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Today, many people use credit cards to buy or sell. The credit
card has numbers on it and it can be handed to the clerk at the
store. People living in the Tribulation will have credit "cards"
also, but these credit "cards" will not be on cards. They will be
on people’s right hands or foreheads. If they do not have the
right mark, then they will not be able to buy or sell. How well
would your family do if you could not go to the grocery store,
the drug store, the gasoline station, or any other kind of store?
You would not be able to get the things that you need for daily
living.
Note: The mark of the beast will probably involve some kind
of computer chip or RFID tag [radio frequency identification]
attached to the right hand or forehead that will be able to be
scanned at stores, etc. Even today such technology exists and
can be implanted under the skin. It is quite
amazing and a tribute to the divine
inspiration of the Bible, that the book of
Revelation mentions such a technology that
was unknown to the world until the last part
of the 20th century. It was not unknown to
God, who knows the end from the beginning!
What will a person be saying when he takes
the mark of the BEAST? Taking the mark
means that he has actually made this
decision:
"I have decided to worship the beast (Rev.
14:9). I am rejecting Jesus Christ as my
Saviour, and I am choosing to worship the
devil and his man (Rev. 13:4). I do not want
to be part of God’s kingdom, but I want to be
part of the devil’s wicked system. My name
will not be found in the Lamb' s book of life
(Rev. 13:8), and I will perish in hell forever
(Rev. 14:9-11). I am choosing Satan and I am
rejecting God!"
Taking the mark of the beast in that day will
actually be a deliberate choice to go to hell
(Rev. 14:9-11).
The Great Decision
Those living in the time of great trouble will have a great
decision to make. Will they take the mark or not? Will they
worship the BEAST or not? Will they follow Christ or will they
follow the Antichrist? Whom will it be, GOD or the DEVIL?
Let’s think about this important decision and what people will
gain and lose:
The Person Who Takes the Mark of the Beast:
What will he gain? Will he be able to buy and sell (Rev.
13:17)? ______ Will the Beast persecute him and try to kill him
(Rev. 20:4)? ______ For 3½ years, the person who takes the
mark will be protected by the Beast and by his government.
What will he lose? Will he be in the book of life (Rev.13:8)?
_____Will he be punished forever and ever in fire (Rev. 14:9-
11)? __________
The Person Who Refuses to Take the Mark of the
Beast:
What will he lose? Will he be able to buy and sell (Rev.
13:17)? ______Will the Beast be after him (Rev. 13:7)? _____
Could he lose his life (Rev. 13:5)? ______
Could he lose his head (Rev. 20:4)?
________
What will he gain? If he dies in the
Tribulation, is he cursed or blessed (Rev.
14:13)? ____________________ Will he
enjoy the kingdom of God (Rev. 20:4)?
______ He may suffer for 3½ years, but he
will enjoy the blessing of God forever (see
Revelation 7:14-17).
It will not be easy to be a believer in the
time of great trouble. It will be very easy to
take the mark. God wants us to do what is
right, even if it is not an easy thing to do. If
we choose to do right, God will help us to
do even those things that are very difficult.
Think about yourself and the decision you
need to make. Are you going to reject Christ
or receive Christ? Are you going to be part
of the devil’s system or are you going to be
part of Christ’s kingdom (Colossians
1:13)? Whom will you choose—God or
the devil? If you choose to reject Christ,
what will you gain? What will you
lose? If you choose to receive Christ, what
will you lose? What will you gain? Is it
easy being a Christian today? Why? Why
not? Have you decided to follow Jesus? Why? Why not?
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PO Box 128
Savannah, OH 44874
And I saw as it were a sea
of glass mingled with fire:
and them that had gotten
the victory over the
beast, and over his
image, and over his mark,
and over the number of
his name, stand on the
sea of glass, having the
harps of God. And they
sing the song of Moses
the servant of God, and
the song of the Lamb,
saying,
Great
and
marvellous are thy works,
Lord God Almighty; just
and true are thy ways,
thou King of saints.
(Revelation 15:2-3)