Title: Those Who Overcame the Number of Names
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Six hundred and sixty-six is the number of beasts or humans. The number of beasts and humans is the same. This is because on the sixth day the beasts of the field, livestock, and man were created on the same day. It is written, "God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, the cattle after their kind, and all the creeping things that creep on the earth after their kind, and God saw that it was good," said God. and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air, over the livestock and over the whole earth and over all that creeps on the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. ) is the same as evidence.
Therefore, Jesus, who became flesh, called people by the names of beasts: “serpents, cubs of vipers, foxes, pigs, and dogs.”
For this reason, those who do not exceed the number of the beast and man will receive the mark of six hundred and sixty-six from the beast. “He causes all, small and great, rich and poor, free and slaves to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and no one may buy or sell except those who have this mark. Here is the number of righteousness, and wisdom is here; let him who has understanding count the number of the beast, for its number is the number of a man, six hundred and sixty-six” (Revelation 13:16-18).
But there is a saying about those who overcome the number of the beast and escaped. “And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire; They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are your ways, O King of the nations.
“Here is wisdom; let him who has understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, six hundred and sixty-six.”
Once upon a time there were sixty-six numbers in the plain of Durah. It is written, “King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura, in the city of Babylon” (Daniel 3:1).
Even at this time, there were those who overcame the number of the sixty-six idols. "These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell bound and fell into the blazing furnace. Then King Nebuchadnezzar got up in a hurry and asked his counselors, "Were not three men bound and thrown into the fire? And he answered and said, “It is right, O king.” The king spoke again, and said, “I see four unbound men walking through the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt, and the fourth is like a son of gods…” (Daniel 3:23). -25) is the record.
The Bible records the number that beats six. It is written, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from ancient times, from the beginning. And he will return to the children of Israel, and he will stand in the power of the LORD and in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God, and he will feed the herds, that they may dwell in peace; and now he will be great and extend to the ends of the earth. This man will be our peace. When the Assyrians come into our land and trample our palaces, we will raise up seven shepherds and eight princes against him; and they shall destroy the land of Assyria with the sword, and when they enter the land of Nimrod and tread our territory, he shall deliver us from him. ’ (Mic 5:2-6).
These words are a prophecy about Christ the King who will sit on David's throne and rule God's people. It is written, “For to us a child is born, and a son is given to us, and government is upon his shoulders, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His government and peace will never cease; he will sit on David's throne, establish his kingdom, and preserve it with justice and justice from the beginning of time to eternity, and the zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this." (Isaiah 9:6-7) ) is the same as the words of the prophecy.
The Bible describes this in a mysterious way. In the book of Chronicles, David is recorded as the seventh son of Jesse, and in the book of Samuel, David is recorded as the eighth son. It is written that the seventh sons were “Jesse begot Eliab the firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, Nethanel the fourth, Radtai the fifth, Osem the sixth, and David the seventh” (1 Chronicles 2:13-15) ) and the eighth son, "David was the son of a man named Jesse from Ephrath in Bethlehem in Judah, and Jesse was the oldest among the men of Saul's day. He had eight sons, and his three grown sons went to war with Saul. The names of the three sons who went to war were Eliab the eldest, Abinadab the next, Shammah the third, and David the youngest…” (1 Samuel 17:12-14).
This is the number of David who was called as seven shepherds and was chosen as eight princes, that is, “seven shepherds” and “eight princes”. He testified of this man as David then and now testifies as Christ. Because Christ is the reality of David.
From this, it is clear that David is the seventh shepherd and the eighth king. Judging from the will of God recorded in the Bible, seven and eight do not belong to the world. Because the world was created in six days, the whole world cannot escape from the number six.
Therefore, the Bible says, “Be born again of water and the Spirit, and share your food with seven or eight people who are not of the number of the world.” In other words, “Throw your food on the water, and after many days you will find it back. Give it to seven or eight, for you do not know what calamity will come upon the earth” (Ecclesiastes 11:1-2) and “I will tell you. I say, make friends with the riches of unrighteousness, and when they pass away, they will receive you into an eternal dwelling place” (Luke 16:9).
Therefore, only those who have the calling and the election, those who have seven or eight, will overcome the number of men, that is, the number six, and will participate in the first resurrection. It is the same as it is written, “Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for when you do these things you will never stumble” (2 Peter 1:10).
“And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and they did not worship the beast or his image, but put their hands on their foreheads and hands. Those who did not receive his mark lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years (and the rest of the dead did not live until the thousand years were finished). This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy are those who take part in this first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Christ for a thousand years.” (Revelation 20:4-6) Amen, thank you Lord.