Your description refers to Premillennial Dispensationalism which is less than 200 years old and largely limited to the United States. Historical Christianity does not subscribe to this view taking a more symbolic view on the "Mark of the Beast" beast passage that it refers to those who adopt the practices/faith of the world(essentially non-believers) and thereby are not believers of the gospel message(Grace and Favor to those who believe in Christ's perfect life death and resurrection). The view you shared is probably less than 10% of Christianity as no Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Orthodox, (and many others) subscribes to that view. That said, it is the one that seems to get all the attention lately. Lastly, you did say many people believe it and I can't argue with that; just trying to point out that most Christians worldwide do not.

Agreed. But dude. The key issue here is he LIED about it!