The Inhabitants of the Earth choose not to follow the Lamb. Instead, they swear fealty to the Dragon and his Beast and take his Number.
There are no geographic restrictions on the reign of the “Beast” in the Book of Revelation. All the “Inhabitants of the Earth” take the Beast’s “Mark” or “Number” and venerate its image. No national government resists the monster from the Sea, for it is granted “authority over every tribe, people, tongue and nation.” There are no exceptions, no nation or government will stand against the “Beast” except Christ's “Kingdom of Priests.”