The Book of Revelation in the Bible says the following about
the antichrist:
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor,
free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And
that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the
beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath
understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and
his number is Six hundred threescore and six. (Revelation 13:16-18 KJV)
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and
them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over
his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having
the harps of God. (Revelation 15:2 KJV)
Let’s make the reasonable assumptions that the buying and
selling will be done using currency and that the antichrist’s currency will
contain the elements mentioned above:
- The image of the beast,
- The name of the beast,
- The number of his name,
- The mark of the beast (maybe not, since it will be in the right hand or forehead).
Let’s examine a currency in widespread use today: United
States currency. Specifically, let’s look at coins only, since coins are issued
by the Treasury while paper currency is issued by a private bank which is not a
government agency (the so-called Federal Reserve Bank). In addition, coins were
the most common form of currency when the Book of Revelation was written.
The penny is a good example, and other US coins in
circulation have the same features:
In this context, we have the following correlations:
- Image = Abraham Lincoln
- Name = United States of America
- Number = E pluribus unum
- Mark = Liberty (or, In God We Trust)
Here are some things to consider while taking this all in:
(1) The Bible says this about an instance when
Jesus cast out an unclean spirit which entered into swine:
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean
spirit. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is
Legion: for we are many. (Mark 5:8-9 KJV)
“My name is legion” could be interpreted to be the
equivalent of “e pluribus unum”.
(2) The
United States of America is thought to be named after Amerigo Vespucci.
If “e pluribus unum” is the number of the beast, it is the
number of a man (Amerigo, known to us as America).
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