beast and antichrist

[jenna]

anyone got any ideas on who these are? and what exactly is the "mark"? any ideas?

[Kurieuo]

Revelations is itself full of pictures and symbols, a book of prophecy (1:3) wherein the events described were "signified" by God's angel to John. Significant I find is Revelation 14:1 where we read:

• "Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads."

I do not know what you believe about this verse, but if being marked for God here is spiritual, then it seems strange when people assume being marked for Satan is physical. Rather it would make more sense to believe it is simply representative of those who are against Christ.

[jenna]

I agree that the "mark" would not be a physical one, I waas just wanting to get some ideas on what it might be. And who or what is the "beast?

[FFC]

I agree that the "mark" would not be a physical one, I waas just wanting to get some ideas on what it might be. And who or what is the "beast?

Maybe it's some kind of microchip. Just because Revelations is full of symbols doesn't mean thery don't point or portray physical or literal things.