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WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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During the time of the Tribulation,to bring everyone under his control,the Antichrist will force all to receive his mark on either their right hands or foreheads.This mark is the mark of the Beast.The Antichrist will demand people to receive his mark so that He could turn everyone into his servant.He will proceed with his political scheme by using people's lives as his leverage.If people do not have the mark showing that they belong to the Beast,he will prevent them from buying or selling anything.This mark is the name of the Beast or his number.When the Beast appears in this world,its people will be coerced to receive this mark made of either his name or number.
When counted,the number of the Beast on this mark is 666.This means that the Beast,who is the Antichrist,proclaims himself as God.In other words,it shows the arrogance of a human being trying to be God.As such,anyone who receives this mark on his or her right hand or forehead would be serving and worshipping the Antichrist Beast as God.
God Bless.
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Reba
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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August 13, 2003, 02:54:11 PM »
I have never seen the word 'antichrist' in the book of Revelation. I use mostly KJV What translation do you use?
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Hitch
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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Why not just take on it your left hand?
If you're going to literalize it then the problem is solved.
If you're going to be realist, the forhead and the right hand signify that which we are occupied with and that which our thoughts are devoted.
Take care
Hitch
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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I have never seen the word 'antichrist' in the book of Revelation. I use mostly KJV What translation do you use?
It's not there. It's undestood that the beast is symbolic for the Antichrist.
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Why not just take on it your left hand?
If you're going to literalize it then the problem is solved.
Unless you're not allowed to....geez...insanely idiotic.
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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Quote from: Mr. 5020 on August 14, 2003, 01:38:33 AM
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I have never seen the word 'antichrist' in the book of Revelation. I use mostly KJV What translation do you use?
It's not there. It's undestood that the beast is symbolic for the Antichrist.
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Why not just take on it your left hand?
If you're going to literalize it then the problem is solved.
Unless you're not allowed to....geez...insanely idiotic.
It's undestood that the beast is symbolic for the Antichrist.
Antichrist is used four times in the Scriptures. Which one(s) refer to a 'world leader'?
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Reba
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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Quote from: Hitch on August 14, 2003, 02:30:06 AM
Quote from: Mr. 5020 on August 14, 2003, 01:38:33 AM
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I have never seen the word 'antichrist' in the book of Revelation. I use mostly KJV What translation do you use?
It's not there. It's undestood that the beast is symbolic for the Antichrist.
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Why not just take on it your left hand?
If you're going to literalize it then the problem is solved.
Unless you're not allowed to....geez...insanely idiotic.
It's undestood that the beast is symbolic for the Antichrist.
Antichrist is used four times in the Scriptures. Which one(s) refer to a 'world leader'?
Hitch,
whats your bet on getting an answer?
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LdyBluEyez79
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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I think that the mark has already begun. Most of us have a social seurity number? An address? A telephone number? A number some how--censusing? Somehow we are marked so that "they" can find us. "They" being people who are not of God, but of the world.
Once the world attempts to make one entire nation (throwing out any and all borders globally)--I feel like they will try to account for us as a whole and then all Hell will break loose. And once "they" destroy the world "Earth," they will attempt to move to another planet or the moon so that we can repeat the same problems.
Take a look at ourselves people and learn to fear God..., because He will come some day soon and we need to be awake!!!!!
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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Hmmmm Just about all of em Ollie...
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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Quote from: Hitch on August 14, 2003, 12:35:24 AM
If you're going to be realist, the forhead and the right hand signify that which we are occupied with and that which our thoughts are devoted.
I agree with Hitch. If we are saved than our thoughts are on the Lord.
Revelation 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his
Father’s name written in their foreheads.
Concerning 666 take out your pocket calculator, take 2 and divide it by 3. This equals .666... Numbers are words and all of the words of the bible are subject to interpretation.
God explains what 2/3 and 1/3 means:
Zechariah 13:8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Zechariah 13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
If you wish to explore this further look to 2Ki 1:10. Three captains are sent to take Elijah. The first 2 are consumed when Elijah calls down fire from heaven. The third was spared when he begged for mercy.
Two thirds (666) represents the unsaved it is not a literal number.
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John 6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them,
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, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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The references in the bible for
antichrist
describe a spirit, and an action that opposes Christ.
These
are antichrist, or without Christ. They oppose Christ at every angle in act and in spirit. Theologians have equated the Beast in Revelation to this antichrist, and have named Him accordingly.
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Reba
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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August 31, 2003, 09:48:49 PM »
The beast is not more powerfull then its Creator.
God says HE (God) is the God of the earth.
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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Quote from: Allinall on August 31, 2003, 09:35:03 PM
The references in the bible for
antichrist
describe a spirit, and an action that opposes Christ.
These
are antichrist, or without Christ. They oppose Christ at every angle in act and in spirit. Theologians have equated the Beast in Revelation to this antichrist, and have named Him accordingly.
I don't think so. Bible scholars are generally in agreement that the 'anti-christs' referred to in John are Gnostic Christians.
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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I wonder if there has ever been and end time sermon
on Christian TV or radio concerned with the 'Mark of
the Believer". In contrast practically every day one of
the 'gang' has a new reason to extol the anti-Christ
(Anti-Christ does not appear in any text) But what’s
really cute is that the biblical 'Mark of the Beast' is
attributed to the anti-Christ. (These terms appear in
entirely different books of the bible.) And always in the
name of literalism! Go figure...
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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The first ‘mark’ I know of is from Gen. 3; 19, and it
Interesting just where its found,,, on the forehead. The
'Mark of the Beast' (MOB) though, is a counterfeit of
the marks found in Duet, 6; 8 and Ex. 28;36. The first
is a simple idea of a sort of bracelet with the
Commandments written in the design and worn on
the right wrist. There is also mention of the 'frontal'
the little box you may have seen modern Jews wearing
, on their foreheads in photos from the 'Wailing Wall'.
In Exodus we see the High Priest with golden
letters,again across the forehead, HOLY TO THE
LORD.
Reading the Sermon on the Mount should leave us
with little left to question. The real value of the seal is
contained in the thoughts and intents of heart of the
individual. Remember Jesus told the viperous brood
"You search the scriptures daily." To no avail. But
this seal would be an outward show of the devotion of
a devout believer. A proclamation of God's greatness
and protective will. It is the lawyer class (Pharisees) that
ineveitibly elevates the seal over the intent. Well that
class was the religious elite in Jesus day and we are all
well aware of their various problems. They ,no doubt
were sure to wear the frontal and make every
outward show. The first century audience of the
Revelation was well aquainted with the seal of God, as
described above, and thus the allusion to a sorry
counterfeit of the same by the enemy wouldn’t seem
strange at all. And as Christ is the Stumbling Block to
unbelievers so becomes the frontal of scripture to
apostate Jews bent on persecuting our Lord through
His church. The very thing which sets apart the
believer,the Word, becomes a witness against the
Scribe.
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Re:WHAT IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST?
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September 01, 2003, 12:09:56 AM »
Recalling that the Jews used the scripture against the Lord and
the church lets look at another vile action. The epitome of
idolatry/adultery. They falsely accused our Lord, but fulfilling the
Word in Matt.23;35 they commit the final act of national
apostasy, the eternal shame of the once holy nation and city,
led by no less than the chief priest...
John 19:15 15 But they cried out, "Away with Him, away with
Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your
King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but
Caesar!" (NKJ)
Knowing this beforehand we see Jesus weeping over the city
(Matt 23;37)The Judge of Israel knows that there is no appeal, no
more hope for the city, terrible judgement will come.
Ok so far but so what?
This treatment of our Lord is prophetic in that the same
argument was used against the church by the Jews. The False
Prophet has denied the true faith and ran after foreign gods.
Namely Caesar. In filthy apostasy they continued the practice of
choosing the god of State,Ceaser, over the God of Abe. Pursuing
and killing church leaders and organizing economic sanctions
against all who would defiantly call on Jesus(acts 20;19,
,,4;1-3,,,5;17,18 acts is full of such references)
So the Mark (the frontal) that should have set them apart to God,
and helped incur the greatest blessings, become the mark that
seals their doom, even as Christ the Deliverer becomes Christ
the Wrathful Judge. They had a 'day' in which to choose whom
they would serve, they chose poorly and paid dearly.
So I reckon the MOB found in the Revelation was the once
glorious Word of God, so abused as to become the device for the
regicide and thus becoming a witness as the blood of Abel. But
whether the frontal was actually the mark or not makes no
difference.
Whether a literal mark existed or not makes no difference. The
point is; at that particular time in history the last generation of
Old Covenant Jews murdered the Great King's Son, and His
servants as well. And that not being evil enough they did their
best to see that all in Israel had to make the same choice...
And some took the Mark, we will not see them. Some were
faithful to the end and we are blessed by their bravery and faith
today as they are the foundation of the church.
Apologies for the editing and if you have been bored by this previously.
take care
Hitch
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