Posted on 10/21/2014 2:32:39 PM PDT by xzins
the root word is actually BOW, not rainbow, and it points to heaven (ie Jesus) as the next judgement. The Bow was a covenant that God will never flood the earth again.
So....go buy bows (bows/arrows). :)
i'll say it again... make-em their damn cake, there's no law it has to be your best work or taste good make it the most bland misshapen cake imaginable
if you are a photographer, eat a ton of pickled eggs and beans before the wedding and fart up a storm all day, laugh at the guests and off center all the pics
no law against that either
I don't think the question is if they CAN force it on you. The fact is, they won't. God won't allow it. But expect some type of physical, actual "mark". IMHO, of course.
And because Rev 12:17 Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to make war against the rest of her offspring--those who obey God's commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.
And this: 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.”
And this: 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
In short, Satan hates humans and will take all to hell with him. Remember, we don't wrestle with flesh and blood. We are in combat with spiritual forces that want your soul. And if a simple implant will condemn you for eternity, then they will do it.
You're forgiven today, but see if you can fix that by tomorrow. :>)
I did read the article, and it’s nonsense, there is no mark of the beast “today”. He also makes several mistakes in his description of things from Revelation that make it clear he really isn’t that familiar with the book.
A physical mark can be forced on you so it is not physical. It is the metaphorical one in which you give up and go along with the world on homosexuality, euthanasia, abortion or you name it that you have voluntarily accepted the mark in order to buy or sell. Perhaps to access your bank account or get employment or social security that you have to sign a contract agreeing to their terms of "human rights and progress" to be processed.
There is no confusion. I am going to be raptured out of here because I am special. None of the bad stuff applies to me. I am a coward in Jesus Christ. /s That's what they believe.
Yes, it says “all” but then it uses categories: small/great; rich/poor, etc.
So, “every category” of human is included. No category is excepted.
We know that “all” doesn’t mean “total number” because some refuse and are martyred.
Absolutely, a divine intervention each time they attempted to force the mark on an unwilling person would also prevent a physical mark from being placed upon a person.
Yes, a physical mark CAN be forced on you. WILL it be forced on us? No, God won't allow it to be forced. It MUST be accepted/voluntary. But I believe it WILL BE physical. It won't, however, be forced. That's the niftiness of it. Yes, it's a physical mark. No, you are not mandated to accept it. But if you DON'T accept it, you won't work. You won't be able to buy food. You won't be able to bank. Etc. It WILL be a physical mark. It won't be forced.
We’re just going to disagree on this one.
I clearly hear him suggesting this is a parallel and not (necessarily) the Revelation foretold actual mark of the beast
Think missing emails and hard drives are bad? How about millions of ID compromised bank accounts shutting down all electronic transactions? You want your money, prove who you are with the chip by X Mark.
Facts are most people worship money first and the Creator gets an honorable mention at pagan festival times. This is literally the old robbery saying "Your money, or your eternal life!"
They have something like this going on in ISIS areas right now. If you don’t bow down and worship their false god you die or are prevented from anything they feel like preventing you from.
In short, Satan hates humans and will take all to lake of fire with him THAT HE CAN. Remember, we don't wrestle with flesh and blood. We are in combat with spiritual forces that want your soul. And if a simple implant will condemn you for eternity, then they will do it.
With that in mind we find that the word in the Greek for "all" is "pas" which means "all" in the sense of "each (every) part that applies." The emphasis of the total picture then is on "one piece at a time." rather than each individual.
So we see that "all" in this case means "each and every part of society" rather than every individual. That is reinforced with the following discription of each of the different segments of society. The phrase "both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave," is defining the "every part of society".
The mark of the beast is IN your head, not on it. Ie, your brain. They can stamp 666 on you from head to toe, just don't believe the false Christ when he comes at the 6th trump.
Got it, that makes sense.
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