Mark of the Beast

UPDATES

What follows is a thread I was sent, apparently from Facebook, in which "Jehovah's Witnesses" respond to a question posed. 

If anyone doubts the fulfillment of Rev.13:8,7,11,14,15,16 among "Jehovah's Witnesses"; 

evidence of it's fulfillment is now clearly manifested.

"Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey--whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?" (Rom.6:16)

"YOU were bought with a price; stop becoming slaves of men.” (1Cor.7:23)

"If I were yet pleasing men, I would not be Christ’s slave." (Gal.1:10)

"They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen." (Rom.1:25)

Who directs the thinking and actions of "Jehovah's Witnesses"?
The scriptures? (2Tim.3:16,17; Matt.4:4,10; Isa.42:8)
Or, men? (Matt.15:8,9)
We must be slaves to God and Christ alone.
(Matt.4:10; 2Cor.5:15; Col.3:24; Rev.14:1)
If we obey men separately from scripture, we have become slaves of men (Rom.6:16). We cannot slave for two masters.
The "Watchtower" Organization, simply put,  is  not  God. (Isa.42:8)
What scripture demands the taking of a pill because men compel you to?

We are told in Revelation's prophecy, that a false prophet and it's Gentile Beast compel all the "earth", to follow their demonic deceptions (Rev.13:8,11,12,14; 19:20; 16:13,14). They gain the subjection, even of the Holy Ones
(Rev.13:7,10; 11:2; Dan.8:12; 11:31; Matt.24:15,16; 2Thess.2:4,10,11,12).
Part of what is demanded by the false prophet and the Gentile Wild Beast under it's command, is that of a compulsive branding upon one's forehead and hand (Rev.13:16).
What does this symbolism mean?

God himself tells us what this symbolism means, within His Word
(Gen.40:8; 2Pet.1:20,21).
He also commands us, that He is the only one who may brand us with these symbols.
Please read Deut.6:8,6
"Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts."

To follow God's commands from the heart, is symbolically expressed as having His commands branded on your hand (deeds/actions/works) and forehead (thinking/decisions/choices/beliefs/will).
Obedience to the scriptures and God's commands within them, mark us as slaves to God (Rev.14:1; 7:3; 22:4). That makes us people who belong to God (Jer.31:33; 1Pet.2:10,9). Those commands set us free, from enslavement to men (John8:32; 1Cor.7:22; Gal.5:1)
(2Cor.11:2,3,5,13,20,12; Isa.2:22; Ps.146:3; Isa.43:11; Hosea13:4; Matt.10:28).



What is the mark on those who worship the Beast? (Rev.13:16,17)
It is the name of the Beast
      ("blasphemous names" against God and his Holy Ones Rev.13:1,5,6.
       To take the title "Jehovah's Witnesses", is blasphemy against both.
       God's witnesses are chosen by Himself -Isa.43:10,21; 1Pet.2:9)
or, the number of it's name (Rev.13:17,18)
The "number of it's name", indicates that the number quantifies it's name.
That number is 666, and expresses the symbolic value of the blasphemous name.
(pearl-666.blogspot.com)

"Twelve" represents truth, by means of "two witnesses" (John6:70; Gal.1:1; Acts9:15; John15:16) (Rev.21:14; Eph.2:20; Heb.11:10; Rev.7:4-8) (John8:17; Rev.11:3,4; Zech.4:3,11,12,13,14)
"Six" is half of "twelve", or, one witness.
The symbol of one witness, is not considered truth
(Deut.17:6b; 19:15; John7:18; 5:31; 8:13,14,18; Num.35:30).
In fact, these three 6's, are demonic deceptive expressions
(Rev.16:13,14,15; 13:11; 2Thess.2:9; 2Tim.3:13).
Those marked on the forehead and hand by 666, are slaves of demonic lies
(Isa.44:20; Rom.1:21,25; 2Thess.2:11; Isa.28:15; Rev.14:9,10).
Satanic lies have come to direct their thinking and actions,
replacing the commands of God upon their hearts.
These can no longer belong to God (Jer.31:33).
They now belong to Satan, the "Destroyer"
(Isa.33:1; Rev.9:11; John8:44; 10:10; Ps.12:2; 144:8; Jer.9:4,8; 12:6; Mark13:12,13; 2Thess.2:9,10,11,12; 2Tim.3:13; 2Cor.11:13; 1Tim.4:1; Rev.16:13,14,15; 12:15,16).
(Earth-swallows-satans-river)

How evident the fulfillment of this prophecy has become!
Such is demonstrated by the excerpt of the thread above.

The harvest of the earth and it's vine, is ripe!
["earth"-- Matt.13:30; Rev.14:15,16]
["vine"-- Rev.14:17,18,19; Joel3:13,14; Deut.32:32,33; Jer.23:14; Isa.13:19; Rev.14:8; 19:15; Isa.63:1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10
(no one to help Christ at first --Isa.63:5; Dan.8:11,12,24,25; 11:22,31,33,35,36; Rev.13:7; 11:2; 2Thess.2:4)
(until he sends his "angel"/herald --Isa.63:9 >Rev.1:1; John14:16,26; 16:7,8,13,14; Zech.4:9,13,14; Isa.41:27; Matt.25:5,6)]
This is all a result of Satan's counterfeit "vine"...
not the genuine one (John15:4,5,8).
(pearl-winepress.blogspot.com)
         [The sealed ones are not harmed by these Satanic deceptions 
           through the Harlot's "wine". 
          (Deut.32:33; Isa.11:8,9 >(Luke18:16); Luke10:19; 
            Rev.20:6; 17:14; Rev.3:10,11; 12:17)]

If you have any loved ones who are still enslaved and captive (Rev.13:10);
do not hesitate to give them warning!
(Eze.3:18; 33:6,9; Eph.4:25; Ps.15:1,2; 26:4; Rev.14:6,7,8; 18:4; 2Cor.6:17)
(Mark8:35; 1Cor.9:16; Rev.4:11; 14:6,7,8,9,10)



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