“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:”
It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads - the mark controls economic life and identifies allegiance. The mark on the hand (work) and forehead (loyalty) signal total submission of action and thought to the beast's system.
Church Fathers on Revelation 13:16
“And he shall make fire come down from heaven in the sight of men.” Yes (as I also have said), in the sight of men. Magicians do these things, by the aid of the apostate angels, even to this day. He shall cause also that a golden image of Antichrist shall be placed in the temple at Jerusalem, and that the apostate angel should enter, and thence utter voices and oracles. Moreover, he himself shall contrive that his servants and children should receive as a mark on their…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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