Can you accidentally get the mark of the beast? — Part 1

666 is waiting to trap you…or is it?

The idea of the mark of the beast strikes fear in people — and rightfully so. It’s an often referenced but little understood subject in the bible. Where does this mark come from and is it possible to get it without knowing it? We discover 666 in Revelation:

“And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. 18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.” Revelation 13:15–18

Here we see the infamous number 666 marking who the beast is — and unless you get this mark in your forehead and hand sometime in the future, you will not be able to buy and sell…and even be put to death. That sounds serious. No access to money means no access to food and clothes and things to survive. The number 666 has been associated with evil and even if uttered is somehow invoking evil, so we stay away from it in an almost superstitious way. If our bill comes to $6.66 then we add a few cents to not invoke the evil, or if a score in a game is 666 we do something, anything…