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the Mark 

Book or not...is the Fall at Eden a myth or not...

If it's not just a myth, we sure have the results of it all around us...perhaps there's another explanation for Humanity's flaws...but I would mistrust one just cooked up in the last hundred years -- let alone one invented in the last decade...

And how tampered-with could the story get? -- we disobeyed God, and lost intimate companionship with Him...all the embellishments don't distract from that core event...

...but if the story of the Fall is true...then Humanity has come full circle with the Mark...

If the first test was 'don't take the fruit', and the reason to take it was to become like a god -- now the test is 'don't take the Mark', and the reason to take it is physical suvival...

It's an opportunity to undo that first fatal choice, by making a fatal choice (it may at some point be a death sentence to not carry the Mark).....If we didn't obey the first time, here we can obey this time...And this is why it's the New Covenant, the covenant of Faith...it's going to take a lot of faith to stick to your conviction that God says 'don't do it'...boy, are we going to look REALLY foolish...and ALL the pressure that world can bring will fall on you.

And this is part of the parable of the foolish virgins who didn't get oil for their lamps -- you can become a Believer, but when it comes to the crunch, and your children are hungry...whatcha gonna do? Gonna cave in, submit and get chipped, sacrifice yourself so they get food?

No equivocating or qualifying or justifying...He said NO...If you hadn't gotten oil (Holy Spirit) for your lamp (your life), where are you going to find it, for the fortitude to stand firm in your obedience and faith? Remember, at the time that the Mark is in full swing, it's likely to be the same time that 'He Who holds back, is removed'; and that implies the Holy Spirit (and the Church) is recalled (the rapture) to heaven....'when He returns, will He find Faith upon the earth?'...the foolish virgins could find no oil......when they could have easily prepared ahead of time -- and then it became too late -- they were waiting for His return -- but without REALLY preparing for His return.

These are things you're going to have to face and get FIRM in your heart and mind NOW...when it's in your face -- it's so easy to do the expedient thing. the societal correct thing, the logical thing, etc., etc...In fact, refusal of the Mark will be considered a mental disease (much as fundamental religion is now considered in the psychiatric community)......and even a danger to society...

So even if you aren't a Believer...even when I was independent, there was no way I would bow to another's will, especially a governmental one. I'm sure there are lots of bikers who won't, there is a sect of Buddhism who say they can't get tattoos or marks in or out of their bodies, there are anarchists that won't....just make up your mind now, and prepare in the best way you can...

After all, even if the Calling Ones are wrong...by not getting the Mark, you're still throwing a monkeywrench in TPTB's system...

 

Carrot and the stick...what if you were offered immortality treatments if you received the Mark?

Spiritual consultation or not, what would you do if you woke up tomorrow morning and was immediately faced with that choice...no other time to think about it than right now before you go to bed? (apologies to those on the other side of the planet)...

What does your spiritual discernment tell you right NOW? (and if your spiritual discernment can't tell you right now, what does that tell you about 'your' spiritual discernment?)

edit: That would be proper irony...the offer of the Mark...be like the gods...if you don't take it you die...Shades and echoes of the Tree!...

 

 

Cause to recieve...like make so desirable, or necessary, that you WANT it bad...

Insertion against your will, or with no choice in the matter (children, mentally incompetent, prisoners, etc.) nullifies the point that itīs an exercise of free-will choice to have it.

And force doesnīt have to be involved. The marginals on the fringe of society wonīt be factored in...there will always be money, just like there will always be a īIīll trade my sandwich for your cigaretteī, that canīt be controlled.

 

...and where are you going to run?


No travel.

No fuel purchase.
No air for your tires or oil for the engine.
No greasy cheeseburgers on the way.
No toll booths will let you by.
No way to buy even a map.

No ticket purchase, no bus, train, nor plane.
No taxi or limo.

No driverīs license or car registration and plates. And with cameras springing up at every intersection, and not just for capturing speeders and those running the light, how far do you think you'll get?



How long has it been since you tried walking on any public thoroughfare with any sort of pack...unmolested by any authorities?

No door will open to any public building.
No retail store will open.
No public lavatory door will open either.
No public phone or internet access will work.
No public library or institution will allow you entrance.

No campground will allow you to stay. Nor motel or hotel. Since you are not part of the īpublicī, even the parks are off limits for you to stay.
You are not a member, so even the use of public thoroughfares, such as roads, and all waterways, can be barred from your legal use.


Without a chip, it will be said that you have inadequate identification and you will be questioned and held repeatedly...or only once.

Without a chip, you are a sociopath at best; a saboteur at the very least. You are not a team-player, you are seen as an anarchist seeking the downfall of society. A danger and mentally diseased with social rabies. Uncooperative and negligent in your duties to the society you owe your existence to -- you are called treacherous, and fair game to receive the frustrations of those you hold back because of your refusal to participate.
Because this system works only if all are in it, and all things collected into its database.

Every manīs hand will be against you. At least, all those with marks on them.

No justice for you, because by refusing to join society, you do not get the benefits of it. No lawyer, no bail -- and hard labor to face, because you have no assets to pay for your own incarceration.

All rights and claims to life, liberty, and any pursuits will be forfeited by your refusal.

All liquid assets you used to own will belong to the state. No way to withdraw funds because funds are obsolete and non-existent outside of the system. No point-of-purchase node will operate, from food to medical care.
All possessions will be declared forfeit to the state for taxes you cannot pay.
All licenses and fees will be declared delinquent and either void or in receivership.

All permissions and privileges revoked. No membership in any organization will be recognized, and you will be repudiated.

The taint of your social criminality will surround you like a fog, and any association by any citizen with you will be considered anti-social and counter-productive. Association with you would cost a citizen their livelihood, residence, and liberty. You could be charged with attempted corruption.

Like a case of reverse-leprosy, the lack of a mark will brand you as an active member of those seeking to throw down humanity and return it to the dark ages. You declare yourself outside of the protection of not only the law, but civilized restraint by its citizens.

The state church may recommend īre-educationī for your own good, because by your obvious insanity by social and defacto suicide, you cannot make decisions for yourself.

And this is not even considering the mind-set that the implied permission receiving the mark would mean. The removal of the gift of the conscience, the removal of the concept of mercy, the unrestrained urgings of any passion or imaginings totally unchecked. The unblocked infiltration of the mind of any and all demonic suggestions and influence.



Yeah, if only it was as simple as īyou canīt buy foodī.


And this is why the End of the Age is expressed in such a clear way -- physical with spiritual ramifications.
The brand of ownership awaits the human race.
The brand is voluntary...but there are no exemptions, there is no īnone of the aboveī type choice involved. An attempt at no choice reverts to the default setting which belongs to the world system because of the contamination.
And the action is contained and expressed in a choice -- the results of all the reflection and pondering, or illumination and inspiration.

The spiritual mark of God, or the physical mark of the world system.





What will be very difficult is those with loveones in the hospital, or children in school...they will not allow us contact...

They may even tie their fates with our actions.

Faith without testing remains very small.

Begin thinking about it now...your child needs a certain medicine...youīve run out...what do you do?

This is why it is so important to īhave oil in your lampsī now.

Too late to try and make some hard decisions without that īoilī -- when itīs in your face -- and all of society and the whisperer in your ear, are calling you a fool.

And life itself, of yourself and others, hangs on your choice.

This is the reason for the rise of the gnostics, among others...to make that choice that much more difficult, if you havenīt found your foundation and anchored yourself to it.

To counter-balance that:

The filling of the Holy Spirit will be like a constant song in your bones.
You not only will feel peace, but a joy impossible to surpress...you will feel the arms of God reaching out and surrounding you...like youīve likely never felt before...

The strength you receive will be complete. The faith that youīve nourished during these dark and dry times will blossom into fruition.

Donīt worry, God will place some of us around you when the time gets compressed...the choice will always remain open until you give in to them...but faith as itīs exercised will rise to meet the challenges...It seems daunting now if you havenīt been walking in faith and trust in Him yet...Very hard if you wait until the last minute...
But know this, your decision to refuse will be not the only one.

We all pray for all to make the right choice.

And WHY this choice?

Because of its very clarity and unambiguity.

If you missed all else that was in the Bible, remember that this part is intended for those going through it, and He knows what kind of mind-set will occupy those at that time....

Thatīs why itīs not only simple, but it personifies the entire struggle in the Bible.
The choice between either trust and reliance on God, or on the world system.

This is as simple as the question "Did God really say īdonīt eat of this tree?ī"



Be of good cheer...lift up your heads...
...itīs not that bad...itīs the end of the race...at that point youīll be able to see the finish line...


Why is the world coming to this?

This analogy isnīt quite accurate, but -- consider a petri dish.

And the first culture is what is planted, and awaits growth.
But before it can even get going...it becomes contaminated.
Now the original purpose of the culture was for a certain thing.
Logically, it should be thrown out at this point...any subsequent growth is going to be contaminated also.

But, if the culture is decontaminated, a greater thing can be accomplished out of this culture, that couldnīt have been done with the original...so itīs worth saving.

However, when the antidote is applied, it only works on that part of the culture that receives it. If the antidote is rejected, those parts remain contaminated.

And when the petri dish is full, and completed; the parts that have been fixed will be harvested for its purpose...the remainder in the dish cannot be used, and for that matter, doesnīt want to be used.

Itīs left to its own devices...the petri dish is finished...

 

 

theyīll be trying to remember what we said



Read the instructions to something.

Then throw them away, īcause they seem simple enough.


And after awhile, try to build the thing without those instructions.

Fine, until you get to a point where you could build it either of two ways.
Each way would involve making irreversable modifications to the construction.


NOW you stretch your memory trying to remember what the instructions said.....it seemed so simple -- but what was it that it said to do when faced with a choice?

The instructions are long gone...and no one to call or ask....

...Panic, and trying to think and remember...





...what did they say?...

 

 

...and it gets worse...

...those instructions you threw away...

...well, remember when you'd get flashes of inspiration....

...and things would just fall into place...

...and serendipity would happen...

 

 

...you can kiss that goodbye...because when the Holy Spirit is removed...

...no more hints...

...no more inspiration...

...no intuitive feelings...

...no gift of wisdom...

...no relief of depression, no elevation of mood, no clarity of thought...

...no feeling connected, or part of anything...

...no feelings of love, mercy, or hope...

...no retention of anything learned or heard...

...no feeling of belonging, or of being safe...

...and it gets worse...

 

Then there is no protection...

No reset...No starting over...No fresh start or blank slate...

No relief...

From the unrestricted demonic oppression...

Whispering into your innermost thoughts...

Not only can you not remember the instructions, you're never given a moments peace to reconstruct even a fragment of it...

Disjointed pointless thoughts yammering incessantly deafens your brain...a constant dark rolling fog obscures even the simplest logic...The only relief is in violent mindless passion, or at least in chasing after it...

Think on what was said, and bring on the mother of all migraines...try to follow a train of thought, and spend all day sweating out one sentence, only to have it slip away as soon as you formulate it...your brain will feel like a feverish ball-bearing rolling along the same track, faster and faster...

Know the feeling of dull stupidity when you have a major case of the flu? That will be like the far-flung thoughts of a Tibetan monk in comparison to the brain you'll be left with, without the influence of God's Spirit in the world...

You won't miss it 'till it's gone...and then you might not have enough wit left to even realize how low you've sunk...only things of raw animalistic urges can be accomplished...

Ah, there's the hook...work for the Beast, and have clarity of purpose...

 

 

...like a dim echo..."what was it they said"...