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[[File:charagma.jpg|right|400px|thumb|The painting shows a Roman slave market with people wearing clay [[Tablet|tablets]] to identify them and the [[Employ|owner of their labor]]. Identifying slaves or a citizen's eligibility for [[benefits]] and even a liability for taxes in [[Rome]] was often done with a clay plaque made with a ''charag'' to produce a "[[Charagma]]". The Greek word ''[[Charagma]]'' we often translate  ''"mark"'' in [[Revelation]] specifically means a “badge of servitude”. ''Beasts''<Ref name="beastpol">In the Bible, beasts often represent political systems or kingdoms that rule over the world. These systems are corporate as a corporations and corporations are treated as living things in the law. Some of the descriptions we see using names of animals is an attempt to identify characteristics of those entities.</Ref> in prophecy are generally identified as governments. <Br>In [[Egypt]] the Israelites were bound by a different form of servitude as members of the [[corvee]] under the [[care]] of the [[Pharaoh]] but owing 1/5 of their labor.<Br>What is your government issued [[Employ|badge of servitude]] required [[Section 666|by law]] in almost every country in the [[world]] to get work, bank accounts, [[benefits]], even a [[Passports|passport]] or identification? <Br>
The “[[Mark of the Beast|“mark”]] is specifically a “badge of servitude” based upon the Greek word Charagma and its use in scripture is evidence to show membership where you are required to “labor” without compensation which is the definition of “servitude”. The “beasts” in scripture use of [[force]]. There is nothing in the text to suggest that the “[[Mark of the Beast]]” prophesied will be a chip and certainly it was not a chip under Caligula, Claudius, nor [[Nero]].]]

== A MARK ==

The important thing in studying the context of [[Revelation]] and its reference to the [[Mark of the Beast]] is that we gain some spiritual understanding of how [[The Way]] of [[Christ]] which should help us learn the [[Song of Moses]] and the [[Song of the Lamb]] which will take place in a [[world]] wide period of '''Hard Times'''.

[[Rome]] was not an [[Anarchist|anarchy]] at the time of Christ. 

The once free society which had risen to a state of prominence and power in the Mediterranean with a voluntary [[welfare]] system and locally supported militias eventually became ruled by the ''[[Fathers]] of the earth'' who became authoritarian [[Benefactors]] which led to [[tyranny]] and [[despotism]]. 

The once ''[[viable republic]]'' of [[Rome]] [[degenerate]]d into an indirect [[democracy]] and a [[socialist]] State with [[free bread]] and a more and more a state managed [[legal charity]]  and economy. 
Through the [[Imperial Cult of Rome]] there was the [[Roots of the Welfare State|rise of the welfare state]] where [[Plutarch|liberty is destroyed]] one [[Benefits|benefit]] at a time while the people are reduced to [[zombies]] and [[Polybius|savages]].

Wealth steadily seduced an industrious people into an [[Roots of the Welfare State|apathetic welfare state]]. With a growing system of social benefits came tax burdens upon the rich, which shifted to the craftsmen and laborer, and eventually the growing [[masses]] of poor. 

Centralization of power also brought a burgeoning [[bureaucracy]] with the big ''feet of a bear'' and policy enforcers with the ''mouth of a lion''. 

Together they all brought debasement of the social morals of the [[masses]] and the abdication of [[Social Virtues]]. The love of wealth, comfort and security at the expense of your neighbor or the [[Curse children|next generation]]  replaced the simplicity of [[love]], [[worship|service]], and [[sacrifice]].

=== History repeats ===

History repeats itself and if you understand the similarities between [[Rome vs US|Rome and us]] you will  see that there will be a decline and fall of society. Before governments will change, men must [[Power to change|change]]. Christ taught The Way back if we will [[Repent]] and seek the righteous [[Kingdom of God]]. 

Many societies became dependent upon elaborate systems of [[taxation]] which required systems of identification of members or citizens. These 'pinakion''<Ref name="pinakion ">A pinakion was a small bronze or wooden plate used as a form of citizen's token and for political office holders or even jury membership.</Ref> were used to identify an individuals obligations and entitlements or benefits in a particular society. While often bronze or wood the could be made of clay with etched information in them before they were fired.

[[File:identiﬁcationticket.jpg|right|thumb|Bronze ID for citizen juror or ''pinakion'',<Ref name="pinakion "></Ref> inscribed with name of the individual, the patronymic or fathers name, and deme (a political division of Attica in ancient Greece), fourth century B.C..<Ref>[http://agora.ascsa.net/id/agora/image/2008.19.0033&q=&t=&v=list&p=1&s=1&sort=&size=full original photo]</Ref>]]
[[File:idcavalrycommander.jpg|right|thumb|Identification token of a cavalry commander.<Ref>[http://agora.ascsa.net/id/agora/image/2008.19.0006?q=references%3A%22Agora%3APublication%3AAgora%20Picture%20Book%204%22&t=&v=icons&sort=rating%20desc%2C%20sort%20asc&s=1 original photo source]</Ref>]]

In Judea ''[[Gabbai]]'' <nowiki>[tax collector]</nowiki>, collected ... ground-, income-, and poll-taxes while the ''[[Mokhes]]'' collected duty upon imports and exports; on all that was bought and sold.... 

They had invented taxes that reached into the life of almost everyone. There were taxes based on the number of axles, wheels, pack-animals, pedestrians, the use of roads, highways; on admission to markets; on carriers, bridges, ships, and quays; on crossing rivers, on dams, on licenses, in short, on such a variety of objects, that even the research of modern scholars has not been able to identify all the names.<Ref>“Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah” Bible CD: Chapter III.  </Ref>

They not only had to collect these taxes, but they had to keep track of who had paid and who had not, as well as who was a taxpayer and who was exempt or excluded. Among the slaves, citizens, and residents there were more than one status. They had many ways to keep track of slave and freeman as well as who had paid and who was still owing on the myriad of taxes, fees, and tariffs, including interest, and penalties.

Both Greeks and Romans used small framed boards filled with wax or clay. A thin coating of dark wax was used for brief or short term notations. Scratching letters in the soft wax with a stylus so that the light-colored backing would show through. The tablets were sometimes linked together with rings, which was called a codex.

Longer documents were written on a paper called papyrus and could be glued together into rolls 15 to 40 feet long called ''volumen''. 

=== Permanent records ===

[[Contract|Contracts]] might be etched or engraved in wet clay with a quill with marks or seals of the parties pressed in as a signature. After drying they were stored in the temple. This ancient method of record keeping was widely accepted.

Loans of indebtedness and usury sometimes took advantage of this more permanent form. Record keeping solemnized by seals and marks in clay that were fired to make them “unbreakable”.

Slaves in the market place were given dried clay tablets to identify them and their occupation. If these tablets were baked with the seal of the owner they took on a permanency that protected the slave from unwarranted detention as he traveled through the public streets on errands for his master. 

That etched document was referred to as a ''[[Charagma|charagma]]''<Ref>[[Charagma|charagma]]{khar’-ag-mah} from the same as 5482; a scratch or etching, i.e. stamp (as a badge of servitude), or sculptured figure (statue); graven mark.  </Ref>
[charagma]. The word might refer to several other forms of identification that appeared during Rome's long history.

See also a [[Tesserae]] which you could get as a [[Was Paul a Roman Citizen|Roman citizen]] as a part of their [[Welfare|social welfare]] or [[Corban|Qorban]].

Some employed servants or slaves were very wealthy because of their skills or position. They might be physicians or engineers or lawyers. 

Their ''[[Charagma|charagma]]'' would identify a status, occupation or use, and might be made of clay, stone, lead, iron, copper, silver, or even gold. It originally was of private issue but became a form of official identification.

A “[[Charagma]] is well attested to have been an imperial seal of the Roman Empire used on official documents during the first and second centuries.” <Ref>Walter A. Elwell (Ed.). Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books. 1996. 22nd, July, 2003.</Ref>

The word ''mark'' in Revelation  is from ''charagma''. It is a stamp or a badge or an imprinted mark. It is from the word ''charax'' from ''charasso'' (to sharpen to a point). A charax is a pole or stake, a palisade. The only connection between a charax and a ''charagma'' is that the early ''charagmas'' were made in clay with a charax, a sharp stick. 

Knowing your status quo during the census usually required a token to mark those who had been counted subjects of the Empire. The census called for by [[Augustus Caesar|Augustus]] “was regarded as the badge of servitude, and incompatible with the Theocratic character of Israel.”<Ref>This was the sole grounds of resistance to the census. Josephus. Ant. xviii. 1. 1, 6.  </Ref>

What is the essential characteristic of a ''charagma''? 

Is it important to note that it is etched with a sharp object or on the forehead or in the hand?<Ref name="">There are verses in the Old Testament associated with the ''hand and forehead'' which include [[Exodus 13]]:9  "And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD’S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt." ''This was about performing the token ritual of eating [[leaven|unleaven]] bread with your hands to remind us in our mind of the way of Moses.''
: [[Exodus 13]]:16  "And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt." This was about the token practice of the [[Passover]] meal to remind us of the original meaning.
: [[Deuteronomy 6]]:8  "And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes." This  was about a [[Tefillin]] used as tool in the ritual performance of [[meditation]] in which the practitioner would [[watch]] and [[pray]]. 
: [[Deuteronomy 11]]:18 "Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes."
:: We must remember and comprehend in our [[mind]] [[the way]] of God, His [[Kingdom of God|Kingdom]] and His [[righteousness]] and then turn it into action with our hands if we are to be free to posses our land and return to our family. [[Deuteronomy 6]]:18  "And thou shalt do [that which is] right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,"</Ref> 

Or is it because a ''charagma'' is a '''badge of servitude'''? 

Does it mark who is bound and loosed, who is free and who must serve?

: “Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them...” [[Exodus 23]]:24 

Is the essential characteristic of a mark its location, shape, form or is it what the mark stands for? 

A ''charagma'' had a specific purpose. The " χάραγμα – properly, an engraving (etching); (figuratively) a mark providing undeniable identification, like a symbol giving irrefutable connection between parties."<Ref>http://biblehub.com/greek/5480.htm</REf> It was a ''mark'' that expressed ownership of the service of someone, the right of possession, the right to---or the employer of---the use of an item, creature or human as a resource or [[Merchandise]].

: "Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts." (Proverbs 22:26)

The word ''mark'' in Revelation is specifically a “badge of servitude”. ''Charagma'' appears 9 times in the Bible and is translated graven in [[Acts 17]]:29. This is the only place outside of Revelation  that ''charagma'' appears, and it is also the only place it is not translated mark.

: For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. For as much then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven <nowiki>[a charagma]</nowiki> by art and man’s device. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: [[Acts 17]]:28, 30

== Fathers of the earth ==

The word offspring is from ''genos'' which is translated, kind, kindred, or nation expressing that God is the original authority in our lives.

The word ought is from the Greek ''opheilo'' rather than the more common dei or tis. It is also translated owe, be bound, be (one’s) duty, be a debtor, be guilty, be indebted. ''Opheilo'' is defined “to owe, to owe money, be in debt for, that which is due, the debt.” It also appears in John 13:14 expressing this concept of indebtedness: “If I ... have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.” 

The words “graven <nowiki>[charagma]</nowiki> by art and man’s device”, are talking about systems of authority created by men, which include social programs or schemes, making the word of God to none effect.<Ref>[[Mark 7]]:13 Christ was speaking of their system of social welfare, [[Corban]].  </Ref>

The word ''device'' here is from ''enthumesis'', which means a ''thinking, consideration; thoughts''. There are no more powerful false gods than those created in our minds and bound by pride. Men begin to worship,<Ref>See Worship http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/worship.php </Ref>and give allegiance to their created institution more so than God. 

We are commanded not to let the creations of our own thinking become our godhead, our ''patronus'', or our father because we owe that title to our Father in Heaven. No man on earth should stand as our substitute father, with the authority to mark us with his charagma.<Ref>Call no man [[Father]] http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/fatherabba.php   </Ref>


=== Revelation 14:8-9 ===

'''And there followed another angel, saying, [[Babylon]] is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the [[wrath]] of her [[fornication]]. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man<Ref name="eitis">{{1536}}</Ref> [[worship]] the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand,''' [[Revelation 14]]:8-9

'''IF ANY MAN''' is translated from two words; ''ei tis'' meaning ''if'' or ''whether'' and a ''certain''. Together they mean “whoever, whatever” and is followed by conditions which need to be examined. 

'''WORSHIP''' is from ''proskuneo'' meaning ''an expression of profound reverence…'' but ''used of homage shown to men of superior rank denoting obedience: such as a ''profound reverence for an office or a flag or the acceptance of an [[exercise authority|exercising authority]].<Ref name="exauth">{{exauth}}</Ref> 

''[[Worship]]ing God has nothing to do with singing in Church. Worshiping has to do with accepting a superior authority. In the Hebrew worship is often translated from “ החשׁ shachah” meaning “to bow down”.<Ref>{{07812}}</Ref> If God is the ultimate authority, then to bow down or worship Him is to bow to His authority. Singing may be a gesture along these lines but in [[spirit and truth]] is concerned with a more substantive and harmonious behavior. Are we taking His name in [[vain]] if we are bowing to other authorities to obtain their [[benefits]] at the expense of our neighbor? Are we to be [[rulers]] over our fellow man? As we judge so shall we be judged.

The '''BEAST''' is from the word ''therion''<Ref name="therion">{{2342}}</Ref> from the diminutive ''thera'' which means “trap” or “hunting to destroy.” ''Therion'' is translated beast, wild beast, venomous beast.<Ref name="beastpol"></Ref> 

In the Bible the beasts always represented governments, such as [[Nimrod]], a mighty hunter before the Lord, or [[Cain]] the founder of the first [[City-state|city state]]. 

There are two fundamental classifications of governments. The first type is based upon [[faith]], [[hope]], [[love]] and [[charity]] and obeying their natural Father or Creator in heaven. It is a voluntary union of people based on an equal love of neighbor and self, with forgiveness and thanksgiving. This government is created by families coming together in a fellowship, which shares a common acceptance of the Character of God’s Name or Nature, (e.g. justice and mercy) written on their hearts and minds. 

The second type is the one that hunts or devours men. It operates on the basis of enforced control, imposed restrictions, exercising authority, and ultimately, [[bondage]] and [[oppression]]. It seduces the masses by promising security at the expense of their neighbor. It solicits their applications, which, upon acceptance, becomes binding social contracts, covenants, and leagues of allegiance. 

: '''“The real destroyers of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and [[Benefits]].”''' [[Plutarch]], 2000 years ago.

== Systems ==

In such systems, men endlessly write and codify laws and become the ruling elite. Born or elected they share a desire to control and rule over their neighbors. They are corrupted by power and a willingness to covet.

And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. [[1 Samuel 8]]:12

The [[righteous]] system is spiritually based, and dependent on [[faith]], patience, [[charity]] and [[thanksgiving]]. It is populated by those who are willing to give---and [[forgive]]---under the [[perfect law of liberty]]. They maintain free choice by granting the same to others and accepting [[responsibility]] for themselves and showing [[mercy]] and justice to all. 

In a government of [[liberty]] people must seek to rule themselves, not their neighbor. They hope to master only [[charity]] and [[mercy]], [[forgive]]ness and service. They serve God by serving one another.

== Systems of the Father ==

Both systems depend on [[faith]] or [[allegiance]] and are composed of dedicated [[believer|believers]]. One is based on the authority of men over men, and has a man sitting as a central father (or [[Patronus]]) or ruling authority. The other has God the [[Father]] of all men living in their hearts and minds. 

Both types of governments are in essence a [[family]]. In one, the family is truly free, in the other men are [[Parens Patriae]], "[[father]] of the people". 

God the [[Father]]’s family is based on the natural family instituted by God with the solemn joining of Husband and Wife. These families freely associate as a nation through a voluntary network. The natural [[Family]] holds the [[dominion]] of God bound only in love of their neighbor.

Can a government be based on [[love]] and [[charity]]? 

Can people unite on a national scale and still remain a free people? 

Voluntary governments have been the rule in man’s history, “our modern reliance on government to make law and establish order is not the historical norm.”<Ref> The Enterprise of Law: Justice without the State. Bruce L. Benson Publisher: Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy (San Francisco), 1991  </Ref>

: “That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who [were] the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:” [[Numbers 7]]:2

Note here the word OVER. It is from ''amad'' [דמע],<Ref>{{05975}}  </Ref> which is translated ''stood'' or ''stand'' or ''endure'' hundreds of times and is translated ''over'' only one time in the Bible. These fathers were not to rule over each other but came together as equals. In their homes they were to rule as Christ ruled the Church with love and patient service, self sacrifice, and obedience to the [[Father]], enduring the burdens of their Natural Office.

In authoritarian governments, men substitute faith in God for allegiance to men who would be [[gods]] over them, the word [[god]] simply meaning ruling judges, and was used to address magistrates in court. 

: “If we will not be governed by God, then we will be ruled by tyrants.”<Ref>William Penn </Ref>

Israel was the [[kingdom of God]], not the religion of Heaven on earth. [[Herod]] the Great had been baptizing his [[citizen]]ry into his version of the [[Kingdom of heaven|kingdom of Heaven]]. This Hellenization of Judea was rejected by [[John the Baptist]] who had another vision for that [[kingdom of God]]. 

: "[[Herod]]'s scheme of initiation into a new form of Judaism was immensely successful. Jews everywhere were willing to join the worldwide society ... Entry was for members only; they had to show at the door an admission token in the form of a white stone from the river Jordan which the missionaries gave them at [[Baptism|baptism]]." "The missionaries... with their leather wallets full of white stones, would come back with the same wallets full of money, in foreign currency. Once put into Jewish currency by the money-changers, it would be stored in vaults, ready to be used by Herod for his vast building projects, or any subsequent causes."<Ref> Jesus and the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Barbara Thiering. </Ref>

Eventually many of the citizens of Judea accepted John's cousin, Yeshua, a.k.a Jesus, as king. Proclaimed by the people as Hosanna son of David, the anointed, and officially recognized King of the citizens of Judea by the Roman god,<Ref>Theos, commonly translated into the word [[gods]] or God, was a common term used to address judges in courts of Rome and Judea. This is why Paul says "[http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/godsmany.php There Are gods Many]" </Ref> Pontious Pilate. 

Eventually, thousands of Judeans followed [[The Way]] of John and Jesus and were a part of His kingdom at hand; they were excluded from the the social schemes of Herod which we know as the [[Corban]] of the [[Pharisees]].


'''THE IMAGE''' of the Beast in [[Revelation 14]]:9 is translated from the Greek word ''eikon''<Ref> {{1504}}</Ref> which means an image or likeness.

Who was the first beast? 

Was it Babylon or [[Rome]], or does it matter? Are they not all the same, as was [[Egypt]], Ur and even Haran? 

Who or what is the beast like? What is that image, or similitude, of the beast?

At the time of Jesus, [[Rome]], as a faltering republic, was well into a process of decay. “Each class contributed its share to the common decay… The free citizens were idle, dissipated, sunken; their chief thoughts of the theater and the arena… more than two hundred thousand persons were thus maintained by the State, what of the old Roman stock remained was rapidly decaying, partly from corruption, but chiefly from the increasing cessation of marriage, and the nameless abominations of what remained of family-life.... The sanctity of [[marriage]] had ceased. Female dissipation and the general dissoluteness led at last to an almost entire cessation of marriage. Abortion, and the exposure and murder of newly-born children, were common and tolerated; unnatural vices, which even the greatest philosophers practiced, if not advocated, attained proportions which defy description.”<Ref> “Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah” Chapter XI.  </Ref>

[[Family]] values were a chief topic of political rhetoric before every election and during the writing of the new constitution by Augustus. The rise of that Empire out of the ashes of a free republic was unrelenting.

After their civil war, the first of the three offices sought by [[Augustus Caesar|Augustus]] was ''Emperator'',<Ref>Emperator, emperatoris m.commander in chief Collins L.E. Dict. '62.</Ref>commander in chief of the army and naval forces. The second office was [[Principas Civitas]], the First [[Citizen]], the chief executive officer or President of Rome,<Ref> 

: "Thus the [[republic]] was restored under the presidency of its 'first citizen' (princeps civitatis)." (Encyclopedia Brittanica Vol 2, p. 687, '53</Ref> a municipality. The third office was ApoTheos, literally translated the appointor of gods. 

The duties of this office were to appoint all the judges or magistrates for the empirical courts. Each office required an oath based on constitutional restrictions. Successors were determined by an electoral college of the [[Senate]], known as the “[[Conscripted Fathers]].” <Ref>[[Rome vs US]] [http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/romeus.php The image of Rome today] </Ref>

The word ‘and’ in “[[Worship]] '''AND''' Receive” can make a great difference in the interpretation of this text. If you merely received the mark without worshiping the beast, then you do not qualify. If you receive the mark, through ignorance or deception or a combination of both, but have not made a conscious decision to pay homage, or allegiance to the beast, then you have not really [[worship]]ped <Ref>Worship http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/worship.php  </Ref>it. 

The word '''RECEIVE''' [his] mark comes from the Greek word ''lambano'', and means “to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it; to take up a thing to be carried; take possession of, i.e. to appropriate to one’s self … to receive what is offered; not to refuse or reject… give him access to one’s self.”

In the word ''lambano'' there is nothing about a tattoo or the injection of a chip into the hand. Taking the mark is about receiving what is offered, it is simply a matter of not refusing or rejecting an offer. It is about an acceptance or to receive what is offered.

We do see the word '''HAND''' at the end of the text which is translated from the word khire. Its definition is expressed as “1) by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one.” It is clear by this definition that the word is not limited to the concept of the physical appendage.

The preposition '''IN''' could lead us believe the mark must go inside the hand. The word ‘in’ in this verse is translated from the word ''epi''. It is a generic preposition that is translated many different ways. For example, it is translated on, in, upon, come to, by, at, before, over, etc.

There can be no assumption that the mark actually enters the flesh of the hand. One may obtain the use of mark or badge of servitude without ever even touching it with the physical hand. ''Khire'' expresses that you may receive the use of the mark through the help or agency of any one.

'''FOREHEAD''' is translated from metopon and is defined the space between the eyes, the forehead. Some people have suggested that the mark is a lithium powered microchip injected along the hairline near the ear. Again, there is no reason to make that assumption.

The word ''metopon'' is often associated with memory or thought. If you only need to remember the name or the number associated with the mark, it could be assumed that the physical possession of a mark is not even necessary, and that the reference to the forehead or the space between the eyes is cognizant of the mind, thought or memory. 

=== Revelation 14:10 ===

* "The same shall drink of the wine of the [[wrath of God]]<Ref name="thumos">{{2372}}</Ref>, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation<Ref name="orge">{{3709}}</Ref>; and he shall be tormented<Ref name="basanizo">{{928}}</Ref> with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:" [[Revelation 14]]:10

What is the '''[[Wrath of God|WRATH OF GOD]]'''? The Hebrew word for '''[[wrath]]''' [Pa Aleph Phie] is translated face, nostrils, nose, before, countenance, forbearing, forehead, even worthy The same Hebrew letters are also translated also, even, yet, moreover, yea, with, low, therefore, and much.

In the Greek '''WRATH''' is from ''thumos''<Ref name="thumos">{{2372}}</Ref> and may include the idea of passion or ardour, and is from the word translated “[[Gods|gods]]” or “God.” <Ref>There Are gods Many http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/godsmany.php   </Ref>

The word '''DRINK''' is from ''pino''<Ref name="pino">{{4095}}</Ref> which does mean to drink but figuratively, ''to receive into the soul''. To drink of the wine of the [[wrath of God]] seems to be a [[metaphor]] meaning that they will receive something poured out at full strength and not very diluted.


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=== Revelation 13:11 ===

: "And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon." [[Revelation 13]]:11

The beast comes '''OUT OF THE EARTH''', rather than the sea. If these beasts are governments, it could be presumed that the difference between rising from the land, verses rising from the sea, could have to do with the “Law of the Land” rather than the “Law of the Sea.”

Most people are not schooled in these classic forms of jurisprudence. For simplicity here we will just say that the Law of the Land is based in the Mosaic Law, [[Common Law]] and the Law of Nature and Nature’s God, while the Law of the Sea could include Admiralty, Commercial Law and Equity, a.k.a. the law men establish for themselves. One form of law encourages the virtues that set men free and the other lends itself to delivering men into debt and bondage. <Ref>The book Thy Kingdom Comes is available hisholychurch.org</Ref>

Lamb’s horns could denote that the original authority was small.

=== Revelation 13:12 ===

: '''"And he exerciseth all the power<Ref name="exousia">{{1849}}</Ref> of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to [[worship]] the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed."''' [[Revelation 13]]:12

The word power is the from the Greek word ''exousia''<Ref>{{1849}}</Ref> which has to do with the power of choice whether to rule over yourself or others. Numerous people interpret the beast as the Roman Church who was wounded at a particular point in time and recovered. Amazingly, they also interpret the Roman Church as the Harlot. It seems that it cannot be both the Beast and riding the Beast. The Beast, at the time of the writing of St. John's Revelation, was clearly the empire of [[Rome]]. The image or similitude  of the beast is not a matter of location, but the nature, characteristics and precepts of a ''beast''.

=== Revelation 13:13 ===

: '''"And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,"''' [[Revelation 13]]:13

One distinction between the beast and the image of the beast is that the latter can make ''fire come down from heaven in the sight of the men''. The [[emperor]], or “commander-in-chief” of [[Rome]], had an army and navy while a modern commander-in-chief of the United States has an air force which gives him the power to '''MAKE FIRE COME FROM THE SKIES'''.<Ref>[[Rome vs US]] article deals with some other similarities.
 [http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/romeus.php see also] </Ref>


=== Revelation 13:14 ===

: '''"And [[deceive]]th them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power<Ref name="didomi">{{1325}}</Ref> to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live."''' [[Revelation 13]]:14

Just about everyone on earth is '''DECEIVED'''. What helps bring about this deception are miracles. Are those miracles yet to come or have they already deceived us? We have [[Television|television]], computers, modern medicine the power of flight even into space. Some say that these are miracles. 

''Semeion'' is defined a sign, mark, token. It is translated sign 50 times and '''MIRACLE''' only 23. In this age of modern miracles, could we have been deceived? Where is the image of the beast? 

Do we give it power?

=== Revelation 13:15 ===

: "And he had power<Ref name="didomi">{{1325}}</Ref> to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not [[Worship|worship]] the image of the beast should be killed." [[Revelation 13]]:15

The words '''POWER TO GIVE''' is from ''didomi'' and simply means to give. The word LIFE is from ''pneuma'' which is the word translated into spirit. It is the beast out of the land with little horns of authority that really gives life and force to the image of the beast. Those who will not pay homage to the image of the beast are to be killed. 

There are many words for '''KILLED''' in the Greek: ''Thuo'' can be translated killed but is usually used in the context of sacrifice. ''Phoneuo'' is translated “killed, murder,” and is from the word phonos, to murder. ''Thanatoo'' is also translated killed and does mean put to death. ''Anaire'' also is translated killed, slay or put to death. Each word can have a different meaning or use. But they are not the word used here.

The word in [[Revelation 13]]:15 is ''apokteino'' which means to kill in any way whatever, to destroy, to allow to perish. The words should be are from ''hina'' which means in order that. Because the word ''apo'' means of separation the Greek ''apokteino'' means more that they would be allowed to die or perish because of ''separation'' or exclusion during ''the test'' in order that they might perish.

=== Revelation 13:16 ===

: '''"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:"''' [[Revelation 13]]:16

'''AND HE CAUSETH''' what? 

He causeth to receive. Causeth is from ''poieo'' meaning to make as in to be the author of, make ready or to prepare. It is most often translated do. '''RECEIVE''' is from didomi which means simply to give, to give something to someone, of one’s own accord to give one something, to his advantage, to bestow a gift, to grant, give to one asking, let have, to supply, furnish, necessary things… something to be administered. 

Although the English words causeth to receive may give the idea of force, the Greek text does not support such interpretation. In this verse the original text gives the idea of an offer, gift or grant as a result of asking or applying, not compelling.

Does '''RIGHT HAND''' mean that it is okay to receive the mark in our left hand? 

Right hand is from ''dexios'' which is an adjective that is translated right hand 39 times, right 12 times, right side twice. It can mean “the right” or “the right hand side” but it also is commonly used as “a place of honour or authority”. Note that this word is from dechomai, which also means receive, take or accept.

=== Revelation 13:17 ===
[[File:Totalization.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Totalization agreements" along with other treaties have been signed every year all around the world linking every social welfare program and their government issued numbers in a [[world]] wide [[network]] for over half a century. Isn't it time that you [[repent]] of covetous practice of [[pray|applying]] to the "[[benefactors]]" and "[[fathers]] of the earth" who "[[exercise authority]]"? Should you [[repent]] of [[biting one another]]  and the [[sloth]] that has brought you under [[tribute]] and start [[seek]]ing the [[kingdom of God]] in a [[Living Network]] of [[love]].]]

: "And that no man might<Ref name="dunamai">{{1410}}</Ref> buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." [[Revelation 13]]:17

The words And that '''NO MAN''' are not translated from ''oudeis'', which is translated 94 times “no man” and “none” 27 times, or “any” or “any man” 6 times. Nor is it from ''medeis'' which is translated no man 32 times and means ''nobody'' or ''no one''. Nor did the author use ''ou anthropos'' meaning ''no man'' or ''no human''.

The words THAT NO is translated from “hina me” which is translated “that not” 45 times, or “lest” 43 times and “that … no” only 6 times or even “albeit not” and “so that not” once each. 

'''MAN''' is translated from “tis” which is an enclitic [leaning] indefinite pronoun translated ''certain'' 104 times, ''some'' 73, ''any man'' 55, any 37, one 34, man 34, anything 24, a 9, certain man 7 times, something 6, somewhat 6, ought 5, some man 4 times. 

It is defined “a certain, a certain one ; some, some time, a while”.

It should be becoming clear that many misconceptions, unsupported by the earlier text, are being propagated in the [[world]] today. There are many specific statements and words used by the author of the Bible that have been blurred, twisted and distorted by modern versions of the text.

Many are being misled by words like ''cause'' and ''no man''. Will no one be allowed to BUY OR SELL if they do not take the mark? The word ''man'' is not even in the original text. We may now see that the words of the author, who used an indefinite pronoun to express, at best, that only ''"certain"'' or ''"some"'' would be excluded---and because of this exclusion or separation, they might die because they do not take the mark.

The phrase '''HAD THE MARK''' is from the Greek “echo”. It means “to have, i.e. to hold. to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind… 2) to have i.e. own, possess 2a) external things .... 2b) used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc. …” Those who think they have nothing to worry about as long as they do not take the chip implant appear to be deceived.

To have the [[Mark of the Beast]] has nothing to do with the injection of a chip but does clearly includes the idea membership, joined by bonds of family, or duty or law. If you have to prove you are a member of the national family of the ''[[Conscripted fathers]] of the earth'' then you have your "[[Charagma|badge of servitude]]" to the ''[[fathers]] of the earth''. Without your beast issued special identification card or number in your head you will be excluded from the some of the [[benefits]] of its commercialized market place. This clearly would meet the language of the authors of Revelation. 

If government policy requires a numerical identifier to get employment, a bank account, credit, business license, marriage license, and even a drivers license (or the individual is excluded from that market place), then such exclusion by the political [[benefactors]] and commercial world might make survival in the [[world]] difficult or even impossible in a time of deficiencies, deficits and deprivation. Such exclusions are already law according to [[US_Code_42-Section_666|Section 666]], of the United States Codes, Title 42.<Ref>[[US_Code_42-Section_666|US Code 42, [[Section 666]]]]. “Bill 532 1997/6/10 Part I Documents Requiring Social Security Numbers...  </Ref>


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==== Totalization Agreements ====

'''One of the excuses that [[Social Security]] Number is not the [[Mark of the Beast]] is people think the number is not [[world]] wide. Since the 1970's "the United States has established a network of bilateral Social Security agreements that coordinate the U.S. Social Security program with the comparable programs of other countries.... [These] International Social Security agreements [are] often called "Totalization agreements".<Ref>[https://www.ssa.gov/international/agreements_overview.html U.S. International Social Security Agreements] There are many other countries that have agreements with the United States like 
[https://www.dss.gov.au/about-the-department/international/international-social-security-agreements/current-international-social-security-agreements Australia] but are still finalizing their individual "Totalization agreements".</Ref> Your number is linked to similar systems in over a hundred and seventy different countries by treaties and statutes signed by the men who "call themselves [[Benefactors]]" of the people but "[[exercise authority]]" over them.'''

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People make excuses and seek distraction from the simple truth that through [[covetous practices]] people are made a [[surety]] for debt, become [[merchandise]] and [[curse children]] with that debt:
: The number 666 was supposed to be the number of a name and of course could be Nero who was the ruler and [[Emperor]] of [[Rome]]. 
: All sorts of questions may arise. 
: Did Nero commit suicide or fake his death? 
: Did he marry a Jewish princess and flee with a vast treasure as legends have suggested? 
: Where are his descendants?
: If the Beast represented [[Rome]] then what is the "image of the Beast" and who will rule this new [[Rome]]? 
: This and many more things may be addressed on the [[Network]] or in person but what good is it to know the answers if you do not sit down in the [[Tens]] as [[commanded]] by Christ and ''[[love]] your neighbor as yourself''? 

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==== Might buy or sell ====

The word '''MIGHT''' in [[Revelation 13]]:17 is from ''dunamai'' meaning, “to be able, have power whether by virtue of one’s own ability and resources, or of a state of mind, or through favorable circumstances, or by permission of law or custom”. The word ''custom'' includes the synonym “practice” and therefore ''policy''. It is again clear in the Greek text that the author, in the original language, is denoting the idea of favorable circumstance or permission of the legal system---or even just a matter of policy. 

All these exclusions presently apply to people without a [[Social Security]] Number. They have been excluded for years and those exclusions are growing. Obtaining a [[Social Security]] Number is also a key point of [[consent]], since it is absolutely voluntary. Yes, you are given one at birth but eventually you choose to use it as an adult. That is a tacit [[consent]]. Remember Israel went into [[bondage]] for 400 years because of the choices of one generation. When they learned to do without the [[benefits]] of [[Pharaoh]] and care for themselves during the plagues as a [[peculiar people]] they were [[cast out]].

Are the [[social security]] type numbers of the [[world]] systems the manifestation of a modern mark of the beast? 

Shouldn't we look at the biblical and spiritual implications of these systems or schemes that are undeniably [[covetous practices]]?

Does a "cradle to grave" protections grant a [[patrimonial]] right to the State as ''[[conscripted fathers]] of the earth''?

To give up your God given [[rights]] and [[responsibilities]] to obtain the [[benefits]] of modern systems of [[Corban]] again ''"making the word of God to none effect"''?

Are those government benefits which you obtain with the number what the [[Bible]] calls the [[wages of unrighteousness]]?

Was not the [[early Church]] the alternative to the [[free bread]] of [[Rome]]?

==== Name ====

The word '''NAME''' in the text is from ''onoma'' which does mean name but is also “... used for everything which the name covers.” It is used to express “one’s rank, authority, interests… the cause or reason named: on this account,…” The word “name” denotes the authority by which the number is used not a particular name but rather an authorization.

The phrase ''agorasai ē pōlēsai'' (ἀγοράσαι ἢ πωλῆσαι) is translated "buy or sell" but it does not mean that literally. The word '''BUY''' is from ''agorazo'' which means “to be in the market-place, to attend it, hence to do business there, buy or sell”. The marketplace, since we are dealing with the [[world]] means ''merchants, traffickers, or Canaanites'' who allow men into their system, first by the adoption by the ''[[Fathers]] of the earth'', the birth certificate, the acceptance of [[benefits]], and finally the application to labor or to serve as a registered member, making your regular offering to your [[Benefactors]].<Ref>[[Employ]] vs. Enslave The Charagma vs Card see the book [[COg|The Covenants of the gods]]. </Ref>

So far we see the text does not mean ''no one'' or "no man" will be able to "buy or sell" anything anywhere but "certain" or "some" people without the ''number'' from this second beast will be restricted from the market place because they lack the number. Not being able to get any "professional license, driver’s license, occupational license, recreational license, or marriage license" or ID or debit card or even a job or [[passports]] or bank account would certainly restrict many people from buying and selling. This takes us back to [[Revelation 13]]:15 where ''apokteino'' can mean  that those without the number could find themselves on the street homeless to the point that they are allowed to "die or perish" because of separation or exclusion from the market place. And in hard times without the number government rationing could speed up that process.

The modern social insurance systems with compelled contributions are identical to the system of [[Corban]], or unrighteous [[mammon]],<Ref>  The [[Corban]] of the [[Pharisees]] www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/corban.php</Ref>instituted by the Pharisees before Christ's arrival. The sacred temple of [[Rome]], called the ''Capitol'', had a similar systems called ''Qurban''. The Pagan and Moslem ''Qurban'' or ''Korban'' systems were similar.

These words all have to do with the sacrifices of the people, but have not always been collected in the same way. In these systems, the widows and orphans, elderly and needy of society were taken care of by either freewill or compelled offerings. The compelled offering was contrary to the the precept of freewill offerings and were forbidden by Christ, who claimed these traditions, also translated as “ordinances,” made the word of God “of none effect.” <Ref> ... Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. ... But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, [It is] [[Corban]],... Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. [[Mark 7]]:9…  </Ref>The religion of the Pharisees was not pure.

As things got worse in Rome there was a rationing of benefits and also essential goods. Those without the “mark” were excluded.

=== Revelation 16:1, 2 ===

'''"And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore<Ref>''helkos'' probably from [[1670]]; n AV - sore (3) 1) a wound, especially a wound producing a discharge pus, a sore, an ulcer</Ref>upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and [upon] them which worshipped his image."''' [[Revelation 16]]:1, 2

Many believe this '''NOISOME AND GRIEVOUS SORE''' has to do with a lithium battery operated-computer chip that will leak, causing a terrible sore to result. If this hypothesis is incorrect millions of people are being lulled into a false sense of security. The idea that the mark is a chip is really without any true support except in the imaginations of the producers of Christian fables. Let us look with clear eyes.

There are at least nine different words that are used to produce the English word SORE in the King James New Testament text. Eight of them <nowiki>[sphodra, aganakteo, lian, en, polus, ekthambeo, megas, hikanos]</nowiki> have nothing to do with a sore as a sore or wound, or even being sick or ill. 

The word '''NOISOME''', describing this sore, is from ''kakos''<Ref name="kakos6">{{2556}}</Ref>, meaning “of a bad nature, not such as it ought to be or of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting, base, wrong, wicked or even troublesome, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful.” 

According to Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) the word Noisome does mean Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive. The problem is that kakos is only translated noisome once and is translated evil forty times. ''Kakos'' is not normally be found modifying the word sore or wound.

The second word to modify sore is GRIEVOUS, which is from ''poneros''<Ref name="poneros">{{4190}}</Ref> from a derivative of ''ponos'', meaning great trouble, intense desire. It is also translated evil some fifty-one times and wicked or wicked one some sixteen times. To translate both ''poneros'' and kakos into the word [[evil]] does not do the Greek text justice. ''Poneros'' is defined, “full of labours, annoyances, hardships 1a) pressed and harassed by labours 1b) bringing toils, annoyances, perils;…”

''Poneros'' is commonly used to describe something such as pressed labor or bringing toil and again has an evil or wicked nature. Again, with the words ''poneros'' and ''kakos'', we have something that is full of pressed labors and not what it ought to be, with a bad or wicked nature, possibly as a result of wrong thinking. These words have a great deal to do with forced labor for an evil cause or condition. In the [[bondage]] of [[Egypt]] the people were forced to labor and God delivered them from that state and told them never to return.<Ref>[[Deuteronomy 17]]:16 But he shall not ... cause the people to return to Egypt, ... forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. </Ref>

The word ''helkoo'' means to make SORE or cause to ulcerate and that word is from ''helkos'' which can mean a wound or even a sore or ulcer. It is ''helkos'' that appears in the text. ''Helkoo'' is from ''helkos'' not the other way around. The word ''helkos'' with a Strong’s number [[1668]], is from ''helkuo'' or ''helko'' which means to draw, drag off. It is akin to the word ''haireomai'' which means to take for oneself, to prefer, choose or to choose by vote, elect to office. ''Helko'' appears in [[Acts 21]]:30 “they dragged him from the temple” and [[James 2]]:6 “Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?” Also the Greek ''holkos'', connected with ''helko'' meaning I draw.

In “Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament,” Moulton and Milligan say the Greek term ''helko'' or ''helkuo'' has almost the sense of dragging by force. It is used of hauling bricks, of towing, of dragging along, and even in connection with impressing people as laborers.

This meaning would fit well with ''poneros''<Ref name="poneros">{{4190}}</Ref> and ''kakos''<Ref name="kakos6">{{2556}}</Ref>, NOISOME AND GRIEVOUS, which can both easily be used with the idea of impressing people as laborers as they were in the [[bondage of Egypt]]. Both words are translated [[evil]]. 

In Egypt we find a government where the gold and silver were in a central treasury, the people paid 20% income tax,<Ref>[[Employ|Employ vs. Enslave]] see the book ''[[COG|The Covenants of the gods]]''  </Ref> and they only had a [[Legal Title]] to their land.<Ref> Law vs. Legal see the book The Covenants of the gods </Ref> 

The fact is a [[Charagma]] means a badge of servitude, the [[Ten Commandments]]<Ref>Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them:... </Ref> tells us not to “serve” the other “[[gods]],” and we are not to [[covet]] our neighbors' goods through the agency of governments, including the authoritarian [[benefactors]] which Christ told us not to be like in [[Matthew 20]]:25, [[Mark 10]]:42 and [[Luke 22]]:25.

: “And through [[covet]]ousness shall they with feigned words make [[Merchandise|merchandise]] of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.” [[2 Peter 2]]:3

== Revelation 18 ==

<blockquote>
"1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power<Ref>{{1849>}}</Ref>; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2  "And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, [[Babylon]] the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
'''"For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her [[fornication]], and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies."''' [[Revelation 18]]:3
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=== The Merchants of the earth ===

The merchants of the earth were not store keepers nor shoemakers who worked and provided service to people and supported their families.

Those merchants were not [[capitalism|capitalist]]. In fact, historically [[Edward Mandell House|the record shows that they]] often ''hated'' and opposed [[capitalism]].<Ref>The Marxist and adviser to Woodrow Wilson, [[Edward Mandell House]] stated that the, '''“United States constitution, a creation of eighteenth century minds, was not only outmoded, but grotesque and ought to be scrapped or rewritten.”''' because the constitution was “[[capitalism]]'s strongest safeguard on earth today.” </Ref> For more than a century they have tried to turn man's man to also hate [[Capitalism]].<Ref name="Capitalism">[[Capitalism]] "private ownership, control, and operation of the means of production and their beneficial use."</Ref>

[[Babylon]] the great is also mentioned in [[Revelation 18]] along with these mysterious  "merchants of the earth". 

Understanding that the "[[Merchants of men|merchants of the earth]]" are also the "[[merchants of men]]" and what they were doing in order to have a "full stock" and how that is related to [[Nimrod]] and his [[Babylon]] and what [[Mystery Babylon]] is really all about will help show the connection to all the [[warnings]] of the [[prophets]] and [[apostles]].

The "merchants of the earth"<Ref>[[Revelation 18]]:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. </Ref> include the financial systems from the [[Golden calf]] and the unrighteous [[mammon]] to the [[Federal Reserve]]s of the [[world]] which hold the [[employ|labor of men]] and all they [[legal title|think they own]] as [[surety]] for debt like the [[bondage of Egypt]]  and curses [[curse children|their children]] making men [[merchandise]] again.

The [[appetite]] of the [[masses]] for the [[dainties]] of rulers is the [[covetous practices]] that [[entangles]] all in a [[yoke]] of [[bondage]] degenerating the people of society into [[perfect savages]] finding once more tyrants and despots.

===  Balaam and Nicolaitans ===

This chapter 18 like Chapter 2 before it not only binds the holding of the '''[[Balaam|doctrine of Balaam]]''' and the '''[[Nicolaitan|doctrine of the Nicolaitans]]'''<Ref>Revelation 2:14  But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the '''[[Balaam|doctrine of Balaam]]''', who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto [[idols]], and to commit [[fornication]]. 15  So hast thou also them that hold the '''[[Nicolaitan|doctrine of the Nicolaitans]]''', which thing I hate.</Ref> but also a [[stumblingblock]] concerning what people "eat" that is "sacrificed unto [[idols]]", and even "to commit [[fornication]]".

The metaphors of ''eating things sacrificed to [[idols]]'' and how that is related to [[fornication]] is a common theme in the Bible and understanding their relationship is also important to understanding Revelation. We should mortify our selves and accept that that [[covet]]ousness is [[idolatry]] and brings the [[wrath of God]].<Ref>[[Colossians 3]]:5  Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and [[covet]]ousness, which is [[idolatry]]: 6  For which things’ sake the [[wrath of God]] cometh on the children of disobedience: 7  In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.</Ref> 

The way of [[Cain]] and error of [[Balaam]] both include the "deeds of the [[Nicolaitan]]" which God hates because they are in opposition to [[The Way]] of the [[righteousness]] of God which the [[follow]]ers of [[Christ]] should be [[seek]]ing.

The people belonged to [[Nimrod]] and the king of [[Sodom]], and the [[Pharaoh]] because the people made covenants to obtain the [[dainties]] of these rulers.

=== Dainties and Deceit ===

[[Proverbs 23]] tells us to not have an [[appetite]] for those [[dainties]] because they were "deceitful meats". 

Those "deceitful meats"  are the "[[reward of unrighteousness]]" which Peter tells you are 'deceiving blemishes in your feasts'.<Ref>[[2 Peter 2]]:13  And shall receive the [[reward of unrighteousness]], [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;</Ref> 

David and Paul both tell you that the feasts on those [[tables]] of those rulers serving their "[[dainties]]" which were "deceitful meats" and "should have been for your [[welfare]]" were actually a "[[snare]], and a trap, and a [[stumblingblock]]".<Ref>[[Psalms 69]]:22 Let their [[table]] become a [[snare]] before them: and that which should have been for their [[welfare]], let it become a trap. 
: [[Romans 11]]:9 And David saith, Let their [[table]] be made a snare, and a trap, and a [[stumblingblock]], and a recompence unto them:</Ref> 

[[Proverbs 1]] tells us not to [[consent]] to those [[One purse|common welfare systems]] and certainly not for gain because we will be caught in that [[snare]] and net of our own making.

Peter makes it clear that it  is the [[covetous practices]] of desiring these [[reward of unrighteousness]] and the eating of the "[[dainties]]" of men who [[exercise authority]], which were "deceitful meats", and which produce the "[[bondage]]" or the "[[snare]], and a trap, and a [[stumblingblock]]. 

It is them eating from these [[tables]] of rulers of course which is how we become [[merchandise]] according to Peter.

=== Evil eye ===


In verse 14 Peter explains that having "eyes full of [[adultery]]" tempts "unstable souls" to engage in [[covetous practices]]<Ref>[[2 Peter 2]]:14  Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with [[covetous practices]]; [[cursed children]]:</Ref> 

The word [[fornication]] seen in [[Revelation 18]] and [[adultery]] in [[2 Peter 2]]:14 are referring to the same illicit deeds that are those which are ''the way of [[Balaam]]'' and which opposed [[The Way]] of Christ and His system of [[fervent charity]].

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Peter goes on to explain in verse 15 that this error of [[Balaam]] which is also explained in [[Jude 1]]<Ref>[[Jude 1]]:11  Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of [[Cain]], and ran greedily after the error of [[Balaam]] for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12  These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;</Ref> which opposed to [[The Way]].

[[The Way]] of Christ is not [[the way]] of [[wantonness]] where men covet the [[dainties]] of rulers which was the [[iniquity]] of [[Balaam]].<Ref>[[2 Peter 2]]:15  Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of [[Balaam]] [the son] of Bosor, who loved the [[wages of unrighteousness]] 16  But was rebuked for his [[iniquity]]: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
17  These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
18  For when they speak great swelling [words] of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] [[wantonness]], those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 19  While they promise them [[liberty]], they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in [[bondage]].</Ref> 



| [[Saving Babylon]] | [[Exiting Babylon]] | [[Temples]] |

== The Mark of God ==

In the Old Testament there is a [[Mark of God|mark of God]] related to the forehead.

“And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.” [[Ezekiel 9]]:4

This is the Mark of the LORD. This mark was not a computer chip either. The [[Mark of the Beast]] is the antitheses of the Mark of God which would be different than the ''"mark of Cain"''. In the Hebrew we see the word  תָּ֜ו  which is the letters TavVav supposedly from TavVavHey<Ref>{{08427}} </Ref> . The [[Mark of God]] is the Tav, the seal of [[Faith]]. The Tav is the final letter of the Hebrew Alef-beit. It corresponds to ''malchut'', meaning ''kingdom''.  

Through faith the ''malchut'' or kingdom passes in inheritance from [[generation to generation]]. The precept of this faith is the secret of the power that makes the [[kingdom of God]] a reality at hand. 

By [[faith]] Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice; By [[faith]], Enoch was translated; By [[faith]], [[Abraham]] obeyed and he went out; By [[faith]], Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau. Joseph, [[Moses]], Rahab, Gedeon, Samson, David, Samuel, and the prophets “through [[faith]] subdued kingdoms, wrought [[righteousness]], obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of [[fire]], and escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.” “Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:”<Ref>[[Hebrews 11]] and 12. </Ref> 

Christ said the [[kingdom of God]] is at hand and we were to seek it and His [[righteousness]], as well as to preach it. We were to have faith and believe that the perfect law of liberty, with Christ in our hearts and minds, would work and be our salvation. When people were baptized under Moses, they were supposed to drink of the same spiritual rock which is Christ.<Ref>[[1 Corinthians 10]]:2, 5 “And were all baptized unto [[Moses]] in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.” </Ref> But God was displeased with them. Many did not pass the test of faith, and they gave us examples of lust and idolatry, fornication and the rejection of God. Could God be displeased with us now? Do we understand the precepts of that faith that was in the prophets? Do we have that working faith or do we fall short?

We know that “Not every one that saith unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”([[Matthew 7]]:21). There are no magic words or incantations of faith that open the living [[kingdom of God]] to men. 

“Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not ... done many wonderful works?” (Matthew 7:22). But the answer will be “And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”(Matthew 7:23). Jesus even asks the question, “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” ([[Luke 6]]:46). 

Where do we stand in relationship to this warning? What is the evidence and precepts of faith and what is its antithesis?

The Mark of the Beast is the evidence of a lack of faith in God and His ways. If the [[Mark of God]] is a life of faith, hope, and charity, under the perfect law of liberty, where we love our neighbor as ourselves, then the Mark of the Beast would be a life where people force their neighbor to provide for their benefit through benefactors, who exercise authority one over the other. Those who will not live by hope often desire entitlements guaranteed by the right arm of governments. They do not live by charity, but by enforced contributions taken from the sweat and blood of their neighbor. Are they coveting their neighbor's goods and rejecting the righteousness of God.<Ref>The [[Voice]] of the People www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/voice.php  </Ref>

The Christian lived in the [[world]] of [[Rome]] in a much different way than [[modern Christians]] live in modern governments today. The Pharisees had ordered that all who saw Jesus as the Christ were to be cast out of the system of [[Corban]] managed at the temple. Like Exodus, Pentecost was the liberation of the people from the social contracts that had bound them to the systems established by the Hasmonians, Herod. 

This idea of centralizing the control of society and its charitable functions is as old as the city of [[Cain]]. Lemech did it. [[Nimrod]] and Pharaoh, Saul and Solomon all forced the contributions of the people. Samuel told Saul that because he had done this foolish<Ref>1Sa 13:13 “And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.”</Ref> thing and forced the contributions of the people his kingdom would not remain. 

The Christian understood that the social programs offered by governments were voluntary in the beginning, but soon became oppressive. Having been cast out of one system, they did not desire to enter another. Christ had set them free. The religion of the Pharisees had conformed to Rome. It was not a pure religion taught by John and Jesus. They took care of the widows and orphans and needy of their society, but they did so with those compelled [[Corban]], like the Romans.

: [[James 1]]:27 "[[Pure religion]] and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the [[world]]."

=== Sabbath idolatry ===

The early [[Christians]] lived in the [[World|world]] but not of it. They still took their day of rest on the [[Sabbath]], but we also see them meeting on the first work day of the week, For what purpose? 

In Justin's First Apology we see an explanation of the government of the Christians with the words, 
: “And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place... And they who are well to do, and willing, give what each thinks fit; and what is collected is deposited with the president, who succours the orphans and widows and those who, through sickness or any other cause, are in want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning among us, and, in a word, takes care of all who are in need.”

Justin had written the Emperor Antonius Pius, 
: “And we afterwards continually remind each other of these things. And the wealthy among us help the needy; and we always keep together; and for all things wherewith we are supplied, we bless the Maker of all through His Son Jesus Christ, and through the Holy Ghost.”<Ref>The Eucharist http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/eucharist3.PDF </Ref>

The Romans and many other countries had systems of social welfare but to the Christians those were the error of [[Balaam]] and the [[Nicolaitan]]<Ref> The Nico-laity were the conquered people. They were the people who no longer had a choice in what was to be contributed to the government. </Ref> altars which God hated. 

: Re 2:6 "But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the [[Nicolaitan]]s, which I also hate."

The Romans persecuted many of the [[early Christians]] because they would not take oaths of allegiance, nor serve, by contributing to the “[[gods]]” of [[Rome]]. This was the [[Christian conflict]] with the [[Benefactors|benefactors]] of that [[Welfare]] state. These [[Gods|gods many]] required donations, or tribute, in the form of an excise tax. A small book, or “libellus, made of papyrus”<Ref>According to the expert testimony of Dr. Elliott, concerning the Mark of the Beast, the priests of the temples, like the Capital, “were functioning, not as we would think religious priests would, but rather as police...” David Stevens v. Stephen Berger, United States District Court, New York, 428 F.Supp. 896 (1977)   </Ref> was used as a passport throughout their world. It identified you as a contributing member and contained your signature --- and was believed to be the mark of the beast in its time. 

These [[temples][ administered systems of [[social security]], education, justice, and national defense.<Ref>Rome vs. US http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/romeus.php  </Ref> They even operated as a world bank.<Ref>Temples and Churches, from the book Thy Kingdom Comes  </Ref>

The Greek term [[charagma]] or "mark" was clearly a "badge of servitude". 


[[Caesar]] was hailed as the [[Son of God]] and the [[Savior]] of the the [[world]] order of [[Rome]] and both a ''[[Father]] of the earth'' and [[benefactor]] who [[exercised authority]] through 
[[public religion]] he expected full faith and allegiance.


But the [[early Christians]] "said there was another king and often did contrary to the decrees of Caesar"  

They were to love and serve God by [[care|caring]] for one another through [[Fervent charity of the [[Kingdom of God]] that was [[appoint]]ed by [[Jesus]], the king, to His [[Apostle]]s.

God had said we were not go back into the [[bondage of Egypt]] where 20% of [[employ|our labor]] belonged to the government.

But the people were doing just that in [[Rome]] and under [[Herod]] with the [[Corban]] of the [[Pharisees]]. [[Modern Christians]] have gone back in servitude to the "[[world]]" today through systems like [[Social Security]] offered to the people by men like [[FDR]] and [[LBJ]].

The people have a number given to them that marks them as in servitude often at a greater rate than one fifth.

In every country those numbers are bound by treaties. The Section 666 of the US Title 42 codes just requires that number universally in thein the US  may merely be a coincidence and prevented as a curiosity rather than a proof.

Anyone who is presently a [[surety]] for the debt connected with that servitude has become "[[merchandise]]' as foretold by Peter. 

Desiring [[benefits]] before you worked to earn the right to enjoy them, especially at the expense of your neighbor, is not only in violation of the precept taught by the symbol of the [[Sabbath]] but a violation of the last commandment concerning [[covet]]ing your neighbor's goods but it also is certainly a violation of the law of [[love]] taught by Christ. 

The people trying to substitute the seventh  day for "the way" of Christ are unmooring the ''meaning for a meme'' turning a blind eye to the covetous nature of that practice become idolaters, for "covetousness is idolatry".

They have also allowed the debt of their [[wantonness]]  to grow so great they have to also [[cursed children]] with their [[covetous practices]]. 


The loss of liberty throughout  the history of mankind has not chiefly been through usurpation of governments as it is and has been through the [[sloth]] and [[wantonness]], and of course those [[covetous practices]] of the people. 

=== Beast and the image ===

Very few people understand the similarities between the system of the Roman beast and the image of the beast in the world today. Nor do they understand how those early systems came into [[Christian conflict|conflict]] with the kingdom preached by Christ and the early Church. 

In Gibbon’s “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” he praised “the union and discipline of the Christian republic.” He pointed out that “it gradually formed an independent and increasing state in the heart of the Roman Empire.”<Ref>Rousseau and Revolution, Will et Ariel Durant p.801. fn 83 Heiseler, 85. </Ref> How did it work before the apostasy of Constantine?<Ref>The Wolves from the book Thy Kingdom Comes </Ref>

Constantine did not require that the people repent. Those who received his [[Baptism|baptism]] continued in the systems offered by Rome. They were instant Christians claiming a new religion but keeping the old ways under a new name. Most modern Christians sometimes follow the ways of Constantine more than Christ. They may cry Lord, Lord in their Church buildings but do they do the will of the Father? 

To learn that the Christians would not participate in the social security and welfare systems of that authoritarian world of Rome because they demanded an allegiance rather than faith, force rather than charity. They offered entitlements rather than hope. This is an area of moral and spiritual conflict not addressed by the modern Church. It is in that [[Christian conflict|conflict]] that we find the defining characteristics of the Mark.

Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. (1 Corinthians 15:49).

In 168 AD, Marcus Aurelius wanted no child to be left behind. He required, by law, that everyone must register the birth of their children with the Secretary of Treasury or Provincial Registrars within 30 days. The Christians would not. They would called no man on earth Father.

Such registration would be an application to the Father of the State, and would be turning from Christ’s command.<Ref>Call no man on earth [[Father]] http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/fatherabba.php  </Ref> The State would be “In Loco Parentis” which in the Latin, means “in the place of a parent,” which is a turning away from the Natural Family instituted by God.

“And call no man your [[father]] upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.” Mt 23:9, 11
This is a reiteration of the precepts and the prime directive of the Church.<Ref>ARTICLE X of the Polity of His Holy Church  </Ref> Christ was a king. Shepherds knew it, angels knew it, Kings from the east knew it, the Sanhedrin knew it, Pontius Pilate knew it, and thousands on Pentecost knew it. It is modern Christians who seems to not know it, for they have learned a gospel devoid of the kingdom.

Christ said he would take the kingdom from the Pharisees.

Mt 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

He said that he would appoint it to other:

“Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” Luke 12:32 

And then Christ appointed, with instructions, a new kind of prince. 

And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; Luke 22:29 

Christ gave specific instructions to those he would appoint to minister to His kingdom. Before appointing this kingdom at hand to his new ambassadors he clarified some of those instructions. 

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called [[Benefactors|benefactors]]. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. Lu 22:25, 26 

In modern Churches it is acceptable to pray (apply) to [[Benefactors|benefactors]] who exercise authority one over the other. It is acceptable to covet your neighbors' goods through the agency of men who exercise that authority. 

There are always those who make the word of God to no effect. They make covenants,<Ref>From the book The Covenants of the gods </Ref> swear oaths,<Ref>Appendix 6. Oaths and Swearing” in Thy Kingdom Comes </Ref> and will not let every man remain subject to the higher liberty.<Ref>ROMANS 13 see The book The Higher Liberty  </Ref> There were in the days of Cora, and Saul, Rehoboam and the Pharisees. They gave God lip service, said their prayers, sang their songs, and built their churches but they forgot justice and mercy.

“Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?” Mt 7:22 

The Mark of the Beast is evidence of who owns our service, our labor, and our estate as free souls under God. Have we become the package, the [[Merchandise|merchandise]], the human resource of a foreign power? Is it faith or allegiance? It is the vain coveting of your neighbors' goods through the agency of government, which has made you merchandise under an alien dominion.

“Redemption is deliverance from the power of an alien dominion and the enjoyment of the resulting freedom. It involves the idea of restoration to one who possesses a more fundamental right or interest. The best example of redemption in the Old Testament was the deliverance of the children of Israel from bondage, from the dominion of the alien power in Egypt.”<Ref>Zondervan’s Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible  </Ref>

== The Kingdom of Heaven ==


The Kingdom of Heaven<Ref>Thy Kingdom Comes http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCa1-1IsRighteousness.php</Ref> is the same as the Kingdom of God. The phrase kingdom of Heaven only appears in Matthew because he wrote originally in Aramaic. In Aramaic, the word malkuthach is translated into kingdom of heaven. It actually means a dominative realm on earth.

According to John Burnet, ouranos, is best translated “world”.<Ref>“…indeed we have no suitable word to express what the Greeks at first called an ouranos. It will be convenient to use the term 'world' for it; but then we must remember that it does not refer solely, or even chiefly, to the earth, though it includes that along with the heavenly bodies.” John Burnet,. Plato’s Dialogues, Early Greek Philosophy, Introduction.</Ref>

“He owns the land from the heavens and to the center of the earth.”<Ref>Cuius est solum, ejus est usque ad caelum et ad inferos   </Ref> 

The word Ouranos actually means not so much what is beyond the sky but it is “the vaulted expanse of the sky with all things with in it.” Ouranos, comes from a root that means “to cover, encompass.” Jesus was a king. His kingdom was not a part of Rome but it was and is at hand upon earth. 

Jesus told Pontious Pilate that his kingdom was “not of this world.” He did not use the Greek word meaning “planet.” He used the Greek word meaning “an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government.”<Ref>My kingdom is not of this world http://www.hisholychurch.org/news/articles/world.php  </Ref> There are five different Greek words in the New Testament which are occasionally translated into the word world.

The words “kingdom of God” are translated from the words basileia theos. Theos means ruling judge and is often translated God or gods. We know there were “gods many,” because Paul tells us---and because there were many judges throughout the Roman Empire and Judea. The word basileia is translated “kingdom,” but it really means the right to be ruled by. What Jesus was saying is “the right to be ruled by God is at hand.”

“Are men the property of the state? Or are they free souls under God? 

This same battle continues throughout the world?”<Ref>Cecil B. DeMille in “The Ten Commandments.”  </Ref>

God led Abraham out of Ur and Haran. He lead the Israelites out of Egypt. And Jesus led the people out of the the power of [[Rome]], and toward the [[kingdom of God]]. The [[Pharisees]] did not want to let go of their acquired power over the people and condemned themselves by saying “we have no king but Caesar.” The Christians found salvation by saying there is another king named Jesus, but they did not just say it, they lived it. They gathered their families together in congregational groups of ten, uniting tens, hundreds and thousands in a system of charity and hope. 

What does the kingdom look like? What was the early Church doing, and what were the early Christians really seeking? Is the [[kingdom of God]] appointed by Christ the only way to liberty under the God?<Ref>The book Thy Kingdom Comes By Brother Gregory  </Ref>

Have we exchanged ritual and form for the spiritual substance of justice and mercy? 

The kingdom of God is not of the dead, but of the living.<Ref>Lu 20:38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.  </Ref> It does not come by observation.<Ref>Lu 17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:  </Ref> It is at hand. We should be seeking it, rather than benefits from those who exercise authority.<Ref>Mt 20:25 But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: ...  </Ref> 

How should the Church be organized today?<Ref>http://www.hisholychurch.org/declarations/church/index.php  </Ref> Should it be incorporated by the state?<Ref>The Body of Christ Vs. The Body of the State http://www.hisholychurch.org/study/gods/cog15bvb.php  </Ref> Should Christians be getting marriage licenses from the State?<Ref>Holy Matrimony vs. Marriage  http://www.hisholychurch.org/study/gods/cog1mvm.php  </Ref> What about Birth Certificates?<Ref>http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/books/TKC/TKCi9-3OurFather.php  </Ref> What was [[Baptism]] all about?<Ref>Baptism, Washing up http://www.hisholychurch.org/declarations/baptism/baptism.php  </Ref>

The Mark of the Beast is a badge of servitude which you can receive and carry with you or you may just remember its' number. Without it, you will not have much access to the commercial or political benefits of society. You may be excluded from the market place by policy and law.

The modern mark identifies you and is used to prove who is a member entitled. Those with a numerical identifier are bound because you coveted benefits at your neighbor's expense or lacked knowledge.

The mark of God is [[Faith|faith]], [[Hope|hope]], and [[Charity|charity]] under that [[Perfect law of liberty|perfect law of liberty]]. It is the [[Weightier matters|weightier matters]] of mercy and justice. It is [[forgive|forgiving and forgiveness]]. It is thanksgiving among free people. It is about loving God and loving your neighbor as your self. Those who do not cultivate the love of God will feed the beast in their own hearts and minds and in the ''world''. They will be [[Biting one another|biting one another]] with [[Covetous Practices|covetous practices]] which makes the [[Merchandise|human resources, literally merchandise]] and curses their children with perpetual debt.

The “[[World|world]]” means the [[Benefactors|benefactors]] and governments that exercise authority one over the other. They are filled with the people who covet their neighbor's goods. The [[Kingdom of God|kingdom of God]] is filled with those who love God and their neighbor as themselves. They would rather go without than to be a part of a system that takes from their neighbor without his daily consent.

: '''"And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. …''' 

: '''And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it:''' 

" '''but if it be not worthy, let your peace'''<Ref>Peace from eirene meaning 1) a state of national tranquility  </Ref>''' return to you."''' Mat. 10:7-13.

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