THE BEAST Revived Holy Roman Empire Rises out of Central Europe The Man Claiming to be God Image of the Beast Jerusalem Headquarters Mark of the Beast Place of Safety for the Church A New Age Dawns
This article explains what shall happen in the future. Various prophecies for the last days from the Bible will be examined, and we will thread them together to give you a fairly clear picture of where we are headed here in these last days. A great world ruling empire is to emerge - referred to in the Bible as the Beast. It will control the world for 3 ½ years. The Mark of the Beast will be forced on most of mankind. God's true church must be taken to a place of safety. Great events foreshadowing the return of Christ will begin coming to pass. Jesus Christ will prepare the way for His return. We are presently (in 2009) living in the Last Days (Daniel 12:4). The next great event on God's Schedule is the Return of Jesus Christ to this earth to set up His world ruling Kingdom - the Kingdom of God. The time frame is explained in an essay called Signs of Christ's Return. Generally speaking we are looking at probably somewhere between 2040 to 2070 (but this cannot be guaranteed), as to the timing of the return of Christ to rule this world. There are all kinds of clear and powerful proofs that God exists. This writer has already clearly debunked, and destroyed the credibility of the Theory of Evolution. There are all kinds of enormous major, glaring, gaping flaws in evolutionary theory. There are many powerful proofs that the Bible is the inspired Word of God - especially regarding fulfilled prophecy. A challenge has been issued to all agnostics, atheists, and skeptics. All the true unbelievers need do to destroy the credibility of the Bible is to simply prevent the many biblical prophecies for these end times from being fulfilled. Go to Challenge for the specifics.
Revived Holy Roman Empire The Bible shows us plainly that just prior to the return of Jesus Christ - there will emerge a great world ruling empire referred to in prophecy as The Beast. Revelation 13:1-2 " And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. " Go to, Who or What is this Beast ? , for more information regarding its identity. Specifically it appears almost certain that we are dealing with the final resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire. The Holy Roman Empire existed for around 1,000 years in Central Europe, but it died. Prophecy says it will rise up again, but will go into perdition. Revelation 17:8 " The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. " This prophecy is for our time today. The Beast was, and is not - yet is. This means that the Holy Roman Empire used to exist (for about 1,000 years in Central Europe), but it no longer exists. It died in Central Europe, and went into the grave - which the bottomless pit symbolizes. It will come up out of the bottomless pit, out of the grave. It will be revived for a brief 3 ½ year period, but will go into perdition - which means eternal destruction. This beast power will be controlled by Mystery Babylon the Great. This almost certainly will be a combination of church and state. MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH (Revelation 17:5), is none other than the Roman Catholic Church. I take no joy, or pleasure in stating this. I wish it wasn't true, but I would be extremely dishonest, if I did not tell it like it really is. Some of the nicest people you will meet are Catholics. Yet the Catholic Church as an ecclesiastical organization is full of false doctrines, and the hierarchy is deeply involved in politics. I had nothing against the former Pope John Paul II as a person, and the same thing applies to the current Pope in 2008 Benedict XVI. However, as an ecclesiastical organization - the church should concentrate on the things of the spirit. Nothing is stopping individual members of the church from holding office in the governments of this world. Problems arise when your church gets involved in politics and government with the specific intent of forcing their church on people through the power of the state. It is the combination of church and state that is so very serious and dangerous, and this has been the history of the Roman Catholic Church, and the Holy Roman Empire. If people within the confines of the Holy Roman Empire did not go along with the dictates of the Roman Catholic hierarchy then the church authorities could work through the government to force them to go along. If they were labeled as a heretic, and refused to recant, the church authorities could work through the government to have them severely punished or even burnt at the stake. Thus many of God's true servants have been persecuted, and even put to death. It will happen again, except on a much greater scale.
The Beast Rises Out of Central Europe This future world ruling system is already beginning to emerge in central Europe. It started with the European Common Market, and now many other barriers are being torn down. There is now a common currency - the Euro. There are plans in place to forge a common Europa Constitution. There is a European Parliament. " European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community (EC), an economic and political confederation of European nations, and other organizations (same member nations) that are responsible for a common foreign and security policy and for cooperation on justice and home affairs. Fifteen countries : Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden : are full members of the organizations of the EU." Eventually this European Union will give birth to the Beast, which will be a grouping of ten nations, and which will be a combination of church and state, and which will be ruled over by a very powerful Emperor, or President. This union will be controlled by Mystery Babylon. We do not really know for sure which ten nations in Europe will make up this Holy Roman Empire, however Germany will almost certainly be the major player in this revived Holy Roman Empire. Revelation 17:3 " So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman (this is Mystery Babylon) sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. " Revelation 17:12-13 " And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. " Daniel 2:40-43 " And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. "
The Man Who Will Claim to be God There will be one man who will be the top leader, or Emperor. This man will be controlled by Satan the Devil, and will claim to be God. Daniel 11:36-37 " And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that is determined shall be done. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. " 2 Thessalonians 2:3-9 " Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, "
This man will be supported by a great religious leader, who will encourage people to worship this man, and worship his image (or perhaps an image or symbol of the Holy Roman Empire). Revelation 13:11-12 " And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. " Revelation 13: 13-15 " And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 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. "
The Image of the Beast This image or statue will be placed in the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem. Probably right in the Holy of Holies. It appears almost certain that this image will be of this man or Emperor - who will claim to be God, but there may be a slight chance it could perhaps be something like the flag, or emblem of the Holy Roman Empire. This image will speak (probably as the result of sophisticated robotics in my judgment) and say that if anyone did not worship the image they are to be killed. Daniel 12:11 " And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. " Matthew 24:15-22 " When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains. Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. " Revelation 13:14-15 " ..............................saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 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. "
Jerusalem Made into the Headquarters of the Beast Jerusalem will eventually be the world headquarters for this Beast (Daniel 11:40-45 note verses 41 and 45.) The Jewish state called Israel in Palestine will be conquered by the Beast and scattered all around the world. One third of the population will die in the siege, and one third will die in the war, and the other one third will be scattered to the ends of the earth (Ezekiel 5:1-17). God will use the Beast to punish severely Israel in Palestine, because their sins will be greatly increased. Daniel 11:41 " He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. " Daniel 11:45 " And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. "
Mark of the Beast This world government will try and force people all around the world to take the Mark of the Beast. Revelation 13:16-17 " 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. " This Mark of the Beast can only be understood in the last days today. Computers have only been invented recently. You won't be able to buy, or sell or get a job unless you have the Mark of the Beast. This is simply a numbering system put out by this world government, controlled by the Beast. People will be given their identification number, and it will be something like a debit card. You won't need cash. Money will be automatically credited and debited from your account by computer when you present your card at the store, or when you get paid for work you have done. An educated guess is that people will be issued a card, but perhaps this may involve the implantation of a microchip under the skin of the hand. As well perhaps it could be using a scanner to identify persons through the cornea of their eye. Or perhaps it will involve some entirely new sophisticated system. Whatever way it is done the whole system would be impossible without computers. The computer is only a recent invention !! How amazingly accurate Bible prophecy is. This may simply be a sincere effort by the authorities to protect people, and to prevent crime, and to streamline the exchange of money and goods and services. Additionally the system could be programmed to allow for the difference in the exchange rate between countries. If a person were for example a United States tourist in France, they could just present their card and the computer would automatically take into account the difference in the exchange rate between currencies, and automatically debit their account and credit the French business in their own currency. It would certainly streamline matters, but such a system is deadly in the hands of irresponsible power hungry men. It will be Satan's tool to control and destroy people. The serious problem is that this system of numbering will be used to control people's lives. When people take the Mark of the Beast this will show God that they are going along with this evil system. There are very serious consequences to taking the Mark of the Beast and worshipping the image of the Beast, and worshipping the Beast. Very, very serious consequences. Revelation 14:9-11 " And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. " This does not refer to these people suffering forever in hell fire. It means they will be burnt up. This apparently will be an unpardonable sin. This is extremely serious business here. Can you show me a Bible prophecy that has failed in the past ? There are none ! So we can have 100% confidence that the prophecies for the future - in these last days will come to pass. God knows much of the future. God knows that most people in the last days will follow this Beast and will accept the Mark of the Beast and will just go along with the worship of this mere man. God will allow this to come to pass to test mankind, and see clearly who is willing to follow the truth, and who will follow lies. It is a great testing period. God wants to see who is worthy to go on and live into the new age - the Millennium, which will be a time of worldwide peace, joy and prosperity. So God will test mankind to see who would rather worship a mere man, instead of worshipping alone the Great Living God. As well God will have sent the Two Witnesses to preach the gospel to the whole world as a witness. People will be warned about the dangerous spiritual consequences of worshipping this man, and of worshipping the statue and of taking the Mark of the Beast. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 " And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. "
Philadelphia Era of God's True Church Taken to a Place of Safety The Philadelphia era of God's true church will be taken to a place of safety in the wilderness. She will be protected from Satan and the world government, and won't take the Mark of the Beast. This is a specific promise made by God to the Philadelphia era of God's true church. Revelation 3:7 " And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;................." Revelation 3:10 " Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. " Revelation 12:13-17 " And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. " This is a place of safety for the Philadelphia era of God's true church. A place will be prepared for them. This is a place here on earth. It will be in the wilderness. Why the wilderness ? Because the church won't take the Mark of the Beast, and so they won't be able to survive comfortably and safely within the jurisdiction of the world government. They would be killed otherwise. Where is the place of safety ? Your guess is probably as good as mine. Notice there is a very interesting twist to this prophecy regarding the church. Satan tries feverishly to do away with his enemy - the true church. He wants them killed. Revelation 12:15 " And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood." A flood doesn't refer to a literal flood of water. It is symbolic of something. My own educated guess is that Satan will stir up warfare, or some kind of similar persecution or unrest, in an attempt to get the church killed off. However, God will have nothing to do with it, and will protect the Philadelphia era of God's true church from the persecutions of Satan. Revelation 12:16 " And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. " The Bible gives no specifics as to how exactly the earth will help the woman, and swallow up the flood. One speculation could be that a friendly armed forces will fight off the invading armies perhaps. Bible prophecy indicates that the great religious leader will try to get everyone in the world to take the Mark of the Beast, and be part of the world government (the overwhelming vast majority however will probably be a part of it - but not everyone). The true church certainly won't be part of it. There will be individuals throughout the world who will resist. There will probably be millions who will refuse to go along - all around the world, and they most likely will be hounded, and perhaps jailed or killed. This will be a time of great tribulation. This will also be a time of the martyrdom of many Christians (Revelation 6:9-11). However, the small Philadelphia Era of God's true church is promised a place of safety during the great tribulation (Revelation 3:10). They will not suffer martyrdom, except for the Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:7-12).
God is the owner of the world, and all the nations of the world belong to Him. God is the one who builds up and tears down nations. In God's Kingdom here on earth - Israel in Palestine will be the most important nation on earth, and Jerusalem will the world capital. This will only happen after Jesus has returned. Christ's government will still have to have policies and implement them like any other government. There will have to be monetary and fiscal policies. There will have to be a justice system. There will be the need for jobs. Agricultural policy is very important. There will have to be clear rules regarding the family. Taxes will still have to be collected. People will still have free moral agency in Christ's Kingdom. Children will still have to go to school. Naturally there won't be any elections. Christ and the saints will rule. It will be a benevolent dictatorship. However, Christ is a genius leader, and don't be surprised if there isn't some mechanism set up where the people can give active feedback to the government. Christ will rule this world with a rod of iron, but Christ is extremely innovative and creative. He will indeed bring justice and good government. And He will have the Saints helping Him, so we won't have to worry ever again about government corruption. And the amazing thing is that this world ruling Kingdom of God, led by Christ is just around the corner. 2040 - 2070 will get here faster than you think. However, the years in between, from here to there, will be challenging ones.
When God is finished dealing with this wicked world, there will be comparatively few people left alive on earth. Isaiah 13:9-12 " Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. " The consequences of individuals taking the Mark of the Beast is eternal destruction !! This is serious business. This is no joking matter. People will be as scarce as gold. Gold in a rare precious metal. It is hard to find. So also when God is finished dealing with His wicked enemies - there will not be many people left here on earth. God will then use those meek and respectful humans, who God spared to repopulate the earth. The meek shall inherit the earth. The Philadelphia era of God's true church will be protected in the wilderness. They will escape God's wrath. A good number of these will be resurrected into God's Kingdom at the return of Christ. However, there will be the children of these people. They will live on into the new age, and grow in a new world order where there will be opportunities and space galore. They will live on into a new world of joy, peace, prosperity, and a world where nature will be everywhere in abundance. The deserts shall bloom. God's curse upon the labour of mankind will be removed. No longer will the ground be cursed. Instead there will be an abundance of blessings. In Christ's Kingdom - the nation of Israel in Palestine will colonize the world. The Temple in Jerusalem must be rebuilt. God will build the Temple, but He will do it through human instruments. Worship ceremonies will be restored in the Temple. There will be a regular daily sacrifice, since most Jews still practice Judaism.
There isn't really that much time left of man's misrule here on earth. Soon the governments of this world will be overthrown by the returning Messiah. It is time for the work of preparing the way for the return of Jesus Christ to begin.
The Dawning of A New Age All this news may seem a bit depressing. So I want to leave you with some words of encouragement from the Bible regarding the blessings that will come upon the earth in Christ's glorious Kingdom. It won't be long before these blessings will be poured out upon the earth by the Messiah. Isaiah 43:19-21 " Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. "
Isaiah 51:3 " For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. "
Micah 4:1-7 " But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. " And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. " And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. " But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. " For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. " In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever. " Isaiah 9:6-7 " For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. "
India plans to issue its citizens with biometric ID cards What the Indian government is doing scares the hell out of this here writer. The world is marching relentless toward one world government, one world system, and the emergence of the Beast and the Mark of the Beast !!! You can see it coming - it is plain as day !!
This article was downloaded from the internet. India to issue all 1.2 billion citizens with biometric ID cards " It is surely the biggest Big Brother project yet conceived. India is to issue each of its 1.2 billion citizens, millions of whom live in remote villages and possess no documentary proof of existence, with cyber-age biometric identity cards. " The Government in Delhi recently created the Unique Identification Authority, a new state department charged with the task of assigning every living Indian an exclusive number. It will also be responsible for gathering and electronically storing their personal details, at a predicted cost of at least £3 billion. " The task will be led by Nandan Nilekani, the outsourcing sage who coined the phrase “the world is flat”, which became a mantra for supporters of globalization. “It is a humongous, mind-boggling challenge,” he told The Times. “But we have the opportunity to give every Indian citizen, for the first time, a unique identity. We can transform the country.” " If the cards were piled on top of each other they would be 150 times as high as Mount Everest — 1,200 kilometers. " India’s legions of local bureaucrats currently issue at least 20 proofs of identity, including birth certificates, driving licenses and ration cards. None is accepted universally and moving from one state to the next can easily render a citizen officially invisible — a disastrous predicament for the millions of poor who rely on state handouts to survive. " It is hoped that the ID scheme will close such bureaucratic black holes while also fighting corruption. It may also be put to more controversial ends, such as the identification of illegal immigrants and tackling terrorism. A computer chip in each card will contain personal data and proof of identity, such as fingerprint or iris scans. Criminal records and credit histories may also be included. " Mr. Nilekani, who left Infosys, the outsourcing giant that he co-founded, to take up his new job, wants the cards to be linked to a “ubiquitous online database” accessible from anywhere. " The danger, experts say, is that as one of the world’s largest stores of personal information, it will prove an irresistible target for identity thieves. “The database will be one of the largest that ever gets built,” Guru Malladi, a partner at Ernst & Young who was involved in an earlier pilot scheme, said. “It will have to be impregnable.” " Mr. Nilekani will also have to mastermind a way of collecting trustworthy data. Only about 75 million people — or less than 7 per cent of the population — are registered to pay income tax. The Electoral Commission’s voter lists are thought to be largely inaccurate, not least because of manipulation by corrupt politicians. " He will also have to persuade as many as 60 government departments to co-operate. The Government has said that the first cards will be issued within 18 months. Analysts feel that it will take at least four years for the project to reach “critical mass”. " Such is the scale of the project that analysts believe India will have to develop a new electronics manufacturing base to supply information-storing servers, computer chips and card readers. " For the time being Mr. Nilekani has more mundane matters on his mind. “I’ve only just left my previous job,” he said. “First I have to find a new office.” " " Keeping tabs around the world • " Compulsory national identity cards are used in about 100 countries including Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain • " ID cards are not used in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the Irish Republic or Nordic countries • " German police can detain people who are not carrying their ID card for up to 24 hours • " The Bush Administration resisted calls for an identity card in the US after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 • " In Australia street protests in the 1980s forced the Government to abandon its plans for a card • " Plastic cards are favoured over paper documents because they are harder to forge • " Most identity cards contain the name, sex, date of birth and a unique number for the holder • " South Korean, Brazilian, Italian and Malaysian ID cards contain fingerprints. Cards in some countries contain information on any distinguishing marks of the holder • " Objections to card schemes have focused on the cost and invasion of privacy • " Supporters say that they prevent illegal immigration and fraud •" In the European Union some cards can be used instead of a passport for European travel. " Sources: Privacy International; Times database
This article was downloaded from the internet " India is to establish a system of unique identity numbers for all residents
of the country, according to reports from the Indo-Asian
News Service. The scheme could be the basis of a future electronic identity
system for the 1.2 billion people of India. The Mark of The Beast is Surely Coming - It is Just a Question of When The march of technology is relentless. You cannot un-invent technology. In the not too distant future the whole world will be wired and connected - but it will still take some time. There are places like India and Africa and other less developed parts of the world, where it will still take a good while yet to get the citizens to have their unique ID Card connected to computer databases. The project in India to give all citizens cyber-age biometric identity cards has an ambitious time schedule. My hunch is that their time frame targets are unrealistic, and it will take much, much longer to get all Indians their personal ID card, but it is going ahead. They may not eventually be able to get absolutely everybody registered, but probably almost all will eventually be - give them 15-20 years. It is a similar story in places like Africa, but once again it is not a matter of " if " almost all people on earth will have their own ID Card - connected to computer databases, but " when " it will happen. This writers guess is that almost all of the world will be wired and connected by around 2040-2050 or so. It takes time. No doubt they won't be able to get everyone to take a number, since I anticipate a good deal of resistance from certain places. These things are just paving the way and preparing the world for the Mark of the Beast, where you won't be able to buy or sell without the number issued to you by the world government, which will be controlled by The Beast. The Beast is a revived Holy Roman Empire in Central Europe, which will create and control one World Government for 3 ½ years. All those taking the Mark of the Beast will be destroyed by Christ when He returns to set up the Kingdom of God. Revelation 13:16-17 " 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 14:9-11 " And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. "
The Spin Will Sound Good - But the Real Motive is Power and Control Governments and probably big business will give you the spin and propaganda of all the benefits of one universal ID card. You know - better service, better security, more assured access to government programs and services, cost benefits, better control over immigration, illegal activities, etc, etc. You see it already in India. What they don't tell you is how this whole system is making individuals less free and more vulnerable to be controlled by government. The real motive behind all this in this here writers humble opinion is power and control. God will allow Satan the Devil to set up his cherished one world system for 3 ½ years, and Satan will work through his human instruments to force the Mark of the Beast upon much of mankind. God will allow all this to happen. It is going to be a great time of testing - where God will test and try mankind to see if they are willing to go along with lies and go along with the worship of the Beast, and go along with taking the Mark of the Beast. God wants to test mankind to see who is worthy to live on into the new age - the Kingdom of God in the Millennium - a time of universal peace, joy and prosperity. Christ will purge out the rebels. God will make sure the world is warned about the terrible consequences of taking the Mark of the Beast, and worshipping the image of the Beast. God will use the Two Witnesses to preach the Gospel to the whole world during this time, and mankind will be warned about the deadly and seriously consequences of taking the Mark of the Beast. This new numbering system in India is not the Mark of the Beast, but it is just another step on the way towards one universal numbering system. Hopefully there will a few jurisdictions who will actively resist this world government by the Beast, and who will not go along with it. We need to resist this as long as we can here in Canada and in the province of Alberta where I live. I will do everything in my power to see that we here in Western Canada never go along with this evil system, but I am not a spring chicken, and these things are still quite a ways off. I may not be around during that time, but who knows. If God is willing we will be able to resist, as long as we have enough freedom loving people still alive here during those times. Computers are fine, but we need to be in control of them, not allow them to control us, because if we do that we are just opening up ourselves to being dominated and controlled by power thirsty and unscrupulous governments, like the Beast, and like the one behind The Beast - none other than Satan the Devil - who would like to see all of mankind destroyed spiritually.
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