WHAT ABOUT THE MARK OF THE BEAST?

 

The SoCal Harvest is back for one night only, and we want to make it our best event yet! We will be meeting at Angel Stadium on Sunday, October 3, with musical guests for KING & COUNTRY, Phil Wickham, and Pastor Greg Laurie will be giving a special message. RSVP today » Wednesday, September 15, 2021 What About the Mark? LISTEN   “He required everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead” —Revelation 13:6 Alarming trends in tech today have caused some people to ask, “Is this going to be the mark of the Beast?” With all of our track-and-trace technology, online commerce, and the rise of globalism, we can see the foreshocks of it.  The Bible tells us the Antichrist will establish global control through a cashless society. Revelation 13:17–18 says,  “And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name... Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is 666” (NLT). Just about everyone knows of this number, which is the mark of the Beast. Here’s what the Bible is saying:  The Antichrist will introduce a cashless society, which will require people to take a mark.  No one will be able to buy or sell without this mark.  It will be a visible, literal mark that people will have on their right hands or foreheads, and they will have to declare their allegiance to the Antichrist to receive it. People won’t get this mark accidentally.  In fact, Revelation tells us that an angel will warn people not to take the mark of the Beast (see Revelation 14:9–11). Let me emphasize, however, that these are future events.  They’re not in our past, and they’re not yet in our present.  Everything will build up during the time of the Great Tribulation (which lasts for seven years) to the Battle of Armageddon. So don’t waste your time looking for the Antichrist. And if you’ve figured out who the Antichrist is, then that is bad news for you, because he won’t be revealed until after God removes the church through the Rapture.  So let’s not waste our time pursuing these things. Share this today:     Revelation: A Book of Promises Give here » Study the book of Revelation with Pastor Greg and discover the prevailing theme of hope and promise as you look at the prophecies of the end times. This hardbound book will be mailed to you as thank-you gift for your donation to Harvest Ministries this month. Copyright © 2021 by Harvest Ministries. All rights reserved. Harvest Ministries exists with your support to Know God and Make Him Known. If you would like, you can update your preferences. This email may be considered an advertising or promotional email. Harvest Ministries with Greg Laurie P.O. Box 4000, Riverside, CA 92514-4000 Phone: 1-800-821-3300