I am increasingly convinced that whatever the Mark of the Beast turns out to be, it will include a neural-digital interface, and it will be this that makes it impossible to repent of accepting it (no one will want to give up the full-body virtual reality) and causes damnation (no one will want to give up their sinful passions which are perpetually excited and repeatedly slaked by the device.) Not being able to buy and sell might be a result of the implementing legislation — anyone who doesn’t accept it will have to pay a confiscatory tax, so folks without the Mark won’t have any money to buy and sell — all perfectly Constitutional here in the US. (Thanks, Justice Roberts.)
Sorry folks, an RFID chip under the skin just doesn’t fit the prophecy in St. John’s Apocalypse, you can repent of getting it with a pen-knife and it doesn’t change the state of your soul.
“Sorry folks, an RFID chip under the skin just doesn’t fit the prophecy in St. John’s Apocalypse, you can repent of getting it with a pen-knife and it doesn’t change the state of your soul.”
Two points:
The mark is a “sign” of ownership - you are owned by the devil.
You can’t repent unless you are given the grace to repent.