Number of the Beast Maometis in Greek numerals totals 666: In the 1923 book "The Number And Names Of The Apocalyptic Beasts", David Thom rejects "Maometis" as a valid translation, observing that "of the seven different ways in which Muhammad’s name is written in Euthymius and the Byzantine historians, not one is the orthography in question". None of the given spellings add up to 666 under Greek gematria. The Classical Greek word "charagma" (), translated as "mark" (of the beast) in Revelation 13:16 can also mean "any mark engraved", "imprinted", or "branded"; "stamped money", "document", or "coin". A common preterist view of the Mark
The Beast (Revelation) The Beast (Revelation) The Beast (, "Thērion") may refer to one of two beasts described in the Book of Revelation. The first beast comes "out of the sea" and is given authority and power by the dragon. This first beast is initially mentioned in as coming out of the abyss. His appearance is described in detail in , and some of the mystery behind his appearance is revealed in . The second beast comes "out of the earth" and directs all peoples of the earth to worship the first beast. The second beast is described in and is also referred