The blood was to be a token, a sign or mark, that those in the house belonged to Jehovah God and were safe from the destroyer. If you are familiar with eschatology at all, you have probably heard of the mark of the beast. Many theories abound as to what it may be, but no one knows for sure. However, from a Scriptural viewpoint we can confidently affirm that whatever the mark of the beast winds up being, it will only be a pale imitation of the mark of God.

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