| The prophet Daniel gave us a 2300-year prophecy | | | | His name on our foreheads, again being symbolic not |
| that spanned up to the year 1844, depicting when the | | | | literal Revelation 22:4-5 "And they shall see his face; |
| end-times of earth's history would begin. | | | | and his name shall be in their foreheads..." |
| There are several prophecies in the book of | | | | The Beasts (prophetically a political or religious ruling |
| Revelation that tell us about the very last days and the | | | | power) have been identified as political-religious |
| signs to look for and with these comes a severe | | | | governments that follow apostate (non-Biblical) |
| warning of the consequences of taking the Mark of | | | | doctrines and inflict persecution on the true followers |
| the Beast Revelation 14:10-11 "The same shall drink of | | | | of God, who obey His commandments. |
| the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out | | | | The First Beast is a historical figure and was identified |
| without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he | | | | by many of our early church founders as the Roman |
| shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the | | | | Catholic Church, as she met all of the prophetic criteria |
| presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of | | | | given in the books of Daniel and Revelation. Martin |
| the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth | | | | Luther aptly conveyed the sentiments of the |
| up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor | | | | Protestant reformers when he said "We here are of |
| night, who worship the beast and his image, and | | | | the conviction that the papacy is the seat of the true |
| whosoever receiveth the mark of his name". | | | | and real Antichrist...personally I declare that I owe the |
| It also tells us that those who take the Mark were | | | | Pope no other obedience than that to Antichrist." (Aug. |
| deceived Revelation 19:20 "And the beast was taken, | | | | 18, 1520) Taken from The Prophetic Faith of Our |
| and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles | | | | Fathers, Vol. 2., pg. 121 by Froom. |
| before him, with which he deceived them that had | | | | The Second Beast, which is yet to emerge has been |
| received the mark of the beast...". | | | | acknowledged by many leading Bible scholars as being |
| This shows clearly that the Mark of the Beast will not | | | | a merging of State and Religion in America at some |
| be something obvious. Those who take the Mark of | | | | stage in the future. |
| the Beast on their hand (depicting their actions) or on | | | | What was the Mark of the First Beast? The Catholic |
| their forehead (depicting their decisions) will do it | | | | Church in much of its literature claims that changing the |
| unknowingly, because they have not studied the | | | | Sabbath to Sunday is the "Mark of her authority". |
| prophecies and have not known what to look out for. | | | | The Seal of God, His Name (Lord), Title (Creator) and |
| Many people don't realize also that there are two | | | | Realm (Heaven and Earth) are referenced within His |
| marks, the mark of the beast and the mark or seal of | | | | Fourth Commandment to keep His Seventh Day |
| God, and that both of these marks revolve around | | | | Sabbath and as we are clearly shown those who are |
| worship. Revelation shows that those who love and | | | | true to God will be keeping ALL of His |
| worship God, honouring Him in the way He has | | | | commandments. |
| requested will be sealed with His Mark by the angels. | | | | Revelation also speaks of the First Beast as a Mother, |
| The Bible shows that the difference between the two | | | | meaning that she has daughter churches and in effect |
| groups of people is that the followers of God are the | | | | the Protestant churches who follow the apostate |
| ones who keep all of His Ten Commandments | | | | teaching of observing Sunday as the day of worship |
| Revelation 14:11-12 "And the smoke of their torment | | | | instead of the "Friday evening to Saturday evening" |
| ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no | | | | Sabbath of the Bible, are making themselves the |
| rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his | | | | daughters of the 'Harlot Woman riding the Beast' of |
| image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his | | | | Revelation unawares. |
| name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they | | | | This does in no way mean that God does not have |
| that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of | | | | His faithful people in many denominations today. To the |
| Jesus". | | | | contrary, there are many true and faithful believers |
| This proves then that the Mark of the Beast cannot | | | | who are simply ignorant to the fact that they are |
| be a microchip or a tattoo of 666 as some have | | | | breaking one of God's sacred commandments by not |
| suggested. The Mark of the Beast, in line with the rest | | | | upholding His true Sabbath day. But Revelation tells us |
| of the book of Revelation is symbolic. | | | | that God will call these people out of the apostate |
| The mark on our forehead reflects our conscious | | | | churches and into His final remnant church Revelation |
| decisions to either follow God, or to disobey Him. | | | | 18:4 "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, |
| When it speaks about Christians living forever in the | | | | Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers |
| New Heaven and New Earth it says that we will have | | | | of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues". |