The Prophetic Messenger
A Newsletter From Mysteries From The Word Of God Ministries
September/October 2025 - Volume 27, Issue 5
How Technology Is Being Used To Bring In The Mark Of The Beast - Revisited - Part I
"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: 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. 18 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.
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 singlecard." (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.
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 singlecard." (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
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
Coming Up In The Next Issue
How Technology Is Being Used To Bring In The Mark Of The Beast - Revisited - Part II. Read this article in the next issue of The Prophetic Messenger.
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