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John expresses the one great cry that will go up to the throne on high from that awful
arena, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus".
"Oh that Thou wouldest rend the heavens and come down" (Isa. 64: 1).
#41.
666, the number of his name (13: 18).
pp. 129 - 135
The mark of the beast, what visions this calls up! The number of his name, on this
theme what volumes have been written! Yet must we add our effort in the endeavour to
understand what God has written for our learning.
Those who will not worship the beast will be put to death; the refusal of the mark, the
name, or the number will be punished by hunger and ostracism, a living death. We must
first bring together in some sort of order the references to this name, mark and number,
and observe anything that will lead us on in the understanding of the problem.
Mark.
"And he causeth all, even the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the
free and the bond, to receive a mark on their right hands, or upon their foreheads, that no
man should be able to buy or sell except he who had the mark." (13: 16, 17).
"If any one worshipped the beast and his image, and receiveth his mark on his
forehead, or on his hand, even he shall drink of the wine of God's fury" (14: 9).
"And there broke out a noisome and grievous sore upon the men who had the mark of
the beast" (16: 2).
"The miracles.......with which he had deceived them that had received the mark of the
beast" (19: 20).
"And whosoever did not worship the beast.......and did not receive the mark on their
foreheads and on their hands, both lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years"
(20: 4).
NOTE.--The words "and from his mark", in 15: 2,
are omitted by G.L.T.Tr.A., W.H. and R.V. This gives 6 occurrences of the word.
The Mark of his Name.
"They have no rest day and night.......whosoever receiveth the mark of his name"
(14: 11).
The Name.
"That no one should be able to buy or sell except he who has the mark, or the name of
the beast" (13: 17).
The Number of his Name.
"That no one should be able to buy or sell except he who has.......the number of his
name" (13: 17).
"Those who had gotten the victory.......from the number of his name" (15: 2).