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The Beast and his mark pt2

by Paul Taylor
12/04/21
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THE BEAST AND HIS MARK   part 2 of 3

By Paul Taylor     

     As a child you learn from your parents. siblings, and or peers the lessons that will affect your life in the present as well as the future. If you were reared in  a moral and righteous way, chances are you will not depart from those ways and will be more inclined to reject any symbolism of wrongdoing and or immoral actions. This can be considered a mark in the forehead of righteous upbringing which in turn results in the actions you take, which would be the mark in the hand.

Those reared on the opposite side of  life without the positive influence and direction of  loving parents and or siblings are most likely to follow the ways of the immoral and wrongdoers. The mark of this upbringing has been branded  in your forehead and the hand therefore is the symbol of your actions in life from the mark in your forehead.

I know that is confusing, but God’s  word clearly makes the distinction of actions by the hand are from  the thoughts  generated in the forehead. The hand is used as a symbol indicating our actions in life and the way we live.

The Bible says those who receive the mark in their forehead or their hand and follow the beast, will suffer the consequences. For example,  the first of the seven plague of Revelation 16 describes a noisome sore afflicting only those who have taken the mark of the beast and WORSHIP THE BEAST AND HIS IMAGE. And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore UPON THE MEN WHICH HAD THE MARK OF THE BEAST, AND UPON THEM WHICH WORSHIPPED HIS IMAGE. Revelation 16:1(emphasis mine)

In Revelation 13:1 we see a beast rising up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns, and in Revelation 17:3 we have a woman riding a scarlet-colored beast having ten heads and seven horns and full of names of blasphemy. In Daniel 7:8 we see a little horn coming up amongst the ten horns, of which three have been eradicated, leaving seven horns.

 Before we proceed let me give some explanations of these symbols to better understand what is happening here.

Beast = Kingdom, government, political power 

Crowns = Kingship, victory

Horns =  strength, power and or kingdom           

Mark = Sign/Seal/mark of approval or disapproval

Heads = Major powers/rulers/governments

Sea = Peoples, large populations

Scarlet = Sin/corruption

Woman = Church/religious order

In Revelation 13 we see a beast (kingdom) rising up out of the sea (populations of people). In Revelation 17:3 we see a woman  dressed in purple and scarlet (church) riding a scarlet-colored beast (corrupt and sinful kingdom) The woman dressed in purple and scarlet also denotes a corrupt church filled with sin and abominations.

Revelation 17 goes on to describe this woman riding the scarlet-colored beast with her blasphemous style of sin and corruption, relishing in wealth and elegance of the highest order, and having power over the nations. A further description details her unholy relationships with the kings of the earth, her deceptive teachings which has caused the world to be made drunk from following her many deceptive teachings.

She is described as a  mystery, and an abomination to the earth. John further details that she is saturated with the blood of the Saints and Martyrs of Jesus Christ.

Daniel describes this same woman (church/religious order) with eyes of a man and a mouth speaking great things. Daniel 7:25 also describes this woman changing times and laws speaking great things against God, so according to the prophet Daniel and the visions shown to, and described by John in the book of Revelation, the woman (church)  of Revelation 17 and Daniel 7:25 are the same.

I have written a lengthy study on the Whore of Babylon as described in Rev.17, so I won’t go into a lot of detail, but will try to give you enough information for you to perform your own personal research into this subject.

The symbolic language of Revelation and Daniel indicates this to be a religious organization posing as a genuine Christian church with millions of followers, reveling in wealth and opulent riches, and with   powerful political connections able to destroy anyone in opposition to her doctrines and philosophies, as she changes times and laws. Since this is a religious order and not a civil order, then Daniel is indicating she  will change religious laws to support her agenda and doctrines.

Has any religious organization changed  God’s laws and or statutes from the original, and if so, which ones, and  who authorized the changes?

The reformation of the Middle Ages led by men such as Martin Luther, William Huss, John Tyndall, John Wycliff, and many others as they fought and died at the hands of the Papal power, to bring about the truth of the scriptures, and show the world the false teachings of the Church of Rome under its Papal leadership. Many millions over the course of 1260 years died because of their refusal to bow to the false teachings of the Roman Church and its Papal tyranny.

What are some of the false teachings to which the Christians objected to? The most important was the changing of the seventh day Sabbath (Saturday) worship to the first day (Sunday) worship. This change was first instituted by Constantine in AD 321 and known as the Edict of 321. This was an effort by Constantine  to bring more political stability among the pagans and the Christians as Constantine himself was a pagan sun god worshipper, and the day of worship to the sun god Ra was Sunday. The church of Rome accepted this as a means  to grasp political power, and by doing so allowed many pagans to come into the church bringing some of their pagan practices with them, and the Roman church gladly compromised the word of God for  the political correctness to achieve  more political power.

Most Christians at that time balked at changing Gods Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday, but in AD 364 the Council of Laodicea enacted the Canon to officially change the Sabbath to Sunday. Most on the council were anti-Semitic  and did not wish the church to appear as following the Jewish traditions of worshipping God on the seventh day, and or keeping the Holy days and festivals throughout the year as commanded by God in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy.

Following is the Edict of 321 by Constantine which changed the Sabbath to Sunday,  and the Council of Laodicea’s edict officially changing the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday.

“On the venerable Day of the sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country, however, persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits: because it often happens that another Day is not so suitable for grain sowing or for vine planting: lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost” Constantine’s edict of 321 AD.

Following this edict from Constantine, the Roman Church Council of Laodicea around 364 AD instituted the following ordinance:

“Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday (Sabbath) but shall work on that Day: but the Lord’s Day, they shall especially honour; and as being Christians, shall, if possible, do no work on that day. If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out from Christ.” Canon 29 of the council of Laodicea AD364

Canon 37 is also interesting in that it rejects the seven yearly festivals and Sabbaths as ordained by God in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy.

Canon 37: No one shall accept festal presents from Jews and heretics or keep the festivals with them.”

Tomorrow part 3 the mark

May God add a blessing to the going forth of His word and to those reading it

Paul Taylor

November 28, 2021

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