Hello Scribe
Your response indicates that you are not looking at the bigger picture.
Who does the bible say is the god of his world?
2 Corinthians 4:4 says “Satan, who is the god of this world” (NLT)
The bible also says that satan works in the children of disobedience.
Ephesians 2:2 says “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience”
Therefore since the devil is the god of this world, it is him that is controlling the totalitarian government. He controls the minds of those who are not on the side of God (the children of disobedience). He is able to enter the minds of politicians who are not consecrated to God and controls them and causes them to enact oppressive laws and cause injustice. As much as he entered the heart of Judas Iscariot and told him to betray Christ (Luke 22:3).
Who is the power behind the beast?
Revelation 13:2 says “And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”
The dragon, who is the devil (Revelation 12:9) is the one that gives the beast power and authority. Therefore it is the devil that controls the beast.
The bible says that the beast wants a mark to be placed on the right hand or on people’s foreheads so that no one can buy or sell is the devil. Since the beast is controlled by the devil, it is actually the devil’s idea to put a mark on people’s right hand or forehead.
Who is the one who actually wants to be worshipped as God
Matthew 4:9 says “And (satan) saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.”
Isaiah 14:12-14 says “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”
When you read Matthew 4:9 and Isaiah 14:12-14, you will realize that it is the devil who wants to be worshipped as God and is actually using the beast to get that worship. Most people will not willingly worship the devil, so he needs to deceive them into worshipping him. When a person decides to rebel against God and receive the mark of the beast and worship the beast, which is idolatry, they are indirectly worshipping the devil.
The bible says that the devil is a deceiver and deceives the whole world.
Revelation 12:9 says “And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
Therefore the devil is actually controlling politicians and the government who are enacting laws that control buying and selling (i.e. you cannot buy or sell without wearing a mask and then it will soon be you cannot buy or sell without being vaccinated)
The devil is programming and conditioning us ahead of time to receive the mark of the beast.
Ephesians 6:12 says “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
The devil is the enemy behind the beast.
You have to look at the original source of something whether it is any law, legislation, rule or regime. You need to ask yourself, is it from God or is it from the devil? When you think like this then you are looking at the bigger picture.
Even with regards to the vaccine, you need to determine whether it is from God or the devil. I have read that one of the ingredients of the COVID-19 vaccine is aborted fetal tissue. So meaning that one of the ingredients of the vaccine is made of the tissue of babies that were murdered before they were born. Murder is a sin according to the bible. The vaccine is created by scientists (who are human beings), but they are using aborted fetal tissue. Are their mind’s controlled by God or the devil? So is the idea of this COVID-19 vaccine, the idea of the devil or of God? Even if the vaccine is not the mark of the beast, by looking at its source, you see that it is from the devil.
You need to look at the enemy behind the scene. This is looking at the bigger picture.