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Unix

Yes chmod 666 is a valid command in Unix/Linux/OSX however, it's not a particularly common permission to set. Googling shows no evidence that it's commonly referred to as the 'mode of the beast' - although I've no doubt someone's said it in jest. There are (of course) some religious sites that refer to this, but I haven't seen one that's not advert laden, or could be considered a Reliable Source.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Snori (talk) 20:50, 23 December 2015

The section on Mohammad is dubious

Please read it and look at the sources, it's ALL dubious, old contradictory references, citing monks from the 15th Century. Many readers have removed it. Here's also a previous discussion supporting removal. Raquel Baranow (talk) 02:02, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

So you mean that the alleged identification 666 = Maometis didn't occur? If so, then you are right. But note Western Hostility to Islam: And Prophecies of Turkish Doom, Volume 201, page 11! Secondary source and everything!
If you mean that citing monks from the 15th century isn't OK, I disagree. The article does not claim that 666 = Muhammad, only that 15th century monks did so, however wrong it was. Rursus dixit. (mbork3!) 09:35, 11 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I cleaned it up, made it more coherent, dif. Raquel Baranow (talk) 19:17, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Number 666 and the Twelve Tribes of Israel

Dear editors, I ask you to examine the possibility of including information and quotation of my article "Number 666 and the Twelve Tribes of Israel" in your text to improve it and bring it up to date. The article can be found at the following address: http://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/revista-biblica/68_3-4_191.pdf It was published in Spanish in "Revista Biblica" (Buenos Aires, Argentina); but it appears translated into English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese in that address. It contains new details and data on the issue. Thank you for your attention and analysis. Adylson Valdez. April/05/2016.187.57.120.191 (talk) 18:48, 6 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

DCLXVI = 666

Per Isaac Asimov's History of the Bible (from memory) numerology was often used to obscure explicit references to Rome or Romans as a precaution against persecution. It seems logical, also parsimonious, that the number 666 was used to represent the Roman Numerals, DCLXVI = 666. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roylofquist (talk • contribs) 03:41, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia only neutrally summarizes professionally-published mainstream academic sources. Whatever a user believes to be logical or parsimonious is not used -- see WP:No original research.
Also, the Book of Revelation was written in Greek, not Latin. Furthermore the extant Hebrew manuscripts also give 616 instead of 666. This is already covered (with sources) in the relevant articles. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:56, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reliable sources do not have to be academic ones. But in this case the numerals used were the Greek numerals "χξϛʹ" (666) or "χιϛʹ" (616). The book was written in Koine Greek, not Latin. Dimadick (talk) 15:07, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

When does the mark of the beast start?

When does the mark of the beast start? Some people say that it started today what do you think? Killershark101 (talk) 01:30, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This is not a general discussion forum, and Wikipedia does not care about user opinion. Also, the founder of Christianity admitted that no one knows or will know when the apocalypse will occur. Notable claims to the contrary are listed here. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:47, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Ian.thomson, thank you for remember us Wikipedia does not care about user opinion, but please, understand that NO ONE care about your opinion about "founder of Christianity admitted", you do not know if that phrase is real because for many academics and science Jesus have never existed, ot at least he does not exist as we know, and Bible is just a human book writen by politicians. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.254.152.22 (talk) 18:07, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

List possible

I think it would be interesting to have a section or page on "things accused of being the mark/number of the beast." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucamilion (talk • contribs) 04:32, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

mark of the beast

Some shops take place in between, store clerks in small stores like Shoppette can tell the difference between one side of yourself and the other. This number is bit like count Dracula, and I believe this is the direction we should take.

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