The Sabbath and the mark of the beast

We read in the Bible:

Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

The idea of the hand and forehead is not only found in Revelation. It is by no coincidence that Moses speaking of the Ten Commandments told the Israelites, “These Commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts…Tie them as symbols on your HANDS and bind them on your FOREHEADS” (Deuteronomy 6:6, 8). Note the KJV translates “on your foreheads” to “frontlets between thine eyes” which means forehead. Again Moses said, “Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your HANDS and bind them on your FOREHEADS.” (Deuteronomy 11:18). In other words, God said His Ten Commandment law was to be a sign upon our hands and foreheads. Where does the mark of the beast go? What about the Seal of God? So what is the symbolism behind your HANDS and FOREHEAD?

What is a Mark?

A Mark (seal, sign, token, frontlet) is placed upon the forehead or hands, either as a sign of a curse or as a sign of redemption.

• Genesis 4:15: God places a mark on the covenant breaking Cain, so nobody would kill him.
• Exodus 28:36-38: Priests of God wore a gold plate upon their forehead, symbolizing the redeemed man.
• Exodus 13:9,16, Deuteronomy 6:6,8; 11:18: A mark upon the forehead and hand was a symbol of total obedience to God’s Law.
• Solomon 8:6: A seal upon the heart and arm is symbolic of a love for someone.
• Isaiah 49:16: God has graven His people on the palms of His hands as a sign that he would not forget them.
• Ezekiel 9:4: A mark upon the forehead was indicative of their allegiance to the Lord in the midst of abomination.
• Revelation 13:16-17: The Beast places a mark on the hand or forehead of his followers also. This mark is his name (which represents ones character).
• Revelation 14:9-11; 16:2; 19:20: Those who receive the mark of the Beast (worship something other than God) will be tormented. Which means...
• Revelation 9:4: Those who do not have the seal of God in their forehead will be tormented. The Beast’s mark is contrasted to God’s mark!
• Revelation 20:4: Those who do not receive the Beasts’ mark will be the keepers of God's commandments and have the testimony of Jesus.
• Revelation 15:2: To keep the Word of God is to overcome and be victorious over the mark, or name, or character, of the Beast.
• Revelation 3:12: The name of God will be written upon those who overcome.
• Revelation 7:3; 14:1; 22:4: Where will the name of God be written? It will be sealed in their foreheads!
• Revelation 19:13: What exactly is the name of God that’ll be written in their foreheads? It is The Word Of God! (See also John 1:1,14). In other words, Scripture, God's Word, will be in their hearts, minds, and souls!

What about the mark the Lord set upon Cain? Was this a physical mark or was it symbolic? Genesis 4:15 reads, “And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.” Did Cain spend the remainder of his life with writing on His forehead and if so, why would anyone have acknowledged it? This is obviously also symbolic and as we have seen, the book of Revelation is also a highly symbolic book.

Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my LAWS into their HEARTS, and in their MINDS will I write them;”

The Mark is symbolic and this should be apparent by the fact that God also seals us with His Mark in our forehead and by the fact that we are sealed with His law and that the law is to be a sign upon our HANDS and FOREHEAD. This is not coincidence by any means. Do you really believe it is by chance that the MARK competes for exactly the same locations which symbolize our obedience to God’s law and especially when Revelation shows so distinctly that those who do NOT get the mark of the beast keep the Commandments of God?

How many today teach that it is either no Commandments or nine Commandments? And what Commandments show that we belong to God the Father and His Son? 

1. Commandments:  You shall have no other Gods but me.

Question: Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son?

The answer is: Yes. Having no Gods but Him means I am belong to Him.

2. Commandments:  You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son?

The answer is:   No. Some might not make any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it but at the same time they might not worship The Father too.

3. Commandments:  You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son?

The answer is:   No. There are many who don’t misuse or do not use His name at all.

4. Commandments:  You shall remember and keep the Sabbath day holy.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son?

The answer is:   Yes. Exodus 31:13 “…You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.”  Ezekiel 20:12 Also I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I the LORD made them holy. Mat 12:8  For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. Luk 6:5  And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

5. Commandments:  Respect your father and mother.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son? 

The answer is:   No. Many good people are respecting their father and mother but they do not know our Father in heaven.

6. Commandments:  You must not kill.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son?

The answer is:   No.

7. Commandments:  You must not commit adultery.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son? 

The answer is:   No.

8. Commandments:  You must not steal.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son?

The answer is:   No.

9. Commandments:  You must not give false evidence against your neighbour.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment shows that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son? 

The answer is:   No

10. Commandments:  You must not be envious of your neighbour's goods. You shall not be envious of his house nor his wife, nor anything that belongs to your neighbour.

Question:  Is there a sign in this commandment show that we are belonging to God the Father and His Son? 

The answer is:   No.

So, one might keep 8 of Ten Commandments but still we do not see any SIGN that he is belonging to the only true God the Father. Keeping these 8 Commandments might makes us good person but it does not show any SIGN that we belong to the Father.

The Christians keeps the second, third, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, and the 10^th Commandments but breaks the first and the 4^th Commandments which have the SIGN that we belong to the God the Father.

The SDA Church founded on doctrines based upon the biblical truth but they break the first Commandments which have the SIGN of BELONGING to the Father when they accepted the trinity God. And now they are on their way to break the 4th commandments which is also had the SIGN of BELONGING to the Father.

EGW stated:
"The enemy of souls has sought to bring in the supposition that a great reformation was to take place among Seventh-day Adventists, and that this reformation would consist in giving up the doctrines which stand as the pillars of our faith, and engaging in a process of reorganization. Were this reformation to take place, what would result? The principles of truth that God in His wisdom has given to the remnant church, would be discarded. Our religion would be changed. The fundamental principles that have sustained the work for the last fifty years would be accounted as error. A new organization would be established. Books of a new order would be written. A system of intellectual philosophy would be introduced. The founders of this system would go into the cities, and do a wonderful work. The Sabbath of course, would be lightly regarded, as also the God who created it. Nothing would be allowed to stand in the way of the new movement. The leaders would teach that virtue is better than vice, but God being removed, they would place their dependence on human power, which, without God, is worthless. Their foundation would be built on the sand, and storm and tempest would sweep away the structure. Who has authority to begin such a movement? We have our Bibles. We have our experience, attested to by the miraculous working of the Holy Spirit. We have a truth that admits of no compromise. Shall we not repudiate everything that is not in harmony with this truth? {1SM 205.1}1904

I want you to think about her saying: “The Sabbath of course, would be lightly regarded, as also the God who created it.”… How many times we heard the trinitarian says: “Why is it important? Is this salvific? Are there people being maligned by a belief in the trinity?” I believe Satan now is attacking the Sabbath in every way and I see the Seventh-day Adventist Church is going to give up on the Sabbath and break the fourth commandments as they break the first one…

Every person on the planet will one day either get the Mark of God (seal) or the Mark of the Beast. You will find numerous times in the Bible that the forehead represents your heart and mind while your hands represent your actions. Those who break the first Commandments by believing in trinity will receive the mark of the beast in their forehead and who break the forth Commandments by not keeping the Sabbath will receive the mark of the beast in their hands.