The United States and the coming mark of the beast

 The mark of the beast, the dreaded mark of the beast spoken of in the book of revelation chapter 13 is coming and it is hasting greatly.  But many are still in darkness concerning what the mark of the beast is and how it will come. In this study we will go over some key things concerning the mark of the beast.

The first question is what is the beast ?

The beast spoken of is beast that look like a lamb 🐑 in Revelation chapter 13, but the Bible says it speak like a dragon.

What is a beast in Bible prophecy?

A beast in Bible prophecy is a symbol of a nation. Its nothing strange to us these days. If I was to show you an eagle 🦅 and ask you what country does it represent? You will easily say it represents the united states. If i was to show you a bear 🐻 you will say Russia. In the book of daniel chapter 7, the Bible clearly break down the principle that a beast is a symbol for a nation, a kingdom, an empire.  So in Revelation chapter 13 we see two beast, one has 7 heads and ten horns, the other looks like a lamb but speak like a dragon. Our focus today is on the second beast that looks like a lamb.

Revelation 13.

And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men..

Revelation 13.And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.16 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: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.

The beast that looks like a lamb 🐑 is a major nation, a powerful nation that comes into power at the end of time. But this beast looks like a lamb. What does it means that the beast looks what a lamb ? What is the application of a lamb in the Bible ? What does a lamb symbolizes? A lamb in the Bible represents Jesus.  In the book of John chapter 1:29 it says, "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. "  The lamb is symbol of Christianity, a follower of Christ. So we a major nation at the end of time that claim to be a Christian nation but speaks like a dragon. What does the dragon represent? 

The dragon in the book of revelation is in the primary sense the symbol of Satan. Revelation 12:7-9 identity the dragon as Satan, the devil who was cast out from heaven. In the secondary sense, the dragon represents the pagan Roman Empire, the nation the devil used to persecute the followers of Christ.  So here in Revelation 13 we have a nation that looks like a lamb ( Christian) but speaks like a dragon ( satan, persecuting power) . A nation who looks Christian but whose actions look Satanic, a deceptive nation. Friends, this nation is none other but the United States of America 🇺🇸.

The United States is the second beast of revelation chapter 13. It professes to be doing good in the world but is in reality promoting all manner of wickedness in the world. United States is the number exporter of weapons in the world, also the number maker of pornography in the world. Its movies and music are promoting filth, corrupting the world. It is this nation who has on its money in " God we trust," this nation who will introduce a law, a mark that will persecute all who refuse to bow down to it. A law that will prevent you from buying and selling unless you worship according to the dictates of that law.

What is the mark of the beast ? 

The beast referred to is the first beast in chapter 13. For the sake of time, the first beast is the Roman catholic papacy.  What is the mark of the Papacy? A mark or a seal is a symbol of power.  We will let the Roman catholic church itself tells you what is their mark.

 It is well to remind the Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, and all other Christians, that the Bible does not support them anywhere in their observance of Sunday. Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church.

—Priest Brady, in an address, reported in the Elizabeth, NJ ‘News’ on March 18, 1903

Question: Which is the Sabbath day?
Answer: Saturday is the Sabbath day.

Question: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday.

—Rev. Peter Geiermann C.SS.R., The Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p. 50

Sunday sacredness is the mark of the authority of the Roman catholic Papacy.  God commanded us to keep the 7th day sabbath, but the catholic church in opposition to God choose to keep sunday sacred. And it is when Sunday shall be made by law to be made a day of rest we will see the mark of the beast enforced. The protestants of the United states will push for a law that will make sunday a day of rest for all people. When we start seeing the churching forcing the state to pass a sunday law, then know and recognize that it is the mark of the beast, the mark of the authority of the Roman Papacy in opposition to the law of the Most High to keep the 7th day sabbath day holy .

The United States tried to set up a national Sunday law before in 1888, but it failed. Bible prophecy predicts that in the near future we will a movement coming from different segments of society to make sunday holy, to make sunday a day of rest by law, then we see a return of religious persecution similar to those of the Roman empire and the Papacy  in the middle ages. For to sunday as a day of rest by law will be the mark of the beast. That law is coming friends. Movement are being set afoot for Christians to seize control of the United States government, these Christians will then in violation of the law of God written in the Bible will set up a counterfeit sabbath, sunday rest .

Friends, the end of time is upon us. The mark of the beast, the setting up of sunday as a day of rest by law in the United States will usher in a " time of trouble such as never was." (Daniel 12) All those who refuse to surrender their lives to Jesus and ask the Lord for the power to keep all His commandments will be overcomed by the beast, will received the mark the beast, the mark of rebellion against God.  Friends, let us now seek to know Jesus, seek to know God's Word for ourselves and only seek to do the things God ask us to do. Let us put aside the tradition of Sunday worship and obey God's 7th day sabbath commandment. Let us seek to obey God in all things and we shall not receive the mark of the beast. 

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