666 An almost incredible number of names have yielded this number Mohammed , Napoleon and Luther are the most striking . Only one individual should be considered that is the Roman Emperor Nero . There are 2 apocalyptic numbers , in the Hebrew version it is 666 but in the greek version it is 616 this is how the identity of the Anti Christ is revealed . The numerical value of Nero spelt in Hebrew characters is 666 in the Greek characters the value is 616 .Obviously the 7 hills are Rome , now the 7 kings explained are Roman Emperors the -Five have fallen - are Augustus , Tiberius , Caligula , Claudius and Nero . And the - one is - is Vespasian now the -the other has not yet come - is Titus but the puzzle of -The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king - that is Nero coming back to life , here is the story . In 68, Julius Vindex, governor of Gaul rebels against Nero. Although Verginius Rufus defeats him, his army proclaims him the Emperor. The Senate declares Nero a public enemy, he panics, flees, and eventually had one of his slaves kill him by ramming a knife through his skull which explains the fatal head wound to the beast . In 69 a rumour had spread throughout the empire that Nero had come back to life and was leading an army of Persians panic ensued That-s the mystery of the identity of the Anti-Christ explained , meaning the personality of the future Anti-Christ is just allegorical to Nero .