All people were forced to put a mark on their right hand or forehead. Whether they were powerful or weak, rich or poor, free people or slaves, they all had to have this mark, or else they could not buy or sell anything. This mark stood for the name of the beast and for the number of its name.
You need wisdom to understand the number of the beast! But if you are smart enough, you can figure this out. Its number is 666, and it stands for a person.
I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion! With him were 144,000, who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
Revelation 13:16 – 14:1
If you play on a school competitive sports team you are often encouraged to wear a jacket with the name of your school written on it. It certainly can be a matter of pride and usually makes you a leader in your school.
Uniforms in the military do the same thing. When you see a soldier you can, immediately see where he came from and know if he is the enemy or a friend.
Everyone on earth is also marked spiritually. You are either marked as a child of God or you are marked by Satan as one who belongs to him. In the spiritual war that is raging still there is no one simply standing on the sidelines. You are on one team or the other. Either you have committed your life to Jesus and are walking with the "whole armor of God," ready to do battle for Him, or you are part of the enemy of Christ.
Because of the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross you have been given the opportunity to switch sides. You can come over from the "Dark Side" and join the forces of Heaven!
Remember when you are captured by Jesus you don't become a prisoner of war, but Jesus sets you free, and you will be free forever!
"Thank You Lord Jesus for paying the price to redeem me from slavery to sin. Amen."
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