Since we are living in what the Bible calls the last days, we believe we should be able to identify trends in the world that you’d expect from a literal, futurist reading of unfulfilled prophecy.

That is why we focus on Bible prophecy each week for about five-minutes, calling it a “Prophecy Update.”

We try very hard to not be sensational. We don’t see prophecy in every earthquake or moon phase. We reference our comments with trustworthy sources.

We also try to be careful to point out that we are not claiming these trends to be the fulfillment of prophecy. They are things that seem to resonate with the Bible’s yet to be fulfilled last days prophecies. Things you’d expect to be happening.

The yet future seven year Great Tribulation is predicted in the Old Testament, and described in detail in Revelation chapters six through nineteen. It will feature totalitarian control over citizens using some form of “mark” on them. No one will be allowed to buy or sell, or transact any business, unless they participate in this system; and at one point, they will have to swear allegiance, and worship, the antichrist

It sounds a great deal like biometrics. I read an article titled, Fingopay Announces World First Bank-to-Bank Finger Vein ID Transaction.

Excerpts:

The biometric VeinID platform, Fingopay, has announced it is trialling a strategic open banking retail pilot with payments company Reflow, which has enabled the fintech to successfully complete the world’s first bank-to-bank, face to face payment using Finger VeinID.

“Our biometric finger vein payment technology offers an innovative and unique way for Reflow to combine bank-to-bank payment with physical, face to face payments at point of sale, and this trial demonstrates the future potential of this type of identity authenticated customer experience,” [said CEO Nick Dryden].

Fingopay uses Hitachi VeinID technology to allow customers to prove identity and pay using only their finger. It enables fast, safe, secure transactions, with no need for cash, cards or passwords.

Dryden continued, “2020 will be a crucial year for Fingopay as we roll out our payment and ID technology across various markets in Manchester, the UK, Europe and North Africa. We are excited that this pilot with Reflow allows us to instantly provide solutions for those adopting Fingopay, no matter the payment partner, scheme or processing application required.”

No one is suggesting this is the “mark.” But since there will be a “mark” in the future, these trends in biometrics are to be expected.

Jesus promised He’d return to rapture His church – which entails the resurrection of the dead in Christ of the Church Age, then the translation from earth to Heaven of all living believers.

It is presented in the Bible as an imminent (any-moment) event.

Are you ready for the rapture? If not, get ready, stay ready, and keep looking up. Ready or not, Jesus is coming