Number of the Beast Route 666 in New Mexico was changed to U.S. Route 491. A New Mexico spokesperson stated, "The devil's out of here, and we say goodbye and good riddance." The phobia has been a motif in various horror films such as "The Omen" and its 2006 remake, and in music albums such as Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast". The Number of the Beast also appears in other films such as "Pulp Fiction", "The Doom Generation", "End of Days", "Bedazzled", and "The Phantom of the Opera". Some women expressed concern about giving birth on June 6, 2006 (6/6/06). In November
The Beast (Revelation) out: "And their death was aggravated with mockeries, insomuch that, wrapped in the hides of wild beasts, they were torn to pieces by dogs, or fastened to crosses to be set on fire, that when the darkness fell they might be burned to illuminate the night." Revelation 13:5 says the beast would continue for 42 months. The Neronic persecution was instituted in 64 AD and lasted until his death in June 68 AD, which is three and a half years, or 42 months. Nero was even called the beast. Apollonius of Tyana specifically states that Nero was called a beast: