I like to think of it in terms of "Extracreatorial". "Extrajudicial" being outside of the law, so extracreatorial being outside of the evident Creator around us.
The vaccine shows a faith in a system (beast), so I feel your premise is quite sound. "I was not created to exist in this world, there are things here meant to kill me, and only taking this thing will help me to survive here."
To extend this further, how many other ways do we put our faith into this beast? Medical insurance is placing One's faith in it, pharmaceuticals place One's faith in it, supporting war places One's faith in it. Supporting three letter organizations that kill our brothers and sisters globally (and traffic children, as well as adults) is placing our faith in it. This is such a pervasive system, that paying our taxes is supporting the beast. We give offering out of FEAR of reprisal, or out of FEALTY to this beast.
The mark on One's head can be seen as our minds being driven by any system which is extracreatorial. If they drive us with fear, our fear of man is greater than our faith in the Creator. Greed is a similar fear, wanting to have more stored, incase something were to go wrong with this beast. Or to horde for sloth because One is/will be tired of slaving away; to horde for status (pride, lust) etc, etc.
[Carrot (white square) and Stick (black square) system is driven by a fear to both outcomes]
The mark on One's hand can be seen as us physically supporting this beast with our works. What else does One have to offer in this world other than our labors? We monetize (Molochtize?) that and use a system of extracreatorial forgiveness (For all DEBTS public and private) We also hand off our right to forgive our brothers and sisters to a judicial system to decide their fates, while washing our hands nicely and carrying on (Pontius Pilate style).
With all of this in mind, if the beast keeps us looking for "Its forthcoming mark" we will be less likely to look at the fact that we have, most likely, already accepted it.
I like to think of it in terms of "Extracreatorial". "Extrajudicial" being outside of the law, so extracreatorial being outside of the evident Creator around us.
The vaccine shows a faith in a system (beast), so I feel your premise is quite sound. "I was not created to exist in this world, there are things here meant to kill me, and only taking this thing will help me to survive here."
To extend this further, how many other ways do we put our faith into this beast? Medical insurance is placing One's faith in it, pharmaceuticals place One's faith in it, supporting war places One's faith in it. Supporting three letter organizations that kill our brothers and sisters globally (and traffic children, as well as adults) is placing our faith in it. This is such a pervasive system, that paying our taxes is supporting the beast. We give offering out of FEAR of reprisal, or out of FEALTY to this beast.
The mark on One's head can be seen as our minds being driven by any system which is extracreatorial. If they drive us with fear, our fear of man is greater than our faith in the Creator. Greed is a similar fear, wanting to have more stored, incase something were to go wrong with this beast. Or to horde for sloth because One is/will be tired of slaving away; to horde for status (pride, lust) etc, etc.
[Carrot (white square) and Stick (black square) system is driven by a fear to both outcomes]
The mark on One's hand can be seen as us physically supporting this beast with our works. What else does One have to offer in this world other than our labors? We monetize (Molochtize?) that and use a system of extracreatorial forgiveness (For all DEBTS public and private) We also hand off our right to forgive our brothers and sisters to a judicial system to decide their fates, while washing our hands nicely and carrying on (Pontius Pilate style).
With all of this in mind, if the beast keeps us looking for "Its forthcoming mark" we will be less likely to look at the fact that we have, most likely, already accepted it.
Thanks for explaining it that way. It's a great way to look at it. I appreciate.