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I'm not 100% sure either, though I do think it's a strong possibility we've been tricked and have already received our 'mark', since many parts match up so precisely. Have we, unwittingly, sold our birthright for a bowl porridge?
I certainly wouldn't rule out a later 'level' of the prophecy of an actual 'marking' of a sign of some beast, as some believe John saw a image of the mark of Islam.
Those who choose to sell it, merely demonstrate that they had no business with it in the first place.
Matthew 7:20-23
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
The house of prophecy merchandise peddles figs from thistles and grapes from thorns. Those aren't figs and thistles, but if hey if they sell...
Buyers who can't be bothered to inspect the mislabled fruit, yet keep going back for more, will not have any sway with the customer service manager when they play victim, expecting a refund. At any point they could have looked over the fruit and noticed a problem, because the fraud is evident with minimal observation.
Matthew 24
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
Often at the end of prophecy videos is a question about eternal security - do you have it? 'Cause you know, the world is falling apart. Here's how you can know you are saved... blah blah blah... in Jesus' name, amen. It's a standard formula with the "ends times" preachers.
Eternal security? They are saying "Peace peace" when there is no peace, because... there IS no peace, saith the Lord, for the wicked. Workers of iniquity, making merchandise of the sheep.
When they shall say peace and [eternal] security... sudden destruction...
There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down
So much for the house of prophecy merchandise. Forty and six years was this temple in building.
These clowns are prophesying about a rebuilt Jewish temple, oblivious to the impending destruction of their own. Haman built his own gallows, after all. Fortunes turning on a dime, the plot being flipped over and going horribly wrong: it's the standard formula.
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You don't have to know much of anything about figs, to recognize that thistles are not figs.
People have been feasting at the End Times prophecy buffet so long that it's all they know. No awareness that processed foods are not Nourishing Traditions. Fruit Loops are not eggs, nor will they ever be.