Jesus Marks the Devil with 666 in the Wilderness

Summary

In the famous confrontation between Jesus and Satan, detailed in Matthew 4 / Luke 4, there is a peculiar anomaly that stands out: Jesus only quotes from the book of Deuteronomy. The devil delivers 3 temptations, and Jesus quotes scripture from Deuteronomy every single time.

When you look at the verses that Jesus quotes from the book of Deuteronomy, you realize the Lord was putting a 666 on the devil with verse divisions that didn’t even exist at the time of Christ.

Breakdown

First, in Matthew 4:4, Jesus quotes the 248th verse of Deuteronomy.

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Matthew 4:3-4

Second, in Matthew 4:7, Jesus quotes the 210th verse of Deuteronomy.

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Matthew 4:5-7

Last, in Matthew 4:10, Jesus quotes the 207th verse of Deuteronomy, with a truth drawn from the following verse. He doesn’t quote the 208th verse, but he does draw truth directly from it and applies it to the 207th verse. This is how we get the (+1) in the total sum of verse positions.

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Matthew 4:8-10

And when we add it all together, the total sum is:

Verse Positions of Deuteronomy
(248 + 210 + (207+1)) = 666

Coherence

It’s important to note that in the last temptation (Matthew 4:8-10), Jesus could have been quoting from either Deuteronomy 6:13 (the 207th verse), or Deuteronomy 10:20 (the 314th verse), since they are nearly identical. The only we know that Jesus was quoting from the 207th is because he says:

“…him only shalt thou serve…” (Matthew 4:10)

That word “only” is not found in Deut 6:13 or 10:20, but is rather a truth drawn from the following verse: Deuteronomy 6:14. It wouldn’t work with Deuteronomy 10:20-21. This is what gives us logical grounds to use a (+1) in the count. Without that additional (+1) verse, we wouldn’t know if Jesus was quoting from verse #207 or #314.

See the image gallery above for further clarification and details, or check the 666 video on @TruthisChrist at timestamp 52:37.