666 - The Mark of the Beast

“And he causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.” (Rev 13:16-18, NASB)

666 – The Mark of the Beast

A. The Number 666 – Recognized Worldwide

1. Fear of the number 666 - Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
2. Reagans changed address from 666 to 668

B. Antichrist and His World Government will Require a Number

1. No one able to buy or sell without a number
2. Everyone forced to pledge allegiance - Antichrist.
   a. Bible says anyone who pledges allegiance - eternally damned

C. Fulfillment - 2,000-Year-Old Prophecy Only Possible Today

1. A system - every person on Earth - tracked and controlled economically - already in place
     a. Invention of computer
     b. Internet
     c. Blockchain technology
     d. Digital forms of payment

D. Global Economy

1. Mikhail Gorbachev - three root causes for war on Earth: “Perestroika”
     a. Political conflicts
     b. Religious conflicts
     c. Economic conflicts
2. Revelation 13
     a. One-world government and its ruler, the Antichrist (Revelation 13:1-8)
     b. One-world religion and leader, the False Prophet (Revelation 13:11-15)
     c. One-world economic system (Revelation 13:16-18)
   “And he causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.” (Rev 13:16-18, NASB)

E. False Prophet Gives Life - the Beast (Revelation 13:15)

1. Beast refers to political leader - Antichrist.
2. Image may be set up by the False Prophet through these venues:
   a. Television
   b. Internet
   c. Lifelike digital person using holograms
3. Everyone required to worship the beast
   a. Worship may mean to pledge allegiance.
   b. Worship of the Antichrist = worship the Devil (Revelation 13:4)
     “they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”” (Rev 13:4, NASB)
4. Those who refuse to accept the Mark of the Beast could be killed.
   a. Joseph Stalin – 20 million killed
   b. Mao Tse Tung – 60 million killed
   c. Adolf Hitler – Six million Jews killed, total 11 million killed
   d. History repeats itself.
       1) The Spanish Inquisition
       2) The Crusades
       3) Soviet Union, Communist China, Nazi Germany
   e. Coming persecution - worst persecution ever

F. Economy of the Antichrist (Revelation 13:16-17)

1. Number of his name - required to participate in economy
   a. Those who refuse - economically boycotted
   b. Everyone - required to conform
2. Europe moving toward conformity
   a. Homeschooling - against the law in Germany and other European areas.
   b. The government does not want a parallel society.
3. United Nations – Sanctions on nations who do not comply
   a. Sanctions - to apply on an individual level
     1) Technology exists - enables governments to sanction individuals.
     2) National ID card required in many countries to have a job.

G. Mark of the Beast

1. The mark will be required for individuals to buy and sell.
   a. Mark on right hand or forehead – fingerprint or eye scan
   b. National ID
   c. Digital number stored on smartphone
2. Two things a person should never do:
   a. Never allow a mark of identification to be placed on your person.
   b. Never pledge allegiance to the Antichrist or world government system.
3. Number of a man – 666 (Revelation 13:18)
   a. Ronald Wilson Reagan - 666
   b. Vicarius Filii Dei – Roman Numerals = 666
4. Accepting Mark of the Beast and Antichrist = eternal damnation (Revelation 14:9-11)
   “Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. “And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”” (Rev 14:9-11, NASB)
   
   a. Those who refuse - Mark of the Beast - killed (Revelation 20:4-6)
   “Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him for a thousand years.” (Rev 20:4-6, NASB)
   
      1) First Resurrection - Reign with Christ 1,000 years
   
   b. Some who refuse the Mark of the Beast will survive. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
   “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” (1Th 4:16-17, NASB)
   
   
5. Antichrist will not control every part of the world.
   a. Jordan will escape. (Daniel 11:41)
   b. Israel will not be under control of the Antichrist. (Revelation 12:14)
   c. Eagle (U.S.) protects Israel from the Antichrist and world government.
     1) U.S. will not be a part of the world government.
   d. Other nations may resist the Antichrist. (Daniel 11:44)
   
   
6. All who take the mark - cast into the Lake of Fire - tormented forever. (Revelation 14:9-11)
   “Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. “And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”” (Rev 14:9-11, NASB)
   
   a. All will take the Mark of the Beast unless their name is in Lamb’s Book of Life. (Revelation 13:8)
   b. Antichrist - rules for 42 months. (Revelation 13:5)

H. History Records the Numbering of People

1. United States Social Security System 1935 – Franklin D. Roosevelt
   a. Government stamped “Not to be used for identification.”
     1) Proved not to be valid – removed in 1972
   b. Social Security card required for taxes, buying a house and bank loans.
2. Adolf Hitler numbered the Jews during the Holocaust.
   a. Tattooed with numbers to be identified and tracked
3. End purpose of numbering - control
   a. Control and freedom - opposite terms

I. Most Nations Operate Under a National ID System

1. Some nations’ citizens are required to carry ID cards.
   a. North Korea
   b. Egypt
   c. Uganda
2. National IDs - legal identity for most of the world
   a. Over 100 nations have compulsory national ID cards - socialistic.
     1) India – universal biometric ID cards for all citizens
     2) China – ID cards with RFID chip for all citizens
   b. Non-compulsory IDs become mandatory over time.
     1) Driver’s license or ID card is required to fly in the U.S.
3. Global ID
   a. ICAO (arm of United Nations) oversees international travel. International Civil Aviation Organization
     1) Passports issued by member nations - conform to ICAO.
     2) Passports - global ID
     3) U.S. passports - RFID chip/digital photo with biometric identification

J. UN Sustainable Development Goals

1. Reached by 2030
   a. Convert nations - global community – governed by U.N.
2. ID 2020 Summit - May 2016
   a. Meeting of 400 people - provide unique digital identity
3. Global planners - universal digital identity - global government
   a. Blockchain technology could evolve - universal database.
4. Universal Numbering System (Revelation 13:16-17)

K. Universal Numbering System (Revelation 13:16-17)

1. Blockchain technology - Building Blocks - aid to Syrian refugees
   a. Biometric technology creates digital profiles unique to each family.
2. Vast global numbering system eventually used by the Antichrist to coerce people to pledge allegiance to him.
   a. World government must number every person.

L. Cashless Society

1. A digital system
   a. Cash is not trackable.
   b. Better Than Cash Alliance – achieve SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
2. Move from physical cash to a central bank digital currency
   a. Chinese digital yuan – control over citizens’ finances
3. Federal Reserve and central banks control the economies of the world.

M. Federal Reserve – not part of U.S. government

1. Cabal of private bankers controls our U.S. economy.
   a. Secret meeting on Jekyll Island - U.S. banking and currency reform
   b. Outline for the Federal Reserve Act determined – November 1910.
   c. U.S. Constitution - Congress sets interest rates and amount of money in circulation.
2. Federal Reserve Act placed control of America’s money in the hands of private bankers.
   a. Took control of U.S. economy away from Congress
   b. Became law Dec. 23, 1913
   c. Paul Warburg – principal architect - father of the Federal Reserve
     1) A citizen of Germany – became U.S. citizen in 1911
     2) Appointed member of Federal Reserve by President Woodrow Wilson

N. Federal Reserve – the United States’ Central Bank

1. The Federal Reserve is NOT a part of our Federal Government.
   a. A cabal of private bankers that control our economy
   b. Part of a global system of central banks designed to control the global economy
2. The Bank for International Settlements – the central bank of the central banks
3. Proposal for a Federal Reserve central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S.
   a. President Biden signed the “Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets.”
4. Bank for International Settlements reported May 2022
   a. “Nine out of 10 central banks are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) - over half are developing them or running concrete experiments.”

O. Summary

1. A universal system of digital currencies will control the buying and selling of every person. (Revelation 13:16-17)
2. The Antichrist will usurp authority over a fully operating global numbering system.
3. A person should never take any kind of mark of identification on their person.
4. Never pledge allegiance to the Antichrist and his world government.