For a question as crucial as 666, the urgency of avoiding the soon-to-be indelible mark on the hand will depend first of all on the appropriate use of the Bible. Then it will be vital to proceed even by elimination, in order to exercise a fairly enlightened judgement on sound doctrine. Do you actively understand the consequences of 666 to the damnation of the world? Do you long to avoid this sign on your hand? Your success will depend solely on the ability to eliminate preconceived ideas about a doctrine taught by a denomination other than the one to which you have always belonged. There are so many false teachings that the Devil circulates on 666, to the detriment of sound doctrine, of course! This could lead some people to systematically reject biblical truth at the risk of rejecting God Himself! But was this teaching given in their community by their usual leaders, whom they would have immediately adhered to. Yet the likelihood is still too small. Jesus Christ said, "No one puts a new piece of cloth on an old garment; for it would take away part of the garment, and the tear would be worse. »