Thoughts for Life: The Mark of the Beast

James H. Cagle- The Mark of the Beast: The Bible (KJV) says, “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 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. 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” (Rev.13:16-18). (Google image, The Mark of the Beast) This is an excellent write-up. Giving warning to the danger of the implant).

In this text the Antichrist is at the height of his rule in the Tribulation period, after the Rapture of the church, as the ruler of the one-world government. He has power over “all kindreds, and tongues, and nations” (v.7). His image is worshiped by all under the threat of death should they refuse (v.15).

The mark of the beast will be a must if one is to make any sort of financial transaction and be a vibrant part of society during the Tribulation. This mark is received willingly.

The mark of the beast is a mark that identifies all the recipients as the property or slaves of the beast. To worship the beast and receive his mark is to seal one’s destiny in Hell (Rev. 14:9-10).

The mark of the beast will not be a brand, nor a visible tattoo. The mark will be a microchip implanted under the skin either in the right hand or forehead.

In the microchip would be personal data and a number for identifying the individual, with the prefix or suffix numbers being 666. The microchip would also include the routing number and account number to their checking account.

The information in this chip will be read by a scanner, much like a bar code is read now. And this will be the day of a cash-less society. That the number 666 means something we can be sure by our text. A study of numbers in the Bible gives us the significance and meaning of numbers.

A gematria is used in this study. A gematria is used to discover the supernatural design in the use of numbers to understand the spiritual significance of the numbers formed by the letters of the words themselves. This is the use of the letters of the alphabet instead of figures. The use of the gematria is confined strictly to the Hebrew and Greek language.

“Since six is the number for man and of human perfection, then 66 is a more emphatic expression of the same fact, and 666 is the concentrated expression of it. The number 666 is then the trinity of the human perfection; the perfection of imperfection.”

Seven is the number of spiritual perfection. Eight is the number associated with Resurrection, and the new beginning of a new era or order. The gematria calculates the letters in the word Jesus to the value of 888.

The number 666 has significance in that it was used by the ancient pagan occult with the worship of Satan. One thing is for certain about the number 666, and that is that the triple 6 marks the beginning of unbelieving man’s united opposition to God in the person of Antichrist.

The Mark of the Beast

by James H. Cagle

Let's pray-

Father, this is a strong warning for folks to heed, if they don't leave with Christ, when He comes for His committed and born-again believers in what is called the Rapture. Those left behind will have to take action on whether they'll take the mark of the beast willingly, or choose to die for resisting it because they have faith in Christ. They'll not be able to buy or sell without it.

In this text the Antichrist is at the height of his rule in the Tribulation period, as he will be the ruler of the one-world government. He'll have power over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. His image will be worshiped by all under the threat of death should they refuse to take it.

We need to understand that this mark will identify all the recipients as the property or slaves of the best. To worship the beast and receive his mark is to seal one's destiny in Hell. The mark will not be a brand, nor a visible tattoo but will be a microchip implanted under the skin either in the right hand or forehead. It will contain personal data and a number to identify the individual.

As this will be the beginning of unbelieving man’s united opposition to You in the person of the Antichrist, we pray for those who do not know Christ intimately before the Tribulation begins. We ask that the Church wake up and start to get serious in their winning and training those who You call to faith in Christ before then.

Make it plain, that if folks do not receive Christ into their hearts as their Savior and Lord before the Rapture, they'll have to give their heads (literally), if they have enough faith to help them resist receiving the mark of the Beast.

We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen

361-365 one-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week, or to review them from when they were posted before-

361- Ps. 94:22 "But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge."

362- Prov. 4:26 "Ponder the path of thy feet, and let thy ways be established."

363- Jer. 13:15 "Hear ye, and give ear, be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken."

364- Is. 40:8 "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever."

365- Ps. 103:3 "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases."

Today's quote-

~ John Newton- "You who have access to the throne of grace, whose hearts are concerned for the glory of God—you, I trust, will show yourselves true friends to your country, by bearing your testimony and exerting your influence against sin (the procuring cause of all our sorrows), and by standing in the breach and pleading with God for mercy, in behalf of yourselves, and of the nation. If ten people, thus disposed, had been found even in Sodom, it would have escaped destruction!" (Gen. 18:32).

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