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End Times: Great Tribulation

Chapter 8: The Mark of the Beast: Be Not Deceived and The Great Deception, The Only One Worthy, Consequence of Taking the Mark

Be Not Deceived and The Great Deception

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Be Not Deceived and The Great Deception

Covertly Satan has been influencing, deceiving and compelling the nations since time began to follow his evil instructions through those that he owns; what a pity, he will succeed in causing many to fall in his trap to worship him.
The (spiritual) enemy can come as a friend, a deceived spiritual leader, a government (health) official, an extraterrestrial being, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) transhuman figure, pretending to have your best interest at heart; be not deceived.
In Matthew 4:10, Jesus answers Satan, “Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

2 Corinthians 4:4

“... whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them."

2 Corinthians 11:13-14

"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light."

Behind the scenes Satan -the god of this world- has been influencing, deceiving and compelling the nations since time began to follow his evil instructions through those that he owns; what a pity, he will succeed in causing many to fall in his trap to worship him.
Be aware of the enemy’s lies and tricks, and be not deceived.
The (spiritual) enemy can come as a friend, a deceived spiritual leader, a government (health) official, an extraterrestrial being, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) transhuman figure, pretending to have your best interest at heart.

Revelation 13:13-14

"He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived."

The enemy is full of guile and lies, reason why we need to daily ask the Holy Spirit for discernment as to understand with what we are dealing with.

John 1:29

"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’ ”

Jesus Christ is the Only Real sinless Lamb of God, who gave His precious, Holy Blood at the Cross in your and my place, as long as we earnestly repent and obey Him.

Revelation 13:3,4,11

"And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed.

And all the world marveled and followed the beast.
So, they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, ’Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?’

Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.”

Just like Christ Jesus who died and rose from the dead on the third day almost 2000 years ago, Satan has his “Beast” -the Antichrist- to ‘rise from the dead’ to convince the world that they should bow down and worship him.

The Only One Worthy

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The Only One Worthy

Yeshua Hamashiach, Jesus the Messiah, the Living Word, the Lamb of God, the Son of the Living Most-High Father GOD, the KING of kings and the LORD of lords, IS the Only One Worthy to be Worshipped forever and ever; this is confirmed in the Scriptures.

Deuteronomy 6:13-15

"You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.
You shall not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you (for the LORD your God is a jealous God among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.”

Matthew 14: 31-33
“And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God."

Peter jumped out of the boat and walked on the water in faith towards Jesus who walked on the waters, but when he sank Jesus quickly caught him by the hand; all of them that stayed in the boat, as well as Peter, then worshiped Him.

Matthew 28:9-10
“And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!”
So, they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me."

After Yeshua’s resurrection, we see our Lord Jesus again being worshiped, as He is God.

Revelation 5:6-9b

“And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

And they sang a new song, saying: You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, …”

In heaven in the Holy of Holies before the fiery flaming Throne of the Ancient of Days [Daniel 7:9,13,22], only Jesus, the Son of God, the Real, Holy and Living Lamb of God, is worthy to take and open the Book out of the Father’s hands. We are bought and paid by His precious Holy Blood, the One who overcame sin and death for us.
As Jesus has the "scroll" in His hands, all start to worship Yeshua; for a fact one can only worship God and God alone. All nations will also join in worship of the true God Jesus. In Exodus 3:14 Yeshua spoke to Moses, "And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ Then in John 8:53-58, ”Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

Revelation 22:8-9

“Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things. Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."

We only worship the Triune God, not angels.

Consequence of Taking the Mark

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Consequence of Taking the Mark

Those accepting the Mark of the Beast will be tormented with fire forever and ever; once the Mark is taken there is NO possibility to repent afterwards, as their DNA will be corrupted.
May we all stay faithful to our Lord Jesus, as He will certainly help us in times of trouble to stand firm, if we call on His Name, the Name Above All Names. Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth.

2 Corinthians 4:3-4

“But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age [KJV: god of this world] has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake."

Satan is out to keep the world blinded and keep souls from seeing the truth and come to Christ Jesus, but bless God for those that sincerely and persistently seek the truth, as they will certainly find The Truth; Jeremiah 29:13 states, "And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart".

Revelation 14:9-14

“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.
Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.”
Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.”

One thing is certain, if one takes the Mark of the Beast, he or she can no longer repent and will become transhuman having Satan’s DNA, and therefore be lost bearing the Wrath of God with "fire and *brimstone" for ever. More on the actual Mark of the Beast in Chapter 9.
May we all stay faithful to our Lord Jesus, as He will certainly help us in times of trouble to stand firm, if we call on His Name, the Name Above All Names.
Jesus, the Son of Man, was fully human and overcame all temptations, hunger, thirst, suffering, pain, sin and death. As it is written in Philippians 2:5-11, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
The title Son of Man also refers to Jesus' Ultimate Authority after His resurrection. This is illustrated in Matthew 28:18-20, "And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen." Another place this can be seen is in Daniel 7:13-14, “I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed."

*Brimstone stands for sulfur, but in essence has to do with the Divine punishment.

by Dennis V. Dare

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