Quote Originally Posted by Gothen
Actually, 666 doesn't mean much at all about the Devil or the end of days. Way back when in the times of Jesus any number that was used three times in sequence meant perfection. Such as, 555, 777, 333, even. They all stand for PERFECTION. Now, the number 6 was special. The number 6, in itself, meant PERFECT, or TO BE PERFECT. People used it just to mean PERFECT PERFECTION. Which is what the actual, literal "translation" of 666 is
That's interesting... Maybe the myths of the apocolypse and the number of the beast (666) together symbolise a 'cleansing' of the Earth and it becoming 'perfect' again?