Now correct me if I'm wrong...
But I'm pretty sure that about 4-5 weeks ago on radio 4 I heard somebody (a woman) who was a bit of an expert in all this state that the number of the beast is actually 667 and the error is (not surprisingly) down to the number of poor translations the "bible" has been through over the last 2,000 years.
Or something like that.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 2 Dec 2011, 22:01, 3 replies)

I think you might be wrong
I am quite certain that 667 is in fact the neighbour of the beast

resumes lurking
(taya, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 22:22, closed)

nah 668 and 664 are the neighbours,
667 is on the other side of the road.

They do compete to have the most Christmas lights though.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 22:30, closed)

Hahaha.

(Vinnie Strokes Got bummed on, Sat 3 Dec 2011, 11:23, closed)

0.666 is...
... the Number of the Millibeast
(gordonjcp, Sun 4 Dec 2011, 18:03, closed)

some variant manuscripts have it as 616

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 23:19, closed)

Fuck!!!
and here I was quite pleased with myself getting a randomly issued number plate beginning with 666. Obviously I've had it all wrong.
(M61A1 CUPID- STUNTS, Sat 3 Dec 2011, 7:18, closed)