Very interesting Arnie. Technology is far more advanced than any of us realize. This is what we know. Imagine what is being developed behind closed doors. Reminds me of...
Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.......
.....10:6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
I do have a word of caution however in meditating and thinking upon that which is to come.
Rev.13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
The great issue of contention inthe last days is not whether or not we receive a means by which we may buy and sell. God is not interested in whether we can freely go into the local supermarket and buy our chocolate butter-creams. What God is concerned about, and what the entire scriptures are concerned about, and in particular chapter 12 through to 14 of Revelation, is our worship. Throughout the gospels Jesus warned consatntly of false prophets, false Christs, false worship. He even warned that many would come to Him and claim all manner of religiouspractcices as the basis for their worship, yet Jesus will say to them "I don't know you". He didn't say they weren't worshiping, He said that they weren't worshiping Him. Despite the fact that when they finally met Him...they called Him Lord! So worship, or rather correct worship, is the great issue of the last days. It is not a fiscal restriction on trade. The fear that Christians feel toward tatoos or embedded implants etc is misplaced. What is the scripture actually saying?
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Certainly, there is coming a time when no man will be able to live a normal life. He won't be able to buy, sell, rent, receive benefits, hire, or even borrow. He won't be able to pay off loans pay bills, or pay taxes. He will become a non-entity as far as any trade, commerce, or business is concerned. Certainly, this is something that is a very concerning matter. But remember, this isn't the issue. The issue is worship! Read again through Rev. 13 and note how often the subject of worship, and deception, come up. It is only at the end that buying and selling is introduced.
I put it to you that there is coming a time when the governments of the world will unite and enforce a particular style/type/object/time of worship according to a global agreement. Worship isn't just about kneeling down and praising God. It is about honoring, obeying, and respecting. I have written elsewhere on this. Here's an excerpt....
Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey…
According to this text, we are servants to whoever we obey. Regardless of our profession, it is in our acts that define who we worship. As Jesus said, in vain do they worship Him, when they obey the commandments of men which override the commandments and doctrines of God. And later, as we just saw, only those who do the will of the Father will be entering the kingdom of heaven. How eternally important is doctrine! How essential it is to understand truth!!! How critical it is that we be absolutely assured that what teachings we follow are based on sound Biblical truth rather than the teachings, interpretations, or traditions of man.
Doctrine is an integral part of worship. Jesus is here telling us that the creator of the doctrine is the object of our worship, regardless of the intent, sincere or otherwise, of the worshipper. It is through false doctrine that Satan has deceived millions into believing they are worshipping God when in fact they are worshipping him. It is through false teaching- doctrines that are the invention of Satan and taught by man, that Satan has established his counterfeit God, and his counterfeit religion of worshipping that god.
The book of Revelation reveals this to us clearly.
The point is this. The means by which we are able to buy or sell is an inducement to worship according to the dictates of the NWO. The ability to buy and sell is a reward for obedience!! First, we are given the option to obey to worship according to the commandments of man, or else! Or else what? Fines...very likely. Inprisonment....probably. Then...after all other inducements...bribery...blackmail...threats etc have failed...then....comes the threat of eat...or not. Buy...or not....live in a house and pay mortgage or rent....or live in the bush or on the street...
Up to that time many would have resisted the false worship. Their conscience (in their forehead) convicting them of the rights and wrongs of the suggested evil.They refused to have any mark in thehead (Their conscience resisting it). However, when starvation, homelessness etc and later death threats, many will receive the mark on the hand. They receive it because it is convenient. The mark though is not a fiscal restriction or permission, the mark is the mark...of the beast. The beast is not a computer, not is it a financial institution. The beast is a church/state union enforcing false worship! The mark is its unique seal or badge of authority, in the same sense that the seal of God is granted to the faithful redeemed.You receive its mark when you obey its commands. If you receive the mark,then you will be given watever id/rfd/chip/tatoo/card/technology or other means that will be in use at that time to ennable people to buy and sell. It isn't nor will it be a sin or great blasphemy to receive a chip to enable you to buy food and pay the rent. The sin we must beware of is that form of worship that we submit to before we are rewarded with the chip etc.
So the upshot is this. It is all well and good to keep a lookout for whatever technology is around the corner, but more important is the forms of false worship that are all around us. It is these we must really beware of. If we keep to the Bible, and the Bible only as our foundation for all faith and practice, and resisting all traditions and commandments of men, then we can never receive the mark of the beast.
