The Beast (Revelation) The number 666 is calculated by using a form of gematria where only the letters which refer to Latin numerals are counted. In 1866, Uriah Smith was the first to propose the interpretation to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In "The United States in the Light of Prophecy" he wrote, Adventist scholar J. N. Andrews also adopted this view. Uriah Smith maintained his interpretation in the various editions of "Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation", which was influential in the church. Jimmy Akin of "Catholic Answers" and additional Catholic sources disagree with the above argument, claiming "Vicarius Filii Dei, although it
Number of the Beast upcoming election. They were reassured by the Electoral Commissioner that the number merely reflected 6 copies of each writ for 111 electorates. In October 2017, flight AY666 from Copenhagen to Helsinki (HEL) departed for the last time before being renamed. Since 2006, the flight had been scheduled on a Friday the 13th on 21 occasions. Although a Finnair spokesperson said that the number has not been renamed due to superstitious passengers, the flight has nonetheless been renamed to AY954. Number of the Beast The Number of the Beast (, "Arithmos tou Thēriou") is a term in the Book of Revelation,