HA! It's possible He's using Putin like He used Israel's enemies for chastisement when he had placed a nation under His rebuke in the OT. Obamalek and KookyKerry in particular are provoking Him per Genesis 12:3. The more they push Israel, the bolder Putin seems to become. There are no coincidences. Putin is making a fool of them both.
Once the Lord used an enemy nation for chastisement, He would judge it as well and hold it accountable for it’s terrible acts. Russia is no different.
History shows that God uses other nations as a method of judgment so...
How much more chastisement is headed our way, seeing that we are not only on the receiving end of judgment from other nations, but from our own “democratically elected” government?
I have been wondering if that number of the beast isn’t more akin to the writing on the wall. That is, by the time the message (number) is openly displayed and understood, it’s game over. Kind of like, if ya hafta explain it, there’s no point.
Name = reputation, character. Number = reputation, character (IOW to “have someone’s number” means to be aware of a person’s true character, and it’s not a good one). Mark = an etched-in trait, rooted in the word for character.
Name, number, mark = in one accord with the beast system and its utter hatred for truth, mercy, love, and the real peace that is a natural result of embracing the laws of God.