How Technology Is Being Used To Bring In The Mark Of The Beast - Part I

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: 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. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding
count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his
number is Six hundred threescore and six. Revelation 13:16-18

This article describes the technology that is being developed to bring in
the mark of the beast.

1. From Cash To Cashless Society
In Revelation 13:16-18 it says "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: 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. Here is wisdom.
Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is
the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."

In this passage, the Bible shows us a time when no one will be able to buy
or sell without the mark of the beast. But before we can get to this time,
there will be a system in place which I am calling the cashless society.
According to a recent newspaper article titled "Euro Stakes High In NW"
(see note 1) the euro came into existence on January 1, 1999. The article
states

"Eleven Europeans countries fixed the value of their currencies to the
euro, allowing the new unit to be used for banking and accounting
transactions. Companies and individuals can start writing checks in
euros."

The euro as it exists today is a cashless monetary system. There will be
no tangible currency associated with the euro until January 1, 2002. This
shows how easy it is to implement a monetary system without cash.

Two additional newspaper articles recently published described how the
cashless system is being introduced in America. The first article titled
"PreNet Foresees A Future Of Virtual Cash Transactions" states:

"The PreCash card works like a Western Union office on plastic,
enabling people without a bank account to transfer money....Nine out
of every 10 payments in the world are still in cash. And most of
those, according to a 1997 study by the London Business School,
involve amounts less than $10 ....PreNet's PreCash card enables
consumers to pay cash for services such as mobile phone usage
electronically. The card is targeted at customers who pay in cash for
services as they use them, rather than on credit....Today, PreNet,
Sprint PCS and RadioShack will launch the first nationwide version of
the PreCash card."(See note 2)

The second article titled "American Firms Are Trying To Make Smart Cards
More Attractive In U.S." says:

"Imagine a single card that lets you purchase and download an airline
ticket using your PC. That same piece of plastic could also pay for a
restaurant lunch, open secure doors at the office, check out books at
the library. It could even become your car keys......Such is the
promise of smart cards, wallet-sized plastic cards with embedded
microchips that U.S. credit card issuers are rolling out in a big way
in the next few months.......Thanks to the improving power and
versatility of microprocessors embedded in the cards, consumers will
not only be able to better protect themselves against online fraud as
they bank or trade stocks. They will also be able to store digital
cash, personal information, Web site passwords and addresses, and such
things as loyalty coupons from merchants or frequent flyer points. As
circuits on the cards are upgraded to hold more memory and
functionality, cardholders may eventually be able to store everything
from driver's license information to medical insurance data and
monthly rail or bus commutation tickets - all on a single card." (See
note 3)

We see from the first and second articles that the goal is to remove the
cash from our nation and also the world to a cashless system which is one
step away from the mark of the beast.

NOTES:
Note 1: The Oregonian Newspaper, Sunday Business, December 6, 1999
Note 2: The Oregonian Newspaper, TechNW, Monday, October 23, 2000
Note 3: The Columbian Newspaper, Business, Monday, December 18, 2000

In future posts I will share more about this topic.