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The Soon Coming Judgment Of God Upon America and How To Escape It 474
plagues and eventual destruction.
In the conflict between God and Satan, God has already proven his love at the cross
where he sacrificed his son. Satan has proven he is a murder and a liar over and over. He brought
lies, rebellion and death into a perfect sinless world. But Satan doesn't quit, he hasn't accepted his
defeat; he wants as many of us to be destroyed with him as possible. Satan is leading the world
into the NWO, the last rebellion against God and his law.
While Satan is leading the rebellion, God is in control. Ultimately, the mark of the beast
and all the end-time events are God's plan to mature his faithful followers and separate them
from those who are in rebellion. This includes many who claim to be Christian but have not
accepted God's authority nor his law.
After the resurrection Jesus stated: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
(Matthew 28:18) Paul wrote that God “worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.”
(Ephesians 1:11) He also wrote: “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no
power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” (Romans 13:1) King Solomon makes it clear
that Jesus even directs the actions of the unrighteous just as he does the righteous to fulfill his will; he
wrote: “A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) Therefore, a
person has a choice but that choice is whether he fulfills God's plans for the wicked or whether he fulfills
God's plans for the righteous.
The mark is not some arbitrary mark or form of identification. An arbitrary mark is not
consistent with the character of God. Since the mark brings eternal damnation, it must be
consistent with what God has forbidden in his law. While I believe there will be some form of
literal mark, there doesn't need to be but a literal mark is what God has ordained. The reason I
say there doesn't need to be a literal mark is because the mark of the beast first takes place in our
hearts. The mark in either in the forehead or in the hand (Rev 14:9). A mark in the forehead
symbolizes that you have consciously rejected God and his law and have accepted Satan's lies. A
mark in the hand signifies that you may believe that Jesus died for your sins but out of
convenience you have rejected his law and have chosen to follow Satan in order that you might
buy and sell. Anyone who does this shows that they don't believe God's promises, they have no
real faith in him.
The Bible clearly states that there will be those who accept the mark and follow the beast
and those who keep God's commandments and follow him (Rev 14:9-12). This clearly show that
the mark involves rejecting the commandments of God. The mark is also closely tied to
worshiping the beast (Rev 14:9). When we reject God's commandments, we are rejecting him;
it's impossible to reject one without rejecting the other. Those who are presently rejecting God's
commandments are setting themselves up to accept the mark. The mark of the beast will be the
acceptance of the beasts NWO religious laws over God's laws. The NWO will make laws that are
contrary to God's laws.
These laws will be very deceptive. The false prophet will do miracles and claim to be
Jesus Christ. These miracles will be extremely deceptive; all but God's very elect will be
deceived.
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To those who don't know God's word, the religious laws of the NWO will seem to
honor God but they'll be a perversion of God's laws. Those who keep these laws will actually be
worshiping the beast.
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