What Is the Mark of the Beast?

Did the Mark of the Beast mentioned in Revelation 13:11 already happen? This is a great conversation that includes not only the Mark of the Beast but other important eschatological content. 

Here is the Mark of the Beast verse in context (Revelation 13:11-18 BSB).

Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people. Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.

And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.

Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.

The livestream is two hours, but I’m only recommending the first part that is the conversation. I only watched a bit of the Q&A so I can’t comment on it.

During the discussion, JT will reference a video that I’ve shared here: Gunnar Heinsohn’s 2016 Lecture on the Potential 700 Years of False History. 

Berean Standard Bible
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