Cain became a rest wanderer in the Old Testament because he murdered his brother, Abel.
When the mark of the beast comes into the picture -- it will be an entirely different scenario.
Sounds like you're trying to do 'symbolism' where it doesn't really exist?!
Hi thanks I see that a little differently. It’s another of the parables which without Christ spoke not hiding the gospel understanding from those that have no interest in going beyond the literal historical understanding.
Those who look for signs or literal marks .. they literalize where there is no need
Jesus said it is an evil generation that walks after what the eyes see , the temporal. Signs that cause wondering. We are to walk by faith the unseen understanding. No sign to wonder after was given the last was the sign of Jonah with the Son of man Jeus . . .three days and nights of suferring in hell, It was fulfilled at the cross ..
Cain unlike Abel had no rest in the increased work load .Cain said it was more that he could bear. Unlike Abel who was yoked with Christ our sin bearer making the burden lighter.
Cain who saw no value in the spiritual unseen thing of God wanted to die in order to rid the burden of suffering the pangs of hell. .While another example. .Esau a marked man saw no benefit in his spiriual birth rite and sold it for a cup of goat soup . The buying and seling in Revelation 13 along with the mark is presented by a proverb, a moral parable .
Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, and
sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Not the buying and seling of earthly goods It would seem Christ will come as a theif in the night just as in the times of Noah. We can watch as believers but no one knows the day or hour or centurty. We walk by
faith mixing the two . The
eternal not seen with the
temporal seen . Then we can rest if we are walking with him .
Hebrews 4 King James Version (KJV)Let
us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left
us of entering into
his rest, any of you should seem to come short of i
t.
For unto
us was the
gospel preached, as well as unto
them: but the
word preached did not profit
them, not being
mixed with
faith in
them that heard
it.
Cain represents non redeemed mankind (666) He is signified as a restless suffering wanderer all the days of his life .By the power . . .The mark of God’s Word . . . .what he says will come to pass.
Genisis 4:8-15 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that
Cain rose up against
Abel his brother, and slew him. And the
Lord said unto
Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And
now art
thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength;
a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And
Cain said unto the
Lord, My punishment is
greater than
I can bear.Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and
I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that
every one that findeth me shall slay me. And the
Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the
Lord set a
mark upon
Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
The propmise was to Cain.