney, think about it good before you dismiss it.

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