In Revelations, it talks about a "Mark of the Beast". Anyone who takes this mark will go to Hell. Is this symbolic or is this literal?
2007-02-01 23:38:47 · 14 answers · asked by lorno5378 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Symbolic.
2007-02-01 23:40:34 · answer #1 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-05-24 04:46:15 · answer #2 · answered by Stella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are asking a question based on a dream that someone had about 2000 years ago. Even dream interpretation today is looked upon sceptically. I think that by the time they got to the end of printing the Bible, they were running out of a good ending. Just put in some guys wacked-out dream as the big finale, seemed to be the collective opinion.
2007-02-01 23:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure any one who puts the beast before God will Go to hell but as for the mark that is not clear if it is literal or not.
2007-02-01 23:49:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It has to be literal because it is on the hand or forehead. It is required to be able to buy or sell and that way unlike a credit card, it cant be stolen. Taking the mark is damnation, those who take it will go to hell.
2007-02-02 01:49:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Literal. Anyone who takes this mark is doomed to the Lake of Fire forever.
2007-02-01 23:46:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Symbolic. The Book of Revelations is not to be read literally. It does not talk about the future. It talks about what was happening when it was written. It was written in code to be smuggled into the prisons of the early Christians, to give them encouragement and to renew their faith in Jesus.
2007-02-01 23:43:52 · answer #7 · answered by Mary W 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
litteral
in Relevations 13:18
2007-02-01 23:44:07 · answer #8 · answered by Zsazsa A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is whatever you want to make of it I personally would say symbolic but I know loads of people who would say the other that is literal
2007-02-01 23:42:39 · answer #9 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its both. If you read on it also says that No One will be able to buy or sell without this Mark.
2007-02-01 23:42:25 · answer #10 · answered by JDJ34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋