Post by aliciawebb on Dec 26, 2009 19:48:01 GMT -5
I would like for us to begin a study on the Mark of the Beast and what it really is. Many believe that it is something physical that will be implanted. I do not believe that the physical implant is the actual mark of the beast. In Rev 13:16-17 it speaks about the beast of the earth forcing "everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name."
Looking backward at Rev 13 starting at verse 3-10, this speaks on men worshiping the beast. This takes me back to Dan ch. 3 and the story of three Hebrew boys.
Now lets look at a couple of things. First, the three Hebrew boys (along with the entire nation) of Daniel Chapter three were told to worship the gods of King Nebuchadnezzar by bowing to the image that he had erected. They refused to bow and worhsip and were thrown into a furnace of fire.
In rev 13:7, the beast of the sea ..."was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them..." 8 "All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast - all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world."
This tells us that in this time, the beast will make war with those who do not worship him.
Rev 13: 16-17 tells us that the beast will make everyone receive the mark, but that only those who have his mark will be able to buy and sell.
I believe that the mark of the beast is the worship of beast. There will be many people who oppose the New World Order and refuse a chip, but they will not be saved because they do not worship God nor have they received Christ. Let us not be deceived by popular doctrine that the mark is a microchip. Also, there will be those who have a chip and will receive Christ. The mark is not physical, it is spiritual.
I encourage all who are interested to please continue this dialog.
Looking backward at Rev 13 starting at verse 3-10, this speaks on men worshiping the beast. This takes me back to Dan ch. 3 and the story of three Hebrew boys.
Now lets look at a couple of things. First, the three Hebrew boys (along with the entire nation) of Daniel Chapter three were told to worship the gods of King Nebuchadnezzar by bowing to the image that he had erected. They refused to bow and worhsip and were thrown into a furnace of fire.
In rev 13:7, the beast of the sea ..."was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them..." 8 "All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast - all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world."
This tells us that in this time, the beast will make war with those who do not worship him.
Rev 13: 16-17 tells us that the beast will make everyone receive the mark, but that only those who have his mark will be able to buy and sell.
I believe that the mark of the beast is the worship of beast. There will be many people who oppose the New World Order and refuse a chip, but they will not be saved because they do not worship God nor have they received Christ. Let us not be deceived by popular doctrine that the mark is a microchip. Also, there will be those who have a chip and will receive Christ. The mark is not physical, it is spiritual.
I encourage all who are interested to please continue this dialog.