This issue is all down to WORSHIP. The mark and the seal HAVE to be spiritual marks. So how are the seal of God and the mark of the beast connected? Well, lets take a look at the third angels message in Revelation 14:9-12 ...And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any manWORSHIP the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. Before we look at the connection between the mark of the beast and the seal of God. Did you notice that word worship? Again, this verse dispells the myth about the mark being a physical mark, because it is not about physical things. It is about WORSHIP, ie. SPIRITUAL things. To get the mark of the beast, you would have to be worshipping the beast instead of God. It is a matter of heart and mind, about who we choose to obey and follow. Do we choose to worship God and obey Him, or do we choose to worship the beast and follow it? We can see the connection between the mark of the beast and the seal of God in the third angels message above. At the end, there will be two classes of people. Those who receive the mark of the beast and those who receive the seal of God. Now the angel talks plainly about those who receive the mark and what will happen to them. And the angel also mentions the saints. So if the saints are those who havent taken the mark, then what do they have? They have the seal of God. And why do they have the seal of God? Is it because they refused to take a microchip or tattoo or ID card? No, they have the seal because they KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD AND THE FAITH OF JESUS. So if the fact that those who dont receive the mark of the beast is down to them keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Then the reverse is also true that those who DO receive the mark of the beast are the ones who DONT keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. Do you see why these cannot simply be physical marks? Its all down to how we follow God. Do we obey Him and do His will? Or do we simply think we can worship Him our own way and follow the tradition of MANinstead? I can confidently say that if you serve God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, keeping His commandments and following the Lord Jesus Christ, then you will NOT receive the mark of the beast, even if a microchip was forced upon you. So what is the mark of the beast? Well, the clue is in the phrase itself. Its the mark OF THE BEAST. So to find out, we need to know who the beast is. If you click on THE BEAST, you will see that it is the Papal Church of Rome. So the mark of the beast will be the mark of the Roman Catholic Church. Amazingly, they have even told us in the past what the mark is!! ... Of course the change (from Sabbath to Sunday) was her act .... and the act is a MARK of her ecclesiastical power and authority in religious matters. (signed by H.F.Thomas, Chancellor for Cardinal Gibbons, in a letter dated Nov. 11, 1895) Sunday is our MARK of authority ..... the church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact. (Catholic record of London, Ontario, Sept. 1, 1923)
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 14:06:06 +0000