(January 13, 2008) According to the British newspaper The Independent, authorities are going to implant microchips under the skin of prisoners in order to monitor them outside the confines of prison:
“Ministers are planning to implant “machine-readable” microchips under the skin of thousands of offenders as part of an expansion of the electronic tagging scheme that would create more space in British jails. Amid concerns about the security of existing tagging systems and prison overcrowding, the Ministry of Justice is investigating the use of satellite and radio-wave technology to monitor criminals.”
(Prisoners ‘to be chipped like dogs’)
This of course plays into the end-times scenario which believes that one day a world government leader called the Antichrist will monitor the buying and selling habits of the population. The basis for this belief is found in Revelation 13:16-18:
“16 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: 17 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. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”
Critics of the proposed chip implantation procedure have issued a revealing warning:
“Professionals in the criminal justice system maintain that the present system is 95 per cent effective. Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is unproven. The technology is actually more invasive, and carries more information about the host. The devices have been dubbed “spychips” by critics who warn that they would transmit data about the movements of other people without their knowledge.”
“Consumer privacy expert Liz McIntyre said a colleague had already proved he could “clone” a chip. ‘He can bump into a chipped person and siphon the chip’s unique signal in a matter of seconds,’ she said.”
“One company plans deeper implants that could vibrate, electroshock the implantee, broadcast a message, or serve as a microphone to transmit conversations. ‘Some folks might foolishly discount all of these downsides and futuristic nightmares since the tagging is proposed for criminals like rapists and murderers,’ Ms McIntyre said. ‘The rest of us could be next.’ ”
“THE REST OF US COULD BE NEXT”. The Bible does not declare what the mark of the beast consists of, only that John saw the people receiving some type of mark in their hand or forehead. However, our modern economy is becoming more and more based upon digital money and transactions including those of a global economic nature. Therefore, this is a perfectly acceptable scenario as to how Revelation 13:16-18 may come about.
