That would be a very strange and incorrect interpretation in my view. The ‘Mark’ is not all that well defined in scripture but we know this about it from Revelation 13:17 “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” From this, we can deduce that it has some identification features about it and that it ties into a financial system of some sort. Being outfitted with the ‘Mark’ is not synonymous with ‘worshipping the beast’…..especially if it was forcibly inscribed/inserted etc. On the other hand, I’d agree that if one ‘willingly received the Mark’, this would indicate someone who would also be willing to ‘worship the beast’.
MacArthur says you can be redeemed after you take the Mark of the Beast.
The Bible says the opposite.
I’ll go with God.
(QuoteThat would be a very strange and incorrect interpretation in my view. The ‘Mark’ is not all that well defined in scripture but we know this about it from Revelation 13:17)
Hectic, there may be a more spiritual way to view the mark. And itcertainly wouldn’t fit too many church teachings, which may be why He led me out.
We do get a clue in Deuteronomy 6:8 about the sign/mark-You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
What was to be on the hand and fronlets bettwen Israel’s eyes?
The Ten Commandments. His law.
As a sign.
A sign of Lawfulness. obedience.
What is Satan doing in Revelation 13?
Causing people to break the Ten Commandments.
(Worship the beast, worship the image, blaspheme His name)
What is the patience of the saints in Revelation 14?
The patience of the saints is to ‘Keep the Commandments of God’s and faith of Jesus.
Revelation 14:12
The Ten Commandments seem to have a central theme with the sign of obedience/lawfullness in Deuteronomy while breaking the Commandments leaves a mark in the same spot. A sign oflawlessness and disobedience.
I mention that because
An angel also warned people in Revelation 14:7 He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
Today, according to the world,is Tiw’s day, a day in honor of a false god.
A false god that hasn’t creted the heavens or the earth or the sea or the springs of water. Yet the false god receives honor every week with a day named after him.
Is that behavior that would spiritually show worshipping Him who made everything or would that be spiritually worshipping the beast? Wandering after the beast?
Who could sell that today isn’t Tiws day to a world that buys and sells it is Tiw’s day?
What is today to the Creator?
It isn’t Tiws day.. but, who is ready to buy that? If someone tried to sell you today wansnt Tiw’s day, would you buy it?
Just a thought about the spiritual layers and levels to scripture and how Satan does truly deceive the whole world today. Satan isn’t waiting.
Satan works today. And the battle is spiritual.
A thought for those who may only see the mark as natural.