Originally posted by jericanman
im refering to these passages

Revelation 13:16 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:
Revelation 13:17 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 mark would not be forced upon us literaly. but you would have to take it if you wanted to trade. this includes going down to the grocery store to buy your food. starvation can lead a man to do irrational things.

the antichrist will be coming as a world teacher, produce wonders and mirical's and claim To be the various messiahs that many global worldwide religions have been awaiting. this alone would dupe enough people into willfully taking the mark and starting the process of switching completely to a marked biased digital currency. once the technology is over 50% usage maybe even before they would steamroller the process making it mandatory and scrap hard currency. then the unwilling would be forced to starve or become marked.

Originally posted by wdkirk
What makes more sense:

We are here on this planet. Its one of millions if not billions. We'll never know how we got here. We just need to live and be free. Treat each other with respect and live a full life. Maybe we'll be smart enough to explore our little corner of the cosmos. Maybe we won't. Your life and your "soul" are not up for grabs. You control your destiny. Not a bible and certainly not a God.

or

The forces of good and evil are waging a battle on this planet for each and every human soul and everything you say and do will be layed out before you to answer for when you die.

Being a slave to good is just as bad as being a slave to evil. One just makes you feel good about it.

Mark of the beast. What a bunch of fear mongering. Trying to put limits on the limitless is nothing but a control mechanism.

[edit on 13-3-2010 by wdkirk]