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.

Revelation 13.18

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold.

1 Kings 10.14

No number in the history of the World has stimulated more speculation than the enigmatic 666 of Revelation 13. The verse above contains the explicit imperative (psephisato, let him calculate) from the root psephidzo (count, S# G5585). This verb is the root of (Isopsephia = 1499) - the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew Gematria - from the roots "isos" (same, S# G2470) and "psephos" (pebble/count, S# G5586).

The study of the number 666 must therefore be understood as a command from the Lord, and should be obeyed. But to obey this command requires that we lay the foundation for the entire study of Numbers in Scripture, for the correct understanding of any number, like that of any word, depends on its context and relative meaning to other elements of the same class. This requires an indepth study, which is one of the purposes of this website. This study is not new. It has been known and practiced since ancient times. In the second century, Iraneus fought against its abuse by the Gnostics in his Against Heresies  while St. Clement of Alexandria  (as he is known to the Catholics and Greek Orthodox) practiced it with some alacrity while remaining (for the most part) within the bounds of Christian orthodoxy.

Six and Thirteen

The appearance of the Number 666 in Revelation 13 integrates with the distribution of both the Greek word (Hex, Six, S# G1803) and the Hebrew word (Vav, Hook, S# H2053), the name of the Sixth Letter. Both of these words each appears exactly 13 times in Scripture! The significance of this "coincidence" is amplified by the natural geometry of the Number 13, which is fundamentally hexagonal - sixfold - since it is the first non-trivial Star Number:

There are many deep and profound ramifications of the relation between the Numbers Six and Thirteen. This Star Number is the basis of the Unity Holograph (Shema) just as the Hexagon/Star pair 37/73 forms the basis of the Creation Holograph. The Number 13 carries the fundamental significance of Love and Unity while Six carries the connotation of Work. Thus God's Work of Creation is intimately associated with these Numbers. The Star Numbers are the the root form of the Logos Star, the geometric representation of the prime number 373, the value of the Word God spoke to create the World.

The Numbers Six and Thirteen come together in the Prime Number 613 which is the quintessential self-chosen Number of the Jews, who concluded long ago that there are exactly 613 Commandments in the Torah. This number was one of the first to catch my attention many years ago because of the associated identities (613 = In the Torah = The First Covenant = Circumcision, etc.) Likewise, it is the Jews who recognized the profound spiritual significance of the Number 13, which they immortalized in their count of God's Thirteen Attributes of Mercy  and Maimonides codification of the Jewish Faith as Thirteen Articles . Note also that 613 = 13 + 600, which is the sum of the ordinal and sofit values of the Thirteenth Letter Mayim.

One of the most enduring mysteries is the near universal superstitious fear and distrust of the Numbers Six and Thirteen, especially in light of God's use of these numbers in Scripture. Nearly all Christians who study numbers in Scripture assign dark and sinister meanings to both of them. Aversion to the Number Six arises primarily from its association with Man (who is fallen and sinful) and the Number of the Beast. But this is an historical abberation that ignores the much more significant association of Six with God's great work of Creation. We must never forget that evil is a perversion of the fundamental goodness of God's Creation.

The reason for aversion to the Number 13 is much less obvious, there being a host of divergent explanations for this superstitious fear, technically known as triskaidekaphobia . Suggestions vary from the thirteen witches in a coven, the thirteenth guest at the Norse god Odin's ill-fated feast to the thirteen partakers of the Last Supper. Christians typically note that the first occurrence of thirteen in Scripture is in the context of rebellion (cf. Genesis 14) and that Genesis 13.13 contains the first occurrence of "sinners." They also note that some references to Satan are multiples of 13, though how they ignore its primary significance - which has been noted for centruries by the Jews who counted God's Thirteen Attributes of Mercy - remains a mystery. Personally, I think it is due to sloppy, incomplete and superstitious thinking. Nor can I discount the possible influence of anti-semitism which would reinforce the dark cloud over both numbers 6 and 13.

Each number has polarity - we can view both its positive and negative.phpects. This is particularly evident with the Numbers 6, 13, and 666. Prejudice has discolored the understanding of many, if not most, people interested in Numbers and the Bible. This should serve as a clear warning of the absolute necessity that we guard against self-deception.

666 in Creation

Let us begin in the beginnning. The Number 666 figures prominently in the Creation Holograph. This originates in the geometric and algebraic properties of the Number 6 which is deeply integrated with space-filling hexagonal symmetry, Hexagon/Star pairs such as 19/37 and 37/73 (cf. The Work of Creation). All of this is profoundly integrated with Base Ten and the prime Numbers 3, 7 which is explained with extreme precision by Vernon Jenkins in his article A Matter of Numerical Symbiosis . All these ideas then cohere in the astounding fractal hexagonal prime Star Number 373 which represents the Logos/Word (cf. The Logos Star). Most significant is the reiterative triangular structure of Genesis 1.1 which is the product of both the Hexagon/Star pairs 19/37 and 37/73:

The threefold appearance of the 36^th triangle 666 in the sum of Genesis 1.1 forms a visually symmetric division of the number 2701 as the 73^rd triangle:

The blue outline consists of 216 = 6 x 6 x 6 counters, which coincides with the value of the cubic Holy of Holies, which contained the Ark of God (Arun Elohim = 343 = 7 x 7 x 7). It would appear there is a deep integration of the Creation of the Universe with the Tabernacle of God. Indeed "Heaven is [His] dwelling place, and the earth is [His] footstool." The significance of this will be seen below when we examine the connection between 666 and Holiness.

We also should note that the Hebrew description of the dimensions of the cubic Holy of Holies, which God specified to be exactly 20 x 20 x 20 cubits, also evaluates to 666:

The Number 666 also appears in two other fundamentally important creation passages. In Jeremiah 10.12 we read:

He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

Note the connection with Wisdom and Creation. We have the identity:

Note the reference to Wisdom (Hokmah = 73) which integrates with the declaration of Revelation 13.18: "Here is wisdom." The Number 6 is the Number of both Man and Cosmos. It appears twice in Isaiah 42.5:

Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

We have the pair of identities:

The sum of the entire verse is the product of two hexagonal numbers, 3439 = 19 x 181. The Number 666 also appears in the Fourth Day:

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

We have the identity:

This identity is part of a larger complex that includes the Number 777, as seen in the image below:

The sum of this phrase is therefore 666 + 777 = 1443 = 3 x 13 x 37 which relates to the Full Creation HyperHolograph through the identity:

13 x 37 = 481 = The Beginning (He Genesis)

Note that 13 and 37 are the second and third hexagonal Star Numbers. The integration of the Number Six, hexagonal symmetry, and Creation is very strong here.

666 in the Garden

The perfection of the Number Six remained unblemished until the serpent entered the Garden and tempted Eve to sin. As an aside, we should note the identity of he who spoke to Eve. We have the pair of identities:

This is a translingual alphanumeric identity linking the liar in Genesis with the the false prophet of Revelation! It certainly would seem like a rather long stretch to assign this to "mere coincidence." It is part of a large set of identities based on multiples of the prime number 503 that culminates in the value of the Abomination of Desolation. There are also very significant identities listed under the prime Number 1697, which denotes the fully articulated Word of God.

Returning to the theme of 666: The lying promise of the devil was that Adam and Eve would be "as gods" [KJV] or "like God" [NIV]. The variation in translation is due to the plural ending of Elohim which allows the interpretation of "gods" in certain contexts rather than the typical "God." The translation "like God" is suported by the Lord's statement that after eating the fruit, Adam and Eve had indeed become "like Us." In any case, we have the identity: