2009-09-18T13:59:38-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/beast/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev%2013:18&version=NIV 2009-09-18T13:59:38-05:00 "666" is the number assigned to the beast described in Revelation. Christian scholars have long debated the meaning and symbolism of this number. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev%2013:1-18&version=NIV 2009-08-04T16:38:59-05:00 The "beast" and the "mark of the beast" are both mentioned in Revelation and play a role in many Christians' interpretation of the Second Coming. This passage lays out the Bible's statements about the Beast and its ultimate fate.