[An.American.Expatriate]

As I stated previously - believers will KNOW that they should refuse the mark - and they will KNOW that there are dire earthly consequences to that choice.

And why should I NOT rejoice in the knowledge that, when the MotB is introduced, the LORD is returning?

The MotB is not something that just happens, you must actively accept it.

For that reason, it is really a waste of time and energy to constantly proclaim that every single advance in technology and/or attempt to institute an identification system is somehow a precuser to the MotB!

You would think that after all these years, people would realize how utterly ineffective it is to make such claims ...

[GiovannaNicoletta]

Here is a great article that explains the importance of Bible prophecy:

The Importance of Biblical Prophecy

God put these warnings in His Scriptures for a reason. It is dangerous and foolish to dismiss them.

[Quix]

You would think that after all these years, people would realize how utterly ineffective it is to make such claims ...

PRAISE GOD!

That is utterly false, untrue, wrong, inaccurate.

I can quickly count off the top of my head around a dozen or more souls who are walking with Jesus at this time due to my raising such issues with them in Taiwan. And, there are FREEPERS who fall in that category, too.

IF you think their Salvation in Jesus is inconsequential and not worth the bother, risk, warning, alert, upset, I'd think that was an absurd perspective. A soul is a priceless thing that ALL HEAVEN REJOICES OVER being saved. As Paul said . . . by all/any [honorable] means.

IF you think their Salvation in Jesus is proof of "utterly ineffective," you are brazenly WRONG!

[MD Expat in PA]

I remember when I was a little kid, my parents talking about the SS card being the MOTB. Then along came credit cards….they were the MOTB. When products started having those bar codes on them so they could be scanned…MOTB….debit cards…MOTB. Of course then there is the dreaded workplace safety stickers; 665 days without an accident OK, 666 days without an accident, well you know….MOTB.