What the Mark of the Beast Really Is (In 10 Minutes)

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Most people will take the mark of the beast. Revelation 13 lists 7 facts about it that—paired with other Bible verses—show it contradicts God’s sign of true worship. Will you take it? Find out now—your choice matters. Read more specific details in our FREE study guide, “The Beast of Revelation: Myth, Metaphor, or Soon-Coming Reality?” https://orders.tomorrowsworld.org/order/BR Why is it free? We are determined to follow Jesus’ command to “freely give” (Matthew 10:8). Browse our full library of resources at https://www.tomorrowsworld.org Learn more about our church, the Living Church of God, at https://www.lcg.org View our full sermon library @mylcgtv 00:00 7 Facts from Bible Verses About the Mark of the Beast 01:05 1. Sign of the Revived Roman Empire | Revelation 13 01:52 2. The Mark of the Beast Affirms Conformity | Revelation 13:17 02:31 3. Most of the World Conforms, Taking the Mark 02:55 4. The Antichrist (False Prophet) Enforces the Mark 03:58 5. It’s on the Right Hand or Forehead 05:26 6. It’s Connected to Worshiping the Beast 06:11 7. Taking the Mark Brings the Wrath of God 07:04 The Mark of the Beast vs. the Mark of God Bible verses referenced: Revelation 13:16–17 Revelation 13:1 Revelation 13:2 Revelation 12:9 Revelation 13:4–8 Revelation 13:11 Revelation 13:13 Revelation 13:14 Revelation 16:2 Revelation 19:20 Revelation 20:4 Revelation 14:9–10 John 1:29 1 John 2:18 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Colossians 3:6 Mark 2:28 Deuteronomy 6:1–8 Exodus 13:9 Deuteronomy 11:18 Exodus 31:12–17 Ezekiel 20:12 Ezekiel 20:19–20 The mark of the beast is NOT a vaccine, social security card, tattoo, or computer chip. The Bible gives facts and clues to determine what it really is. Revelation 13 first mentions the mark of the Beast. “He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Revelation 13 reveals 7 facts about the mark. 1. The mark is the sign of a coming world-ruling government led by a powerful political leader. Revelation 13 describes two different beasts. The first beast (verses 1-8) comes up from the sea and has seven heads, and 10 horns. This beast represents a revival of the Roman Empire. An individual will arise who will receive great power, a throne, and authority from Satan the Devil. This leader will be worshiped by the world, blaspheme God, war against God’s saints, and lead a powerful world-ruling empire in the not-too-distant future. Those who receive the mark will be adherents to this system—the final end-time revival of the Roman Empire. 2. The mark is used by the beast to identify those who will not conform to its system and laws. This end-time revival of the Roman Empire will have the power and ability to control who engages in commerce. “No one may buy or sell except one who has the mark;” therefore, someone who refuses the mark will stand out and be excluded from engaging in normal business, trade, and employment. Anyone who does not conform or obey the beast power will be penalized—and persecuted. Those who accept the beast power obey its form of government, authority, and control—take on the beast’s mark. 3. The majority of mankind will receive the mark. We see that people “both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave” take on this mark—it is popular, mainstream, and widely accepted. Only a small number of people will refuse to conform and reject the beast’s politics, religion, morality, and influence. 4. He who “causes all… to receive the mark” is a deceptive false Christian prophet with great power. The Apostle John sees in vision a second “beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. The Bible describes Jesus Christ as “the lamb of God” (John 1:29), while calling Satan the Devil “a dragon” (Revelation 12:9). Therefore, this second beast appears Christ-like on the surface—he looks like a lamb, but speaks like Satan the devil. This symbolizes a coming false Christian prophet who “performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven” (Revelation 13:13). This antichrist, empowered by Satan himself, will lead a false Christian Church, using his power and influence to persuade nearly everyone on earth to worship the first beast. He causes the people to receive the mark. Therefore, this false Christian power, not the civil government, will require people to take on this end time identification. The mark is directly connected to a false Christian Church with profane practices and beliefs. 5. The mark is on the right hand or forehead. The Bible does not say this mark has to be a literal image or imprint on the hand or forehead. Rather in the Bible, the hand symbolizes action and strength, while the forehead symbolizes thinking and will. #markofthebeast #tomorrowsworld #sabbath