The Meaning of 666, The Reason for the Riddle

I will prove the following two propositions:

1) 666 is a biblical allusion to a man’s name in the Old Testament: Adonikam.

2) The Holy Spirit inspired this Riddle to strengthen the faith of the generation alive in the End Time that will see Adonikam rise to become the Antichrist Beast.

We solve riddles by heeding its details, and spotting any double entendre hinting at a solution. For example, Samson’s riddle (Judges 14:14) contained the solution, honey eaten from the carcass of a lion (Judges 14:8-9, 18):

So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet.” Now for three days they could not explain the riddle. (Jdg. 14:14) NKJ

The word “lion” in Hebrew (ʾarî) is almost identical to an Arabic word for “honey” (ʾary).-Wolf, H. (1992). Judges. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel (Vol. 3, p. 468). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.

Lets Solve the 666 Meaning:

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. (Rev. 13:18) KJV

John said 666 is the number OF a man, not the number of a name. That’s double entendre, 666 springs from the man, 666 exists because of what the man is or does, it is not his name in code. We must pay attention to the detail with strictness, John insisted we COUNT to arrive at 666, that is one half of the equation. To solve the riddle we must deduce the missing half of the equation that equals 666 and then determine what man caused that calculation to exist, for it is “OF” him. Therefore Gematria, numerology, symbolic meaning, etc. are completely irrelevant.

Lets review other details to find what else is implied in the wording:

This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. (Rev. 13:18) ESV

Christians seek wisdom in scripture, therefore John’s call for it must involve the Bible. Adonikam is the only Bible name of a man 666 and a calculation point to that everyone (3588 ὁ ho) understanding the Bible can find. Once directly (Ezra 2:13) and once after a calculation (Neh. 7:18) subtracting Adonikam’s father who must have had the same name, so 667-1=666 still points to Adonikam. The only man directly causing 666 to exist and also the calculation resulting in 666 to exist, is the man Adonikam. As John thus says he is the Beast, 666 is the number OF the Beast also:

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. (Ezr. 2:13) KJV

The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. (Neh. 7:18) KJV

Having these two verses point to the same name is like having “two witnesses” establishing the matter (Deut. 19:15).

Adonikam alone is the elegant solution, it alone assembles John’s puzzle following all his requirements and still satisfies his expectation anyone with Bible wisdom will discover the one name he had in mind when he penned this riddle.

Not so Kabbalistic Gematria. The pieces just do not fit, and regardless how it is tweaked, so many names are produced it will never satisfy John’s expectation only one name will result and the probability the reader will pick the name John had in mind is infinitesimal.

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A reply of more than 800 words is not elegant. Nor does John hint he is discussing the character of the Beast. Its about his name, which renders your "symbolic" interpretation irrelevant.

 

You missed where I addressed that, John said we must COUNT 5585 ψηφίζω psephizo "count with pebbles"

Subtract Adonikam's father Adonikam, 667-1=666

Then you have a 666 and a "count" that is "OF" a man, that is both exist because of who Adonikam is, a man with 666 children. Because Adonikam is the Beast, 666 of also a number OF the Beast.

John alludes to the OT more than 50%, books are written on the subject. Using 666 to allude to Adonikam is consistent with many of John's allusions to the OT. I cited one in the article, but you have to read the expanded version on my site:

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Rev. 13:1 "I stood on the sand of the sea" alludes to Daniel 7:2 to indicate Daniel is the key to correctly interpreting the symbols of the Revived Roman Empire Emperor Adonikam will rule, its a Grecian version, body of a leopard. Notice all the beasts Daniel saw are are part of the one beast John saw, so its one Empire not a succession of kingdoms. To make that clear John reverses the order the beasts appear in the Beast he saw.

 

666 can't be the name of a man.

Adonikam is long dead, the mouth of the Beast, the little horn in Daniel, his name will be Adonikam also:

Ezr. 2:13, called אֲדֹנִיקָם (“lord of enemies”), [Adonikam], comp. 8:13; Neh. 7:18.

Gesenius, W., & Tregelles, S. P. (2003). Gesenius’ Hebrew and Chaldee lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures (p. 14). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

 

Yes, there is and John depends on that difference when crafting his riddle. That point was lost in my OP, I've since clarified it. As for equating, I didn't do that. I unified, both are the one Antichrist. But that's a tangent, here is the relevant portion of my clarified argument:

We solve riddles by heeding its details, spotting double entendre hinting at a solution. For example, Samson’s riddle (Judges 14:14) was solvable by the double entendre on “lion” and “honey” (Judges 14:8-9, 18):

So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet.” Now for three days they could not explain the riddle. (Jdg. 14:14) NKJ

The word “lion” in Hebrew (ʾarî) is almost identical to an Arabic word for “honey” (ʾary).-Wolf, H. (1992). Judges. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 & 2 Samuel (Vol. 3, p. 468). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.

Lets Solve what 666 meant to John:

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. (Rev. 13:18) KJV

The Genitive (“OF”) is the double entendre. 1) 666 is the number OF a man; 2) 666 is the number OF a name (Rev. 13:17); 3) 666 is the number OF the Beast.

The solution:

1a) 666 is OF the man because he has 666 children (Ezr. 2:13).
2a) 666 is OF the name because it generates the equation that results in 666. In Nehemiah 7:18 Adonikam is said to have 667 children, therefore its deducible the list began with Adonikam’s father who must also be named Adonikam. So the “count” or “calculation” which is “OF” this name is 667-1=666, pointing to the same man Adonikam his son (Neh. 7:18).
3a) 666 is OF the Beast because John said so (Rev. 13:18).

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. (Ezr. 2:13) KJV

The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. (Neh. 7:18) KJV

Having these two verses point to the same name is like having “two witnesses” establishing the matter (Deut. 19:15).

Continued here
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That's above my skill set, I rely on the various helps our LORD blessed the church with:

Based on the fact that the word for lion is homonymous with an Arabic word for “honey” (ʾary; cf. HALOT, 87), some see here an intentional word play. Accordingly the riddle could be solved by discovering a pair of homonyms, which mean “sweet,” and “strong,” respectively. For discussion see S. Segert, “Paranomasia in the Samson Narrative in Judges XIII–XVI,” VT 34 (1984): 455–56.

Block, D. I. (1999). Judges, Ruth (Vol. 6). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

 

Why? I think an alternative to Gematria is necessary. If Holy Spirit filled John was a Cabbalist, that is not good.

 

I've posted it on a number of sites. But please explain, what was funny, me, my argument, or those against it?

In fact, it a position I've argued for years.

 

That's a sound conservative position. Can't argue against it. But I will add, remain open to changes in facts.

Right now ancient alien theory is being impressed upon the populace. A lie told often enough, becomes truth to the population. Its a fact of history, psychology. So people are being convinced extraterrestrials exist and their faith in traditional concepts of God is being subverted, big time. Its increasing exponentially. Just 20 years ago anyone talking about UFOs were immediately laughed at. Not today.

That can't happen without reason. If you believe scripture, and I know you do, then you know Satan is the "god of this world" in that he influences it. The Ancient Alien Theory is from the pit of hell, and will be used to cause the great falling away Paul spoke about in 2 Thess. 2:3-4. Of course extraterrestrials don't exist, but fallen angels do and if God's removing the restraint of evil means He will allow fallen angels appear physically among men, pretending to be UFO aliens, then you will be confronted with a new reality that totally upsets the "sound conservative position."

If not, if what I warn about don't happen, no one is harmed. But if current events, which I warn others about, indicates we are perilously close to the time of the Antichrist, you should be open to that. Its not absurd. Improbable, perhaps, but not tin foil hat stuff. Not if you believe the Bible.

 

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