It was not a question, though I understand how you could have mistaken it for a typo.
And yes, God does provide the answer, even the calculation, and the number(s). The answer is in 1 Kings 10:14, or 2 Chr 9:13, even Ezr 2:13 backs this up; and Rev 13:1-2.
This is how it reads in the k.Greek. Here the wisdom is/exists (Present, Indicative), the one possessing the intellect calculate the total (as reckoned up) of the beast. A total for a man (as reckoned up) is/exists (Present, Indicative: same as in Jn 8:58 Before Abraham was, I is/am/exist (also Present, Indicative)), and his total is 666.
What is the only command we are given? Calculate/compute/add up the total (as reckoned up) of the beast. We know were the beast is, what we are missing is how to calculate it. So, we should find a calculation from a man with the total of 666. This calls for the wisdom of Solomon!
well let's start at Revelation 13:1 & 2, and work our way backward.
The identity of the global beast, past, present and future..
Revelation 13:1 "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy”.
The Key to this whole revelation here in this chapter is what John first said, “I stood upon the sand of the sea”. note: he said the sand and not sand(s), with the “s” at the end, but the SAND of the SEA. Sand of the sea is speaking of a particular people when used as a noun, lets see it. Romans 9:27 "Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the
sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved”. here it is in Isaiah 10:22 "For though thy people Israel be as the
sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness”.
now the source of this sea in bloodline. Hebrews 11:12 "Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the
sand which is by the sea shore innumerable”. QUESTION, is this speaking of all Israel? No. This beast is out of or from among the nation which is narrowed down. Lets see it, This beast John saw had seven heads, and ten horns, (we'll see later), but one more identifying mark that is crystal clear, “blasphemy”. well this tells us who this beast is now. Supportive scripture, Revelation 2:9 "I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know
the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not,
but are the synagogue of Satan”. (BINGO),The synagogue of Satan, these unbelieving Jews, that were called by the remnant, and the gentiles church members, Jews, but by bloodline only. They blasphemed the ways and doctrines of Christ, and caused GOD name to be blasphemed by others.
Romans 2:23 "Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
Romans 2:24 "For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written”. and it is written in Isa. 52:5
Many associate this beast which John saw with Daniel beasts, 7:17 "These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth”. there in Daniel, it was four beast, kings/kingdoms that would “rise” out of the EARTH. but here in revelation, it’s one single beast made up of all the afore mentions beast, but this beast rise out of the SEA instead of the EARTH. and Daniel give us one more clue to who this beast is, the fourth one. Daniel 7:7 "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns”. it’s a mixture of all the beast, he said, this fourth was, ”diverse”, from all the beasts that were before it. This word “diverse”, was interesting for in the Hebrew it is, H8133 שְׁנָא shna' (shen-aw') v.
to alter.
[(Aramaic) corresponding to H8132]
KJV: alter, change, (be) diverse.
Root(s): H8132
So the word is“Alter”, not "Altar”, another word for “alter” is “STIR UP” which gives us a clear picture who this beast is. Acts 6:8 "And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. Verse 9 "Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. Verse 10 "And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Verse 11 "Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. Verse 12 "And
they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, verse 13 "And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law”.
Acts 13:50 "But
the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts”.
Acts 14:1 "And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
Acts 14:2 "
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
Acts 17:10 "And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Acts 17:11 "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Acts 17:12 "Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Acts 17:13 "But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also,
and stirred up the people.
Now further evidence the synagogue of Satan, label right there in the beast itself.
Romans 3:9 "What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Romans 3:10 "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Romans 3:11 "There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
Romans 3:12 "They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Romans 3:13 "Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
Romans 3:14 "Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Romans 3:15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood:
Romans 3:16 "Destruction and misery are in their ways:
omans 3:17 "And the way of peace have they not known:
Romans 3:18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Like a Lion. Romans 3:13 "Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips”
their throat is in the mouth. The mouth an instrument of speech, for the words of the wicked are devouring ones. As a lion who give this beast power is a roaring one, ("Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness"). 1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour”.
Like a leopard, Romans 3:15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood”, and the feet of a bear, trample under,. Romans 3:16 "Destruction and misery are in their ways”. the apostle Paul gave us a clear description who this synagogue of Satan unbelieving Jews One might want to read up on these synagogue of the Jews as mention in the church of Smyrna & Philadelphia.
this is a political power, it is referred to a he, and not she, which is a religious power.
READ EZEK CHAPTER 16, 17.
NOW, verse 2
Revelation 13:2 "And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority”.
The identity of the leopard, the bear, and the lion have been explained in verse 1. and the power behind this beast is as said, Satan himself, who always is in the background. and it is Satan as who offered our Lord the kingdoms of this world just if he bowed down to him. So Satan had that power or authority at that time to make such an offer. This diverse beast was a mixture of Romans and Jewish administrations. Even Paul himself held Roman citizenship also. So this diverse beast as Daniel put it is a mixture of political and religious administration, in so a mixing of truth with lie, and Good with evil. For Herod who ruled on behalf of the Romans over the nation of Israel, had godly men who understood the written word, the OT, and even he himself feared the prophets. Yet he was evil in his heart. So Daniel was correct in describing that this beast is a “diverse” one.
as for "their seat, and great authority", whom Satan gave them, scripture, Matthew 23:1 "Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
Matthew 23:2 "Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: (Authority).
Matthew 23:3 "All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Matthew 23:4 "For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Matthew 23:5 "But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
Matthew 23:6 "And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Matthew 23:7 "And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Matthew 23:8 "But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Matthew 23:9 "And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Matthew 23:10 "Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.
Matthew 23:11 "But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 23:12 "And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
here, Christ sets the authority rank for his Church. no one is above anyone else, except him, "CHRIST". we all are brethren, see verse 8 above.
Now, 101G will skip to verse 18. but as 101G said, one need to understand the afore scripture before verse 18.
Revelation 13:18 "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”
John said, "Here is wisdom”. and wisdom only comes from God, James 1:5-8. and If I’m right, and the beast that comes out of the earth is the COMPUTER, (made of silicone, EARTH, just as Man cane out of the EARTH, the Ground), an inanimate object then we can add up the number of this beast.
the LABLE "COMPUTER", each letter associated with the alphabet and a corresponding number multiplied by man, (his number, which is 6), who created this beast from the earth or ground can be calculated.
Here is wisdom.
A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 G7 H8 I9 J10 K 11 L12 M13 N14 O15 P16 Q17 R18 S19 T20 U21 V23 W23 X24 Y25 Z26
C 3 X 6 =18
O 15 X 6 = 90
M 13 X 6 =78
P 16 X 6 =96
U 21 X 6 =126
T 20 X6 =120
E 5 X6 =30
R 18 X 6 =108
Total 666
Science/Technology head of the beast, the “diverse” beast. yes, "AI" technology, it is here..... now.
if you have any question, just read the proceeding verses. and as said ... the whole chapter.
101G.
