English “graven” in Acts 17:29 below was translated from Greek noun 5480 charagma which was translated into English “mark” in Revelation 13:16, 13:17, 14:9, 14:11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20 and 20:4. If you understand none of God’s other biblical spiritual truth I heartily recommend that you study Greek noun 5480 charagma and understand that the “beast” in Revelation 13:16, 13:17, 14:9, 14:11, 15:2, 16:2, 19:20 and 20:4 is any grammatical subject other than God.
English “man’s” in Acts 17:29 below was translated from Greek noun 444 anthropos being human beings either female or male. Greek masculine noun 435 aner designates male. Greek feminine noun 1135 gune designates female.
English “device” in Acts 17:29 below was mistranslated from Greek noun 1761 enthumesis which was correctly translated into “thoughts”.
The “mark” of the beast are flesh “thoughts”. The “beast” is any and all grammatical subjects other than God.
Acts 17:24-31 King James Version (KJV) 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands {Isaiah 66:1-2} 25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device. 30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Greek noun 1761 enthumesis which was correctly translated into “thoughts” will be tied to Hebrews 4:12 and directly tied to the consequences noted in last four verses of the bible “If any man shall add unto” or “if any man shall take away from the words of the book”. Greek words from which bold English words above were mistranslated will be defined in posts to come.
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