Mark of the Beast

The Mark of the Beast – Created:  July 2009
This page has an expanded translation, based upon the King James Version, with virtually every word examined from the Greek Lexicon. Click this link to view the Greek Lexicon:
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 A study of Chapter 13 in the Book of Revelation.
The “Beast” is the Islamic “Arab” Kingdom, which will be a final composition of the seven ancient empires in the Middle East, ending in the “Ten Arab Kingdom” of the “Arab Leader” or “Antichrist.” This “Beast” or “Kingdom” will last for 3-1/2 years or forty-two months. It will be established, after the “Arab Leader” and his army attacks Israel from the north, east and west, with the support of a few “Arab” nations and from the Gaza Strip and from the West Bank, then there will be “TEN ARAB NATIONS” unite under his leadership. He will most likely be a military General, etc… who has gained the respect of the armed forces and they know he will lead them into this massive attack against Israel. It will probably start out with a few Arab countries, like Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, and the terrorists groups, then some other Arab countries will unite with them, in order to form the “Ten Arab Kingdom.”
This: “Arab Leader is the Antichrist, the Beast and the Kingdom is also the Beast!!!”
His greatest influence will be in the Middle East, parts of northern Africa, the southeastern parts of Europe and southwestern parts of Asia.
  A Warning To All People
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Especially To True Christians…
 
Be Careful About Speaking Against The Arab-Antichrist Or Any Arab – Those Of The Islamic – Muslim Religion, etc… Primarily In The Old World Countries… You Could Be Killed!!!
 
There Are Hundreds of Millions of People of this Islamic Religion
Who Do Not Understand Reason Or The Truth…
 
There will be many people killed in the Old World countries during the reign of the Arab Antichrist for speaking against him and the Arabs; Muslims; Islam, etc…
 
There will be an increase of “pressure,” even “death threats,” as well as possible murders of non-Islamic people in other parts of the world and here in the U.S.A. in the next few years… Just wait and see…
 
If you don’t believe me, just click on these links:
Here is a link about Islam:
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I have added these links to show how violent the Arab/Islamic People extremists are and especially how the Arab Antichrist and his followers will be during his 3 1/2 year reign; which will start within the next few years; beginning with his attack of Israel from Syria.
 
Warning… Warning… Warning…
These following links are somewhat graphic:
 
 
Revelation 13: [1] And I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw what appeared to be a venomous, wild beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten diadems, crowns, and upon its heads the name, authority and character of blasphemy, evil speaking and railing (especially against God).  [2] And the venomous wild beast which I saw was like unto the manner similar to a leopard, and his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth and face like the mouth and face of a lion. And the dragon gave it the force and power, and his stately seat of power, and great authority, power and force.  [3] And I saw one of his heads as having been violently wounded to death; and his stroke of a deadly mortal wound was healed. And all the occupants of the whole earth admired, marveled and wondered after the venomous wild beast.  [4] And they adored and gave reverential worship to the dragon which gave authority and power unto the venomous, wild beast: and they adored and gave reverential worship to the venomous wild beast, saying, Who is like in similar manner unto the beast? Who is able to engage in battle of warfare with it?  [5] And there was given unto it a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, evil speaking (especially against God); and authority, power was given to it to continue forty and two months.  [6] And he opened his mouth of the face in blasphemy and evil speaking against Deity; the very exceeding great God, to blaspheme His name, authority and character, and His habitation and tabernacle, and them who dwell and reside in the abode of God in heaven.  [7] And it was given to it to make warfare with the saints, the sacred and morally or religious blameless, and to conquer and overcome them. And force and power was given it over all kindred’s, tribe and races of people, and languages and tongues, and nations of people.  [8] And all the occupants that dwell and reside upon the land of the earth, of a region, or of a part, or the whole of the terrene globe will adore and worship it, whose names have not been written in the Book of a Scroll of Writing of Life of the Lamb having been slain from the foundation of the world.  [9] If any one has an ear, let the one hear.  [10] The one that gathers into captivity shall go into captivity. The one who kills with the knife of a sword must be killed with the knife of a sword. Here is the endurance, patience and the faith and persuasion and religious assurance of the saints.  [11] And I saw another venomous, wild beast coming up out of the earth, of a region, or a part, or the whole of the terrene globe. And it had two horns similar to a lamb, and he spoke in the manner as a dragon.  [12] And it exercises or delegated influence with all the power of the first venomous, wild beast before him. And causes the earth, of a region, or a part, or the whole of the terrene globe and them who dwell in it to adore and worship the first venomous, wild beast, whose deadly stroke of a wound was healed.  [13] And it does great and mighty signs and ceremonious or supernatural wonders, so that it makes lightning fiery, fire come down from the sky of heaven on the earth, of a region, or a part, or the whole of the terrene globe in the sight of men.   [14] And it deceives by causing them to go astray from the truth that dwell and reside on the earth, of a region, or a part, or the whole of the terrene globe by the means of those miracles which it had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them who dwell and reside on the earth, of a region, or a part, or the whole of the terrene globe that they should make an image, likeness and resemblance to the venomous, wild beast, which had the wound by a knife of a sword, and did live.  [15] And it had power to give life unto the image, likeness and resemblance of the venomous, wild beast, that the image, likeness and resemblance of the venomous, wild beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not adore and worship the image, likeness and resemblance of the venomous, wild beast should be outright killed. [16] And it makes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark as a badge of servitude as a relation of distribution on their right hand, or as a relation of distribution in their foreheads:  [17] Even that no one might be able to buy or purchase at the market or sell by barter of whatever is sold, forasmuch as the one who had the mark as a badge of servitude, or the name, authority and character  of the venomous, wild beast, or the number of his name, authority and character.  [18] Here is wisdom. Let the one who has intellect and understanding count the number of the venomous, wild beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
 
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September 28, 2009 By: Pastor Tom McElmurry

I have contended for 35 years when Israel is attacked by the 10 toes of the Daniel 2 statue, which are the 10 horns of Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 & 17, that Jordan will not be one of the 10, yet the Antichrist will not attack Jordan. Instead, he will by-pass Jordan, drive Israel into the Negev Wilderness, then swing west to conquer the land of Egypt. If you will take the time to use any reference map from any source showing the location of the Kingdoms of Ammon, Moab, and Edom during the time Daniel wrote his prophecies around 600 B.C., you will discover, by comparing it with a modern day map of Jordan, that all three of these kingdoms fit perfectly into its present borders. The kings of Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia will be killed or replaced during the attack by their own internal enemies and, after the conquest of Egypt, will be a part of a massive Caliphate. After his conquest of Egypt individual kingdoms, with majority Islamic populations from Morocco in Africa to Pakistan to Indonesia, will quickly join his massive Caliphate in fear of being overthrown. Most of the former southern satellites of the Soviet Union will also join his new immense Caliphate.

Daniel 11:41 – He shall enter also into THE GLORIOUS LAND, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these SHALL ESCAPE out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.

The ancient boil of conflict between the descendants of Jacob, Ishmael, and the six sons of Keturah, with all its internal blend of impurities, is finally coming to a head in the Middle East. In league with Syria will be Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Morocco, and Turkey. Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran will move rapidly southward through the “glorious land” of Israel like a fast moving thunderstorm, bypassing the land where the people of Moab, Ammon, and Edom were settled when Daniel wrote his prophecies in about 600 B.C. The descendants of Edom (Jacob’s brother), and Ammon and Moab (the sons of Lot), as found on every published map for this time period, were settled immediately to the southeast, east, and northeast of the Dead Sea, precisely in the country we know as Jordan today. Hence, we can know that the antichrist will bypass Jordan as he moves south through Israel. Why would he bypass Jordan? She has no strategic, political, or economic advantage to offer him, but the Suez Canal and Egypt do, so he will head southwest toward that area after having driven the woman Israel into the Negev Wilderness south of Beersheva.

Revelation 12:6 – And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

Daniel 11:42 – He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

The political, geophysical, and military positioning of Syria, Iran, and Iraq, from a prospective of having world influence, literally stinks. But the position of Egypt’s Suez Canal, and Cairo, her capital, is outstanding. The antichrist is supposed to be a man of genius in all areas. That being the case, he would be worse than a military academy dropout were he not to take the Suez Canal, and then make Cairo his empire’s capital.

Daniel 11:43 – But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

The three most “precious things” in Egypt are: the Suez Canal, the Nile River and its Delta, and Cairo, its capital. He will conquer the Suez Canal zone and all of Egypt. So just what is Egypt? Many are inclined to establish it as the land bordered on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the west by Libya, on the south by Sudan, on the southeast by the Red Sea, and on the northeast by its Sinai border with Gaza and Israel’s Negev. And, geographically, that is quite correct. However, in reality, that is not Egypt. The real Egypt, where her people live, is much, much, smaller. Egypt is the land along her north and east coastlines up to about two miles inland, the Nile Delta, and the land along the Nile River extending about fifteen miles either side of its banks.

The antichrist will send messages to leaders of two of the original 10 nations confederated with him, namely Libya and Sudan, requesting them to mass their troops along the northern coastal border with Libya, and along the border where the Nile enters Egypt from Sudan. This will cause the diversion of some Egyptian troops away from Cairo and the Suez Canal in order to protect their western and southern borders. And this will allow the antichrist to rapidly push across the Suez Canal into Cairo and along her western and eastern coastlines, then to quickly progress southward down the Nile with little resistance. I believe he will control Egypt within two weeks after he reaches the Suez Canal.        
 

Check out this link and you will understand why the Bible identifies the Antichrist as a Beast.  This “Arab Leader” will be a”Beastly” ruler over this “Arab Empire.”

01.  Just click the title, it is a link and all the references in this article are links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_and_blasphemy

Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behavior[1] which offends a Muslim. The Quran condemns such behavior, and Sharia provides penalties for blasphemy. Where Sharia pertains, the penalties for blasphemy can include fines, imprisonment, flogging, amputation, crucifixion, hanging, or beheading.[2][3] Muslim clerics may call for the murder of an alleged blasphemer by issuing a fatwa.[4][5]

Blasphemy against holy personages

In Islam, it is blasphemy:

  • to speculate about how Muhammad would behave if he were alive.[21][22]
  • to draw a picture to represent Prophet Muhammad[9][23][24][25][26] or any other prophet,[9] or to make a film which features a prophet.[27]
  • to write Prophet Muhammad’s name on the walls of a toilet.[28]
  • to name a teddy bear Muhammad.[29]
  • to state facts such as: Muhammad’s parents were not Muslims.[30][31]

It is blasphemy:

  • to say Islam is an Arab religion; prayers five times a day are unnecessary; and the Quran is full of lies.[36]
  • to find fault with a belief or a practice which the Muslim community (Ummah) has adopted.[37]
  • to find fault with or to curse apostles, prophets, or angels.[37]
  • for non-Muslims to use words that Muslims use.[54][55]
  • to pray for Muslims to become something else.[56]
  • to whistle during prayers.[57]
  • to practice other than the state-approved version of Islam.[57]
  • to recite Muslim prayers in a language other than Arabic.[57]
  • to publish an unofficial translation of the Quran.[61]

It is blasphemy:

  • for a non-Muslim to touch a Quran or to touch something that has touched a Quran.[63][64]
  • to say the Quran is boring.[71]

Blasphemy against the deity

The Quran[73] advises Muslims to shun those who find fault with Allah:

  • “. . . when ye hear the signs of Allah held in defiance and ridicule, ye are not to sit with them unless they turn to a different theme: if ye did, ye would be like them. For Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith – all in Hell.” [Quran 4:140]
  • “Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; but turn away from the ignorant.” [Quran 7:199]
  • “But they uttered blasphemy … if they repent, it will be best for them, but if they turn back, Allah will punish them.” [Quran 9:47]
  • “Allah is with those who restrain themselves . . . .” [Quran 16: 128]
  • “Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy.” [Quran 20:130]
  • “And the servants of Allah … are those who walked on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say ‘Peace’!” [Quran 25:63]
  • “And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom and say: ‘To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant.'” [Quran 28: 55]
  • “Have patience with what they say, and leave them with noble (dignity).” [Quran 73:10]
  • “Tell those who believe, to forgive those who do not look forward to the Days of Allah. It is for Him to recompense (for good or ill) each People according to what they have earned.” [Quran 45:14]
  • “Bear, then, with patience, all that they say, and celebrate the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting.” [Quran 50:39]

The Quran speaks of punishment in relation only to those who make war and mischief in opposition to Allah and Muhammad:

The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter

—Quran 5:33

 Blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad

The hadith and other writings suggest death is the proper punishment for someone who insults Muhammad.[74] In the hadith, Muhammad calls for the murder of several people who were mocking or scorning him. His companions and the angel Gabriel kill those who Muhammad wants dead.[37][75][76][77][78]

 Blasphemy against beliefs and customs

The punishment for non-conformity with prevailing beliefs and customs varies by jurisdiction.[79] In September 2009, Abdul Kahar Ahmad pleaded guilty in a Malaysian Sharia court to charges of spreading false doctrines, blasphemy, and violating religious precepts. The court sentenced Ahmad to ten years in prison and six lashes from a rattan cane.[80] In October 2009, Somalia’s hardline Islamist group al-Shabaab whipped women who were wearing a bra, and whipped men for being beardless. The group said violation of Islamic custom deserved whipping.[81]