Meaning of mark of the beast | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a mark on the person of worshippers of the Antichrist; without the mark one cannot buy or sell.
2. The patches on the lapels of a midshipman's jacket.
   archaic, slang

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“[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⟳. Here is wisdom. Let⟳ him that hath understanding count⟳ the number⟳ of the beast: for it is the number⟳ of a man; and his number⟳ is Six hundred threescore and six.]”

“And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour⟳ out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 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.”

“And I saw⟳ the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make⟳ war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark⟳ of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast⟳ alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.”

“'Tis much disputed who Antichrist is, I think⟳ 'tis the Rump, nor am I in jest, For indeed, although of the number⟳ it miss⟳, Of this I am sure 'thas the mark⟳ of the Beast.”

“Now a man may be said to receive⟳ the mark⟳ of the beast in his forehead, when as a man doth worship⟳ in that form⟳ and manner, as is set⟳ up by the beast's authority willingly, then doth a man receive⟳ the mark⟳ in his forehead. And when a man receives the mark⟳ of the beast in his right hand, it is when men do worship⟳, and bow down to that form⟳ of worship⟳, or image set⟳ up by the beast against a man's own⟳ mind⟳, or unwillingly, for fear he shall suffer⟳ if he do it not. This is to receive⟳ the mark⟳ of the beast in his right hand. For if the mark⟳ of the beast be not seen in the forehead, or in the right hand, they shall either be killed or not suffered to trade⟳ ; that is, to buy⟳ and sell⟳; one of these he must be sure to suffer⟳ if he hath not the mark⟳ in either of those two places, aforesaid. That is, if the people do not come⟳ to the public worship⟳ set⟳ up by the beast, either willingly or unwillingly, it was known that they had not received the mark⟳ of the beast, neither in the forehead, nor in the right hand.”

“17. That no man might buy⟳ or sell⟳—Such edicts have⟳ been published long since against the poor Vaudois; but he that had the mark⟳, namely, the name⟳ of the first beast, or the number⟳ of his name⟳—The name⟳ of the beast is that which he bears through his whole duration, viz. that of papa or pope. The number⟳ of his name⟳ is the whole time during which he bears this name⟳. Whosoever therefore receives the mark⟳ of the beast, does as much as if he said expressly, " I acknowledge the present⟳ papacy as proceeding from God:" or, " I acknowledge that what St. Gregory VII. has done according to his legend, (authorized from Benedict XIII.,) and what has been maintained in virtue thereof, by his successors to this day, is from God." By the former, a man hath the name⟳ of the beast, as a mark⟳; by the latter, the number⟳ of his name⟳. In a word, to have⟳ the name⟳ of the beast is to acknowledge his papal holiness: to have⟳ the number⟳ of his name⟳ is to acknowledge the papal succession. The second beast will enforce the receiving this mark⟳, under the severest penalties.”

“Floridalma Galvez, 34, said the calls and WhatsApp messages began weeks before any vaccine was approved, from cousins in Chicago, Florida and her native Guatemala: The vaccine was “the mark⟳ of the beast,” they told her, a reference to Satan or the Antichrist in the Book of Revelation.”

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