Hi all !
Look at these Scriptures... maybe these may help us to understand what the " Mark of the beast" really is.
Revelation 12:9
" And the great dragon was CAST OUT [ remember, Christ told satan to get behind Him; therefore only his spirit is able to roam the earth from that time to present] that OLD SERPENT, called the DEVIL, and SATAN, WHICH DECEIVETH THE WHOLE WORLD; HE WAS CAST OUT INTO THE EARTH [ at this time it's not just his evil spirit anyore, but he is actually CAST OUT ONTO THE EARTH, where he plays the role of anti (instead of) christ, he at this time will be the anti-christ; let's remember that anti in the Greek means instead of christ, at this time he will play the spurious messiah, and deceive most of the world as they will believe him to be Jesus Christ]
and his angels [the fallen angels] were CAST OUT WITH HIM [ with who...? with satan, the devil, as he plays the role of anti-christ]
II Thessalonians 2:3
" ...... AND THAT DAY [ what day ? The Lord's Day, the second advent, the True Jesus Christ's return] SHALL NOT COME, except there come a falling away [also known as the great apostacy, those that have been deceived by the dragon, satan, the devil and fall AWAY to the wrong christ], AND THAT MAN OF SIN [what man of sin ? satan, the devil, that same one that has been cast out to the earth] BE REVEALED, THE SON OF PERDITION [ satan has already been sentenced to death, he is a dead man walking, satan is the son of perdition]
*** ISAIAH 14:12-16 ***
II Thessalonians 2:4
" Who opposeth and exaulteth himself [himself ? that being satan, the son of perdition, the devil while he plays the role of anti-christ] above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; SO THAT HE AS GOD SITTETH IN THE TEMPLE OF GOD, SHEWING [ claiming to be] HIMSELF THAT HE IS GOD [ satan is going to be cast to the earth in this generation, the generation of the fig tree, and he is going to pretend that he is Jesus and deceive most of the world].
Mark 13:14
" But when ye SHALL [not maybe, not perhaps, but you SHALL] see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, [it=meaning he, meaning the anti-christ, meaning the "instead of"-christ, that same one who was cast out to the earth in Revelation 12:9] (let him that readeth UNDERSTANDETH.) Then let them that be in Judea' flee to the mountains.
Revelation 13:11
" And I beheld another beast [ John saw this, he is telling us what was going to happen, he is teling us how satan is going to play Jesus] coming up out of the earth [Revelation 12:12= read it !]; AND HE HAD TWO HORNS LIKE A LAMB [horns are symbolic of power, John is telling us that he looked like the Lamb, he looked just like the Lamb of God, but....] AND HE SPAKE AS A DRAGON [that same dragon spoken of in Revelation 12:9, that old serpent , called the devil]
Revelation 13:13
" And he [he.. who's he? the dragon, that old serpent, the devil, as he plays his role as the instead of christ or anti-christ] doeth GREAT WONDERS, SO THAT HE MAKETH FIRE [ lightening] COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN ON THE EARTH IN THE SIGHT OF MEN [ who's gonna see it ? the people on the earth as he plays the role of the spurious messiah]
*** I have also read on through verses 14 & 15; for IT IS WRITTEN THAT he is going to deceiveth those that DWELL ON THE EARTH ! I believe from other scriptures that the first beast is a political beast, a one world system, the second beast is a religious beast.
Now with those scriptures being read, for there are more that support that satan will come to this earth and pretend that he is God, I believe we can better see what the MARK OF THE BEAST really is.
REVELATION 13:16
" And he causeth all [ all that have NOT the seal of God in their minds, which is to say God's truth, all those that have NOT read & understood the end time prophecies], both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, TO RECEIVE A "MARK" "IN" their right hand [in their right hand, the right hand is symbolic of power, and these are doing his work, THINKING that that are doing the work of Jesus christ] or "IN" their foreheads. " [ What is "IN" your forehead ? Well.... your brain, your mind, where you think, and these THINK and BELEIVE that this dragon is Jesus Christ, but it's not.. it is that old serpent, the devil in his role as anti-christ, it is the instead of christ, this is an idiom in that they beleive in their minds that the false one is Jesus Christ.]
REVELATION 13:18
" HERE IS WISDOM. Let him that hath understanding COUNT the number of the beast; FOR IT IS A NUMBER OF A MAN [ lucifer. lucifer means morning star, there are two moring stars, the FAKE ONE which is anti-christ and the True One, that being our Lord Jesus Christ, many are going to FALL AWAY to the FAKE first.], AND HIS NUMBER IS SIX HUNDRED THREESCORE AND SIX. "
666; I believe that this "mark" in their foreheads, which simply means in their brains, in their minds are the lies which satan deceives the world with at the end of this earth age BEFORE the Lord's Day. [This is the flood of the endtimes, satans's flood of lies.] Therefore, one MUST pay close attention to the 6th seal, the 6th trump, and the 6th vial, for SATAN WILL BE CAST OUT TO EARTH IN THE SIXTH TRUMP, HE WILL BE CAST DOWN TO EARTH ! [ Revelation 12:12 & Revelation 9:5; remember how Jesus Christ said that He had shortened the time for the elects sake? five months according to Revelation 9:5]. SATAN WILL PRETEND TO BE "CHRIST"; HE WILL BE THAT "ANTI-CHRIST"!!!! Those that believe that satan is Jesus Christ take the "mark" of the beast, for satan is that beast, you know that beast that looked like the lamb of God, but spake as a dragon. Remember that the TRUE Christ does NOT come until the SEVENTH TRUMP, THE FURTHEST TRUMP OUT, THE LAST TRUMP and there are SEVEN !
Abiyah