During the Middle Ages, the Holy Roman Empire caused people to receive a
“mark.” What was this mark? Those who had it lived—those who did not, died.
This mark protected all who received it.
The Roman system “set” this mark on all who obeyed and submitted to its
pagan religious practices. These included observance of Sunday as the day of
worship (instead of the true Sabbath), along with other pagan holidays
(Christmas, Easter, New Year’s and others). History records that at least 50
million people were killed for not obeying the Roman Empire in regard to
Sunday observance.
Notice this revealing verse in Daniel 7: “I beheld, and the same horn made
war with the saints…” (vs. 21). This “war” is referring to the period that the
Roman Empire, under the false church’s direction, put to death all those who
would not worship on Sunday! Let me repeat: The universal church in Rome,
working with the civil government, caused everyone under the Roman system
to receive this mark. Sunday became the official day of worship for all--
throughout the Empire. Sabbath observance was outlawed, and anyone observing
it was killed! Millions lost their lives in this persecution, and Yhwh’s Word
tells us that it will happen again!
We have already seen that the book of Revelation is largely one of visions
and symbols. We read that the beast “causes all, both small and great, rich and
poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right HAND, or in their FOREHEADS…”
(Rev. 13:16).
What does this mean?
Let’s understand. What do people do with their hands? They work! So the
“right hand” referenced in Revelation is a symbol for working—making a living.
What about the forehead? The forehead is a symbol for what people
believe. This is referring to one’s intellect or mind—specifically, what one
obeys.
Again, God also has a “mark,” or a sign, He puts on those who follow His
laws. In Exodus 13:9, Yhwh is explaining one of His annual Sabbaths to the
nation of Israel. Notice this: “It shall be for a SIGN unto you upon your HAND
[they could not work on the Sabbath], and for a memorial between your EYES,
that the LORD’S law may be in your mouth.”
This could not be more plain! Let’s examine two more passages: “Now these
are the commandments…And these words, which I command you this day, shall
be in your heart…And you shall bind them for a SIGN upon your HAND, and they
shall be as frontlets between your eyes” (Deut. 6:1, 6, 8), and “Shall you lay up
these My words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon
your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes” (Deut. 11:18).
The Fourth Commandment, addressing Yhwh’s Sabbath, is the one command
that professing Christianity outright rejects! This commandment separates
those who have the mark of the beast and those who carry Yhwh’s sign of
Sabbath-keeping. It is the TEST command of one’s obedience to the true Yhwh.
Yhwh’s Law is not negotiable. If one breaks any of His laws, that person is
guilty of sin. We saw that “sin is the transgression of the law” (I John 3:4). If
you break it, you earn a penalty—death (Rom. 6:23). So both Yhwh, with His
sign, and the beast, with his mark, identify their followers. And both bring
death—if disobeyed!
You must CHOOSE which mark to take. Choose correctly. Your future
depends on it!
Now notice again Exodus 31:13: “…Verily My Sabbaths you shall keep:
for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations; that you may
know that I am the LORD that does sanctify you.”
So then, in plain terms, the mark of the beast is SUNDAY-KEEPING AND THE
KEEPING OF PAGAN FESTIVALS—in place of YHWH’s weekly and annual Sabbaths!
The mark is disobedience to YHWH's Way!
Today, there is no governmental power to enforce this mark. However, the final
revival of the Holy Roman Empire is now forming in Europe. Soon it will rise,
and again have the POWER to force this mark on an unsuspecting world. The
great false church—the great whore—will once again ride this beast. Together
they will cause all mankind to carry this mark in their forehead (obedience or
submission), and without it, people will not be able to work (the right hand)
and ultimately feed themselves.
The Bible reveals that the whole world today is deceived (Rev. 12:9). All
nations, in one form or another, practice paganism. The physical descendants
of Israel (the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others)
unwittingly are already following these false ways of “Babylon”—a system
of religious confusion. In Revelation 18:4, Yhwh warns all who will listen:
“Come out of her, My people, that you be not partakers of her sins, and that
you receive not of her plagues”!
If you take heed to what you have learned, you can receive
DIVINE PROTECTION from the living YHWH (read Luke 21:36). Obey YHWH, watch,
pray always and you shall be “accounted worthy to escape”! This also means
great reward: “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was
given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness
of Yeshua, and for the word of YHWH, and which had not worshiped the
beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their FOREHEADS,
or in their HANDS; and they lived and reigned with Yeshua a thousand years”
(Rev. 20:4).
The identity of the beast of Revelation and all the biggest questions connected
to it, are now known to you. You have been warned. Now you must
decide what you will do with the knowledge you have received.
Take responsibility for where you are.
“mark.” What was this mark? Those who had it lived—those who did not, died.
This mark protected all who received it.
The Roman system “set” this mark on all who obeyed and submitted to its
pagan religious practices. These included observance of Sunday as the day of
worship (instead of the true Sabbath), along with other pagan holidays
(Christmas, Easter, New Year’s and others). History records that at least 50
million people were killed for not obeying the Roman Empire in regard to
Sunday observance.
Notice this revealing verse in Daniel 7: “I beheld, and the same horn made
war with the saints…” (vs. 21). This “war” is referring to the period that the
Roman Empire, under the false church’s direction, put to death all those who
would not worship on Sunday! Let me repeat: The universal church in Rome,
working with the civil government, caused everyone under the Roman system
to receive this mark. Sunday became the official day of worship for all--
throughout the Empire. Sabbath observance was outlawed, and anyone observing
it was killed! Millions lost their lives in this persecution, and Yhwh’s Word
tells us that it will happen again!
We have already seen that the book of Revelation is largely one of visions
and symbols. We read that the beast “causes all, both small and great, rich and
poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right HAND, or in their FOREHEADS…”
(Rev. 13:16).
What does this mean?
Let’s understand. What do people do with their hands? They work! So the
“right hand” referenced in Revelation is a symbol for working—making a living.
What about the forehead? The forehead is a symbol for what people
believe. This is referring to one’s intellect or mind—specifically, what one
obeys.
Again, God also has a “mark,” or a sign, He puts on those who follow His
laws. In Exodus 13:9, Yhwh is explaining one of His annual Sabbaths to the
nation of Israel. Notice this: “It shall be for a SIGN unto you upon your HAND
[they could not work on the Sabbath], and for a memorial between your EYES,
that the LORD’S law may be in your mouth.”
This could not be more plain! Let’s examine two more passages: “Now these
are the commandments…And these words, which I command you this day, shall
be in your heart…And you shall bind them for a SIGN upon your HAND, and they
shall be as frontlets between your eyes” (Deut. 6:1, 6, 8), and “Shall you lay up
these My words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon
your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes” (Deut. 11:18).
The Fourth Commandment, addressing Yhwh’s Sabbath, is the one command
that professing Christianity outright rejects! This commandment separates
those who have the mark of the beast and those who carry Yhwh’s sign of
Sabbath-keeping. It is the TEST command of one’s obedience to the true Yhwh.
Yhwh’s Law is not negotiable. If one breaks any of His laws, that person is
guilty of sin. We saw that “sin is the transgression of the law” (I John 3:4). If
you break it, you earn a penalty—death (Rom. 6:23). So both Yhwh, with His
sign, and the beast, with his mark, identify their followers. And both bring
death—if disobeyed!
You must CHOOSE which mark to take. Choose correctly. Your future
depends on it!
Now notice again Exodus 31:13: “…Verily My Sabbaths you shall keep:
for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations; that you may
know that I am the LORD that does sanctify you.”
So then, in plain terms, the mark of the beast is SUNDAY-KEEPING AND THE
KEEPING OF PAGAN FESTIVALS—in place of YHWH’s weekly and annual Sabbaths!
The mark is disobedience to YHWH's Way!
Today, there is no governmental power to enforce this mark. However, the final
revival of the Holy Roman Empire is now forming in Europe. Soon it will rise,
and again have the POWER to force this mark on an unsuspecting world. The
great false church—the great whore—will once again ride this beast. Together
they will cause all mankind to carry this mark in their forehead (obedience or
submission), and without it, people will not be able to work (the right hand)
and ultimately feed themselves.
The Bible reveals that the whole world today is deceived (Rev. 12:9). All
nations, in one form or another, practice paganism. The physical descendants
of Israel (the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others)
unwittingly are already following these false ways of “Babylon”—a system
of religious confusion. In Revelation 18:4, Yhwh warns all who will listen:
“Come out of her, My people, that you be not partakers of her sins, and that
you receive not of her plagues”!
If you take heed to what you have learned, you can receive
DIVINE PROTECTION from the living YHWH (read Luke 21:36). Obey YHWH, watch,
pray always and you shall be “accounted worthy to escape”! This also means
great reward: “And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was
given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness
of Yeshua, and for the word of YHWH, and which had not worshiped the
beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their FOREHEADS,
or in their HANDS; and they lived and reigned with Yeshua a thousand years”
(Rev. 20:4).
The identity of the beast of Revelation and all the biggest questions connected
to it, are now known to you. You have been warned. Now you must
decide what you will do with the knowledge you have received.
Take responsibility for where you are.