Mark of the Beast How Will Know?

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Will we know it without a doubt when the mark of the beast is here? Can someone that is Christian take the mark of the beast without realizing it?
 
Christian’s are suppose to be the only ones who will know and see the truth. so we should knowingly know if we are doing something or taking something that turns us from God.

but just to be on the safe side, I wouldn’t get a 666 tattoo.
 
TheMarriedKnight said:
Will we know it without a doubt when the mark of the beast is here? Can someone that is Christian take the mark of the beast without realizing it?
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Fr. Charles Grondin writes on CAF:
The beast symbolizes the various Roman emperors who persecuted the early Christians but mainly is a symbol of Caesar Nero (whose name in Hebrew has the numerical value of 666). The so-called “mark of the beast” is presumed by most scholars to allude to the coins of the Roman Empire that bore the image of the emperor.
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The scripture says that all will be caused to have the mark and that without it they can’t buy or sell. That sounds to me more like a forcible imposition of some kind of tracking device then like a pledge of loyalty.
 
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Will we know it without a doubt when the mark of the beast is here? Can someone that is Christian take the mark of the beast without realizing it?
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IF by Christian,
you mean one who is in some manner spiritually connected with Christ,
then IMO I believe that they/we shall know.

Let’s enter a hypothetical thought experiment:

Let’s say that it comes to pass that as per Revelations…
a ‘mark’ of sorts on hand and/or forehead is needed in order to buy or sell. .

It’s already tecnologically possible …
in fact, RFID implants for this and that already exist… and have been already implanted in some folks.

So… let’s say it arrives and you believe it… and have the option to take or reject it.

Thing is, to reject it - suggests e.g. possibly starving to death… for you… and perhaps those in your care.

Would you have the FAITH to say “No!” ?
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TheMarriedKnight:
Will we know it without a doubt when the mark of the beast is here? Can someone that is Christian take the mark of the beast without realizing it?
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IF by Christian,
you mean one who is in some manner spiritually connected with Christ,
then IMO I believe that they/we shall know.

Let’s enter a hypothetical thought experiment:

Let’s say that it comes to pass that as per Revelations…
a ‘mark’ of sorts on hand and/or forehead is needed in order to buy or sell. .

It’s already tecnologically possible …
in fact, RFID implants for this and that already exist… and have been already implanted in some folks.

So… let’s say it arrives and you believe it… and have the option to take or reject it.

Thing is, to reject it - suggests e.g. possibly starving to death… for you… and perhaps those in your care.

Would you have the FAITH to say “No!” ?
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Would you be aware that it was being imposed by the Beast?
Would there be a demand of loyalty going with it, or would it be presented as just a new measure by the government to rationalize the economy?
Would it even be that important, or just one of numerous things being done, that happens to serve as a warning to believers?
Or maybe it will be important but not all believers will know this. In which case, if you don’t know, how are you guilty?
 
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TheMarriedKnight:
Will we know it without a doubt when the mark of the beast is here? Can someone that is Christian take the mark of the beast without realizing it?
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IF by Christian,
you mean one who is in some manner spiritually connected with Christ,
then IMO I believe that they/we shall know.

Let’s enter a hypothetical thought experiment:

Let’s say that it comes to pass that as per Revelations…
a ‘mark’ of sorts on hand and/or forehead is needed in order to buy or sell. .

It’s already tecnologically possible …
in fact, RFID implants for this and that already exist… and have been already implanted in some folks.

So… let’s say it arrives and you believe it… and have the option to take or reject it.

Thing is, to reject it - suggests e.g. possibly starving to death… for you… and perhaps those in your care.

Would you have the FAITH to say “No!” ?
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Yes, I’ve read some private revelations that says the Mark of the beast will be microchips in the hand.This will supposedly be implemented by the Antchrist to control world.
 
That’s what I hope for. I want God to make it clear to us when the mark of the beast is here, so I can avoid it.
 
Notice how slowly everyone is becoming a number, SS a #, Birth date a #, ID a #, Passport a #, Credit History a #, Credit Cards a #, TSA Precheck to travel a #, Security Codes for your job, home, protection a #. Kind of crazy huh?
 
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Some years back when we got an anointing on a feast day in an Eastern Rite church there was a person who ended up with an embedded circle on their forehead, like someone pressed a wedding band into their skin. We had some coffee time afterward and it was still there 2 hours later. It was visible to everyone.

I always wondered how this event might be connected to the mark of the beast.
 
annad347 said:
Notice how slowly everyone is becoming a number, SS a #, Birth date a #, ID a #, Passport a #, Credit History a #, Credit Cards a #, TSA Precheck to travel a #, Security Codes for your job, home, protection a #. Kind of crazy huh?
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Yep, and they are going to propose these chips under your skin with the pretence that your Debit /Credit Cards might become lost or stolen .
 
TheMarriedKnight said:
Will we know it without a doubt when the mark of the beast is here? Can someone that is Christian take the mark of the beast without realizing it?
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According to some eschatologists, the church will not be here when the beast, and the number of the beast, are revealed. Some believe that during this time before a person accepts Christ, if they ignorantly take the mark because they have never heard the gospel before, but then hear it & accept Christ they cant genuinely repent later. But a genuine believer will never take the mark. Others believe that once you take the mark, there is no going back, because you take it with full knowledge of what it is & the consequences of taking it.

To sum it up - if you are around & you are offered it, don’t take it!
 
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Would you be aware that it was being imposed by the Beast?
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Were some agency attempting to impose something to my hand / forehead which is essential for buying or selling - I’ll assume it connects with the AntiChrist and ask questions later? 🙂
 
Small chips have already been placed into hands / foreheads…
Not as yet in the manner which shall occur as per Revelations…
 
PennyinCanada said:
Some years back when we got an anointing on a feast day in an Eastern Rite church there was a person who ended up with an embedded circle on their forehead, like someone pressed a wedding band into their skin. We had some coffee time afterward and it was still there 2 hours later. It was visible to everyone.

I always wondered how this event might be connected to the mark of the beast.
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I’ve had ashes visible on my forehead multiple hours after an Ash Wednesday service.
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According to some eschatologists, the church will not be here when the beast, and the number of the beast, are revealed.
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Christ to Peter: You are the Rock, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
The Church will be persecuted, but it will not disappear.
RaisedCatholic said:
if they ignorantly take the mark because they have never heard the gospel before, but then hear it & accept Christ they cant genuinely repent later.
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Did you mean can genuinely repent later? Because the idea that someone is barred from repentance because of something they did in ignorance… 🤯
RaisedCatholic said:
if you are around & you are offered it, don’t take it!
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Full and emphatic agreement.
 
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A lot of these posts seem to embrace the Fundamentalist / “radio preacher” approach to this question that Biblical literalists have been beating the drum about for years. I’ve heard candidates for the “Mark of the Beast” being suggested variously as ZIP codes, bar codes, the “www” that’s part of Internet addresses, and of course Social Security numbers. Personally I think the “Nero” interpretation is the scholarly and correct one. Though on a bad day the whole swamp that is “social media” strikes me as truly evil.
 
Pitcairn17 said:
A lot of these posts seem to embrace the Fundamentalist / “radio preacher” approach to this question that Biblical literalists have been beating the drum about for years. I’ve heard candidates for the “Mark of the Beast” being suggested variously as ZIP codes, bar codes, the “www” that’s part of Internet addresses, and of course Social Security numbers. Personally I think the “Nero” interpretation is the scholarly and correct one. Though on a bad day the whole swamp that is “social media” strikes me as truly evil.
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I understand …

However, various guessworks on particulars can not erase the fact that AntiChrist cometh…

He shall be preceded by Signs - As per Jesus - and other portions of Scriptures…

Those with FAITH… shall know …
 
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