I saw a documentary recently that explained that the number of the beast; 666, actually corresponds with the name Nero, The roman emperor Nero. The guy who came up with the whole concept (I think it was John the Baptist) was exiled by Nero and emperor Nero also enjoyed torturing and killing Christians. Almost like a hobby.
So he came up with it to pretty much mark Nero as the anti christ because he hated his guts.
I saw a documentary recently that explained that the number of the beast; 666, actually corresponds with the name Nero, The roman emperor Nero. The guy who came up with the whole concept (I think it was John the Baptist) was exiled by Nero and emperor Nero also enjoyed torturing and killing Christians. Almost like a hobby.
So he came up with it to pretty much mark Nero as the anti christ because he hated his guts.
Fun fact, it’s disputed on some translations as being 616 and not 666