Revelation 13:18
13:18 This calls for wisdom:
Let the one who has insight calculate the beast’s number, for it is man’s number,
and his number is 666.
Daniel 12:4
12:4 “But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, and knowledge will increase.”
Daniel 12:8-10
12:8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, “Sir, what will happen after these things?”
12:9 He said, “Go, Daniel. For these matters are closed and sealed until the time of the end.
12:10 Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand.
Hosea 14:9
Concluding Exhortation
14:9 Who is wise?
Let him discern these things!
Who is discerning?
Let him understand them!
For the ways of the Lord are right;
the godly walk in them,
but in them the rebellious stumble.
Matthew 13:11
13:11 He replied,
“You have been given
the opportunity to know
the secrets
of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
Matthew 24:15
The Abomination of Desolation
24:15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation – spoken about by Daniel the prophet – standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),