The Mark of His Sons

Everyone has their own perception of what the scriptures refer to when they speak of the mark of the beast, but what about the mark of His sons.  Here is perhaps a different slant for you to consider.

Revelation 3:18 is a scripture that speaks about our eyesight. Let me quote: "I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich, and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and EYESALVE to anoint your eyes, that you may see".

The anointing upon the eyes speaks of an ability to see, and an ability to perceive accurately is one of the most critical areas that exists for the believer in this day. In the same breath, it is also very important that we never take what we have from God for granted; for the moment that we feel that we have God "wired" and fully understand just what He is doing, it is in that moment of jeopardy that you stand to lose what you have. God is moving on, and so we too must continue to expand, grow, and stay pliable, new wineskins able to bear the new wine that God would bring. (Matthew 9:17) You can look back at the history of Christianity to see what a failure the church has been from that perspective. Every time God wanted to bring something new, it always caused division, sides would be taken, lines were drawn. And so you had the old order persecute those that continued to move on into the new thing that God was doing.

How many of you recall what happened at the turn of the century? It was about 1907, and although it began happening around the world, I recall it from the stories of what happened in Los Angeles. There were groups of believers seeking God, because they knew there was something more that was available that they did not have. They were seeking the baptism of the Spirit, as the Lord had begun to reveal to them, based on the day of Pentecost. And so, in the early 1900's, around a place called Azusa Street, began an outpouring of the Spirit that sent shockwaves around the world -- shockwaves to those who were not prepared to embrace something new that God was doing. And for years, literally years that followed, those initial believers were branded as worshipers of the devil. That this "baptism" thing was of the occult. And yet believers around the world began to come alive to the Spirit, and truly began experiencing a day of Pentecost in their lives. History will bear this out, but it took more than 30 years for conventional Christianity to "open up" and accept this baptism experience as being "of God". And yet to this day you still have many churches who will not accept this very basic experience that began almost 100 years ago.

Since the 40's, God has continued bringing a restoration of many new truths for His people to embrace, and, more and more, we see more churches and more belief systems, because people have a hard time accepting something new. They want God in a box. And God will not be in a box. The travesty of Christianity is that you have so many groups, believing so many different aspects of what they have seen of God, yet not willing to go any further. The rise in churches in this past 100 years is not a testimony to man’s attempt to disciple the world, it is a witness of judgment against man himself, for his choice in not following on after what God was trying to bring forth, and thus we have seen the rise of more and more denominations. Everyone takes a part of the pie, but when God gets in your face, and confronts you with something more, which usually means it will cost you giving up more of yourself, then they stop, and draw the line. God, "we will go thus far, and no further". And so God’s quest to find those who will truly follow the lamb wither-so-ever He goeth, continues......

Our progress is directly related to our perception; because If you can’t see it (the provision), you won’t reach for it. If you do not know the hour of your visitation, you will not possess it.

Perception is a commodity highly revered in "spiritual circles", one that is sorely in need, and people would kill for it, and we are constantly admonished.... "guard what you have".....

In the scriptures it speaks of the mark of the beast, and the mark of God’s sons. Take a moment to read these scriptures:

4 And they were told that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.  Rev 9:4

16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand, or on their forehead  Rev 13:16 (speaking of the beast)

9 And another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or upon his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God...  Rev 14:9-10a

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. Rev 20:4

14:1 And I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.  Rev 14:1

4 and they shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. Rev 22:4

17 Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs, And the LORD will make their foreheads bare."    Is 3:17

Many of us have probably read these scriptures before, but what they speak of is perception. The forehead is an area of our body that deals with perception. The ancient Chinese and oriental religions speak of the "3rd eye", and in new age circles today, there is much talk about "chakras"; which are energy vortex centers on our bodies. The chakra on the forehead is also known as the 3rd eye. Have you ever seen the women from India walking around with that red dot on their forehead? To them, in their religion, they understand that their spiritual eyesight is centered and focused at that point in their being, although I personally don’t see the advantage to having a red dot on the forehead! The forehead, none-the-less, deals with the perception of an individual.

Just as the mark of the beast is on the "forehead", so the mark of the sons of God, is on the forehead. The sealing of God’s sons is through their ability to see and to hear. This is a very individual experience, no one can do this for you.

So, in practical terms, what does this mean? I do not think it means that you will walk around with some physical "mark" on your forehead, what it does mean is that those whom God has called and sealed unto Him, will HAVE a perception and level of sight that clearly separates them from those who have become darkened in their understanding. It is not enough to just go along with the crowd. The whole issue in these days is a personal one between you and the Lord. An ability to see means so much more than just a nice revelation here and there; it is a deep understanding and ability to see the Lord on a dimension that will literally "change" you into His likeness. To those who walk with the mark of the beast, it will not appear very apparent, because devoid of perception, everything will seem just fine. But to those who have been sealed on their foreheads with a deep insight and ability to see, there will be more than just revelation which comes to those people, more than just insight, but a deep transformation. Because the scriptures tell us that when you see Him, as He is, you will be changed into His likeness (1Jn3:2).

The mark of the beast may manifest on a physical plane with 666 and computers and all types of things, but if and when that does happen, be rest assured, the game will already be over.