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and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.
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A System of Economic Control
All commentators agree that the inability to "buy or sell" describes a system of economic coercion. The beast's power uses control over commerce and daily life as a weapon to force compliance. Scholars describe this as a "boycott" or "socioeconomic sanction" against anyone who refuses to show allegiance to its anti-Christian system.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And that no man might buy or sell. That is, this mighty power would claim jurisdiction over the traffic of the world, and endeavor to make…
That no man should be able to buy or to sell (ινα μη τις δυνητα αγορασα η πωλησα). Final clause with ινα and present middle subjun…
19th Century
Anglican
And he causeth . . .—Better, And he [that is, probably, the second wild beast, and not the image, as in …
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Those having the “mark” can “buy or sell,” those without it cannot. This statement apparently refers to some sort of socioeconomic sanctions that w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And that no man might buy or sell Either in an ecclesiastical sense, as to, be in any church office, or perform any such …
Those who understand the first beast to denote a worldly power also consider the second to be a persecuting and assumed power, which acts under the…
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