Gino (17 May 2020)
"shamed against taking the vaccine"


First came Christians shaming Christians for obeying the virus lockdown guidelines
(I may have been part of that by asking a question about Hebrews 10:25, here on FiveDoves)
Next, since there are a number of Christians already convinced that we are now in the tribulation,
	and that they are convinced that the vaccine-with-chip is the mark of the beast (even though there is no beast yet),
	if they then shame Christians from taking the vaccine,
	telling them that they are taking the mark of the beast and will assuredly go to the lake of fire,
	could this not cause incalculable damage to many Christian families, and prematurely bring down persecution on all of us?
I remember, many years back, when there were people warning Christians not to get a Visa card,
	that it was the mark of the beast, and that they would assuredly go to the lake of fire.
Did that not greatly terrify those who had already gotten a Visa card?
Also, did it not prevent many from using the card, for years?
Before that, there were those who warned Christians to not buy anything that had bar codes on it,
	that it was the mark of the beast, and that they would assuredly go to the lake of fire for it.
When bar codes were initially tested at selected locations, like at a Jewel-Osco in Addison, a Chicago suburb,
	I remember wondering, that if I bought anything there, that had one of those bar codes being tested,
	whether or not it could be like they said, the mark of the beast.
So, now comes the vaccine, and it is one thing to wonder if it is moving the world closer to receiving the mark of the beast,
	but it is entirely another thing to adamantly warn people that it is the mark of the beast.
We need to at least try to consider how our words may affect the lives of others, and it applies to what I may say, as well.