There is much debate about the mark of the beast, and I have been posting for a while that it is the vaccine. I decided to go to the original Greek for more guidance:
godrules.net
Look for the famous verse: 13:16
If you click on "all" these are the definitions you get:
1) individually
1a) each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
2) collectively
2a) some of all types
2a stands out to me: some of all types. If it said he "causeth some of all types" to take the mark so that they cannot buy or sell, wouldn't that change your entire viewpoint?
When I was thinking about it, some of all types HAVE taken the vaccine. And there are many countries, such as Australia, that have implemented a system where some of all types cannot buy or sell without its mark.
There is even a further explanation in the concordance on how the word all can be used:
..." the whole world has gone after him" Did all the world go after Christ? "then went all Judea, and were baptized of him in Jordan." Was all Judea, or all Jerusalem, baptized in Jordan? "Ye are of God, little children", and the whole world lieth in the wicked one". Does the whole world there mean everybody? The words "world" and "all" are used in some seven or eight senses in Scripture, and it is very rarely the "all" means all persons, taken individually. The words are generally used to signify that Christ has redeemed some of all sorts --some Jews, some Gentiles, some rich, some poor, and has not restricted His redemption to either Jew or Gentile ... (C.H. Spurgeon from a sermon on Particular Redemption)
I felt somebody would be interested in this because it is such a TINY detail that can completely change one's interpretation of Revelation.
Why is this political? The mark of the best, whether you think is real or not, has been politically discussed for centuries. It is important to examine the original text for clear meaning and discussion.