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666 was also 656 and 616 in old documents from the past. I tend to question things a little differently to many but I think 666 has something to do with an amount of time that passed and the connection could have something to do with original scrolls in the wrong hands. 'Wrong hands' = Thieves like king Nebuchadnezzer who stole from Solomons temple in 586 BC. If it is possible that John wrote revelations over fifty years, say 30 to 80 ad. The number 616 the number of years after the fact. The number 656 may well be the year he submitted it for editing. 666 - 80 AD the collection for NT was completed and the number was then given a final change to 666.