Why not. Nothin' better to do Vanman.
Revelation is written using vivid symbols and figures that are intended to grab our imagination and paint a picture in our minds. Because of this language, we need to pay particular attention to numbers and periods of time. They often have symbolic meanings that must be deduced from the evidence. For example:
3 is the number of God.
12 is the number of God’s people.
10 is the number of completeness.
7 is the number of perfection.
8 is the number of renewal.
These numbers are often combined to create additional symbols. 144,000 for example is 12 times 12 times 10 to the 3rd power, and is used to denote ALL of God's people. Another combination gives us 666 -- what is 666?
We need to be careful with symbolic numbers, because numbers can be made to symbolize anything if one is willing to work hard enough. For example, let A = 100, B = 101, C = 102, etc. and note that 107 (H) + 108 (I) + 119 (T) + 111 (L) + 104 (E) + 117 (R) = 666--- (that took a while)
But if we apply a meaning to 666 that would have meant nothing to Revelation's first century audience,( a must in understanding the Revelation) then we can be almost certain that we have attached the wrong meaning to the symbol.
What then does 666 mean? Revelation 13:18 tells us that 666 is the number of the beast, a human number. What does that mean?
The number 7 means perfection and completeness. The number 6 depicts something that has fallen hopelessly short of perfection. Man was created on the sixth day and he fell from perfection. The number 3 is the number of divinity (the Godhead are three.)
Thus three sixes depict something that has fallen hopelessly short of divine perfection. Does that figure accurately portray the terrible beast described in Revelation 13? No doubt.
That beast represents the false perverted religious side of Rome. God is 777! Rome is 666!
If you did not worship the beast (the perverted idolatry and of coarse Caesar himself ) and refused, death or severe persecution was your reward.