Revelation 13:18, "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six" - 666. Bible prophecy has told us the Antichrist beast has a man at its head. That man is the one who speaks for it - the Pope. The Bible says his number is 666. The Latin alphabet is used by the Church and Rome. Roman letters have numerical value. Every person's name also had a number because of the Roman alphabet having numerical value. God is simply telling us it is the number of a man, and his number adds up to 666.
In the official Roman Catholic weekly magazine, OUR SUNDAY VISITOR, April 18, 1915, this question was asked in the question and answer column: "What are the letters inscribed in the Pope's crown, and what do they signify if anything." Here's the answer given according to the Catholic magazine itself: "The letters inscribed in the Pope's miter are these: VICARIUS FILII DEI which is the Latin for Vicar of the Son of God."
VICARIUS FILII DEI is one of the most exalted titles of the Roman pontiff and is the official name of the Pope. Computing the value of the Roman Numerals, we discover an amazing fact:
V = 5 I = 1 C = 100 A = no value R = no value I = 1 U = 5 S = no value ---------------
112
F = no value I = 1 L = 50 I = 1 I = 1 --------------
53 D = 500 E = no value I = 1 -------------
501
If you add up the numerical value, you'll find out Vicarius = 112, Filii = 53, Dei = 501 - and it equals the number 666. He has four more names in Latin - official titles given in Catholic literature - every one of them adds up to 666; he has three names in Greek, two names in Hebrew, all adding up to 666.
Here in Greek and Hebrew transliterations are other names or titles of the Pope.
LATEINOS in Greek means Latin man or Church.
L = 30 lambda A = 1 alpha T = 300 tau
E = 5 epsilon I = 10 iota N = 50 nu O = 70 omicron S = 200 sigma ------------ 666 ROMIITH in Hebrew means Roman Kingdom.
R = 200 resh O = 6 waw (vav) M = 40 mem I = 10 yod I = 10 yod TH = 400 taw -------------- 666
The Greek HE LATINE BASILEIA, means the Latin Kingdom.
H = 0 (transliterated) E = 8 eta L = 30 lambda A = 1 alpha T = 300 tau I = 10 iota N = 50 nu E = 8 eta B = 2 beta A = 1 alpha S = 200 sigma I = 10 iota L = 30 lambda E = 5 epsilon I = 10 iota A = 1 alpha ------------ 666 Here is the Papal Church in Greek with its numeral values. ITALIKA EKKLESIA, which means Italian Church.
I = 10 iota T = 300 tau A = 1 alpha L = 30 lambda I = 10 iota K = 20 kappa A = 1 alpha E = 5 epsilon K = 20 kappa K = 20 kappa L = 30 lambda E = 8 eta S = 200 sigma I = 10 iota A = 1 alpha ------------- 666 One of the early names for the Pope was PONTIFEX MAXIMUS. This in Latin means Supreme Pontifex. The Pope has had a number of titles down through the centuries. Here are two in Latin with their meanings:
DUX CLERI - Captain of the Clergy.
LUDO VICUS - Chief Vicar of the Court of Rome.Here are the titles of the Pope with numerical values for the Roman numerals:
D = 500 U = 5 X = 10 C = 100 L = 50 E = no value R = no value I = 1 --------------------
666
L = 50 U = 5 D = 500 O = no value V = 5 I = 1 C = 100 U = 5 S = no value --------------------
666