The Mark of the Beast Is a Reference to Nero Caesar

Using hebrew or aramaic gamatria, nero caesar adds up to 666. But if you use the values of greek letters, you get a different number - 616. This has to do with a greek practice known as isopsophe. Isopsope involves counting the numerical vlues of letters. Just nero by itself adds up to one thousand and five. Knowing this, ancient greek speakers were delighted when they discovered that the phrase meaning killed his own mother also adds up to 1 thousands and five.