Thursday, April 3, 2014
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Implanted Chip Coming for Mark of the Beast? - CBN News
Implanted chip coming?
RFID Opening Doors
for Mark of the Beast?
By Mark MartinCBN News Reporter, Thursday, April 03, 2014
Mark Martin is a reporter and anchor at CBN News, covering various issues from military matters to alternative fuels. Mark has reported internationally in the Middle East and traveled to Bahrain to cover stories on the U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Follow Mark on Twitter @MarkMartinCBN and "like" him at Facebook.com/MarkMartinCBN.
It's been called a "bar code on steroids." Radio Frequency Identification identifies people or things and transmits information through microchips.
Is it all about convenience, or are there biblical implications?
Thrilling Convenience
A banner at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo, or IAAPA as it is known, reads "Prepare to be thrilled!" And if you're into amusement parks, the expo is the place to be.
Each year, theme park entertainment grows more exciting and cutting edge, like the Tru-Trackless Ride Systems.
From trackless to cashless, the operators described the latest ways to make the park experience more convenient for customers and employees.
That includes RFID.
"We're going to have the ability to do it through an RFID chip," Megan Morrow, with the company Core Cashless, an exhibitor at IAAPA, said. "So it would be as simple as walking up, tapping your card to accept that form of payment on the system."
"RFID technology can sense when either a certain device... or if that device is on a person, where they are, what they're doing, and depending on how you want to use it, it can help with things like data collection," Patrick Frickleton, also with Core Cashless, explained.
How It Works
RFID uses radio waves to transmit information at a distance. A microchip in an RFID tag contains unique identification numbers.
Tom Foster, who works for Precision Dynamics Corporation, said the organization pioneered the technology around the turn of the century.
"We use a passive chip, which means there's no battery, so it lays dormant on your wrist until it comes in contact with an RFID reader," Foster explained.
Companies like PDC, which produce RFID products, say the technology helps with areas such as access control, keyless entry, and cashless point of sale.
Precision Dynamics developed the first kiosk that dispenses and encodes RFID wristbands for amusement park purchases. It's like a wallet on your wrist.
"You simply have the ability to spend," PDC sales manager Greg Cetera said. "Here, again, RFID is going to drive sales."
Convenience vs. Privacy
It raises a number of questions, however, like what about privacy? And can the information on that wristband be stolen?
"With the RFID technology, we're not tracking anybody," Foster said. "There's a two- to three-inch read range required to be able to read that information on the tag, and if you can read that information on the tag, there's nothing you can do with that information because everything is encrypted also on the back-end server."
That may be the case with the wristbands, but consumer privacy expert Dr. Katherine Albrecht is concerned about RFID technology in general and what the future holds.
Katherine Albrecht
"They want RFID tags in your refrigerator, in the objects that you buy, and ultimately, as Dr. Katina Michael is making so clear, they want these tags in us," Albrecht shared on her nationally syndicated radio show.
"We're using radio frequency to identify things and transmit information all the time nowadays," Albrecht said. "I think what is coming next, though, is what the marketers and developers of this technology call the 'Internet of Things.' This idea is that every physical object would have its own equivalent of an IP address encoded into the microchip."
She said their goal is to track the consumer's habits.
Mark of the Beast
Beyond the privacy concerns, Albrecht said RFID technology carries biblical implications, with hobbyists embedding microchips into their flesh.
"There will be a time when humanity will be forced to take a mark, and that mark will be on the right hand or the forehead," said Albrecht, referring to Revelation 13:16-18. "It is the number 666; we're told to pay attention and look out for that, and people who do not take that mark, of course, will not be able to buy or sell."
"Some people say RFID will be the mark of the beast because it can be a mark in your hand that you can transmit," Albrecht added.
"If it isn't, and it may well not be; there may well be something that comes next beyond that to become, to fulfill that biblical prophecy, but every one of those steps was getting us closer to that end destination," she said.
Radio isn't the only way that she is getting her message out about the dangers of RFID technology and what it can lead to. She's also a best-selling author, writing books for both adults and children.
Caution Against Blind Acceptance
Albrecht has devoted a decade to studying RFID.
One result of her research is the book, Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID.
She especially wants to reach younger readers with her book I Won't Take the Mark, a Bible Book and Contract for Children to help kids understand the book of Revelation.
"I am stunned at the number of people who have gone to VBS and summer camp and Bible school and Sunday school, and they've never even heard of the mark of the beast," Albrecht said. "The churches aren't preaching it; they're not discussing it."
"There's an embarrassment factor about this, which is ironic because throughout all of history, it's been a huge topic," she continued. "Now that we're actually seeing these technologies develop before our eyes, no one wants to talk about them."
Albrecht is working to change that, wanting people to think before blindly accepting new tracking technology.
Chuck D. Pierce: "This is a Season of Glory Change!" And "Dragons Are On the Move"
Chuck D. Pierce:
The Elijah List
Newsletter Dated Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Dear Glory Movers:
This past weekend was just incredible. The overall word was "This is a season of Glory Change!" Ask the Lord about the changes coming into your life. Can you receive a new move of His Glory?
Below is a prophetic word that came forth Sunday morning. Also notice the picture reflecting the "dragon storms" moving across the United States when this word was being given.
"This is not the same as you've seen in the past. This is not the same as what you've asked for in other seasons.
This is a different Glory – a Glory change that I'm bringing into the land! You will shudder at the changes that are on the way in your land and in other lands and with other people!
"For this is a time that the blood that runs deep will now be sanctified. This is a time that My Spirit will go deeper than I have gone in the past. For this is a time of birthing what is new, but yet bringing forth that which is old, and treasures will erupt! Treasures will erupt! Treasures will erupt!
"I will bring forth what has not been seen, and I will cause your gifts to come alive in ways they've never come alive. You will feel the shuddering birthing pains within you, and from that you will bring to birth the change that is necessary for you to enter into this season.
"So know this: Dragons are on the move, and even the Great Dragon is now mounting up. Nations that will align are now aligning. So watch carefully and look deep into the circumstances around you. For these are days of great change.
"Watch the signs on your road for your road is now changing. New opportunities are coming. Watch now, for I will realign your path!"
Note: According to Airing News: This is a really unusual weather situation, according to the National Weather Service: Three low pressure systems in line over the entirety of North America. NASA Goddard describes them as "three atmospheric dragons."
(Photo via Airing News)
Blessings,
Chuck D. Pierce
Glory of Zion International Ministries
Glory of Zion International Ministries
Charles D. "Chuck" Pierce serves as President of Global Spheres, Inc. (GSI) in Corinth, Texas. This is an apostolic, prophetic ministry that is being used to gather and mobilize the worshipping Triumphant Reserve throughout the world. GSI facilitates other ministries as well, and participates in regional and national gatherings to develop new Kingdom paradigms.
Chuck also serves as President of Glory of Zion International Ministries, a ministry that aligns Jew and Gentile. He is known for his accurate prophetic gifting which helps direct nations, cities, churches, and individuals in understanding the times and seasons in which we live. Chuck and his wife, Pam, have six children and seven grandchildren.
He has authored over 20 books, including the best-sellers Possessing Your Inheritance, The Future War of the Church, The Worship Warrior, God's Unfolding Battle Plan, Interpreting the Times, Redeeming the Time, andTime to Defeat the Devil
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Lessons of Love - Kamran Yaraei (former Muslim) with Rick Joyner - Prophetic Perspective on Current Events Video
Rick Joyner
Kamran Yaraei
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Kamran shares that God asked him to talk with Muslims about Him. His T.V. shows share “Lessons of Love” with millions of people in Iran every week.
Watch here: Lessons of Love - Rick Joyner Video | Prophetic Perspective on Current EventsWhen Lies Become Truth - in the Holy Land
When Lies Become Truth
Wednesday, April 02, 2014 | Aviel Schneider ISRAEL TODAY
The conflict over the Promised Land ultimately revolves around the right of succession or inheritance. Against this background, Jordanian tribal leader Sheikh Ahmad Adwan caused a stir when he declared that the Holy Land rightfully belongs to the Jews.
At the same time, several Israeli medJews, ia outlets reported on the escalating religious struggle for the Holy Land. In his new book "To Whom Does This Land Belong?", Israeli Professor Nissim Dana examines the numerous Islamic passages according to which Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel) was and still is promised to the Children of Israel.
The religious aspect of the conflict is beginning to rival the political in the hearts and minds of many Israelis.
The rest of this important article appears in the April 2014 issue of Israel Today Magazine.
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