PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE:
The actual "Mark" is Antichrist's NAME or NUMBER, not ours.
It is "worn" as a symbol of worship on the right hand or on the forehead. However, national or
international ID numbers are also significant because at the time the Mark is instituted, Antichrist will control
all buying and selling, which obviously requires personal identification for all people.
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Apr. 14, 2013 - A massive new Data Center for the National Security Agency is nearing completion near Salt Lake City. Reporters
tried to get specifics about the installation. When NSA General Keith Alexander was asked if the facility will hold data on U.S. citizens, the
answer was "no."
Some published reports suggest it could hold 5 zettabytes of data. (Just one zettabyte is the equivalent of about 62
billion stacked iPhones 5's-- that stretches past the moon.
They have said that the center's major focus will be on cyber security. However, NSA whistleblower Bill Binney worries that the government's
new capacity to collect, store and analyze data could be abused. He said, "Now it's a question of if we get the wrong person in office."
Apr. 11, 2013 - Apple may introduce amobile wallet as part of its next iOS at their June Worldwide Developers Conference.
The system would use the near-field communications (NFC) technology and/or another method of communicating with vendors.
Feb. 26, 2013 - Students at the School of Mines and Technology can purchase snacks using a new combination of identifying
the fingerprint of the buyer AND checking the student's pulse in the finger at the same time is a big step forward to make sure the
person is really alive! The article says this technology would avoid the...
... morbid scenario sometimes found in spy movies in which a thief removes someone else’s finger to fool the scanner.
Jan. 8, 2012 - Verizon latest commercial for its Droid 'DNA' shows a man being implanted with various smartphone parts to merge his
body and his phone.
Droid DNA Commercial tagline: “It’s not an upgrade to your phone, it’s an upgrade to yourself…”
Source: BeforeIt'sNews
Editor's note: This is exactly what we have been saying would happen with smart phones. By the time people are forced
to receive the Mark of the Beast, refusal to accept it will mean being cut off from necessary commerce and communication. See:
Future Smart Phones - Ron's Blog