What did Ellen White mean by this statement?

In the previous post, we discovered that Ellen White, regarding the number 666 wrote: 

“…I saw that the number (666) of the Image Beast was made up…” WLF p. 19

When Ellen wrote that the number (666) of the Image Beast was made up, I initially thought she made a big mistake. It sounded like she was saying that John the Revelator simply concocted a number and used that to refer to the Man of Sin.

However, thanks be to God, that I realized this was not how Ellen White used the phrase “made up.” Let me show you another example of her use of the phrase “made up.”

“While Jesus had been ministering in the Sanctuary, the judgment had been going on for the righteous dead, and then for the righteous living. The subjects of the kingdom were made up. The marriage of the Lamb was finished.” EW p. 280

Clearly, Ellen White was not suggesting that God fabricated the subjects of His kingdom, but simply they were built up. The completion of the subjects had come to pass. Now we can see that when Ellen White wrote, the number 666 was made up, that she saw 666 as a succession.

Another thing to notice, is that she didn’t say 666 of the water Beast or the first Beast; she said 666 of the Image Beast, which clearly points to the United States of America. Once I understood that 666 refers to a succession rather than an abandoned title from a dead language, I realized that 666 refers to so much more than Vicarius Filii Dei.

I began to understand that 666 is not just a title….it’s a message.