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on the heart".Man is more interested in the outer meaning and appearance of things.God is more interested in the inner meaning and appearance of things

What does the number of the beast mean:

Notice that the bible says in rev 13:18 that ' it is the number of a man'; This means that the number 666 is a number borne by man(not a single man but carnal humanity in general).Lets look carefully at the places that the number 6 and 666 occur in the bible to have a better understanding of what the number means

-If You read Genesis chapter one You will realize that man was created on the 6th day and on that 6th day he was given dominion over Gods creation so 6 is the number of Man in control.

-God commanded man to work for 6 days and rest on the 7th day in the book of exodus so 6 is the number of mans works and 7 the number of Gods rest resting from the rebellious works of our hands and submitting to God.

Now if 6 is the number of man who governs and 7 is the man submitted to God and doing Gods works(in his rest read Hebrews 4) it means man is incomplete without Gods spirit living in him(col 2:10: And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power)We are only complete in God so 6 is the number of an incomplete man.

Hence if man is in control of his life (1st 6), it means he hasnt submitted to God and is rebellious(2nd 6)and is therefore incomplete and doesn't bear Gods image(3rd 6)

666 Is the number of beasts name:

Lets take notice of the fact that the Bible calls the mark of the beast 'the number of his name'(rev 13:17).For us to properly understand this,We have to understand what a name represents.

What is a name:

A name is like an identification something unique that we identify someone with.Parents usually name their children as a means of identification.

To understand what a name means in light of the Bible light let us read rev 14:1 :"And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads."

The Bible says here that the Lambs (Jesus)fathers names was written on the foreheads of the saints(The forehead isnt the physical forehead it is the mind)What does this mean.Having Gods name written in their mind means they were identified with him they thought like him they bore his image.and just like a father 'names' a child God gives his children an identity, an image.The adoption of a new name and hence a new identity is also illustrated

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