What is the mark of the beast?

Question

666, the letter A in a circle? Or something such as a microchip under the skin with all our personal info? Or something that dwells in the heart, meaning the beast left its mark within?

Answer 1

"Among non-Israelites, animals and even slaves were branded with a mark as an indication of ownership. In the case of humans, such property marks were placed on a conspicuous part of the body, such as the forehead. Worshipers of false gods at times identified themselves as such by having the mark of their deity on their forehead. However, Jehovah’s law to Israel prohibited disfiguring humans with tattoo marks. This served to counteract any idolatrous practices and taught due regard for God’s creation.—Le 19:28"

Figurative Use.
"The Scriptures allude to marks made on humans and refer to these in a figurative sense. In Ezekiel’s vision a man with a secretary’s inkhorn was commissioned to go through Jerusalem and to ‘put a mark [Heb., taw] on those who were sighing and groaning over all the detestable things that were being done in the midst of it.’ This action on their part showed that they were righteous persons, servants belonging to Jehovah, and therefore worthy of preservation at the time for the execution of Jehovah’s judgment. The figurative mark on their forehead testified to that fact.—Eze 9; compare Eze 9:4, ftn; 2Pe 2:6-8."

"On the other hand, in John’s vision persons receiving the mark (or, engraving) of the wild beast on their forehead or on their hand were in line for destruction. The mark on the forehead publicly identified them as worshipers of the wild beast and therefore as slaves to it. They were thus shown to be opposers of God, for the wild beast received its authority from the dragon, Satan the Devil. The mark on the hand would logically signify active support of the wild beast, the hand being used to accomplish work.—Re 13:1, 2, 16-18; 14:9, 10; 16:1, 2; 20:4."

Answer 2

666—Not Just a Puzzle

"Nobody might be able to buy or sell except a person having the mark, the name of the wild beast or the number of its name. Here is where wisdom comes in: Let the one that has intelligence calculate the number of the wild beast, for it is a man's number; and its number is six hundred and sixty-six."—Revelation 13:17, 18.

FEW Bible topics have evoked as much interest and concern as the prophecy about the mysterious mark, or name, of "the wild beast"—the number 666. On television and the Internet, as well as in movies, books, and magazines, the mark of the beast has been the focus of endless speculation.

Some believe that 666 is the mark of the Biblical antichrist. Others say that it signifies some form of compulsory identification, such as a tattoo or an implanted microchip with a digital code that identifies the person as a servant of the beast. Still others hold that 666 is the mark of the Catholic papacy. Substituting Roman numerals for the letters in a form of the pope's official title, Vicarius Filii Dei (Vicar of the Son of God), and manipulating the figures a little, they come up with 666. It is also claimed that the same number can be calculated from the Latin name of Roman Emperor Diocletian and from the Hebrew version of the name Nero Caesar.*

These fanciful and contrived interpretations, however, are very different from what the Bible itself says about the mark of the beast, as we shall see in the following article. The Bible does reveal that those with the mark will experience God's wrath when he brings an end to the present system of things.(Revelation 14:9-11; 19:20) Understanding the meaning of 666, therefore, is much more than just solving an intriguing puzzle. Happily, Jehovah God, the very personification of love and the Source of spiritual light, has not kept his servants in the dark on this important matter.—2 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 1:5; 4:8.

Answer 3

the mark will be on our forehead or our hand. I don't know if it is really a 666, maybe it will be something pertaining to 666. Some people feel it could be a microchip, because not only will the antichrist control us with the mark in regards to buying and selling, but he will know where we are and what we are doing too, I believe.

Answer 4

the mark will be a physical mark something we chose to take or not it will be either on the hand or forehead.Some people think it will be a number like 666 others think it will be a microchip i have even met a few who believe we already have the mark in our wallets and purses our social security card. we don't know for sure but when the time comes to mark yourself with the i.d. of a self proclaimed god DON'T

Answer 5

Six hundred and sixty and six, meaning not quite 7, not quite 7, not quite 7, signifying imperfection and the inability of man to attain the perfection required to enter heaven on his own. This idea would have existed throughout all time and applied to everyone rather than having some obscure meaning for a distant future.

Answer 6

the mark of the beast is 666 it is that number becuase in the bible god refers to the number 7 as perfection, making 6 a number that represents falling short of perfection. the bible triples the # becuase tripling is used to show how imperfect the beast is. being that the beast is the devil and the devil is far from perfect.

Answer 7

Most likley an imbedded microchip.

Revelations said, without the mark, you would not be able to buy or sell anything. Back before the technology we have, it was assumed it would be a tatoo of sorts, but now, it is thought to be an embedded code under the skin that could be scanned.

Answer 8

Something to do with Romans, most likely, since the Beast is simply symbolic of Emperor Nero.

Nothing to do with the end of the world, I'd say.

Answer 9

666 is the mark watch the omen

Answer 10

Ignorance and an unwillingness to pay for the sins of our forefathers.