Closing song
Scripture reading Rev 13:11-18
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Intro
This bible study speaks to the bible student who already has an understanding of who the dragon is, who the dragon beast is and who is the lamblike beast. So there will be no time here wasted in tryingto establish these.
We have the book Daniel and Revelation by Uriah smith, all we have to do is read it, to get the proper understanding.
This study will be and attempt to clear up the clouds that have gathered around verses 16 and 17 of our scripture reading.
I will read it again for emphasis.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Body
The universality of the mark
Now the he in verse 16 needs no introduction. He is the lamb-like beast that spake like the dragon. What is noteworthy is what the verse says he does and contrary to what many may think it meas, what it actually means.
Note the scripture says he causeth all to receive a mark. There is no exception in all. The scripture then defines all. The small and the great, the rich and the poor, the free and the bond is included in all. I don’t think it is overkill to say the righteous and the righteous, because they are part of the all.
No doubt John would have been included in this all. You and I are included in this all. I don’t know to which specific group you would be listed in , but no doubt we are all represented here.
But what is this mark?
What is bro Greenland really saying?
We know and preach that the passing of the National Sunday Law in AMerica is the sole act that polarizes the world.
This is the text that we should quote to back up that thought.
Once the decree is made to worship on Sunday. There is no more middle ground. You eith er break the law of God or the law of man.
I’m not sure what the clauses of this decree will be. May be it will be when we hear the beating of the drum or the playing fo the music.
If iIf only it would be so simple. Based on what we know as in the days of Constantine, it was not only the worship o n Sunday which was mandated, but the outright abandoning of the &th day Sabbath.
17. Buy or sell. This stern measure will be taken in an effort to secure compliance with the dictates of the image. But the measure will be unavailing (see on ch. 14:1, 12). This measure will doubtless bring on the death decree (see on ch. 13:15).
Mark. See on v. 16.
Nichol, Francis D., The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association) 1978.
Come and buy of me - Rev 3:18
Shortage for the word of God
Constantine
538 AD
First mention
Buy and sell -
Ezekiel 28:16
By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
feminine passive participle of H7402; trade (as peddled):—merchandise, traffic.
phrase james 4:13
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, G1710 G1710 and get gain:
2 peter 3:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise G1710 of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
The KJV translates Strong's G1710 in the following manner: buy and sell (1x), make merchandise (1x), variations of 'buy and sell' (1x).
to go a trading, to travel for business, to traffic, trade
of a thing, to import for sale
to deal in
to use a person or a thing for gain
Justinian I wanted to place the Papacy in charge of Rome. He wanted to move from the Byzantine empire over to Rome. He led his forces in battle against the Ostrogoths and the Vandals. These were Barbarian groups that had adopted the Aryan syle of Christianity. He thought he was protecting Catholics when he was driving the Ostrogoths out of Rome. The Battle of Rome was fought in 537AD. The Papacy finally became the law of Rome so to speak when the Ostrogoths were driven out in 538AD.
Heretics- cause to be put to death
Note the scripture says i
European Union As Revived Roman Empire Ready To Step Into Jerusalem Prophecy - Signs To Watch For - Signs Of The Last Days
In the prophetic eyes of God, the Roman Empire never ceased to exist. It fell from world dominion but was not destroyed. Its remains have continued to influence the world, and now in the Last Days are reviving as the neo-medieval Roman Empire through the European Union.
The Last Days prophecies foretell who leads the world into the end of the age.
In the prophecies God gave the prophet Daniel, God gave us His big picture world view of the empires of mankind that would dominated the world. This is represented in the Daniel chapter 2 prophecy as a great image of a man with a head of gold, chest of silver, thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and then feet and toes of iron mingled with clay.
From Scripture and history we know this image prophetically represented in order the empires of man with them being the Babylonian Empire (gold), the Medo-Persian Empire (Silver), the Grecian Empire (brass), and finally the Roman Empire (iron). But then the Roman Empire also continued, with the influence of iron from the legs, extending down into its final representation in the world as feet and ten toes.
Who is the beast and what does he do?
Strong delusion
Conclusion
And what I say to you I say to all. watch
For those of us who have listened to me before, know that I do not challenge the doctrines of the church but seek to establish them.
Mark of the beast
Ignore the comments about chips and tattoos on your forehead or hand. When the Bible speaks of the right hand it’s speaking of our works. The forehead represents what is in our head, our brain, intelligence, our understanding. The antichrist will control us based on our works and what we believe in. Those that believe he is the Christ returned they have been misled and are following the false Christ, Satan. They will do his work and follow him in exchange of allowing them to buy things. Those that are understanding of the truth and know this isn’t Christ will have a hard time buying things
Adam and Eve
Adam got the mark in his hand and eve in her head. You cannot receive the mark in your head and not get it in the hands.
