What is the Mark of the Beast that we hear about in society so much?
Revelation 13:15-17 – 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
The beast is the antichrist. The other beast is known as the false prophet. If people don’t worship the antichrist they will be killed. Makes sense when you realize the antichrist is now the devil the second half of the tribulation, once he raises the antichrist from his fatal wound. The devil has always wanted to be like the Most High God and be worshipped.
Daniel 11:36-38 – 36 “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place. 37 He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all. 38 Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his ancestors he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.
The king mentioned in Daniels 11th chapter is Satan or the antichrist.
So what is the Mark of the Beast? One will have it in their right hand or forehead to buy or sell.
Today you can have your animal or pet chipped. It is a passive device that can hold information and when the decoder is shot at it a signal identifier comes back and identifies the animal.
That technology is really yesterday’s technology and with the problems of identity theft, theft, etc., a new type of device will be able to have much more important stuff in it. Medical, finances, you name it, it will be a complete wallet or purse in a grain of rice sized chip. Now is that technology bad? No. Actually in the name of convenience many people will be happy to have it.
Make no qualms about it. The Mark of the Beast will not be a credit card under skin. The devil is going to let you know you’re making the choice to worship him. This won’t be an accident. It’s serious business to God also, so there will be no mistake when you accept the 666 in the chip.
Revelation 13:18 – 18 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.
Here is how plain God makes it for those who accept the Mark.
Revelation 14:9 -12- 9 A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, 10 they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” 12 This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.
By 2017 it is the goal of the one world government groups to have the whole world chipped.
As a Pre-Trib rapture believer, I don’t expect that the people who have made Jesus Lord will have to go through this. However, for those left on earth, they will be faced with this decision. If you haven’t accepted as Lord, please do so now. Up in the right hand side under pages you may click on that and it will run you through.