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"Keep the ____________________________ of _____________

and the ___________________ of ___________ ____________”
NOTE: Revelation 14:9-11 warns against receiving the mark of the
beast. Verse 12 tells what the victorious saints do to avoid the mark.
They keep God's commandments and have Jesus' faith. Praise God it
is Jesus' faith that makes the miracle of commandment keeping
possible! My faith in Jesus' indwelling presence is the key (Romans
8:3, 4; Colossians 1:27, 28).

18. God's last warning message includes: Revelation 14:6-12

a. Worship of the Creator (vs. 7) which means I keep the sign or mark
of His Creatorship, His Sabbath. For emphasis, verse 7 even quotes
part of the Sabbath commandment (Exodus 20:11).
b. Do not receive the mark of the beast (vs. 9, 10) which means I must
not accept and receive the devil's counterfeit sign of Sunday
sacredness.
NOTE: God gives us these two solemn warnings. What could be
more sobering? It is clear that a person who receives the mark of the
THE MARK OF THE BEAST
beast will be lost. The most fearful, awesome and shocking language in all the book of
Revelation is used in speaking of the mark of the beast.
To read how God describes the punishment for those who receive the
19. Are you serious about escaping hell's fires?
mark of the beast (Revelation 14:9-11) is enough to immediately put a
Ans: _________________________________________________ sober look on any person's face.
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Revelation points out the following specifically:

20. Are you serious enough to obey all ten commandments out of a. Any person who receives this mark is lost.
gratitude for your salvation?
b. The majority of people on earth will accept the mark.
Ans: _________________________________________________
c. Civil authorities will try to compel people to be so marked.
God teaches in Revelation that all people on this earth are rapidly dividing
Bible texts in this lesson are primarily quoted from King James Version into two groups: one group following the God of heaven, and the other
copyright © Thomas Nelson Publishers. following Satan, who is represented by the beast. Those who follow God
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Satan, represented by the beast, will receive the sign or mark of the beast. NOTE: No one has the mark of the beast now. No one will be marked
until the law forces a person to stop buying and selling unless he has
Tragically, unless a person knows for certain what the mark of the beast is,
the mark. When it becomes a major issue and people are forced to
he will inevitably end up with this dreadful mark. Are you positive that you
decide for either the mark of God or the mark of the beast, then those
can identify the mark of the beast? Anything less can cost you your life.
who work on Sabbath or observe Sunday as a holy day will be marked.
This subject may cut across something you have loved from childhood. But Sabbath breaking however, even today, is a very serious matter,
surely, since God lovingly sent us this special message from Revelation, we because it involves sin (1 John 3:4). Those who knowingly profane
will be anxious to hear and follow His counsel. This is what Jesus asks us to God's holy day now, will lose the ability to think and see clearly and
do in Revelation 1:3. will end up in darkness (John 12:35).

THE BEAST OF REVELATION 13:1-10 A TEST OF LOYALTY

1. What does a beast represent in prophecy? Daniel 7:23 14. How does God decide whom we serve? Romans 6:16
"The fourth _____________ shall be the fourth _____________.” "His _____________ ye are to _____________ ye _____________”
NOTE: Beasts in prophecy represent kingdoms, governments, or earthly NOTE: God chooses to save everybody (I Timothy 2:3, 4). The devil
ruling organizations. desperately wants all to be lost. We choose whom we will serve by
whom we obey (Joshua 24:15). I obey God and serve Him by
accepting His Sabbath. Sabbath-keeping is not just a matter of
2. This beast comes out of the sea. What is water? Revelation 13:1; choosing a day but rather a question of loyalty to Christ or anti-Christ,
Revelation 17:15 which is another name for the beast.
"The waters. . . are _____________ and _____________ and
_____________ and ____________.” 15. How does God count me if I am neutral? Matthew 12:30
NOTE: Water, in prophecy, represents the people of the world. "He that is not _____________ Me is _____________ Me."

3. Nine points identify the "beast". What are they?

GOD'S PEOPLE LOVINGLY OBEY
Study these identifying points in Revelation 13:1-10
16. What did Christ's disciples say when facing a test? Acts 5:29
1. Receives power, seat and authority from dragon (Revelation 13:12)
"We ought to obey _____________ rather than _____________.”
2. Comes up as Pagan Rome falls (Daniel 7:24)
NOTE: And Jesus said, "In vain they do worship Me, teaching for
3. Becomes a worldwide power (Revelation 13:3, 7) doctrines the commandments of men." Matthew 15:9.
4. Rules 42 prophetic months-1260 years (Revelation 13:5)
5. Is guilty of blasphemies (Revelation 13:5, 6) 17. How can I make sure I will not receive the mark? Revelation 14:12

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 HOW THE MARK IS RECEIVED 6. Receives a deadly wound which heals (Revelation 13:3)

10. Why does God command His angels to hold earth's final 7. Receives worship —a religious power (Revelation 13:4, 8)
destruction? Revelation 7:1-3 8. Persecutes God's saints (Revelation 13:7)
"Hurt not the _______________ ...till we have ________________ 9. Has a mystic number 666 (Revelation 13:18).
the _________________ of God in their _____________________.” NOTE: Only one power fulfils all of these characteristics. History
NOTE: God is holding back devastating destruction from the earth proves that the Papacy not only received its power, seat and great
until His people receive His seal, sign or mark, which is His Sabbath. authority from Pagan Rome, that she was a worldwide power for 1260
Soon every person on earth will be in one of two groups: God's group, years (538 to 1798), during which time she put to death some 50
with His Sabbath mark, or the Beast's group, with his counterfeit million Christians who refused to bow down in worship to her, but,
Sunday mark. also made the blasphemous claim that she was able to forgive sins,
and that the bishop of Rome was "God on earth".
Revelation uses the ancient custom of giving numerical value to
11. Who will receive God's wrath in the last days? Revelation 14:9, 10 official names or titles to help identify this power. A chief title of the
Those who receive the _____________ of the ________________ bishop of Rome is "The vicar of the son of God", in Latin, “Vicarious
Filii Dei".
NOTE: God's wrath is contained in the seven last plagues which we
will study in a soon-coming lesson (Revelation 15:1; 16:1,2). This name adds up to exactly "666"!

12. Where is the beast's mark placed on people? Revelation 13:16

"In their right _____________ or in their _____________.”
NOTE: The mark is not literal. Remember, we are dealing with
symbols. The forehead represents the mind with which we serve God
(Romans 7:25), and the hand is a symbol of men's work. (Ecclesiastes
9:10). Those who accept Sunday observance willingly are marked in So the Papacy fits all nine points.
the forehead. Those who agree to work on the Sabbath to avoid
boycott or death are marked in the hand.
4. Who gives this message of warning in Revelation? Revelation 3:19

13. Do people who now observe Sunday have the mark? Jesus says, "As many as I ________, I __________ and __________;
Revelation 13:16, 11 be _____________ therefore and _____________.”
"And that _________________ man might __________________ NOTE: This is a message of love from Jesus. There are many
or __________________ save he that had the _____________” beautiful, sweet, loving Christians of the Roman community, who
serve Jesus gladly and whom Jesus counts as His children.

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 This is not an attack on our Christian friends but an account of the NOTE: Daniel 7 is a parallel prophecy to Revelation 13. The message
historical Roman religious system which has demonstrated so much is clear, the papacy only thought they could change God's day of
power in ages past. Thank God Jesus loves us enough to give us this worship; the Sabbath of the fourth commandment is still binding;
gracious warning that we might avoid receiving the mark of the beast. Sunday is not a holy day (Exodus 20:8).

5. What then is the mark of the beast? 8. What concern did God have in Ezekiel's day? Ezekiel 22:26
We shall, in all fairness, allow the papal system to tell us what its "Hid their _____________ from My _____________.”
mark of authority is.
NOTE: It's still happening today. Many religious leaders say, "There
NOTE: The following comes from the Catholic Record of London, is no difference between Sabbath and Sunday." But God still says,
Ontario, Canada, Sept. 1, 1923: "Sunday is our mark of "Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my
authority...The church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbaths." Ezekiel 22:8.
Sabbath observance is proof of the fact."

9. What did God say about attempts to change His law? Deut. 4:2;
6. Are there other proofs of the change? Luke 16:11
Yes. From the Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine by Peter
Geiermann, we read the following on page 50:
Q: Which is the Sabbath day?
A: Saturday is the Sabbath day.
Q: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday?
A: Because the Catholic Church transferred the solemnity from
Saturday to Sunday.
NOTE: The Papacy claims that it changed the day of worship from
Saturday to Sunday and that Sunday observance by the world is its
sign of authority and power. We summarize by saying, God's mark or
sign of power is Sabbath and Sabbath-keeping, while the beast's sign
or mark of power in religious matters is Sunday and Sunday-keeping.
Many Roman Catholic sources too numerous to quote here testify to Do not ________ or _________ a single thing. ______________ and
the change. _____________ will pass away before one tittle of the _______ fails.”
NOTE: Popular churches are embarrassed. As we studied before,
7. Did the papacy really change God's fourth commandment? virtually all churches admit in their official writings that there is no
Daniel 7:25 scripture for Sunday sacredness.
No! "And _____________ to change times and _____________.”
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