Hi there,
So this is basically an object lesson, that not everything tolerated by the spirit is wise, and not everything wise is a target. What do I mean by that? I mean take televisions, there is a pure signal, which gives you clear reception and there is no reason to think it will cease to work. However, under certain conditions the signal is lost, therefore it is possible to see the signal as weak, that is "weak" in a way that is perfected by the television set, because despite being weak you still get a signal in most cases. The problem comes when you start to trust unreputable sources, for that signal.
Some signals are high-jacked by people that want to use the television for their own ends and they come in and subdue the television set, to produce both signal and variety of signal, that they distort to their own ends. This is the marking of the television set, with a brand that can be abused by different signals than the original intended signal. You get advertising. You get biased news. You get scams, like lotteries. What was originally artistic, comes to be distorted by the revenue streams created by these disreputable sources. The only way to tolerate it, is to be patient for the original signal to return.
People who take the mark, are waiting for the return of the original signal - their television set is marked for advertising and they are no longer able to rely on a predictable signal to get their information or entertainment. Can you remove the mark? You can pay for other signals, created with less or no advertising, or questionable ethics. Even then some signals insist on advertising themselves. And this is where the confusion is: how do you know one signal from another, in the event of strife over who will restore it, if nature comes to test the signal you've got. At some point you need the news of the Holy Spirit, without interruption and if interrupted, you end up in Hell, possibly watching something that gives no indication God has turned the signal over to dark powers and principalities, whose advertising and confusion burdens the soul more and more.
You say "well, I could just turn the television off; then it won't matter what manner of mark the signal has been given" which is true, in the sense that discernment is more important than what you get told of by reputable sources, how ever they are caught up in the process of being developed for serving ends in general - if you kept your soul this way, God would commend you for your purity; the real test of wisdom, is if you can remain informed about the world and its signal, without giving over your acceptance of the various messages, for hope that one day the person responsible for these messages, change their tone. You can literally pray that the owners of the various signals are convicted by God.
The time will come, when certain signals lose revenue or come under scrutiny for corruption, but you will remain steadfast because you stayed in faith for the One who controls which signals are marked and which not. And this is the kicker, once one broadcaster is chastened for sending out corrupt signal, the others realise that there are dangers to corrupting signal in general. Policing signal comes to be expected, certain content has to be native to the land in which it is broadcast, warnings need to be given for adult content and highly repeatative advertising costs companies business. The one who started marking the signal televisions got, may never understand the problems they have caused, but they will be known for their corruption, even before they come.
So trust your televisions, don't panic that they are being misused and enjoy the clarity of remaining hopeful in God's justice - that throughout the changes in culture from day to day, you will have a clean and open signal to God, though not everything around you is fitting: one day the good will be separated from the bad (even good marks, from bad).
The Holiness of God preserve you throughout tribulation.
So this is basically an object lesson, that not everything tolerated by the spirit is wise, and not everything wise is a target. What do I mean by that? I mean take televisions, there is a pure signal, which gives you clear reception and there is no reason to think it will cease to work. However, under certain conditions the signal is lost, therefore it is possible to see the signal as weak, that is "weak" in a way that is perfected by the television set, because despite being weak you still get a signal in most cases. The problem comes when you start to trust unreputable sources, for that signal.
Some signals are high-jacked by people that want to use the television for their own ends and they come in and subdue the television set, to produce both signal and variety of signal, that they distort to their own ends. This is the marking of the television set, with a brand that can be abused by different signals than the original intended signal. You get advertising. You get biased news. You get scams, like lotteries. What was originally artistic, comes to be distorted by the revenue streams created by these disreputable sources. The only way to tolerate it, is to be patient for the original signal to return.
People who take the mark, are waiting for the return of the original signal - their television set is marked for advertising and they are no longer able to rely on a predictable signal to get their information or entertainment. Can you remove the mark? You can pay for other signals, created with less or no advertising, or questionable ethics. Even then some signals insist on advertising themselves. And this is where the confusion is: how do you know one signal from another, in the event of strife over who will restore it, if nature comes to test the signal you've got. At some point you need the news of the Holy Spirit, without interruption and if interrupted, you end up in Hell, possibly watching something that gives no indication God has turned the signal over to dark powers and principalities, whose advertising and confusion burdens the soul more and more.
You say "well, I could just turn the television off; then it won't matter what manner of mark the signal has been given" which is true, in the sense that discernment is more important than what you get told of by reputable sources, how ever they are caught up in the process of being developed for serving ends in general - if you kept your soul this way, God would commend you for your purity; the real test of wisdom, is if you can remain informed about the world and its signal, without giving over your acceptance of the various messages, for hope that one day the person responsible for these messages, change their tone. You can literally pray that the owners of the various signals are convicted by God.
The time will come, when certain signals lose revenue or come under scrutiny for corruption, but you will remain steadfast because you stayed in faith for the One who controls which signals are marked and which not. And this is the kicker, once one broadcaster is chastened for sending out corrupt signal, the others realise that there are dangers to corrupting signal in general. Policing signal comes to be expected, certain content has to be native to the land in which it is broadcast, warnings need to be given for adult content and highly repeatative advertising costs companies business. The one who started marking the signal televisions got, may never understand the problems they have caused, but they will be known for their corruption, even before they come.
So trust your televisions, don't panic that they are being misused and enjoy the clarity of remaining hopeful in God's justice - that throughout the changes in culture from day to day, you will have a clean and open signal to God, though not everything around you is fitting: one day the good will be separated from the bad (even good marks, from bad).
The Holiness of God preserve you throughout tribulation.
