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If you truly did receive a mark to buy or sell, then I agree you probably wouldn't want to take it off (especially if satan is controlling you). However, let's say someone gets the mark on his hand and something terrible happens to him. He gets an operation and loses his right hand which has the mark. Is he then free?
What if someone stamps me with a mark or puts a chip in me or whatever, during my sleep. I never made the decision to receive the mark, so is it void?
I don't think "the mark" being described has any power at all. I believe it's the decision we make to follow God or follow the world, but that's just what I'm leaning towards after studying this for a while.