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Session 9

What do we do with the Mark of the Beast? Defining who you are and who you belong to.

What About the Mark of the Beast? (Rev 13:16-18)

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In this series, Shane J. Wood, Ph.D. (New Testament faculty at Ozark Christian College) will help you think critically about the book of Revelation and read it for what the text says and not what you have always been told that it says. Shane hopes to simplify the book so that you can deliver a blessing to those who read it. 

Revelation

This series encourages critical thinking and simplified understanding of the Book of Revelation, challenging preconceived notions to unveil its true messages and blessings.

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1. Introduction
    - Legends, Lore, and Abuses

        - What do we do about the mark of the beast—666?
            - Fear
            - Abuse
            - CONCLUSION: There are as many interpretations of the Mark of
the Beast as there are people.
        - Key Questions:

            - Was the meaning of the number clear for the people of his time or
just as confusing to the original readers?
            - Are we missing the forest by focusing on this one tree?

2. The Context of the Mark of the Beast
    - Revelation 13:18

        - Approach
        - The Number of its Name (Rev 13:17; 15:2)
    - Gematria (cf. Pompeii graffiti; Gen 14:14; Sibylline Oracles 1.324-9)
    - What is the solution?

        - The answer is simple: “beast.”
        - If the Greek word for beast—θηριον—is transliterated into Hebrew—
—and the letters are added up, it equals = 666.

3. Interpretation
    - Why on the forehead and hands? (Deut 6:4-9; Matt 23:5)
    - Other references in Revelation

        - Revelation 14:1—Seal on their foreheads

4. CONCLUSION:
    - Who you worship defines who you, and it should be as clear as if you had it
stamped on your forehead and on your hands. 

What About the Mark of the Beast? (Rev 13:16-18)

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