Some fear the number 666 without just cause. Let this verse be just cause for fear.

John 6:66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.

There should be a reason why those disciples left Jesus. Here is what preceded 666.

John 6:65 And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”

They realized they were not chosen. So why is this important in context in this present generation?

KJ21 2 Thessalonians 2:3

Let no man deceive you by any means, for that Day shall not come, unless there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, (666)

Matthew 24:10-12 English Standard Version

10 And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. 12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.

If you are chosen, be leary of false prophets and do not be led astray.

Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

When I mentioned that Nicodemus came to Jesus alone please do not miss the inference of having alone time with God.

Shut the door is important as Jesus is the door as I have quoted before. The door to our heart closed is telling us to turn off our minds and all the distractions that we encounter all day long. For some of us that is hard to do. But it is essential if we are going to receive the reward that is waiting for us in being there.

We get to be alone with God and at that time all His attention is on us as individuals.

Those secret things God reveals to us are for us alone. They are things meant for our good.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Shutting off the mind is putting away our plans and discovering God’s personal plan for us.

We are never alone as long as we have Jesus in our hearts.