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“Steps Toward the Mark of the Beast”
by
Glenn A. Guest
The Christian’s Guide to the
Coming Cashless/RFID Society
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PREFACE
Over the years the Lord has given me many opportunities to preach on end
time events. This book is a written form of a message that the Lord has
allowed me to preach in churches and other venues, which I call, Steps
Toward the Mark of the Beast.
The writing before you is the work of a pastor who makes no claim of
being an expert in monetary or economic matters. This book is based on my
observations, made in the light of God’s Word, of the changes that are
taking place in our monetary system. These changes, I believe, will bring
us to the point where it will soon be possible for a central power to
control all buying and selling. The conclusions I have reached concerning
this matter are based upon the prophecies that we are given in God’s Word
and the tendency of unregenerate man to use technological advancements
for his own selfish purposes.
We also learn in God’s Word that those things that are happening in the
world have their roots in the spiritual side of God’s creation. This
means that the only way we can understand what is taking place around us
is to look at them in the light of God’s Word, the Bible.
It is not God’s intent, nor my intent, to frighten believers as we look
at what is happening, but rather that we might learn more about our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ. The Lord desires to awaken any who are not aware
of what is happening, and in so doing save the lost, and prepare the
Christian for what will certainly soon come to pass.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave
unto him, to show unto his servants things which
must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified
it by his angel unto his servant John. (Revelation 1:1)
While I might err in some of the specifics of what I believe is going to
happen, be sure that God’s Word stands, and will be fulfilled exactly as
He has as given it.
The changes that are taking place in the world, and in particular the
changes that are being made in our monetary system and in the area of
inventory control, are being used to bring the world into a form of
bondage that has never before been experienced. While I have, with my
very limited knowledge of economic matters, attempted to point out many
of the ways this new economic system will be used to enslave mankind, I
am sure that I have not scratched the surface. Those who are working
feverishly to develop and implement this system of absolute economic
control have, no doubt, already thought of many ways that this new
economic order can be used to centralize power and impose their will upon
the people.
As we look at the changes that are taking place in the world’s economic
system, we must remember that our Lord has given us warnings in the
scriptures not for the purpose of frightening us, but that we might
believe upon Jesus Christ and be saved. The primary purpose of the
Scriptures is to bring us to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence
of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
But these are written, that ye might believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that
believing ye might have life through his name. (John
20:30-31)
I hope that if you are not saved, you will soon believe on Jesus Christ.
There is nothing more important. We also learn in God’s Word that once we
believe upon Jesus, we are not exempted from life’s troubles. In fact, we
find that as we live for Christ, we will suffer persecution for his
name’s sake. While God does say that we will have troubles in this world,
he also promises to guide, protect, and comfort us.
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall
suffer persecution. (2 Timothy 3:12)
These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye
might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribu-lation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the
world. (John 16:23)
Having believed on Jesus Christ, we receive instruction in righteousness
and comfort from God’s Word that will help us during the trials and
tribulations of life.
Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father,
and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be God,
even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father
of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforted us in all our tribulation, that we may be able
to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the
comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of
God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so
our consolation also abounded by Christ. And
whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation
and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of
the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether
we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing,
that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye
be also of the consolation. (2 Corinthians 1:2-7)
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were
written for our learning, that we through patience
and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. (Romans 15:4)
My aim is that every believer who reads this book will draw nearer to our
Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that you will have a greater realization of the
presence of Jesus in your life, that your love for him will increase
daily, and that you will be strengthened and comforted in the days that
lie ahead.
Chapter 1
Buying and Selling
To understand how you came to be where you are today, you must look back
your life and the choices you have made along the way.
In the same way, in order for us to understand the how and why of the
fundamental changes that are taking place in the world’s economic system,
we must retrace the steps that that have brought us to this point. When
we do this, we see that deliberate steps have been and are now being
taken toward a completely cashless economic system and a method of
inventory management that will be used to control the distribution of all
goods and services.
If we look back at the steps that have been taken in the development of
the world's present monetary system, we can see how we have come very
suddenly to the place where we will soon have a new monetary system that
will be used to control every individual’s buying and selling. We can
also see that by controlling the individual’s ability to buy and sell,
that the world's economy and, therefore, the world itself can be
controlled by a single entity.
First we will consider how certain steps have been taken toward a
cashless monetary system. We will also see why this transition to a new
system of commerce is being readily accepted by almost every segments of
our economy including most people. Finally, we will look at why this
system is being implemented, and the awful consequences that will follow.
Our present system of commerce has been developed over the centuries to
meet the needs of individuals who need to buy and sell goods and
services. There have been many changes in the way people have done
business through the years, but these changes have usually come very
slowly. In recent years though, you and I have witnessed many changes in
our system of commerce that have taken place in a very short period of
time. Let’s consider some of the changes that have taken place in the
past so that we might understand what is happening now and what will
happen in the future.
Solutions Needed
Buying and selling was originally a system of bartering in which goods
and services were exchanged between individuals. This system proved to be
very inconvenient in that it was far too cumbersome to be an efficient
way to conduct trade. For instance, if large quantities of an item were
to be traded or if the item to be traded was heavy or bulky,
transportation was a problem.
A system of bartering is also a hindrance to those who produce goods that
are perishable. It is necessary to quickly exchange perishable items for
non--perishable goods, or convert them to a form of wealth that is
storable. A farmer, for instance, had to quickly exchange his perishable
fruit or vegetables for non-perishable items which he could use or trade
at a later time. These and other limitations of the barter system led to
the idea of using certain desirable items as a primitive form of money.
This new method of trade involved using certain items, which were not
perishable and which had some intrinsic value, as a medium of exchange.
Primitive forms of money included sea shells, precious and semi-precious
stones, bits of metal, or almost any other non--perishable item that
would be desired by others. The transition to a system of money, as
primitive as it was, made trade much easier.
Since the items which people began to use for money were usually smaller
than the items produced by their labor, a person’s wealth could now be
converted to a form more portable than the items they had produced. Since
the items used as money were not perishable, a person's wealth could be
more easily stored and transported. Converting perishable products to a
storable form of money also enabled people to continue trading during
times of the year when the perishable items they produced were out of
season. This allowed for year-round trading, a greater range of trade,
and a wider variety of products that could be purchased.
While the use of these primitive forms of money was a great improvement
over the barter system, there was still room for improvement.
The Need for Standards
One of the problems with these primitive forms of money was that there
were no standards to determine the actual worth of the various kinds of
money that were being used. For example, metals that were used as money
might vary greatly in weight or purity, therefore their exact worth might
not be known. The same problem arose if the item being used as money was
a precious or semi-precious stone. Since there are differences in the
quality and weight of similar stones, the value of each stone is
different. The problem of determining the worth of an item used as money
becomes even more difficult when the item has value because of its beauty
or desirability, apart from any practical use. This is a problem when
items like sea shells, or art work, for example, are used as money. The
perceived value of these kinds of items varies from person to person,
depending on the opinion of whoever is receiving these kinds of items as
payment.
To establish a more constant value of money, and therefore a more stable
rate of exchange, it was necessary to standardize the form of money so
that it would have a recognizable and relatively constant value. By
standardizing money, its value is sufficiently assured so it will have
the confidence of both the buyer and seller.
Metals as Money
Metals were an obvious choice as a material that could be used as money.
Metals are not only non-perishable but very durable. Since certain metals
can be quite valuable, coins made from metals can be relatively small and
easily stored. Coins are also more portable than most other items that
had previously been used as money.
The physical properties of metals make the standardization of the value
of coins a relatively easy task. Metals can be precisely weighed and
measured for purity, assuring a consistent and recognizable value. Since
metals also have many other uses apart from their use as money, they have
intrinsic value, which also lends a measure of stability to a monetary
system that is based on metal coinage.
Governments Step In
It wasn’t long until governments saw the benefits of becoming the sole
producers of coins. Two of the advantages of governments controlling the
production of coins were that they could guarantee the purity of the
metals used in coins and the weight of the coins. Governments recognized
that the standardization of weight and purity is necessary in order to
stabilize the value of the coins that are produced. This in turn
stabilizes the economy and promotes trade.
Another advantage of a government monopoly of the production of coins was
that governments would be better able to better control the money supply,
an important tool that can be used to help stabilize the economy. By
controlling the number of coins in circulation governments could ensure,
to some degree, that the supply of money in relation to the amount of
goods and services being offered in the marketplace was relatively
constant. This would tend to prevent fluctuations in prices.
Metals are such an excellent choice to be used as money that, for most of
man's history, coins made of precious metals have been the primary medium
of exchange. However, as there are many advantages to using metals as
money, some believe that there are many disadvantages as well.
One disadvantage of using metal coins as currency is the expense of
producing the coins and, afterward, maintaining the supply of coins in
circulation. The greatest expense in the production of coins made from
silver or gold is the metal. Added to this are the considerable expenses
of equipment and labor required to manufacture the coins.
Another undesirable aspect of using coins made of precious metals is that
the number of coins that can be placed in circulation is limited by the
finite supply of metals available to the government. This limits the
growth of the economy.
Chapter 2
The First Steps are Taken Toward the Cashless Society
Since banks make money by lending money, their opportunity to make a
profit was limited by the finite supply of gold and silver. Once the
coins that had been deposited with the bank were loaned out, no more
loans could be made until more money was deposited or until money was
received in payment on outstanding loans.
Bankers soon developed a scheme by which they could increase the amount
of money that they had available for loans. The idea was to issue paper
notes to depositors in exchange for their gold, silver, and other coins.
There were several appealing features about this scheme. First, the paper
notes were much more convenient than metal coins. They weighed less than
coins and they could be carried in ways that were less conspicuous than
coins. They were just more convenient than coins.
Next, the paper notes which were issued by the banks were supposed to be
equal in value to the amount of money that was deposited. This meant that
the people could use the paper notes to buy and sell items in the same
way that they had used gold and silver coins. This created a false sense
of value for the paper notes.
Once the bankers had gained the people’s confidence with this new form of
currency, they began printing more notes than gold and silver held by the
banks. This scheme provided bankers with an almost unlimited amount of
money that could be loaned for profit. Everything was fine, until people
attempted to redeem their silver and gold coins with the paper notes they
had received from the banks. When the banks ran out of gold and silver
coins, the people who were still holding paper notes were left with
worthless paper, and their real money was gone.
One Step Leads to Another
Governments, like banks, realized that they too could print more notes
than the value of the gold and silver that they held in reserve, which
enabled them to spend greater and greater amounts of money. Yielding to
the temptation of being able to spend more money than they actually had,
governments began to issue notes which were supposed to be redeemable for
gold or silver coins.
Again, the problem with this idea is that when people lost confidence in
the paper money, they began to attempt to exchange their government
issued paper notes for the gold and silver coins they were promised. Too
late they found out that the government was unable to give them the
silver or gold coins promised them. The paper notes then became
worthless.
This has happened again and again in countries that have printed paper
money without having the equivalent value of gold or silver in reserve.
The more paper notes that are printed, the less the paper notes are
worth.
Perhaps the most memorable collapse of such a system was in Germany
following WW I, when so much paper money was created that it literally
was not worth the paper on which it was printed.
It seems that no matter how well regulated, every monetary system using
paper currency that is not supported by an equal amount precious metal
held in reserve will eventually collapse. There are many instances of
this happening throughout history. All that is necessary for a monetary
collapse to take place is for the people to wake up one morning and
realize that they have exchanged their wealth for worthless paper that
has no real value.
More Steps Are Taken
It was in 1933 that the United States began to no longer honor the gold
certificates that it had issued. All gold currency and gold certificates
were to be surrendered to the Federal Reserve on or before April 28,
1933. Those who surrendered their gold and gold certificates were given
paper Federal Reserve Notes that are backed by nothing of value. After
that date, gold coins could no longer be legally used as currency and
gold certificates could not be exchanged for gold. We can see clearly how
this action has had the effect of constantly eroding of the value of the
dollar. Simply compare the purchasing power of a dollar in 1933 to the
value of a dollar today.
In 1968 the Federal government ceased honoring the silver certificates
that it had issued. Soon after, silver was replaced in newly minted coins
with almost worthless base metals.
Today the currency we use in the United States is in actuality worthless.
It has no intrinsic value whatsoever. The only value it has is in the
minds of the people receive it at the time it is given to them. The
Federal Reserve Notes we use are paper and redeemable for nothing. The
coins we use are made of base metals that have almost no value at all.
One day people will realize this. When they do, there will be an economic
collapse far worse that anything this country has ever seen.
We will see later how such a collapse of the paper monetary systems of
the United States might be the means by which the transition to a closed
cashless monetary system will be completed.
Paper or Plastic?
In the last century, we were introduced to a new way to conduct business,
without using cash or checks. Enter the credit card. Convenient, and more
secure than cash, the credit card quickly gained acceptance with many.
Today, with our modern digital communications systems, purchases may be
made quickly and conveniently using your credit or debit card. You can
make purchases from almost any business in the world using a credit or
debit card.
The Smart Card
In the last few years, advances in technology have transformed credit
cards into multi-use financial transaction cards. The cards of today can
be used not only to charge purchases, but also to immediately pay for
them by debiting the amount of the purchase from one's bank account.
Imbedding a microchip in a financial transaction card allows for the
storage of personal and financial data, enabling the card to communicate
with the merchant's scanning device and its associated computers. A card
with a computer chip imbedded in it is referred to as a "smart card",
since it has an electronic memory which can exchange data with computers.
In addition to storing personal and financial data, imbedding a memory
chip in a financial transaction card also makes it possible to store
actual monetary value in a card in the form of electronic data. This can
be done by placing the smart card in a terminal and loading the desired
amount of "money" to the card from a person's financial account. The
amount of a purchase can then be transferred directly from the smart card
to a merchant with the cost of the purchase being deducted from the
monetary value stored on the card. When the "money" stored on the smart
card is depleted, the card can be easily reloaded from any compatible
terminal by once again transferring the desired amount of "money" from
the cardholder's financial account.
RFID
A more recent development in technology now enables credit and debit card
users to use their cards without having to pass them through a card
reader. The card holder simply "waves" the card near a terminal which
reads the data stored on the card. This relatively new feature is made
possible by adding circuitry and a tiny antenna to the memory chip which
is imbedded in the card. This technology is generally referred to as
Radio Frequency Identification, or "RFID". New technology will soon
enable credit and debit card users to make purchases without removing
their card from their pocket or purse.
RFID chips are accessed for the storage or retrieval of data by using a
low power radio signal. When pulsed by the radio signal, the chip
responds and identifies itself by sending data to the scanner’s radio
receiver. This data includes encoded personal identifiers which allow a
merchant's terminal and associated computers to identify the card that is
being used, and allows access to the customer's financial accounts for
completing the desired transaction.
Acclimating Us to the Idea of Change
The popularity of credit and debit cards is a testimony to the fact that
we truly are becoming acclimated to the idea of virtual money. Electronic
"money" is truly the most portable, secure, and convenient currency yet.
The advent of “e--money” has brought us to the place where we are in the
midst of a fundamental change in the way we pay for goods and services.
We are very near the completion of a metamorphosis from the old system of
coins, paper notes and checks, to the new digital electronic cashless
monetary system. We are witnessing the birth of a totally new economic
system.
Most people have become very comfortable in the brave new world of
electronic commerce, and are accustomed to frequent changes in the way we
do business, including changes in the design of money. We are told that
the changes that have been made in the appearance of paper money are to
thwart counterfeiting. From time to time, proposals are made to modify or
even completely change the design of our currency for various reasons.
These changes may also serve another not so apparent purpose. I believe
that these frequent changes in the appearance of money are being used to
make us accustomed to the idea of currency being changed so we will be
prepared to accept a change in the very nature of our currency. These
changes, I believe, are paving the way for acceptance of the cashless
monetary system.
Once we enter the new cashless society more changes will quickly follow
and the people of the world will one day realize that the chains of our
bondage have been forged not of steel, but of computer chips.
The next giant step towards the mark of the beast will be hailed by most,
and embraced by all but a few. While many are taking the next step in the
transition voluntarily, the final step into the cashless system will not
be voluntary but mandatory.
Soon, a Giant Step will be Taken
Coins and paper currency are on their way out. This will happen sooner
than most people realize. In the place of our present system of commerce
there will be an electronic system using credits stored in computers for
currency instead of coins and paper notes. When the point is reached
where only a relatively few people continue to do business by using cash,
it will be necessary to take the final step, which will bring everyone
into the completely cashless monetary system. I believe the next step
could be taken in one of several ways.
One way is that the new electronic system of commerce will continue to be
promoted by the government, banks, and businesses until it becomes the
overwhelmingly most popular and, therefore the dominant form of currency.
At this point the last vestiges paper currency, coins, and checks will
simply be phased out.
When the final step is taken, a deadline would be set for everyone to
surrender their coins and Federal Reserve notes for conversion to
electronic credits. This would be similar to what was done when the U.S.
government required people to surrender their gold coins and gold
certificates in exchange for Federal Reserve notes.
While this scenario would cause a minimum of disruption, it requires a
great deal of patience on the part of those who are working to implement
the cashless system. I’m not certain that they are willing to wait for
the length of time that it would take for things to run their course. If,
however, they are not willing to wait until nearly all of the people
voluntarily accept the new cashless monetary system, then another
sequence of events intended to complete the transition to the cashless
society could be played out.
Another possibility is that the next step towards the mark of the beast
will come as a result of a catastrophic event, such as war, a pandemic,
terrorist attacks, or some other disaster that might harm or even destroy
our present economic system. If such an event caused the American people
to lose confidence in their currency, then out of necessity our present
system wouldhave to be replaced.
A more likely way that we will be brought into the completely cashless
monetary system could be by a collapse of our present economic system
that will leave our present currency completely worthless. Already we
have considered the fact that our paper currency is supported by nothing,
except the confidence of those who use it. Our coins are manufactured
from metals that have little, if any, value. Inflation has consumed most
of the purchasing power of the dollar since it was divorced from the
value of gold. Budget deficits, trade deficits and other pressures on our
economy could cause an economic collapse at any time.
What better reason could be used to persuade the people to let go of the
antiquated system of paper and coins? After a monetary collapse, all
currency will be worthless, but…if you surrender your currency to the
banks, it will be replaced with electronic credits that have value. You
will be given the opportunity to reclaim at least a portion of your lost
wealth. We must be persuaded to let go of the old so we can embrace the
new. We will see later that there will be quite a few strings attached to
membership in the new economic order.
Chapter 3
The Final Step?
There is one more step that must be taken to ensure maximum convenience
and ultimate financial security. As convenient and secure as the cashless
economic system will be, financial transaction cards can still be lost,
stolen, or used by unauthorized individuals. The remedy for these
problems is that instead of issuing every person a financial transaction
card that has an imbedded RFID chip, an RFID chip can be implanted in
each person‘s body.
This will maximize convenience for the individual because once the RFID
chip is implanted in their body, they will have immediate access to their
financial accounts and all other information that has been stored in
computers. Since they will always carry their RFID chip in their body, it
will be impossible for a person to leave their money or identification at
home. The RFID chip that is implanted in a person’s body cannot be
misplaced, forgotten, or stolen. It cannot be used by someone else. For
these reasons the implanted RFID chip will also provide the ultimate in
security.
This brings us to the very real possibility that the implementation of
this new economic system could be the fulfillment of Revelation Chapter
13 verses 16 and 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.
The Authorized or King James Version states that the mark will be in
their right hand, or in their foreheads. This seems to indicate that the
mark of the beast will be in a form that will be placed in, or implanted
in, the body.
Perhaps the strongest scriptural indication that the mark of the beast
could be a computer chip is that the English word mark in the Authorized
Version is translated from the Greek word charagma. According to Strong‘s
Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, the Greek word charagma means a
scratch or etching.
Two ways the complex miniaturized circuitry of computer chips is created
is by etching away layers of silicon with chemicals, or by a plasma
method. Since computer chips are small pieces of silicon that have been
etched, either by chemical or by plasma etching, it certainly meets the
definition of charagma. RFID chips implanted in the body are certainly a
way to mark humans.
The Ultimate Weapon; A "Closed" Economic System
I use the term "open system" to describe our present economic system in
which we can take physical possession of our money. Our present economic
system is "open" to us so that we can withdraw our funds from financial
accounts and use the money in private transactions, or we can simply keep
our money ourselves without having to deal with any financial
institutions.
However, we will soon see the transition to a cashless economic system
completed, and this will be the end of our present open system. I refer
to the coming cashless economic system as being a "closed" economic
system because, while electronic credits may be moved from one account to
another within the system, "money" cannot be removed from the system.
There will be a virtual wall erected between a person and their "money".
A person will not be able to make withdrawals from their financial
accounts and take physical possession of their "money" since "money" will
consist only of electronic credits stored in the memories of computers.
The transfer of credits can only take place within the computers of the
system, therefore all buying and selling must be done within the "closed
system" where every transaction will be monitored and subject to
approval.
Also, any individual who desires to buy or sell must do so through the
system, and with each purchase or sale, a record of the transaction is
created and added to the person‘s profile. While we will be given many
assurances concerning the privacy of our buying and selling, the truth is
that all information about our financial transactions will be open to
government agencies and those who market information to businesses. There
will be no such thing as a truly private purchase or sale.
One way or another, we will soon find ourselves living in a world where
physical money will be found only in the hands of collectors and in
museums. All trade will be conducted electronically using virtual money.
We will no longer be able to conduct our business in an "open monetary
system" as we do today, but we will find ourselves trapped in the
globalists' "closed monetary system".
When the transition to the cashless society is complete, those who would
control us by controlling our money and the world's economy will have put
in place one half of their equation for absolute power over the masses.
Controlling the Supply Side of the Economy
The other half of the Globalist’s plan to completely control the world’s
economic system involves controlling the supply side of the economy.
While many steps have been taken to bring the world into a cashless
monetary system, steps are also being taken to establish the system in
which every item that is produced or offered for sale will be
inventoried, marked, tracked and controlled. The control of the supply
side of the world's economy is absolutely necessary if global domination
is to be achieved.
Those who would rule over us realize that it is not enough to just
control the ability of people to buy goods and services. The selling of
goods and services must also be monitored and controlled. It is necessary
that all transactions be controlled to prevent the establishment of a
black market that would enable people to conduct business apart from the
system. If people can buy and sell in a black market complete control
cannot be achieved. Therefore, financial dealings outside the closed
system cannot be tolerated.
How it will be Done
The barcode system of inventory control that has been used for many years
has become obsolete because it is dependent upon human operators in order
to function properly. The barcode system requires human operators because
each item must be physically handled so its own unique barcode can be
optically scanned. Each item must be physically held within a certain
distance of the optical scanner, and the barcode must be positioned at
such an angle that can be read by the scanner. These requirements of
distance and position in relation to the scanner slow the scanning
process, and this frequently causes errors. As we all know, an item that
is being scanned sometimes must be passed in front of the scanner several
times before the proper distance and angle are achieved and the barcode
is detected.
At the time of this writing it appears as though the technology that will
replace the barcode system of inventory control, and will eventually be
used to control the supply side of the economy, is radio frequency
identification, or RFID. Many of the shortcomings of the barcode system
are overcome by RFID.
One of the more significant advantages of RFID technology over barcode
technology is that it enables items to be scanned without having to bring
them into close proximity to the scanner. Instead of using a visible mark
to identify an item, as is done with the barcode system, the RFID method
of product identification uses a programmable microchip that responds to
a radio frequency signal. The microchip can be attached to or imbedded in
the item to be scanned. Most of us have already encountered RFID
technology in the form of the security tags that are attached to items in
order to prevent shoplifting. These tags must be deactivated by a clerk
or else it will activate an alarm when someone tries to leave the store
with it.
Today, RFID chips are being used for many other purposes other than to
simply activate an alarm. The RFID microchip can be programmed, not only
to provide security, but to identify a specific item for inventory
control and other purposes. RFID micro chips can also contain a great
deal of other information about the product as well. Some of the
information stored in the chip could pertain to the place of manufacture,
date of manufacture, expiration date of the product, serial number of the
item or any other information that might be useful in sales or
maintaining control of inventory. If it becomes necessary to store more
information about a particular item than can be stored in the RFID chip
itself, the additional information can be stored in a computer and
accessed using the identifiers which are stored in the RFID chip.
Another desirable feature of the RFID method is that since RF radiation
passes through most
materials, it does not require that an item be positioned at any
particular angle in relation to the scanner as must be done with an
optical scanner. Since RFID technology utilizes radio waves to retrieve
information, it allows the scanning of items from a considerable
distance.
These features of RFID enable the scanning and tracking not only of
individual items, but also of many items at one time. For instance, even
though many items may be grouped together, for example in a single
container, each individual item will respond to the radio frequency
signal from the scanning device with its own unique identifying data. The
data contained in the signals sent by the RFID chips are received by the
scanning device and processed by a computer, so inventorying and tracking
of each item can be accomplished simultaneously and almost
instantaneously.
Since every item in a group can be scanned simultaneously, it is possible
to scan each item in a customer's shopping cart without having to remove
items from the cart and placing them on the checkout stand. This
eliminates the need for the clerk to handle each item.
In fact, RFID can eliminate the need for clerks and check out counters
altogether. Clerks will not be needed to receive payment from customers
because once the scan of merchandise has been done, the same RFID system
can scan the customer's financial transaction card, debiting the amount
of the purchase from the customer’s account. This all can be done without
the customer having to remove their card from their pocket, or having to
show any other form of identification. And of course, once people are
required to have the chip implanted in their body, there will be no card
to carry.
Check out counters will no longer be needed because scanners can be
installed at every entrance and exit of a business. This will also allow
for the tracking of customers who enter the store, whether or not they
have made a purchase.
Upon completion of the transaction, the items that have been purchased
will be automatically deleted from the store's inventory and, if
necessary, reordered. At the same time, the customer's shopping history
is updated to include these most recent purchases in his profile. All of
this will be done without the assistance of a clerk and in a matter of
milliseconds. The customer will leave the store having paid for his
purchase, not with cash, but with electronic credits -- and his privacy.
Such a system greatly increases the accuracy and speed of inventory
control and at the same time reduces the number of employees required to
operate the system. Fewer employees with more precise control of
inventory plus increased efficiency equals more profit.
While at the present time the cost of RFID chips is too high to imbed or
attach a chip to every item, many manufacturers and retailers are
beginning to use RFID technology to identify and track expensive items or
quantities of inexpensive goods. Soon the demand for this technology will
become so great that it will cause the price of the RFID chips to
decrease to the point where it will be cost effective to use them to
inventory and track every item that is manufactured or offered for sale.
Just as the transition to the cashless monetary system is nearly
complete, the transition to the RFID method of inventory control is
already well underway and will soon be completed.
Those who wish to rule the world know that by controlling the
individual's wealth and their ability to buy is only one half of their
power equation. The other half is absolute control of the ability to
sell. When the closed monetary system and an airtight system of
monitoring and controlling the production and distribution of all goods
and services are put in place, the world will be operating in a
completely closed economic system. No one will be able to buy or sell
outside of this system. The world’s economy and the individual’s ability
to buy or sell will one day be controlled by one person, the beast. At
that time it will be required that everyone receive a mark in their right
or in their forehead.
In that day the monetary system will be closed so that no one will have
access to or be able to use their "money", except when they become part
of and operate within the system. With the closed economic system in
place, the possibility of a viable underground economy will be all but
eliminated. All buying and selling will be controlled by a central
authority which will carefully monitor every transaction in order to
ensure that everyone is operating within the closed economic system. All
exchanges of "money," goods, and services will be monitored and
controlled by those who control the system. Since every item will
eventually be identified with an RFID chip, it will also be impossible to
transfer ownership of any other form of wealth.
Every purchase and every sale will be subject to approval by the
government. Every purchaser and every seller will conduct their business
under the watchful eye of the government.
What About Silver and Gold?
Some believe that if they convert a portion of their wealth to precious
metals, then they can use the metals to purchase goods and services on
the black market. This might be possible for a short while immediately
following the implementation of the cashless/ RFID system, but once all
goods have been identified by RFID tagging, the transfer of ownership of
any item must be approved by those who control the system. If a person’s
possessions are inventoried by the government, and they do not everything
that is in their profile, they would be suspected of aiding an enemy of
the state who has been shut out of the system.
Precious metals will be worthless when it comes to buying food on the
black market. This is because, as we will see later, food will be
rationed in specific amounts to each individual. This means that if an
individual trades his ration of food for gold or silver, then he will
have to go without food.
Unless gold, silver, or other precious metal are surrendered to the
system for conversion to credits that will remain within the system, it
will be almost impossible to use metals to purchase items of any kind,
even food.
Chapter 4
Why Businesses will Accept the Cashless System
In order for an electronic monetary system to be successfully
implemented, all sectors of the economy must either accept or be forced
into the new cashless/RFID system. When we consider the many advantages
this new system brings to each sector, especially in regards to
convenience, efficiency and security, it is easy to understand why almost
everyone will gladly accept the coming cashless economic system without
having to be forced into it.
Efficiency
The more efficient and secure a business can be in its operations and the
more conveniences it can provide to its customers, the more profitable it
will be. Here are just a few of the ways doing business will be made more
convenient, efficient, and secure with the implementation of the cashless
monetary system.
Problems With Checks
In our present monetary system the use of checks to make payment for a
purchase creates a bottleneck, or slowdown, at the checkout counter.
Minimizing this bottleneck requires the employment of a sufficient number
of clerks who must deal one on one with the customers. It is very
important for a business to hire the exact number of clerks to do the
job. If too many clerks are employed, the business wastes money that
would otherwise be profit. If too few clerks are hired, customers will
have to wait in long lines to make purchases, possibly causing a loss of
business because of the inconvenience suffered by the customer.
Clerks must take steps to ensure that when a customer pays with a check
that the check is good. This can be an involved and time consuming
process. Many stores verify checks by computer. Sometimes the clerk must
manually check the name of the person presenting the check against a list
of people who have passed bad checks in the past. The clerk must verify
the identity of the person presenting the check, along with their phone
number and address. All of these steps that must be taken to ensure that
the check is good not only cost the business money, but also
inconveniences other customers who must wait in line while the clerk
makes certain that the check is good.
Sometimes a business, even though it has taken steps to ensure that a
check is good, will inadvertently accept a check that is fraudulent or
written on an account that has insufficient funds. When this happens the
business must pursue collection of the funds, which often involves law
enforcement and the courts, and can be very time consuming and expensive.
Problems With Cash
While dealing with customers on a cash basis presents fewer problems than
accepting checks, there are still many problems inherent to doing
business with cash. These problems include waiting for the customer to
find the cash they wish to present for payment, and then time is spent as
the clerk must count out the proper amount of change to be returned to
the customer. When the clerk doesn’t have the proper change to give to
the customer, then everyone in line must wait while change is brought to
the clerk. These and other problems are created when cash is used and
slow the pace at which business can be done.
The number of clerks needed to handle transactions with the customer is
not only a great expense to the business from a payroll standpoint, but
also because of the errors that are inevitably introduced into the system
when clerks who, as all humans do, make mistakes. It is a very
time--consuming and, therefore, expensive process for businesses to
locate and correct mistakes made by their employees as they handle and
count currency and checks.
Accounting for both cash and checks received by a business is something
that must be done manually. Money must be counted so a starting balance
can be established at the beginning of each business day. At the end of
each business day, all of the cash and checks received must be counted
and entered into the accounting system where it must be balanced against
the beginning balance.
A portion of the money and all of the checks received must, from time to
time, be physically transported to a bank. This usually requires the
services of an armed transport company. All of these tasks which must be
performed when a business receives cash and checks create delays in the
flow of funds that are used by the business. Delays in depositing cash
prevent businesses from immediately using the funds. Waiting for checks
to be processed by the banks causes an even greater delay for businesses,
which prevents them from using their funds. Any delays in the use of
money cause a loss of profits and costs businesses any interest that
would otherwise be earned by their financial account.
Another consideration for businesses is that each time money is handled
or transported it increases the vulnerability to theft or loss.
The expenses associated with the handling, counting, and transporting of
currency and checks are great. The costs of handling and the delays
between the time the money is received and the time it is available for
use, must be passed on to the customer in the form of higher prices, or
the expense reduces the profits of the company.
No Checks, No Cash, No Problem-The Cashless/RFID Solution
With the cashless system all the problems and expenses associated with
accepting checks will be eliminated, because checks will no longer be
used.
When payment is made using the cashless system, the person making the
purchase will be instantly identified and the amount of the purchase will
be checked against the customer's account balance to ensure they have
sufficient funds to pay for the goods or services. The sale will then be
immediately approved or declined. Once these steps have been taken, the
amount of the purchase is immediately transferred from the customer's
account to the business’s financial account. No fraud, no problem with
insufficient funds, and no time consuming waiting in line by other
customers. All of the steps that are needed to complete the transaction
will be done in a matter of microseconds.
By eliminating paper currency, coins, and checks, businesses will no
longer have the expense of accounting for the cash and checks that come
into, or are passed through the businesses. Businesses will no longer
have to transport currency or checks to the bank. This will allow for a
much more efficient, more secure, and therefore more profitable use of
their funds.
There will no longer be any handling, manual counting, or transporting of
currency because there will no longer be any form of physical currency.
All "money" will consist of electronic credits stored within and
transferred between computers. All business transactions will then be a
simple matter of computers instantly transferring credits from the
customer's stored value card or financial account to the business's
account.
Once the cashless system of electronically transferred credits has been
fully implemented, clerks will no longer be needed to scan items being
purchased or receive payments from customers. By combining the cashless
monetary system with the RFID system of inventory control, customer check
out will be completely automated and check out time will be all but
eliminated. The items to be purchased by the customer will be
automatically scanned by simply pushing their shopping cart through a
check out lane or by passing through a scanner at the exit of the
business. Each item in the cart will be scanned, and the cost of the
items will then be instantaneously debited from the financial account of
the customer. This will greatly reduce the number of people employed by
retail businesses. It will be necessary to have only a few customer
service employees whose only task will be to resolve problems that the
customer might have with the system. The money saved in wages and
benefits as employee positions are eliminated will result in greater
profits for businesses and lower prices for the consumer.
The electronic transfer of funds also eliminates the expenses and
security risks inherent to physically transporting currency and checks.
No more transporting funds over streets and highways by armored vehicles.
Instead, electronic credits will be moved instantly and securely from
computer to computer through communication systems.
Since the cashless system will enable businesses to instantly transfer to
their accounts payments received from customers, the funds received will
be available for immediate use by the business, while beginning to accrue
interest at the very moment of transfer.
Greater Security
Security is another area that will be improved once a totally cashless
system is implemented. The more secure a company’s assets are, the more
profitable it will be. We will look at a few of the security concerns of
businesses and how they will be alleviated by the transition to the
cashless monetary system.
Shoplifting
Identifying every item in a business with an RFID chip and having
scanners at every entrance and exit of a business will speed check out
and all but eliminate shoplifting. If someone attempts to steal an item
from a business, the stolen merchandise will be detected when the thief
attempts to carry the stolen merchandise through the scanner at the exit
of the business.
If the thief has their RFID financial transaction card with them, the
price of the items would be debited from their financial account as they
exit the business. The result would be that the thief would end up paying
for the merchandise they attempted to steal. If the system determines
that they have insufficient funds in their account to pay for the
merchandise, an alarm will sound and they will be identified as their
card is scanned. If they do not have their RFID financial transaction
card on their person, the merchandise that they attempt to steal will be
detected as they pass through the scanner and an alarm will alert the
staff of the business that there has been an attempted theft.
Robbery and Theft
Losses due to the theft of funds are another area in which security will
be improved almost to perfection. Robbery and theft of currency will
become things of the past since there will no longer be any physical
money that can be stolen. This is because the currency of the cashless
society will be virtual money which does not consist of paper or metal,
but electronic ones and zeros that do not exist outside the memory banks
of computers.
Counterfeit Currency
Another security risk which will be completely eliminated by the
implementation of the cashless system is the loss suffered by businesses
when they accept counterfeit money. Despite many recent security
improvements in the design of paper currency, counterfeiting continues to
be a problem because high quality fraudulent money can now be produced
with aid of modern computers and copiers.
With the cashless monetary system there is a wall between people and the
currency that they use. The system of commerce which uses electronic
credits instead of paper currency is a closed system that cannot be
accessed by the counterfeiter. Any increase in the money supply would be
immediately detected by the system. Since the cashless monetary system
can only be accessed by the individual or business for the transfer of
funds within the system, the ability of anyone on the consumer or
business side of the system to inject fraudulent funds into the system is
eliminated.
Human Error
Since money will no longer pass through the hands of employees and all
counting will be done by computers, errors due to employees miscounting
currency will no longer be a problem. Losses due to currency or checks
being misplaced, lost, or stolen will also be eliminated since checks and
physical currency will no longer exist.
Losses Due to Disasters
Even though a business may make thousands of sales each day, no money
will be stored at the place of business. All funds will be stored in the
system’s computers. The fact that physical money will no longer exist
also will prevent the loss of funds by fire, natural disaster, or any
other peril that can destroy paper money or checks.
These are just some of the reasons retail businesses not only desire the
cashless system of commerce but are presently converting to it as rapidly
as they can.
Personnel and Payroll
While the cashless/RFID system of commerce provides an almost infinite
number of advantages to businesses when dealing with their customers, it
will also provide many improvements in the handling of payroll and
personnel.
Attendance
To determine the number of hours worked by an hourly employee, a person,
either the employee themselves or someone else, must create a record of
the employee’s attendance. Some companies have time clocks and require
employees to “clock in” and “clock out”. Other companies use an honor
system and have employees fill out a time card to document attendance.
The problem with these methods, and others that are presently used by
business is that they are susceptible to human error and fraud. Errors
can be made by the employee or the employer.
Once people are required to receive an implanted chip in their bodies,
documenting employee attendance will be done by scanning each employee’s
RFID chip as they enter the workplace and when they leave. A record will
be made of the time the employee is actually present in the workplace.
Another advantage for businesses is that an employee’s time at their
actual workstation can be documented as well. By installing RFID scanners
at every desk or workstation, the employer will have a record of the
actual time the worker spends on the job and the time spent away from
their workstation. Employers will know if an employee exceeds the
allotted time for breaks. Managers could verify an employee’s presence at
their workstation anytime they desire. This will enable employers to base
pay on actual time at the work station.
The ability to know where every employee is at all times will be a tool
that will allow businesses to better manage their workforce and to
improve efficiencies.
Productivity and Quality Control
The amount and quality of work of each employee can be monitored in an
RFID controlled environment. When the chip is scanned at the beginning of
the work day, the employee will be logged in at their work station. If
the worker is performing a job in a manufacturing facility or has a
production line job, then their work can be matched against number of
products passing through the work station. Also any errors or substandard
products can be traced to a particular worker. This will enable employers
to pay only for actual quality work performed rather than hours at the
workplace.
Payroll
Once a system is in place that creates a perfect record of employee’s
presence on the job, paying the employee will be greatly simplified. No
one will need to document employees’ time on the job. Calculations of
salaries will be performed by computers. No checks will be printed or
distributed since an employee’s pay will be automatically transferred
from the company’s financial account to the employee’s account.
In effect this system will allow for the elimination of whole payroll
departments as we know them today. Fewer employees, more profits.
Security
By requiring everyone to have an implanted RFID chip, any unauthorized
personnel who enter the workplace will be immediately detected, located
and identified. If someone breaks into a business, not only will an alarm
be given, but the identity of the intruder will be recorded as well.
This method would be far more reliable than the most modern digital
camera systems that are available today. In order to thwart the cameras
of security systems, the intruder needs only to wear a mask. The
information on a person’s RFID chip can still be retrieved even if a mask
or disguise is worn.
A Gold Mine of Personal Information
Systems have already been put in place by some retailers to monitor the
purchasing habits of their customers in order to increase profitability.
While most people scarcely think about these information gathering
systems, they are in fact precursors to the system that will be used to
prevent unauthorized people from buying or selling during the reign of
the beast.
In order to entice customers to surrender their personal information,
many retailers offer discounts to customers who accept "preferred
customer" cards. A customer who uses a "preferred customer" card receives
discounts on certain purchases that are not available to customers who do
not have a discount card. The additional savings are not without
conditions, which are not usually known by the user. When a customer
applies for one of these cards, they are required to give certain
information to the retailer in exchange for the privilege of using the
card. In addition to giving the retailer one's name, an applicant is
often required to give their address, age, and sometimes other personal
or financial information.
Once a retailer has this information, they use it to track the card
holder’s purchases and create a profile of the person’s purchasing
habits. Whenever a cardholder uses their card to receive the discounts
that are being offered by the retailer, they are identified by the
store's computer and a record of the items purchased is entered into the
customer's computer file. Other information that is collected includes
the name and location of the store where the purchase was made, the price
paid for each item, the date and time the purchase was made, and the
method of payment used to make the purchase.
This personal information is surrendered by the customer every time they
use their discount card. The retailer can then use the profile that is
created to increase their profitability. The information is used to make
decisions concerning which products and services they should provide to
their customers. The information can also be used to target individuals
with specific types of advertising. The information that is gathered
reveals a great deal about the preferences, and even the personal life of
the customer. For instance, files containing information about
prescriptions and other items purchased at a pharmacy can reveal much
about an individual's health. The file that is created about a person’s
purchasing habits would include a list of the kinds of publications a
person reads which can give insight about their personality, religious
and political beliefs. The amount of money that is spent on certain items
in a given time frame can be used to estimate a person's disposable
income. These a but a few of the ways that information garnered from
"preferred customer" cards can be used to find out even the most personal
details of someone’s life.
Businesses that offer such discount cards always promise that they will
protect the customer's privacy. The truth is, there is no guarantee that
the information will not be compromised. In fact, the customers privacy
is greatly compromised each time a “preferred customer” card is used. One
reason for this is, that since the customer’s information is valuable to
others businesses retailers regularly sell the information that they have
gathered to other businesses. Since this information is kept on file in
the computers of the businesses that have gathered it and in the
computers of those who have purchased it, there is always the possibility
of unauthorized access and distribution of the information.
The information provided by customers when they apply for a discount card
and when they make subsequent purchases using the card is indeed very
valuable, and it is a hidden treasure for businesses. Personal
information is continually sought out by retailers and marketers who use
and sell what in the past was your private information.
The information gathering systems of today are the prototypes of the
global system that will control all buying and selling when the
anti-Christ comes to power. One day soon we will see these systems
perfected and merged into one seamless system of economic control, and
then it will be used as a powerful weapon against all who refuse to
submit to the beast.
A Revolution in Retail Vending
In today's marketplace, many products are delivered to consumers via
vending machines. Vending machines are an almost autonomous point of
sale. No clerks are needed to deal with customers since the machine
itself receives payment, makes change, and delivers the product to the
customer. However, since the machines dispense products and receive coins
and paper money for payment, they must be serviced regularly. Money must
be removed from the vending machine and a sufficient amount of money must
be kept in the machine to make change when necessary. Conversion to the
cashless monetary system will bring many improvements to the vending
machine industry which will improve efficiency, profitability and
security.
The cashless monetary system will totally transform the retail vending
industry. First of all, vending machines will no longer have to be
equipped with the complicated mechanisms which are now necessary to
receive coins and paper currency and to give change. Since the devices
that handle the money are electro-mechanical and have many moving parts,
they are subject to breakage, along with normal wear and tear. This
necessitates the stocking of expensive replacement money--changing
mechanisms and the employment of technicians in order to ensure
continuous operation. Any time a vending machine is not operating,
profits are lost.
With the advent of the totally cashless monetary system, the complicated
electro-mechanical money changers will be replaced with electronic
scanners that have no moving parts. This will reduce the frequency of
failures and reduce the number of spare parts that must be kept on hand
for repairs. Repairs and routine maintenance will be simplified too,
since any problems with the electronic circuitry and the associated
software can be identified using built in self diagnostics. When
malfunctions occur, they will be detected by the vending machine's
computer, allowing service personnel to diagnose the problem from a
remote location using a digital communications link. The immediate
detection of malfunctions would reduce costly downtime. Identifying the
problem before traveling to the location of the machine enables the
technician to bring the exact parts needed for repair of the machine and
the proper tools to get the machine back in service. This would help
reduce the number of costly return trips to the maintenance shop and
allow the technician to use the time saved to repair other machines. And
of course, fewer service technicians would be needed.
Another way efficiencies will be improved is by the elimination of the
manual collection and counting of the money received by the machines.
When machines receive paper currency and coins for payment, employees of
the vending companies must travel to each machine on a regular basis to
collect money from the machines. Employees must also restock coins in the
machines, which are necessary to make change.
With a communication link to each machine, it will no longer be necessary
for employees to travel to the machines to collect money or to stock
change. The cashless payments received from customers will be instantly
transferred to the financial account of the business that operates the
machines.
Since there will be no cash in the machines, thieves will have less
incentive to break into them. With a reduction in break-ins there will be
fewer damaged machines. Some thefts might continue to occur as thieves
break into machines to steal merchandise. Getting away with thefts of
merchandise will become more difficult though, because the stolen items
and the thief can be identified by RFID.
The restocking of machines will be much more efficient as well. At
present, the restocking of merchandise involves employees traveling to
each machine on a regular basis to manually
check the amount of merchandise in the machines. Since it is presently
impossible for the person who services the route to know how much product
remains in each machine, it is necessary for the employee to load and
transport a large amount each product to be restocked.
With communication links to each vending machine and RFID chips in each
item that is stocked in the machines, the distribution center can be
notified by the machine itself when inventory levels have dropped below a
predetermined level. This will allow for the immediate restocking of the
machine. If the supply of product in a machine is adequate, then that
particular machine would be serviced later, thereby eliminating an
unnecessary trip to its location.
The ability to do this would save employee time, and the expense of
unnecessary travel. The inventory on hand in each machine could also be
checked at any time from any remote location by simply contacting it
through the communications link. Since an employee will no longer have to
travel to each machine collecting money and replenishing the supply of
change in the money changer, fewer employees will be needed to service a
the machines.
Even changes in the price of the product being sold could also be made
from the home office or any other location by utilizing the
communications link between the home office and the machine.
Each of these changes that would take place as a result of converting to
a cashless system would result in greater efficiency and therefore, more
profits for the vending industry.
Why the Travel and Tourism Industry Will Accept the Cashless System
Easy Money
The travel and tourism industry, like all other businesses, has
inefficiencies and security problems that can be greatly reduced, if not
totally eliminated, by the cashless monetary system.
In a cashless world, the traveler would no longer have to carry cash or
traveler's checks. A traveler’s funds would be available to him almost
anywhere in the world. This would mean fewer worries for the traveler
concerning the conversion of traveler’s checks to cash, or the
possibility of theft or loss.
There would also be the elimination of problems in the exchange of funds
for foreign currencies since a cashless system would allow for the
creation of a single global currency.
Security
In a world concerned about terrorism and crime, better and more efficient
ways to screen travelers are constantly being sought. Long lines,
searches (including humiliating body searches), possible confiscation of
items that might, in the opinion of the screener, be used as weapons,
have dissuaded many from taking all but the most essential trips. The
growth of the travel industry has been, no doubt, somewhat retarded by
the increase in security measures that have made travel much more
difficult.
With the cashless/RFID system of commerce and personal identification,
physical passports and other travel documents would be replaced with
electronically accessed documents, in which would be stored data
pertaining to the individual, including biometric data for
identification, and his or her itinerary. Who the traveler is, where he
has visited, where he plans to go, what he has spent, will all be known
by authorities and business by using a simple electronic scan.
Radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, which can be imbedded in
passports, tickets, etc., can be scanned from a distance, so that the
documents do not need to be removed from a pocket, handbag, or briefcase.
By not having to remove a document for presentation much time would be
saved, and the number of employees required to process travelers would be
reduced. Of course, carrying these documents won’t be necessary when the
RFID chips are implanted in people’s bodies.
Baggage and Traveler Linked
The use of RFID chips will also allow a great improvement in the area of
baggage handling. By using RFID, airlines and other carriers, as well as
security agencies, would be able to match travelers with their luggage
when they check in and, with the proper scanning equipment, ensure that
the passengers and their luggage are in fact on the same airplane or
other conveyance. This will prevent luggage from being lost and will
reduce the opportunities for terrorists to smuggle
explosives or other harmful substances on board.
With such a system in place, the travel industry will be able to operate
much more efficiently and security will be increased. With many of the
present inconveniences of dealing with security reduced or eliminated
altogether, the traveler will have a more enjoyable experience. If
travelers enjoy their trip, then they will be more likely to travel. If
people travel more, then the travel industry will make more money.
It is easy to understand how the cashless system of commerce will be
preferred by the traveler and the travel industry.
We have looked at only a few reasons why some segments of the business
sector of our economy will accept the cashless/RFID system of commerce.
The benefits of this system are very appealing to many who are in
business, and will be accepted by nearly everyone.
Chapter 5
Why Banks and Other Financial Institutions Prefer a Cashless System
In this section we will consider some of the necessary tasks that must be
performed by banks and other financial institutions as they handle money
in the course of their business. We will also look at how these tasks
will be made easier or eliminated altogether with the full implementation
of the cashless system. We will see too how with the "closed" cashless
system, security for banks will be enhanced to a level of being almost
absolute.
Problems With Cash and Checks
The counting and handling of paper money, coins, and checks is an
essential and very time consuming part of every bank's business. Much
work is involved when one must account for large sums of money. Also,
there are many security problems to be considered when financial
institutions handle and transport physical currency.
Counting the money a bank has on hand to make certain that all paper
money, coins, and checks are accounted for must be done several times
each business day. It is necessary to know the exact amount of money the
bank has on hand at the beginning and end of each business day. This
requires the employment of a number people to perform these tasks.
Smaller amounts of cash are counted manually, while larger sums of money
are counted by machine. Machines are faster and generally more accurate
in the counting of money. The use of machines also can reduce the number
of employees needed to perform the task.
Machines though, are not without their own inherent problems. Among these
are the initial expense of purchasing the machines and the cost of
maintaining them over the time they are used. Another problem with
machines is that, while machines make fewer mistakes than people counting
money, mistakes still occur. No matter how careful the employees are or
how reliable a machine may be in performing the task counting money,
there is always the possibility of a mistake when counting paper money
and coins.
Then there is the task of moving large bundles or bags of money within
the bank. This can be a difficult and sometimes strenuous job. The
lifting of heavy bags of coins and bundles of paper money requires
physical effort and can lead to job related injuries. Job related
injuries are a potential financial risk to banks or any other business.
In the cashless system, the risk of on the job injuries due to employees
handling money is completely eliminated, since there is no physical money
to be counted, moved, or physically handled in any way.
A very real security concern is apparent when it is necessary to transfer
coins and paper money to and from other banks and businesses. This is a
task which has many risks, including accidents involving the carrier’s
vehicle, accidental loss of money, armed robbery, or even the murder or
abduction of employees. Since the moving of physical money from one place
to another is inherently dangerous, most banks employ the services of
armed couriers using armored vehicles. This, of course, is another
expense for banks and businesses.
The Cashless Solution
Since electronic credits take up no physical space because they have no
mass and since it can be moved almost instantaneously by communications
systems, all of the aforementioned problems associated with counting,
handling, moving, and storing physical money will be completely
eliminated. This means that once cash is replaced by electronic credits
that will be stored in and moved by computers, profits will increase. The
speed and accuracy of accounting will be improved, and at the same time,
errors will be practically eliminated since manual counting of physical
money will be replaced by calculations performed by computers.
At the same time the risks and expenses associated with the transfer of
physical currency by courier will be eliminated because coins, paper
money and checks will no longer be used in the new monetary system.
Instead of moving cash over the highways in armored vehicles, the
transfer of funds will involve sending and receiving electronically
encoded data, representing "money", to and from other financial
institutions and businesses through communications systems.
Elimination of Theft Will Mean Greater Profits
Banking will enter a totally new dimension with the total implementation
of the closed cashless system where "money" is nothing more than
electronic ones and zeros stored in computers. The new "money" will exist
only in the memories of computers and therefore cannot be removed from
the system. This new virtual money can only be transferred from one
financial account to another. In this closed monetary system a person
cannot take physical possession of "money".
One feature of our present open monetary system of currency is that there
are actual coins and paper notes which enable us to take physical
possession of our money. This aspect of the open system ensures a measure
of independence and privacy for individuals who want to conduct their
financial dealings apart from the banks. A negative aspect of this
feature is that the physical money we use in our present system of
commerce can stolen.
With the implementation of the cashless closed monetary system, robberies
and other forms of theft will become a thing of the past. The elimination
of theft is a benefit of the cashless system brought about by the fact
that there are no coins or paper money for the thief to steal.
Since "money" will be stored in computers and cannot be removed from the
closed monetary system, thieves will not be able to take physical
possession of or remove "money" from the bank.
The dangers associated with armed robberies will also be eliminated. For
instance, there will be no murders or taking of hostages during armed
robberies since there will no longer be money that can be physically
taken.
The cashless system will also prove to be a deterrent to those who would
attempt other forms of theft, such as embezzlement. Since "money" cannot
be removed from the closed monetary system, but can only be moved about
within the system, any unauthorized movement of "money" will be instantly
detected and easily traced.
Since "money" cannot be removed from the closed computer system, banks
will enjoy near perfect security.
More Control Equals More Profits
In addition to the benefits of having fewer employees, improving
efficiency and achieving near perfect security, there is also at least
one other huge incentive for banks to adopt the cashless closed system of
banking. Since banks make money with money, the more money a bank can
control, the more profit it can make.
Presently there are untold millions, if not billions of dollars of
currency in circulation that are not under the control of any bank. This
wealth is now in the open monetary system. This money is in circulation,
in pockets, piggy banks, dresser drawers, and who knows how many other
places. In order for one to be able to buy and sell in the coming
cashless society, all money that is held by an individual must be
deposited into the system. Once the transition to the cashless system is
completed, the money that has not been surrendered to the banks for
conversion to electronic credits will be worthless.
This means that all of the wealth that is now held by individuals will
then be controlled by the banks and other financial institutions.
Surrender or Else
Before the transition to the cashless system can be completed, a deadline
must be set for individuals who possess coins or paper money to surrender
them to banks for conversion to electronic credits. Once the deadline
passes, any currency still held by individuals will become worthless.
Fearing the very real threat of losing not only their money but all that
they have, people will flock to the banks to surrender their wealth to
this system. They will realize that if they do not become part of this
new economic order, they will no longer be able to buy or sell.
Once all money is brought into the "closed" monetary system it will be
controlled and utilized by the banking industry to make greater profits.
Banks will be the conduit through which every financial transaction,
whether small or great, must pass. This will also enable them to make
huge profits by charging a small processing fee for every purchase made.
Information is Money
With the closed monetary system in place, banks will have an exact record
of every person's spending. Every detail of each transaction will be
recorded, including who bought what, where it was bought, when it was
bought, and for how much.
Once this valuable information has been collected, it will then be
marketed to businesses which can use it as a marketing tool or for any
other purpose that they believe will increase their profits. Of course,
we will once again be assured that our privacy will not be compromised
and that all of this personal information will be kept away from those
who might misuse it.
Fewer Loan Defaults, More Profits
The primary business of banks is to loan money. When a borrower fails to
repay a loan, the bank's profits suffer. There are several ways that the
cashless system will enable banks to reduce losses due to delinquent
loans.
For the first time ever, banks will have a complete record of every
person's financial history, down to the last penny. With this
information, banks will be able to reduce the default rate of the loans
they make because with the information collected and stored by the closed
monetary system, the loan approval process will become an exact science.
No one will be able to deceive a loan officer about their financial
history or their ability to repay a loan. A loan applicant's total income
will be known to the loan officer because a record of all of one's
"money", whether it is income, expenditures or savings, will be stored in
the memory of the closed monetary system.
Another way that banks will be able to increase the profitability of
loans will be to use the closed monetary system to force repayment of
loans and thereby reduce losses caused by nonpayment.
Whose Money is It Anyway?
Already many people have their paychecks or other income deposited
directly into their financial account and have loan payments or other
bill payments made by electronic fund transfer. Once this closed system
is fully implemented, all deposits and payments will be done
electronically. Individuals will no longer be the first to have access to
their “money”. Banks will be the first to have access to the credits
deposited in a person’s accounts. This means that as soon as funds are
transferred to a person's financial account, the bank can automatically
transfer the amount of any loan payment to the banks' account. In the
case of bills that are due, the credits will be immediately transferred
to the account of the creditor, utility, the government, etc. All
payments to creditors will be transferred prior to an individual gaining
access to their funds. Instead of the person who has earned the “money“
having first access to their “money”, they will be the last. This
practice will ensure the repayment of debts, as long as a person has an
income. This means that a person will not be able to “walk away” from a
loan or mortgage they do not want to pay.
These are a few of the ways banks can make use of the cashless "closed"
monetary system to improve efficiency, security, and overall
profitability. No doubt there are many other ways the banks and other
financial institutions will be able to utilize the closed monetary system
to maximize their profits.
Chapter 6
Why the Healthcare Industry Will Accept the RFID/Cashless System
One of the most complicated systems with which we must deal is the
healthcare industry. With the requirements of insurance companies and
ever increasing government regulation of healthcare, we have seen
exponential growth in the amount of information that is gathered and kept
on file. The healthcare industry is perhaps more encumbered by required
documentation than any other segment of our economy. Not only do those
who work in healthcare have to adhere to the financial accounting
procedures that are common to all businesses, but they must also create
and maintain every patient’s health record, file insurance claims,
maintain records of their dealings with insurance companies, and keep an
almost infinite number of files on all that they do in order to satisfy
the requirements of the law.
The cashless/RFID will simplify this ever burgeoning task of record
keeping and at the same time reduce the number of errors in the treatment
of patients.
One of the first applications of RFID in the practice of medicine is in
the very important area of patient identification. An implanted RFID chip
in the patient enables the medical facility to ensure that the person who
is being treated is who they claim to be. Presently some medical
facilities keep a photograph of the patient in their file. This is done
to prevent insurance fraud. Without a photo of the patient in their file
and a photo ID, it is possible for uninsured people to seek medical care
using someone else’s insurance card. If everyone was required to have a
chip implanted in their body, then it could be used as the primary form
of patient identification. A person would always have it with them, and
it could not be loaned to someone else. This would eliminate the fraud
that is committed when an uninsured person seeks treatment under another
person’s healthcare insurance. Of course, the obvious problem with
requiring every person to have an implanted chip is that without the
chip, medical treatment will be denied.
Another very important benefit that would come from a medical RFID system
is that it would prevent mistakes in the treatment of patients who have
the same or similar names. As a pastor who visits the sick who are
hospitalized, I have seen rosters of patients where two people have the
same name. When these patients are treated by the same doctors and
nurses, errors in treatment can occur. Since patient identification in
the new cashless/RFID system will be verified by the data stored in a
central database and retrieved by scanning each person’s implanted chip,
mistakes due to misidentification will be reduced if not totally
eliminated. When it comes to identifying people in the new cashless/RFID
control system, a person’s name will become irrelevant.
Mistakes in treating patients that are caused by other kinds of human
error will be greatly reduced as well. With the RFID system in place it
will no longer be necessary for hospitals to put bracelets (which can be
removed or misread) on patients, since each person would arrive at the
hospital carrying their own unique identifier in the form of an implanted
chip. When a treatment is to be administered, the patient’s identity will
be confirmed by scanning their chip and the computer will show the nurse
or the physician the person’s record, which will confirm the patient’s
identification and the treatment that is to be administered. In the case
of medication, once the patient’s implanted chip has been scanned, then
the RFID chip that identifies the medication can be scanned and the
computer will ensure that the medication is a match for the particular
patient. The computer would then also be able to verify if the medication
is being given at the proper interval, and in the correct dosage.
Of course one of the most obvious benefits of the RFID system in a
medical setting is that since a patient can be instantly identified,
their medical records can be quickly accessed in an emergency situation.
This can be done even if the patient is unconscious and therefore unable
to assist medical personnel. Identification of the patient can be made
and their medical records accessed if the patient has no other form of
identification with them, because the chip will be carried in their body.
Identifying the patient can be done away from a hospital setting by the
emergency response personnel who are at the scene, as long as there is a
scanner available. By scanning the patient’s implanted chip and utilizing
a communications link with the hospital or trauma center, the patient’s
identity can be established and their medical records can be accessed by
the emergency room physician. This will enable the physician to have all
the information needed to make the best possible decision in an emergency
situation. For instance, the information that is accessed will reveal if
the patient has any pre-existing medical conditions that must be
considered. Taking into consideration the unique health history of the
patient, the physician can then order the best treatment to be
administered by the emergency response personnel. By having quick access
to a patient’s medical records even before the patient is transported,
the emergency room staff can better prepare for the patient’s arrival.
Arrangements can be made for special care or medications that might be
required by a particular patient.
With today’s satellite communications systems, a person’s identification
can be established and their medical, personal, insurance and financial
records can be accessed from anywhere in the world by scanning chip that
is implanted in their body.
Another benefit to using implanted microchips as the primary means of
establishing personal identification is that, just as it can be used to
positively identify the living, it can also be used to identify the dead.
Sometimes identifying those who are deceased can be a very difficult
task, especially when there is a disaster that claims the lives of many
victims.
Some methods that are used today to identify the dead are DNA matching,
fingerprinting, dental and medical records. These methods require time
and a great deal of expertise on the part of those who perform the
procedures, and therefore can be very expensive. Using RFID technology,
the implanted chip can be scanned to immediately establish the identity
of one who is deceased. If scanning is not enough to get a positive ID,
then computer files containing information about DNA, finger prints,
medical and dental records, along with other identifiers can also be
quickly retrieved. This would aid in the identification of bodies that
are burned, decomposed or otherwise rendered unidentifiable by ordinary
means.
Of course, the ability to control who receives healthcare will be another
weapon that will be used to force people into the new economic order and
eventually to worship the beast. If someone refuses to yield to the
edicts to those who control the cashless/RFID system, they will be denied
treatment for their medical condition. Satan has known for a long time
how to afflict people in an attempt to turn them against God.
And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin
for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for
his life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his
bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy
face. (Job Chapter 2: 4--5)
Satan certainly will use this system to deny medical care to all who
refuse to accept the mark of the beast. Like Job though, those who have
believed in the Lord Jesus Christ will find that His grace is sufficient,
even in the worst of times.
Chapter 7
Why the Consumer Will Accept the Cashless/RFID System
As we go about our daily routines, most people are unaware that the
transition to a new economic system is not only underway, but nearing its
completion. While great changes in our monetary system took place in the
last century, the changes came gradually, and for that reason they have
been accepted by nearly everyone. Also, few people are aware of the
technological advances that have been made in the area of inventory
control which is creating a system that will control the distribution and
sale of every item that is produced.
These gradual changes in the way we do business have brought us to the
point where almost everyone feels comfortable using cashless means to buy
and sell. Credit and debit cards are used by most people, and many people
now use electronic fund transfers in their financial dealings whenever
possible. Direct deposit of funds and automatic bank drafts offer a
convenient and more secure alternative to checks. Cash is used in fewer
and fewer transactions. Indeed, we are much closer to the closed cashless
/RFID system than most people realize.
To successfully persuade the world to take the last few steps into the
closed cashless economy, even more people must be convinced that the new
cashless / RFID system is better than our present system of commerce.
Indeed, there are many benefits to such a system, and these will be
continually pointed out to the public. The use of cash and checks is
gradually being phased out as more and more people begin to see the
electronic alternative as a convenient way to do business. Like water,
people tend to seek the path of least resistance. The convenience factor
will make acceptance of the cashless system seem almost irresistible. The
plan is to continue winning the hearts and minds of the people so that
when the time comes to make the next step toward the mark of the beast,
they will gladly exchange their coins and paper currency in favor of the
more modern, convenient and secure cashless monetary system.
Convenience
Any idea or invention that makes life easier is certain to be a success.
One of the strongest selling points that can be made for any product or
idea is that it is more convenient than existing products or methods. The
average person has yet to fully consider the convenience that will be
afforded them by the new cashless/ RFID economic system. Those who are
planning its implementation have carefully considered this point and will
use it as a selling point to persuade many to accept the new monetary
system. People have already experienced some degree of greater
convenience in their financial dealings as they begin to use automatic
deposit, automatic debiting for the payment of bills, and credit and
debit cards to make purchases. As we move towards the day when we will
live in a completely cashless society, more and more people are going to
embrace this system of commerce because of its convenience.
We are going to look at some of the ways that this new way of doing
business is going to be much more secure and convenient than our present
system of commerce. Most of these things we already know, but we need to
bring them to remembrance so we can better understand what is happening.
Once we have considered these points, it will not be difficult to
understand why most people will gladly embrace the cashless / RFID
monetary system.
Identification, Licenses and Other Documentation
Almost everyday, and sometimes several times a day, we find it necessary
to present some form of identification just to get along in today's
society. Proving who we are in today’s world can be a complicated, and
sometimes annoying, task. Depending on what we are attempting to do, we
might have to produce any one of several forms of identification or
licenses. Writing checks, driving, traveling, seeking employment,
obtaining medical treatment, dealing with government agencies, etc., all
require some form of identification. Keeping up with and having to use
multiple forms of identification can be very inconvenient.
Your Government Assigned Number
Over the past few generations, the American people have accepted the
practice of being assigned a number as a means of personal
identification. A social security number is now issued at birth to every
person born in the United States. While the Social Security number that
is issued to us by the government is not the mark of the beast, it is a
step toward the mark of the beast in that it has been used to acclimate
us to the idea of using a number for identification. The social security
number is required identification for employment and for many of our
financial dealings, as well as all of our dealings with the government.
Those of us who are older remember being promised that the social
security number we were issued would never be used as a form of
identification. In fact, the social security card that I was issued has
the following words printed on the front of it; "FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND
TAX PURPOSES -- NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION". Of course, this promise was
broken when the rule was changed, and the social security card became the
form of identification required not only for dealing with the government
but also in much of the private sector as well.
For identification purposes the name that we were given by our parents
has been replaced by numbers that have been assigned to us by the
government and businesses.
When we are born, we are issued a birth certificate. If we want to get
married, we must get a license from the state. To drive, we must have a
license. To hunt or fish, we must have a valid license. To operate an
aircraft, a person needs a license from the Federal government. If we
travel abroad, we must apply for a passport from the Federal government.
Those who serve in or who are retired from the military must have an ID
card. In most states that allow it, a person must have a license to carry
a concealed weapon. Insurance companies give us cards that we use to gain
access to healthcare. We are given another insurance card to prove that
we have automobile insurance. It seems that in this "Land of the free" we
need an ID or a license to do almost anything. Almost everyone has
several kinds of identification to take care of the necessary business of
life, which can not only be confusing, but also very inconvenient.
There are quite a few problems with having so many kinds of
identification, licenses, or documents. Just keeping up with all the
required forms of ID can be troublesome. Quite a bit of space is taken up
in a wallet or purse by the IDs and documents that must be carried by a
person. Other forms of identification or licenses that are only needed
from time to time must be kept in a secure place to prevent loss or theft
and so they can be retrieved for use when needed.
In addition to the inconvenience of carrying many licenses and forms of
identification, there are also the problems of possible loss or theft of
these physical documents. Thefts, unauthorized use, and the forgery of
our ID and other documents are possible when these documents are in the
form of paper or plastic. It is sometimes very difficult to replace
licenses and identity documents quickly. To replace lost licenses or
documents one must travel to the office of the issuing agency or attempt
to deal with the agency through the mail. Forms must be filled out,
identification presented, and fees paid before the documents can be
replaced. Meanwhile, the person who has lost their ID or other document
must try to conduct their business without the documents, which can be
difficult, if not impossible.
We also have many other important documents that we do not carry with us,
but must be kept in such a way that they are secure, and can be easily
accessed when needed.
One Chip Access to All ID and Documents
The answer to the problems of having to carry, protect, and keep up with
various forms of identification and other important documents is to
convert them into an electronic form, store them in a computer's memory,
and then provide a secure, convenient way to instantly access the
documents from any remote location. A single smart card can be
conveniently carried and would allow instant access to any of the stored
forms of identification, licenses, or other documents.
Such a system would make identification easier, faster and more secure.
It would also provide instant access to other important documents that
are not normally carried on one's person (for example, birth certificate,
marriage license, deeds, medical records, and so on).
The inconvenience of carrying multiple forms of ID and licenses and the
possibility of loss or theft of important documents will be greatly
reduced by a smart card ID system, though not completely eliminated.
Theft or loss can still be a problem with the smart card ID. Just like
the individual documents a person may carry for identification, smart
card can be lost or stolen. The person whose financial/smart card ID is
lost or stolen will not be able to buy or sell until their card is
replaced. Though their documentation will still be on file in the
database, they will not be able to access it without their smart card. It
is easier, though, to replace a lost or stolen smart card than to replace
lost or stolen paper documents. Replacement of a lost or stolen smart
card could be done online by using identity verifiers such as a password,
a pin number, or even biometric identifiers, to ensure that the person
applying for the replacement card is the proper person.
While the smart card offers improved security, and is more convenient
than paper documentation, it is still not perfect since it can be lost or
stolen like the documents it replaces. There is, however, a solution to
this shortcoming of the financial/RFID smart card technology.
A "Better Way"
Over the last few years technology has been developed that allows RFID
computer chips to be implanted under the skin, making it unnecessary to
carry a smart card. Like the smart card, the implantable chip will solve
security problems and eliminate the inconveniences associated with
carrying multiple forms of identification, various licenses, and other
kinds of documentation.
Since the RFID chip that provides identification for a person and access
to their financial accounts would be implanted beneath their skin, the
problems of loss and theft are completely eliminated. A person will no
longer be inconvenienced by leaving their smart card at home, since the
chip will literally be part of him or her.
As with the smart card, a person with a chip implanted in his or her body
would no longer have to carry any ID, license, or any other
documentation. A person's identity will be established instantaneously,
with almost absolute certainty, when the implanted chip is scanned.
Shopping will simply be a matter of placing the items to be purchased in
a shopping cart and walking out of the store. Payment for the goods will
be made when the customer passes through the scanner at the store's exit.
Licenses and other documentation will be instantly available. If a
person's driver’s license or automobile registration must be checked by
law enforcement, a simple scan of the chip will provide the officer with
the desired information. The same can be done to check a person's legal
status. Does a person have any outstanding warrants? Is this person in
our country legally? Other information can be can be accessed as well.
What is a person's medical history or condition? Where has this person
been? What purchases have they made? An almost infinite amount of
information can be retrieved about an individual once this system is in
place.
All these things will be done utilizing the same technology and computer
systems that are being put in place to operate the closed monetary/RFID
system.
Big Brother's super computers will create a file for every person.
Information stored in a person’s file will include name, date of birth,
address, and physical description. A person's unique biometric
identifiers will also be stored in their computer file. Among these could
be the person's finger prints, digital photographs of the face, iris
scans and even a person’s DNA profile. All income, the sources of that
income, purchases, activities, and who knows what else, will be also
stored in a person’s file. The information that is stored in a person’s
file will be instantly accessed whenever a person's implantable chip is
scanned, and scanners will be everywhere.
Several years ago, some state governments began collecting biometric
identifiers, such as fingerprints and digital photos, of driver’s license
applicants and those who applied for state issued ID cards. This program,
which was financed by the federal government, was supposedly an effort to
use modern technology to fight crime and eliminate driver’s license
fraud.
Biometric identifiers, along with other information, are used by law
enforcement and other government agencies to establish a person’s
identity to the point of absolute certainty. The information that is, and
will be, stored about individuals goes far beyond that which is needed
for identification purposes.
Personal Security and Convenience
There are also other ways in which the implanted RFID chip will provide
security and convenience.
If a person has an RFID chip implanted in their body they will be able to
replace old fashioned key operated locks with locking devices that are
operated by the unique code of their RFID chip. This would mean that they
no longer will have to carry keys or key cards, which can be lost or
stolen. Door locks, safes, automobile doors, and ignition switches are
just a few of the security devices that can be operated by an implanted
RFID chip.
Burglars would find that it would be almost impossible to steal from
someone’s home if the home was protected by an RFID security system. The
home would be constantly scanned by an on--site scanner. Once everyone is
required to have an implanted RFID chip, a security system of this kind
would detect any unauthorized person entering the home, and would
identify them as well.
Personal convenience will be enhanced too since electrical devices could
be made to operate when an RFID is detected. This would allow for devices
such as lighting, heating and air conditioning, garage doors, or almost
any other electrical device to be operated without a person having to
manually push a button or flip a switch.
Financial Convenience and Security
By scanning an RFID chip that has been implanted in a person, access is
gained to all of the information that previously had to be carried on
one's person, or retrieved manually, whether from a file cabinet or a
computer. All financial accounts and other stored information will be
accessed with a single scan.
Buying and selling will be much easier in the cashless society since
transactions will be completed with a single scan of a person's implanted
chip. As has already been mentioned, shopping will be more convenient as
the scanning of items that are purchased will also be accomplished with a
single scan. No more fumbling with a billfold or checkbook. No swiping a
credit or debit card through a card reader. We will soon move beyond the
smart card to a financial instrument that cannot be lost, stolen, or even
left at home.
Consumers will also feel as though there is greater security by having a
record of every purchase and financial transaction.
More Convenient Healthcare
Patients will no longer be required to show an ID to medical personnel,
since the biometric identifiers that are accessed by the implanted chip
are unique to the individual and therefore provide positive
identification.
There will be no need for people need to carry any insurance cards,
including those used to access healthcare. By scanning a patient's
implanted chip, any physician or other medical professional can retrieve
a person’s medical records in a matter of seconds. A patient won't have
to endure answering repetitious, and sometimes embarrassing, questions
when seeking medical assistance. All necessary information will be
downloaded from the person's medical file, which will be stored in the
government's computers. The attending physician will know the complete
medical history of the patient and all the medications or treatments that
are being administered by any other physician.
The patient who has a chronic medical condition can lay aside their
necklace or bracelet that informs medical personnel of their health
problem because it will no longer be needed. Medical, insurance, and
identification information will be instantly available to ambulance,
emergency room, and other medical personnel by scanning the patient’s
implanted computer chip.
The Avant-Garde
If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leadeth into captivity
shall go into captivity: (Revelation 13 : 9--10)
In recent years we have seen how some people pull out all the stops to
follow the latest technological trend or to be among the first to acquire
the latest electronic gadget. There are those whose goal in life is to be
“the first on the block”. Appealing to peoples' vanity, the new closed
cashless economic system is hailed as a wonderful technological advance
that should be welcomed by all forward thinking people. This creates the
idea in the minds of some that if they move quickly to accept this modern
way of doing business, they are smarter or in some way better than the
average person.
Some who want to be the vanguard in implementing these technological
advances have already taken the plunge into the new economic order by
receiving the chip implant. These who are the first to embrace this new
economic system are portrayed as being on the cutting edge of technology.
These are leading the way, and others will follow. No one wants to be
thought of as being "behind the times". As time goes on many will follow
the Pied Piper’s tunes of "Everyone else is doing it", "After all, if
it's new it must be better", "You don't want to be left behind", and
last, but not least, "Well, you certainly don't want to be
old-fashioned". Just as when we were children, peer pressure can
influence some people to do things that they would not do otherwise.
For over seventy years parents have asked their children, "If everyone
jumped off the Empire State Building, would you?" Well, when it comes to
embracing the closed cashless / RFID economic system and enjoying its
many benefits, at the expense of liberty, privacy, and yes, even their
very soul, many will answer "yes."
Few Will Speak Out Against the System
Any threats to liberty that might be pointed out will be minimized, and
we will be told that there is no need for concern. We will be assured
that not only is there no threat to our privacy, but our privacy and
security will actually be enhanced by this new system. While Big Brother
brings us into complete economic slavery, we will be told that we are
moving into a new age of economic freedom. Don't worry, be happy. After
all, the smartest minds of our generation have considered all the
possibilities, and any perceived problems are slight and certainly
outweighed by the many benefits of this new cashless / RFID system.
If anyone expresses concern and begins to warn others of the dangers of
the closed economic system, they will be called a kook, a conspiracy
theorist, or a religious fanatic. As time goes on, those who refuse to
stop speaking out against it will not only be looked upon as eccentric,
but as troublemakers and enemies of the state. Every possible means will
be employed to discredit or silence those who oppose the transition to
the new system of commerce. To oppose the system is to oppose those who
will gain greater wealth and power, which they will use to enslave the
people of the earth. To speak out against this system is a very dangerous
thing to do.
Chapter 8
Why the Government Will Implement the Cashless Monetary System
Of all who are working to bring our nation into a cashless monetary
system, the desire to do this is greatest in the hearts of those who
would rule over us and the world. These who dream of absolute power over
the masses realize that in order to achieve their goal, it is necessary
to have absolute control of the world’s economic system. Tyrants know
that if they can effectively separate every individual from his or her
wealth, requiring the approval of the system for every financial
transaction, that they can control the world. They have been, and are,
continually working to develop and implement this system.
While banks, businesses, and others will gain financially from an
electronic cashless monetary system, government will exponentially
increase its power over the people. The people who wield power within
government are those who are most able to effect this fundamental change
in the way the world does business. This is because it will be those in
government who will determine, by law, the type of system that will be
used to control buying and selling and the form of currency that will be
used.
Let us consider a few of the reasons why those who desire power over
others want to implement a system of trade that they can control
completely.
“Government” Money
Since government does not produce wealth, it must take the money it needs
to operate by taxing those who produce wealth; that is, those who work.
The innumerable layers of taxes that have been heaped on the American
worker have caused him to render unto Caesar much of his hard earned
wealth. Not only is the worker’s income taxed by the federal government,
but in most cases he must pay taxes on his income to the state and
sometimes even to the local government. Property taxes must be paid
regularly if he wants to keep his property. Other taxes are imbedded in
the cost of the goods and services and are paid by the consumer when an
item is purchased. Then there are sales taxes that must be paid to state
or local governments when an item is purchased. All taxes are paid to the
government, and while few people know it, all taxes come out of the
pockets of those who produce wealth -- again the workers. While we like
to think of ourselves as “the land of the free”, the truth is that there
is almost nothing we can do that isn’t either taxed, or regulated in some
way by some level of government.
The Income Tax and Power
The income tax system as it now exists is one of the most burdensome,
corrupt, confusing, and oppressive methods of taxation ever devised by
man. One reason for this is that the system is used not only for the
collection of money to operate the government, but it is also a mechanism
by which those who are in power may increase their power. It is so
complex that it is understood by no one. It is easily manipulated by
those who write the laws and has been used by politicians to reward
friends and punish enemies. Over the years, it has metastasized so that
its tentacles now reach into every part of our lives, and the farther it
reaches the more it controls.
From time to time many have suggested, and some have worked very hard, to
replace this monstrosity with tax systems that would be simpler and less
intrusive. All of these attempts have failed. The reason every attempt to
replace the graduated income tax with some other form of taxation has
failed can be summed up with one word: power. The graduated income tax
gives those who control it the power to control every segment of the
economy and thereby the ability to control every part of our society and
even the behavior of individuals.
At this time a wonderfully simple and much fairer method of taxation,
called the “Fair Tax”, has been proposed. It is probably the best thought
out, and fairest form of taxation yet offered. Even though it would
enable our economy to grow by leaps and bounds and would increase our
liberty and privacy, it too will fail to be adopted because it would
reduce the power of those who use the present system of taxation to
oppress and control the people.
Under our present system of taxation, every part of a person’s life is
open to the government. The requirements of reporting income and
expenditures for tax purposes creates a record of a company’s or an
individual’s life. The government requires that any and all information
that is demanded by the tax collecting agencies be supplied to them. This
information gives the government the ability to examine not only a
person’s financial dealings but their personal and political lives as
well.
With the present system, there are various tax rates, deductions,
exemptions, and tax credits, enabling those who write the tax laws to
exert forces upon the economy, society in general, organizations, and
even the individual. Sometimes this is done in order to force industry
and individuals to make decisions based upon tax considerations rather
than what would otherwise be best for the business or the individual.
The power to reward friends and punish enemies is perhaps the most
misused power derived from this complicated and easily manipulated
system. Many favors can be bestowed upon those who support the right
party, politician, or program. Much misery and even financial ruin can be
visited upon those who don’t. For this reason, all proposals to replace
our present tax system with a fairer and simpler tax will fail, and we
will be stuck with an oppressive graduated income tax. Nothing short of a
complete collapse of government will cause a change in our form of
taxation.
The Collection of Taxes
In order to make certain that people don’t spend their earnings before
they meet their tax obligations, employers are required to withhold a
portion of each employee’s earnings. The money that is withheld from the
employee’s earnings is sent by the employer to the government’s
tax--collecting agencies. This enables the tax--collecting agencies to
claim their share of a person’s earnings before the person gets
possession of their earnings.
Problems Collecting Taxes
When it comes to the payment of taxes, companies and persons who are self
employed operate under a different set of rules. The rules under which a
company, or someone who is self employed are based somewhat on the honor
system. This system requires them to pay taxes each quarter based on
their estimated income for that quarter. This gives them access to their
money before the tax--collecting agencies of the government. This
arrangement means that the government must rely on the honest reporting
of income by companies and those who are self-employed. It is also gives
the dishonest taxpayer opportunity to conceal income. This is especially
so when the business is conducted on a cash basis.
Ever since there have been taxes, there have been those who evade the
payment of taxes. Government has had to implement enforcement measures to
ensure that it collects the amount of money it demands of the people.
Those who are charged with collecting taxes are always seeking better and
more efficient ways to collect the revenue they believe should be paid to
the government. If the government becomes lax in the collection of taxes,
then few, if any, people would pay taxes. The age old problem for
governments when it comes to tax collection is that with cash or some
other medium of exchange that allows individuals to deal directly with
others, transactions are easily concealed from the government. Many
people attempt to conceal profits from the tax--collecting agencies of
the government by simply failing to report income. Also, by its very
nature, income derived from illegal activities is not reported, unless it
is reported as having come from some other activity that is legal. The
fact that there is a great amount of economic activity concealed from the
government creates problems in the area of tax collection.
To minimize tax fraud, the tax collecting agencies must develop
accounting procedures and investigative methods that will ensure all
income is reported. This is a very complicated and costly undertaking,
since it requires the creation a huge bureaucracy which must try to
monitor all economic activity. If tax--collecting agencies had a way of
knowing about every transfer of money or goods from one entity to
another, tax fraud would be eliminated. This would result in a huge
windfall of money for the government as a result of increased
collections. Tax evasion, though, can never be entirely eliminated as
long as our present economic system is in place, because financial
transactions can still be conducted privately by the use of cash, or the
transfer of other items of value.
No Place to Hide Wealth
Once the cashless monetary system is in place, hidden cash transactions
will no longer be possible because cash will no longer exist. All
financial activity will take place within the computers of the new
electronic economic system. Every financial transaction, no matter how
small, whether it involves funds credited to, or debited from a person’s
account, will be known by the government. All income and expenditures
will be carefully monitored and examined by the government’s computers.
The tax--collecting agencies will know all there is to know about every
company’s or individual’s financial dealings. They will know the sources
of all income. They will also know when, how, and where all money is
spent. This will ensure that taxes are paid on all income. Such a system
will enable governments to subject everyone to a continual financial
strip search.
Instant Tax Collection
Since all currency will consist of electronic credits that cannot be
removed from the system, the tax--collecting agencies will no longer have
to depend on voluntary reporting of income by companies or those who are
self-employed. The government will not have to rely on the honesty of
those who are reporting income. Tax--collecting agencies, by the use of
computers, will be able to immediately calculate for themselves the
amount of tax owed by companies and the self-employed. This will be done
by comparing revenues to expenditures. Once the amount of tax owed is
determined, the amount will be automatically debited from the financial
account of the person or business. This will enable the government to
claim the taxes that it determines are owed on a more frequent basis than
the present quarterly system. Tax payments will be transferred from the
taxpayer’s account to the government as frequently as the tax--collecting
agencies desire. This means that the government will be able to
confiscate money on a daily basis instead of quarterly, if this is the
desire of those who collect taxes. This will prevent a company or an
individual from coming up short when taxes are due. These features of the
cashless system will eliminate the problem of delinquent tax payments. It
will also eliminate tax evasion.
Maintaining the Money Supply
Manufacturing paper currency and coins is a very expensive task. Physical
currency must be designed and manufactured in such a way as to make
counterfeiting as difficult as possible. It must also be manufactured in
sufficient quantities to supply the demand of the economy. Since physical
money wears out with usage, recalling and replacing worn currency is a
continual process. Distribution of money once it is created is expensive
in that it must be transported, and security must be provided as it is
moved from the treasury to the banks.
Since much of our economy’s business is already transacted
electronically, only a portion of the money that is presently in
circulation actually exists as paper currency and coinage. Those who
control the monetary system know that elimination of all paper money and
coins is necessary in order to obtain the power they desire. This
transition is already well underway. First of all, the creation of
electronic credits is much easier and faster than creating physical
money. Creating electronic credits and adding them to the money supply is
a very simple task that could be accomplished with a few keystrokes on a
computer’s keyboard or by a program that will make automatic adjustments
to the money supply. It does not involve the purchase of expensive paper,
inks, or metal as does the creation of physical money. It does not
require complicated and expensive printing presses or dies. It also
eliminates the lag between the decision to adjust the money supply and
the actual adjustment. Electronic currency is not subject to wear and
tear so it never needs to be replaced. While physical money must be
transported from place to place, electronic currency is moved
instantaneously to any place on earth through communication networks. By
eliminating paper currency and coins and replacing them with electronic
currency, the huge expense of creating and maintaining the physical money
supply will be eliminated.
Controlling the Economy through Wage and Price Controls
Since all commerce will be conducted within the closed electronic
monetary system, wages, the prices of all goods and services, as well as
the profit margins of companies could be set at particular levels or
within certain ranges. In the past we have seen attempts to control
prices. Energy and rent are examples. Although this practice has been
proven to be flawed, there are still many who subscribe to the notion
that the pressures of supply and demand can be regulated in this way.
With a closed monetary system, controlling wages and prices will be very
easy, and the temptation to use this power to attempt to control
inflation and other economic pressures will be too great to resist. Since
all transfers of funds must be approved by the system, any wage, price,
or profit margin that is deemed too high will result in the transaction
either being refused or automatically adjusted to be within the allowed
limits. This will be the end of free enterprise and will eventually
reduce the availability of goods and services.
Cashless Monetary System + RFID = Absolute Control
. The “Holy Grail” of tyrants is to have the ability to force the
populous to comply with every command. This goal will be attained when
absolute control of all buying and selling is achieved by the convergence
of the closed cashless monetary system and the RFID system of inventory
control. This will be done by interfacing these two systems so they will
perform as one system.
To accomplish this goal requires that the transition to a cashless
monetary system be completed, and for all items produced or offered for
sale to be identified with RFID chips. This will mean that in order for
an item to be sold or for ownership of an item to be transferred from one
person to another, it must contain a chip and the item must be registered
with a database that is controlled by the government. This will be done
to eliminate any possibility of a black market that might circumvent the
closed monetary system of trade.
Once this system becomes operational, buying and selling apart from the
closed monetary system will become impossible. Bartering will also be
impossible, since ownership of items will be recorded within the system.
Money laundering will also become extremely difficult, if not impossible
The reason for this will be that since the government will have an
inventory of all items produced and all items possessed by individuals,
they cannot be sold unless they are deleted from the inventory of one
person’s possessions and added to another person‘s inventory.
If an item does not have an RFID chip registering it with the inventory
system, it cannot be sold. This will be because when credits are to be
transferred from one person’s financial account to another person’s
financial account, there must be a corresponding transfer of goods which
takes place at the time of sale. Even items offered for private sale must
first be tagged with an RFID chip and then registered with the
government‘s inventory system before there will be an authorization of
payment to the seller. Unless these steps are performed, the item cannot
be sold.
With the closed cashless system in place, those who control the system
can implement any law or program they desire. It will be a simple matter
to use the closed monetary system as the engine of social and political
change, and as the weapon for enforcement. If a particular activity is
deemed to be good by the powers that be, then it will be permitted, or
even encouraged. This will be done by allowing the approved activity
through the use funds stored within the system. If an activity is
determined to be in inappropriate, for example certain religious or
political activities, then the funds that are needed by the individual or
group to engage in these activities will be denied. All expenditures, and
therefore every activity, will not only be monitored, but must also meet
the approval of the authorities who will control the closed cashless
monetary system.
Once the closed monetary and RFID systems are completed and interfaced
one with the other, those who would rule the world will have absolute
economic power over us, and with this power they will force compliance
with their edicts. The cashless/RFID system will enable the ruling elite
to do this without a large military or police force.
Selling Point: The Cashless/RFID System Will Reduce Crime
The fact that all financial activity must be conducted within the closed
cashless system, including all transactions related to illegal
activities, will be a powerful weapon for law enforcement agencies.
Criminals will find that they cannot conduct their business out of the
sight of law enforcement any longer, since computers will enable the
government to identify and then eliminate their illegal activities. Since
all buying and selling will be done through the closed cashless monetary
system, all income and purchases will be monitored for any suspicious
activity.
A negative factor of this is, while the monitoring of everyone’s
financial activity can be a very powerful investigative tool which can be
used to solve crimes, it can also cause innocent persons to be suspected
of crimes they did not commit. For example, if a person purchases a
firearm of a particular type and caliber they could become a person of
interest in a criminal investigation, if a similar firearm was used in
the commission of a crime. If someone happened to purchase certain
household chemicals for cleaning that could also be used as an ingredient
in making poisons or explosives, then he or she might be put under
surveillance as a possible terrorist. Suppose someone happened to make a
purchase at a business near a crime scene at about the same time a crime
was committed. They might be suspected of a crime they did not commit.
An almost infinite amount of information could be gathered about an
individual simply by analyzing their financial data, and it is
frightening to consider how this information could be used against them.
The cashless/RFID monetary system can also be used to do much more than
just monitor the financial transactions of individuals. It will also be
used to track individuals who are under surveillance, or who are accused
of a crime. Of course a person’s identity and location will be revealed
whenever they make a purchase, but their location will also be
immediately known any time they are within range of any scanner.
As RFID technology is improved, the ability of scanners to detect RFID
chips at greater distances will also be improved. The scanning of RFID
chips at greater distances will greatly enhance the ability to track
people as more RFID scanners are installed in all public places. In
addition to having scanners in businesses and public areas, there will be
scanners in every home. There will be no need for authorities to
surreptitiously plant scanners in homes, since every home will already
have a scanner for making purchases over the phone or internet. Since
people will not have money as they do today to make private purchases,
scanners will be installed in every home which will enable people to
access their financial accounts in order to transact their personal
business. These scanners could be either continuously activated or
remotely activated by government agencies to monitor the identity of any
individual who is within range of a home scanner. By using home scanners
they will be able to determine how many people are present at a given
location, who they are, when they arrived, and when they left. Such a
network of scanners would be virtually inescapable.
Prior to the requirement of receiving an implanted chip, someone who
attempts to evade the system of scanners by leaving their financial
transaction card at home will still be tracked. After the network of
scanners is in place, the files of all the purchases a person has ever
made can be loaded into the tracking system’s computers. Since all the
items a person will have purchased will contain RFID chips, which will be
installed at the time the items are manufactured, a person can still be
tracked by scanners wherever they go. This will be done by scanning the
RFID chips embedded in their clothing or other items they have with them.
Since the RFID chips in the items possessed by the subject contain a
specific code identifying the items, it will also be possible to have a
description of the clothing they are wearing at any given time, and to
know what other items are being carried by the person.
Of course, once the implantable chip is required, identifying or tracking
an individual will just be a matter of scanning the chip that is in the
person’s body.
Electronic Lockdown
In our present monetary system, a person who is accused of a crime can
find their financial accounts either frozen, or seized by the government.
When this is done, the accused can still function economically, though in
a reduced capacity. Until now there have always been ways to operate
outside the banking system. A few of the ways this can be done are by
using cash that is not deposited into the system, by working for cash, by
borrowing money from friends or relatives, or by stealing cash from
others.
These alternatives for financial survival will be completely eliminated
under the cashless system. A person will not have physical possession of
any currency, because in the cashless system there will be no physical
money as we know it today and currency will exist only as electronic
credits within computers. All of the money a person has will be deposited
in the closed system; it cannot be withdrawn. All of a person’s funds can
be frozen or confiscated by law enforcement, and it will be impossible to
obtain funds from any other source.
A person who finds themselves in this situation will be an economic
non--entity. Without the proper electronic documentation, it will be
impossible for a person to find employment. They will not be able to buy
or sell. Since they will not have access to or be able to open a
financial account of any sort, they will not be able to secure funds
needed to live.
Selling Point: “Victory” in the War on Drugs and Other Illegal Activities
The reason the law enforcement will be able to stop the trafficking in
illegal drugs and other illegal activities is that the cashless monetary
system will enable government to deny payment from one individual to
another for any unapproved sale or activity. Money, which will be in the
form of electronic credits, must be transferred from the buyer’s
financial account to the seller’s account in order to conduct business,
legal or otherwise. It will be very difficult to conceal any type of
illegal activity when every exchange of currency will take place under
the ever watchful eye of the government. In the example of illegal drug
sales, the buyer will not have the ability to pay the supplier for the
drugs. If payment cannot be made, then there is no profit to be made from
illegal drugs. If there is no profit to be made, then the dealers and
suppliers must find another way to make a living. This same principle
will impede all manner of illegal activity.
Selling Point: Universal ID Will Benefit Children
When a child is born in a hospital in the United States, it is mandatory
that the child be registered and receive a Social Security number before
the parents are allowed to remove the child from the hospital. It is but
a small step from this requirement that has already been implemented to
mandating that every child be implanted with an RFID chip at birth.
One of the reasons that will be given to convince the public that this is
a good idea is that an implanted chip would be useful in ensuring that
the child receives proper healthcare. For example, a quick scan could
make sure that the child’s vaccinations are up to date. It will also
enable quick access to a child’s medical records in an emergency
situation.
Another reason that will be given to promote the idea of implanting a
chip in every child at birth is to prevent kidnappings. RFID tags are
already used by some hospitals to prevent the removal of babies from the
nursery area. If someone attempts to take a child from the maternity area
they must pass through a door that is equipped with a scanner, and an
alarm sounds. This system helps prevent kidnappings in a hospital
setting. But what about protecting the child when it leaves the hospital?
How about requiring the implantation of an RFID chip in every child
before the parents are allowed to take the child home? By doing this, the
child would be protected from kidnapping the rest of its life. Any time a
child that has been kidnapped is near a scanner, and scanners will be
almost everywhere, the child’s implanted chip would be detected and law
enforcement would be immediately notified.
Selling Point: Immigration and Border Control
One of the so called hot button issues in America today is the control of
our nation’s borders. People from all over the world have sought to come
to the United States throughout our nation’s history. This is good for
our country, as long as those who come do so legally. The problem is that
many who come to America today are not willing to follow the law. Instead
of applying for legal entrance into the United States, they choose to
sneak into the country and take advantage of our open society. Not all
who enter into the United States illegally are here to work at an honest
job. Some are here to further their careers as criminals. Thieves, drug
dealers, terrorists, sexual predators, and others who do great harm to
our country enter illegally because they know that they cannot pass a
background check if they were to apply to come here legally.
Our present system of border control is inadequate to stop criminals and
other undesirable people from entering our country. Today a person who
manages to get inside the borders of our country can establish themselves
financially by purchasing forged paper documents. The underground
industry of creating false documents for illegal aliens has grown quite
large and is very profitable for those who are willing to supply the
demand. Once an illegal alien has a forged birth certificate or social
security card, they can then apply for a driver’s license and other forms
of documentation that are widely accepted by financial institutions and
government agencies with which we all must deal.
One way that those who are in the United States illegally obtain
employment is to use a social security number that has been issued to
someone else. Many people have discovered that someone has been using
their social security number to work and to obtain benefits. Sometimes
the honest taxpayer is contacted by the Internal Revenue Service and made
to explain why they have not claimed the income that was earned by
someone else.
Still others who are in our country illegally choose not to seek
documentation. Those who wish to remain anonymous do so to avoid the
payment of taxes and the other responsibilities of living in this
country. These illegal workers are hired by dishonest employers who pay
them less than the free market would otherwise demand, which depresses
wages for honest workers, making it impossible for them to compete for
the available jobs. Honest, law abiding employers find themselves at an
extreme disadvantage, first of all because they can be easily deceived by
someone who is in our country illegally. One way this happens is when the
illegal alien assumes the identity of a citizen or someone who is here
legally as a documented worker. If the honest employer submits the stolen
name and social security number of the applicant to the government for
approval, it will come back as being legitimate.
This problem is easily solved by requiring that everyone who is in our
country receive an implantable chip. If this is done, then every person
will have their government approved identification with them at all
times. When someone applies for employment, they cannot claim to be
someone else because their true identity will be revealed when their chip
is scanned. If they do not have a chip, they cannot be paid.
Another disadvantage for the honest employer in today’s economic system
is that the dishonest employer is able to pay his workers less. This is
because the business that is using illegal workers does not have the
expense of adhering to the employment laws and regulations that are
imposed upon the honest business person. They do not provide the illegal
workers with workman’s compensation insurance, unemployment insurance,
employer social security matching or other required benefits that must be
provided to those who are working legally. The employer who hires illegal
alien workers does not have to shoulder the considerable expense of
record keeping that must be done if they obeyed the law and hired law
abiding workers.
When the transition is made from a smart card system of identification to
the implantable chip, it will be impossible for someone to steal another
person’s identity, or to share an identity with someone else.
Our nation’s borders will be more secure with this system than if we
built fences along the borders, or hired more Border Patrol agents. Our
borders would be more secure because even though illegal aliens may
succeed in physically entering the United States, they will be shut out
of our economic system. There would be a “virtual” fence around our
monetary system which could not be crossed by someone who enters our
country illegally.
When the cashless monetary/RFID system is in place it will be impossible
for someone who has entered the country illegally to obtain the
electronic documentation needed to earn a living and participate in our
financial system. It will also be impossible to remain anonymous and work
outside the system. Unless an individual has the properly assigned
electronic identification, which will be obtainable only through a
government agency, they cannot receive monetary payments or make
purchases. Someone who is in the country illegally will not be able to
work for pay, nor will they be able to buy anything, even those things
that are necessary to live.
In the cashless system, monetary credits cannot be transferred from an
employer to an employee unless the employee has a financial account
within the cashless system. Since the monetary system is cashless, there
is no money that can be paid “under the table” to someone who is not part
of the system. When all items have been marked with an RFID chip,
bartering for labor will also be impossible.
Another problem those in government must deal with concerns those who
enter the country legally but then stay longer than their visa permits.
In the cashless/RFID system, one’s authorization to buy and sell in our
economy could be revoked automatically when the visa expires. This would
eliminate the problem of those who would stay in our country illegally.
If a person cannot earn a living or buy the basic necessities of life,
they will be forced to return to their country of origin. They will be
compelled to leave not by laws, the police, or by the Border Patrol, but
by economic necessity.
Selling Point: Elimination of Voter Fraud
It seems as if every time we have an election we hear allegations of
voting irregularities. Sometimes we hear that some are not allowed to
vote because they do not have proper identification. Sometimes people
vote more than one time by using someone else’s identity or by
registering more than once with assumed names. These problems will be
resolved because poll officers will be able to confirm every voter’s
actual identification by scanning their implanted chip.
There are no doubt innumerable applications of the cashless/RFID system
that will be used by the government that we have not considered. If there
are other ways this system can be used to increase the power of those who
would enslave us, they will use them.
Chapter 9
“And I beheld, and lo a black horse…”-- RFID Control of Food
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard
the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld,
and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had
a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice
in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of
wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the
wine. (Revelation 6: 5--6)
While many of the implications of the new closed economic system and how
it will be used to achieve global dominance are obvious, the most ominous
aspect of this system is that food supplies will be completely controlled
and food will be used as a weapon. The most basic necessity of physical
life is food. To control food is to control life itself. To be able to
provide or withhold food to individuals or groups of people is to wield
the ultimate weapon. Revelation chapter 6, verses 5 and 6 seem to
indicate that there is coming a time when food will be very expensive and
rationed to individuals on a daily basis. Food will be used by those in
power to reward friends, and to punish or eliminate enemies.
Most people will accept this new economic system because of convenience,
or because it seems to be necessary. Those who do not accept this system
of economic slavery will face unbelievable pressure to make them comply.
No doubt food will be a very powerful weapon that will be used against
all nonconformists, whether they are individuals, or whole nations.
Not only will food will be used as the ultimate weapon to bring holdouts
into the closed economic system, but it will also be used as a means to
enforce the laws of the ruling elite.
One oft--repeated reason we are given to justify the inventorying,
monitoring, and control of the food supply is that it is necessary in
order to maintain a safe food supply. This is the "reason" that is given
by the United States government for the implementation of what is
presently called a “voluntary” program to track all livestock animals in
the U.S. This program is called the "United States National Animal
Identification Plan", or USAIP.
The USAIP is to be implemented in three phases. The first part of this
plan, or Phase I, calls for "premises identification". This purpose of
this part of the plan is to identify all the places where animals are
raised or processed.
Phase II is the part of the plan that requires animals to be identified
by numbers issued by the government. These numbers identify individual
animals and the group or lot to which they belong. The purpose of Phase
II is to track animals or groups of animals that normally would be
transported as a group.
The final part of the plan, or Phase III, ties up the loose ends of the
system by requiring all processing plants and other segments of the
handling and distribution system to be in compliance with the program.
While we are assured at the present time that the USAIP is a voluntary
program on the federal level, it is easy to see how this program will one
day be mandatory. More than likely, all livestock animals will eventually
be required to be tagged with ear tags containing RFID transponders or to
have RFID transponders implanted in their bodies. Any one who raises
livestock of any kind for market is now required to register their
premises and livestock with the USAIP, or they will not be allowed to
sell their livestock in certain markets. Before long, even those who
raise livestock for their own use or consumption will also be required to
register their animals with the USAIP system of animal tracking. The
purpose of this will be, supposedly, to assure that their animals will
not adversely affect the food supply.
One of the reasons given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for
participating in the National Animal Identification System is to,
“protect your access to the markets”. Some foreign markets are already
restricted to those who do not have a traceability program in place.
While the livestock producer may not be “required“, at this time, to
participate in the USAID program, he will not be able to sell his
livestock unless both his farm and livestock are registered with the
program.
Of course, once the government begins controlling who may sell livestock,
it is but a small step for them to begin controlling who may buy food and
other products that are derived from animals.
It is easy to see how refusal to register livestock could play a part in
the coming persecution of Christians. Some Christians will see this
program as a step toward the mark of the beast and will refuse to comply
with the requirements to register their farm and their animals. Those who
refuse to register their livestock will not be allowed to sell their
products. If they continue to try to operate outside the system they
will, no doubt, be accused of endangering public health and will face
heavy fines and even prison.
The goal is that all food, not just livestock, will be brought under the
control of this ever expanding tracking system which will monitor all
production, processing, and distribution of every edible substance.
The United States is following the lead of the European Union, which has
had a system of monitoring and controlling livestock and food production
for years. The European Union has already imposed a system of controlling
the production, processing, and distribution of all food and food
ingredients upon the citizens of their member states. Once again, the cry
for food safety is used to justify the implementation of their mandatory
inventory and tracking system (they call it "traceability") of all food.
This program went into effect January 1, 2005. A portion of the
regulations pertaining to traceability reads as follows;
Section 2 of Article 18 of EU Traceability Guidelines 2005:
Food and feed business operators shall be able to identify any person
from whom they have been supplied with a food, feed, a food producing
animal, or any substance intended to be, or expected to be, incorporated
into a food or feed. To this end, such operators shall have in place
systems and procedures which allow for this information to be made
available to the competent authorities on demand.
Section 3 reads:
Food and feed business operators shall have in place systems and
procedures to identify the other businesses to which their products have
been supplied. This information shall be made available to the competent
authorities on demand.
These two sections of the European Union's food law require that all food
producers keep detailed records concerning the origins of the food they
buy and the names of those who acquire the food products. Records are to
be kept by the farmer, processor, distributor, retailer, and so on. While
the EU does not yet require food items to be tracked by RFID, it will be
required eventually. A single standardized method of record keeping will
prove to be more efficient and less cumbersome than the several methods
which are now being used.
Of course, no law or program is effective unless it is enforced. The
European Union is taking steps to ensure compliance with this program and
others that it is implementing by setting up a system of spy satellites.
According to an article published in the London Daily Telegraph,
satellites are being put into place by the EU "to ensure nations and
private individuals are obeying its policies." The purpose of these
satellites will include "watching for agriculture and fisheries fraud and
boosting 'internal security' ". No doubt "agriculture fraud" will include
farmers who grow more crops than permitted under the
government--controlled allotment system and perhaps even the individual
who is so bold as to have an unregistered garden.
Offenses considered "fisheries fraud" will be crimes such as fishermen
catching what is considered too many fish in a certain area, or within a
certain time period. It could become a criminal offense for someone to
become a serious fisherman in order to feed himself or his family. Even
raising fish in a private pond will be closely regulated by the food
police. Everyone must be brought to the point where they are completely
dependent upon government and government alone, so they can be
controlled.
One can only wonder who is going to be considered a threat to "internal
security". Individuals who are considered a threat to the state are going
to be monitored by these satellites of Big Brother. More than likely, any
behavior that observed by satellite and is perceived to be contrary to
the new social order will bring the wrath of the Beast system upon the
offender.
We are told that these food control programs and monitoring systems are
essential to ensure that our food supply is safe and disease free. The
idea is that by inventorying and tracking livestock we can trace
outbreaks of animal--borne disease and prevent the spread of disease
among animals and people. The tracking of other food items will allow for
the timely recall of dangerous or contaminated foods. What is obvious is
that this same system of food tracking can also be used as an important
part of a food rationing system used to distribute food to people based
on need or to force compliance with government policies.
One argument will probably be for the redistribution of food supplies so
that the poor will have enough to eat. “We're doing it for the children“.
We will be told that by implementing this food control system we can
eliminate the age old scourges of hunger and starvation. We can ensure
that the distribution of food will be done in a fair and equitable
manner. It is not difficult, though, to imagine those who are now
redistributing our monetary wealth for their own political purposes doing
the same with the food supply.
Once all food is inventoried and becomes traceable, it will be a
relatively simple matter to allocate to every person on Earth a "balanced
diet" of a specific nutritional value with a minimum and maximum caloric
value. This could be done on a daily basis to ensure that no one will
have enough food to trade or give to someone else.
A marvelous by--product of this noble plan is that we could also
eliminate obesity and improve the general health of the over--eaters who
live in the more prosperous nations. A case for reducing the amount of
food allocated to certain individuals can be made by pointing out that
many health problems are caused by eating too much fat, too much sugar,
too much junk food, or by just eating too much. We'll all be healthier
and happier if Big Brother controls our diets.
Since government has taken control of healthcare through the many
programs that it has imposed upon us, it can be said that controlling the
kinds and the amount of food we consume must be done for economic reasons
as well. There will be some who will argue that unless we reduce the
number of illnesses that are caused by poor eating habits, our healthcare
system might be jeopardized. We will be given a multitude of reasons why
government control of the food supply is necessary.
It must be remembered, though, that this system of food control can also
be used to deny food to any group or individual who refuses to conform to
the new economic and political order.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold
a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong
exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it
devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the
residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from
all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten
horns. (Daniel 7:7)
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the
fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be
diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the
whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it
in pieces. (Daniel 7:23)
Since we all must purchase food, clothing, shelter and other necessities
of life in order to survive, it is easy to see how the power to control
all buying and selling will be used as a weapon to exert tremendous
pressure on those who refuse or even hesitate to become a part of this
new economic system. The very real threat of being denied the basic
necessities of life will cause many to submit to the system and the
oppressive laws that will be implemented. To refuse to become part of the
system will mean becoming an economic non--entity trying to survive
without being able to purchase the most basic necessities of life.
“…behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly;”
Any person who refuses to obey the edicts of the ruling elite, or whole
groups of people who hold a common belief that is considered to be a
threat to those who hold power, can be shut out of the closed economic
system. The cashless/RFID economic system will be the means by which the
globalists will gain complete control of the economic and political
systems of the world. Anyone who resists their takeover will be denied
access to their wealth and to the marketplace, making it impossible for
them to buy or sell.
In addition to being denied food, those who are considered enemies of the
state, or non--conformists will also be denied access to medical care.
They will be not be treated by a doctor or hospital, and it will be
impossible to purchase medication. If such a person finds a doctor who
will agree to see them, the physician will not be able to access the
person’s medical records, which will be stored in a closely guarded data
base.
Merchants and manufacturers who do not become part of the system will not
be able to buy goods or raw materials. They will not be able to offer
their products for sale if they are not part of the cashless/RFID system
because they will not be able to receive payment for the goods or
services they provide. Businesses won't be able to pay employees unless
they have access to their funds, which will be held captive within the
closed economic system. They will be compelled to conform to and operate
within the rules and laws of those who control the closed monetary
system. To refuse means being cut off from being able to buy or sell.
Such a closed economic system will be used to reward those who submit to
the ruling authorities and punish those who do not. Those who speak out
against the system will be considered enemies of the state and will be
declared economic non-entities by the state. To resist the power of the
state will bring deprivation for them, their families, and all who are
associated with them.
As with Individuals, So Too With Whole Nations
This unprecedented power to control all buying and selling will also be
used to bring entire nations under the control of the beast. If a country
resists the pressure to submit to those who hold the power in the new
economic system, then that country will not be permitted to trade with
the other nations that do become part of it. If a country does not use
the new system of electronic credits, then it will not have a currency to
use in its trade with other countries. Like the individuals who refuse to
become part of this new economic system, whole countries will be forced
into submission.
Throughout history, tyrants have attempted to use military force and
police power to conquer the world. The reason these previous attempts of
world domination have failed is that the people who were conquered could
not be effectively controlled. There can never be enough soldiers and
police to watch every person. However, where military and police forces
have failed in the past, the ultimate weapon of complete economic control
will succeed.
Chapter 10
Why Refuse the Mark?
Many people will take the mark of the beast. Some will do so willingly to
show their allegiance to the beast, while others will take the mark out
of a feeling of necessity; after all, it will be impossible to buy or
sell without the mark. Many will say, “I have to take the mark, or else I
will die.” The Lord Jesus Christ tells us that there we must deny
ourselves if we are to follow him. He also tells us that there are some
who will think that they are saving their lives, but they will lose their
lives.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any
man will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me. For
whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and
whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall
find it. For what is a man profited, if he shall
gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
or what shall a man give in exchange for his
soul? (Matthew 16:24--26)
In the not-too-distant future, no one will be able to buy food, shelter,
clothing, or any other necessity without receiving the mark of the beast.
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 13:16--18)
There are however, many places in God’s Word that warn us that there are
terrible consequences for taking the mark. These include facing God’s
wrath for all eternity.
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 the
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 whosever receiveth
the mark of his name. (Revelation 19:9--11)
Those who reject God’s mercy that has come to us in Jesus Christ will
face the wrath of God. Those who reject Jesus Christ during the reign of
the Beast will be deceived and receive the mark of the beast. If a person
receives the mark of the beast, they will face the full “wrath of God,
which is poured out without mixture.” The phrase “without mixture” means
undiluted or full strength.
Before the final judgment, the wrath of God will be poured out upon all
who receive the mark of the Beast while they are still here upon the
Earth.
And I heard a great voice out of the temple
saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and
pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the
earth. And the first went, and poured his vial upon
the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous
sore upon the men which had the mark of the
beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
(Revelation 16:1--2)
I don’t know the medical cause of the “noisome and grievous sore” that
will come upon all those who receive the mark of the beast, but I wonder
if the sores could be the result of the almost constant exposure to radio
frequency energy once the cashless/RFID system is put in place? Scanners
will be almost everywhere, businesses, hospitals, airports, homes, all
government buildings, and who knows where else? Every time a person is
near a scanner, radio frequency radiation will penetrate their body, and
if they have an implanted chip, a small amount of that energy will be
reflected back through their flesh to be picked up by the scanner. The
energy that is reflected by an RFID chip contains not only the primary
frequency that it received from the scanner, but also harmonics, or
multiples, of that frequency. What effect will the energy that is
reflected by the implanted chip have upon the human body?
Could this almost constant exposure to radio frequency radiation cause
cancer or some other kind of sore that will be the “noisome and grievous”
sore mentioned in Revelation Chapter 16?
Chapter 11
A Look Behind the Scenes to See Why We Will Become a Cashless Society
Most people haven't given much, if any, thought as to why we are becoming
a cashless society. Those who do usually conclude that these changes are
taking place as the result of technological advance that are going to
make our lives easier.
Without a doubt, man is a creature that desires convenience. Whenever we
can, we will almost always choose the easiest path. The convenience of a
cashless system is certainly the primary reason that it is being accepted
by all segments of our economy and by most people. However, convenience
is not the reason why these changes are taking place.
To understand why we are moving towards a cashless society, we must look
to the Bible. In God's Word, He shows us many things that cannot be known
except God himself reveal them to us. In the book of Revelation we find
the reason why we are seeing the implementation of the cashless/RFID
economic system.
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 13:16--18)
When we look at history and current events in the light of prophetic
passages found in God's Word, we can see the reason why our present
system of commerce is being set aside and a new economic system is being
implemented. In God's Word we learn that the steps that are taking us
into the cashless society have not happened as the result of a series of
random events or because of a natural evolution in the way we do
business. Each of the steps that have been taken is a part of the
carefully crafted plan which is being orchestrated by Satan. Upon its
completion, this plan will bring the people of the world who have not
accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior to the place where they will
worship Satan as God. The transition from our present economic system to
the closed cashless/RFID economic system is an essential part of Satan's
plan and one of the final steps toward his goal of being worshipped as
God.
We read about Satan‘s rebellion and his desire to become God in the
Bible. God has revealed these things to us in Isaiah chapter 14 and other
prophetic passages. And just as Satan has set a goal for himself to
become God, he has been working diligently behind the scenes of history
to reach it.
The Rebellion
In the Old Testament, God reveals to us what happened in the past that
has set in motion the series of events which have brought the place to
the place where the world is ready to accept a closed cashless/RFID
system of commerce.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,
son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the
ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou
hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven,
I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will
sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the
sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights
of the clouds; I will be like the most high.
(Isaiah 14:12--14)
We read in these verses how Lucifer (Satan) has rebelled against God, and
has purposed to overthrow God and take His place. Ever since he rebelled
against God, Satan has been working very diligently on many fronts, using
lies and deception to reach his goal of having people worship him as God.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has also revealed to us that there is a
great spiritual warfare that has been underway ever since Satan rebelled.
Whether we believe it or not, this conflict continues even today. Whether
we like it or not, each one of us is caught up in this conflict.
While it is certain that the Lord Jesus Christ is the victor over Satan
in this war, Satan will continue his rebellion until the return of Jesus
Christ. Our Lord Jesus Christ, who knows the end of all things, has also
shown us in His Word that Satan will achieve his goal of being worshipped
as God for a brief period of time, but he will be cast down by Jesus when
He returns at the beginning of the "day of Christ".
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering
together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken
in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by
word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of
Christ is at hand. 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, showing 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, 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.
(2 Thessalonians 2:1--12)
One day Satan, who "opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is
called God, or that is worshipped", will bring his plan to fruition
where, "he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he
is God." Our Lord Jesus Christ is allowing Satan to carry out his plan,
but will one day destroy him.
Why Is God Allowing Satan to Deceive the World?
The fact is, according to God's Word, that those who reject God's love
and mercy by refusing to believe on Jesus Christ will be deceived by
Satan's lie and be damned. We can believe Satan’s lies, or we can believe
the Truth. Jesus Christ is the Truth;
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but
by me. (John 14:6)
When God presents us with the Truth, we must decide if we are going to
believe Him. God will not force us to believe the Truth. However, it is
not without consequence if we refuse to believe.
...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.
(2 Thessalonians 2:10a--12)
If a person rejects the truth, then they will believe Satan's lies. In
this present world, at this very moment, "the mystery of iniquity doth
already work…", as we have already read in verse 7 of 2 Thessalonians
chapter 2. The deception is underway. Satan has already deceived many
with his lies.
Most people do not realize what is happening because having rejected
God’s Word, they do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Those who
refuse to believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ will one day will believe
the ultimate lie when Satan presents himself to the world as God. This
delusion is sent by God upon all who reject His offer of mercy by
refusing to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. The deception is so strong
and so convincing that unless a person repents of their unbelief and
believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, he or she will be deceived. There is
no middle ground. We must believe God, or we will believe the Devil’s
lie.
In Matthew chapter 24 Jesus warns us in several verses about these
deceptions that will come in the last days. In verse 24, he emphasizes
how only those who believe the Truth (Jesus Christ) will not be deceived,
For there shall arise false Christs, and false
prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders;
insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect.
(Matthew 24:24)
The Lord assures us in this verse that it is not possible for the elect
(those who believe in Jesus Christ) to be deceived. The only way you and
I or anyone else can be delivered from these lies of Satan is to know the
Truth. The Truth is Jesus. God has revealed this to us as we have read in
the Gospel of John chapter 14 verse 6.
Satan Pulls Out All the Stops
One of the most powerful weapons that Satan will bring out of his arsenal
in the latter part of the last days will be complete control of this
world's economic system. God reveals to us that there is coming a time
when no one will be able to buy or sell unless they submit to and worship
Satan. This weapon will be used by Satan in his effort to force those who
resist his lies to worship him as their God.
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 13:16--18)
Until our generation, it has been impossible for any one person or
government to completely control the world's economic system. With the
advent of computers and RFID technology, we are seeing a network being
put in place that can monitor and control every financial transaction.
This same system will eventually be used to monitor and control the
distribution of all goods and services, including the world’s food
supply. One day this financial network will be controlled by one person,
the one who the Bible calls the beast.
Chapter 12
How Did We Get Caught up in this Mess?
God, in His mercy, has revealed to us that in this spiritual war that has
been raging throughout history, Satan has launched and continues a
terrible and unrelenting attack on mankind. Satan's power is not equal to
God's power, therefore he cannot directly attack or overcome God. Instead
he attacks man, whom God has made. In the book of Genesis we have God's
record of how these attacks began.
Since God loved Adam, He warned him not to eat the fruit of a particular
tree. Adam was about to learn the hard way that God’s warnings and
prohibitions are always for our benefit and blessing.
And the Lord God took the man, and put him
into the garden of Eden to dress it and keep it.
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,
Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely
eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that
thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
(Genesis 2:15--17)
Satan’s first attack was launched against Eve. The weapon he used against
her was his lie. Eve had to decide, just as you and I must, whether she
was going to believe God or the lie of the Devil. She chose to believe
the lie instead of God’s Word. Believing the Devil’s lie, she ate of the
fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and then gave to
Adam to eat. Though he knew the truth, Adam chose to believe the lie too.
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast
of the field which the Lord God had made. And he
said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall
not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman
said unto the serpent, we may eat of the fruit of the
trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which
is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall
not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And
the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely
die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,
then your eyes shall be pened, and ye shall be as
gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman
saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make
one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and
gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
(Genesis 3:1--6)
When Adam believed the lie of Satan instead of God‘s Word, he sinned
against God. The consequences of Adam‘s sin have been innumerable and
catastrophic beyond our comprehension. In the natural side of God’s
creation death, pain, sorrow, and every other misery known by man entered
into the world by Adam's sin. All of God's creation, which had been
placed under man's dominion, was defiled.
The greatest loss suffered by Adam and all mankind however, is spiritual.
Adam’s sin separated him and all his descendants, including you and me,
from God. Man’s greatest joy and blessing in the garden, his communion
with God, was ended.
How Does Adam’s Sin Affect Me?
By disobeying God, Adam, the common ancestor of us all, sinned. Since no
children had been born to Adam and Eve at that time, the whole human race
was still in Adam. This means that you and I were in Adam at the time he
sinned. Since we were in Adam when he sinned, we have all received his
sinful nature as an inherited trait. Not only do we have Adam’s sinful
nature, but we have yielded to our sinful nature, and each one of us has
committed many sins against God.
While the first attack was against our common ancestors, Adam and Eve,
Satan's attacks continue until this day against all the descendants of
Adam. Every time we choose to not to believe God, we sin. While we like
to think of ourselves as being good, God knows we are all sinners.
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not
one: There is none that understandeth, there is
none that seeketh after God. They are all gone
out of the way, they are together become
unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no,
not one.
(Romans 3:10--12)
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
(Romans 3:23)
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Romans 6:23)
The sinful nature that we have has been exploited by Satan in his attempt
to destroy us. Satan regularly succeeds in turning our desire away from
God, and toward the things of this world. The farther we go into sin, the
farther we go away from God and true peace and happiness. If we refuse to
believe on Jesus (the Truth), we will die in our sinful and rebellious
condition. The consequence of dying in this unrepentant condition is to
spend eternity in the lake of fire, which is often referred to as hell.
And whosoever was not found written in the book
of life was cast into the lake of fire.
(Revelation 20:15)
Having separated us from God by sin, and by continually bombarding us
with lies, Satan is preparing mankind to accept him as God. One day Satan
will offer himself as God to man, and all who refuse to believe on Jesus
Christ will believe his lie and worship him.
In love, God has revealed to us in his Word, that we have sinned against
Him. The fact that God reveals our sin to us in His Word is why we feel
uncomfortable when we hear the Word of God preached or when we read it
for ourselves. By God’s Word we learn that God hates sin, and why
shouldn’t He? It is because of sin that death, sickness, heartache, and
every other plague has come upon us. Worse than these, it is sin that
separates us from God.
The reason God points out our sin to us is not to make us feel miserable,
but to awaken us to our condition and bring us to the place where we will
seek Him and forgiveness for our sins. The Bible does not just point out
our sins but also tells us that our Creator has come into the world in
which we live and has done everything necessary for us to be forgiven of
our sins and reconciled to Him.
While we have all failed and sinned against God, the good news is that
there is one person who has been born into this world who has never
sinned, Jesus Christ. Since he has never sinned, Jesus is the only one
who can pay for our sins.
Chapter 13
Wonderful News from God
When we consider our spiritual condition (our sinful nature, and the sins
that we have committed against God), we might feel as though our
situation is hopeless. It is true that if we were left to ourselves we
would be without hope. The good news is that God, who loves us more than
we can comprehend, deals with us according to His great mercy and not
according to what we deserve.
Though the Bible declares it plainly, and it has been preached millions
of times in the last two thousand years, relatively few people know that
our Creator came into this world as the person Jesus Christ to save us
from the penalty and the power of our sins. The fact that Jesus is God is
stated plainly in many places in the Bible, including the Gospel of John,
2 Corinthians, and the Gospel of Matthew;
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God. The same
was in the beginning with God.
(John 1:1--2)
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the
world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses
unto them; and hath committed unto us the word
of reconciliation.
(2 Corinthians 5:19)
When we read about the baptism of Jesus, we are told of the voice that
spake from Heaven.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up
straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens
were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is
my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
(Matthew 3:16--17)
It is important to note that the translation of verse 17 in the
Authorized King James Version is correct when it says that the voice from
heaven said, "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased." Some
translations have substituted the word "with" for the word "in". This is
significant because by saying "in whom I am well pleased" God is
revealing to us the great truth that He is in Jesus Christ.
Jesus also revealed the fact that he is the eternal God when He spoke to
a group of Jews.
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto
you, Before Abraham was, I am.
(John 8:58)
By saying "Before Abraham was, I am," Jesus knew that the Jews to whom he
was speaking would know that he was not only claiming to be eternal, but
he was also claiming to be the same God who had spoken to Moses from the
burning bush.
And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I
come unto the children of Israel, and shall say
unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me
unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his
name? what shall I say unto them? And God said
unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM : and he said, Thus
shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath
sent me unto you.
(Exodus 3:13--14)
Jesus Himself tells us the same thing in the Gospel of John when Philip
asked Jesus to show them the Father.
If ye had known me, ye should have known my
Father also: and from henceforth ye know him,
and hath seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord,
shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus
saith unto him, Have I been so long time with
you, and yet thou hast not yet known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and
how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? (John 14:7--9)
Not only do these and other passages in the New Testament declare that
Jesus is God come in the flesh, but it was prophesied in the Old
Testament time and time again that God would come and dwell among men.
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a
sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear
a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
(Isaiah 7:14)
The name "Immanuel" is interpreted in Matthew Chapter 1, verse 23 as "God
with us".
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 forever. The zeal
of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
(Isaiah 9:6--7)
The fact that our Lord uses many names to refer to himself is very
important because no one name can fully reveal all there is to know about
Jesus. In Isaiah chapter 9 verse 6 we find five names of our Lord Jesus
Christ, two of which reveal to us that God was in Christ. One of the
names of our Lord is "The mighty God". The other name is "The everlasting
Father". So in these passages, and others in both the Old and New
Testaments, it is revealed to us that Jesus Christ is God come to Earth
in a human body.
The Purpose of His Coming
Why has God come to Earth as Jesus Christ? We learn the purpose of our
Lord's coming by reading God's Word:
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:
When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph,
before they came together, she was found with child
of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being
a just man, and not willing to make her a public
example, was minded to put her away privily. But
while he thought on these things, behold the angel of
the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying,
Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee
Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of
the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and
thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins.
(Matthew ;18--21)
Even as the Son of man came not to be
ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his
life a ransom for many.
(Matthew 20:28)
For the Son of man is not come to destroy
men's lives, but to save them.
(Luke 9:56)
For the Son of man is come to seek and to
save that which was lost.
(Luke 19:10)
In these and many other passages in God’s Word, it is revealed to us that
Jesus Christ came into this world to give himself as a sacrifice for us
in order to save us from our sins. How did he do this?
His Perfect Life
Where Adam and all of us have failed, Jesus Christ has succeeded.
For we have not an high priest that cannot
be touched with the feeling of our infirmities;
but was in all points was like as we are, yet
without sin. (Hebrews 4:15)
Notice that though Jesus was tempted to sin, as all of us are, he did not
sin. He lived a perfect life, which qualified him to be the perfect
sacrifice to pay for our sins. Truly he is without spot or blemish.
His Work Is Finished
Jesus longed to finish the work of saving us from our sins.
Jesus saith unto them, my meat is to do the
will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
(John 4:34)
To do the will of God was, for Jesus, to meet God's standard of sinless
perfection, then to go to the cross offering himself as the perfect
sacrifice to pay for our sins.
Jesus, the Perfect Sacrifice
God requires a perfect sacrifice to pay for the sins we have committed.
The problem is, we are sinners. We have nothing that is perfect to give
to God to pay for our sins.
The good news is that Jesus has done what we cannot do and what no other
person has ever done. He has lived a perfect life under God's law. God
came into this world and lived under His own law, fulfilling it by
keeping both the ceremonial and moral law perfectly. He meets god’s
requirement of absolute perfection.
In the Gospel of John we see Jesus on the cross.
After this, Jesus knowing that all things were
now accomplished, that the scripture might be
fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a
vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge
with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it
to his mouth. And when Jesus therefore had
received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and
he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
(John 19:28--30)
"It is finished". Jesus Himself has finished the work that neither we nor
anyone else could do. The work to save us never needs to be done again,
because Jesus has done it perfectly.
The Proof
We know Jesus Christ has saved us and is who He claims to be by His
resurrection.
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an
apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God,
(which he had promised afore by his prophets
in the holy scriptures,) Concerning his Son Jesus
Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of
David according to the flesh; And declared to be
the Son of God with power, according to the spirit
of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
(Romans 1:1--4)
To be resurrected is more than being raised from the dead. It is being
raised from the dead never to die again. The Scriptures record instances
of some who were raised from the dead by the power of God, but they all
had to die again. Jesus Christ will never die again, because being God
and without sin, death has no power over Him.
This is the proof God has given us that Jesus Christ is His only begotten
Son and that by believing on Him we too will be raised from death by the
power of God never to die again.
We have yet to fully comprehend the love of God, or all the power of
God’s work that has been done for us in Jesus Christ. God's requirement
of perfect obedience, which Adam and all mankind have failed to meet, has
been achieved by our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of what Jesus has done,
it is now possible for us to have all our sins forgiven and to be
reconciled to God. We can now have our communion with God restored.
Since Jesus has met God's requirement of perfection, and we haven't, what
are we to do if we want to be saved? This is the most important question
ever asked. This is the one question that should be asked by every
person. We should not rest until we find the answer. There is nothing
more important than our soul.
We find that God has given us the answer to this question throughout His
Word. One place this question is answered is the book of Acts. Paul and
Silas were asked this all important question by a jailer in the city of
Philippi.
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and
came trembling, and fell down before Paul and
Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what
must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,
and thy house.
(Acts 16:29--31)
We see in this and other passages that in order for us to be saved, we
must believe on Jesus Christ. We have a Creator who loves us and has
shown His love towards us by giving himself for us. Forgiveness of sin
and everlasting life are given to all who believe and call upon Jesus
Christ.
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved.
(Romans 10:9)
Notice that verse 9 says, “…thou shalt be saved”. Not “maybe” or
“perhaps”, but “shalt“. When you believe on Jesus Christ, it is an
absolute certainty that your sins are forgiven and that God has given you
eternal life. It is a certainty because it is God who says he has
forgiven you and given you eternal life. He has done the work, not us. We
have failed, he has succeeded.
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved.
(Romans 10:13)
Verse 13 says “whosoever”. Charles Spurgeon said that this verse gave him
more assurance of being saved than any other in the Bible. He said that
if God had worded this verse “If Charles Haddon Spurgeon shall call upon
the name of the Lord he shall be saved”, he would have wondered if he was
saved or not. He said he would doubt if he was saved because there might
be another Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and God might have been speaking of
the other Charles Haddon Spurgeon. He said that he knew that he was saved
because “whosoever” included him.
You can rejoice today because when God says “whosoever”, he includes you.
Chapter 14
Preparation
Knowing that the Lord Jesus Christ has warned us about these and other
things that are going to happen, we ought to begin to prepare ourselves
for the days that lay ahead. Since what is happening in the world has its
root causes in the spiritual realm, most of the preparations we need to
make are spiritual in nature.
While I cannot specifically recommend preparations that should be made
for physical survival, because every person’s natural situation is
different, I do hope to provide guidance for spiritual well being. If we
will seek the Lord’s will for our lives and then wholly submit ourselves
to Him, we will be led by the Spirit in all things, spiritual and
natural, and our Lord will provide. I cannot emphasize too strongly the
necessity and urgency of spiritual preparation.
The Lord Jesus, who loves us more than any of us can comprehend, has
revealed to us certain things that are going to take place in the future.
We have been given these Divine revelations so that when these events
begin to take place we will not be taken by surprise and also that we
won‘t be fearful as we see these things taking place. The unbelievers
will be surprised and terrified as these prophecies are fulfilled and
when Jesus returns.
We know that these are some of the reasons that God has revealed these
things to us because of what is written in the Word of God.
But of the times and the seasons, Brethren,
children of the day: we are not of the night,
nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep,
as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
For they that sleep sleep in the night; and
they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
But let us, who are of the day, be sober,
putting on the breastplate of faith and love;
and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
For God hath not appointed us to wrath,
but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus
Christ. Who died for us, that, whether we
wake, or sleep, we should live together with
him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together,
and edify one another, even as also ye do.
(1 Thessalonians 5:1--11)
The prophecies that our Lord Jesus Christ has given us in his Word must,
and certainly will, come to pass. Knowing this, we should prepare for
that which we know is coming.
I. Be SURE You Are Saved
The most essential preparation that every person needs to make is to be
saved. Unless we are saved from the sins that we have committed, we will
be deceived and face the wrath of God. To be saved we must be saved God’s
way. To be saved God’s way means that we must be saved by God. Jesus is
God’s way to be saved. The Bible has been given to us by God so that we
might know these things and come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
The Bible also assures us that once we have believed on Jesus Christ, we
are saved and we have eternal life.
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the
presence of his disciples, which are not written
in this book: But these are written, that ye might
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that
believing ye might have life through his name.
(John 20:30--31)
These things have I written unto you that
believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye
may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye
may believe on the name of the Son of God.
(1 John 5:13)
The Bible also tells us that Jesus is the only way we can come to God.
Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not
wither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by
me.
(John 14:5--6)
If you have not believed on Jesus Christ and asked
him to save you, no other preparations you make will matter.
II. Be Careful, Do Not Be Deceived
Every false religion in the world teaches that we must do something to
make ourselves deserving of salvation. These religions teach that to come
to God or to achieve some state of blessedness, we must do good works to
become worthy of God’s acceptance. These beliefs base our reconciliation
to God, either completely or in part, on the works that we do.
God has revealed to us in His Word that we must look to him, and him
alone, in order to be saved. The Bible tells us that while we may and
should do the works that the Lord commands us to do, salvation does not
come as a result of our works. Salvation cannot be earned by trying to
keep God’s law, but is the gift of God.
Then what is the purpose of God’s law?
Now we know that what things soever the law
saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that
every mouth may be stopped, and all the world
may become guilty before God. Therefore by the
deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified
in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
(Romans 3:19--20)
We learn that the law is not the way of salvation, but that it is to
teach us that we all have sinned and need to be saved by God. If the law
is not the way of salvation, how then can we be saved and be made
righteous before God?
Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to
bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by
faith.
(Galatians 3:24)
The Bible tells us that while we cannot make ourselves righteous, God
will make us righteous if we believe on Jesus Christ.
But now the righteousness of God without the
law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and
the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which
is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them
that believe: for there is no difference: For all have
sinned and come short of the glory of God: Being
justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to
be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare
his righteousness for the remission of sins that are
past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I
say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be
just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
(Romans 3:21--26)
Study God’s Word daily and, with God’s help, your faith will be increased
and you will have a greater assurance of salvation. Since Jesus has done
everything necessary for you to be saved, you can be certain that you are
saved if you have asked Him to save you. God has provided salvation for
us in Jesus Christ not because we are good, but because He is good.
III. Receive Peace and Strength for the Difficult Times Ahead
When we study and meditate upon the Word of God (the Bible likens this to
feeding our souls), our faith is increased and we have a clearer
understanding of who Jesus is and His plan. We also find necessary peace
and strength from God for each day and for the days to come.
In the Old Testament book of Daniel, the prophet Daniel was allowed by
God to see events that will take place immediately before the return of
Jesus Christ. These visions were so overwhelming that they sapped
Daniel’s physical strength and left him unable to speak.
Now I am come to make thee understand what
shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the
vision is for many days. And when he had spoken
such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground,
and I became dumb. And, behold, one like the similitude
of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my
mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before
me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. For how can the
servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? For as for
me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither
is there breath left in me. Then there came again and
touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he
strengthened me, And said, O man greatly beloved, fear
not: peace be unto thee; be strong, yea, be strong. And
when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and
said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
(Daniel 10:14--19)
Daniel needed peace for his heart and soul after seeing the vision of the
events that will take place in the latter days. Daniel also needed
physical strength after beholding these things. God provided the peace
and strength Daniel needed by speaking to him.
You and I need peace and strength from God every day. God gives us all
that we need for life in this world, including that which we need for our
spirit and soul. Life can be hard, even tough at times, and like Daniel,
sometimes we are overwhelmed. The God who has created us knows this. One
great token of His love for us is that He has provided an inexhaustible
supply of peace and strength for us in His Word. Just as God spoke to
Daniel to give him peace and strength, God speaks to us. God speaks to us
through His Word, the Bible. God’s Word is powerful (see Hebrews chapter
4 verse 12) and, like God Himself, it is spirit and life.
It is the spirit that quickened; the flesh profitith
nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are
spirit, and they are life.
(John 6:--63)
The Bible speaks to our hearts and is the wellspring of all wisdom
because its author is God.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God
may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
(2 Timothy 3:16--17)
We receive peace and strength from God as we study. Meditate upon the
Word, and begin by faith to live as God wants you to.
Now, if Daniel needed peace and strength from God as he was overwhelmed
by the vision of the last days, how much more will we need God’s peace
and strength if Daniel’s visions come to pass in our day? And if these
things that were seen by Daniel are not fulfilled in our day, will we not
be much better off as we face life’s trials by feeding upon the Word and
receiving a greater revelation of Jesus Christ?
IV. Act
While we are not saved by the works that we do, once we are saved we are
given opportunities to serve in the Kingdom of God. If we prepare
ourselves spiritually, by studying the Word, applying it to our hearts
and the way that we live, we can recognize and make the most of those
opportunities.
All of the commands that our Lord has given us that are essential for our
spiritual growth and happiness. One such command that is often ignored by
Christians to their own hurt is that we should meet together.
And let us consider one another to provoke unto
love and good works: Not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together, as the manner of some is: but
exhorting one another: and so much more, as ye see
the day approaching.
(Hebrews 10:24--25)
The spiritual growth of many Christians has been stunted, and even
stopped altogether, because they have failed to faithfully keep this
particular command of God.
As a pastor I have heard many say, “I don’t believe that you have to go
to Church to go to Heaven.” O Christian, do you not know that your
happiness is directly proportional to your trust in our Lord and
obedience to His Word? How can you receive the manifold blessings of God
that are bestowed through the gifts of the Spirit, if you do not meet and
fellowship with those upon whom these gifts are bestowed? These gifts
have been given to your brothers and sisters for your benefit. How can
you use the gifts of the Spirit, which God has given you for the
edification and blessing of His Church, if you do not meet with your
brothers and sisters in Christ? We need to carefully consider the effect
of our words and deeds upon our brothers and sisters in Christ. We must
ensure that we use every opportunity that our Lord Jesus Christ gives us
to provoke one another unto love and good works. We must meet with others
who are part of the body of Christ. It is necessary that we exhort one
another to be faithful to our Lord.
As we look at world events in the light of God’s Word, we see that the
return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is getting closer every day.
This reminds us that the Word says, “so much more as ye see the day
approaching.” This means that we ought to be increasing in love and good
works, assembling ourselves together and exhorting one another.
The Lord Jesus Christ is 100 percent faithful and will do everything he
has said. As we read the Word, we will find that our fears are
diminished, and our confidence in our Lord increases. When we put into
practice the teachings of our Lord, we become more than hearers of the
Word, we become doers also. It is then that we experience an exponential
increase in understanding and in opportunities to serve our Lord.
The most important and immediate need that you and every other person has
is to be saved. Once we have believed on Jesus Christ, being born again,
we need to grow spiritually. The spiritual preparations for life today
and the days that lie ahead are the most important preparations we must
make. Spiritual growth can only take place if we study God’s Word, apply
His teachings to our hearts, and then put them into practice in our daily
lives.
But what about preparing for our physical needs? What about food and
shelter? What about all of the other physical needs that I have?
V. God, not the World, Will Supply Physical Needs
Remember the words of our Lord Jesus,
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for
your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink;
nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow
not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns;
yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Are ye not
much better than they? Which of you by taking
thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And
why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies
of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do
they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of
these.
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into
the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O
ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying,
What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these
things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly
Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added
unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow:
for the morrow shall take thought for the things of
itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
(Matthew 6:25--34)
In these verses Jesus promises to supply our physical needs if we seek
“first the kingdom of God.” In other words, Jesus is telling us that our
first priority ought to be the spiritual rather than the natural, or
physical. If we seek Jesus first, and submit ourselves to Him in all
things, He will provide that which we need.
We must also remember, though, that He promises to supply all our needs,
not all our desires.
And having food and raiment let us be therewith
content.
(1 Timothy 6:8)
One of our greatest problems in our hearts is that we sometimes desire
things that we either don’t need, or that God knows would be harmful to
us. This is why God doesn’t always say “yes” to our requests.
And this is the confidence that we have in him,
that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he
heareth us: And if we know that he hear us,
whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the
petitions that we desired of him.
(1 John 5:14--15)
Certainly there is no request too great for our Lord to grant, but he
loves us so much that He will not grant our request when we ask amiss.
Even when we ask sincerely for something that we believe to be for the
best, we must confess that we don’t know all the possible ramifications
of our request. We have limited understanding, so God gives us the
benefit of His omniscience. This is why we should ask, and sincerely
desire that, “Thy will be done” when we pray. What could be better than
our Lord’s will being done in all things? After all, his will is perfect.
Our Lord, Jesus Christ, can provide for us in innumerable ways, even
supernaturally, if necessary. Consider how he provided for the prophet
Elijah:
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the
inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the
Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,
there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but
according to my word. And the word of the Lord
came unto him, saying, Get thee hence, and
turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook
Cherith, that is before Jordan.
And it shall be, that
thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have
commanded the ravens to feed thee there. So he
went and did according unto the word of the Lord:
for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is
before Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread
and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in
the evening; and he drank of the brook.
And it
came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up,
because there had been no rain in the land. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Arise,
get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon,
and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. So he arose
and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the
gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was
there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and
said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a
vessel, that I may drink.
And as she was going to
fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me I pray
thee a morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said,
As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a
handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse:
and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go
in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it,
and die.
And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and
do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little
cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for
thee and thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Israel,
The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the
cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth
rain upon the earth. And she went and did according to
the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house,
did eat many days.
(1 Kings 17:1--16)
God has recorded in this passage how he miraculously provided for his
prophet during the three-and-a-half year drought. Our Lord can certainly
do the same for His people today, if it is his will. There are many other
instances recorded in God’s Word of how He has provided for His people.
God also works through what many consider ordinary ways to provide for
us. In fact, all the blessings and provisions we now enjoy come from him
come either by miracles or by what we consider ordinary means. These
ordinary means which are used by God are really no less miraculous than
the miracles that God uses.
God enabled Joseph to interpret dreams that God had given Pharaoh
concerning a fourteen year period in which there would be seven years of
plenty, followed by seven years of famine.
Behold there come seven years of great
plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: And there shall arise after them seven years of
famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in
the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume
the land. And the plenty shall not be known in the
land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be
very grievous. And for that the dream was doubled
unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established
by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. Now
therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise,
and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this,
and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the
fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
And let them gather all the food of those good years that
come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food
in the cities. And that food shall be for store to the land against the
seven years of famine, which
shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not
through the famine.
(Genesis 41:29--36)
We see in God’s dealings with Joseph that He warned Pharaoh of the coming
famine and also gave great wisdom to Joseph to lay aside a portion of the
food that was produced during the time of great plenty.
In His Word, God has warned me of a time that is coming that is going to
be worse than the droughts and famines of the Old Testament. These days
could soon be upon us.
Now you might be asking, “Well Pastor, what do I do in my situation? Do I
just go from day to day like Elijah, trusting God as He leads me? Or do I
lay up provisions during this time of plenty, like Joseph?”
This is why spiritual preparations are essential, and we need to make
them first. How can you know what God is saying to you, and what He would
have you to do, if you have not studied His Word? If you do not come
before God’s throne of grace regularly in prayer, how can you be on
speaking terms with Him? If you are not applying God’s word to your heart
and the way that you live now, how will you be able to follow His leading
in the days that are ahead? Do you expect to hear God’s voice and for Him
to reveal His will to you if you do not know what He says in His Word?
Should you be surprised if God does not speak to you if you do not speak
to Him in prayer? Why should God lead you then, if you do not follow him
now?
Let us purpose to seek the Lord Jesus Christ with all our hearts, and
then, having prepared spiritually, we will be ready to make preparations
for the physical needs that we have. Let us live by faith today and
everyday, looking to our Lord Jesus for everything we need, whether
spiritual or physical. Remember, if we walk with Jesus today, we won’t
have to run to catch up tomorrow.
By Pastor
Glenn A. Guest
“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 Chapter 13 Verse 17)
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise specified, are from The Holy
Bible, King James Version. Copyright 1977, 1984, Thomas Nelson
Inc., Publishers
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the
only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and
ever. Amen. I Timothy 1:17
And with thankfulness in my heart to our Lord Jesus Christ for
my wife Renee who has been a great blessing and continual
help to me throughout my life and ministry.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and
obtaineth favour of the Lord. (Proverbs 18:22)
Knowing that so few Christians are
aware that the scriptures concerning the mark of the beast are about to
be fulfilled, I have decided to make the text of the book, "Steps Toward
the Mark of the Beast" available at no charge. The times in which we live
call for extrordinary methods to be used to wake up God's people.
We are engaged in a spiritual battle and now is not the time for
ammunition to be rationed.
The only restrictions placed upon my release of this text are that it be
used for teaching Christians and reaching the lost with the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. The text may be used as a whole or in part, as long as it
is unchanged. The text may be used verbatim when preaching the Gospel or
teaching the Bible.
Also, the text may be printed and distributed as long as it is done "not
for profit".
Those who have the print version of "Steps Toward the Mark of the Beast"
may use the text of the book freely for the same purposes, and with the
same conditions listed above.
This authorization for release of the text of "Steps Toward the Mark of
the Beast" is forever and irrevocable, because,
"...freely ye have received, freely give." Matthew 10:8b
Signed
Glenn A. Guest
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[online], Santa Barbara, CA: University of California (hosted), Gerhard
Peters (database). Accessed February 23, 2007
# The United States Mint, U. S. Department of the Treasury, Historian’s
Corner, Document type: Press release, Date: May 13, 1968. Accessed
February 22, 2007.
# James Strong, Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, -- charagma,
Greek Dictionary 5480
# Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Etching (micro fabrication), Accessed
February 26, 2007
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Agriculture Library,
Food safety Research Information Office, Pathogen
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26, 2007
# United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
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