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Seeing how it is dealing with the last prophecy being proclaimed, this should be an interesting topic. Many people that don't know will be duped and give up there standing as a Christian, and not repent of it, why, because they will not know they are doing it. These #'s are very important!
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One must also look at when. AD ~68 and the fallen Cesars as mention in their number of fallen and Nero (his name in Hebrew numbers 666) who was the first to persecute Christian in that prescribed manner and John explains further those things that were happening there and that day. this is a matter of history and easy to follow. During Nero there was also a writ in order to buy and sell one must have. However, it doesn't end there - the prophesy continues on down to this day and age. Nero's writ was of course not in the forehead or hand so leaving it for then and there but those incidents did happen as foretold by John to those Christians. Moving to 'today' that mark is necessary to buy and sell and its completeness will be one that everyone has to have in order to do business either corporate or private to the indivual. ----- off for a purpose..... gotta go..........
The mark is not literaly in the forehead or the hand, it is in the grey matter of the forehead (your brain) and the hand is the works that you do. It is to know the distinction between the antichrist and Christ himself.
Where do you start counting?
The number 666 is important but if you don’t know where to start counting you will have all ready worshipped the beast. So, where do you start counting?
Edit: tried to move this post to a different forum without success
Obviously it is the turning off that caused the 'stand-out' and identifies the person. So that way the 'laying low' and out of sight, out of mind don't apply - you will be found out.
There will be great persecution. With the records we have of Christian persecution of some having their bellies split open and filled full of corn and staked out in hog pens for the hogs to eat the corn and then eat them alive and it's supposed to get worse.
One needs to go back to Nero and read the Ceasers before him and after and look at AD 70 and see exactly what happened against John's writtings. Now, I am not Preterist.......... but do not discount what happened. Take a hard look at this and you may dismiss pre-trib especialy when coupled to Rev 13:16-17.
Look at the Hebrew numbering system.
Sorry, only for the initated surveying the impleciation. I do not have time to educate you further right now. But you can search the web. It's been discussed for 50 or so years.
Obviously it is the turning off that caused the 'stand-out' and identifies the person. So that way the 'laying low' and out of sight, out of mind don't apply - you will be found out.