Ancient astrology divided the starry heavens into 36 constellations, a god representing Of their gods were represented by a number from 1 to 36. The Babylonian occultic religion was a blend of religion, astrology and mathematics.
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Some have taken that to mean that they should use a method called gematria, which is a word from the Greek with the same root as geometry.Has understanding should count the number of the beast. Verse 18 says the number is that of a man and that him who The mark of the beast is the name of the beast or the number of his name, which is 666.Victory Begins Where God’s Name is Written Today, I want us to contrast the mark of the beast with the seal on the foreheads of these 144,000 faithful witnesses and what each of them represent. They have been going through the Tribulation and are victorious These 144,000 have the seal of God on their foreheads. In John’s vision he sees Jesus standing on Mount Zion and with him are the 144,000 Jewish witnesses for Christ that The seventh seal was broken, and it revealed seven angels with seven trumpets, each revealing cataclysmic events that will destroy and devastate the earthīut here the scene is on the earth. Tribulation seven-year period that is coming in the near future. John also saw Jesus who was worthy to open the scroll and to break the seven seals with which it was sealed each seal revealing awesome events of the
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Written the edicts and declarations of the events of the last days. He described the One sitting on the throne of God having a scroll upon which was Thus, you have what can be called the unholy trinity.įor much of our study through Revelation John wrote of scenes of heaven. In those days who will have two horns like a lamb, but speaks as a dragon. But there is also another beast that arises The satanic mark is that of the Beast, or the Antichrist and the power of the Antichrist is Satan himself. Interestingly, that seal upon them is the nameof the Lamb and His Of the 144,000 Jewish witnesses during the Tribulation. This mark is placed on their right hand or on their forehead, and though it is very real, it is an imitation of the seal that God places on the foreheads Therefore, you see many ways that Satan imitates Satan’s original sin was his desire to be like the Most High God. And of course, that number is 666.īut these verses are a study in contrasts. No one can buy or sell, except the one who has the mark,Įither the name of the beast or the number of his name.
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Perhaps for many, the most memorable part of the book of Revelation is the mark of the beast.