Great synopsis - I concur.
Like your understanding of ‘flood’ to be a maelstrom of lies rather than a literal ‘flood’ as some interpret the symbolism here.
And as we are witnessing, the Mark of the Beast is not some bar-code or RFID chip. It is thinking and acting as the Beast commands, or you will be unable to make a living, buy or sell and feed yourself.
That is what we are witnessing take shape with both this evil Secular hedonism by the MarxoFascists and the imposition of Sharia Law in the world.
Of course seeing the success of out and out Jihad, the MarxoFascists are increasingly brazen, running harmless bakers and photographers out of business with seeming impunity. Submit or have your perfectly wholesome livelihood destroyed will soon be a direct submit or die "proposition".
The flood metaphor really goes straight back to the passage in Isaiah (ch. 28) about the covenant with death. Use lies as a refuge and be washed away by them. It doesn't say that exactly but the concept is here:
Revelation 13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
There is a profound parallel to the mark/image/name/number in the introduction pages of this book. It can be found on pgs. 10-12 in the "look inside" preview.
It may seem pretty "out there" but not really. It is more or less (and I am not doing it justice here) equating wisdom, understanding and knowledge to the parts or layers of a book. Creation itself. That is, there is its form/structure, its name, and the story it tells. This also explains the structure of the book, which breaks down and describes each letter of the alef-beit by its form (shape of the letter), name, and number (numeric value, the abstract value, "to think or calculate").
That the beast is forming lies and attempting to create something out of nothing (a new reality) is nothing short of an attempt to usurp the throne and authority of God and destroy and remake the whole of His creation. An image in the form/name/number of the beast. No wonder the place is becoming more like Sodom every day. A fabulous, perverted disasterville.
I didn't mean for this to drag (oops) out but this is the first time I've seen that part of the book on the web where I could reference it. Otherwise portions of it are summarized at inner.org.
It's a good start to deciphering
Revelation 13:18 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.
Much in that book is hard to grasp (and I've owned it for over 15 years), but time has surely drawn out its wisdom. It is noteworthy that in the above verse, the missing elements are knowledge and name, and those are paired together in the Alef-Beit book. Wisdom is equated with calculation, and understanding with form. Direct parallels in that verse.
Apologies if this post is overkill. :)