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A 666 man

Now if we can understand how Solomon is a type of good and evil all mixed up together, of compromise, of a worldly church, of a one world church, then we are ready to see how the number 666 applies to him. After the Queen of Sheba had visited Solomon and seen all the wonderful riches and worldly goods that he had accumulated, the Bible goes one step further and reports Solomon's annual income, not just once, but in two places:

1Ki 10:14 ¶Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

2Ch 9:13 ¶Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

These are the only places in the King James Bible (besides Re 13:18) where the phrase ``six hundred [and] threescore and six'' appears. Now this is wisdom. This is remarkable! Solomon is explicitly identified with the number 666, and it is in terms of his money--his worldliness--that this is done. Solomon is a 666 man.


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Robert J. Brown 2001-06-26