The Bible accurately foretells specific events – in precise detail – sometimes even centuries before they occur.
Approximately 2500 prophecies appear in the pages of the Bible. About 2000, or 80%, have already been fulfilled to the letter, with no errors.
Because we know that the remaining 500 or so prophecies will definitely be fulfilled, we look for news, and trends, that you’d expect to be taking place.
You might call them the signs of the times.
The technology to identify yourself, and to transact all of your business, with some kind of personal identifier, has never existed before. But it does now. There are multiple ways we could have something in or on our hands or foreheads to mark us.
That is exactly what the apostle John saw when he received the revelation of Jesus Christ on the Island of Patmos in the first century. It’s a system of commerce that, during the future Tribulation, will give the antichrist control over his citizens.
Over the last several years there has been an effort, by various governments, to restrict the Internet to those who have a single ID.
In 2014, a plot by the Obama administration to impose Internet IDs on Americans was officially rolled out. Officially known as the “National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace,” or NSTIC for short, outlines of the plan were initially floated by the Obama administration’s “Homeland Security” department in 2010.
Pilot programs targeted Americans who want some sort of government “service” – welfare, food stamps, permission to do something, and more.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/18279-obama-s-internet-id-plot-being-tested-in-two-states
A 2016 article is titled, EU Exploring the Idea of Using Government ID Cards as Potential Online Logins.
Excerpts:
Fears that fake online reviews might ruin the consumer market and damage legitimate businesses are making the European Commission consider the idea of forcing online platforms to allow EU citizens to log into online accounts using their government-issued ID cards.
[Their proposal reads in part] “It is recognized that a multitude of username and password combinations is both inconvenient and a security risk… in order to keep identification simple and secure, consumers should be able to choose the credentials by which they want to identify or authenticate themselves.
In particular, online platforms should accept credentials issued or recognized by national public authorities, such as electronic or mobile IDs, national identity cards, or bank cards.”
http://news.softpedia.com/news/eu-exploring-idea-of-using-government-id-cards-as-mandatory-online-logins-505026.shtml
Meanwhile, it is being reported that the secretive Bilderberg Group is set to discuss plans to implement an Internet ID to eliminate anonymity on the web as well as a global tax on financial transactions.
Excerpts from one article:
…the creation of a virtual passport that web users will need to obtain before they can use many Internet services is high on the agenda.
The Internet ID will be justified under the guise of “cybersecurity” and creating a convenient method for citizens to access government services…
Services such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter could also use the online passport to revoke posting permission if a user violates terms of agreement, another obvious threat to the free flow of information that has made the web what it is today.
http://www.infowars.com/bilderberg-leak-secretive-group-to-discuss-internet-id-global-tax/
While we look for signs of the times, there is one event that has no sign. It is presented as being imminent – meaning, it could occur at any moment.
Jesus will come and resurrect the dead believers, than snatch-away those who are alive. We call this the Rapture of the church.
Are you ready for the rapture? If not, get ready, stay ready, and keep looking up. Ready or not, Jesus is coming!