Ok, a theory:
Exodus 13:9 concerns the Passover ritual.
“And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.”
Exodus 13:16 concerns the dedication of the firstborn male of every family to service to the Lord as well as the first born of every animal in the flock to be sacrificed in the sanctuary:
“And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.”
So one can deduce from these verses that
a sign or token is a ritual act
and
memorial between the eyes or frontlets between thine eyes means to remember that the Lord freed the Jews from physical bondage and us from spiritual bondage!
Truth lies close to error, so the mark of the beast must also be a ritual act that reminds the individual of spiritual enslavement.
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Could the mark of the beast be any unrepentant sin committed?
Exodus 13:9 concerns the Passover ritual.
“And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.”
Exodus 13:16 concerns the dedication of the firstborn male of every family to service to the Lord as well as the first born of every animal in the flock to be sacrificed in the sanctuary:
“And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt.”
So one can deduce from these verses that
a sign or token is a ritual act
and
memorial between the eyes or frontlets between thine eyes means to remember that the Lord freed the Jews from physical bondage and us from spiritual bondage!
Truth lies close to error, so the mark of the beast must also be a ritual act that reminds the individual of spiritual enslavement.
John 8:34
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Could the mark of the beast be any unrepentant sin committed?