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What is 666? — the Mark of the Beast So Often Referred To?
We too often ‘major in minors’ that then confuses us and makes us fearful. The gospel straightens out our thinking.
It’s not what you are so often told it is!
Revelation 13:16–17: 16 says: “And he causes 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.”
We live in a world of fear, doubt and uncertainty. It is jokingly said the only certain thing is that things will change. We have so many crises and threats and killings and mass murders and terrorisms today that all we can ask is, “What is coming next? What’s the next change?”
So many people are focused on the future today — the antichrist, the end times, the return of Christ.
This Has Really Been True Since 1948
This is especially true since 1948 when the Jews were reinstated to their land in Israel after being scattered and persecuted all over the world for 2,000 years. This raises the assumption that the end times are just around the corner ready to…