The Mark of the Beast & The Shema

Wow

Crazy blog title I know - read on and you will understand.

I had an eye opening revelation on my way to work yesterday as I was singing in my car.

Next week is Rosh Hashanah and I have been practicing the music, getting ready for the High Holy Days. 

 I was signing the Shema....when suddenly I got to the part, 

"And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes..."

I stopped. 

Just stopped singing.

It hit me. BANG!

I have been reading Daniel and the book of Revelation lately and though many of you may already have thought of this. I hadn't before now. 

I just now caught on.

Satan, has chosen the placement of the -"mark of the beast" 

 to be precisely the same place as the Lord commands 

 His people to keep His Words - His covenants! 

Of course the Orthodox Jews do this literally with the Tefillin.

As  Messianic Jewish believers we do this by keeping the laws, as written upon our hearts.

However the point I am seeing - or the huge epiphany, rather, (and again probably just for me, 

but maybe for a few others out there too who knows) 

is the blatant, calculated, spit in the face, disrespect, Satan is going for here. 

It really has me BLOWN away!

I mean I know he has been bent on evil since He was kicked out of G-ds presence and filled with insurmountable pride - but still this is something...I just can't wrap my mind around.

I supposed he will never give up.

Forever Aiming at, the Most Holy of Holies, G-d Almighty, Ruler and Creator of Heaven and Earth.

I am completely blown away at the audacity! 

Read the Shema below in completion and note the highlighted area.

You will see what I mean.

Shema

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.
Barukh sheim k'vod malkhuto l'olam va'ed.
Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever.
V'ahav'ta eit Adonai Elohekha b'khol l'vav'kha uv'khol naf'sh'kha uv'khol m'odekha.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
V'hayu had'varim ha'eileh asher anokhi m'tzav'kha hayom al l'vavekha.
And these words that I command you today shall be in your heart

V'shinan'tam l'vanekha v'dibar'ta bam
And you shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall speak of them
b'shiv't'kha b'veitekha uv'lekh't'kha vaderekh uv'shakh'b'kha uv'kumekha
when you sit at home, and when you walk along the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up.
Uk'shar'tam l'ot al yadekha v'hayu l'totafot bein einekha.
And you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
Ukh'tav'tam al m'zuzot beitekha uvish'arekha.
And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.