Mark of the beast idea
 

Came across this :icecream


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnKh2Ng37DE

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Lexington Ky has a "fairness" law. Gay is the law of the land now.

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http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...7&postcount=28

Already noted.

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oops . .. sorry :doh I must have missed that thread.

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Haha. No worries.

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Here is something interesting from a Futurist position:

Of the Antichrist and the mark of the Beast it is written,

Revelation 13:16-18
16 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:
17 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.
18 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.

Many don't realize that another religion actually teaches that a savior will appear in the last days, Islam. Islam teaches about the Mahdi, the Guided One, who will lead Muslims into total victory over the entire planet, killing all unbelievers. Of the Mahdi it is written in the Hadiths of Islam...

Humran ibn A'yansays: I asked Imam Muhammad Bakir: ...THERE IS A MARK ON HIS BROW, and a mole on his face.
(Sheik Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nomani, Ghaybah al-Nomani p. 252)


Humran bin A'yânsays: to Imam Muhammad Bâkır: ... THERE IS A MARK ON HIS BROW, and his face is beautiful... "
(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nomani, Ghaybah al-Nomanip. 252-253)


Abu Basirsays: From Imam Muhammad Baqir or Jafar al-Sadiq. He said: "O Abu Muhammad! There are two portents (or signs) of the Qaim. THERE IS A MARK AND A MOLE ON HIS HEAD...
(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Nomani, Ghaybah al-Nomani, p. 253

Notable Islamic scholar also states that the Mahdi is indeed the rider on the white horse in the Christian Bible...

“It is clear that this man [the rider on the white horse in Revelation 6:2] is the Mahdi who will ride the white horse and judge by the Qur’an (with justice) and with whom will be men with marks of prostration on their foreheads [Marks on their foreheads from bowing in prayer with their head to the ground five times daily].” (Kays ibn Jabir)

In addition... the number "666" in Greek is surprisingly similar to the Arabic name of "Allah". (Picture provided)

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Interesting comparison of the Antichrist of Christianity and the Al-Mahdi of Islam:

Antichrist...

The Antichrist will make people receive a mark on the hand or forehead to pledge allegiance to him...

“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.” Rev. 13:16-17

Al-Mahdi...

Followers of the Mahdi usually mark themselves with headbands on the foreheads...

Muslims receive ‘bismillah’ (in the name of allah), unbelievers receive ‘bismilkafir’ (in the name of unbelievers)

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Islam has a tax (Jizya) that is paid by non-Muslims so that their lives will be spared during Islamic conquest. Historically, those non-Muslims who have sworn to pay the Jizya have been tattooed (or marked) so that Islamic authorities know who they are. Tattoos were first used in this manner by Muawiya and revived by the Ottomans. Today some Ethiopian Falasha women and Egyptian Copts still wear Jizya-tattoos, now recast as marks of honor on the wrist (picture provided) as well as still on the forehead. Ironically, Muawiya declared himself as Caliph in AD 666. Any revival of this practice would commemorate said date. Coincidence?

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Also, the Bible also describes some of the lands the Beast will lead (Dan 11:42, Ezek 38):

o Egypt, which he will attack and subdue (Dan 11:42).
o Meschek and Tubal (most likely parts of Turkey, parts of Southern Russia, parts of Iran),
o Magog (a region convering parts of either Syria and/or former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Turkey, Iran, Dagestan),
o Persia (Modern Iran)
o Cush (African Cush covers parts of Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia. Asian Cush covers Arabia through Euphrates),
o Put (Libya),
o Gomer (Cappadocia, Turkey),
o Togarmah (southeastern part of Turkey near Syria)
o Babylon (Modern Iraq. The Euphrates River in Iraq is also mentioned together with the two Beasts in Rev 16:12-13),

Basically, this is the region spanning N. Africa, Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asian Islamic Republics (the various -stans). All are MUSLIM dominated nations. Al-Mahdi and Isa (Muslim version of Jesus) are supposed to usher an era of peace through Islam. However, after the Jews betray the covenant, those who refuse to accept Islam will perish (Isa will "kill the swine, break the Cross, and abolish the Jizya tax") ... so Isa will accept nothing except Islam from the Christians. This means those who refuse to follow al-Mahdi and Isa will be faced with death. The hadiths say that the al-Mahdi will enter into the al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount and re-establish the Caliphate. Muslims believe that Jerusalem will be the center and headquarters of the future Islamic Caliphate (ISIL/ISIS is desperately trying to form this Caliphate as we speak). For example, the head of the northern faction of the Islamic Movement Sheikh Raed Salah addressed an audience of 50,000 in September 2006 that "…soon Jerusalem will be the capital of the new Muslim caliphate, and the caliph's seat will be there." (Ynet News article) Imam Ahmad, Al-Hakim and Abu Dawud quoted 'Abdullah Ibn Zughb Al- Ibadi who heard from 'Abdullah Ibn Hawwala Al- Azdi that: "The Prophet put his hand on my head, and then said: 'Ibn Hawwala, if you see that the Caliphate has taken its abode in the holy land, then the earthquake, the tribulations and great events are at hand, and the Last Hour on that day will be closer to people than my hand is to your head." (Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad. also Abu Dawud). Ibn Sa'd quoted 'Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Abi 'Umayra al-Mazni, "There will be an oath of allegiance according to guidance in Jerusalem." (ibn Hanbal, Musnad)

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The mark isn't a "spiritual" symbol... it directly allows for or prohibits buying and selling. The mark isn't the "gay agenda". The mark isn't a microchip, it's a "mark". The mark is connected to spiritual compromise for survival after being faced with a tyrannical anti-Christian religious agenda that is determined to rule the world.

The mark of the Beast will be directly connected to the coming Jizya in the Middle East... and will spread among any nation that surrenders to the coming Al-Mahdi's authority.