Those are great questions. Many of us have theorized that the mark existed under Nero, but the truth is that our historical records are beyond corrupted due to Satan being loose and allowed to deceive the nations right now, so nobody knows for sure (except the satanic insiders I suppose). The two witnesses many say were Enoch and Elijah, but again, we don't know for sure. What we do know is that those who took the mark are damned forever, and there is no chance of forgiveness for them. Those who were witnesses of Christ and were beheaded were resurrected after Armageddon occurred. They reigned with Christ on Earth as Kings and priests of God during the millennial reign with a rod of iron in their incorruptible bodies, and they are still living somewhere today because they will never experience the second death. If you study many of the glorious structures such as castles that are left over from that time, most of them have no bathrooms in them, and the stature of the doorways is much larger than normal humans would need. I theorize that those of the blessed first resurrection are very tall and large in size compared to us humans today. After the 1000 years was finished (somewhere around 1711 in our fake calendar system) Satan was loosed, and the 2nd resurrection occurred where the "rest of the dead" were brought back to life. Most likely these are our ancestors. You should check out a channel on YouTube called Flat Earth Nation Golden Age Past who has started doing nightly livestreams, and has already made over 1000 videos in the last 4 years. I am a mod on his channel and my account name in webdevnoobie. We talk about these topics constantly, and are trying to figure it all out with God's help and using the Holy Bible. I am also going to copy/paste a comment that I left for another person on poal which gets more into this theology. Since you genuinely asked so nicely, I want to give you a thorough response, but it is a complex subject so I might miss some details. Hopefully I can give you enough info so that you can dig and do your own research. I will start with the basics: Satanic forces are in control of Earth, governments, etc. (this should be obvious). Yes, it's the Freemasons, Jesuits, Illuminati, fake Jews aka Synagogue of Satan, etc. Pretty much all of the surface level conspiracies you have heard of are real, JFK assassination (possible hoax), fake moon landing, 9-11 inside job, Sandy Hoax, Flat Earth, and more. Discovering that Jesus Christ is Lord and savior is the final redpill of the conspiracy rabbithole, and simulation theory aka Gnosticism aka new-age philosophy is the final boss of Satan's lies. Knowing that Armageddon is past, the 1000 year millennial reign of Christ already occurred is really bonus points, and not required for salvation. Only faith in Jesus is required for salvation. However, knowing about Golden Age Past does bring you into a closer relationship with him because, like knowing about flat earth, it is a further proof of the truth of the Bible. Jesus promised that those who pierced him would see him return in the clouds. He promised the people of his generation that they would see him return. If you don't believe this, then you are basically calling our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ a liar. Revelation 1:7, Matthew 24:34 (read all of Matthew 24, where he also refers back to the prophecies of Daniel concerning the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem once the abomination of desolation occurs) (Some speculate the abomination of desolation is when a pig is sacrificed on the mercy seat by the Romans) Essentially, between the times of the crucifiction of Jesus roughly 33 AD and destruction of Jerusalem in roughly 70 AD is when all of the events of Revelation leading to chapter 20 occurred. The tribulation occurred (all of the seals, trumpets, vials, including the mark of the beast) in those times leading up to Armageddon and the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem. What is called Israel and Jerusalem today is a counterfeit. The real Jerusalem is buried, never to be found again. Not one stone left on top of another. The Lord promised us that Armageddon would be the most destructive event ever to occur on Earth, and there will never be an event as destructive as it ever again. (I actually believe that the Earth was much more of a circle of land before Armageddon, and there were no huge oceans between the continents like there are now, it was cracked into pieces and spread apart) There was a fervent heat during Armageddon and also God used his glittering sword which is like a giant arc-welder. You can see the evidence today of the melted and burnt building all over the earth. After Armageddon was finished, the first resurrection happened where the saints who kept faith in Jesus, did not take the mark, and were beheaded, were resurrected in glorified bodies which can not be injured, killed, nor require food or water to survive. They will never experience the second death. Revelation 20:1-7 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. 4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, So, during the 1000 years Golden Age, these saints ruled as Kings on Earth with a rod of iron. The wheat and the tares still grew together, so there was still sin on the Earth, but Satan was bound, unable to deceive. Therefor, Earth was like a paradise fantasy land compared to what it is like today. They had free etheric energy technology. This is what the Starforts, amazing Cathedrals, towers and domed structures are all from. The Cathedrals were most likely healing centers as well, and massive organs were used to literally heal peoples bodies and organs using frequency technology. They had amazing steam-power and other tech that is all being hidden from us today. After the 1000 years was completed, Satan was loosed, allowed to deceive the nations again for a short time (I believe this event is what we call the Mudflood event) (some theorize it was in our fake year of 1711, real year 1000 from Armageddon, or 1070 AD if you want to call it that) (this is based on Daniel 12:11-12, if you consider 9-11-2001 (fake year) to be the 1290th year from Jerusalem being destroyed) (2001 - 290 = 1711) 11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. (years) 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. (years) If this timeline theory is correct, then that puts the white throne of judgement occurring 25 years from now, in our fake year of 2046. If you can endure until then and make it to the camp of the saints, then very likely you will be blessed and not have to experience the first or second death, a great gift that very few have been given such as Enoch. Since we know the Earth is flat, I theorize that the location of the camp is actually at the center aka the "north pole" area. I also think that is where New Jerusalem will be located, if it hasn't already dropped from heaven and is already located there. This could be the holy city which the camp of the saints surrounds. The "star" known as Polaris may be New Jerusalem itself ready to drop down, or it may be a portal to the 3rd heaven, not sure yet. We don't have all of the answers yet because the deceptions of Satan have been so great that it is hard to figure it all out, but we are learning more all of the time now. Here are some links that will help you understand more about this topic. Please let me know what you think, and if you have any other questions I can help you with. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zni2nN96Nmo&t=1395s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCzWJcDzoJ4&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTGtVigdFMs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbfd3BZ_UAY&t=4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4kaTc3JMEY&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY8fP5o7pOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jNks0fN6mo&lc=UgzfDTDy3LNt9cjajjx4AaABAg.9HVQF10DDvz9HVtbfFXoPo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBlX4lrmKwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5vhXtGxKQc Really, these links are just an introduction. Check out the other videos from all of these people for even more info, especially Alan at Flat Earth Nation Golden Age Past, who can be hard to follow sometimes, but he is kind of the grandfather of this modern movement and has made over 1000 videos. Other researchers to check out for good info on Mudflood and free energy tech, but who aren't necessarily Christians, but more still in new-age thinking are Jon Levi, Flat Earth British, Wise Up, Autodidactic, UAP, and many others. Just use them for research, but try not to get caught up in their new-age thinking in my opinion, and you will stay on the right track. God Bless.