I don't agree that this vaccine shot is in anyway related to the Mark of the Beast.
I understand that Revelation that was received by the apostle John warned that the world of mankind that is alienated from God would make increasing demands shortly before its end, putting “under compulsion all persons, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, that they should give these a mark in their right hand or upon their forehead, and that nobody might be able to buy or sell except a person having the mark.” (
Revelation 13:16, 17) What does this mean? A mark in the right hand is an appropriate symbol of active support. What of the mark on the forehead?
The Expositor’s Greek Testament states: “This highly figurative allusion is to the habit of marking soldiers and slaves with a conspicuous tattoo or brand . . . ; or, better still, to the religious custom of wearing a god’s name as a talisman.” Many humans by their actions and words symbolically wear this mark, identifying themselves as “slaves” or “soldiers” of the “beast.” (
Revelation 13:3, 4) As to their future, the
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament says: “The enemies of God allow the [mark] of the beast, the mysterious number which contains his name, to be stamped on their forehead and one hand. This gives them great opportunities of economic and commercial advance, but brings them under the wrath of God and excludes them from the millennial kingdom,
Rev. 13:16; 14:9; 20:4.”
The Bible says that people receive “the mark of the wild beast” because they follow it “with admiration,” to the point of worshipping it. (
Revelation 13:3, 4; 16:2) They do this by giving worshipful honor to their country, its symbols, or its military might. As
The Encyclopedia of Religion states: “Nationalism has become a dominant form of religion in the modern world.”
How is the mark of the beast placed on someone’s right hand or forehead? (
Revelation 13:16) Regarding his commands to the nation of Israel, God said: “Bind them as a reminder on your hand, and they should be like a headband on your forehead.” (
Deuteronomy 11:18) This meant, not that the Israelites were to mark their literal hands and foreheads, but that God’s words would guide all their actions and thoughts. Likewise, rather than being something literal such as a 666 tattoo, the mark of the beast symbolically identifies those who let the political system rule their lives. Those with the mark of the beast place themselves in opposition to God.—
Revelation 14:9, 10; 19:19-21.