What actually does God say about the Last Days and what does He not say? (Part 1)

 

Deuteronomy 4:2

Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the LORD your God that I give you.

Proverbs 30:6

Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

There is much speculation right now about us being in the Last Days, which is likely true, but the speculation includes many things that are written in popular books but are not specifically in the Bible. We should NOT go beyond what God actually says unless we clearly label it as our own speculation and not make it appear as if it was “settled theology”.

So if someone claims that everyone will be implanted with a microchip which will be necessary to buy or sell, is this in the Bible? No, it is not. Revelation 13:17 says: “Thus no one was allowed to buy or sell things unless he bore the mark of the beast - that is, his name or his number.” The Mark of the Beast is described as either a Name or a Number, NOT as a microchip. It will be quite visible. It will also not either be forced on anyone or given to them without their knowledge. Revelation 14:9 makes it clear that those who worship the Beast and only those who worship the Beast will be given the mark. Some will refuse to worship him and most of those will be killed as a result.

There is really no need for a microchip. A visible mark will be quite apparent, and not subject to the technological collapse taking place during the Great Tribulation. Rev. 8:8: “And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died;” Such a strike would cut most communications cables on the globe and end the Internet. And there are many more disasters mentioned after this one. Microchips are also easily destroyed or reprogrammed. By the Battle of Armageddon men will be fighting with horses Rev. 14:20 . Technology will have failed and modern civilization become a memory. But as a visible symbol, the Mark of the Beast will still work.

Is there any mention of the “one-world economic system” in the Bible? The “cashless society”? No. In the case of the Euro, single currencies even in a limited area like Europe have been found to be counter-productive, as nations are vastly different and a one-size-fits-all approach does not work well. The cashless society depends upon a functioning internet and one secured so that nations or banks cannot seize the cash of other individuals or nations as a weapon of oppression or war. (As both Canada and the USA have done in the last year.) There is simply no mention of such a system in the Bible. And it is not necessary. Simpler is better.

So what the Bible actually clearly states is that people will be given a choice. Either they bow down and worship the Beast, or they refuse. If they bow down, they will be visibly marked so that they can participate in the economy – work and make money, buy and sell, eat, get medical care, etc. Most of those who refuse will be killed. A small number will escape and live in caves and holes, trying to survive on what they can catch and kill, probably most of them succumbing to exposure and disease if not captured and killed.

Only in Israel will there be protection, and that only until the Two Prophets and the 144,000 evangelists finish their work.

Anything beyond this is speculation. It might turn out to be true, but it equally well might not. Only those who reject Christ and live until that time will find out.