Bootstrap wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:27 pm
Actually, I just don't see much resemblance at all to the Mark of the Beast in the Revelation. I think the "buying and selling" bit is also quite a stretch. Nobody is trying to stop you from getting what you need, they may require you to wear a face mask. But they also require you to wear shoes and a shirt. They are not imposing this on you because of your Christian faith, they are trying to prevent a pandemic. You are not being asked to swear loyalty to The Beast.
The vaccine itself isn’t the Mark of the beast. And yes, they are trying to prevent a pandemic. But I can see how a person’s vaccination status could lead to a mark in the future.
First the Biden administration made the claim that the Federal Government won’t mandate vaccines. Now that changed and they will mandate vaccines for federal workers and for businesses with over 100 employees or either be fired or fined.
Biden suggested in his speech that large venues disallow people to enter without proof of vaccine. Yesterday in a White House press briefing, Jen Psaki suggested there will be more mandates in the future, that this is one of the first steps. In listening to her, it sounded like they will be foisting more regulations on Americans in increments.
What are the next steps? Disallowing people to enter any public places, stores, restaurants, etc. who aren’t vaccinated? Disallowing people to buy or sell unless they are vaccinated?
And beings vaccination cards are so easily forged, let’s just require a chip on a person’s hand or forehead as proof of vaccination.
Time will tell what comes out of all this. It is true the pandemic is real, but I believe it is being used by people with very evil spirits to push an evil agenda.