ID Technology Part III: Orwell's Not Alone Anymore

Forget about retina-scan, fingerprinting and photographs, used at the presidential inaugural. Don’t get me wrong, they’re all quite helpful. Yet none of them would prove as good as a chip combined with one of these other technologies. And sooner or later that idea will sink in.

abramk [] | POSTED: 12.11.04 @12:38

People don’t like the idea of thinking that soon, they will have a body-resident chip replacing that old card they now carry. But that’s the ticket in the march forward towards technological innovation, if America is going to advance to the next level of national security. Forget about retina-scan, fingerprinting and photographs, used at the presidential inaugural. Don’t get me wrong, they’re all quite helpful. Yet none of them would prove as good as a chip combined with one of these other technologies. And sooner or later that idea will sink in. The folks will kick it around. All kinds of questions will come: “Is it safe?” “Will it hurt?” “What if it breaks?” Most are quite willing to receive a system as this if it was offered to them free or for low cost. We are in a security-conscious frenzy now, so we are most easily persuaded when we are emotional about something like our safety. With the FDA already giving the nod of approval and the Mexican government using it now according to the Associated Press, it won’t be long before America and Europe discover it. A new technology with driver’s licenses, designed to create multiple images of the owner, will be used here soon that is only being offered in Australia at present. Our nation must be careful not to give away our most precious, cherished liberty in the hopes of being protected by our government. I believe God protects each of us and our nation as a whole, from all calamity or allows the same, to bring us back to a place where we are able to see the brevity of life and the endlessness of eternity, that we might call upon Him, to comfort us in time of trouble, Who alone has power to save after the manner of Daniel’s three friends. So what is our poor nation to do, with the threat of biologic, chemical and even nuclear weapons? Our national defense is the finest in the world. Our military is second-to-none. And yet, for all this, even the greatest military in the world cannot substitute for the individual, for you and me. Look at the long lines we using at the airport. Countless hours, wasted, when we could get into that plane far faster with a new system. Think of all the applications. In a few years, such devices could make sure that people are not stranded. They would also be traceable. People don’t like the idea of knowing that the government could find them if need be, but don’t they already? With the future of our nation hanging in the balance our country needs to decide what or Who is going to be the source of our national strength. “Cursed is the man whose strength is his right arm” but “Blessed is the nation that serves the Lord.” Getting rid of Christmas, and singing of carols, and nativity scenes, and making mention of God in the public square, and the removal of the Ten Commandments from the public square, are all poor indications of where the nation might go if enough folks who cared otherwise didn’t voice their opinion in these matters. And now, we are on the verge of adopting a new system of identification that in replacing the old will appear very much like what some in theological circles liken as the “mark of the beast”. This is taken from a futurist-literalist interpretation of Revelation 13:16-18, in which the “mark” is nothing short of an internally-planted device of some type. Scholars for centuries have rather interpreted this as the Latin kingdom etymologically, according to the general assignment of the Greek letters to their numerical equivalency. Futurists, on the other hand, elaborate on what is believed an unfulfilled “week” of Daniel 9:24-27, in which the “antichrist” figure rises up, making a peace treaty with Israel for several years, during which time the world will receive a “mark” no man might “buy or sell” without, and thus the interpretation of the text runs. Classic interpretation of this Daniel text sees the entirety fulfilled in the ministry and passion of Jesus Christ. The Revelation text is seen in the context of the Roman kingdom and not assigned to any portion of the future, especially in our day. What then, would Christians think of receiving such a new form of identification? I imagine that most will balk at the idea and that this very fact is, if not the most, one of the most powerful forces preventing such a system up to now. I don’t think any new ad campaign will convince folks that this is not the mark of the beast. But this is now. Not twenty years from now… And this is where I am speaking. Twenty years down the road from now. If most will be convinced that a body-resident form of identification is not the Biblical “mark of the beast” then they will go for it, in the interests of national security. So, while most don’t like the idea that a chip may replace that card, most will probably go along with it for a myriad of reasons, leaving only a few who will abstain. I pray that I am going to be among them.

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The second concern involves finance and economy. If you are unaware that monetary storm is on the horizon, the chief economist at investment banking giant Morgan Stanley, Stephen Roach is saying that America has no better chance than a 10% chance of avoiding of avoiding economic ``Armageddon”. Roach met select groups of fund managers’ downtown, including a group at Fidelity.
Media was not allowed into the meetings. But the Herald has obtained a copy of Roach's presentation. A stunned source who was at one meeting said, ``it struck me how extreme he was - much more, it seemed to me, than in public.'' Roach sees a 30 percent chance of a slump soon and a 60 percent chance that ``we'll muddle through for a while and delay the eventual Armageddon.''

The best minds downtown agree with much of the analysis. It is undeniable that America is living in a ``debt bubble'' of record proportions. But they argue there may be an alternative scenario to Roach's. Greenspan might instead deliberately allow the dollar to slump and inflation to rise, whittling away at the value of today's consumer debts in real terms. Inflation of 7 percent a year halves ``real'' values in a decade, it may be the only way out of the trap. Higher interest rates or higher inflation: Either way, the biggest losers will be long-term lenders at fixed interest rates.

So to the question of abstaining from the Mark of the Beast; the Jewish heritage is to lend to all but borrow from none and that this theology is the key to freedom. So one is to question self with regards to personal freedom and that question should incorporate personal finance. If your house is not in order when economic storm strikes and you choose foreclosure you are personally responsible for chaos. America mortgaged too much, when prosperity came we all felt entitled and destroyed our economy and our children heritage. There is no absolution for this guilt.

Personal thought and concern is involved in this post. The first concern involves theology. I perceive that a man is the sum total of his thoughts and theology is the study of God’s Word (Logos the mind of God). Therefore, I begin with your perspective that anti-Christ is from the European Union, of which is a by product of the protestant reformation that was anti-Catholic. With that said, Catholicism could be viewed as an anti-Semitic reformation. With all the writers of the New Testament being Jewish there seems to be a viscous cycle caused by men attempting to build name and empire for themselves. Therefore I question what you are attempting to establish as truth.

Is not the threat of immediate social and economic disinfranchisement enough for most to accept such a mark................?