The Shinar Directive -- Part 12 - Plato, Transhumanism, and the Antichrist’s Strange Army

by Dr. Michael Lake

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In the book of Revelation, we have several glimpses of various groups that follow the Antichrist. To understand all that we are seeing in the book of Revelation, we need to understand how the Elite plans to divide up the inhabitants of the earth. I believe their blueprint is something very comparable to Plato’s Republic.

In this book, Plato postulates his version of the perfect society. This society is comprised of three groups of people:

1. The benevolent Elite, who are filled with great wisdom on how to govern this ultimate republic

2. The citizens/worker drones, who labor to produce what the Elite decree is necessary for this republic

3. The military/police force, which keeps the citizens in line and under the control of the Elite

In my new book The Shinar Directive I provide a hypothesis on how Plato’s Republic ties into what is being accomplished in transhumanism and how it works into the book of Revelation. (Remember, we are all still seeing “through a glass darkly.”)

The Elite: The Elite will enhance their minds and bodies to include achieving immortality. They will become like demigods (or posthumans).

The workers: The Elite will provide some of these benefits to regular members of society to overcome the cost of illness and, therefore, overcome periodic reduction in production of what they need. There will be sufficient modification to the DNA of the workers to remove the image of God within (i.e., mark of the Beast), thereby removing all concepts of right and wrong. The standard worker will not be able to afford the gift of immorality, but will have to settle for an extended life span, which will be extremely disease resistant. Some form of mind control or hive mind will most likely be included in the enhancements.

The military force: The Elite’s enforcers will be given more powerful bodies with greater life spans than the worker class and will have a perfected version of unbreakable mind control/hive mind installed. These military forces will be nearly impossible to kill, but will meet their end at the Valley of Armageddon.

And if this sounds too fantastic to be true, check out these couple of headlines at Raiders News Update just this week (if you follow Raiders you know they have been documenting the move toward transhumanism by DARPA, the Pentagon, the Department of Defense etc):

• Debate Needs To Start Now On Genetically Engineering New Humans, Scientists Say
• Turning Humans Into Demigods—Who Will Benefit From Human Enhancement?

In fact the new SkyWatchTV will begin broadcasting soon after this article goes online and several of the first shows will be with me and Dr. Horn thoroughly discussing how quickly the so-called Hybrid Age is coming. When these developments are viewed through the lens of the book of Revelation, it all makes sense. All three classes of the coming Plato’s Republic could have received the mark of the Beast and have had their DNA changed. With elements of mind control installed within both the worker class and the military class, the world becomes “of one mind,” just like in the story of the Tower of Babel. The Elite will finally unify the entire planet toward completing the unfinished work of Nimrod.

But of course we also see in Revelation that one class of these new citizen-types are tormented in Revelation 9 by a transgenic horde. Death seems to flee from them, and they cannot die. They may also be the same segment of society that is thrown alive into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 19:20).

Artist depiction of the transgenic locusts that come out of the Abyss

Furthermore, not all who receive the Mark of the Beast are immortal. Later, in Revelation 9, four angels are loosed (most likely Watchers) who either bring their own two-hundred-million-member army with them, or they take command of the transgenic army that was released earlier in the chapter. This army slays one-third of the population on the planet.

Then we find in Revelation 17:8:

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

It is clear from this Scripture that the one who ascended out of the pit is the Antichrist/Nimrod, and in my new book and on the upcoming SkyWatchTV shows I postulate how after receiving a deadly head-wound there is reason to believe genetic breakthroughs are used to "heal" him and he too becomes transgenic as did the original Nimrod (who the Bible says "began to be a Gibborim" (Gen 10:8). 

Finally, you have a class of citizens whose names are not written in the Book of Life. Does this reflect the same estate as the original Nephilim (human-angel-animal chimeras) who also are not in the book of life and cannot be saved? Let us first examine what Dake says about the Book of Life in his Annotated Reference Bible:

This is the first mention of the book of God in which the names of the righteous are written. It is referred to in Scripture under various terms: “Thy book” and “My book” (Ex. 32:32–33); “the book of the living” (Ps. 69:28); “the book” (Dan. 12:1); “the book of life” (Php. 4:3; Rev. 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:11–15; 22:18–19); and “the Lamb’s book of life” (Rev. 21:27). Just because “book of life” does not appear in all of these passages does not mean the reference in any one instance is to something else. Just as we have several names for the Bible—“the holy scriptures” (Rom. 1:2; 2Tim. 3:15); “the oracles of God” (Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12; 1 Pet. 4:11); “the law and the prophets” (Lk. 24:25–44); “the word of God” (Mk. 7:13; Rom. 10:17; Heb. 4:12); “the sword of the Spirit” (Eph. 6:17); and others—so we have several names for the book of life.

Here God confirmed Moses’ belief that names can and will be blotted out of the book of life when men incur the eternal death penalty (Ex. 32:33). The psalmist predicted it in the case of Judas (Ps. 69:20–28). Christ warned of it regarding all who would not overcome sin (Rev. 3:5; 22:18–19). This—God’s word, not man’s—is definite, not doubtful; it is universal and eternal in application, not local and limited.[i]

Every human ever born on this planet has his or her name written in the Book of Life. It was always the desire of the Father that everyone would be saved (1 Timothy 2:4). But when a human being dies without Christ, God is forced to blot that person’s name out of the book. This would also be true if the individuals became inhuman. Thus it is very possible that part of the Antichrist’s army is some type of transgenic chimera, similar to what happened in Genesis 6 after the Titans were destroyed in a civil war. The Book of Jasher shares how the second incursion of Nephilim were created:

And their judges and rulers went to the daughters of men and took their wives by force from their husbands according to their choice, and the sons of men in those days took from the cattle of the earth, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and taught the mixture of animals of one species with the other, in order therewith to provoke the Lord; and God saw the whole earth and it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its ways upon earth, all men and all animals. (Jasher 4:18, emphasis added)[ii]

Read the rest of this article at -  http://www.raidersnewsupdate.com/Shinar12.htm

What is Transhumanism? - Doug Hamp

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What is Transhumanism?

These are edits from the interview with Douglas Hamp for AGE OF DECEIT 2: Alchemy and the Rise of the Beast Image https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfRzU...

In this video, Doug talks about the movement of Transhumanism and what it means.

Visit http://douglashamp.com to check out his work.

Revelation: The Fuel Project Guide (Part 29 - The Economic System and the Mark of the Beast)

The Bible tells us that in the Antichrist's global empire, the false prophet will initiate an economy controlled by a mark on the forehead or wrist. Here we explore how this concept is already starting to take shape in our world.

The Mark of God

By Gary Stearman   

One of the most familiar of all the Bible’s images is that in which 144,000 Jews are sealed — 12,000 from each of Israel’s Twelve Tribes.

“2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads” (Rev. 7:2,3).

At this point, the elect representatives of Israel’s Twelve Tribes are “sealed.” It is generally agreed that they are sealed for the specific reason that they have work to do. During the dark days of the Tribulation, they are God’s chosen spiritual assembly. At this time, the believing Church has been removed from the Earth. Someone has to be sent forth among men to achieve God’s purposes. These are the chosen.

The 144,000 are seen again in the fourteenth chapter of Revelation. There, they are seen as redeemed and justified before God. Furthermore, they are said to be virgins — a symbol of purity and dedication. In this vignette, they are later shown singing a victory song that is specific to their work. In other words, they are chosen — sealed — for a specific reason.

Many have speculated about the nature and purpose of their sealing. Some assert that they become God’s evangelists for a given period, and this can be easily demonstrated. But the full reason for their sealing is not clearly given. Among their many activities, they will no doubt act as a force against the Antichrist.

Why does Scripture go to the trouble to describe the sealing process, when its true significance seems so obscure? But in fact, as is always the case, the Bible has an answer to such questions. If we are simply wise enough to discern the meaning, it gives us the information we need.

The Seal as Identification

In the ancient world, seals were used to indicate ownership, authenticity and protection. Cylinder seals and signet rings were used to impress a mark or depiction upon soft clay or wax. Using their seals, kings authenticated property and documents.

Potters impressed seals into their wares before firing, to create a sort of trademark. An unbroken wax or clay seal upon an object like a scroll or jar indicated that it had not been violated. When the king’s servants threw Daniel into the lion’s den, it was sealed to ward off anyone who would attempt to save him. To assure that His disciples would not steal the Lord’s body, the Romans sealed the tomb of Jesus. To break that seal was to challenge the power of Caesar.

As a metaphor for the believer’s spiritual condition, the seal also indicates ownership and protection; it identifies the believer as belonging to the Lord. At the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus spoke of His own spiritual sealing:

“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed” (John 6:27).
Here, Jesus links the idea of His sealing with eternal provision. The saint is assured that the Lord will unfailingly provide him with heavenly nourishment.

Paul spoke of salvation and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit as sealing:

“Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts” (II Cor. 1:22).

In this passage of Scripture, Paul links the sealing process with the giving of the Holy Spirit. As in Romans 6, where Paul describes the believer as being baptized into the death of Christ. This proceeding assures the believer that he will be raised from death into a new life. Thus, the giving of the Spirit is a kind of sealing.

Paul also described sealing as assurance given after one trusts in the Lord. This assurance is unconditional. Validated by the “earnest” payment of the indwelling Holy Spirit, we have a virtual guarantee that His work will come to completion in the life of the believer.

“13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory” (Eph. 1:13,14).

This “earnest” constitutes a legal action … constituting a promise that God’s initial work will be fulfilled.

Read the full article at - http://www.prophecyinthenews.com/the-mark-of-god/

Satanic Mark of the Beast

This is the third part of the Freeman presentation I've been posting.  Follow the link to any of these to see them all.  Good stuff.

 

What is on the Dark Side of the Tree of Life? How does this relate to popular culture? What do Satanist say is The Mark of the Beast? Part 3 of Freeman at Free Your Mind 2

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This is the fourth part of the presentation:

The Dark Side of Life

 More on the cultural programming of the human mind to make it more "antichrist/beast friendly".  And that's just the beginning....

Is your TV demon possessed? Katy Perry tells your children to bring ET spirits into their souls. What messages and movies have we sent to extraterrestrials?
Part 4 of Freeman at Free Your Mind 2

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Disney, MK Ultra and Children! Oh My...

This was done a  while back, but it's a great primer for our cultural degradation, thanks in great to the "family" centric Walt Disney programs.  Lots of ideas thrown out here you might like to look deeper into...

Learn the connections between entertainment giants like Disney, the military industrial complex and intelligence agencies, along with some of the nefarious MK Ultra techniques once inflicted on some of today's biggest stars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNvBJ6plIlY&list=PLCOt-m9iVNUZzyz1i_u6YPtBnR6nWah3Y

http://freemantv.com/

 

Freeman talks with Red Ice about the influx of intelligence agencies involved with entertainment and what programming we can see coming out of film and TV. He points out signs and symbols used in entertainment that come from the O.T.O. Then, we discuss trauma based mind control of celebrities and how it has become a part of modern pop culture. In the second hour, Freeman explains the origins of the "Mark of the Beast" and how it relates to popular culture, new technologies and human cloning. Then, Freeman tells us about the "New World Order global capitals" and how Kazakhstan is at the very forefront of these new extraterrestrial preplanned cities. These capital cities are designed to reflect an ancient magical seal of Solomon to bind demons and to perform magic.
http://www.redicecreations.com/
http://freemantv.com/

Google robots, Katy Perry, Beyonce and the Mark of the Beast

(and that's just for starters!)

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http://freemantv.com/ Why did Google buy military robots and how does this relate to the Mark of the Beast?

Mark of the Beast = In The Name Of Allah in Revelation 13? Dr. Chuck Missler

Some very interesting connection brought out here by Dr. Missler concerning the Mark of the Beast (the 666) and Islam.  This makes us think of the coming "Maitreya", the savior of all religions, who is believed to be on Earth now, awaiting his time to go forward from god (Satan) for the implementation of his kingdom...which won't last long...also some interesting connections to prophecy and Islam. 

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Former DARPA director on research into Beast Tech

DARPA is short for the mad scientists who work for the military.  And they have lots of "mad" ideas, like the one's you will hear below.  The technology for the mark of the Beast is here.  It's just a matter of when...

Learn more at: http://www.beast-technology.com/

Audience applauds as Regina E. Dugan -- former Director of DARPA and current executive at Google -- describes with excitement the coming BEAST TECH smart tattoos and ingestible biochips that are ALREADY FDA APPROVED and that people will want to receive (and then be REQUIRED to receive) by 2017. She glows about the "super powers" the MARK will give her and says today's generation wants them too. Unfortunately, as documented in the book BEAST TECH, she is right.

Project Bluebeam, Demons , The Mark of the Beast and the Antichrist with Freeman

This is a brief clip of a longer interview Freeman did, but in here he gives his opinion after many years of research as to what the sign of the mark of the beast is (the x within a circle) and some of the many places 66 and 666 show up in our daily life.  Eye-opening indeed.

 

Freeman Fly breaks down the signs of the Antichrist and how it ties into Project Bluebeam

Freeman's Website:
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Credit Music - Block McCloud - The Ring
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John MacArthur OUTRAGE - Take Mark of Beast, still be saved

File this under when good theologians go bad.  This is a disastrous result for Mr. MacArthur thanks to him holding fast to the false pre-tribulational rapture.  Daniel's 70th week, the final 7 year prophetic period that starts when the Times of the Gentiles ends in Jerusalem, is NOT, I repeat, is not the tribualation.  The "great tribulation" begins when God begins to pour out His wrath on an unrepentant world.  This begins in Matthew 24:15.  We can align this with Paul's prophecy in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 and Daniel 9:24-27 to see that this great tribulation begins in the final 3 1/2 years of Daniel's 70th week. 

MacArthurs error causes him to rationalize that some will be saved even after they take the mark, even though the Bible is emphatic that this is not possible. (Revelation 14:9-11)  MacArthur makes this statement and continues to stand by it even though the pre-trib view requires a belief that the Holy Spirit is removed from the Earth during this final 7 years? (2 Thes. 2:7)  How are people saved without the Holy Spirit?  Answer:  Not happening. 

This helps explain why the time of accepting the "mark" will be voluntary, not mandatory.  Although refusal likely will mean death (see Revelation 6:9-11), it will be the ultimate dividing decision that any human being will make in history.  Refuse, die and live forever...accept, live, and die forever.  See more on the mark under the heading "The Mark" to the right.  I've posted Nephtalis reply to this bizarre statement by MacArthur in the second video below.

 The part regarding John MacArthur's statement begins around the 4 minute mark...

Mark Of The Beast Money New ATM Canada / Dead Horses Japan

Amazing Meteorites Ohio, Indiana "Comet ISON" Coming...

A round-up of the amazing shower of fireballs we have seen especially over the U.S. in the last week.  As always, Pastor Paul makes it interesting tying in some key dates to our signs in the heavens.

The Coming World Leader - Chuck Missler

The Abomination of Desolation - Chuck Missler - End Times  

 

What is the Mark of the Beast?

The what is in this case being the actual symbol that will be used.  This is an interview with "Freeman Fly" of freemantv.com.  Freeman is not a Christian but has spent his adult life exposing occult activities in multiple areas.  In this case he's discussing (among other things like the striking resemblance of the Obama administration to the Stargate Atlantis crew) what the actual mark of the Beast will look like and what it represents.  You will find the x inside a circle popping up in many things.  It's called the "wolf's cross", and represents the four doors or rooms of judgment that are coming.  Four horseman sound familiar?  Interesting stuff to be sure.

Digital Tattoo Advocates Say The Mark Of The Beast Is Going To Be Way Cooler Than They First Imagined. It Will Function By Using Mind Control!

Coleman Lab / UCSD

Science hasn’t been easy on the paranormal, routinely deflating fantastic claims by hucksters purporting psychic abilities. So wouldn’t it be ironic if scientists were on the verge of making paranormal-like abilities a reality?

Imagine controlling an object with your mind. Or don’t, because you probably already have. I did when I was a (pretty little) kid. It never worked, of course, but boy did I stare daggers at several unsuspecting flower pots, pencils and sticks of chalk.

The trouble, of course, is that your brain works a whole lot better when it’s motivating things it’s actually wired to, say your eyeballs, tongue, fingers or toes. But aha, you’re saying, we have wireless technology in 2013. We live in the future! Can’t we just cut that cord, too?

We already have: If you want to get technical about it, when using a handheld remote control with old-school antennae to pilot a hobby-style airplane across a field, you don’t actually touch the radio-controlled plane; the brain-interface includes your hands and the control box. But that assumes you have hands to work with, and working a control box to drive a wireless drone around is hardly “telekinetic” — not half as cool-sounding as it might be if you could simply think that drone into action


Read more: http://techland.time.com/2013/02/22/finally-tattoos-that-let-you-control-objects-with-your-mind/#ixzz2MAM4VhwQ

The Number of the Beast of Babylon 666

The ancients claimed that God works by mathematics. Their religion was a conglomeration of religion, astrology, alchemy, physical and mental science, and mathematics. Ancient astrology divided the starry heavens into 36 constellations. These were represented by different amulets called "Sigilla Solis," or the sun seal. These amulets were worn by the pagan priests, and they contained all the numbers from 1 to 36. By these figures they claimed to be able to foretell future events. These amulets were usually made of gold, yellow being the sun color. While being carried, these amulets were wrapped in yellow silk, as it was thought that the bearer would thus receive the beneficial powers believed to emanate from the jewel.

These drawings from photographs taken in 1910, show actual amulets then in the Berlin Museum. They reveal the veneration the ancients had for the sun-god. On the front side of No.1 we see the god of the sun standing on the lion. This indicated the sun's position in the constellation of Leo during the hot days of August. On the back is inscribed "Nachyel," meaning "intelligence of the sun," and in 36 squares are arranged the numerals 1 to 36 (see table 1) in such a way that adding the numbers of any column either horizontally or vertically, and also the two diagonals crossing the square, the total is the same- 111. The sum of the six columns, computed either horizontally or vertically, is 6 x 111, or 666.

 

The solar seal was worn by the pagan occultic priests to honor the Basilisco KING - 666.

The second illustration is also a solar seal, but it honors the star Basilisco, which was the diminutive form of the Greek basileus (king), thus meaning the same as the Latin regulus. Now, Regulus is the only first-magnitude star in the constellation of Leo. The sun and the moon are again clearly seen on this amulet, and on the reverse side is the same arrangement of numerals, with the actual figure given of the total 666.

 

The question that must be asked with reference to the above is, why were the ancient Babylonians wearing sacred amulets that were focused on the number (total) 666, seeing that John never revealed this number until Rev. 13:18 hundreds of years later - how could they have known.

Therefore, I think we can rest assured that the ancient Babylonian occultists were NOT worshipping the future man AC, BUT they were worshipping the god 666 who is depicted on the amulet above as the god of the Sun standing on the Lion (Babylonian).
So what can this all possibly mean? I suggest that this 1-36 Babylonian Magic Square which totals 666 represented 36 Star constellations and the SUN was the complete master/father of the 666 STARS (Adonikim = 666 Sons, which implies 666 Stars, which implies 666 Angels - demonic), which most likely represents the true meaning behind the purpose of the NUMBER of the Beast - 666. This is no doubt something symbolic regarding the angelic members of his occultic religion and government.
The number 666 must be more than just to say OK you have used gematria, etc. and have found my name - the number 666 represents something symbolically important to the Abyss Beast, in order that he would choose to use it to represent himself. As I have suggested earlier, the demonic Abyss Beast once ruled the Babylonian Empire and I think this ancient Magic Square which is well rooted in the Babylonian occult, has a direct correlation to the Beast and the worship of him.

Thus, the number 666 has substantial historical Babylonian ROOTS and involves far more than just a mere number equated to a name.

To recap, why would I, or anyone else for that matter, choose to search the proven pagan abstract models of gematria, over the WORD itself? WHAT was I THINKING?
God did not make this prophecy so complicated that everyone would need to hold a Th.D. or be a graduate of Harvard University to understand it NOR was it beyond understanding - man does that. This prophecy is a WARNING and we need to know and share its understanding, or just simply leave a gapping hole in our knowledge of God's Prophetic Word.

In closing, How could the ancient Babylonians have possibly KNOWN about the number 666 - John did not even reveal 666 until hundreds of years later and why was that particular number so important to them? Undoubtedly, The Babylonians, (the former wounded head) were worshipping the WAS/IS NOT Beast of Rev. 17:8 - the 8th King of Rev. 17:11 at that time - the 666 Beast.

Please note the number 666 at the bottom/center of the photo example.

Therefore, the human host Man AC (the 11th Little Horn Beast) and the 8th King Scarlet Abyss Beast (Adonikam) are TWO different personages - one a mortal man and the other a demonic spirit.

6 32 3 34 35 1 7 11 27 28 8 30 19 14 16 15 23 24 18 20 22 21 17 13 25 29 10 9 26 12 36 5 33 4 2 31

This table as illustrated has the same arrangement of numbers as the above images in a 6 x 6 matrix and is also referred to in numerology as the magic square of the Sun. There are similar magic squares for Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury and the Moon, all of which have been known for centuries.

The creating of amulets with this number arrangement that belongs to astrology appears to have continued well past the time of Christ. Archaeologists have found amulets with Latin inscriptions, so we know that the Romans were indulging in this practice. Therefore, the number 666 came about from pagan worship practices of the Babylonians and their practice of astrology. The symbolism of sun worship is still used in many areas of the Catholic Church today, not always obvious but often packaged discreetly as to not be noticed by the untrained eye.

When the Medes and Persians conquered Babylon in 539 B.C, they came with their own religious practices and gods, so had no need of the priests of the Babylonian religious system. Although the Persians were sympathetic towards the Babylonian god Marduk and did accommodate the priests of this god for a while, it appears from history that they eventually fired the priests and used their own. The Babylonian priests left Babylon (probably because they were out of work) and most of them went to Pergamum and some to Egypt where they taught their religious practices to the Egyptians. The Egyptians readily picked up these Babylonian religious concepts and further extended and developed some of the ideas we find in astrology.

Read the full article at - http://threes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2851:the-number-of-the-beast-666&catid=81:religion&Itemid=61

The Mark of the Beast - Everyone Makes a Choice

This is a brief examination of the term "mark" as used in Revelation. My compelling interest here is for the reader to understand that the mark will not simply be a microchip or some type of nanotechnology, although that may be a component of it. The mark will be something clearly visible on those who receive it.

“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: 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.” (Rev. 13:16-17)

The Serpent encircling the Earth

Two things cannot be separated from our impressions of the coming anti-Christ; the mark of the Beast, and the number, 666 (Rev. 13:18). These two things have provoked both fascination and great fear in readers for centuries. What is clear about the mark is this; that it will be a visible etching or brand, something that can be clearly seen by others. Many have reasoned in recent decades that the growth of nanotechnology and the reduced size of microchips would mean that the mark would be something of this nature. While it is possible that the mark may include some advanced technology, the scripture uses the Greek word charagma, which means “imprint”, or “brand”, like what might be seen on a domesticated animal. Those who take the mark of the Beast take his “brand”.

In verse 17 we see that to do any transactions, you must either have the name of the Beast, the number of his name, or the mark. While we don’t know what the mark is yet, if one does not accept the symbol or mark that represents the Beast, the option will be available to take his name or the number of his name, 666, in a form similar to the mark.

It must also be said, that there is no clearer dividing line in history than between those who take the mark of the Beast and those who don’t. Those who take the mark will live, do business, and continue for a short time. However they will eventually be subject to the wrath of God (Rev. 14:9-11) which includes being tormented with fire and brimstone forever. Those who reject the mark will be slain, but spend eternity with the Lord. (Rev. 12:11, 17, 13:15) It is likely that the mark of the Beast is a symbol that is already in use around the world today.

The mark has parallels in scripture. In Ezek. 9:3-7 the Lord has an angel “mark” the foreheads of all those who “sigh” and “cry” over the evil that is done in in Jerusalem and the Temple. Here the mark was the Hebrew letter “tau”, which looks like a cross.

The Tau

It's further clear from the scriptures that a command goes out to the whole world to take the mark. If someone does not take the mark, then "no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." (Rev. 13:17)

All will be given a choice. Take the mark, or the name, or the number. If you don't, you won't be able to buy or sell. You won't even exist in the new world order to come. Now some will obviously resist. This is in Rev. 13:7, where it is written "And it was given unto him to make war with the saints (holy ones/faithful), and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations." Further we read that "all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world." (Rev. 13:8) So the only ones that will resist worshipping this beast are those whose names are written in the Book of Life. That is those believers who don't fall prey to the "great delusion" (2 Thes. 2:11) or the "powers, signs and lying wonders" (2 Thes. 2:9).

The Ourobouros

We also know the result of the resistance by believers. We see them "under the altar (in heaven) the souls of them that were slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony that they held." (Rev. 6:9)

Now it does seem reasonable that some escape this decision. Those are seen judged by Jesus Christ in Matt. 25:31-46. This is known as the judgment of the sheep and goats. While being called "sheep" has taken on a negative connotation in recent times, especially on the internet, it will be the difference between heaven and hell in this judgment that happens after the Battle at Armageddon. In short, the key to this judgment is those who obviously did not take the mark, but did make a choice. They chose to show mercy to the Lord's "brethren" (vs. 40). They did this by providing water to the thirsty, food to the hungry, clothes to the naked, and visiting the Lord's brethren in prison. (vs. 35-36)

The Last Judgment by Giotto

So the mark of the beast becomes a dividing line for all humanity. Those who take it, continue on in their lives for a short period of time. Those who don't go into prison or worse, are killed for their refusal. For those who take the mark, they will receive one of the vial judgments (Rev. 16:2) that will cause a "noisome and grievous sore", which is old english for a really painful wound or ulcer on the mark.

A final promise to those who refuse the mark is found in Rev. 20:4. In this we learn that they "lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years".

The point of this is to show that even though technology in genetics, nanotech and microchips may actually have the power to alter the human species in myriad ways, the mark of the beast will not be slipped past us in the water supply or sprayed overhead in the air, or given in a vaccination. It will be a choice that each individual will have to make. A choice that affects the eternal destiny of each person. Be prepared to make the right choice.