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Not much different that our SS #.
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.
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.
Mary
No, I said what I meant and I meant what I said. Most Catholic scholars is what YOU think, NOT what I mean.Most Catholic scholars you mean.
It says in the hand or forehead, not on a coin.
No, I said what I meant and I meant what I said. Most Catholic scholars is what YOU think, NOT what I mean.
The hand/forehead is the 2nd beast not THE beast.
You were talking about THE beast when you referred to the mark of the 2nd beast. They are not the sameAnd I said what I meant.
You were talking about THE beast when you referred to the mark of the 2nd beast. They are not the same
Sooooo if you said what you meant, what you said is wrong. The mark is from the 2nd beast not THE BEAST.
None the less it is an interesting topic. Have you read what your Christian forefathers wrote about it?
Curious Mary
The 2nd beast does exercise all the authority of the first beast on its behalf.It's the mark the first beast enforced by the second, the false prophet.
The 2nd beast does exercise all the authority of the first beast on its behalf.
One of the many theories is that the chip COULD be the mark of the beast.
Bible study Mary
Mary, think of how UTTERLY ABSURD that sounds. There would have been hundreds or thousands of Christians using the coins of the Roman Empire to take care of their daily needs and their businesses. But according to this theory, they would all be damned simply for making financial transactions without taking any mark on the right hand or on the forehead.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.
How silly.... thinking that is speaking of something physical. The Bible also says Christians are likewise "marked." Where is YOUR mark?
To mark is to seal. We are seal the Holy Spirit.
Ok....thank you.Not one of many theories, the one and only theory that makes sense and can be functional.
Hi Enoch,Mary, think of how UTTERLY ABSURD that sounds. There would have been hundreds or thousands of Christians using the coins of the Roman Empire to take care of their daily needs and their businesses. But according to this theory, they would all be damned simply for making financial transactions without taking any mark on the right hand or on the forehead.
Another poster believes that using paper currency puts the Mark of the Beast on humanity. That too is absurd, since Christians are using paper currency daily, and no marks are being physically applied on their persons.
Then we have a few who claim that Sunday worship = the Mark of the Beast. Another absurd notion, since the Lord's Day came into existence while the apostles were on earth.
However, knowing what amazing technology exists today, and that electronic chips are already being implanted in many people, that would be the most logical interpretation of the Mark. I believe it would be consistent with Scripture to suggest that regardless of the numerical or alphanumeric code for each person, that code will incorporate the number 666.
And this ties in with what I said with these remarks in that article:I will start you off with some basic information that isn't even from a Catholic source: What is the Mark of the Beast? Bible Definition and Meaning