The Mark of the Beast - imagery, explanation, identification - For those who have eyes that see

[Timtofly]

Perhaps God is keeping you in darkness for a special reason, you did not have the wisdom required to see that the UPC barcode is not the Mark. Sad!

Why would the mark of the beast be on every item? The point of the mark is to identify a human, not every thing on the planet.

Obviously all this is connected. It has taken years. Satan would not have the time to set up everything after the fact. The problem is, if at the Second Coming, Christ literally burns up all the works of mankind, and all technology, how is Satan going to start from scratch? All this preparation seems pointless. I guess many do not agree that all of mankind's works will be burned up. They seem to place more faith in human ability than the Word of God.

 

[Oseas]

There are none so blind as those who won't see. Or perhaps God is keeping you in darkness for a very special reason.

For being fulfilled LITERALLY soon according description in Revelation 13:v.15 to 18

15 And he - THE MAN BEAST OF THE EARTH, AN ESOTERIC, AND KABBALISTIC, AND SPIRITIST MAN- has power to give life unto the image of the Beast -THE IMAGE OF THE FIRST BEAST-THE MAN BEAST OF SEA-, that the image of the Beast (of sea) should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the Beast (of sea) should be KILLED.

16 And he -THE MAN BEAST OF THE EARTH, AN ESOTERIC, AND KABBALISTIC, AND SPIRITIST MAN- 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 has the MARK, or the NAME of the Beast, or the NUMBER of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the NUMBER of the Beast: for it is the NUMBER of a MAN; and his number is 666.

The challenge is to identify the NAME of the Beast, whose NAME is upon his 7 heads - i.e. upon 7 mountains. Based on the above biblical description, we can describe six situations, as follow:

1 - First will rise up out of the earth(out of the nation of Israel) a Man Beast with two horns like a lamb(a false lamb), in fact a false messiah - John 5:v.43 to 47- ;

2 - The Man Beast of the earth will give his Throne in Jerusalem, spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, and also his Power and Great Authority to the FIRST Man Beast, the Beast of sea, a Gentile Man Beast--the Pope- who has 7 heads and 10 horns, and upon his horns 10 crowns, and upon his 7 heads the NAME of blasphemy(sea means peoples, and nations, and multitudes of all tongues. What is the blasphemy's NAME upon his 7 heads-(7 heads are 7mountains?)

3 - Will be given life unto THE IMAGE OF THE FIRST MAN BEAST-THE MAN BEAST OF SEA- the POPE, that the image of the Beast (of sea) should both speak, and causes that as many as would not worship the image of the-Man-Beast (of sea) -the Pope- should be KILLED.

4 - And he -THE MAN BEAST OF THE EARTH, AN ESOTERIC, AND KABBALISTIC, AND SPIRITIST MAN-a false messiah-John 5:v.43-, will cause all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a MARK in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

5 - And that no man might buy or sell, save he that has the MARK or the NAME of the Man Beast of sea-the Pope, or the NUMBER of his NAME - that is the NAME of blasphemy the MAN Beast of sea-the Pope- has upon his 7 heads - 7 mountains.

6 - The challenge is to identify the NAME of the Man Beast of sea that is upon his 7 heads - 7 mountains. Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding count the NUMBER of the Man Beast (of sea): for it is the NUMBER of a MAN; and his number is 666.

P.S.
The MAN Beast of earth, who has two horns like a lamb, and he speaks as a dragon, he already was born decades ago and MUST manifest himself soon.

 

[NewMusic]

I'm glad you started this thread @NewMusic, this is a very confusing topic for me, for I've been trying to find out for years and even more so now, that they are forcing people to get this vaccine, yet the vaccine which I believe is the mark of the Beast, is being given on the left arm according to the people I've spoken with, not on the right arm or hand or forehead.

I am not getting vaccinated, but you say these bar codes are the number of the Beast, for everyone of them have 666 on them, so every time we purchase something we are receiving the mark of the Beast, so what can we do about it? It's not like I have my own piece of land where I can grow and raise my own food, and the number is on the bar codes not on our right hands or foreheads.

I'm confused, I thought that somehow this covid vaccine they are trying to force on us might be it, but it's not being given on our foreheads or right arm or hand.

Please educate me on the matter as I've been on the lookout for this mark of the Beast for a long time now, and I believe it will come to pass soon.

Hey JohnPaul,

As I wrote in the beginning of this thread, you must learn not to go beyond what is written. That is what God's apostle Paul wrote (1 Cor 4:6). It safeguards against human imagination and things that are clearly contrary to what is written.

As an example of a contrary thought, is the FFID that was just recently mentioned. Why would this be contrary?

Stick with what is written. This is what is written:

Rev 13:16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,

God is telling us that it will be a mark, on. Not an object in or under, the skin. It is a mark, on.

That's very clear.

Next, and now I'm going off on a tangent that is not written, but helps to explain what God is telling us, which is this --

1) We are told that whoever does not take the mark of the beast will be beheaded. So it will be very obvious who is "an enemy of the state", and your neighbors will be able to call you in to the authorities, the nice tattletales they are. So they will be able to see immediately if you do or do not have a mark on you.

2) If you looked at the images I uploaded on page 1, and read the content, you will now understand that every single thing purchased at stores has a UPC barcode on it, and the UPC barcode has a Framework of 666 on it. This is no small matter. Why people, including on this forum, simply ignore this is beyond me. Christians have been on the lookout for anything having 666 on it for generations, and this UPC having 666 on it, is used explicitly in Buying & Selling. Hello? Read this verse:

Rev 13:17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.

That's economics!

Is that not the most obvious thing in the world, or what? And yet people who call themselves christians are still in denial of what I am showing them.

3) We are told in the prophecy that it takes wisdom to understand the deciphering (actual Aramaic language into English) of the number of the beast. Read:

Rev 13:18 This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding decipher (or reckon in the RSV) the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six.

NOTE: In all the translations, the number was actually written 666. In most translations, though, they translate numbers into the verbal equivalent. So rewriting the verse and adjusting correctly, it would read like this:

Rev 13:18 This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding decipher the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is 666.

I uploaded the deciphering chart on post #1. The binary representations for the digits, that are then turned into dark and white spaces (1's and 0's), and then making the pair of lines for each digit.

I uploaded the chart to make it plain as day.

What boggles my mind, JohnPaul, is how not a single person on this site asked me the obvious and normal question(s) regarding the UPC barcode -- who ordered it? where did it originate from? and similar questions, that you cannot find any longer by searching the internet. You could find these answers prior to the year 2000, but since then all truth is being removed by the tech companies (which is clue about something else, too) and lies have been created to misdirect.

 

[NewMusic]

JohnPaul,

I then went on to explain how when that day comes, when the false prophet will mandate that everybody take a mark on their right hand or forehead.... how and why it will be as I explained.

Presently, the numbers in a UPC barcode have a Left and Right side. The Left side is for the manufacturer's ID# and the Right side is the Product Code#.

The Framework of 666 never changes. It's ALWAYS on every UPC barcode.

I explained that there are 2 types of UPC Barcodes used for buying and selling, and both types have 666 on them.

The Type-2 code, its image uploaded on post #7, (looks like half of the Type-1), and is often on cigarette packs, magazines, beer bottles, also has the 666 on it, but it uses a peculiar single line to represent one of the 6's, rather than a pair of lines.

Look at the schema I uploaded in post #2. See the set #3 at the bottom of the image? You'll notice that 6 is represented by a single line, and that single line is used in the Framework of 666 on Type-2 codes (see post #7)

 

[NewMusic]

So when the day comes and the false prophet is revealed, and he mandates the mark of the beast on all humanity, people will be forced to go to their bank and get their bank account number applied to their right hand or forehead, and their bank account number will be embedded into the Framework of the UPC code 666.

When people go to the store to buy things and it's time to pay, they will wave their hand under the scanning wand, then enter their PIN number for security, and instantly the money is transferred out of the person's bank account into the store's account.

Now what I am saying is not what is written. True.

It's based on credibility of seeing the actual mark of the beast (the UPC barcode), and knowing much more about it than everybody else. Nobody has asked a single question that they should regarding its origin.

When you learn the truth, then discovering the identity of the 7-headed beast, and other allegories in the book of Revelation, becomes easier.

Repeating for the Nth time -- the UPC barcode has 666 on it as its Framework. It's used in Buying and Selling. Perfect satisfaction of the scripture.

But for some reason, people just don't want to acknowledge this. They are still looking down other alleys, some other explanation, rather than acknowledge the plain fact in front of their eyes.

All other barcodes, and there are countless types (barcodes on the spine of library books used for inventory purposes; barcodes on the inside of automobile doors having id information; barcodes at the bottom of US Mail used by scanning machines for zip codes; etc., are not used in buying and selling and do NOT have 666 on them. Only the UPC barcode used for buying and selling has it.

 

[NewMusic]

Lastly, JohnPaul, you are not taking the mark of the beast by buying products at the store with UPC barcodes on them.

Taking the mark will be according to scripture -- a mark on the right hand or forehead.

So be at peace for now.

 

[Oseas]

Hey JohnPaul,

As I wrote in the beginning of this thread, you must learn not to go beyond what is written. That is what God's apostle Paul wrote (1 Cor 4:6). It safeguards against human imagination and things that are clearly contrary to what is written.

As an example of a contrary thought, is the FFID that was just recently mentioned. Why would this be contrary?

Stick with what is written. This is what is written:

Rev 13:16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,

God is telling us that it will be a mark, on. Not an object in or under, the skin. It is a mark, on.

That's very clear.

Next, and now I'm going off on a tangent that is not written, but helps to explain what God is telling us, which is this --

1) We are told that whoever does not take the mark of the beast will be beheaded. So it will be very obvious who is "an enemy of the state", and your neighbors will be able to call you in to the authorities, the nice tattletales they are. So they will be able to see immediately if you do or do not have a mark on you.

2) If you looked at the images I uploaded on page 1, and read the content, you will now understand that every single thing purchased at stores has a UPC barcode on it, and the UPC barcode has a Framework of 666 on it. This is no small matter. Why people, including on this forum, simply ignore this is beyond me. Christians have been on the lookout for anything having 666 on it for generations, and this UPC having 666 on it, is used explicitly in Buying & Selling. Hello? Read this verse:

Rev 13:17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.

That's economics!

Is that not the most obvious thing in the world, or what? And yet people who call themselves christians are still in denial of what I am showing them.

3) We are told in the prophecy that it takes wisdom to understand the deciphering (actual Aramaic language into English) of the number of the beast. Read:

Rev 13:18 This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding decipher (or reckon in the RSV) the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six.

NOTE: In all the translations, the number was actually written 666. In most translations, though, they translate numbers into the verbal equivalent. So rewriting the verse and adjusting correctly, it would read like this:

Rev 13:18 This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding decipher the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is 666.

I uploaded the deciphering chart on post #1. The binary representations for the digits, that are then turned into dark and white spaces (1's and 0's), and then making the pair of lines for each digit.

I uploaded the chart to make it plain as day.

What boggles my mind, JohnPaul, is how not a single person on this site asked me the obvious and normal question(s) regarding the UPC barcode -- who ordered it? where did it originate from? and similar questions, that you cannot find any longer by searching the internet. You could find these answers prior to the year 2000, but since then all truth is being removed by the tech companies (which is clue about something else, too) and lies have been created to misdirect.

For being fulfilled LITERALLY soon according description in Revelation 13:v.15 to 18

15 And he - THE MAN BEAST OF THE EARTH, AN ESOTERIC, AND KABBALISTIC, AND SPIRITIST MAN- has power to give life unto the image of the Beast -THE IMAGE OF THE FIRST BEAST-THE MAN BEAST OF SEA-, that the image of the Beast (of sea) should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the Beast (of sea) should be KILLED.

16 And he -THE MAN BEAST OF THE EARTH, AN ESOTERIC, AND KABBALISTIC, AND SPIRITIST MAN- 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 has the MARK, or the NAME of the Beast, or the NUMBER of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the NUMBER of the Beast: for it is the NUMBER of a MAN; and his number is 666.

The challenge is to identify the NAME of the Beast, whose NAME is upon his 7 heads - i.e. upon 7 mountains. Based on the above biblical description, we can describe six situations, as follow:

1 - First will rise up out of the earth(out of the nation of Israel) a Man Beast with two horns like a lamb(a false lamb), in fact a false messiah - John 5:v.43 to 47- ;

2 - The Man Beast of the earth will give his Throne in Jerusalem, spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, and also his Power and Great Authority to the FIRST Man Beast, the Beast of sea, a Gentile Man Beast--the Pope- who has 7 heads and 10 horns, and upon his horns 10 crowns, and upon his 7 heads the NAME of blasphemy(sea means peoples, and nations, and multitudes of all tongues. What is the blasphemy's NAME upon his 7 heads-(7 heads are 7mountains?)

3 - Will be given life unto THE IMAGE OF THE FIRST MAN BEAST-THE MAN BEAST OF SEA- the POPE, that the image of the Beast (of sea) should both speak, and causes that as many as would not worship the image of the-Man-Beast (of sea) -the Pope- should be KILLED.

4 - And he -THE MAN BEAST OF THE EARTH, AN ESOTERIC, AND KABBALISTIC, AND SPIRITIST MAN-a false messiah-John 5:v.43-, will cause all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a MARK in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

5 - And that no man might buy or sell, save he that has the MARK or the NAME of the Man Beast of sea-the Pope, or the NUMBER of his NAME - that is the NAME of blasphemy the MAN Beast of sea-the Pope- has upon his 7 heads - 7 mountains.

6 - The challenge is to identify the NAME of the Man Beast of sea that is upon his 7 heads - 7 mountains. Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding count the NUMBER of the Man Beast (of sea): for it is the NUMBER of a MAN; and his number is 666.
P.S.
The MAN Beast of earth, who has two horns like a lamb, and he speaks as a dragon, he already was born decades ago and MUST manifest himself soon.

 

[JohnPaul]

lots of this is like sci fi fiction movie .the vaccine for covid IS NOT the mark of the beast . i have had both vaccines back when the first wave hit . i am a born again blood bought child of the King . many things that are going on is a prelude to end times.
lets remember it was Trump who got the ball rolling on the vaccine fauci said it was impossible to develop in a short period of time. suddenly he is pushing it ? Biden and his mandates many of you voted him in. so you reap what you sow . imo we are headed towards end times at a rapid pace .
if a person wants the vaccine take it if not dont . i notice there is perspective on medicine that has potential to knock the virus down.. do you scream mark of the beast ? many of you possibly was in the military and inoculated with a wide variety of vaccines .

the Democratic socialist agenda that was started by obama is coming to pass .

Trump got the vaccine rolling or was it already rolling and he being President had to be blamed for it? I never heard of Trump getting the vaccine rolling, If I recall then and now Trumpsters are against the vaccine, as you know and anyone in their right minds know Trump won that election, the powers that be put the current communist administration in power to push the their agenda, yes it started with Obamanation, you'll never again see another Republican President. This current administration will go on and it's so called Christians as Pelosi and Biden who are in league with Satan and Schummer who is a jew, how can you be a practicing Christian and a Jew and be pro gay and pro abortion?

I voted for Trump!

 

[JohnPaul]

Lastly, JohnPaul, you are not taking the mark of the beast by buying products at the store with UPC barcodes on them.

Taking the mark will be according to scripture -- a mark on the right hand or forehead.

So be at peace for now.

Thank you for taking the time to explain to me brother, I will do more reading into this and will never receive any mark of the beast or take this vaccine.

 

[marks]

I have a tattoo of the head of Christ with the Sacred heart on my the right side of my chest and a tattoo of the Grim Reaper on my left arm, from years ago before I became woken, does this mean I'm doomed?

No, not because you have tattoos.

Much love!

 

[Oseas]

What is a ffid tattoo?

Tatoos and cross(your icon) are curses.

 

[JohnPaul]

Tatoos and cross(your icon) are curses.

How are my tattoos and avatar are curse, the tattoos I regret getting I was young, but how are they and my avatar a curse?

 

[JohnPaul]

No, not because you have tattoos.

Much love!

Thank you Marks, the Grim Reaper Tattoo I got first when I was young and stupid and lost, then when I awoken I got the head of Christ Tattoo to combat the Grim Reaper one in a sort of ways.

 

[NewMusic]

Thank you Marks, the Grim Reaper Tattoo I got first when I was young and stupid and lost, then when I awoken I got the head of Christ Tattoo to combat the Grim Reaper one in a sort of ways.

JohnPaul, God gave this commandment in the Law:

Leviticus 19:28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead, nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD.

That's why it is not advised.

What you did in ignorance should be repented of and not repeated.

"Father forgive them for they know not what they do", was to cover the sins of ignorance, which was also part of the Law:

Leviticus 4:2 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them,
Leviticus 4:3 if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer to the LORD a bull without defect as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.

Likewise for the whole people:

Leviticus 4:13 'Now if the whole congregation of Israel commits error and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they commit any of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty;
Leviticus 4:14 when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a bull of the herd for a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.

And there are other passages regarding sins of ignorance, which the people were still considered guilty by God.

Jesus paid the full price, to the utmost.

Now in the church, God is concerned with our speech, our conduct, our dress, the length of our hair... all these subjects are in the New Testament. The church is to be holy (separated from the ways of the world) and to be a light to the world.

We should be wise and think soberly about those things.

As Barney Bright wrote to me in the thread "The Church is not prepared for what is to come" post #248, namely about love and how the brethren should be demonstrating love for and towards one another, then we are advised by Christ to be careful about using our freedom and independence in a bad way.

We cannot, or should not, be independent, rogue agents, having no thought for the Lord's Body which is His church - which is His Spiritually born anew people all over the world. He only has one body, and we are all individually members of Him... if we pass the test.

In these End Days with apostasy everywhere, it does not negate the Lord's principles and commands.

 

[marks]

Thank you Marks, the Grim Reaper Tattoo I got first when I was young and stupid and lost, then when I awoken I got the head of Christ Tattoo to combat the Grim Reaper one in a sort of ways.

There is a friend of mine who, before becoming a Christian, got a devil's head tattoo that covers half his neck and part of his face. He tried for a while to figure out something to do with it, but couldn't. He was able to modify some of the others, but not That one.

Yikes!

That's the problem with tattoos, they don't just go away!

Much love!

 

[Oseas]

How are my tattoos and avatar are curse, the tattoos I regret getting I was young, but how are they and my avatar a curse?

The Almighty GOD cursed the Devil from the beginning. The Devil is the inventor and the guider of the manufacturer of cross, cross is CURSE.
For Satan the cross is a trophy he carries with him, by the cross he killed JESUS, the Son of GOD. So, where is a croos, there is CURSE, mainly in Churches, the idolater Roman Catholic Church, among others, is under CURSE, the followers of the Beast of sea-the Papacy- they hang a cross in their neck being under curse.

 

[JohnPaul]

The Almighty GOD cursed the Devil from the beginning. The Devil is the inventor and the guider of the manufacturer of cross, cross is CURSE.
For Satan the cross is a trophy he carries with him, by the cross he killed JESUS, the Son of GOD. So, where is a croos, there is CURSE, mainly in Churches, the idolater Roman Catholic Church, among others, is under CURSE, the followers of the Beast of sea-the Papacy- they hang a cross in their neck being under curse.

This is absurd and the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard Protestant and Evangelical churches all have the Cross as their Christian symbol, I get this forum is full of Catholic haters, I hate no one who believes and loves Jesus Christ, be they Mormons, Jehova’s Witnesses, no matter the denomination.

The Cross is not a curse but a symbol of Christ’s crucification, so take your asinine remark elsewhere.

 

[Oseas]

This is absurd and the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard Protestant and Evangelical churches all have the Cross as their Christian symbol, I get this forum is full of Catholic haters, I hate no one who believes and loves Jesus Christ, be they Mormons, Jehova’s Witnesses, no matter the denomination.

The Cross is not a curse but a symbol of Christ’s crucification, so take your asinine remark elsewhere.

YES, CROSS IS A CURSE REALLY. The Day of vengeance agaisnt false Christianity arrived, and the chastisements started.

Revelation 18

1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not PARTAKERS of her sins,and that ye receive not of her plagues.

5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. -mainly her monstrous structures full of idolatry and blasphemy that there are upon her 7 heads,but one of her 7 heads will be wounded mortally from now on -

v. 11 to 13 - The merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and EVEN SOULS OF MEN.

Wake up, be careful and get ready

 

[JohnPaul]

YES, CROSS IS A CURSE REALLY. The Day of vengeance agaisnt false Christianity arrived, and the chastisements started.

Revelation 18

1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not PARTAKERS of her sins,and that ye receive not of her plagues.

5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. -mainly her monstrous structures full of idolatry and blasphemy that there are upon her 7 heads,but one of her 7 heads will be wounded mortally from now on -

v. 11 to 13 - The merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and EVEN SOULS OF MEN.

Wake up, be careful and get ready

I am woke and am ready for the coming war and I'll be on the side of the one who came as the lamb and returns as a lion.

 

[NewMusic]

I am woke and am ready for the coming war and I'll be on the side of the one who came as lamb and returns as a lion.

I agree with you, JohnPaul. And regarding the cross?


1 Cor 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
1 Cor 1:18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

and

Galatians 6:14 But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.