What if the Mark of the beast is symbolic for taxpayer ID numbers and the engravings on government issued money
If they can they might put a chip in your forehead saying you gave allegiance to what they call Israel that also functions as a taxpayer ID
But for now it is the engravings on coins with pictures of politicians that they worshiped as gods, or documents that you sacrifuced to the State ordained politician god or social security numbers and stuff like that
You can take the Mark as long as you do not worshio the Beast the Government system without being condemned
@shortstories My thing is this -- I operate based on what I believe is most true, but do two other vital things.
First, I try to plan for the most likely alternatives, in case I am wrong.
Second, I have to be willing to admit that I could be wrong and change my views and actions based on new evidence.
So yes, I am keeping a close eye on the potential shift with Israel and the Futurism view on prophecy.