Leviticus 19:28 says: "Don't cut gashes in your flesh when someone dies or tattoo yourselves: I am Adonai."

The body is not ours to deface; it is the Temple of God (1 Corinthians 3:16). It belongs to Yahweh who gave it to us in order to fulfill our mission here on Earth. Nothing in the Bible tells us to decorate our bodies with permanent paint placed under the skin in a tattoo parlor.

One of the best articles concerning this subject is at a website called Rapture Ready. Be sure to click on the "BACK" button to return to The Refiner's Fire when done!