The Mark Of The Beast: Definitions Study

The Mark Of The Beast~Definitions Study Rev 13:15 And he had power 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 the image of the beast should be killed. Rev 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: Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Mark mark: In the King James Version this word is used 22 times as a noun and 26 times as a predicate. In the former case it is represented by 5 Hebrew and 3 Greek words; in the latter by 11 Hebrew and 2 Greek words. As a noun IT IS PURELY A PHYSICAL TERM, GAINING ALMOST A TECHNICAL SIGNIFICANCE As a noun the term “mark” may signify, according to its various Hebrew and Greek originals, a sign, “a target” an object of assault, a brand or STIGMA CUT or burnt IN the flesh, a goal or end in view, a stamp or imprinted or engraved sign. (4) ????, k?a?a?k?a?, “A STIGMA” CUTor burnt. The Israelites were forbidden (Lev_19:28) to follow the custom of other oriental and heathen nations in CUTTING, disfiguring or branding their bodies. The specific prohibition “not to print any marks upon” themselves evidently has reference to the custom of tattooing common among savage tribes, and in vogue among both men and women of the lower orders in Arabia, Egypt, and many other lands. It was intended to cultivate reverence for and a sense of the sacredness of the human body, as God’s creation, known in the Christian era as the temple of the Holy Spirit. See also CUTTINGS IN THE FLESH.   Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries G4742 st?´?µa stigma stig’-mah From a primary word st?´?? stizo¯ (to “STICK”, that is, PRICK); a mark INCISED or PUNCHED (for recognition of ownership), that is, (figuratively) scar of service: – mark. G5516 ??? chi xi stigma khee xee stig’-ma The 22nd, 14th and an obsolete letter (G4742 as a cross) of the Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers; denoting respectively 600, 60 and 6; 666 as a numeral: – six hundred threescore and six. Thayer’s Greek Definitions G4742 st?´?µa stigma Thayer Definition: 1) a mark PRICKED IN or branded upon the body. To ancient oriental usage, slaves and soldiers bore the name or the stamp of their master or commander branded or PRICKED (CUT) into their bodies to indicate what master or general they belonged to, and there were even some devotee’s who stamped themselves in this way with the token of their gods Part of Speech: noun neuter A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from a primary stizo (to “STICK”, i.e. PRICK) Citing in TDNT: 7:657, 1086 Vincent’s Word Studies Rev 13:16 - A mark (?a´?a?µa) The word occurs frequently in Revelation, and only once elsewhere (Act_17:29) on which see note. Commentators find illustrations in the brand set upon slaves by their masters, or upon soldiers by their monarchs, and in the branding of slaves attached to certain temples. Herodotus describes a temple to Hercules at the Canopic mouth of the Nile, and says: “If a slave runs away from his master, and taking sanctuary at this shrine gives himself up to the God, and receives certain sacred marks upon his person, whosoever his master may be, he cannot lay hand on him” (ii., 113). In the treatise “concerning the Syrian goddess” falsely attributed to Lucian, it is said of the slaves of the temple, “all are branded, some upon the wrist and some upon the neck.” Paul, in Gal_6:17, applies the word for these brands, st?´?µata, to the marks of Christ’s service which he bears in his body. In 3 Macc. 2:29, we read that Ptolemy Philopator required all the Jews of Alexandria to be registered among the common people; and that those who were thus registered were to be marked (?a?a´ses?a?) on their persons by the ivy-leaf symbol of Dionysus (Bacchus). In Lev_19:28, the Israelites are forbidden to make CUTTINGS IN THEIR FLESH for the dead and to print marks (??a´µµata st??ta`) upon themselves. Albert Barnes’ Notes On The Bible Rev 13:16 - To receive a mark IN their right hand, or IN their foreheads – The word here rendered “mark” – ?a´?a?µa charagma – occurs only in one place in the New Testament except in the Book of Revelation Act_17:29, where it is rendered “graven.” In all the other places where it is found Rev_13:16-17; Rev_14:9, Rev_14:11; Rev_15:2; Rev_16:2; Rev_19:20; Rev_20:4, it is rendered “mark,” and is applied to the same thing – the “mark of the beast.” The word properly means “something graven or sculptured”; hence: (a) a graving, sculpture, sculptured work, as images or idols; (b) a mark CUT IN or stamped – as the stamp on a coin. Applied to people, it was used to denote some stamp or mark on the hand or elsewhere – as in the case of a servant on whose hand or arm the name of the master was impressed; or of a soldier on whom some mark was impressed denoting the company or phalanx to which he belonged. It was no uncommon thing to mark slaves or soldiers in this way; and the design was either to denote their ownership or rank, or to prevent their escaping so as not to be detected. Most of us have seen such marks made on the hands or arms of sailors, in which, by a voluntary tattooing, their names, or the names of their vessels, were written, or the figure of an anchor, or some other DEVICE, was indelibly made BY PUNCTURES IN the skin, and BY INSERTING some kind of coloring matter. The thing which it is here said was engraven on the hand or the forehead was the “name” of the beast, or the “number” of his name, Rev_13:17. That is, the “name” or the “number” was so indelibly inscribed either on the hand or the forehead, as to show that he who bare it pertained to the “beast,” and was subject to his authority – as a slave is to his master, or a soldier to his commander. Applied to the papacy, the meaning is, that there would be some mark of distinction; some indelible sign; something which would designate, with entire certainty, those persons who belonged to it, and who were subject to it. It is hardly necessary to say that, in point of fact, this has eminently characterized the papacy. All possible care has been taken to designate with accuracy those who belong to that communion, and, all over the world, it is easy to distinguish those who render allegiance to the papal power. Compare the notes on Rev_7:3. {Capitol Letters & Letters in Pink~Imphasis-Mine} Blessings In Jesus’ Love Swan Song

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