Ever since I can remember, I have been told about
the mark of the beast of Rev. 13, verses 16 through
18, "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 that he have the mark, or
the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is the 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."
I have seen and read where the number 666 is on
clothing labels or various other items and I
understand also on the new European currency. All of
this is a delusion taking the energy and time of
God's people, talking and writing about it, instead
of searching and studying the Word. IT IS WRITTEN, to
show ourselves, approved unto God, that we are
workmen that are not ashamed, RIGHTLY dividing the
WORD OF TRUTH.
Let us ponder what is truth and rightly divide IT
IS WRITTEN in the matter of the MARK concerning God's
people.
Do you remember reading Ezekiel chapter 8 and 9,
or have you heard anyone teach these chapters? They
are a picture of the church and the remnant that is
within the present day church. God calls Ezekiel, Son
of man, Jesus is called Son of man, here in chapter 8,
verse 6, God says to Ezekiel, "Son of man see
what great abominations are committed here, that I
should go away from My sanctuary, (the church)".
In verse seven, Ezekiel is brought to the door of the
temple, in verse nine, he is told to go in. Verse
ten, Ezekiel goes in and finds every kind of
abominable picture portrayed on the walls of the
temple.
There were seventy men, the elders of the church,
and every man in the chambers of his imagination (his
mind, fornication, adultery, pornography???) Why?
Because they have forsaken God's statutes -
commandments and judgments, just as the church has
today - you never hear Leviticus chapter 18 or 20, or
Deuteronomy chapter 27 taught from the pulpit, at
least I never did, that is another subject.
Ezekiel chapter 8, verses 17 and 18 says, "Is
it a light thing that they commit the abominations
which they commit here? For they have filled the land
with violence." How true this is of America -
abortion, murder, adultery, fornication and violence,
you can find it all in the church. What does verse 18
say: "Mine eye shall not spare, neither will I
have pity and though they cry in mine ears with a
loud voice, yet will I not hear them."
Leviticus, chapter 19 verse 28 says, "Ye shall
be Holy: for I the LORD your God am Holy. And
Deuteronomy 6 verse 24 and 25 says, "The LORD
commanded us to do all these statutes, and it shall
be our righteousness if we observe to do all these
commandments before the Lord our God, as He has
commanded us."
This has been an introduction to our subject, now
we come to chapter 9 of Ezekiel, and our subject,
"The Mark of the Beast", and how the
traditional church has taught us both error and fear.
In verse one, GOD cries with a loud voice, and
says, "Cause those that have charge over the
city, "the church", to come near. And six
men came from the north, and every man had a
slaughter weapon (sword) in his hand: But there was a
seventh man clothed in linen, with a writer's ink
horn by his side, and they all stood besides the
brazen alter (the place of judgment). And the LORD
called to the man clothed in linen, which had the
writers ink horn by his side: And the LORD said unto
him, go through the mist of the city, Jerusalem, (the
church) and set a MARK upon the foreheads of the men
(women, boys, girls) that sigh and cry, (intercessors)
for all the abominations that are done in the mist
thereof. (Revelation chapter 7,verse 2 and 3 says,
"And I saw another angel ascending from the
east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried
with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was
given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not
the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we
have sealed the servants of our God in their
foreheads" (the overcomers and servants of the
LORD)) Ezekiel 9:5, "And to the others He said
in mine, (Ezekiel's) hearing, Go you after him
through the city, (church) and smite: let not your
eye spare, neither have you pity: And in Revelation 9
verse 4 it says, "And I saw another angel
ascending from the east, having the seal of the
living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the
four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth
and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the
sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants
of our God in their foreheads. What did Jesus say in
Matthew 13 verse 30 about the tares? Gather first the
tarts and burn them, then gather the wheat. Ezekiel 9
verse 6 goes on to say, slay utterly old and young,
both maids, and little children, and women: but come
not near any man (woman, boy, girl) upon whom is the
MARK: and begin at my sanctuary (the church). This is
great tribulation, but the MARKED ones - the
intercessor, the overcomers - are not taken out. They
are present at the time of judgment, both here in
Ezekiel chapter 9 and in Revelation chapter 7.
Back to verse 6, they began where? At the
sanctuary (church) with the ancient men (elders and
pastors) which were before the house. Verse 7, "And
He said unto them, Defile the house (church) and fill
the courts with the slain Go ye forth, and they went
forth, and slew in the city." Verse 10 and 11
say, "And I saw another angel ascending from the
east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried
with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was
given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not
the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we
have sealed the servants of our God in their
foreheads." This is an awesome and sobering
revelation for the church, you and me. Today God is
looking for intercessors in the household of faith to
be His battle axe of war- to stand in the gap and
make up the hedge and fight the fight of faith to set
the captives free - until your hand is welded to the
sword of faith.
Who are the marked ones? They are the overcomers,
the recipients of the EIGHT great promises of
Revelation chapter 2 verse 7, "He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat
of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the
paradise of God.", verse 11, "He that hath
an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the
second death." verse 17, "He that hath an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat
of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone,
and in the stone a new name written, which no man
knoweth saving he that receiveth it.", verse 26,
"And he that overcometh, and keepeth My works
unto the end, to him will I give power over the
nations:", also in chapter 3 verse 5, "He
that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white
raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the
book of life, but I will confess his name before my
Father, and before his angels." verse 12, "Him
that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of
my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write
upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city
of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down
out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him
my new name." verse 21, "To him that
overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set down with my
Father in his throne." And most wonderful of
all, chapter 21 verse 7, "He that overcometh
shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and
he shall be my son."
Who are these marked ones - the intercessors, the
overcomers - Revelation chapter 21, verse 7 says that
they are the Sons of God. What are the criteria? John
2 verse 3 says, "and hereby we do know that we
know Him, if we keep His commandments." And 1
Peter chapter 1 verse 15 and 16 says, "But as He
which has called you is Holy, so be you Holy in all
manner of conversation: Because IT IS WRITTEN, Be ye
Holy; for I AM Holy." And Jesus says in
Revelation 22 verse 13 and 14, "I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the
last. Blessed are they that do His commandments, that
they may have right to the tree of life, and may
enter in through the gates into the city."
The MARK of the beast is not our concern, and I
rebuke fear that has been put in to the household of
faith by this teaching. My concern and yours is that
we are faithful intercessors and are sealed with the
MARK OF GOD. Written By Glen Miller
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