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Luke 20
24 "Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?" "Caesar's," they replied.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: yuppa
That's ignoring the fact that the antichrist is already here and has been for a long time.
1 John 2
18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.
originally posted by: visitedbythem
The Mark is not being used yet, but they are setting up for it. Jesus worked as a carpenter and made money. Even when he was performing miracles there was money kept by his disciples. Judas was the purser.
Heres what I think is going to happen.... The US is 19 trillion in debt. Its the set up. When the debt can no longer be paid, the dollar will go, the Euro will fall apart too. All fiat currencies will fall apart. The world will grind to a stop. The masses will riot, loot, and murder. A socialist type of man will step forward with a plan that sounds great to the world ( He is the AntiChrist). He will be supported by the pope( the false Prophet). The plan will likely include a computerised banking system using a chip for everyone, so that every single movement of money will be taxed. Every purchase. Everything earned by every person on the planet.
I believe it will likely go down by or during 2017, proceeded by a severe stock market crash in all countries. Gold will have less value then bread, so it is likely that a nuclear war causes a nuclear winter so grain cant be grown. People who accept the chip will get sores all over their body. The people who dont accept it may already be dead by then
originally posted by: thetroll
a reply to: anotherdaytoday
How could trade be possible without a proper medium of exchange? Money is the only solution to double coincidence of wants
Someone said it's greed, but he forgets that money makes greed. Money increases greed and ruthlessness
Also, leaves are nature's toilet paper. No need to wipe with your hands
originally posted by: TheConstruKctionofLight
Not directed at you specifically but what all of you have missed is that if we had real money backed by gold we would have a saner world. At the moment when people chase money its as a consequence of inflation.
originally posted by: ExNihiloRed
originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: ExNihiloRed
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: intrptr
Maybe in today's society we "need" money, but in reality, money is not a "need". Food is a need, water is a need, money is just the middle man we they have put between us and the things we need in order to survive. No other species uses money in order to survive, only humans.
No other species is civilized.
"Civilization" is not the same as civil behavior. In that regard many animals behave with more "civility" than most people.
I'm starting to think you just like to nay-say. I meant "part of a civilization."
originally posted by: thetroll
a reply to: spy66
The definition of money is anything that's generally accepted as a medium of exchange, the face value of the digital number such as demand deposits. Do u mean that the mark of beast is some device that is installed to your physical body to perform the function of currency?
I don't think birds using shiny stuff to attract mates is the same thing or on the same level as our monetary system.
Birds do not hoard those shiny things and keep other birds from acquiring them.
I'm not saying you're a bad person for using money, it's unavoidable with our current society, even I use it, but I do recognize it for what it is: a tool used to enslave us.
Matthew 6
26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matt. 19:21
21Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me." 22But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.…