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 The wild beast has a name, and this name is number 666, Six, as a number, is associated with Jehovah's enemies. A Philistine man of the Rephaim was of extraordinary size," and his "fingers and toes were in sixes." (1 Chronicles 20:6) King Nebuchadnezzar erects a golden image 6 cubits in breadth and 60 cubits high, to unify his political officials in one worship.  When God's servants refused to worship the image of gold, the king had them thrown into a fiery furnace. (Daniel 3:1-23) The number six falls short of seven, which stands for completeness from God's standpoint. Therefore, a triple six represents gross imperfection.

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