What do you understand “the mark of the beast” to be?
Discussion
The governments.
This is incorrect. Have you ever researched the Bible scripture on this topic?
Um yes. What are your presuppositions and hermeneutical tools you use?
Not sure what you’re trying to say.
If you read revelation it’s very clear. Cross reference it with Daniel chapter 7 and it all should pop for you.
Yes, I’m very aware of Daniel’s prophecy and revelation. Are you reading it literally or symbolically? It’s very important how you’re interpreting it
These texts in Daniel and Revelation are all presented symbolically (as you already know). We can identify what all these symbols mean.
When we finishing identifying these symbols properly, you will come to these prophetic factual truths. No need to trust, simply verify history and cross reference.
Here is some brief context. There were 4 great empires that ruled the world that historians can identify. Babylon, medo-persia, Greece, and the last Rome. Alexander the Great did something pretty significant during his rule by making a decree regarding Sunday worship. I’ll stop there.
After studying all this, and identifying the symbols (the beasts/horns etc…) in Daniel and Revelation everything will make perfect sense.
Brother, I know all of this. So the beast is? What’s your conclusion? I answered your question in my first response and you said it was wrong.
Wildly misunderstood
Alternative response: in most conversations mostly an inkblot test. What people associate with the mark of the beast seems to be much more correlated with what they fear than what might the scripture may actually be talking about.
This is incorrect. Have you ever researched the Bible scripture on this topic?
CBDCs coupled with a biomedical security state.
This is incorrect. Have you ever researched the Bible scripture on this topic?
This is incorrect. Have you ever researched the Bible scripture on this topic?
Dude, it was just a joke.
To be clear…the “mark of the beast” as per bible scripture is false worship. Being fooled into worshiping (holding in high regard, which ever language you want to frame it in) things other than God.
Governments along with world superpowers will leverage institutions and laws to make it difficult for individuals to live freely.
Yes, to restate what I said first, it’s the governments. It’s either you worship God or the system of Government who does not acknowledge God, much like Satan.
I like what you’ve said here. Let me add to it if I may.
The Government clearly acknowledges God however there is this tension that has been ongoing that will come to a climax. The Government will enforce/pass laws (Sunday worship/Sunday “Blue laws”) that will make it illegal to worship on any other day (the sabbath). If you accept this trick (false worship) you have accepted the mark of the beast.
Accepting in you head or your hand is a further breakdown we can specify at another time.
Perfect. They acknowledge God but choose not to worship him. Jesus is Lord of all! We/you either choose to acknowledge and worship Him as such, OBEYING all He has commanded or suffer the ultimate consequences. The OT paints clear pictures historically what happens when we choose not to worship him and him alone.
The mark of the beast is described in Revelation 13:16-17. It is:
Placed on the right hand or forehead
Required for buying and selling
Associated with the name of the beast or the number of its name
The Number 666
Revelation 13:18 states, "This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666."1