The self-serving plan of 666
Verses 16 and 17 are the verses upon which the 666 is built into fear and trouble. Beast Two implements controls on humanity. From the time of the Dragon’s arrival a march toward tyranny has been underway. The first and most obvious step was ridding the world of Christ followers. That should not be construed as the endgame. Satan does not wish for people merely to go on their merry way without the recognition of Christ. He wants allegiance.
Beast One is his Messiah figure and through this vehicle he elicits worship of himself.
Beast Two seems to be a human or person-like figure semi-dedicated to Beast One, but also with a plan for his own advancement. Beast Two, like all of humanity, must worship Beast One and the Dragon, but he comes with his own agenda as well. I think it is reasonable to view Beast Two as a power-hungry individual with his sights set on world dominance.
The gift that Satan gives to Beast Two is the vehicle to world dominance and world dominance is also engaged through economic means. Verses 16 and 17 speak of a mark being required to enter the marketplace. Buying and selling are among the most crucial things for our daily lives. While survivalists may try to stockpile food for a coming doomsday the world is not filled with survivalists and their stockpiles. We need to go to stores to get our milk, bread and cheese. Our electricity, water, sewage, etc. all are orchestrated from outside of ourselves.
Beast Two will require his own mark to be involved in all of these transactions. Probably it will be for taxation, tracking of all things happening throughout the world. Google (and please, please don’t get it in your mind that I think Google is somehow evil, etc., etc. that is a less than helpful take for the topic at the present time) can already be heavily involved in our worlds.
Beast Two will demand personal allegiance and he will install his own tyranny in the middle of it all. Don’t forget that Beast Two is not acting with his independence. He only has power in the presence of Beast One. Beast Two is willing to act out this role because of what he will see in it for himself.
A psychic parallel
There is a place on Washington Road here in Augusta, Georgia down just beyond the Augusta National. It has a large illuminated sign out front and is called “Readings by Angel.” All kinds of advice purportedly can be given. What I am always struck by is the expensive car parked right out front. When one looks on Google Street View (February 2017 date on map) one can see a sleek black Jaguar. If my memory serves me rightly there have been a variety of other cars there as well. They are not the cheap ones sold on the lot next to “Angels offerings,” but well vehicles of the well heeled. I think it is Angel’s car since it usually will be the same one for long periods. It is only speculation on my part but it seems that the individual, Angel? misnamed?, likes fancy cars and their way to them is through dark allegiances.
We must not think that the people the world over will just love and fall right into line with the required markings. Some will try to dominate it for their own ends. Some will try to beat the system or maybe even hack it. It will not be a happy-go-lucky benevolent world at that time. It will be oppressive and probably “post-apocalyptic.” I use that word not in the Revelation sense but to paint out a picture in your own mind that ties into our current entertainment, cultural, movie parlance. Think Divergent, Falling Skies, Hunger Games, 1984, Brave New World, In Time to name a few that pop into my mind.
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