Mark of the Beast to be enforced!

On July 7^th 1998 The Vatican released the following statement to all the churches of the world…

For those of you of the Protestant and non-Christian faiths, this statement doesn’t seem to have much authority behind it simply because you simply don’t look upon the pope as your leader. However, on June 26, 2000 the United Religions Initiative was signed into what government leaders refer to as a global law. Truth is, this is actually one of many global laws popping up lately. At the signing of that document it became an all-inclusive international reality that any pope sitting in the

Vatican after that date is now considered the universal moral authority over all churches with membership in the World Wide Council of churches, which essentially rules over your locally known National Council of Churches. This includes non-Christian churches that have joined as well.

Thousands of years ago the Christian bible predicted the Antichrist would seek to enforce unjust laws so as to enforce its mark upon the people of this world. This ministry as well as many others, have been preaching this day was coming for many years. Sadly, even more ministries have been preaching that our message is a bogus translation of the prophecies in Daniel and Revelation. Prayerfully, by the end of this page you will have a clearer understanding of what the Truth is.

In the letter entitled "Dies Domini" which is Latin for "The Lord's Day," we see the pope demanding all Christians worldwide to respect and honor Sunday the FIRST DAY of the week, instead of Saturday the SEVENTH DAY of the week, in direct opposition to the Law of God. In other words, the pope is seeking religious Laws that will be literally designed to force all people around the world to BREAK the Laws of God and accept MAN'S TRADITIONS in its place. Scripture is plain that we must "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ." -Colossians 2:8

Jesus said that we should NOT, "...reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition." in Mark 7:9 As bible believing Christians, we must never transgress the Law of God. For it is written in 1 John 3:4 that, "…sin is the transgression of the law." The pope is seeking to force us by using the law of the land to break Commandment #4.

I am completely aware that many preachers teach we are no longer under the law, but they do so without Scriptural understanding of what that inspired term actually means.

It is a well known fact for the last few decades that the majority of bible colleges the world over teach a watered down version of the Truth so as not to offend mother Rome. To offend Rome is to loose certain benefits they simply cannot afford to loose. They stand to forfeit everything from large Government subsidies to certain political advantages to say the least. So, rather then do as their Creator God commands them when teaching the students left in their care, they do as their idol tempts them to do. That idol of course, being money. Doing so, they have forfeited the blessings outlined in 1Peter 5:1-4.

So… what is Paul talking about when he says were no longer UNDER the Law in Romans chapter six? What does under the law mean? FIRST we need to define sin because this is the reason for the issue of the Law being discussed.

Now that we know that sin is breaking the commandment of God. Does the Word of God expound on the “curse” of being “under the Law?”

Daniel is rather clear here. To transgress the law means the CURSE is poured upon us. We are then under the curse of the law when we break it!

Here it’s made quite clear to be a Christian we are REDEEMED from that curse. Jesus was “made a curse for us” when He hung upon that cross. He did this so that we don’t have to DIE as the Law demands for anyone that transgresses it. And yes, you have sinned, I have sinned, everyone has sinned, for "…it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" (Romans 3:10)

The Old Testament theology was never changed by Christ. In fact, Christ plainly stated in Matthew 5:17, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." And how did He fulfill that law? We just read in Romans 6:23 that the law stated the wages of sin is death, right? Galatians 3:13 just informed us that Jesus came to be that curse for us. He fulfilled the requirements of the law for us by dying for us 2000 years ago. It’s that simple. Sin demanded a death as payment for sin, Christ paid that price for us.

The curse is still there for everyone that chooses to sin, and the blessing is still there for everyone that chooses to obey. This is a LAW of God. How can such a thing change when this very God stated clearly in Malachi 3:6, "For I am the LORD, I change not…”

The God of Creation is not like man where He makes mistakes and has to “change” things He couldn’t predict as a possible end result of His actions. Our God is a God that sees the end from the beginning. (See Isaiah 46:10) The law of this God was NEVER done away with. In fact, Luke 16:17 says, "…it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail." Which Law is this? The Law instituted long ago. "…This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it."- 2 John 1:6

If you sin, you are then under the curse simply because the Law can never be done away with. Jesus Himself said, "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." - Matthew 5:18. Common sense affords us the reality that Heaven and Earth have not yet passed away. You are standing on solid ground are you not? And the Heavens are still above your head as well. So, according to Jesus Christ Himself, the Law is still valid. If we transgress that law, we sin. If we sin, there must be a death for that sin. This is the beauty of what He did on that cross. Romans 5:8 says, "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." 2 Corinthians 5:14 says, "…if one died for all, then were all dead:” 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 says, "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him."

Now, some teach that since Jesus already died, we no longer have to keep the Law. However, Romans 3:31 says, "Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law." The fact Jesus died, and we acknowledge that death, and gain forgiveness for our sins, establishes the very Law they claim is null and void. How can they say the Law is no longer valid when they themselves claim Jesus as their SAVIOUR? If the Law was invalid, WHAT DID HE SAVE THEM FROM!? You cannot claim His as Saviour and at the same time claim the Law cannot exact payment for your sins. If Jesus didn’t die for you, then YOU must die for your sins instead. This is why we must confess our sins. We will sin, and because of that sin we deserve death. No getting around that. That is what’s required for transgressors of the Law. However, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." -1 John 1:9 The fact that John is saying we STILL need to confess our sins proves the law is still valid today.

The bible clearly proclaims that the only way someone can end up UNDER THE LAW is when they BREAK IT. What you do then is deny God’s GRACE offered freely to you. How can you still be UNDER GRACE, when sinning without a desire to repent and confess?

This verse amply proves that, IF WE CHOOSE TO SIN after becoming followers of Christ, then a worse thing will come unto us! This proves again the Law is still valid. The ULTIMATE verse for this has to be the following...

Yes, it's true we have been blessed with grace in the age of the church. But according to the Word of God, that grace is what helps us to be OBEDIENT to the faith! "So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty." (James 2:12)

Look at Adam and Eve for example. They are what man was meant to be before the fall. But WHAT was the fall? They were disobedient. Many believe all they have to do is believe in Jesus Christ to gain Heaven. They fail to realize that Adam and Eve SAW JESUS face to face! They actually saw “…the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day:…” (Genesis 3:8) That’s why they hid from Him.

The fact is, they had no problem whatsoever believing in Him because they had first hand evidence He exists. It was disobedience that caused Adam and Eve's fall. If you feel just believing in Jesus is sufficient to gain Heaven, then you are stating Satan will be in Heaven as well. For it is common biblical knowledge that the "devils believe and tremble,"- James 2:19.

Basic Christianity 101 tells us that we know Satan and his angels will not be in Heaven, yet they believe in Jesus as the Son of God for they plainly stated so in Mark 1:24, "Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God." So, again, just “believing” He is Lord is not sufficient to gain Heaven. Anyone can believe.. Satan and his angels proved that.

Listen to the words of one who is known as the end time prophet. He spoke much of our day thousands of years ago.

Iniquity is “KNOWN SIN.” If we are no longer under the law but under grace, and can continue in SIN as many assume is ok to do, why does Ezekiel say they die for their KNOWN SINS? It CAN’T be talking about sinners here because they simply DON’T know what sin is UNTIL they find Christ and His perfect Law. For it is plainly written…

It’s no mistake Ezekiel is speaking of the Ten Commandments here as well because he quotes from the Commandments when he speaks of coveting. Ezekiel is talking about people claiming to be God’s people. Sinners that have no clue of what the law is simply can’t commit KNOWN SIN! Only believers can do that. Nonbelievers don’t know what sin is. Need I remind you of what Jesus said concerning some that claimed to know Him?

They called Him "Lord" in this passage did they not? However, at the same time Jesus called them workers of iniquity. Had they been simple sinners unaware of Christ or His Law, they never would have called out, "Lord, Lord" either would they? Being "Under Grace" means simply that. We are under the good graces of our God not to sin.

For example... Picture being pulled over by a cop for speeding. You are not "under" the law until you SPEED. You broke the law and now the "curse" of the law is your just desert, which in this case is the ticket. However, if you ask the cop for mercy, and he gives it... are you allowed to speed now? No, of course not! You are under his good GRACES right? So you are then extra careful NOT to break the law. After thanking him for sparing you the ticket you don't pull away spraying gravel all over the cop because you don't want to insult his MERCY towards you. It's THAT simple.

Jesus taught us to follow HIS example NOT mans! It is antichristian teaching to do as the pope suggests. This is deadly to your eternal soul and mine if we transgress and ignore the Law of God. Again, "…this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it." [2 John 1:6]

By the way… “From the beginning” can’t be said much plainer. The Ten Commandments were there at the “beginning” were they not? Abraham himself, many years before the Jews were given the Law in writing is recorded as one who kept the Ten Commandments in Genesis 26:5

Many claim that the Ten Commandments are strictly a law for the Jewish people. Yet we just saw in Genesis biblical evidence that many years before the first Jew was ever born, man kept the Ten Commandments. Plus, the 4th Commandment concerning the Sabbath itself was instituted in the Garden of Eden at least 2500 YEARS before the first Jew was ever born. In the week of creation the Lord blessed and hallowed the Seventh Day as a day to be kept holy to remember what He did that week as Creator. Adam and Eve were created on day six. The very next day Adam and Eve kept Sabbath! The Ten Commandments were already there thousands of years before the Jewish nation came into existence.

Many also claim that the Law was done away with at the cross of Christ. Yet if you were taking notes, you would have noticed I quoted over a dozen verses so far that were written many years after the cross of Christ that spoke of the Ten Commandments as valid for the New Testament Christian. And no, we do not keep the Law of God to get saved. We keep it because we are saved. In other words, keeping the Law is the fruit Jesus said you will know us by.

I ask… Why do you suppose the Devil would make such an open and apparent attack on the Ten Commandments? Do you suppose there's something about the Law of God that is so important that the enemy would try to hide it from us?

Do you recall back in Romans chapter two it stated “..the doers of the law shall be justified”? The Law of God tells us to seek out Jesus to help us because we cannot do it without Him. Think about the simplicity of that fact. Have you ever lied? Then you are guilty of breaking commandment number 9. Have you ever stolen something? This includes change out of your mother’s purse, or a candy bar from your little brother. Then you have broken commandment # 8. How about adultery? Now keep in mind, Jesus said in Matthew 5:28, "But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." That means if you just look at a woman or a man lustfully you are breaking commandment # 7. This is why the devil uses sex to sell everything from cars to candy bars. He gets millions to sin on a daily basis! If you watch TV a lot, you may be sinning every hour on the hour. Sadly, this goes double for those that cause others to sin. Not only are they sinning, they cause others to sin by their provocative clothing, mannerisms, actions, and suggestions.

Look at it this way. Go outside, roll in a mud puddle. Now walk back into the house and stand in front of a mirror. The mirror does its job by showing you all the mud on your body. Now, ask the mirror to clean all the mud off of your body. Can it do that? No, of course not. All the mirror can do is show you that you have mud on you. Its only purpose is to let you know you need to be cleansed.

In James chapter one we see the Word depicts the Law of God as a looking glass where man can peer into to discover his true condition. Like the mirror, the Law cannot make anyone clean. Its sole purpose is to let us know where we need to be cleansed. It lets us know we are filthy with sin. Mankind cannot clean this sin off. So the man looking in the mirror of God realizes he is in need of one that can clean him of this sin. He desperately wants to be clean because he knows sin clearly leads to death. This is where Jesus comes in. The Law of God cannot remove our defilement. It can only reveal we are defiled. And contrary to popular belief, we cannot clean ourselves as some religions teach. Take the Roman Catholic church for example. They declare we can gain Heaven by our good works. Yet it says in Ephesians 2:9 that it is, "Not of works, lest any man should boast." If we could do all this on our own, why did Jesus have to die such a horrible death on that cross?

This strange demand of the pope to seek laws to force us to openly break God’s law is exactly the same type of command that was being forced upon the children of God in Daniel chapter three long ago. Three believers were put to the test in the very same way we see the pope attempting to do to all believers today. They were commanded by "government authority" to BREAK the commandment of God so as to keep the laws put forth by mankind. In this case, the enemy of souls tried to force them to break Commandment number 2 by putting forth laws forcing the people to worship a golden idol built by King Nebuchadnezzar. We see Daniel’s three friends, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego" choosing rather to face a fiery death in a furnace than break the Law of God

As we know, the Creator God did indeed deliver them from the fire of this furnace in a very graphic way for all to see! In fact the king was so amazed at what was happening that he ran towards the furnace to see what the Lord had done. He couldn’t believe his eyes. He actually saw the men walking around in the fire unharmed. Plus, Daniel records that the king also saw the Son of God walking with the three believers.

Later on, Daniel himself was placed in peril in chapter six of that same book. Daniel chose to be thrown into the lions den to be eaten alive rather than follow the unjust laws of the land seeking to force him to break the first commandment of God. AGAIN, we see the Almighty and ever living God of all creation delivering His trusting child from the literal jaws of death! The Lord sent an Angel to actually SHUT the mouths of all those hungry lions. Daniel was not harmed in the least that day.

The book of Esther records yet another law of mankind that was put into effect to exterminate all of the Lord's people that would not forsake the Law of God to keep man's law. Mordecai would not break the commandment of the Lord and bow down to worship Haman as the laws of the land demanded.

And yes, again, we see the Lord God prevented the death of His people once again. In fact, we see that Haman himself was exterminated instead of the children of God! He wanted to hang Mordecai upon the gallows he built. Instead, it was Haman himself who hung on those gallows.

The devil keeps using the same method of attack against God’s people time after time throughout the history of mankind for two simple reasons.

Every governing official from day one will attest to the fact that it’s far easier to get a large group of people to follow your lead then it is to get one individual to do as you suggest. In the past everyone but a few believers bowed to Satan’s force with ease. I ask, Is the Law of God about to be placed on the political chopping block once again so as to force the children of the Lord into making a choice between the Law of God and the laws of man?

The Word of God states the Beast in Rome,."...shall speak great words against the most High, ...and think to change times and laws:" Daniel 7:25 Besides the "Dios Domini" of John Paul II seeking to echo such a blunt fulfillment of this prophecy. Is there any other documented historic proof that the popes of Rome seek to do as the agents of Satan have done so often in the past? Are they once again seeking to fashion laws in direct opposition to the Law of God? Is the Roman Church seeking to take over governments so as to ensure her agenda is met? Is the Roman church speaking out against the Heavenly government of the Creator as well?

ROME MOCKS THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM:

"Not the Creator of Universe, in Genesis 2:1-3,-but the Catholic Church can claim the honor of having granted man a pause to his work every seven days."-S. C. Mosna, Storia della Domenica, 1969, pp. 366-367.

"The Pope is of great authority and power that he can modify, explain, or interpret even divine laws... The Pope can modify divine law, since his power is not of man, but of God, and he acts as vicegerent of God upon earth." -Lucius Ferraris, Prompta Ribliotheca, "Papa," art. 2, translated.

"The Pope has the power to change times, to abrogate (CHANGE) laws, and to dispense with all things, even the precepts of Christ." "The Pope has the authority and often exercised it, to dispense with the command of Christ." Decretal, de Tranlatic Episcop. Cap. (The Pope can modify divine law.) Ferraris' Ecclesiastical Dictionary

"This organization proposes in every possible way to aid in preserving Sunday as a civil institution. Our national security requires the active support of all good citizens in the maintenance of our American Sabbath. Sunday laws must be enforced." -Quoted as "principles contained in the Constitution" of the original orginization (then called the American Sabbath Union), cited in The Lord's Day Alliance, Twenty fifth Report (1913), p6.

ROME MOCKS EARTHLY KINGDOMS:

In the book Confusion Twice Confounded, Monsignor Joseph H. Brady states that the U.S. Supreme Court is wrong in decisions regarding "seperation of Church and State." He says: "A sound view of the Constitution in its relation to religion probably awaits a change in personnel in our highest tribunal." -The Register, Jan. 23, 1955.

"But Constitutions can be changed, and non-Catholic sects may decline to such a point that the political proscription [ban] of them may become feasible and expedient. What protection would they have against a Catholic state?" -The State and the Church, pp.38,39, by Miller and Ryan, imprimatur of Cardinal Hayes.

"The Catholic Church in this nation must live on to accomplish her work, even though our Republican form of government disappears." -The Catholic World, April, 1935, p.12. "

They [Catholics] must penetrate wherever possible in the administration of civil affairs... all Catholics should do all in their power to cause the constitution of states, and legislation to be modeled on the principles of the true Church." -Encyclical of Leo XIII.

Under the influence of Germanic customs and concepts, torture was little used from the 9th to the 12th centuries, but with the revival of Roman law the practice was reestablished in the 12th century... In 1252 (Pope) Innocent IV sanctioned the infliction of torture by the civil authorities upon heretics, and torture came to have a recognized place in the procedure of the inquisitional courts. -New Catholic Encyclopedia, arts. "Inquisition", "Auto-da-Fe'," and "Massacre of St Bartholomew's Day."

By the way, the word torture was first heard and used in the

Vatican. It’s no mistake we see the mention of torture being used in today’s government as well. It’s also no mistake that John Paul II reinstated the office of Inquisition not too long ago.

Pope John Paul II Revives Inquisition
The thought of a revived Holy Office of the Inquisition would pacify some and offend others. Nevertheless, the "Holy Office" still exists. Only it's name has been changed. Pope John Paul II has been instrumental in its revival. One may argue that this Ratzinger run agency is merely an attempt by the Catholic Church to root out communism or backslidden priests and their practices. However, with John Paul II's objective to implement "God's mandate" by creating a global church-state which will administer from traditional Roman Catholic theology, is enough cause for alarm. Malachi Martin has already stated in his book, "The Keys of this Blood," that the pope will not tolerate any belief systems that oppose his, not on a civil or church level. In John Paul II the world will behold a tyrant who will coldly execute direct orders against those whom he deems are heretics or immoral. Moreover, like his papal predecessors, John Paul II will carry out his "Godly mandate" in the name of Christ, or perhaps Mary. May God help us all. -By Kathleen R. Hayes Feb 1991, NRI Trumpet Page 3

And yes, the man named “Ratzinger” that was put in place by John Paul II to run this office is none other then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was later elected as Pope Benedict XVI after John Paul II died.

On August 23, 2007 I placed the words “remove ten commandments” in Google and found 3070 articles and websites discussing the topic. Placing just the words “ten commandments” in the search engine popped up 2,790,000 articles and websites. Need I remind you of all the news reports concerning the Ten Commandments and the US Congress these last few years? Yes, the Law of God is a topic on many lips these days, and most of those lips are lawmakers.

Now that we understand that we should, “…keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." (Ecclesiastes 12:13) You may be wondering why it’s so important that we keep the Sabbath of the Lord? Besides the fact that breaking it is sin, biblical fact is the importance of the Sabbath has to deal with who we will choose to obey. The Lord commands that we worship Him on the seventh day which is of course the Sabbath. The Devil under the authority of the men ruling the Roman Catholic church says we should worship on Sunday.

"The Bible says, Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day. The Catholic church says, No! By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day, and command you to keep the first day of the week. And lo, the entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic church!" Father Enright, C.S.S.R. of the Redemptoral College, Kansas City, History of the Sabbath, p. 802

"Is not every Christian obliged to sanctify Sunday and to abstain on that day from unnecessary servile work? Is not the observance of this law among the most prominent of our sacred duties? But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify." -James Cardinal Gibbons, The Faith of Our Fathers (1917 ed.), pp. 72, 73.

Again, I ask, Why is the devil attacking the Sabbath? Why is the devil using the men in the Roman Catholic church to make such a bold and obvious stance against the Sabbath of the Lord thy God? Why are they making it such an issue in the sermons, books, articles, tracts, websites, audios, and videos? And why do you suppose they're doing it with so much more enthusiasm, NOW?

The Bible speaks of a mark that will be enforced directly before the second coming of Jesus Christ. The word "MARK" as it is expounded upon in the "American Heritage Electronic Thesaurus" comes with numerous variations to the word. For example, the words, "evidence, sign, witness, symbol, indicator, stamp, token, signification, label, seal, brand, and imprint" can all be used alternatively just as easy.

Have you ever signed a document to validate or confirm that it is authentic? Have you ever given your "seal of approval" on something? Have you ever "marked" an item of yours as proof of ownership? In government, this is an undeniable fact of life. As we know, signing a document actually authenticates that document. Government declarations must always bear a mark, or an official seal of approval on it for validity. But what are the actual features of an official mark or seal made by governing bodies?

An official seal or signature must always have three distinct features to be considered valid:

When the President of the

United States signs a bill into law, he must sign it, 1.Name "George Washington" 2.Title "President" 3.Territory "of the

United States of America" Collectively his signature would read…

Absolutely every document must be signed or sealed in this manner for it to become an official legal document. Without it, it’s a useless piece of paper.

Looking to the Creator we realize that He does in fact have a Heavenly Kingdom. And a Kingdom always has a governing body. In this case, God Himself. The Almighty also has a legal document containing His Law for that Kingdom. The Lord's legal document is His Law. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. Looking directly into the midst of these Ten Commandments you' will find the Seal of the living God! Within the fourth Commandment we find the words…

In that passage we see all the necessary features of an official seal. Without these three features the Law would be nothing more then words etched on stone. Again…

An official seal or signature must always have three distinct features to be considered valid:

One can easily see that the "seal" of the Creator God is actually found in the "Sabbath commandment" of the Creator God. It is an acknowledgement of His authority as the Creator as well as the Author of that Law written in stone. When we keep His Sabbath we are expressing that we recognize, "remember" and worship Him as our Creator. Psalm 77:11 says, "I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old." How should we remember Him? The fourth commandment plainly says, "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Even if you were unable to step into a church on Sabbath you can keep that day holy. That alone makes a clear statement of your aspiration to worship the Creator God without ever having to speak a word. The act of worship alone can be seen far and wide. You could literally be deaf, blind, and paralyzed from head to toe and still have the ability to proclaim Christ Lord by keeping that day holy to the best of your ability. When you do this, the Lord proclaims unto you that, "…it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you." (Exodus 31:13) With that said, it’s easy to see why the devil would try to attack the Sabbath day. It’s the ultimate threat to his agenda and his dominion. The devil wants to be worshipped and recognized as well as pronounced a god by as many as he can tempt. When you do his will, you make him your god.

When you obey, you give worship. Is this not the age old controversy between Satan and Jesus? Is this not the plot of this Holy War we find ourselves engaged in? Who you choose to worship makes all the difference in this battle between Truth and lies. Satan seeks your worship out of sheer arrogance. Did he not already say in his heart that he wants to be like the most High?

Seeing how God has already SEALED the true Sabbath as His Sign, or "mark". The devil's only recourse is to counterfeit his own sabbath as a sign and or mark of dominion as a god. As we discovered earlier, the Lord declares unto all creation that if you truly love Him you WILL keep His commandments. Keeping the Sabbath day is proof unto all that you worship the Creator God.

Again, we see in Exodus 31:13 the Lord God telling us that, "Verily my Sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations." This verse allows us to realize why the devil's been working so hard for so long at hiding the truth about the Sabbath. It's God's sign! It's God's seal of approval! It's God's mark of ownership! Some will say that this is only for the Jews since it was only the Jews being spoken to in Exodus 31:13. Yet Old Testament prophecy and New Testament fulfillment reinforce that if you claim Christ Lord you are

Israel...

In short, if you are a follower of Christ Jesus the Lord, YOU are now considered biblical

Israel! The reason Satan has twisted the truth on this is to get millions to believe in false prophecies about the Jewish nation, a third temple, and a host of other strange prophetic lies. Biblical fact remains, how can they be “God’s people” when most of them openly denied God’s Son for the last 2000 years? The Scriptures are plain here. You must embrace Jesus as Lord to be considered God’s people. Praise the Lord, some have done so and become Christians over the years.

So.. how does the beast plan to get this mark in the forehead or in the hand of his followers? First of all let’s look at how the Lord seals His children so that we can better see Satan’s counterfeit.

Did you notice that it says, the Almighty seals them in their foreheads? This is why Christians never remember being stamped, sealed, or marked by God when they become truly saved and begin to walk as He has written they will walk. When God sealed us “in” the forehead it was not a mark ON the forehead like a tattoo, and it certainly isn’t a computer chip under the skin either because I don’t recall God doing that to me years ago. In fact, I was saved by the Lord over 20 years ago before the “computer age” was so plainly upon us. Simple truth is, the forehead represents the mind here.

Scientific discovery has recently revealed that the frontal lobe of the cerebrum, which in laymen’s terms is called the forehead, is where functions like decisions, judgments, and free will are made. We are sealed by God when we make the free will decision to accept Jesus as our Savior and His Word as Truth. This then causes our lives to be affected by His doctrine, teachings, and most importantly, His COMMANDMENTS. [Also see 2Cor 3:3 & Heb 8:10 & Heb 10:16]

In this verse we now see the mark of the beast is not only being received in the forehead, it’s in the hand as well. We already found the forehead represents the mind in prophecy. So this means the people with the mark of the beast in the forehead have made a free will decision thinking it was perfectly acceptable to replace God’s Law with man’s traditions. But, what of those that receive it in the hand? Truth is, much of mankind is not likely to "freely" go along with the beast's plans. So, he has to rely on the use force instead. This is where the hand comes into play.

In prophecy the hand represents being forced against our will as well as our ability to buy and sell, or “work” as Ecclesiastes 9:10 put it. As we all know, Jesus will never force Himself on us. He prefers we choose to worship Him of our own free will. (decision made in the MIND) In the revolt of Heaven, two thirds of Heaven made the right choice. However, one third made the sinful choice and fell along with Satan. (see Revelation 12:4) Even our first Parents had to deal with choice. Just as the forbidden fruit in Eden was a choice for them, the forbidden mark of the beast is a choice for us. BOTH choices have a "life or death" consequence, and both choices declare who we choose to obey. Daniel and the three worthies had this choice as did Mordecai and Esther. This is always the devil’s main mode of attack. Why would he choose a different method when all his past efforts worked so well? In fact, Satan used the Law again when he used the

Vatican to kill over 500 million Christians between 538ad and 1798ad. They refused to break commandment #1 by bowing before the Eucharist set up by the Catholic church as a “god” on earth worthy of worship.

The choice will soon be placed before all living souls on earth. The beast will seek to use force against those that won’t make the decision to worship him right off. This is why the hand is mentioned here. Satan will use force against God’s people by removing their ability to work, as well as coerce them by other methods. In other words, let’s say you do refuse to go along and loose your job or business. It’s not over yet. Satan will then seek to force you to buy things in ways you might not expect. One example could be, if your faith is weak in trusting Christ to feed you during this time as He promised to do in Isaiah 33:16, Satan will dangle food you have to purchase. He will place this before your eyes as “your only way” when you’re hungry. But in order to purchase the food you must go along with the Roman mandate, thereby receiving the mark in the hand by doing so.

Since we understand making the decision to accept Jesus as Saviour, as well as accepting His teachings which includes His Law, is the same as being sealed or marked in the forehead by Jesus as one who is saved and or marked with a seal of approval by the Creator. We must also understand, that accepting the doctrines, teachings, or traditions of the Roman Catholic church that is directed by men who in turn are directed by Satan, would mean we accepted the mark of the beast in the forehead.

Also understand there will be those that aren't Catholic or even Christian. But they will do as the beast commands for fear of death, or loss of their livelihood from not being able to buy or sell anything unless he or she had the mark. Those that fear loosing their ability to “buy & sell” will be bluntly making the decision to accept the demands of the beast over and above the Commandments of the Lord. These will be those who receive the mark in the right hand because they were forced against their will. Their “forehead” wasn’t marked because they did not “decide” to agree of their own free will. They don't want to loose their lively-hood in which the "buy and sell" global boycott will cause. That will eventually force many to go along with the laws of the beast, ESPECIALLY the rich who have never learned to trust the Lord in the first place. (See Luke 18:25,26)

This is why society is based on debt today. It allows for greater control and temptation on the people. When the people are threatened with loosing their ability to keep up their bills and loose their mortgages, cars, and other creature comforts bought with credit, they will easi