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Not gonna get into a huge bible lesson here, but:
Anon, there are only 2 ways to avoid the Mark.
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Salvation now, and will be "raptured" before it comes
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Salvation after the "rapture" in which case you will be martyred (possibly by beheading because it is mentioned in Revelation)
All of that said, those who are destined to take the mark, will.
Those who belong to God will not be fooled, or tricked into taking the Mark.
>For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
God has His people sealed. All people are God's Creation, but not all people are God's children.
Read the Scripture, folks. Start with the Gospels- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Pray and ask God to give you wisdom and understanding. He promises He will.
>If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. James 1:5
>When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. John 16:13
>But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. John 14:26
The word "rapture" is not used in the Scripture but the premise comes from here:
>But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as indeed the rest of mankind do, who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead, so also God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus. 15 For we say this to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore, comfort one another with these words.