In Revelation, we are told about the mark of the beast. There's a lot of speculation about this, whether it be in the forehead or on the right hand. Bible scholars and other have wondered for many years exactly how it works and what it is. I don't want to get ahead of myself for planned future articles about the subject, but I want you to take a close look at the video below.
More than a few experts think the mark will be what is called an RFID Verichip implant. Personally, I think we need to be careful about using today's technology as a base for events during the Tribulation. This is because technology changes so rapidly and we don't know when the Tribulation will actually take place. Though it seems the rapture could literally take place today and the Tribulation could begin tomorrow, no man knows the day or the hour. It's just another way of saying that by the time these events occur, it could be years (though I don't really think so).
At any rate, I've included this video because at the very least it gives us a glimpse of what could be just around the corner. What do you think about this advertisement for the verichip?
I find things happening so rapidly that I can't keep up with them.
The above is just a "teaser" to let you know that the verichip is more than just science fiction. Now take a look at the video below that I recently discovered on many of the websites I check out each day to help us all keep up to date. Note that just including the video here does not mean that I either agree with everything said or even agree with its theology. This is intended only as food for thought.
Technology changes so rapidly that it's hard keeping up with it. New electronic health technologies may be used as a future disguise for either a chip implant or some kind of pill that can track every person who takes it. A quick look at cnsnews.com/news/article/64663 may prove itself to be an real eye-opener.
On another note, a recent article that appeared on Forbes.com discussed the views of Jean-Claude Trichet. Who is he? Trichet is the President of the European Central Bank. The article, written by Mia Saini, claims that Trichet feels that, "global governance is extremely necessary if we want to prevent another financial crisis."
That doesn't sound so bad, does it? Taking a little time to read between the lines, think about this for a minute. He was talking about a one world economy that reached across the Atlantic from Europe to the United States. Economists also know that a one world economy requires something else. It requires a one world government. Put those two elements together. The result is a one world economy controlled by a one world government that also provides the perfect scenario for a one world leader. Do you see how close we are to the Lord's return?
Now for another interestring question. Everyone has heard about the gulf oil spill. Prophecy experts are raising questions about whether or not there's a connection between America's support of Israel and the oil spill. Only God really knows the answer to that question. As a little food for thought, below is a video I just ran across in my daily research.
There's breaking news involving Wal-Mart and the use of the RFID chip. These chips are in nearly every product and are commonly used to help manufacturers keep track of trends in the business world, but the presence of these chips also raises questions about privacy concerns. Wal-Mart plans on putting the "smart tags" on jeans and underwear as soon as August of this year. News releases say that the chips will make it possible for Wal Mart to learn what size of "wrangler jeans are missing" as part of ongoing efforts for inventory control and to help prevent the theft of merchandise. Though the efforts include only jeans and underwear at this point, there are plans to place the chip into other products in the future.
These radio chips will also be used in all Wal Mart stores, not just a few of them. Raul Vazquez, the executive in charge of Wal-Mart stores in the western United States, recently said, "This ability to wave the wand and have a sense of all the products that are on the floor or in the back room in seconds is something that we feel can really transform our business."
Until now, RFID tags were used by suppliers to track pallets of merchandise as they travelled through supply chains to a given destination. Now, however, this seems to be taking a more personal role in tracking the product piece by piece.
The media are reporting that buyers have the option of removing the tag from either of the two products themselves. Critics feel that the failure to remove the chip might allow the tracking of product owners and create a clandestine ability to learn their habits. If this is done, a database could be created that indicates where the owners spend their time and money. I'm sure you can imagine the possible impact of an RFID chip left on a product!
Some students of prophecy feel the RFID chip is closely identified with the Mark of the Beast. Perhaps it is. These chips are already common in products to a far greater extent than we realize. What about the things we wear that have RFID chips we aren't aware of? Are we already being "tracked"? We can't remove a chip we don't know about!
Either way, this proves we're on the fringe of events that occur before the return of the Lord. None of these developments should surprise us. They should lift up our spirits in the anticipation that we won't be here much longer!