Barack Obama = Antichrist?, page 3

Worldwide Financial Control

♦ "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. 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." (Revelation 13:15 - 17)

No prediction in the Bible is more descriptive or crystal clear in it’s meaning than these two verses. A mark, defined as "a scratch or etching", by Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, forcibly placed on the bodies of every human on Earth and used for control of financial transactions worldwide, was not even conceivable until the last century.

With the "terrorist threat" proclaimed by the world’s most powerful forces now overshadowing all global events, such tight control over individual identity is not only conceivable now, but also inevitable. The technology is on the market through such companies as Applied Digital Solutions and growing in popularity as the imagined need for unprecedented security worldwide is emphasized in an ever-increasing crescendo. Once this system is in place and becomes a law rather than a concept, total global corporate control will be completed, and the most specific biblical prophecy will be fulfilled.

The Church view of the Mark of the Beast is as vague as its approach to any doctrinal issue; the mark has something to do with the number 666 and will be the mark of Satan's followers. The monetary connection is virtually ignored, and the only purpose noted is that it is a sure ticket to a fiery hell. The Bible view leaves no doubt about its purpose, or its source; it will be required for every human on the planet to conduct any financial transaction. The mark is not the number 666, and there is no indication that mankind will be forced to take this mark. No single prophecy in the Bible is more clearly defined and easy to identify than the Mark of the Beast.

It must be strongly emphasized that the mark is 'not' the number 666; it is specifically noted that this number is the number of a man, and not the mark. Also, there is no indication that mankind will be forced to take this mark, but rather receive it, and that it is a necessity to buy or sell, for all mankind, at all levels of society. The Beast is not specifically identified, and the word "he" in these verses can be translated as "it". This Beast, and the ones preceding it, are considered as powers, not persons. The image, which somehow takes on a life-like presence, is a likeness, an icon or representation of that power.