Those who doubt my assessment of this situation can check me by going to the Scripture to see what it says. You will find that, essentially, it says that those who refuse the mark are barred from buying and selling (in other words, participating in business transactions).
For long generations Satan has sought to distract from the true message of Revelation 13:17—wherein, if you cannot be associated with the Mark you cannot buy or sell—by spreading nonsense about the different technologies that come along—technologies of which the writer of Revelation knew—and cared—nothing whatever about, because they are beside the point of the passage and miss it entirely.
Look closely at the tactics being used, and beware. In every case that has hit the media (that I am aware of) the homosexual agenda and its allies have sought out those business people whom they know in advance will refuse to participate in celebrating sin, then threaten to drag them into court in order to intimidate them into violating their faith, and, if that fails, then they do drag them into court, with the sole purpose of destroying that business, so that they cannot participate in buying or selling in the marketplace. This is happening right before our eyes, and it is straight out of Revelation 13:17. As I wrote above, if you doubt me, examine it for yourselves.
This is not about Christians hating, but about Christians being hated—attacked, hated, slandered and vilified—by those who hate the one true and living God, who is Jesus Christ, the one and only Savior of the world, who forgives all who repent and abandon their sins to follow Jesus Christ, but leaves open the gates to eternal torment on all those who refuse repentance, insisting upon celebrating their sins, in open rebellion against the merciful, loving and peace-bringing teaching of God.
The war—and the proverbial ball—is in the court of those who are insisting upon attacking the Christians. If they wish to end this, all they need do is to seek out those who are willing to participate in celebrating their sins—and leave the unwilling in peace.
