WARNING
Do Not Take the Mark of the Beast

his article on the mark of the beast will be short, sweet, and straight to the point. This will be an extension off the articles that I just did on all of the events that will be occurring leading up to the return of Jesus back to our earth to set up His Millennium Kingdom.

In the first article I did titled, “Basic Overview of Main End Time Events,” I gave you the verse on how the False Prophet will set up a system on how he and the Antichrist will try to get everyone to receive the mark of the beast on either their foreheads or their right hands. This verse then goes on to say how no one will be able to buy or sell anything without this mark. This verse also says that anyone who will not worship the Beast will be killed.

Due to the extreme importance on just this one issue, I am going to go ahead and restate this verse. I will then give you the verse on God’s warning regarding this specific event. This verse is talking about the False Prophet and what he is going to do.

“He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.” (Revelation 13:15-18)

Now here is the real scary part. God Himself says in the Book of Revelation that none of His people are to receive this mark of the beast. If they do, they will end up coming under His wrath that will be released upon the earth during the latter part of the Tribulation.

God then pronounces what is the most dire warning imaginable if any of His people receive this mark. He flat out says that in addition to suffering His wrath that will be poured out during these last days – that they will also end up in the Lake of Fire and Brimstone where the Antichrist, the False Prophet, and Satan will eventually end up.

In other words, you will go straight to hell when you die – no if, ands, or buts about it!

Let these words sink into your memory banks and do not ever forget them in the event that there is no Rapture and the Tribulation takes place in our lifetime. Here is the verse giving all of us this very dire warning:

Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength 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 ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”

Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:9-11)

Notice the very graphic warning that God gives in reference to ending up in the Lake of Fire and Brimstone. You will end up in this place and the smoke of your torment will ascend forever and ever – with no relief ever. This horrible torment will last day and night forever and ever!

Bottom line – all Christians who get caught up in this predicament will have to be willing to lay down their lives for the Lord. In other words, they will be martyred for their faith. This will be the ultimate test of faith for any Christian to pass.

I really believe that God put this warning in writing in His Word because He knows many of His people may get weak and scared if they are approached with this choice by the Antichrist.

But each Christian will simply have to override any fears or doubts they may have, believe what the Word of God has to say about the matter, and be willing to die for their faith in the Lord. If they do not, their eventual end will be too horrible for any human words to describe.

I have already done an article on the possibility of a Rapture. Hopefully, there is going to be a Rapture of God’s saints before the Tribulation starts, and we will not have to go through any of these horrible events. If there is going to be a Rapture, then the saints who will be persecuted will be the people that get saved after the Rapture occurs.

It’s almost as if God may be saying to the ones who get saved after the Rapture – “You all had your chance to accept My salvation before the Rapture and turned it down. Now that the Rapture has taken place, you now know that My people were telling you the truth about My message of eternal salvation. Now I will accept any and all who are willing to come to Me, but you will have to prove yourself to Me by being willing to die for your faith in Me by refusing to worship or receive the mark of the beast.”

If all of these events occur in our lifetime, I believe God will use all of us to get the message out to as many people as possible in order to save as many people as He possibly can from all of these horrible events. If there is going to be a Rapture, then it obviously is going to be the first train out, and God will try and get as many people warned, saved, and on that first train as He possibly can.

But the sad reality is that there are many stubborn people out there who will not accept God’s free gift of eternal salvation the first time around and they are going to have to suffer the extreme consequences for not doing so.

Hopefully, they will accept God’s gift of eternal salvation through His Son the second time around after all of the saints have been Raptured – but then it will cost them their physical lives as they will end up being martyred for refusing to accept the mark of the Antichrist.

Pray that none of your loved ones miss the first train out if there is going to be a Rapture.

But if by chance they miss the Rapture, let them know they are NOT to take the mark of the beast if they are ever faced with having to make this choice.

-Mike

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7 Responses to “Mark Of The Beast”

1. Paula says:

   November 1, 2011 at 2:45 am

   I stumbled upon your website during a long and boring night shift and now everytime I’m on night shift I read and get spiritually fed by what you write~! That in itself is a gift from God. I really reckon God wants as many people saved as possible but not many people have the time or patience to understand His word, the bible, but you explain it well enough that I can go back and tell people what it means. Thanks heaps for that. May God keep blessing what you write on here – it’s truely encouring. Cheers, Paula
2. angie says:

   January 2, 2012 at 6:00 pm

   i have read what you have said here and you are saying that the rapture will happen before the great tribulation if you read what christ said in matthew 24 he said that the great tribulation will take place after the rapture and that before the mark of the beast takes affect then God will send his prophet along to his people and then they will follow that prophet to a place of safety in which God has prepared for them which is in another country they will flee their homes so that they won’t have to endure the hardship of the great tribulation that will come on the rest of the worlds population. just as God told abraham and lot to flee their home countries so shall it be in the days for the last generation. and that time is fast approaching praise his wonderful name.
3. JB says:

   January 26, 2012 at 8:57 am

   What about children or people who receive the mark of the beast without knowing, will they go to hell?
4. fortune says:

   March 22, 2012 at 1:16 am

   ☺k thanks a lot for the post,but there’s one thing I’d like to know-what is going to happen to the ones dead already before the tribulation time starts?like will they be resurrected to face the tribulation or judged?
5. Jeanne Meagher says:

   May 17, 2012 at 1:00 am

   Still breaks my heart how many of God’s people are not being adequately prepared to take their stand against the Antichrist and his ultimatum because of the Pre-Trib rapture doctrine. If this is SUCH a HUGE deal for the believers living in this coming prophesied time, would Jesus Himself while with His disciples leave such a topic so ambiguous and confusing? I don’t believe Matthew 24:25 is in there as a “filler”… “See, I have told you ahead of time.” He is directly addressing the disciples, who would then pass all of this discussion of His return to His body. The rapture/resurrection wasn’t first introduced by Paul; Paul knew clearly what Jesus had already revealed about His return in the Olivet Discourse. Matthew 24:31 “And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” Mark 13:27 “And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, FROM THE FARTHEST END OF THE EARTH TO THE FARTHEST END OF HEAVEN.” Jesus could not have made it any clearer to His disciples who had just CLEARLY asked Him about the timing and events of His return (Matt 24:3, Mark 13:3, Luke 21:7). If Jesus was going to communicate to His people that they would escape the great tribulation by a rapture BEFORE the Abomination of Desolation, He would have told them AHEAD OF TIME. Matthew 24:25 “See, I am telling you ahead of time.” Paul knew these passages well. When he gives FURTHER CLARIFICATION (not new revelation), the TRUMPET sounding, the ANGELS gathering the elect, and it being from the FARTHEST END OF EARTH TO THE FARTHEST END OF HEAVEN leaves no doubt even to the newest believer in the faith of the timing on when Jesus gathers His own. Paul knew these passages when he was addressing these events in the letters to the Corinthians and the Thessalonians. If we let the plain text speak for itself, even Paul states “…in the twinkling of an eye, at the LAST trumpet”
   Please, dear brothers and sisters in Christ… allow the Spirit of Christ to open your hearts and eyes to the truth and let Him prepare you for the FAST APPROACHING days ahead…
6. Jeanne Meagher says:

   May 17, 2012 at 1:32 am

   …Jesus clearly states that the gathering of His elect will occur IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE tribulation of those days. Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:24

   …EVERY eye will see Him (Rev. 1:7), …ALL the tribes of the earth will see Him / mourn Him (Matt 24:30) Does ANY of these passages where Jesus or Paul are speaking mention ANYTHING about a ‘secret’ gathering?

   On ALL important matters in scripture, Scripture itself is its own witness, and it is mentioned TWO OR MORE times. “…that in the mouth of two or more witnesses, every word may be established.”

   Revelation 22:18-19 “I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city which are written in this book.”

   Brothers and sisters, THIS IS A SERIOUS WARNING REGARDING ALL THESE PROPHECIES!! If a teaching is not CLEARLY in the text, don’t put it there!! There are DIRE consequences!!

   Jesus did not leave His second coming and the gathering of His beloved saints ambiguous!! He did not say, “It will all just pan out in the end!” He said “SEE, I HAVE TOLD YOU EVERYTHING IN ADVANCE!!” Mark 13:23
7. Paula says:

   May 29, 2012 at 7:16 pm

   Question: who will go in the rapture? If it’s us Christians then why are some left behind for the tribulations?