The number 666 is the number of the beast in Revelation, the last book of the Bible:
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 13:18)
The “beast” in Revelation is a symbol for a [...]
Answers about Revelation
No. There are over 300 ancient Greek manuscripts of the book of Revelation, but none that differ significantly from what is in our English Bibles. A list of the most important textual variants is given here.
Gog and Magog are mentioned together in two Bible passages. The first is from Ezekiel:
Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him (Ezekiel 38:2)
Ezekiel 38 and 39 contain a prophecy about some nations that would attack Israel but be [...]
Patmos was where John was imprisoned when he received the vision recorded in the book of Revelation.
I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. (Rev 1:9)
Patmos is [...]
