Question 7
Is the mark of the Beast a literal mark in the forehead or hand?
Bible
Revelation 13:16
"He causes all…to receive a mark in their right hand or in their forehead"
Deuteronomy 6:6,8
"These words which I command thee this day shall be in your hearts; You shall bind them for a sign upon your hand and they shall be frontlets between your eyes."
Answer
No, the mark is not a literal mark or a tattoo. When Revelation says that the mark of the beast would be in the right hand or the forehead, it is using these words as symbols. (please refer to lesson 3, Revelation's Sign Language) The "right hand" symbolizes the actions or deeds (see Ecclesiastes 9:10, Isaiah 59:6). The "forehead" symbolizes the thoughts, the mind, the heart, or the desires. When the Bible uses the phrase, "Frontlets between the eyes", it is using this phrase as a symbol for the thoughts, the mind, the heart, the desires or the decisions a person makes. (See Exodus 13:16 and Deut. 11:18)