Tribulation Comments

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Mark 3:29 is often said to be "the" unpardonable sin. There are others; for example
the mark of the Beast is lethal too.

● Rev 14:9-11 . . And 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 upon 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 goes up forever and ever; and they have no
rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever
receives the mark of his name.

The world saw a sampling of the mark of the beast during the Covid 19 pandemic.
In some areas folks risked the loss of their jobs, their careers, and their licenses to
practice for refusing to accept a Covid vacc, and shoppers had to show proof of
inoculation before they could even enter a store to purchase basic necessities. So
we can be fairly certain the passage below is at the very least plausible.

● Rev 13:16-17 . . And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the
poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand, or
on their forehead, and he provides that no one should 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.
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[Tha:yo:nih]

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● Rev 12:1 . . A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the Sun,
with the Moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.

That sign is sometimes interpreted to indicate Jesus' mom; and I guess that's okay
if the Bible reader happens to be a Catholic.

But it's far more likely the sign is taken from Joseph's dream (Gen 37:9) which
Jacob interpreted as a reference to his clan, a.k.a. the people of Israel.

"When he told it to his father and his brothers, his father reproved him and asked:
What is the meaning of this dream of yours? Can it be that I and your mother and
your brothers are to come and bow to the ground before you?" (Gen 37:10)

As the family's prophet, Jacob's inspired intuition instantly caught the dream's
message; although it did make him a bit indignant. However, the olde boy didn't
brush the dream aside because his prophetic insight told him there just might be
something to it

The mother element of the family of Israel consists of a composite unity consisting
of four biological moms-- Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah. So the logical conclusion
is that the Moon's identity included all four women rather than limited to Joseph's
mom alone; who at the time was already deceased.

Anyway: I'm guessing that what we're told by the sign is that in spite of the
Dragon's best efforts, he has thus far failed to stop Christ from taking the reins. In
other words: Christ is still on track to return and no one can stop him.

"She gave birth to a son, a male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron
rod." (Rev 12:5a)

That would be a reference to the 2nd Psalm wherein Christ's opponents are soundly
mocked as air heads; so to speak.
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[Tha:yo:nih]

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Down at the end of all with which we are familiar, the announcement below will be
made.

● Rev 22:11 . . Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the
righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.

In other words: the people to whom those words pertain, will be stuck with who
and what they are with no chance of ever being any different. That's good news for
the righteous and/or holy, whereas really bad news for folks who end up on the
wrong side of things as they will be forever unfit for anyplace else.
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