I know some people keep asking for any verse in the bible that may support a religious exemption. Well this popped up on my app this morning and for some of you it may fit the bill. It's not about a vaccine, but it is about your freedom of will.
"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Cor 9:7
Society is telling us that we should give our bodies to this massive science experiment for the "greater good" and is using various forms of force or pressure in the form of some kind of punishment to encourage compliance from those who are reluctant to give their bodies to science. However, God wants us only to give from our hearts, and we are instructed never to give under compulsion, this is a warning sign. If you are reluctant in any way, God says not to give. Remember, God gave us free will, God gave us our freedom to choose. To be pressured by any entity to do something against your will under the threat of punishment is a violation of your religious freedom and can and should be viewed as religious discrimination.
This is a sound plausibility structure, and overall in my opinion the most believable(there are elements I don't agree with). The one issue I have is that the antichrist will be worshipped, and Satan is a master deceiver. The Bible also says God will send a strong delusion on the world, causing everyone to believe the lie.
Another issue is that even nonbelievers can see through the deception now. Perhaps God's strong delusion causes everyone to fall the seduction, but it's almost like it's too late for people to fall for the cabal's tricks now. Plus, the world will be unified under the beast system, where here it seems the world's population is split in two.
Antichrist doesn't mean against Christ, it means in place of Christ. Another idea I've started entertaining is perhaps the truth comes out, the world's populations shed their corrupt governments, and suddenly the world is united without a leader. They're all still unbelievers mind you, and the antichrist can slide right in as the man with all the answers. From a religious standpoint, the mark would be a pledge to the divinity humanity of sorts, basically a repeat of the lie in the garden of Eden, and we'd have a Christ substitute leading a false global peace. When the judgments in Revelation come, it'd make sense that the world would hate God for it too.
I think this is beginning too. Look at how upside down the world it right now. It's widespread madness out there. Give it more time and maybe it could get that far. Covid itself is a strong delusion. Even though it has a more than 99% survival rate, people are acting like it's the black plague. And Christianity is in the process of turning upside down too. We have this progressive Christian movement that distorts the teachings of Christ. Churches and religious leaders are giving into the madness of covid and government overreach. Things are in the process of crumbling, clown world is in full effect now. Either we somehow put an end to it before it's too late, or we are in fact in the end days and more and more people will become deceived. Who knows how bad things may get between sickness (everyone dropping dead from the vax but thinking it's the virus), natural disasters, civil unrest, it could become hell on earth just before the antichrist rises up and "unites the planet". The desperate and deceived people of earth who have been suffering from mass phycosis for years at this point, will celebrate him as a hero for ending their suffering and will worship him as God because they'll feel abandoned anyway. Yes, I can definitely see this happening and I can see us already on our way to this outcome.
Yes, it truly is a uniquely terrible time in the world. I don't think we can put an end to it outside of sharing the gospel and saving souls while we wait for our Savior.
Either way, a nice solace is that everything you mentioned is a sign Jesus is coming back for His bride soon. Watching the news is exciting and hopeful with a Bible in hand, but I feel horrible for the people who don't know what God's Word says. An online preacher/teacher I listen to says sometimes, "Things are looking pretty good because things are looking pretty bad".