Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who live on it worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the presence of people. And he deceives those who live on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the wound of the sword and has come to life. And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause all who do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. And he causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.
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[–] 26680289? ago
But OP didn't make any connection to the vaccine or anything else. It doesn't strengthen Christians to read about the mark of thebeast and yet have no clue what OP assumes it is in order to even discuss it. The verses themselves are not "strengthening" verses. They are a warning and one we all know well. If OP has a thought then let them say it.
[–] 26680340? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I choose to see goodness in OP. I dont know for a fact he is good. He may feel end times are near, but doesn't know what or when the mark will be given. He may simply be giving a reminder as to what the end game is.
I may be wrong, but that is how I took it.
I do understand your point as well.
[–] 26680644? [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Thank you, the way you described it was my intention by posting it. I also see the other anon's point. He wants me to do the labor of correlating the verse with the applicable situation and events instead of just throwing scripture out there - a valid bit of criticism. But I'm glad you gave me the benefit of the doubt in why I was sharing scripture.
[–] 26680376? ago
fair enough but these are times in which the enemy is also looking to misdirect. do we see this happening in our near future? if so, we can't simultaneously believe God is answering our prayers to restore our nation.