Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Christian Post, Huff explained that while most modern Bibles read “666,” a handful of early manuscripts—including Papyrus 115 and Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus—record the number as 616. Rather, it demonstrates the transparency and precision of biblical textual scholarship. As reported by Christian Post, Huff believes the ability to detect and discuss such minor differences underscores the overall reliability of the New Testament manuscript tradition. As Christian Post notes, Huff’s central message is not about replacing one number with another, but about cultivating confidence in Scripture itself.