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The Bible was badly translated at one point, leading to the common misconception that the Devil's number is 666. It is actually 616
In the oldest preserved manuscript of revelations the number of the beast is 616, not 666.
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Papyrus 115, fragments of a page of the Book Of Revelation from the 3rd Century CE that gives the "Number of the Beast" as 616 rather than 666
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A newly discovered fragment of the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament indicates that, as far as the Antichrist goes, theologians, scholars, heavy metal groups, and television evangelists have got the wrong number. Instead of 666, it's actually the far less ominous 616
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Both 666 and 616 refer to the Ancient Roman Emperor Nero who was widely believed to be the Antichrist.
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While 666 is called the "number of the beast" in most manuscripts of Revelation 13:18, a fragment of the earliest papyrus 115 gives the number as 616.
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On TIL the oldest copy of Revelations says the number of the Beast is 616, not 666. This is the area code for Grand Rapids, MI — birthplace of Amway and home to world's leading bible publisher ZONDERVAN, a subsidiary of News Corp which controls 50% of the entire Christian book market.
