666: Edifice of Tyranny
The process of globalization continues to solidify the West as the preeminent power in the world. Our rule is not to be trifled with nor defied so hastily despite the apparent "weakness" of some of Europe's most fabled armed forces such as the Royal Marines of Great Britain. The two most influential sphere's of Western power are economic and religious throughout the world today. It could be argued that both the power of commerce and the power of Christianity has made the West the most influential people on the Earth ever! The demand for Indian spices and Chinese goods after the fall of Constantinople to the Turks forced the European to discover the New World in the 15th Century. This in turn brought upon the need to build commercial and Christian empires in both North and South America. Both commercial and Christian rationales were also the two most important European reasons for subjugating Africa for God and King as far as Europe was concerned. India and China both would eventually fall sway to our commercial and Christian interests.
No other society in the world can claim such "success" as the Western peoples of Europe over the entire earth in economic and religious domination as the primary modus vivendi with the notable exception of Al Arabia. But here too, even in Moslem lands, commerce of the West takes precedence over their religious exclusivity. The entire Northern Hemisphere is capitalistic and shares the triune faith of Christianity (Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox). The Western Hemisphere of both North and South America too is under this Western paradyme. Africa and Asia are mostly controlled in a similar fashion with some areas unincorporated but definitely influenced by Western commercial and religious radiance. All of the worlds oceans are subject to Western naval power unrivaled in any time of its history. So powerful is the West today that we even control the far reaches of Earth's atmosphere with our satellite technology and all that goes along with it. Who shall stand against us?
Power of the Computer
Thus the greatest danger to liberty today ironically stems from the West. I say this with great sadness as being of European descent who values both reason and revelation but in spite of the pin-pricks of Islamic Terrorism and the extortion and intimidation from the communists, the West is more powerful today than it ever has been which speaks volumes as to our elasticity in the face of the worlds challenges that we are able to be resilient and even prosper when our enemies plot our downfall. However, cause and effect still take place even in the commercial and religious spheres so that the West has responded to our adversaries by introducing policies and procedures that only serve to undermine liberty at home with the intention of propping up both commercial and religious institutions at the expense of true freedom. In other words, we have more socialism which serves commercial interests (as well as political) and we have ecumenicalism which serves "Christian" or more appropriately, religious interests with Christianity as its head in a politically correct pantheon of religions. In fact, Western governments have taken it upon themselves to ultimately unite commercial, religious and political into one body which bears all the hallmarks of human good and evil: global socialism.
On top of all this is the power of the electronic age that we find ourselves immersed. This my friends is the edifice of tyranny which is slowly being constructed to ensnare the entire world if it hasn't already done so. The power of computers allows government to invade your privacy without your consent and without your knowledge. It is by this medium that they are able to govern your actions both direct and indirect. Banking, commerce, medicine, identification, information even the power to wage war are all part of this new electronic paradyme never experienced in the history of humanity. This power to control is now on the verge of being actualized on a world wide level and will be unstoppable. Even as computers have become a "blessing" the time will come when they shall be a curse. Is it even possible to go back to an age without computers? No, of course not. The genie is out of the bottle and will exact its toll.
The Coming Man
The fabled "anti-Christ" you hear of is no allegory as some would like to believe. Satan as the fallen Angel of God in the glory of his Angelic brightness will offer the kingdoms of this world to a human who will be willing to be the host to Satan's indwelling at a future time. And just as Christ had a human herald to proclaim the first advent of God in John the Baptist so the Anti-Christ will have someone to proclaim his excellency. This future false prophet works in conjunction with Anti-Christ to extol the virtues of his earthly paradise by which he wishes to impose by direct fiat a demand not simply to tax the people of a single nation or region but impose a new fealty upon the entire world. This electronic identification to engage in commerce will de facto divide mankind between those who worship this new Caesar or those who worship Jesus Christ:
Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. 12He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men. 14Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth.
He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, 17so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666. Rev 13:11-18
No other society in the world can claim such "success" as the Western peoples of Europe over the entire earth in economic and religious domination as the primary modus vivendi with the notable exception of Al Arabia. But here too, even in Moslem lands, commerce of the West takes precedence over their religious exclusivity. The entire Northern Hemisphere is capitalistic and shares the triune faith of Christianity (Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox). The Western Hemisphere of both North and South America too is under this Western paradyme. Africa and Asia are mostly controlled in a similar fashion with some areas unincorporated but definitely influenced by Western commercial and religious radiance. All of the worlds oceans are subject to Western naval power unrivaled in any time of its history. So powerful is the West today that we even control the far reaches of Earth's atmosphere with our satellite technology and all that goes along with it. Who shall stand against us?
Power of the Computer
Thus the greatest danger to liberty today ironically stems from the West. I say this with great sadness as being of European descent who values both reason and revelation but in spite of the pin-pricks of Islamic Terrorism and the extortion and intimidation from the communists, the West is more powerful today than it ever has been which speaks volumes as to our elasticity in the face of the worlds challenges that we are able to be resilient and even prosper when our enemies plot our downfall. However, cause and effect still take place even in the commercial and religious spheres so that the West has responded to our adversaries by introducing policies and procedures that only serve to undermine liberty at home with the intention of propping up both commercial and religious institutions at the expense of true freedom. In other words, we have more socialism which serves commercial interests (as well as political) and we have ecumenicalism which serves "Christian" or more appropriately, religious interests with Christianity as its head in a politically correct pantheon of religions. In fact, Western governments have taken it upon themselves to ultimately unite commercial, religious and political into one body which bears all the hallmarks of human good and evil: global socialism.
On top of all this is the power of the electronic age that we find ourselves immersed. This my friends is the edifice of tyranny which is slowly being constructed to ensnare the entire world if it hasn't already done so. The power of computers allows government to invade your privacy without your consent and without your knowledge. It is by this medium that they are able to govern your actions both direct and indirect. Banking, commerce, medicine, identification, information even the power to wage war are all part of this new electronic paradyme never experienced in the history of humanity. This power to control is now on the verge of being actualized on a world wide level and will be unstoppable. Even as computers have become a "blessing" the time will come when they shall be a curse. Is it even possible to go back to an age without computers? No, of course not. The genie is out of the bottle and will exact its toll.
The Coming Man
The fabled "anti-Christ" you hear of is no allegory as some would like to believe. Satan as the fallen Angel of God in the glory of his Angelic brightness will offer the kingdoms of this world to a human who will be willing to be the host to Satan's indwelling at a future time. And just as Christ had a human herald to proclaim the first advent of God in John the Baptist so the Anti-Christ will have someone to proclaim his excellency. This future false prophet works in conjunction with Anti-Christ to extol the virtues of his earthly paradise by which he wishes to impose by direct fiat a demand not simply to tax the people of a single nation or region but impose a new fealty upon the entire world. This electronic identification to engage in commerce will de facto divide mankind between those who worship this new Caesar or those who worship Jesus Christ:
Then I saw another beast, coming out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like a dragon. 12He exercised all the authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 13And he performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in full view of men. 14Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth.
He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. 16He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, 17so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666. Rev 13:11-18
Some have suggested that currency is to be eliminated with the advent of a "cashless society" however, I suspect the description in Revelation 13 has more to do with biometric security features in which currency, either cash or credit, will demand an identification number in order for the transaction to be consummated. In this case, the transaction number will include a distinct number from the future Anti-Christ included or embedded with one's personal identification number and that number itself is embedded within the physical body of the consumer, in this case, either the right hand or forehead. What makes this so sinister is that since we live in a commercial society a person can not simply "opt-out" of such a system. To reject the number of Caesar will mean certain death and not a death from neglect or being outside of the system but murder by the state on a grand scale. If you do not take the number you will be executed since obviously Caesar will not suffer insolence even on an economic plane.
All this made possible by the electronic and information age that has so intertwined the world. There will be no escape.
posted by Bruce R. McConnell | 11:11 PM
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