{"id":9112,"date":"2024-09-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=9112"},"modified":"2026-11-05T22:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:24:59","slug":"616-bible-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/616-bible-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Il 616 \u00e8 presente in alcuni manoscritti \u2014 e punta allo stesso nome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>616 is a real variant reading of the number of the beast. Some of the oldest surviving copies of Revelation have it instead of 666, and the church already knew about the disagreement in the second century. One explanation covers both numbers: they are the same name, spelled two ways. The verse This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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