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  Session 9

1. Introduction

   • Legends, Lore, and Abuses

     • What do we do about the mark of the beast—666?

       • Fear
       • Abuse
       • CONCLUSION: There are as many interpretations of the Mark of the Beast as there are people.

     • Key Questions:

       • Was the meaning of the number clear for the people of his time or just as confusing to the original readers?
       • Are we missing the forest by focusing on this one tree?

2. The Context of the Mark of the Beast

   • Revelation 13:18

     • Approach
     • The Number of its Name (Rev 13:17; 15:2)

   • Gematria (cf. Pompeii graffiti; Gen 14:14; Sibylline Oracles 1.324-9)

   • What is the solution?

     • The answer is simple: “beast.”
     • If the Greek word for beast—θηριον—is transliterated into Hebrew— —and the letters are added up, it equals = 666.

3. Interpretation

   • Why on the forehead and hands? (Deut 6:4-9; Matt 23:5)

   • Other references in Revelation

     • Revelation 14:1—Seal on their foreheads

4. CONCLUSION:

   • Who you worship defines who you, and it should be as clear as if you had it stamped on your forehead and on your hands.