Revelation 13:18 (WEB)
Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
Fathers and councils · 3
Eusebius of Caesarea
“Irenæus, in the fifth book of his work Against Heresies, where he discusses the number of the name of Antichrist which is given in the so-called Apocalypse of John, speaks as follows concerning him:” — editor's note: Rev. xiii. 18. It will be noticed that Eusebius is careful not to commit himself here on the question of the authorship of the Apocalypse. See below, chap. 24,…
Read the whole comment““As these things are so, and this number is found in all the approved and ancient copies, and those who saw John face to face confirm it, and reason teaches us that the number of the name of the beast, according to the mode of calculation among the Greeks, appears in its letters.…”” — editor's note: Rev. xiii. 18. Already in Irenæus’ time there was a variation in the copies of the Apocalypse. This is interesting as showing the existence of old copies of…
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Hippolytus of Rome
“Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast; for if is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred threescore and six.”” — editor's note: Rev. xiii. 11–18.
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in Church History V.8.
Cited together in Church History V.8.