9 And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
-Revelation 14:9, BSB
Here, the angel from the Lord is about to reveal the eternal consequences of those who do receive the mark, 666 on their body.
10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
-Revelation 14:10, BSB
The wrath of God will be administered to those [Romans 1:18], who get the mark of the beast. This is seen in Revelation 16:2, which says, “So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.” The ones who don’t have the mark of the beast will not get the sores. It shows a difference between those who have it and those who don’t. The other reality for those who do get the mark is that their destination will be the Lake of Fire. They will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Everyone who has and will rejected Jesus, their torment will be visible to God’s holy angels and the Son of God.
11 And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
-Revelation 14:11, BSB
In the Lake of Fire, the ungodly and those who receive the 666 will be in torment for all eternity. Receiving the mark of the beast translates to the worship of the antichrist and his statue, thus making it clear that the person chose Satan over Jesus Christ.
Now, a question might surface, is there is a stronger verse that plainly states that receiving the mark of the beast will prohibit a person from repenting and getting saved? If the verses I mentioned above are not clear enough, then this one will be. See below.
8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain. -Revelation 13:8, BSB
Once you get the mark of the beast, you will no longer have the opportunity to get your name written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. It will show that you were never saved and have chosen which side you are on. God’s wrath and hell will be your portion, but the ones with their names written in God’s Book will not receive it. The mark of the beast [666] will distinguish those who are genuinely saved from the fake ones, who claim to be Christians, but are self-deceived, and are headed for hell.
A very stark and sobering warning to us all to take care and not be mislead into taking the mark.
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Sadly, not many people like to hear this type of warning. Some who think that they are a Christian will see themselves in that time, where they have to make a decision to either take the Antichrist’s Mark or die.
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I’m not christian, but I will do my best to resist this mark when it appears
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The only way to escape hell is through faith in Jesus Christ. You might not get the mark, but if you die, you will still end up in hell.
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John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
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