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Many people have heard of the scripture in the Book of Revelation 13:16 which states; "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 shadow of the great tribulation is clearly in view. Signs of the end have been visible in previous generations but never have so many signs converged at one time. Many of these signs have never been seen before. While previous individuals or nations have aspired to a "One World Government", the means to control the world has not existed. Technology now makes it possible to issue a "mark'- (may be spelled "marc") to every living individual within a matter of months and to tabulate and control every monetary action of each individual. Incredible, possible, and already being discussed by both the media and big government.
The Biblical Facts, Revealed In Advance The Book of Revelation records this bit of future history in advance. No wonder liberal preachers deny the Biblical value of this prophetic book. It leaves no doubt about what is going to happen. There is going to be a great deception ending in an effort to force everyone to worship the false christ. This false christ (Antichrist) will be an almost perfect imitation of the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember, Satan is the master imitator. Please read these words carefully. "And behold another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 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. 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." (Revelation 13:11-18, KJV).
A verse by verse look at this Biblical Revelation reveals many details of the coming deception. This beast has two horns like a lamb (Remember, that lambs don't have horns.) and speaks as a dragon. This reveals the false religious quality of his character. It's a picture of beastly piety or arrogant sacredness; religion with a political agenda and a sword instead of a cross.
The duty of this beast, which is the third member of the unholy trinity, is to lead or deceive the world into the worship and service of the false christ. He will be the charismatic leader of the "One World Religious" system. That system is being developed while you read thls. Recently, leading evangelicals signed an agreement with the Catholic church to work together as fellow Christians and to refrain from proselytizing from each other. The leaders that signed this agreement read like a Who's Who of Evangelicals: Pat Robertson, Chuck Colson, Bill Bright, Richard Land, and many others. The Pope has clearly welcomed heathens and homosexuals into fellowship with the Catholic Church. This places heathen witch doctors and numerous pagan religions, in union with Pentecostal, Evangelical, and many other mainline Christian organizations. A One World Religion is at the door. Pope John Paul II , while addressing Brazillians during his 1991 meeting to that country, warned them about the "evangelical sects." In March 1994 the Bishops of Brazil declared his threat against those same evangelicals, "We will declare a holy war; don't doubt it...The Catholic Church has a ponderous structure, but when we move, we'll smash anyone beneath us." (Fifth Draft, February 28,1994 "Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium.", page 1). A report on this event recorded the following comment, "According to Bohn, an all-out holy war can't be avoided unless the 13 largest Protestant churches and denominations sign a treaty-similar to treaties signed by nations to end wars. He said it would require Protestants to stop all evangelism efforts in Brazil. In exchange, he said, Catholics would agree to stop all persecution directed toward Protestants. Bohn called his proposal an 'ultimatum,' and he said it would leave no room for discussion.' (Charisma, May, 1994, p.74) (FifthDraft, February 28, 1994 "Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millenium.", page 1). The Associated Press in a recent news article stated, "A new Vatican document on how to interpret the Bible condemns the fundamentalist approach as distorting, dangerous and posslbly leading to racism ... The ... harsh language reflects the challenge that fundamentalism poses to the church ... fundamentalism actually invltes people to a kind of 'intellectual suicide,' said the document, written by the Pontifical Biblical Commission...The authors saved their harshest language for Christian fundamentalist denomination ... The fundamentalist approach is dangerous, for it is attractive to people who look to the Bible for ready answers to the problems of life." This came from a 130-page Vatican document, entitled, The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church. (Fifth Draft, February 28, 1994 "Evangelicals and Catholics together: The Christian Mission in the Third Mlillennium.", page 2).
"A Lamb With Horns" Does this not sound like a "Lamb with Horns" that "speaks as a dragon." It's amazing that leaders like Pat Robertson (CBN Network), Chuck Colson (Prison Fellowship), Richard Land (Southern Baptist), and Bill Bright (Campus Crusade), plus others, could be so deceived as to believe such an agreement holds water, much less spiritual credibility. We will continue to see religious leaders who know nothing about Jesus Christ and Biblical prophecy involved in the "New World Religion ." The "Mark" Will Be Enforced By The "One World Religions" Most Bible students have not realized that it will be the religious arm of the One World Government that enforces the "mark" (read verses 14-16 again). There will be miracles and all manner of supernatural happenings (holy laughter is one deception that is sweeping Charismatics). Paul the Apostle described it as the following: "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 One be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightncss 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; becausc they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians 2:710, KJV). People, especially "religious people" are highly susceptible to emotional events. If you will give the majority of our present day church members a "religious high" they will accept anything you tell them. Look at the crowds that follow one religious guru after another, from Robert Schuller, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, and now, Rodney Howard Browne, and many others. Thousands are travelling for many hours and, spending thousands of dollars to be excited by their favorite guru. All of this is in preparation for the ultimate deceiver. The church world is being conditioned for deception. Biblical ignorance has never been greater in the church. The Bible calls it a famine for hearing the Word of God. "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD." (Amos 8:11, KJV).
A Cashless Society The world planners, including President Clinton and many of our national leaders, have already envisioned America under the control of the United Nations and completely eliminating the need for cash in pocket. Here is a quote from Don McAlvany, editor of "The McAlvany Intelligence Advisor." "The U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, the Clinton INS, and liberal Establishment types such as California Republican Governor Pete Wilson are pushing hard for a single, tamper-resistant INS card for all Americans (including your Social Security number, photo, fingerprint, and bar code) to verify employment eligibility. This card would be linked to a nationwide government database and would allegedly solve the problem of illegal aliens getting jobs. "Marc Rotenberg, director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said in USA Today (7/14/94) that: 'It will become a way to monitor people, like an internal passport. " This Orwellian nightmare will, like the government's privacy/bank/cash reporting laws, allow the government to monitor 260 million Americans who are NOT illegal aliens, just as they monitor the cash transactions of 260 million Americans who are NOT drug dealers. Lucas Guttentage of the ACLU said in the same USA today article, "It won't work, it will cost billions, it won't solve the problems, and it will cause new forms of discrimination." And Steve Moore of the Cato Institute points out that just as the government has abused the once private Social Secunty number and now uses it as a national ID number which ties together dozens of U.S. databases on each U.S. citizen, so it will abuse this card. Moore observed: 'Look at history and see the abuses they used Social Security numbers to round up and incarcerate Japanese Americans during World War 11 '
During the time that prophetic Book of Daniel was written,the anient Chaldeans had a numerical system and technique they applied to the alphabet. In that system numbers were associated with the alphabet in this manner, A=6 B=12 and six was added to each letter after that. So the question is: What words in english add up to 666? I've only been able to find 3, and one of those were from combining two other words. You see, no words in english with 7 or less letters seem to add up to 666 at all. The very first english word that equals 666 is COMPUTER. The next one I can find is KISSINGER. The third, a combo word, is FEDERAL RESERVE. 
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