For a year or more, I've been fascinated by that subset of American Christians who consider the covid vaccine the fabled Biblical "mark of the beast." On Substack, I just published a deep dive into the theology - and century of history - behind that idea: theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…
I worked really hard on this piece (and read A LOT, dove into right-wing forums, watched anti-vaxx Christian TikToks, learned about "Persecution Games" played at church camps, and learned the life story of John the Revelator). I hope you'll give it a look! theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…
Among the subjects of "Mark of the Beast" panics over the last century:
-Social Security Numbers
-The New Deal
-Bar codes
-Credit cards
-Microchips
-And ... the covid-19 vaccine - the deadly apotheosis of an era of fear.
theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…
-Social Security Numbers
-The New Deal
-Bar codes
-Credit cards
-Microchips
-And ... the covid-19 vaccine - the deadly apotheosis of an era of fear.
theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…
To me, it's truly a beautiful marriage of social media and Biblical prophecy that the influencer Taylor Rousseau - who depicted herself being martyred for refusing to take the "mark of the beast (vaccine)" recently filmed herself getting lip injections. theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/apocalypse-n…
with thanks to @annamerlan for commentary, and the scholars Elaine Pagels and Matthew Sutton for their excellent books
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