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What does it mean to be marked on the forehead or in the right hand with the name of the wild beast?  When Jehovah gave Israel the Law he told them: "You must apply these words of mine to your heart and your soul and bind them as a sign  upon your hand, they must serve as a frontlet band between your eyes." (Deuteronomy 11:18) This meant that the Israelites  had to keep that Law constantly before them, so that it influenced all their actions and thoughts.  The 144,000 anointed ones are said to have the Father's name and that of Jesus written on their foreheads.  This identifies them as belonging to Jehovah  God and Jesus Christ. (Revelation  14:1)  In imitation,  Satan uses the demonic mark of the wild beast.  Anybody engaged in everyday activities such as buying ad selling is pressured to do things the way the wild beast does, as for example, in celebrating holidays.  They are expected to worship the wild beast, letting it rule their lives so as to receive its mark.

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