The Mark of the Beast

[Unorthodox Thesis]

PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION: Read this if you have some

time.

The following post is based on the following assumptions:

1. God exists

2. The Bible is true

3. The prophecies concerning the antichrist will come true.

The most popular belief is that the Revelation is the future

story of the rise of the Antichrist to world power, his actions to

demand loyalty, the creation of a world government and world religion,

the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem, the rapture, a great battle

at Armageddon, the final battle that defeats Satan, Jesus taking the

throne, and a new earth being created.

One of the first problems in the orthodox view of the "beast" is that

it is a person. Many believe this, but scripture and theological study

reveal that this is more likely, an organization, or group of nations.

The word from which the word beast is taken means "dangerous animal".

In our modern society an animal is considered "dangerous" for several

reasons, not the least of which is posing a threat to human life or

physical harm to humans or their property. Since the beast is mentioned

in a social, rather than a natural context, we can assume that whatever

the beast is, it is probably not an actual animal, but more likely

some other entity that exhibits the traits of a dangerous animal.

The connection of the Mark to global commerce, the institution of

that Mark by the image the Beast creates, and the identification of

the global corporations as the deceiver of the world place those

corporations in the direct spotlight as a prime suspect.

There is no reference to a "leader", a person who will "claim to be God",

some charismatic leader that will take over as a world ruler, or

anything resembling that in the prophecies Jesus revealed to John.

The phrase antichrist, or the plural of it, only appears four times

in scripture, the antichrist is not referred to in the Revelation,

and was actually described as a living human being during the time

he was mentioned: "And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus

Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit

of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even

now already is it in the world. " (I John 4:3) The other verses

mentioning the antichrist in scripture are: I John 2:18 Little children,

it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall

come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that

it is the last time. I John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth

that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father

and the Son. II John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world,

who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a

deceiver and an antichrist. Bottom-line; the stories you have heard about

this very charismatic man taking over the world, proclaiming himself the

Savior, and being the one to make people take the mark are pure tradition

and have no foundation in scripture.

Revelation 13:15-17

"He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast,

that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many

as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes

all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive

a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one

may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the

beast, or the number of his name."

(NKJ)

The Important Points

1. The Beast causes an inanimate object to speak and forces mankind

to pay homage to this object under penalty of death.

2. The Beast directs all mankind to receive a mark, stamp or badge

on their right hand or their forehead.

3. Without this form of identity, the authority of the Beast, or a

number of the authority of the Beast, no one is allowed to buy or sell.

4. That number is to be totaled, it is the number of the Beast, the

number of a human being, and it is 666.

5. The talking object is connected to the mark.

6. The mark is used to control all commerce in all levels of society

and all doing business must have this mark or the authority of the Beast.

7. The mark is a stamp of some kind, not the number 666 which is

the number of the Beast, the number of a human being.

Can This Happen Now?

Only isolated areas of commerce are not totally controlled by computers.

The world is rapidly becoming a cashless global society.

Only small portions of the total global monetary flow are in cash transactions.

The terrorist threat has brought pressure to bear for high security and stricter

identification requirements. Control of all global financial transactions

is being tightened. National identification is not just being considered,

it is being planned. Computers are now capable of voice recognition and

speech duplication. The technology for implanting every human on the planet

with global location and identification devices is on the market and already

cost effective.

Digital Angel !An Exact Fulfillment of Prophecy!

The leader in global identification for financial purposes using human implants

is Applied Digital Solutions. In October 2000, Applied Digital Solutions

unveiled a skin-implantable chip called the Digital Angel. Utilizing a worldwide

network of satellites and ground stations, combined with wireless technology,

biosensor micro engineering, and heat-sensitive power regeneration, the Digital

Angel has reached a new level of precise global monitoring. The implanted chip

transmits data on the implantee's identification, precise location, and vital

statistics, such as body temperature, blood sugar content, pulse rate, and

blood pressure. It knows who you are, where you are, where you have been,

and how you are, at any time, anywhere in the world. Anyone with authorization,

AKA a password, can access that information worldwide using the Internet.

Though it is currently being worn like a watch or attached to the surface of

the skin with a patch, the chip is also being implanted just below the skin

and implantation is part of the original patent. Since Applied Digital Solutions

is primarily an e-commerce solutions company financial applications are the

prime focus of the technology.

Applied Digital Solutions has touted the Digital Angel as the ideal

technology for instantly monitoring medical patients, tracking livestock

conditions and movements, managing the inventory and transit of manufactured

goods, locating lost or stolen property, and to provide vital security for

those vulnerable to kidnappers. Applications in law enforcement and judicial

control are foreseen and instant identification verification for security and

financial transactions are a prime focus of the system.

The sub dermal microchips are so tiny they are implanted under the skin

using a surgical needle and are electromechanically powered through movement

of muscles. They are equipped with an antenna and can be instantly activated

by a monitoring facility and a computer logs the location of the wearer over

time. The chip can also be read by scanners which pick up the radio waves

they emit and translate the information they contain.

The government seems unconcerned about privacy issues, advertising abuse,

and the obvious potential for population control and, in fact, is certain

to be the largest individual customer for the system. The FDA is

instituting programs to implant livestock to monitor movement and

animal condition to better insure meat quality, while following the

movement of military personnel and equipment will be greatly enhanced

by service wide use of the system. The government is also moving forward

on insuring that GPS technology is present in all wireless communication

devices. All cell phones sold in the United States will be equipped with

advanced wireless tracking technology by the end of 2002.

When confronted with the obvious privacy concerns, Applied Digital

Solutions CEO, Richard Sullivan, stated, "This whole privacy issue is on

the table, I would hope that, being part of a free, democratic system,

that you have a government that wants to protect people." Sullivan failed to

mention that the device is being sold internationally and gave no

explanation of how non-democratic governments, who give little thought

to protecting their people, would use the technology. Chief project

scientist Dr. Peter Zhou, who seems to view the device as a Utopian dream come

true, stated that Digital Angel "will be a connection from yourself to the

electronic world. It will be your guardian, protector. It will bring good

things to you. We will be a hybrid of electronic intelligence and our own

soul." The relationship between the Mark of the Beast and the Digital Angel System could not be more obvious. An implantable microchip that can instantly

identify you for financial verification anywhere in the world is exactly what

the prophecy describes and exactly what Applied Digital Solutions produces.

You be the judge of whether this is part of the conspiracy to control

the world’s population or simply a bizarre and very timely coincidence.

The company and the government say it isn’t a control system in production,

but how credible are the past promises from government and big business?

In these times of uncertainty and heightened security worldwide, how easy

would it be for that tune to change?

Note:

The mark is not the number 666 but will be required for every

human on the planet in order to conduct any financial transaction.

The mark mentioned in Revelation is directly connected

to the control of all financial transactions worldwide

by all humans. The only device currently capable of that

use is the Verichip© produced Applied Digital Solutions Inc..

[Unorthodox Thesis]

brief information: http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/44/44498.html

[TooFarGone]

Which antichrist prophacies are you talking about? Biblical? Or the Nostradaumus prophacies?

[Unorthodox Thesis]

I think I made that clear from the start. It is strictly based on

Biblical prophecies. Pleae read the entire post.

[Jesus_Freak]

i'm far too lazy, and full of ADD to read that whole post, but i would like to mention that i was thinking the same thing a couple months back, with how the credit card could be the start of the mark, and then when people see the mark, it wont seem to be so odd...

Edited October 7, 2004 by ZaoFreak85

[Unorthodox Thesis]

chekc out the website too.

The Digital Angel. I cannot be sure if that will be

the mark of the beast, but something similar.

The mark will be linked to a satellite network that will be

destroyed when Jesus comes back in the sky.

(that is, if you believe in the 2nd coming)

[Celumnaz]

Good post. I've seen that connection, plausible to me!

There's a whole bunch in there to talk about.

One thing I've looked at is thought or deed, mindset or action in a certain way, as well as chip or stamp.

The UN maybe, or a modified concept of the same, causing a false idea to spread is like breathing life to a non-living thing, the message itself does not contain the life of God but the beast causes that idea to speak. Believe this way or die. Can be spun into those with the Jesus mindset are halting humankind's enlightenment or something along those lines.

I've got some other thoughts too that are mutually exclusive of what I just said heh...

What are your ideas on the number?

Regardless of all my thoughts, I've always assumed before it got to that point I would be murdered for beliveing in Jesus. I've seen some genuine hate when I say that I do believe in Jesus, so it seems likely to me.

[Unorthodox Thesis]

I think the mark will not only be necessary for keeping you apart of

the network. It will have reasons. All this information can only fall

in line with the rest of Jesus' sayings. He is supposed to send His

angels to take the believers away before it gets too nasty for the

christians here. Sure, sure... many people don't believe this, but

what if.. Now, if people were to turn up missing one day, the world

would errupt with grief and caos for loosing their relatives.

The results would be catastrophic. What can technology do to prevent

this from happening again? Privacy will loose its value. And the

mark will also be a tracking device. And yes. the folks who reject this

mark will be considered to be evil. They will not join humanity.

All those who do not accept the mark are considered enemies.

Because for what logical reason would someone not accept this

digital wonder? to be a criminal perhaps?

Edited October 8, 2004 by Norman

[gsr]

Please look at the following threads from this site

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...showtopic=21337

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...showtopic=13150

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...1&st=&p=entry

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...showtopic=13107

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...showtopic=15617

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...showtopic=14969

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum...showtopic=18698

these may help you find your answer too.

[Me_Again]

I will die, before I let someone put a chip in me.

Unless its an alien

[HolyDevil2053]

I have my thoughts about the mark too...

It is also possible that it is related to our social security #...

I have heard rumors about certain nations coming together under one kind of government, and it would be safe to assume that residents of these nations will have one...(I don't keep up with too many current events).

I have also heard that the nations not willing to join will hence be considered enemies. Obviously they will not have the liberties and economic availability of this "super-governed nation", so that might be how they will not be able to do blah, blah, blah how you mentioned earlier...

As an American citizen, we are all born with one...and it is darn near impossible to get any real credit or job or anything without one...

A possibility that the mark has been already established? I think so.

[crazytomi]

the beast is satan who will be in human form and trick many humans who are left to take the mark. some, hopefully, will become christians after many of their loved ones vanish if they are christians. satan is the anitchrist and after God raptures his church, satan shall rise up for a breif period of time before he is defeated.

[Unorthodox Thesis]

beast is satan who will be in human form and trick many humans

no. The Bible makes a distiction between Satan and the Beast.

Symbolic scripture is not hard to interpret when scripture gives you

defenitions beforehand.

Satan = Dragon

The Dragon gave the Beast His power and great authority.

[twpdyp]

I used to look for the number of the beast on my ex-wife, never found it though. Good post, a very interesting read.