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It is my opinion that incidents such as the hacking of Target and the prospects outlined in this article will push the technology world to an impasse whereby increased security for individuals will demand some kind of micro-chipping and/or cryptocurrency which all lead, in my opinion, to the acceptance of the mark of the beast without which no one will be able to buy, sell or trade.  I also believe that we can foresee this coming to pass but will first see the rapture before all of these things are fully implemented.  This simply works to confirm, for me, that we are near to the Lord's return.  FS

Google's Glucose-Monitoring Contact Lens (A Look At The Future)

Google glucose-monitoring contact lens project unveiled  - 
This type of technology is leading the way for something that Google calls 'self-authentication' via an imbedded micro-chip.  It will work with the NFC Technology and Apple's iBeacon technology and concepts whereby there is no need for carrying cash or id cards for business, travel or identification.  These are all leading toward the implementation of the mark of the beast which will become functional and imposed following the return of Christ.  His appearing is drawing near!   FS

Russian Hackers Hit Target?

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These are the kinds of instances that are pushing us toward the need and the acceptance of a safe, fool-proof means of commerce and identification, all a precursor to the coming mark of the beast that will be fully in place and imposed after the return of Christ.  FS

Currency Rigging Reported By Top German Regulator

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Such incidents will ultimately lead to the need for safe, fool-proof methods of conducting and safeguarding commerce.  In time, after the return of Christ and during the Tribulation period spoken of in the Bible, a crypto-currency system that also houses identification for self-authentication and other data will be imposed upon the populace and used by the anti-christ to rule the earth.  These reports serve to remind us how very clear we are to the return of Christ prophesied in the Scriptures.   -  FS

5,000 Bees Microchipped

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Is BitCoin the Crypto-Currency Mark of the Beast?

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It will be just such technology that will be imposed upon mankind after the return of Christ and the rapture of the Church.  Without such a mark and means of identification, the Bible tells us that no one will be able to buy, sell or trade.  -  FS

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British Currency To Become Plastic From 2016

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A remarkable bit of news that will serve to lead us toward a new, global currency, a new global reserve currency, and the adoption of cybercurrency that is secure and capable of being closely monitored and regulated.  This is, in my opinion, a precursor leading to the mark of the beast which will be fully implemented after the return of Christ.  -  FS

Germany To Repatriate Gold From The US And France

Germany to repatriate gold from US, France

Britons To Pay In Checks via Smartphones

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Evidence that points toward a new, cashless means of commerce that leads to the implementation and adoption of what will eventually be the mark of the beast used by the antichrist to rule the world.  -  FS

China Won't Become World's Largest Economy Until 2028

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China Leaves US Behind As World's Trader

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Fed Up With Euro, France Flirts With Coupon Money

Fed up with euro, France flirts with coupon money  - 

Another clear indicator that we are moving toward a cashless, electronic currency that will eventually become a utensil of the antichrist known in Bible prophecy as the mark of the beast. 

Presseurop - Banking Union, A Major Leap Forward

The agreement concluded by European Finance Ministers on December 18 provides for a single resolution mechanism for banks and will pave the way for a single resolution fund. As such it amounts to an important step towards a real monetary union, but not a definitive one.

It is my opinion that when we see this kind of an alliance occurring, we are watching the fulfillment of what Bible prophecy calls 'the revived Roman empire.'  These events point to the nearness of Christ's return.  -  

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Remember that referendum about whether we should create a single market with the United States? You know, the one that asked whether corporations should have the power to strike down our laws? No, I don't either. Mind you, I spent 10 minutes looking for my watch the other day before I realised I was wearing it. Forgetting about the referendum is another sign of ageing. Because there must have been one, mustn't there? After all that agonising over whether or not we should stay in the European Union, the government wouldn't cede our sovereignty to some shadowy, undemocratic body without consulting us. Would it?
The purpose of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is to remove the regulatory differences between the US and European nations. I mentioned it a couple of weeks ago. But I left out the most important issue: the remarkable ability it would grant big business to sue the living daylights out of governments which try to defend their citizens. It would allow a secretive panel of corporate lawyers to overrule the will of parliament and destroy our legal protections. Yet the defenders of our sovereignty say nothing.
The mechanism through which this is achieved is known as investor-state dispute settlement. It's already being used in many parts of the world to kill regulations protecting people and the living planet.
The Australian government, after massive debates in and out of parliament, decided that cigarettes should be sold in plain packets, marked only with shocking health warnings. The decision was validated by the Australian supreme court. But, using a trade agreement Australia struck with Hong Kong, the tobacco company Philip Morris has asked an offshore tribunal to award it a vast sum in compensation for the loss of what it calls its intellectual property.
During its financial crisis, and in response to public anger over rocketing charges, Argentina imposed a freeze on people's energy and water bills (does this sound familiar?). It was sued by the international utility companies whose vast bills had prompted the government to act. For this and other such crimes, it has been forced to pay out over a billion dollars in compensation. In El Salvador, local communities managed at great cost (three campaigners were murdered) to persuade the government to refuse permission for a vast gold mine which threatened to contaminate their water supplies. A victory for democracy? Not for long, perhaps. The Canadian company which sought to dig the mine is now suing El Salvador for $315m – for the loss of its anticipated future profits.
In Canada, the courts revoked two patents owned by the American drugs firm Eli Lilly, on the grounds that the company had not produced enough evidence that they had the beneficial effects it claimed. Eli Lilly is now suing the Canadian government for $500m, and demanding that Canada's patent laws are changed.
These companies (along with hundreds of others) are using the investor-state dispute rules embedded in trade treaties signed by the countries they are suing. The rules are enforced by panels which have none of the safeguards we expect in our own courts. The hearings are held in secret. The judges are corporate lawyers, many of whom work for companies of the kind whose cases they hear. Citizens and communities affected by their decisions have no legal standing. There is no right of appeal on the merits of the case. Yet they can overthrow the sovereignty of parliaments and the rulings of supreme courts.
You don't believe it? Here's what one of the judges on these tribunals says about his work. "When I wake up at night and think about arbitration, it never ceases to amaze me that sovereign states have agreed to investment arbitration at all ... Three private individuals are entrusted with the power to review, without any restriction or appeal procedure, all actions of the government, all decisions of the courts, and all laws and regulations emanating from parliament."
There are no corresponding rights for citizens. We can't use these tribunals to demand better protections from corporate greed. As the Democracy Centre says, this is "a privatised justice system for global corporations".
Even if these suits don't succeed, they can exert a powerful chilling effect on legislation. One Canadian government official, speaking about the rules introduced by the North American Free Trade Agreement, remarked: "I've seen the letters from the New York and DC law firms coming up to the Canadian government on virtually every new environmental regulation and proposition in the last five years. They involved dry-cleaning chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, patent law. Virtually all of the new initiatives were targeted and most of them never saw the light of day." Democracy, as a meaningful proposition, is impossible under these circumstances.
This is the system to which we will be subject if the transatlantic treaty goes ahead. The US and the European commission, both of which have been captured by the corporations they are supposed to regulate, are pressing for investor-state dispute resolution to be included in the agreement.
The commission justifies this policy by claiming that domestic courts don't offer corporations sufficient protection because they "might be biased or lack independence". Which courts is it talking about? Those of the US? Its own member states? It doesn't say. In fact it fails to produce a single concrete example demonstrating the need for a new, extrajudicial system. It is precisely because our courts are generally not biased or lacking independence that the corporations want to bypass them. The EC seeks to replace open, accountable, sovereign courts with a closed, corrupt system riddled with conflicts of interest and arbitrary powers.
Investor-state rules could be used to smash any attempt to save the NHS from corporate control, to re-regulate the banks, to curb the greed of the energy companies, to renationalise the railways, to leave fossil fuels in the ground. These rules shut down democratic alternatives. They outlaw leftwing politics.
This is why there has been no attempt by the UK government to inform us about this monstrous assault on democracy, let alone consult us. This is why the Conservatives who huff and puff about sovereignty are silent. Wake up, people we're being shafted.
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