It is interesting how many young people (and the older generation too!) are going for branding and tattoos - and putting all sorts of weird piercing into their body. I was shocked to see so many girls involved in this. It used to be limited to people who spent time in prison. In the Old Testament, God warned His people not to engrave their body. In Old Testament times, that is how a SLAVE was marked. Perhaps all these people who are allowing themselves to be branded and tattooed, etc. etc. are giving an unspoken "message" they themselves may not even be aware of ----that they have put themselves into slavery and bondage --- willingly -- just as will happen to those taking the Mark of the Beast. I know that many Christian weight lifters have these tattoos all over their body, but most of the ones I have seen giving their testimony admit that they got their tattoos before they got saved.
 
Rene