Submission + - Will your cellphone become the mark of the beast? (wikipedia.org)
Ginsu2000 writes: "Futurist Christian eschatology typically holds that the Mark of the Beast is one way in which the Antichrist will exercise power over the Earth during the period of Tribulation, because of the prophetic statement in Revelation 13:16-17 that "the Beast" will require all people to receive the "branded mark or character" in their right hands or foreheads in order to buy or sell, making survival for those on the run much more difficult. A possible translation of the meaning of the number 666 may be that the number 666 will be the number that all currency will be based upon.
I say the mark is a GPS enabled cellphone (bluetooth headset worn on the head or handset in the hand) which is used to secure payment (or trade) as a location/time (GPS) and identity security metric. Furthermore, people continue to covet (or worship) their cellphones. This is inherently evil, according to the prophecy.
Disclaimer: Ginsu2000 has worked as a Software Engineer in the wireless R&D industry for several years, and is long GRMN"
I say the mark is a GPS enabled cellphone (bluetooth headset worn on the head or handset in the hand) which is used to secure payment (or trade) as a location/time (GPS) and identity security metric. Furthermore, people continue to covet (or worship) their cellphones. This is inherently evil, according to the prophecy.
Disclaimer: Ginsu2000 has worked as a Software Engineer in the wireless R&D industry for several years, and is long GRMN"