As the electronic surveillance society grows along with calls to implement digital currency, so too does concern about what Bible prophecy calls the mark of the Beast. To understand, we begin with what the Bible says about the Beast and its partnership with a false worship system.
In this second of two parts, we examine the meaning of the mark of the Beast in Revelation along with the number 666. Is it some branded QR code or license for digital transactions? And just what relevance does this have to your life?
Readers of Beyond Today magazine share their thoughts in the July/August 2025 issue.
What began 1,700 years ago at the Council of Nicaea still shapes global religion and politics today—with prophetic consequences. Discover how the union of church and state, foretold in Daniel and Revelation, laid the foundation for a powerful system that will rise again in the final days—and why you must be spiritually prepared to resist it.
This summer marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Council, which helped to define mainstream Christianity. What emerged from the fourth century was a church of unbiblical teachings with controlling sway over society, including everyday people and their rulers. It was a different church from that founded by Christ through His apostles.
The Council of Nicaea is often hailed for unifying Christianity, but in truth, it marked a major departure from biblical faith—rejecting God’s commanded Passover, promoting man-made traditions, and persecuting those who remained faithful to Christ’s example.
Although many tend to think of the Church as a building, the Bible actually defines it as an assembly or group of people. But why did Jesus begin His Church and what was to be its vital purpose?
With the selection of a new pope, the world is waiting to see the direction he will take. In any case, as the spiritual leader of around 1.4 billion people, his positions and actions are consequential on a global scale.
An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the July/August 2025 issue of Beyond Today.
There’s more to biblical faith than believing. We must learn to live by it and rely on it—and continue to grow in it.
The more we discover about biological systems, the more we learn that they are not random developments. Features of the ear attest to the fact that they were designed. We look here at two examples.
Faithful people of God, Jesus Christ above all, set us an example in weathering the storms of life and persevering through a quality that illuminated their life toward God’s purposes.
In facing disturbing and troubling end-time events, what can you do to grow in courage and not be so afraid?
Did Jesus giving Peter “the keys of the kingdom” exalt him over all the apostles as the first pope, with infallible authority?
