No, the Covid-19 vaccine is not the biblical "mark of the beast." But it seems preparatory to the "mark" and the blueprint of what's coming is already with us. With President Duterte suggesting, if not ordering, mandatory vaccinations for all, readers must have an idea of how the biblical mark-of-the-beast prophecy would unfold. Such impositions are in tandem with cardboard or plastic vaccine passports which, it is easy to imagine, would evolve into something more permanent like a real mark on the skin or perhaps a skin-implanted microchip. A little research will reveal such technologies have already been developed.
By the way, I must stress that I am not saying the current vaccines do not work. They do as shown by worldwide statistics. But the fact is they were designed to fight the original Covid-19 pathogen, not its succeeding variants, which is why experts worry over the new Delta kind and what other virus generations could unfold from the original. And yes, because of the lack of pharmaceutical tradition of decade-long testing and observation before full release, the vaccines assure no one of safe consequences in the long term. This is a risk necessarily taken by the "vaccinee" and this, some world-renowned experts say, could be an issue of life or death.
But to go on with the usual fare amid the drums of tribulations sounding louder and louder from mounting prophecies from credible Catholic mystics....
The Bible tells us of the mark of the beast that will dictate the motions of buying and selling, a scenario that we now see being realized in many countries as vaccine impositions are being imposed.
Recent prophecies confirming such scenarios are not short of telling the remaining faithful of God that they can flee to refuges, both spiritual and physical.
This we see in the 1987 message of the Blessed Mother to the late Fr. Stefano Gobbi as follows:
"In these times, you all need to hasten to take shelter in the refuge of my Immaculate Heart, because grave threats of evil are hanging over you. These are first of all evils of a spiritual order, which can harm the supernatural life of your souls... There are evils of physical order, such as infirmity, disasters, accidents, droughts, earthquakes, and incurable diseases which are spreading about... There are evils of a social order... To be protected from all these evils, I invite you to place yourselves under shelter in the safe refuge of my Immaculate Heart. —June 7th, 1986, n. 326, Blue Book
On May 18, 1915, Jesus Christ also told Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta the following Church-approved message:
"The Divine justice imposes chastisements, but neither these nor [God’s] enemies get close to those souls who live in the Divine Will... Know that I will have regard for the souls who live in My Will, and for the places where these souls reside... I place the souls who live completely in My Will on earth, in the same condition as the blessed [in Heaven]. Therefore, live in My Will and fear nothing."
The mystic Jennifer, whose mystical experiences are supported by prominent priests, including the late Fr. Seraphim Michalenko who was vice-postulator for the cause of St. Faustina’s beatification, received the following message from Jesus on July 14, 2004:
"The time is soon coming, it is rapidly approaching, for My places of refuge are in the stages of being prepared at the hands of My faithful. My people, My angels will come and guide you to your places of refuge where you will be sheltered from the storms and the forces of the antichrist and this one-world government... Be prepared My people for when My angels come, you do not want to turn away. You will be given one opportunity when this hour comes to trust in Me and My Will for you, for that is why I have told you to begin to take heed now. Begin to prepare today, for [in] what appears to be days of calmness, darkness lingers."
Before an American audience n 2019, Canadian mystic Fr. Michel Rodrigue said:
"...you will see a little flame in front of you, if you are called to go to a refuge. This will be your guardian angel who shows this flame to you. And your guardian angel will advise you and guide you. In front of your eyes, you will see a flame that will guide you where to go. Follow this flame of love. He will conduct you to a refuge from the Father. If your home is a refuge, he will guide you by this flame through your home. If you must move to another place, he will guide you along the road that leads there. Whether your refuge will be a permanent one, or a temporary one before moving to a bigger one, will be for the Father to decide."
And one of our favorites, stigmatist mystic Luz de Maria de Bonilla, quoted Jesus on Oct. 10, 2018, as having said:
"The time will come when you will have to gather in small communities, and you know it. With My Love present within you, transform your character, learn not to hurt and to forgive your brothers and sisters, so that in these difficult moments you might be those who take My Comfort and My Love to your brothers and sisters."
Also to Luz de Maria on Aug. 26, 2019, Jesus said:
"In families, in communities, in as far as it will be possible for you to do so, you should prepare refuges which will be called Refuges of the Sacred Hearts. In these places, obtain the food and everything necessary for those who will come. Do not be selfish. Protect your brothers and sisters with the love of the Divine word in Sacred Scripture, in keeping before you the precepts of the Divine Law; in this way you will be able to bear the fulfillment of the [prophetic] revelations with greater strength if you are within the faith."
Yet another message of the same subject, Luz de Maria quoted Jesus on Jan. 12, 2020, as follows:
"Gather together in groups, whether in families, prayer groups or solid friendships, and be ready to prepare places where you will be able to stay together in times of severe persecution or war. Bring together the necessary items for you to be able to stay there until My Angels tell you [otherwise]. These refugees will be protected against invasion. Remember that unity gives strength: if one person grows weak in the Faith, another will lift them up. If one is sick, another brother or sister will assist them, in unity."
Amid hopes that the vaccines are a savior to bring the world back to the "normal," this message of the Blessed Mother to Gisella Cardia on April 21, 2020:
"Prepare safe refuges for the times to come; persecution is underway, always pay attention. My children, I ask you for strength and courage; pray for the dead that there are and will be, the epidemics will continue until my children see the light of God in their hearts. The Cross will soon light up the sky, and it will be the final act of mercy. Soon, very soon everything will happen quickly, so much so that you will believe that you can take no more of all this pain, but entrust everything to your Savior, because he is ready to renew everything, and your life will be a receptacle of joy and love." (End of quote)