Hello to all and God bless.
I would like to add to discussion. Ive been an amateur on this subject for some time and book of revelations - no expert.
In the section of revelations that mentions the mark. We see a system of the beast in place which is economical, political and spiritual. In specific reference to the mark, you can only buy or sell if you have received it. This suggests a spiritual and economic situation as those who receive it seem to be condemned.
The mark what ever it may be is spiritual condemnation for those who receive it and an economic advantage to those who take it.
I subscribe to Pascal on this subject of microchips and the mark of the beast. Better not to take the chip then to take it.
Microchip technology and human technology has shot through a new level. We know more about the brain and biology than before. Technology in my time has improved exponentially and from what i can gather the next 20-50 years is going to be remarkable and fantastic.
Things of interest
Elon musk and some tech companies want to incorporate computers and human beings. There is talk of 'installing' a cpu to a human mind to increase our bit rate - make us smarter and think quicker. They want to make us cyborgs. Another idea here is to try and extend the human life.
Mind control is now successful. A university hooked a man to sensors and were able to control his hand movements 100s of miles away.
They are making software and hardware that can read your mind and display your thoughts on a screen. It is not functional yet but is providing interesting results. They had ppl look at faces and remember them. The software would try to display what that persons was thinking of on the screen.
The us army are developing telepathy for soldiers using the concept of a chip in the head which soldiers will then be able to communicate to each other through thought.
The wrist and temple are the only 2 places to install devices which run from thermo conductivity.
Micro chips are inexpensive to make. Google have released edible chips.
There are many forseeable and theoretical ideas on how else to use human implanted chips than economic. Telepathy, mind control, help the body function better ie regulate heart beat, wireless movement, surveillance, read the mind, interaction with computers and machines, and hooking us up to the internet.
It may sound sci fi but it is now forseeable in the future that someone could control you, watch you and manipulate you from a distance, without your consent.
To a degree, whatever the mind can fathom, we may be able to develop and I fear the imagination of an ungodly man
Implementing a cashless society in a first world may not mean implementing one in the third world. However as technology improves and things become desireable or the norm, it is not impossible. Also given the wests desire to release the third world from poverty, Major corps and humane billionaires may fund such programs as aid. Beware of billionaires bearing gifts ie George Soros.
India are preventing high currency denominations from circulating and have made them unusable.
I believe there to be a good arguement that the chip could be the mark of the beast but my salvation does not rest on this alone. I can see other peoples interpretation and am not firmly of this conviction that the mark is the chip.
I believe also that confidently stating the chip is not the mark is also unfair. Assumptions either way are not cool.
We must be wise as serpants.
Micro chip could be the mark or may not be. I would recommend looking more into the subject. The possibe uses of micro chips could by instrumental to the system of the beast.
Im suspicious of technology and its control over individuals - but im a pessimist and always more susceptible to the 'what could go wrong' scenario.
Either way I put my trust in God and will always ask for guidance from the Holy Spirit. If you are not sure ask for wisdom from God.
God bless you all through Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit.
