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What Does the Number 666 Mean in the Bible?
666 = a mind bent completely to the outer world — the same number three times over, with the inner life shut out. It is the state of being ruled by appetite and appearances. Not a person to go looking for.
How it shows up in the Bible
Six is the number of work unfinished, and here it is repeated three times and never reaches seven. That is the whole picture: effort stacked on effort, always at the outer edge, never arriving at rest. The beast is a state of mind ruled entirely by appetite and appearance. Looking for a man to pin it on misses the warning completely.
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