An Idaho man who believed he bore the "mark of the beast" amputated one of his hands, put it in a microwave and then called police, according to the Kootenai County sheriff's office.
The man, in his mid-20s, was calm when deputies arrived at his home last weekend. Neither he nor the severed hand bore any noticeable tattoo or other mark, sheriff's Capt. Ben Wolfinger said. "[The hand] had been somewhat cooked by the time the deputy arrived," he added.
The man (whose name was withheld) was in protective custody in the mental health unit of Kootenai Medical Center, where he and the hand were taken by ambulance. Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Johnson would not say whether an attempt was made to reattach the hand. "He put a tourniquet on his arm before [the incident], so he didn't bleed to death," Wolfinger said. " That kind of mental illness is just sad."
The Book of Revelation contains a passage in which an angel is quoted as saying, "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink the wine of God." The book of Matthew also contains the passage, "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for you whole body to do into hell."
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