To be the "Mark of the Beast" -- it also requires worshipping the Beast, the Antichrist. And the problem here (in order for someone to "receive the mark of the Beast") -- you have to know, very explicitly, who the Beast is, and then secondly, you have to receive that mark with the understanding that you're worshipping that Beast... (which is the Antichrist).
Of course, no one knows who that is, and there is no one that is enforcing such a mark on the whole world right now and no one is requiring any "worship of the Beast" as a result of that mark.
This is hype more than anything else. When the "Mark of the Beast" arrives, there will be no "guessing game" involved. There will be no dispute involved. You will know it absolutely and by proclamation and if you don't worship the Beast, you will not be able to buy or sell.
Don't worry about that, no matter what is coming down the pike, until you know who the Beast is and until He say that you must worship him. :-)
Revelation Chapter 13 11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Revelation Chapter 14 9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."
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I went to a Prophecy Seminar Fri and Saturday given by Pastor John Hagee....
I will tell you it was intense about the **Last Days* with a full house (Standing Room Only) in a room with over a 1000 seats, People were truly on *Fire* for the LORD, 50 people gave their life to Christ..
It seems everyone can see that the world is beyond the help of man, they can see and feel the Spirit of the Antichrist in the world......
Hagee speaks of th ANtichrist who will come out of Europe, he spoke of the deception..
The *Satanic Trinity* (Satan wants to imitate everything GOD does)
What Satan will do..
Satan gives the Anti-Christ power and his position as world political ruler.
Matt. 4:8,9. Satan is the prince of the power of the air. Eph. 2:2. He is also, the god of this world. IICor. 4:4.
The Anti-Christ and Satan will be so alike that as they worship the Anti-Christ, they will be worshiping Satan. The Anti-Christ will be Satan incarnate just as Christ is God incarnate. Col. 1:19; 2:9.
The False Prophet will speak, after he has gained power as the religious leader of the world, as a dragon. This means his speech will be authoritative, yet deceiving. Satan knowing that his time is short, will be doing all he can to deceive the people of the world and thereby capture as many for hell as he can.
Anyway’s Hagee spoke of the Rapture of the Church and of course a pre-tribulation rapture, that I cannnot tell you how many people are so looking forward to that day they are *Gone* in a twinkiling of an eye....
(The Mention of the Rapture brings People to there feet with non-stop of Praise and Applause)
Hagge did say it is imporatant for every Christian to continue the good fight (Spiritual Battle) not to lay-down and give-in but to fight to the finish line... *As GOD will say....*Good Servant you did well*
Anyway’s my point is that IMO everyone no matter who they are can see and feel something in the world is happening, if you don’t know GOD and his plan for mankind, people will get wrapped up in deceptions of the Mayan Calendar, Nostradamous, New Age babble Global Warming!...
BTW:
One thing Hagee said, I never heard before was the 30 minutes of Silence in Heaven* is the people that were raptured looking down at earth to see the Wrath of GOD come down on it... Have you heard that before?
My copy of "The Book" reads a little different, and I think the difference is significant.
13:16 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: (KJV)