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.
Interesting reading. Rev 13:18, challenges the reader " Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." Greek translation of psephizo arithmos (compute, reckon up the number). The word mark translated from the Greek charagma, means scratch or etching, i.e. stamp (as a badge of servitude), or sculptured figure (statue):--graven, mark..
The Greek translated six hundred, threescore and six (666) actually comes out this way:
chi xi stigma – Six hundred threescore and six (666)
5516. chi xi stigma, used as numbers; denoting respectively
H600, H60 and H6; H666 as a numeral:--six hundred threescore and six.
stigma, (to "stick", i.e. prick); a mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership), i.e. (fig.) scar of service:--mark.
H600. 'anaph, (Chald.), an-af'; corresp. to H639 (only in the plur. as a sing.); the face:--face, visage
H60. 'ebel, ay'-bel; from H56; lamentation:--mourning.
H6. 'abad, aw-bad'; a prim. root; prop. to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by impl. to perish (caus. destroy):--break, destroy (-uction), + not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, X and surely, take, be undone, X utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
Visage (face) of lamentation and mourning of the lost [translation mine].
Anyone who takes that mark is eternally lost.I see in some of the replies, heavy Catholism, who want so badly to make the antichrist a thing of the past, ie; Nero etc. any old Roman Emperor will do. He is alive
sunodino - travails for the lost
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