Is the Mark of the Beast Post-Rapture?

[christiancanadian]

hey canadian instead of me reposting what baptist posted just check it out above. clearly pretrib is going happen, and there are scriptures to back it. As far as the mark goes it does not specify a specific point at which the mark is to be taken but it will have to be taken in order to basically do any kind of transactions.
Like the website btw.

I'm not at all saying Pre-Trib Rapture is not going to happen. If you read the info for the thread, I say that I believe the Rapture will be Pre-Trib. I thought my opinion was fairly clear. People are losing sight of this thread. The main point is when people think the mark of the beast will start...before the rapture or after?

 

[christiancanadian]

The mark of the beast is post-rapture. When we look at Revelation 13:5, we see that we are in the middle of the seven years tribulation period. (Rev 13:5 - And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. [42 months])

When you divide the 42 months by 12 years, you get 3.5 years. Then just after a few verses, we see the mark of the beast. So the mark of the beast is at least after the first 3.5 years of the seven years tribulation.

Thank you. I hope others see your answer. You didn't dance around the question put forth in this thread. You answered it directly. You believe that the mark of the beast is AFTER the Rapture. People on this thread are getting so caught up in when the Rapture will occur that they are neglecting to give a direct answer to the question. Thanks again brother.

 

[MahogonySnail]

People on this thread are getting so caught up in when the Rapture will occur that they are neglecting to give a direct answer to the question.

But surely it is obvious that we cannot say when the mark of the beast is, until it is established when the rapture will occur?

At the time of Rev 13:5, it should be obvious that the church is still on the earth, not raptured, because the beast is allowed to fight against God's people, see the bits in bold which show that God's people are still very much on the earth when all this occurs...
Rev 13:7 It was allowed to fight against God's people and to defeat them, and it was given authority over every tribe, nation, language, and race.
Rev 13:8 All people living on earth will worship it, except those whose names were written before the creation of the world in the book of the living which belongs to the Lamb that was killed.

Rev 13:10 Whoever is meant to be captured will surely be captured; whoever is meant to be killed by the sword will surely be killed by the sword. This calls for endurance and faith on the part of God's people."

 

[MahogonySnail]

The killing of God's people occurs after the mark of the beast ....

Rev 13:15 The second beast was allowed to breathe life into the image of the first beast, so that the image could talk and put to death all those who would not worship it.

 

[Rosinsky]

Well, whether the rapture is before or after the tribulation, the mark of the beast is still in the same position: after the first 3.5 years of the tribulation period.