'The Catholic Encyclopedia' reported that in the first millennium of the Christian era, there were those who consider that the 'cross' would be the 'mark of the beast.' Is this too far-fetched to be possible now? As it turns out, in the 21st century, the World Council of Churches, the Vatican, and the Lutheran have embraced the 'Lund Cross,' also known as the Salvadoran cross for purposes of ecumenical unity. Furthermore, writings by various Catholic saints and some claiming to see Marian apparitions have pointed to a group that will wear some type of cross to persecute those that do not in the end times. Is the cross an original symbol that early Christians venerated? Could a cross beast 'a' or 'the' mark of the beast or the mark of final Antichrist? Dr. Thiel addresses this as well as other aspects of the ecumenical agenda.

A written article related to the cross is available titled "What is the Origin of the Cross as a 'Christian' Symbol? " URL: http://www.cogwriter.com/cross.htm