If we let the Word interpret the Word, it is amazing what comes to light. We have been taught over the years that the mark of the beast will be some sort of electronic chip that will be implanted in our bodies, or it is the social security card, etc. But let's look at some scriptures and let the Word speak for itself.
In Revelations concerning the mark of the beast it says:
Rev 13:16 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: 17 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.
We are told in Deuteronomy that we are to keep His commandments and teach them to our children and talk of them pretty much all the time. But as you see in chapter 6, verse 6 they are a sign on us.
Deu 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deu 6:6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: Deu 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deu 6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
If we look up the word sign in Hebrew it also means a mark.
People are looking for a physical mark to be placed, something visible. But what if it isn't? Let's look at some more scriptures.
Job 10:14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
Psa 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psa 37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Perfect in Hebrew means upright and/or undefiled. So we can see that one who sins has a mark and one who is righteous has a mark. Did Job physically get a mark on him?
The Sabbath was also a sign between Him and His people.
Exo 31:16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
Exo 31:17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. This is the one commandment that we are told to Remember.
But people say "now that I have recieved Christ I am sealed with the Holy Spirit" and people quote Eph 1:13: " In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,"
As it says after ye heard the word of truth and ye believed, ye were sealed. And the scriptures say in John 14:15-16: " If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;" The scripture is saying when we have heard the word of Truth and believe, we have repented and turned back to Him and keep the commandments we will be given the Holy Spirit. It is one transparency on top of the other that reveals the whole picture.
During Sabbath we are told we are to rest, stay in our domain, not light a fire, and not buy and/or sell. The not buying or selling comes out of Neh. 13:15-18. The Sabbath was not to be a day of commerce. It is His day, not ours. So if we go back to Revelation 13:17 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. If we are keeping the commandments, then we are keeping the Sabbath and cannot buy or sell that day.
Written by: Jana D. Pindell
In Revelations concerning the mark of the beast it says:
Rev 13:16 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: 17 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.
We are told in Deuteronomy that we are to keep His commandments and teach them to our children and talk of them pretty much all the time. But as you see in chapter 6, verse 6 they are a sign on us.
Deu 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deu 6:6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: Deu 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deu 6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
If we look up the word sign in Hebrew it also means a mark.
People are looking for a physical mark to be placed, something visible. But what if it isn't? Let's look at some more scriptures.
Job 10:14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.
Psa 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psa 37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Perfect in Hebrew means upright and/or undefiled. So we can see that one who sins has a mark and one who is righteous has a mark. Did Job physically get a mark on him?
The Sabbath was also a sign between Him and His people.
Exo 31:16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
Exo 31:17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. This is the one commandment that we are told to Remember.
But people say "now that I have recieved Christ I am sealed with the Holy Spirit" and people quote Eph 1:13: " In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,"
As it says after ye heard the word of truth and ye believed, ye were sealed. And the scriptures say in John 14:15-16: " If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;" The scripture is saying when we have heard the word of Truth and believe, we have repented and turned back to Him and keep the commandments we will be given the Holy Spirit. It is one transparency on top of the other that reveals the whole picture.
During Sabbath we are told we are to rest, stay in our domain, not light a fire, and not buy and/or sell. The not buying or selling comes out of Neh. 13:15-18. The Sabbath was not to be a day of commerce. It is His day, not ours. So if we go back to Revelation 13:17 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. If we are keeping the commandments, then we are keeping the Sabbath and cannot buy or sell that day.
Written by: Jana D. Pindell
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