Conspiracy theories — Christian or otherwise — are nothing new. But how can we talk to friends who find themselves gripped by them? Christian conspiracy theories. That’s today’s theme. We need to address them, as we hear from Lindsay, a listener with today’s question. “Hello, Pastor John, and thank you for this podcast. I have a friend who is convinced that the new COVID-19 vaccines are ‘the mark of the beast.’ Anyone injected is given over to Satan and is thereby lost forever, per Revelation. I’m very much unconvinced of this. But how would you respond to Christians who are given to these types of spiritual conspiracy theories? And then, if possible, what exactly is the mark of the beast in Revelation 16:2 2 And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image. and 19:20?” Read or listen to this interview at our website: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-should-we-respond-to-christian-conspiracy-theories Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes: https://www.desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john