When I was growing up, I heard different things about the meaning of the 666, mark of the wild beast.

Some of the explanations where scary and disturbing. Christendom home videos made it appear that a time will come when humans would literally be marked on their forehead and right hand. Even the internet is awash with videos, sermons and teachings about the meaning of 666 .

As I grew up, and came to a better understanding of the Bible, as one of Jehovah's witness, it became clear that the religions of the world, have a wrong explanation of the meaning of 666.

According to Apostle John, who wrote the book of Revelation, in Revelation 1:1, he States that the angel presented the account of Revelation to him in 'signs'.

Hence, what is recorded in this book of Revelation should not be taken literally. The language of the book is symbolic.

For this reason, many of the explanations out there about 666,the mark of the wild beast are inaccurate and a misconception. Trying to explain this mark as a physical mark that will be given to people at some point in time, misses the point.

In Revelation 14:1-3, the bible speaks of a limited number of people , who had the name of the lamb and God, written on their forehead.This is not literal of course.

In essence, these persons were known to God personally and to Jesus Christ and were marked to live in heavens.

From the above account, Those identified for rewards by God, are figuratively marked. The marks are not literal. God does not have to physically mark people, to show he knows them. He knows those who belongs to him.

In the same vein, Satan does not need to literally give anybody the mark of the wild beast, because he knows his followers by their deeds, mental attitude and ways of life. Hence , the so called mark of the wild beast is simply a phenomenon associated with evil doers, people opposed to God and his ways. It explains why evil doers associate with evil doers and continue to behave in ungodly ways.

You can easily see this phenomenon all around you....to become successful, people can do anything, break laws, commit murder, live recklessly and also join cults.


All the evil associations of ungodly people who do ungodly things are individuals who live for the devil.These ones figuratively have the mark of the beast, 666.

You can't do anything with them, unless you join them.

They know themselves and will not allow outsiders in their midst. They control government, big businesses and religions of the world. In order to flow with them, you must join them.

The fact that they want you to join them. means, they expect you to ready to do anything ungodly to succeed, become famous and rich.

Hence, all those opposed to God, who live ungodly lives, and remain so till the day of Armageddon, will be destroyed for being in Satan's camp.

It is either we are marked for survival on that day by God or marked for destruction.

If we are marked for destruction, that means we are strangers to God. That our works were evil and so deserved only to be destroyed.

Whoever God does not mark for survival , cannot escape judgement. That means all ungodly people who aligned with Satan's evil ways of life, and figuratively carried that mark of Satan, will be destroyed.

so the mark of the wild beast is a description for unrepentant, evil doers who keep their ungodly, satanic ways of life ignoring God in all their activities.

Hence, a good way to have that mark, is to live anyhow and do anyhow .At the end of the day, ungodliness leads to annihilation from God almighty.

My question now is, what mark are you carrying figuratively on your forehead or right hand? Are your actions every day, evil or godly?

Your actions presently will decide, the mark on your forehead, whether God knows you personally or
whether

The Devil sees you as his candidate, which will be too bad on the Day of Armageddon!

Paper Money!

Hahaha

Ignorant mortals.


You will all burn with me soon!

LuciferChristi:
Hahaha
Ignorant mortals.

You will all burn with me soon!

From dust you are, and to dust you will return

The mark of the beast is not figurative. Satan's followers will be branded with a physical mark.

candelahria:
The mark of the beast is not figurative. Satan's followers will be branded with a physical mark.

What makes you say that?
Who will do the branding pls?

I need you to explain please, because What the teaches shows that it is figurative.