The amount of times I have studied the prophecy, reading over the entire chapter over multiple times, looking at the current evidence in front of me, and comparing such evidence with the prophecies described concerning the mark of the beast, all the evidence does point towards a mandated vaccination program of some kind. There was at some point in the early history of vaccinations that their were those who though that it was The Mark of the Beast.
When I look at the reference in Rev 13.10, about those who end up in captivity, the question is why are there those going into captivity? The only logical and reasonable conclusion I can come to is that there are man made laws being enforced. And what laws are we seeing today that appears to parallel The Mark of the Beast? Compulsory Vaccinations. Parents who don't comply to get their children vaccinated either face jail or fines, depending on where one lives.
However, I have to admit the other part in Rev 13.10, that refers to those who end up being killed, not sure how that exactly that will be done, could be looking at a death penalty, or perhaps some kind of execution within a prison or concentration camp of some kind?
Good day Alert,
The scripture which states:
"If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die
a by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.”
The above is stated after the following scripture:
"Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and he was given authority over every tribe and people and language and nation. And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain."
Therefore, those who are being referred to as being taken into captivity, or killed with the sword, are those great tribulation saints of whom it is written:
"They (saints) triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death."
And
"And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands."
Therefore, the scripture is speaking about those who will keep the testimony of Jesus and the word of God and will have not worshiped the beast, his image, nor receive his mark, which is in opposition to those who dwell on the earth who will worship the beast, his image and receive his mark. And because of this some will be taken into captivity and some will be killed by the sword, i.e. whatever God has decided for each individual.
For arguments sake, let us go on the idea that The Mark of the Beast is a Compulsory Vaccination of some kind (and with all the technologies there is today, we could be looking at AI, Nanobots, implantable technologies that can enable a person to give off a specific radiation signal tied to a specific implant of some type).
So, for example, a what if scenario. What if we have a situation where a major disease outbreak has hit civilization, and a choice has to be made, either get vaccinated or put into prison. It stands to reason with all the computer technology there is today that with such a procedure, once a person gets vaccinated, they would end up in some kind of vaccination database. So a person refuses to submit to such a procedure, said person can be taken away into some kind of quarantine or other type of prison. Such a person is not going to be in a position to go to the shops to buy or sell. Secondly, being the world we live in today, and how everything is all about money, what if those who are in prison refuse to submit? It be cheaper to dispose as there will be less mouths to feed.
So let us analyse the prophecy in more detail, what is one way people can be pressured into accepting The Mark of the Beast? It stands to reason it has to be made into law as compulsory. And at this moment in time, in my opinion, Compulsory Vaccinations is the only thing that appears to match the Mark of the Beast.
And I know I not the only one who thinks like this, there are others out there who too feel The Mark of the Beast is connected with Vaccines.
I personally believe that the mark will be not be physically forced upon anyone. When the scripture says, "he (false prophet) forces all both great and small, rich and poor, free and slave to receive a mark," I believe that the forcing or causing people to receive the mark, will be because all the other forms of buying and selling, including electronic crediting and debiting, will be made obsolete, "forcing" the inhabitants to receive it because without it no one will be able to buy or sell. To be clear, I don't believe that the beast and his authorities are going to be catching people and forcing them to receive the mark. But those who reject it will those who are for Christ and who are against him and his kingdom, which will result in either their captivity or death.
If the mark was physically forced upon the saints, then how could God hold them accountable? For, they wouldn't be receiving it, but it would be forced upon them. The receiving of the mark must be a willful, purposeful act. And that because it will demonstrate that be willfully receiving it, they will love their lives more than God.
That the mark will be the only excepted way of buying and selling, will be a survival and faith issue.