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Genesis 4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. The Bible does not specifically say the mark on Cain was on his forehead, but it seems like it might...

We may not be able to prove it, but God gave us minds and He is honored when we use our minds to ponder mysteries in His Word. I think the explanation that the mark God put on Cain was probably the name of God, meaning Cain was God’s property, makes sense.

“And” does not necessarily mean two things need to be done. It can mean two types of people.

The word engys can mean near in time or awareness, close at hand in time or awareness, or ready with all preparations in place. KJV: from , at hand, near, nigh (at hand, unto), ready NASB: near, close, nearby, nearer, ready Word Origin: [from a primary verb agcho "to squeeze or throttle" (akin...

The word “soon” in the book of Revelation does not necessarily mean close in time. In the Book of Revelation, the word translated as "soon" or "quickly" comes from the Greek word tachy or tachus. Scholars and readers interpret this word in a few different ways, balancing literal, linguistic...

You are trying to turn literal things into symbols. You apparently want to not worry about getting a physical mark of the beast, by claiming it is just a metaphor, when the technology currently exists for the physical realty of the beast system. Some things in Revelation are symbolic, while...

Excellent point about the meaning of den. A den primarily means the resting place or lair of a wild animal. In human spaces, it refers to a cozy, private room in a house used for relaxing, or a hidden spot associated with illicit activities. Like a gambling den or opium den. It is a secluded...

Jesus called it a den of robbers, not a den of sellers. “It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

Genesis 4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. ——————— What mark on a human being would make you afraid to kill him? I have never seen any good...

It wasn’t sinful that they were making money off the items they sold. It was that merchants and priests overcharged poor worshippers for required animal sacrifices and used unfair currency exchange rates inside the holy site. Jesus did not accuse them as sellers, but as robbers. Jewish law...

Actually, it was about the physical items being sold, because Jesus whipped the animals out.

But this merchandise was not doctrines or ideas, it was physical items, animals and birds for sacrifice.

Here is a verse that says either worship or receive the mark, not necessarily both. Revelation 14:11 11 And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.

Why not? Have you noticed the frenzy of building AI data centers? There may be a drastic decrease of global population if famine, pandemics, wars increase. Revelation 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...

The persecuted church. Nigeria, Somalia, Mali, Niger, North Korea, China, etc.

Who says the beast is a purely spiritual entity? Many scholars think of it as a physical technological system inhabited and given life by an evil spirit. To accept your bizarre spiritualizing of obviously literal terms like “mark” and “buying and selling”, one has to be blind to the literal...

My first marriage was a train wreck, due to my wife cheating on me repeatedly. It took a few years for me to discover her infidelities. I divorced her. This disaster made me hate the very words marriage, wedding, matrimony, wife…for decades. But when I got sick of just having girlfriends always...

I will be happy to answer the question that does not coincide with my opinion that the mark is physical. If the mark is “spiritual” or non-physical, an attitude or mental allegiance, perhaps interrogating questions might be asked to determine your devotion to the beast system, prior to you...

I do not mind being asked any question, whether or not it corresponds to my personal beliefs. That’s what discussions are all about. Your opinion about the mark of the beast being symbolic, not physical, was being challenged by a question that undermined that opinion.

I guess Spiritual Israelite does not want to have his opinions challenged. We are supposed to buy into his thinking and only ask questions that conform to and correspond with his beliefs.