The Mark of the beast?

[Jacqueline]

I hear a lot of Christains talk about this mark. From what I understand no one will be able to buy or sell anything without this mark. That means that satan will be in control of the world, right? If that's right wouldn't that mean that when this mark is actually forced on people God's children will not be here? We are going to be taken out of this world before satan takes control correct? I think we should learn about the mark, but not because it will affect us. Only to prepare those who are left after we are raptured. I don't know... will someone please enlighten me? Thank you.

God bless you

Jacqueline

[vitality22004]

I have understood the mark to represent a trading system with the world that we will be given the opportunity to say no to, at the start of the tribulation. The church will be raptured soon after. I don't know if this is the only way to see this as so much of revelation is still not fully understood. I just feel the safest place for us is to remain obedient to God and to His Word for He will always be our shelter and refuge.

[other one]

The mark of the beast could be just about anything. The important thing to look at is the beast itself, and the forced worshiping of this beast. Lucifer's followers will manage to take over this world and form a global power that will cause everyone to worship the beast. The mark is for these people who have given themselves over to the beast and worship.

If you are concerned about this mark, you should be looking for what this beast is and who the son of perdition is.

When the beast raises, you'll not have any trouble knowing what the mark is. Until then what the mark will be is simple conjecture.

[branchesofHim]

I hear a lot of Christains talk about this mark. From what I understand no one will be able to buy or sell anything without this mark. That means that satan will be in control of the world, right? If that's right wouldn't that mean that when this mark is actually forced on people God's children will not be here? We are going to be taken out of this world before satan takes control correct? I think we should learn about the mark, but not because it will affect us. Only to prepare those who are left after we are raptured. I don't know... will someone please enlighten me? Thank you.

Please be prayerful in considering anything written in the book of Revelation.

#1 : be sure you "bear witness" with the Spirit of God

#2 : be sure you "understand" the book of Genesis

#3 : be sure you "know" the love of God

The "mark of the beast" has been so trivialized over the years purposefully by the enemy of the cross. It is not "only" a GPS tracking system. It is not "only" a number. It is not "only" a form of government. It is not "only" any one thing. It is a product of all those things together. It is a way of thinking. It is a belief. It is a "lie" in summation that men/women will believe. Read Genesis 3 and then read about the mark of the beast. It will illuminate your spirit with truth.

1: Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2: And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4: And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

6: And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

7: And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

Peace.

[Shelak]

The rapture will take the true church out of this world ... there will be believers here on earth after that, the ones who knew of Jesus but didnt accept and know HIM, they will not be raptured, and will then have to go thru the tribulation, anong with the unbelievers.

Gods Church will not suffer His wrath, it is for the unbelieving world. Anyone left behind after the rapture will have to either take the mark or not take the mark.

So I have been taught and learned from scripture. Rev. 3:10, 2 Thes. 2, Rev. 6:17, cf. 1 Thes. 1:10 and 5:9 ... although I am no expert, but a seeker of truth, like you. I also believe that the great deception mentioned in verse 11 & 12 of 2 Thes. is a deception about where all the people have gone who were taken up in the rapture ... it is a theory of mine that the deception could be "they have been taken in space ships"?? Purely a guess.

I hope these verses helped you!

Shelak

[Giaour]

I wonder if the "mark" in Revelation is the same as the "mark" that God put on Cain.

[Guest jckduboise]

I believe that the mark of the beast is for trading and purchasing purposes that people will accept during the very difficult times. We are coming up on that time. "a loaf of bread for a bag of gold"..all we have to do is look and see it is upon us.

[Guest Soulsurfer]

Rev 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Sounds to me like its gonna be pretty obvious what/who the beast is so i wouldnt worry about things like bioIDs and banking type chip implants, it will be so blatantly obvious that it will be the last thing you will want to be associated with.

Also heres a thougt for ya'all... number of God '3' number of man '6', creation raising himself up as creator???

Lucifer angle of light got the boot for what?? wanting to be god

Eve and the tree of knowledge ... to be like god

Tower of Babel

Satans temptation of Christ

The mormon church - traslation to godhood (not implying that the LDS are the beast)

Kind of a pattern forming here what do ya think

Edited May 8, 2006 by Soulsurfer

[irishcowboy]

How do we explain to Christians in 3rd world countries who are being tortured and killed because of their testimony of Christ that there will be a rapture before tribulation begins?

Christ said that at the end of the world there would be both the wicked and the just. He says it's at the end that the wicked will be severed from among the just. It's the wicked who he says are being removed, not the just.

Mt 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

Jn 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

Christ also told us that those that believe upon Him and follow Him will loose their lives....

as far as the end of the world, that is not when the rapture takes place, nor does it 7 years later at the battle of Armogedon, but after the 1000 year rule of Christ, when satan will be released from the pit for a "short" season, then the battle of Gog and Magog, and then the final judgement, where those that are un-righteous will be cut off and cast into the lake of fire. to share in the eternal punishment with the fallen angels...