Featured Another "mark of the beast" discussion...

Yesterday, I was told by someone that I'd taken the marka the beast by using a debit/credit card & paying mosta my bills online. I replied, "You need to STUDY Scripture,not just read it or listen to someone else's private interps."

Here's the Scripture involved - Rev. 13:16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Now, I certainly don't wear my card on my hand or forehead, & I can still buy/sell without it. And I'm not compelled by law to have it. So, I do NOT have the marka the beast, according to Scripture.

I believe the mark will be an implanted microchip. I believe the beast will hawk it before it becomes "the law" as a theft-proof, loss-proof replacement for money or cards. (I also believe the rapture will have occurred & will be explained away by the beast as some other phenomenon. That way, there won't be hardly any opposition to this "mark".) Thus, there won't be much opposition to that mark becoming world law. I believe he will also arrange for the chip to de-activate upon its bearer's death, to discourage murder for the purpose of stealing one's chip. (I believe that having the beast's name and/or number will be taking an oath of loyalty to him, perhaps giving a written declaration of loyalty.)

Most people know the tech exists for such a chip now, but acceptance is very low where it's offered.

But I DO believe the world is being conditioned to accept it when the time comes, even though that time won't be til the antichrist & his sidekick the false prophet come to power & found his empire.

What are YOUR thoughts on this subject, Other Readers ?

 

That's 'WAY off!

The sign of the cross has nothingta do with doing business. And it's made WITH the hand, not ON it!

And the papacy is NOT the "beast/antichrist/man of sin". That's a silly notion that was started by Martin Luther c. 1518 as his feud with nRCC officials was escalating. While there's been some evil popes, such as Rodrigo Borgia, none have been "the man of sin, that Wicked, son of perdition", who entered the temple in Jerusalem & declared himself to be God. (That event hasn't yet happened. It didn't happen in the temple that was destroyed in 70 AD & a new one hasn't been built yet.)

Right now, all evidence points to some kinda implantable microchip becoming the marka the beast. You can forget that "papacy = beast" notion right now!

 

There have been antichrists since there's been Christ!

However, NONE have been the prophesied great evil world ruler who will build a huge empire, make a police state that'll make the Gestapo, Kempetai, & KJB look like Cub Scouts in comparison, & declare himself God, greater than anyone or anything that's ever been worshipped.

Scripture plainly points to ONE MAN, who will have a miracle-working false prophet as his sidekick.

 

Right, Hank.

This man will commit the "abomination of desolation", (Daniel 11:31) that will consist of he & his sidekick, the miracle-working false prophet, the "beast from the earth", entering a temple that'll be built by the Jews in Jerusalem, setting up that man's statue, which the FP will make speak by Satanic power, while the main man declares himself to be God. Very obviously, that event didn't occur in the old temple that was destroyed in 70 AD. The FP will issue the marka the beast at that time.(Rev. 13)

 

Perhaps you have something there, but what about someone who has no hands?

There are a few places that have "forehead touch screens" for certain purposes, especially ID.

 

A distinct possibility.

 

The impression I get from all the Scriptures mentioning the mark is that all who will receive it willingly and will at least obey & be loyal to the beast, whether or not they outright worship him or not.

Remember, the false prophet will provide that all who won't worship his boss or his syatue shall be killed. There'll be a fair number of trib saints who'll be martyred for refusing to worship the beast.

Not to digress from the theme too much, but for those who argue there'll be no raprure, teanslation, catching-up, or whatever they wanna call it... We see that right now, most people refuse to be implanted with a business microchip, or even one that serves as an identifier and security door opener, claiming it to be the marka the beast. I believe the rapture will occur shortly after the beast takes power. We see he will gain power peacefully, in a time of tranquillity, suggesting he will be the greatest demagogue ever, His predecessors, Napoleon & Hitler, were great demagogues, but this man, indwelt by Satan, will be the most-persuasive of all. he will have an explanation for the disappearance of millions that mosta the world will buy, & not attribute it to God.

With the Christians gone, there'll be little-to-no opposition to accepting the microchip. I don't believe this could be possible without the rapture having occurred,

 

Why would we call a microchip a "mark"? Because God was telling John of a future event, and He kept His explanation in talk that John could understand, as John likely never even dreamt of microchips, etc. But by calling it a "mark", God kept it relevant to us as well.