Is the 'Number of the Beast' an Ancient Riddle?
BrainStuff
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🗓️ 31 October 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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The number 666 has been adopted by modern horror media as a demonic symbol, but what (or whom) does this number really refer to? Learn about the Book of Revelation and ancient wordplay via numbers in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/666.htm
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| 0:48.1 | Would you buy a used car from someone if their current license plate ended in 666? |
| 1:00.0 | Or take a job at an office tower in New York City with the address 666 5th Avenue. |
| 1:08.0 | After all, 666 is the infamous number of the beast, allegedly a satanic code for evil. |
| 1:13.3 | It comes up in all kinds of fictional horror media as a sometimes literal mark of Satan. In the New Standard American Bible, the Book of Revelation 1318 reads, |
| 1:21.7 | Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man, |
| 1:29.5 | and his number is 666. |
| 1:33.3 | From that biblical prophecy, it sure sounds like 666 is Lucifer's lucky number. |
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