To read the Word of God in this apocalyptic book without letting our imagination give us misguided interpretations, we need to understand the symbolism the same way the first readers did. These symbols were easily recognized by the first readers, because the meanings had been familiar to the people throughout Jewish history, as can be seen frequently in the Old Testament.
666 = tripled (the most) imperfection; anyone who viciously persecutes Christians
SEVEN = fullness, complete amount
SEVEN CHURCHES = all the churches of all the world of all times...
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