Well, the point was is that they are markers to a greater evil rather than a singular mark. I like this line of thinking.
I do agree with you though
As of right now, my interpretation of biblical prophesy is that 666 is just a number associated with the Beast, the Beast is the State, and the Mark of the Beast is State issued identity, an interpretation that fits nicely around the 'Sovereign Citizen/Freemen On The Land' understanding that the government identity is a fictional corporate entity.
and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
https://biblehub.com/revelation/13-17.htm
The number of his name is the number of the man's name, not the Beasts name. The number is a slave serial number - a unique sequence of numbers and/or letters that can be used to uniquely identify the slave to keep track of him. This is the reason the surname (sure-name) was invented by the Roman government - note how in New Testament times some people had surnames and some didn't, because this was in the process of being implemented.
People have been figuring this out off an on throughout history. For example that's why this government survey was called Doomsday Book:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book
So my antistatist political philosophy has crossed over into the realm of religion/spirituality. The Beast system is not some future event to be prepared for - it's already been in place since Babylon.
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