Brent Antonson

The Mark and the Mask: Prophecy, Semantics, and the Symbolic Drift of Revelation

In the Book of Revelation, a cryptic warning has echoed across generations: “No one could buy or sell unless he had the mark…” (Rev. 13:17). Scholars, mystics, and skeptics alike have debated the identity of this “mark”—its form, purpose, and implication. Many expected a technological imprint, perhaps biometric...

Stereogramming the Universe

My vision was always just flawed enough to necessitate corrective lenses. But it wasn't the blurriness that truly frustrated me — it was a deeper, more visceral irritation: I couldn't trust my primary sensory tools. My eyes were unreliable narrators, their interpretation of reality perpetually in question....