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| Ch 9 Solving the Revelation 13:18 Riddle: Here is Wisdom |
No other passage has
mystified than Revelation 13:18: Here is wisdom Let him who has understanding
count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man and his number is
666.
There are two riddles in the Bible and both are in the book of Revelation and deal with the Antichrist. Revelation 17:9-11 provides a riddle which identifies the government of the Antichrist and Revelation 13:18 provides a mystery that identifies the Antichrist himself via his mark. Both puzzles reveal deep Scriptural truths in solving them.
Aside from the two challenges
that occur in the book of Revelation there is a riddle given is Judges 14:2-18,
but it was posed by Samson and not by Christ Himself. While all of the
Revelation and the book of Daniel provide visions and explanation’s to the
dreams, Revelation 13:18 deviates to posing to the reader a difficult and
complex riddle, more challenging than the one posed in Revelation 17:9, which
has been solved. For reference see my article, The Identity of the 7th and 8th
Head of Revelation Explained.
We are given our first hint in the verse before verse 18. 17 And
that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the
beast, or the number of his name.
We learn that the number and the name of the beast are one in the same.
Many believe that the riddle will easily be solved by counting the name of the Antichrist and that his number in the
Hebrew or English language will add up to 666, thus identifying him. The riddle
is much more difficult and has more deeper meaning than just calculating
the number of a man based on his name, although you will count to solve it. To
decode the riddle we are going to look at it phrase by phrase. It begins with, “Here is Wisdom.”
It should be noted that the riddle in Revelation 17 also begins with a
similar phrase of “here is the mind that has wisdom’. Each time wisdom is
mentioned in the Bible it refers to either great intellectual capacity or the
ability to understand deep spiritual truths.
Great Intellectual Capability
The prophet Daniel served in three of the four world empires because of
his keen intellect but he also possessed the ability to understand deep
spiritual truths. The Antichrist we are told will possess a keen intellect and
his intelligence is referred to as wisdom. By it he will lead his government.
The Bible makes mention of kings consulting their wise men, which was
another word for advisors and consultants. The Magi or wise men were analysts
who studied astrology, science and the prophetic word and through their
understanding of each were able to from two Bible verses come to the exact
location of the birth place of Jesus Christ. Like the prophet Daniel they also
received visions so their intellect also crossed into possessing spiritual
wisdom.
Godly Wisdom
Proverbs 9:10 states, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. Godly wisdom is understanding
Biblical teachings of God and of His son Jesus Christ. Knowledge of the holy is
understanding the deeper principles and mysteries in the word of God that
center around his holiness. Holiness is not piety but rather separation from
the ways of the world, to serve an esoteric God whose ways and whose world is
incomprehensible to the finite mind. We accept it none-the-less.
Revelation’s Here is wisdom
is a loaded phrase because what it is telling you is that this riddle pertains
to Godly wisdom, which means a deeper Biblical teaching that is not normally
found, that one would have to think about.
While the word wisdom is used in many instances in the Bible we never
see the phrase, “Here is Wisdom”. Here in the Greek means to this place, and takes skill to understand. We see wisdom and understanding in Proverbs
relating to spiritual wisdom, we also see it pertaining to intellect as with
the prophet Daniel, whose skill caused him to serve chief roles within the
governments of three of the four world empires that existed.
Our next phrase is let him who
has understanding meaning that to decode Revelation 13:18 it will not only
take wisdom in uncovering Biblical mysteries but also specialized skill. We see
“understanding” used in Scripture denoting specialized skill. We find wisdom
and understanding used 53 times in the Bible and each time one is a component
of the other meaning that they are two separate parts but belong together.
Someone can have understanding without wisdom and wisdom without
understanding. Knowledge is different
than wisdom and understanding in the Bible. Wisdom is also comparable to
aptitude.
We see this phrase the most referring to the prophet Daniel, which book parallels
with the book of Revelation. Only instead of Revelation 13:18 telling us about
the prophet Daniel’s wisdom, it now poses the riddle to those who are out there
who have studied the prophetic books to help them decode the riddle. We actually see wisdom and understanding in
relation to the prophet Daniel used 3 times in Chapter 1. There is a another
key verse in the Bible that uses the phrase wisdom and understanding that I
will present after we first look into the verse further.
In the book of Daniel in reference to the persecution of the Tribulation
saints, we see their having this wisdom and understanding and this too is
discussed in more detail later in this report.
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