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NASB | John 6:66 ¶ As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 6:66 ¶ As a result of this many of His disciples abandoned Him, and no longer walked with Him. |
Bible Question: Is this verse the answer to the riddle of 666 in Revelation 13:18? The Book of John is the only book in the entire Bible that contains the verse 6:66. If we go back to the previous verse we see that Jesus says to his disciples that "you cannot come to know the Son unless the Father draws you." Now we find that almost all of the disciples leave him because of that verse. He then turns to the 12 and asks them if they will support him. They say "yes." We are the beast when we separate ourselves from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and fail to do his will. This is the nature of the beast and the anti-Christ in all of us. This is our human nature. We are not willing to die for Christ. When we make the commitment to die for Him, we KNOW Him as 6:65 suggests. What do you think? |
Bible Answer: Please note that the chapter and verse divisions are not inspired of God as is the text of the Bible. Rather, they are man made. There are many, many interpretations of the meaning of the number 666, ranging from the ridiculous to the absurd. If you will go to bible.crosswalk.com and click on "Bible Study Tools," you will find links to a dozen respected commentaries online. Looking up John 13:18 in these commentaries will give you far more insight into the signficance of the number 666 than I could possibly provide in one brief answer. . . . Here is a short answer to your question: "When Antichrist is finally revealed, there will be some way to identify him with this basic number of a man, or his name may have the numerical equivalent of 666 . . . Because this text reveals very little about the meaning of 666, it is unwise to speculate beyond what is said" in the text. (MacArthur Study Bible, p. 2011) |