Hello, the Bible makes it clear that worldwide governments are the ones who created the mark and the reason why this happened. All the subjects are forced to honor and worship the wild beast thru the governments. This is the relationship between the citizens of each country and their government.
Revelation 13:16-18
Living Bible
16 He required everyone—great and small, rich and poor, slave and free—to be tattooed with a certain mark on the right hand or on the forehead. 17 And no one could get a job or even buy in any store without the permit of that mark, which was either the name of the Creature or the code number of his name. 18 Here is a puzzle that calls for careful thought to solve it. Let those who are able, interpret this code: the numerical values of the letters in his name add to 666!
