666

No, the COVID-19 vaccine is not linked to the mark of the beast – but a first-century Roman tyrant probably is

By Eric M. Vanden Eykel — April 7, 2021
(The Conversation) — A scholar argues that Nero is the person identified in the Bible as 666.

Reading Bible prophecy in a time of pandemic

By Jana Riess — July 6, 2020
The 50th anniversary of "The Late Great Planet Earth" reminds me that the world is, once again, in dire straits as it awaits the Second Coming.

Quitting job over 666 was ‘a blessing,’ says Christian worker

By Bob Smietana — January 2, 2020
(RNS) — In 2012, Walter Slonopas quit his job as a maintenance worker after '666' showed up on his official tax forms. In the years since, things have turned out well for Slonopas — he found a new job with better pay, while his former company closed down.

Christian worker quits over 666 on tax form

By Bob Smietana — February 7, 2013
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Walter Slonopas said he quit his job last week in order to save his soul, resigning after his W-2 tax form was stamped with the number 666.

How the “Islamic Antichrist” reflects our era’s anxieties

By Daniel Burke — February 6, 2013
Every age needs an Antichrist. For Protestant reformers, it was the papacy. For Cold War Christians, it was the Soviets. Now, a growing group of evangelicals say the Antichrist will be Muslim.
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