10. Why is the number 666 associated with the Devil?
If you haven’t figured that out, don’t feel bad about yourself because deciphering this code requires extensive Bible knowledge, a master’s degree in Roman-Israelite history, and a “black belt” in Gematria – an ancient alphanumeric Hebrew code.
It all goes back to one verse in the Book of Revelation: ‘One who understands can calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number that stands for a person. His number is six hundred and sixty-six’ (Rev. 13:18).
Mind you, the book of Revelation was written during the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero, and soon after the Romans desecrated and destroyed the holy temple in Jerusalem.
The book was written in Hebrew and here lies in the code – the numeric value of ‘Nero’ in Hebrew is 666. Yap, Emperor Nero is the beast and devil.