The mark of the beast is a computerized identification number that will be used for all financial transactions.
Les Feldick explains that the mark is an 18-digit computer number placed on the right hand or forehead, possibly visible only under ultraviolet light. It will be required to buy, sell, or transact business during the Tribulation. The mark is associated with the Antichrist and enforced by the false prophet.
Revelation 13:16-17 — These verses directly describe the mark's placement and its function in commerce.
According to Revelation 13:16-17, a false religious leader causes all people, regardless of social status, to receive a mark in their right hand or forehead. This mark consists of the beast's name or the number of his name, and it is required for buying and selling. The Bible also warns that those who receive the mark face God's wrath, as seen in Revelation 14:9-11 and the bowl judgments.
Les Feldick teaches that the mark of the beast is a sophisticated computer number, specifically an 18-digit number (three sets of six digits), which will be placed on the hand or forehead. It will function like a universal product code, allowing people to engage in cashless transactions by simply showing the number or scanning it. This system will be implemented during the Tribulation, and believers will not be present to experience it. The mark is connected to the Antichrist and the false prophet, who will enforce it, and those who take it will be eternally doomed with no chance of salvation.
The mark signifies allegiance to the Antichrist and is necessary for economic survival. Those who take it are permanently separated from God's salvation, as Les emphasizes that once someone takes the mark, they are doomed and cannot be saved.
Les explains that the mark will function like a credit card or transaction number. People will show or scan it at checkout lines, when receiving salaries, and for all financial dealings. The technology for such a system already exists, and precursors like social security numbers and cashless society trials show its feasibility.
No, Les asserts that Christians who are believers will not be present during the Tribulation when the mark is enforced. They will be raptured before that time, so they need not fear receiving it.
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream That Predicted Every World Empire — Daniel 2
earth to worship the Antichrist, who is a counterfeit of the Son. And he will say to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image to or of the Antichrist. Just like Nebuchadnezzar did back here. Nebuchadnezzar thought, boy, I'll just bring all the worship of the world and centralize it in myself by building this great image.
The Mark as an 18-Digit Computer Number
Les teaches that the mark is an 18-digit computer number placed on the hand or forehead, used for electronic transactions, and believers will not be present during the Tribulation.
Mark of the Beast as Computer Number
Les reiterates that the mark is an 18-digit computer number, similar to UPC codes, and emphasizes that taking it results in loss of salvation opportunity.
Mark Required for Commerce
Les explains how the false prophet causes all to receive the mark so that no one can buy or sell without it, paralleling universal product codes.
Mark as Credit Card
Les describes the mark as a credit card or transaction card, noting that such cards already exist in Europe with all personal data.
Mark and Cashless Society
Les shows that cashless society trials have worked, illustrating the practicality of the mark system.
Precursors in Technology
Les points to social security numbers and scanning technology as precursors, clarifying they are not the mark itself.
Consequences Without the Mark
Les explains that without the mark, people cannot buy or sell, leading to extreme privation, yet they remain eligible for salvation.
Revelation 13:16-17: 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: 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.
These verses describe the mark's requirement for commerce.
Revelation 14:9-10: And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Warns of divine judgment for taking the mark.
Les Feldick does not say it is a chip; he describes it as an 18-digit computer number that may be placed on the hand or forehead and read by ultraviolet light or scanners, functioning like a credit card number.
Les teaches that true believers will be raptured before the Tribulation, so they will not be present to take the mark. He emphasizes that taking the mark results in eternal doom.
According to Les, it will only appear during the Tribulation after the Antichrist comes, not before.
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