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The Great Tribulation and the Mark of the Beast

Matthew 24:4
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.”

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4
1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Well-meaning Christians and not so well-meaning people of other belief systems buy into the notion that the Covid-19 vaccine is the Mark of the Beast. But is this scriptural? 

It isn't. A lot of things HAVE to take place before the Mark of the Beast is forced upon us, and we have a choice. Everybody will KNOW what the Mark of the Beast is. There will be no doubt. Jesus would not allow us to being tricked into taking the Mark. We will clearly know what it is.  

1) The Great Tribulation coincides with the Mark of the Beast. This is not the wrath of God. It's the wrath of Satan. The wrath of God takes place after, during the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ.

2) The 3rd Temple has to have been built, because this is where the son of perdition will reveal himself, his name and his number. If you think the China Virus vaccine is the mark of the beast, tell me his name and his number in the comments and add proof that the sacrificial worship service in Jerusalem is taking place in the temple. 2 Th. 2:3-4

After the Great Tribulation, the rapture of the church occurs. Not before.

Let's look at the facts.

Jesus reminds us not to be deceived. Take heed that no man deceive you! Where is truth found? In the Bible. 

The causality of the timing of the Mark of the Beast is laid out in 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4

Verse one tells us WHEN the Mark will be revealed: By the coming of our Lord and by our gathering unto Him. But verse 3 tells us what must come first: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, verse 4.

Matthew 24:29-31 states the rapture happens after the Great Tribulation.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Anyone claiming the vaccine is the Mark of the Beast is mistaken and deceived. 

That is not to say the technology developed for this vaccine cannot lead to the Mark. But this isn't it. Be on your guard. Study Scripture. Next week, we shall look at further evidence regarding the Mark of the Beast. 

Will I take the vaccine? I will resist, and rather take a bullet to my head than the vaccine. But the Mark, it is not. I doubt most will see it in our lifetime. It would take a good while to build the third temple, agreed? More next week.

May Jesus bless you and your loved ones as you study God's Word.

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