The Mark of the Beast according to the Bible.
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The book of daniel's 70 week prophecy, is very exact.
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The Remnant must preach the Truth.
The remnant church of the last days will carry God's final warning message to all the world.
That message will include (a) the judgment hour is come, (b) true Sabbath worship, (c) the fall of spiritual Babylon, and (d) the mark of the beast.
Revelation 12:11, "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death."
Matthew 24:14, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."
The remnant church of the last days will carry God's final warning message to all the world.
That message will include (a) the judgment hour is come, (b) true Sabbath worship, (c) the fall of spiritual Babylon, and (d) the mark of the beast.
Revelation 12:11, "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death."
Matthew 24:14, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come."
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The Sealing of God's People is ongoing while the Angels hold back the Winds of Strife.
Revelation 7:1 says there are four Angels holding the four winds of the Earth and these winds are symbols of strife, war, destruction and trouble (Proverbs 1:27, Jeremiah 23:19).
God has powers working in this world to hold back the Evil forces, so that His people have a chance to get ready for His coming.
Revelation 7:3 says, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”
We are sealed by the Holy Spirit: Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians 1:13.14; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22.
Revelation 7:1 says there are four Angels holding the four winds of the Earth and these winds are symbols of strife, war, destruction and trouble (Proverbs 1:27, Jeremiah 23:19).
God has powers working in this world to hold back the Evil forces, so that His people have a chance to get ready for His coming.
Revelation 7:3 says, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”
We are sealed by the Holy Spirit: Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians 1:13.14; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22.
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Jesus asked the significant question, “When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). And, as we have seen, He declares that the state of the world will be as in the days of Noah.
Paul warns us that we may look for wickedness to increase as the end draws near: “The Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (1 Timothy 4:1).
The apostle says that “in the last days perilous times shall come.”
1. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. — 2 Timothy 3:1-7.
A lot of people are getting the issue about the mark of the Beast wrong. Of course much of it is due to misinformation that has been floating around since the reformation. And too many Protestants believed in it on faith since it further cemented their anti- Catholic prejudices.
It was on another website that all became clear to me about it. The mark has a lot less to do with buying and selling and government control than you think. It's actual purpose when it finally comes is worship. The worship of the Beast's image. The Catholic church, COVID vaccines and embedded computer chips all miss the one crucial aspect of worship.
It will be something that even the elect, nevermind the conspiracy armchair warriors will miss at the time.
Read the story of the Tower of Babel. There's an important second metaphor in it that is far more relevant to what's happening now. The tower wasn't a tower but a worldwide civilisation that tried to rival Heaven. The masonic and pagan structures are the main clues from that time and what the modern Masonic order is really about. Mystery Babylon and the Whore is connected with them. Hint: the Whore isn't Rome since the dates don't align. The masonic order was founded in Scotland after the reformation. Most secret societies originated in protestant realms. P2 Lodge in Italy is slightly different, they specialised in criminal activities more than esoteric ones. Their ultimate aim is the elevation of the Antichrist to godhood and worship. An alternative YHWH. It will be the spiritual equivalent of the serpent tempting Eve but so many will fail to see it. All Christian denominations including the Catholics who refuse to bow, take the mark and worship will be persecuted
It was on another website that all became clear to me about it. The mark has a lot less to do with buying and selling and government control than you think. It's actual purpose when it finally comes is worship. The worship of the Beast's image. The Catholic church, COVID vaccines and embedded computer chips all miss the one crucial aspect of worship.
It will be something that even the elect, nevermind the conspiracy armchair warriors will miss at the time.
Read the story of the Tower of Babel. There's an important second metaphor in it that is far more relevant to what's happening now. The tower wasn't a tower but a worldwide civilisation that tried to rival Heaven. The masonic and pagan structures are the main clues from that time and what the modern Masonic order is really about. Mystery Babylon and the Whore is connected with them. Hint: the Whore isn't Rome since the dates don't align. The masonic order was founded in Scotland after the reformation. Most secret societies originated in protestant realms. P2 Lodge in Italy is slightly different, they specialised in criminal activities more than esoteric ones. Their ultimate aim is the elevation of the Antichrist to godhood and worship. An alternative YHWH. It will be the spiritual equivalent of the serpent tempting Eve but so many will fail to see it. All Christian denominations including the Catholics who refuse to bow, take the mark and worship will be persecuted
swoozie, can you post the website.
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The reformers were right to say the Pope was the anti-christ. That goes hand in with biblical teaching about the little horn power of Daniel 7 and the first beast of Revelation 13 amongst other things.
Martin Luther was right to post his 95 theses on the Wittenberg Church door calling out the Catholic church for corruption and selling indulgences. He knew that people could not and did not get forgiveness by purchasing it but forgiveness according to the Bible is received when we have a change of heart from Jesus.
Martin Luther believed the papacy was the anti christ and said:
“I said formerly that the pope was Christ’s vicar; now I assert that he is our Lord’s adversary, and the devil’s apostle.” (D’Aubigne, b. 7, ch. 6).
“I despise and attack it, as impious, false. . . . It is Christ Himself who is condemned therein. . . . I rejoice in having to bear such ills for the best of causes. Already I feel greater liberty in my heart; for at last I know that THE POPE IS ANTICHRIST, AND THAT HIS THRONE IS THAT OF SATAN HIMSELF.” (D’Aubigne, b. 6, ch. 9).
There were other Protestant reformers before and after Luther that held the same beliefs about the papacy being the anti christ such as John Huss, John Wycliffe, John Calvin, Thomas Cranmer, John Wesley etc.
The Catholic Church suffered major setbacks, with kingdoms, cities and many people becoming Protestant. Many of whom they had persecuted and killed and continued to do so.
So the Catholic church decided to counter the Protestant reformation by establishing the Jesuit order. Ignatius Loyola (the founder and first general of the Jesuits) and his friends swore allegiance to the papacy (not God) at whatever cost to their lives. They believed/believe in the absolute supremacy and infallibility of the papacy. They worked/work covertly for the Catholic Church. The Jesuits multiplied and gained access to Protestant Churches, educational institutions, governments, banking, judiciary etc where they gradually influenced and changed many things to fall in line with their teachings. They did/do this gradually over the centuries to this day.
"And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration" (Revelation 17:5-6)
The whore of Babylon can be none other than the papacy I'm afraid. I posted about Babylon and the Whore on my thread Babylon according to the Bible. The whore of Babylon is spoken of in the past but it will continue until the end when Jesus comes back the second time.
We are warned to "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues" (Revelation 18:4).
And sadly most of Protestantism has accepted the papacy. They've forgotten about the Protestant reformation and the people who were martyred by the Catholic Church for teaching God's truth about them.
The Protestant reformers were right about the papacy and Catholicism. They were not prejudiced. Most of them were former Catholics and the most famous of them all, Martin Luther was a former Catholic monk, preacher, scholar and a Bible scholar. That is how he came to find out that what the Bible taught was very different to Catholic doctrine. That's how he found out that Catholic doctrine was false.
The reformers were right to say the Pope was the anti-christ. That goes hand in with biblical teaching about the little horn power of Daniel 7 and the first beast of Revelation 13 amongst other things.
Martin Luther was right to post his 95 theses on the Wittenberg Church door calling out the Catholic church for corruption and selling indulgences. He knew that people could not and did not get forgiveness by purchasing it but forgiveness according to the Bible is received when we have a change of heart from Jesus.
Martin Luther believed the papacy was the anti christ and said:
“I said formerly that the pope was Christ’s vicar; now I assert that he is our Lord’s adversary, and the devil’s apostle.” (D’Aubigne, b. 7, ch. 6).
“I despise and attack it, as impious, false. . . . It is Christ Himself who is condemned therein. . . . I rejoice in having to bear such ills for the best of causes. Already I feel greater liberty in my heart; for at last I know that THE POPE IS ANTICHRIST, AND THAT HIS THRONE IS THAT OF SATAN HIMSELF.” (D’Aubigne, b. 6, ch. 9).
There were other Protestant reformers before and after Luther that held the same beliefs about the papacy being the anti christ such as John Huss, John Wycliffe, John Calvin, Thomas Cranmer, John Wesley etc.
The Catholic Church suffered major setbacks, with kingdoms, cities and many people becoming Protestant. Many of whom they had persecuted and killed and continued to do so.
So the Catholic church decided to counter the Protestant reformation by establishing the Jesuit order. Ignatius Loyola (the founder and first general of the Jesuits) and his friends swore allegiance to the papacy (not God) at whatever cost to their lives. They believed/believe in the absolute supremacy and infallibility of the papacy. They worked/work covertly for the Catholic Church. The Jesuits multiplied and gained access to Protestant Churches, educational institutions, governments, banking, judiciary etc where they gradually influenced and changed many things to fall in line with their teachings. They did/do this gradually over the centuries to this day.
Yes the mark of the beast will be about worship as I posted here and in other threads. It will be forced worship and I compared it to what happened in the dark ages with the Catholic church. Who will enforce this worship? Church and state just like in the dark ages. This is what the book of Revelation calls the image to the beast which I posted on in this very thread.
True and that is what Satan wants. He wants to be God and have civilisations that rival God's. The problem is, he is a created being and cannot do anything that rivals God no matter how hard he tries.
Mystery Babylon and the whore are Rome and they even use some of the pagan symbols in their buildings and literature. I posted about that in my thread Paganism and Catholicism.
"And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration" (Revelation 17:5-6)
The whore of Babylon can be none other than the papacy I'm afraid. I posted about Babylon and the Whore on my thread Babylon according to the Bible. The whore of Babylon is spoken of in the past but it will continue until the end when Jesus comes back the second time.
We are warned to "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues" (Revelation 18:4).
This is not true. The Jesuits, the secret Catholic order began not only the masonic orders but other secret orders. Remember they work covertly. They are the ones working more than anyone to elevate the pope (the antichrist) to god hood and worship as you put it. This is actually more important to them than to Protestants who they are using with their false teachings to confuse them so they can accept the papacy.
And sadly most of Protestantism has accepted the papacy. They've forgotten about the Protestant reformation and the people who were martyred by the Catholic Church for teaching God's truth about them.
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Jesus told us in advance that Satan, through the man of sin, the antichrist, would lead the world into all abominations and control all leaders and nations!
Daniel 7:7, “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.”
Revelation 13:2, “And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”
Revelation 13:7-8, “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. 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.”
Revelation 13:16-18, “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 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.”
Revelation 14:12, “Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”
"In chapter 13 [Verses 1-10.] is described another beast, "like unto a leopard," to which the dragon gave "his power, and his seat, and great authority." This symbol, as most Protestants have believed, represents the papacy, which succeeded to the power and seat and authority once possessed by the ancient Roman Empire. Of the leopard-like beast it is declared: "There was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies.... And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in Heaven. 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." This prophecy, which is nearly identical with the description of the little horn of Daniel 7, unquestionably points to the papacy." GC88 439.1
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Here's an endtime prophecy that we're privileged to be seeing in front of us-
"..this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.
This is how we know it is the last hour" (1 John 2:18 )
The sntichrists of course are all nonchristians and atheists, they're basically sick in the head-
"To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure;
but even their mind and conscience are defiled" (Titus 1:15)
They can't get under the Bible's radar, it'll be Endgame for them-
"He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still;
he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still." (Revelation 22:11)
"..this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come.
This is how we know it is the last hour" (1 John 2:18 )
The sntichrists of course are all nonchristians and atheists, they're basically sick in the head-
"To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure;
but even their mind and conscience are defiled" (Titus 1:15)
They can't get under the Bible's radar, it'll be Endgame for them-
"He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still;
he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still." (Revelation 22:11)
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The Mark of the Beast is about worship.
In fact the book of Revelation is centred on the issues of worship! It warns against false worship! It encourages and directs the earthly people to fear God, worship God, The Creator of the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and springs of water, Him alone and alone (Revelation 14:6- 7).
Revelation 1:3, "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near."
In fact the book of Revelation is centred on the issues of worship! It warns against false worship! It encourages and directs the earthly people to fear God, worship God, The Creator of the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and springs of water, Him alone and alone (Revelation 14:6- 7).
Revelation 1:3, "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near."
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A Member of the World Council of Churches Claims that Jesus Does Not Want us to Read the Bible.
Jonathan Blake is the presiding archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland. They are members of the World Council of Churches. Archbishop Blake believes Jesus does not want us to read the Bible because God does not require it, and the archbishop claims it is filled with errors. What a stark contrast to the Protestants of the 16th century! These are the Babylonian clergy, who are part of the ecumenical movement and are leading millions of people to perdition with their errors. That is why there is so much confusion and contradictory doctrine because many people ignore the word of God. This is also why men and women will end up receiving the mark of the beast.
“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” Isaiah 8:20. The people of God are directed to the Scriptures as their safeguard against the influence of false teachers and the delusive power of spirits of darkness. Satan employs every possible device to prevent men from obtaining a knowledge of the Bible; for its plain utterances reveal his deceptions. At every revival of God’s work the prince of evil is aroused to more intense activity; he is now putting forth his utmost efforts for a final struggle against Christ and His followers” (GC 593).
“The last great delusion is soon to open before us. Antichrist is to perform his marvelous works in our sight. So closely will the counterfeit resemble the true that it will be impossible to distinguish between them except by the Holy Scriptures. By their testimony every statement and every miracle must be tested.” (GC, 593).
“None but those who have fortified the mind with the truths of the Bible will stand through the last great conflict. To every soul will come the searching test: Shall I obey God rather than men? The decisive hour is even now at hand. Are our feet planted on the rock of God’s immutable word? Are we prepared to stand firm in defense of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus?” (GC, 593).
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Jonathan Blake is the presiding archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland. They are members of the World Council of Churches. Archbishop Blake believes Jesus does not want us to read the Bible because God does not require it, and the archbishop claims it is filled with errors. What a stark contrast to the Protestants of the 16th century! These are the Babylonian clergy, who are part of the ecumenical movement and are leading millions of people to perdition with their errors. That is why there is so much confusion and contradictory doctrine because many people ignore the word of God. This is also why men and women will end up receiving the mark of the beast.
“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” Isaiah 8:20. The people of God are directed to the Scriptures as their safeguard against the influence of false teachers and the delusive power of spirits of darkness. Satan employs every possible device to prevent men from obtaining a knowledge of the Bible; for its plain utterances reveal his deceptions. At every revival of God’s work the prince of evil is aroused to more intense activity; he is now putting forth his utmost efforts for a final struggle against Christ and His followers” (GC 593).
“The last great delusion is soon to open before us. Antichrist is to perform his marvelous works in our sight. So closely will the counterfeit resemble the true that it will be impossible to distinguish between them except by the Holy Scriptures. By their testimony every statement and every miracle must be tested.” (GC, 593).
“None but those who have fortified the mind with the truths of the Bible will stand through the last great conflict. To every soul will come the searching test: Shall I obey God rather than men? The decisive hour is even now at hand. Are our feet planted on the rock of God’s immutable word? Are we prepared to stand firm in defense of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus?” (GC, 593).
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What's 'GC' stand for?
Blake is an "archbishop" in the 'Open Episcopal Church of UK/Ireland' which is a mickey-mouse cult that blesses gay/lesbian 'marriages', so if he's a true christian I'm the Queen of Sheba..
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Blake is an "archbishop" in the 'Open Episcopal Church of UK/Ireland' which is a mickey-mouse cult that blesses gay/lesbian 'marriages', so if he's a true christian I'm the Queen of Sheba..
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Celeb bishop guilty of sending 'malicious' online messages
A celebrity bishop who presided at Jade Goody’s wedding and led the prayers at her wake has been found guilty of breaching a restraining order by sending malicious online messages.
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A SYNOPSIS OF WORLD HISTORY AND NEXT A CATACLYSMIC EVENT.
Like the simile of the Flood, Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the metal image depicts the cataclysmic manner in which Christ will establish His Kingdom of glory. Nebuchadnezzar saw a great image whose "head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.'" Then "'a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth" (Daniel 2:32-35).
Through this dream God gave Nebuchadnezzar a synopsis of world history. Between his day and the establishment of Christ's everlasting kingdom (the stone), four major kingdoms or empires and then a conglomeration of weak and strong nations would consecutively occupy the world's stage. Ever since the days of Christ interpreters have identified the empires as Babylon (605-539 B.C.), Medo-Persia (539-331 B.C.), Greece (331-168 B.C.), and Rome (168 B.C.-A.D. 476).1
As prophesied, no other empire succeeded Rome. During the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. it broke into a number of smaller kingdoms that later became the nations of Europe. Through the centuries, powerful rulers—Charlemagne, Charles V, Napoleon, Kaiser Wilhelm, and Hitler—have tried to establish another world empire. Each failed, just as the prophecy said: "They will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay" (Daniel 2:43).
Finally, the dream focuses on the dramatic climax: the setting up of God's everlasting kingdom. The stone cut out without hands represents Christ's kingdom of glory (Daniel 7:14; Revelation 11:15), which will be established without human effort at the Second Advent.
Christ's kingdom is not to exist simultaneously with any human empire. When He was on earth during the sway of the Roman Empire, the stone kingdom that crushes all nations had not yet come. Only after the phase of the iron and clay feet, the period of the divided nations, would it arrive. It is to be set up at the Second Advent when Christ separates the righteous from the wicked (Matthew 25:31-34).
When it comes, this stone or kingdom will strike the "image on its feet of iron and clay" and "it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms" leaving not a trace of them (Daniel 2:34, 35, 44). Indeed, the Second Advent is an earth-shaking event.