The Final Antichrist

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Table C t t

Th Antichrist
The A ti h i t 1

The Coming
g Mark Of The Beast 10

End Time Signs

g 12

Ch
Charts (Seventy
(S Weeks
W k Of Daniel)
D i l) 16,
16 17
1

T ib l ti Judgements
Tribulation J d t 18

Newspaper
p p Headlines 19

Total Surveillance 22

Bi
Biometrics
t i 23

Rfid Technology
T h l 24

New Advances In -
Rfid And
A d Biometric
Bi t i technology
t h l 25

Conclusion
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 Th Antichrist
The A ti h i t
Ad lf Hitler
Adolf Hitl used d the
th power off propaganda. d He H railed
il d against
i t
things that he knew the people feared and perceived as
threats In return
threats. return,, those who followed him began g to treat
Hitl with
Hitler ith almost
l t religious
li i adoration.
d ti After
Aft Martial
M ti l law l was
declared in Berlin,
Berlin the people
p p all over Germany y turned to
"Fuhrer
u e worship”
worship”.
o s p Next e t came
ca e tthe ee elections
ect o s o of March
a c 5, 5 1933,
1933
933,
th the
then th Nazis
N i began
b a systematic
t ti takeover
t k off the
th state
t t
governments throughout
g g Germany,
Germany y, ending g a centuries old
t diti off local
tradition l l political
liti l independence.
i d d Armed
A d SA and d SS
thugs barged into local government offices using the state of
emergency
g y decree as a pretext
p to throw out legitimate
g office
h ld
holders andd replace
l them
th with
ith Nazi
N i Reich
R i h commissioners.
i i
On March 23,23 the Nazi controlled Reichstag g passed the
"Enabling g Act."
Act " This act finally y established Adolph p Hitler as
th total
the t t l Dictator
Di t t off Germany
G
Germany.

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Aft this,
After thi the
th "Gleichschaltung"
"Gl
Gleichschaltung
i h h lt " (Synchronizing)
(S h i i ) began
b – the
th
total coordination and absorption off the entire nation under
the Nazi bootboot. Just like Hitler used the power p of propaganda
p p g
t gain
to i his
hi position iti so will ill the
th coming i antichrist
ti h i t and d even
though Hitler failed to fulfill his dream of world domination
this leader certainly y will not.
not Bible prophecy
p p y tells us that the
ti
time is
i coming i when
h th the world ld will
ill bbe unitedit d under d an
incredibly y intelligent
intelligent,
g charismatic
charismatic, powerful
p
powerful, evil man man. The
apostle PaulPa l wrote rote "LetLet no one decei deceive e you
o by b any
an means:
means
f that
for h day d will ill not come
come, except there h come a falling
f lli away
comes firstfirst,, and that man of sin is revealed revealed,, the son of
perdition;
diti Wh
Who opposeth th and d exalteth
lt th himself
hi lf above
b allll that
th t
is called GodGod, or that is worshiped
worshiped, so that he as God sitteth
in the temple p of God God,, showing g himself that he is God God. And
now you k know what h t withholdeth
ithh ld th that th t he h may be b revealed l d ini
his time
time. For the mystery y y of iniquity
q y doeth already y work; only y
he who now letteth will let, let until he be taken out of the way way.
A d th
And then shallh ll that
th t wicked
i k d be b revealed
revealed.l d ” 2 Th Th. 2:3-8
2
2:3
3 8 Paul
P l
declared that the Antichrist’s
Antichrist s coming g will be “according
according g to
th working
the ki off S Satan,
t with
ith allll power and d signs
i andd llying
i
wonders ” 2 Th
wonders. Th. 2:9 There are some that believe the
Antichrist will receive his position p by y performing
p g a miracle
b coming
by i backb k to t life
lif from
f apparentt death.d th We W read, d “II saw
one of his heads as if it had been mortally y wounded
wounded, and his
deadly
dead y wound
ou d was as healed
healed.
ea ed And da all tthe e world
o d marveled
a e ed a and d
f ll
followed d the
th beast
beast”
b t” Rev
R 13:3 13 3 This
Thi scripturei t seems to t indicate
i di t
that there may y be an attempt p on his life and by y recovering g
f
from thi
this mortal t l wound d ththe world ld will ill be
b iin awe off hi him.

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Another type or forerunner of the coming Antichrist is
A i h Epiphanes
Antiochus E i h (E i h
(Epiphanes - God
G d Manifest).
Manifest)
M if ) After Af the
h
end of Alexander the Great Great's s reign,
reign
g , the Greek Empire p was
di id d among four
divided f rulers:
l C
Cassander; d ruling
li over GreeceG
and its region
region, Lysimachus; ruling over Asia Minor Minor,
Seleucus;; ruling g over Syria y and Israel's
Israel s land
land,, Ptolemy; y; ruling g
over Egypt.
E t Antiochus
A ti h IV Epiphanes E i h ruled
l d from
f 175—163
175 163 BC
over the Syrian
y section of Alexander
Alexander’s s empire
empire.
p He is the little
horn
o o of Daniel
a e 8 8:9 9aand d appea
appears s in tthee co
context
te t o of tthe
e tthird d
ki d
kingdom (Greece)
(Greece).
(G ) To
T consolidate lid t his hi empire i and d strengthen
t th
his hold over the region region,
g , Antiochus decided to Hellenize the
J
Jews b
by outlawing
tl i J Judaism
d i and dbby ordering
d i th
the worship hi off
Zeus as the supreme god god. This was anathema to the Jews
and when they y refused
refused,, Antiochus sent an army y to enforce
hi decree.
his d Because
B off the
th resistance,
i t the
th city it was
destroyed
destroyed,
y many y were slaughtered
slaughtered,
g and a military y Greek
citadel called the Acra was established established. Antiochus as
f
foretold
t ld in i the
th book
b k off DanielD i l “waxed
“waxed d exceeding di greatgreat,t
toward the southsouth,, and toward the east east,, and toward the
pleasant
l t land
l d (Israel).
(I l) And
A d it waxed d great,t even to t the
th hosth t off
heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to
the ground
g
ground,, and stamped p upon p them.
them Yea,Yea, he magnifiedg
hi
himself lf even to t theth prince
i off the
th host,
h t and d by
b him
hi theth daily
d il
sacrifice was taken away away, and the place of the sanctuary was
cast down
down. And an host was g given him againstg the daily y
sacrifice
ifi by b reason off transgression
ttransgression, i and d it castt down
d the
th
truth to the ground;
g and it practised,
p
practised and p prospered”
prospered
p . Daniel
8 9 12 B
8:9-12
8:9 Because th these prophecies h i point i t tot Antiochus
A ti h
Epiphanes as well as the future f Antichrist they are referred f to
as double reference prophecies.
prophecies
p p
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Si il i i between
Similarities b Antiochus
A i h Epiphanes
E i h and
d the
h coming i
Antichrist: They y both ((1)) Expand
p their dominion toward the
south,
th ttowardd th
the east,
t and d toward
t d the
th land
l d off Israel
I l (2)
Conquer other rulers and persecute the people of Israel (3)
Blasphemy
p y God and command idolatrous worship p towards
f
foreign
i Gods
G d (4) Put
P t a stop
t to t temple
t l sacrifices
ifi (5) And
A d
desecrate the templep of God.God

The Revived Roman Kingdom

C t i d within
Contained ithi th
the books
b k off Daniel
D i l and d Revelation
R l ti iis a
description of the coming kingdom of the antichrist antichrist. The
beast of Revelation (Chapter
( p 13)) has ten horns and seven
h d The
heads. Th seven headsh d representt a total t t l off 7 greatt empires.
i
The seven heads are also seven kings or kingdoms. kingdoms The five
fallen ones are Egypt,
Egypt
gyp , Assyria,
Assyria
y , Babylon,
Babylon
y , Persia,
Persia, and Greece.
Greece
Th sixth
The i th is
i the
th Roman
R Empire
E i off the
th past.
pastt The
Th seventh th is
i
going
g g to be a revived Roman kingdom. kingdom
g The antichrist is the
seventh th h
headd off the
th beast,
b t and d both
b th the
th seventh th and d eight
i ht
king Rev 17:11 The ten horns represent ten nations that will
king.
make up p the Antichrist’s
Antichrist s empire
empire.
p The lion
lion,, bear
bear,, and leopard
p
i Revelation
in R l ti 13,13 as iin DDanieli l77, representt th the B
Babylonian,
b l i
Medo-Persian and Greek empires
Medo-Persian, empires. This suggests that the
final empire
p will combine the strongest g elements of all these
ancient
i t kikingdoms
kingdoms.
d “A
“And
And d I stood
t d upon th the sand d off th
the sea
sea,
and saw a beast rise up p out of the sea,sea having g seven heads
and ten horns,
horns and upon pon his horns ten cro crowns...”
crowns...
ns ” “AndAnd the
b
beast which
hi h I saw was like lik unto a leopard
l d (Greece),
(Greece)
(G ) andd his
hi
feet were as the feet of a bear (Medo (Medo-Persia),
( Persia)), and his mouth
as the
th mouth th off a lion
li (Babylon)”
(B
(Babylon)
b l )” Rev R 13:1-2
13
13:112
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The p prophet
p Daniel spoke
p of four ggentile kingdoms
g which
were to t rule
l the
th earth:
th Babylon,
B b l M d Persia,
Medo-Persia,
Medo P i Greece,
G and
d
Rome The last of these Rome was to rule again right before
Rome.
the (Times
( of the Gentiles)) were to be fulfilled
fulfilled. Here’s
Here s what
N b h d
Nebuchadnezzar saw in
i his
hi dream
d that
th t represented t d these
th
four kingdoms: “The The image
image’ss head was of fine gold
(Babylon)
((Babylon),
y ), his breast
breast,, and his arms of silver (Medo
((Medo-Persia),
Persia)),
hi belly
his b ll and d his
hi thighs
thi h off brass
b (Greece),
(Greece)
(G ) his
hi legs
l off iron
iron,
i
his feet part
p of iron and part
p of clay
y (Rome)
((Rome). ) ” Daniel 2:32
2:32,33
33

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C
Concerning
i the h Revived
R i d Roman
R Empire;
E i “Wh
“Whereas
Whereas thou
h
sawest the feet and toes part
p of potters’
p
potters clayy and part
p of iron
iron,,
th kingdom
the ki d shall
h ll b
be divided;
di id d but
b t there
th shall
h ll be
b in
i it the
th
strength of the iron,
iron forasmuch as thou sawest the iron
mixed with miryy clay.”
clay
y”

Th R
The Roman Empire
E pi
“Thus
Thus he said
said, the fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom
upon
p the earth,
earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms,
kingdoms
g ,
andd shall
h ll d
devour ththe whole
h l earth
earth,
th and
d shall
h ll tread
t d it down,
d
down
and break it in ppieces
pieces.” Daniel 7:23 “And
And the ten horns out of
this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:
arise and another shall
rise
i after
f them;
h andd he
h shall
h ll be
b diverse
di from
f the
h first
fi
first, and d he
h
shall subdue three kings
kings.
g ” Daniel 7:24 Many y bible scholars
b li
believe that
th t the
th European
E Union
U i is i where
h the
th antichrist
ti h i t is
i
given his kingdom.
kingdom
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Others believe that he may y get
g his kingdom g from 10
economic i blblocs or regions. i Th
The antichrist
ti h i t will
ill reign
i ffor 3 ½
years during
y g the last half of the 70th week of Daniel Daniel. Daniel
7:25 5 Rev
Rev.
e 13:5 3 5 And d itt is
s in tthee middle
dd e oof this
t s final a 7 yea
year
t ib l ti period
tribulation i d that
th t theth greatt tribulation
t ib l ti startst t after
ft theth
antichrist and the false prophet p p set up p an idol in the temple p
and d the
th antichrist
ti h i t demands
d d to
t beb worshippedhi d as God.
G d Daniel
D i l
9:27 “AndAnd there shall be a time of trouble, trouble such as never was
since there was a nation even to that same time time...”” Daniel
12 1 It’
12:1 It’s
It s also
l att this
thi time
ti that
th t the
th false
f l prophet h t requires
i that
th t
everyone
y take the mark of the beast beast. “AndAnd I beheld another
beast coming g upp out of the earth” “and he doeth g great
wonders
wonders,
d so that
th t heh maketh k th fire
fi come down d from
f heaven
h in
i
the sight
g of men and he deceiveth them that dwell on the
earthth by
b theth means off those th miracles”
miracles
i l ” “And
“A
And d he
h causeth th them
th
to make an image to the beast beast, which had the wound by a
sword, and did live
sword, live.” “andand he had p power to g give life unto the
i
image off the
th beast...and
b t d cause thatth t as many as would ld nott
worship” or receive the mark of the beast ”should
worship should be killed
killed.”
Rev 13:11
13:11-17 17 Just how will the antichrist come to his end? By y
advancing
d i his hi armies i to t the
th middle
iddl eastt “he “h
he shall
h ll enter
t also
l
into the glorious
g land,
land and many y countries shall be
overthrown…”
overthrown…
th ” ““and
and d th
the lland d off EEgyptt shall
h ll nott escape. But B t
he shall have power over the treasures off gold and silver silver,
and over all the p precious things g of Egypt
Egypt…
gyp ” “But But tidingsg out
off th
the eastt and d outt off the
th north th (the
(th armiesi off China
Chi and d
Russia) shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with
great fury
g y to destroy,
destroy y, and utterly y make away y many.
many y And he
shall
h ll plant
l t theth tabernacles
t b l off his
hi palacel between
b t
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the
h seas in i the
h glorious
l i holy
h l mountain; i yet he h shall
h ll come to
his end
end,, and none shall help p him.
him ” Daniel 11:41-45
11:41 45 The
world’s
world
ld’s armies
i are now gatheredth d north
th off Jerusalem
J l for
f the
th
battle of Armageddon
Armageddon. “And And this shall be the plague
wherewith the Lord will smite all the p people
p that have fought g
against
i t Jerusalem;
J l their
th i flesh
fl h shall
h ll consume away while hil they
th
stand upon
p their feet
feet, and their eyes
y shall consume away y
in their holes,
holes and their tongue shall consume away in their
mouth
mouth.
th ” Zechariah
Z h i h 14:12
14 12

Here’s a list
H
Here’s li t off the
th AAntichrist's
Antichrist
ti h i t's characteristics
h t i ti
and traits:
II. He will be extremely intelligent and he might be involved in
the Occult “…understanding
understanding g dark sentences…
sentences ” Daniel 8:23
II He
II. H willill be
b very boastful.
b tf l “a
“a mouth th that
th t spakek very greatt
things” Daniel 7:20
things
III “And through
III. g his policy
p y also he shall cause craft to
prosper in i his
hi hand”
hand
h d” “…and and
d by
b peace shall h ll he
h destroy
d t many”
many”
Daniel 8:25
IV He is called the “king
IV. king of fierce cocountenance”
countenance
ntenance” Daniel 8:238 23
V His “look
V. “look will be more stout than his ffellows”
fellows Daniel 7:20 20
VI “He
VI. He will confirm a covenant with the many y for one week
week”
Th Antichrist
The A ti h i t negotiates
ti t a peace treaty
t t between
b t Israel
I l and d
her enemies setting the stage for a final seven-year
tribulation p period ((See charts)
charts).
) Daniel 9:27
VII He
VII. H willill have
h many successful f l military
ilit exploits
l it andd also
l
attempt p to destroy y the Jews after he comes to power p
power. "He
He
shall destroy wonderfully,
wonderfully and shall prosper,
prosper and practice
practice,
and d shall
h ll ddestroy theh mighty
i h and d the
h holy
h l people
people"
l " Daniel
D i l
8:24
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VIII H
VIII. He will ill b
be th
the h
head d off a ki
kingdom
d given
i tto hi
him bby 10
kings
kings.
g “And And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings kings,
g
which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power
as kings
ki one hour
h with
ith the
th beast
beast.
b t ” Rev
R
Rev. 17:12
17 12
IX "And
And he shall speak p great
g words against
g the most High,
High
g ,
and d shall
h ll wear outt th the saintsi t off th
the mostt HiHigh,h and d thi
think k tto
change times and laws: and they shall be given into his
hand ” His reign
hand…” g will begin g at the start of the final 3 ½ years y
off th
the tribulation
t ib l ti period. i d Daniel
D i l 7: 7 25
X There may
X. y be an attempt to kill him him. “And
And his deadly y
wound was healed healed,, and all the world wondered after the
B
Beast"
Beast t" Rev
R
Rev. 13:3
13 3
XI He will p
XI. proclaim himself God God. 2 Thess
Thess. 2:4
XII He
XII. H will ill demand
d d tto bbe worshipped.
hi d “A
“And
Andd causeth th the
th earth th
and all that dwell therein to worship the beast beast…” Rev Rev. 13:12
XIII He will require
XIII. q that everybody
y y on Earth receive a mark or
id tifi ti on th
identification their i fforehead
h d or h hand d andd nobody
b d will ill
legally be able to buy or sell without it it. “And
And that no man
might
g buy y or sell,
sell, save he that hath the mark…” mark ” Rev.Rev 13:16,
13:16,
17
XIV He will lead his army
XIV. y to fight
g against
g the world
world’ss military y
f
forces in
i the
th battle
b ttl off Armageddon
A dd where h Christ
Ch i t willill defeat
d f t
them “And
them. And I saw the Beast Beast, and the kings off the earth earth, and
their armies gathered
g together
g to make war war…” RevRev. 19 19 19,, 20

Th following
The f ll i scriptures
i t d
describe
ib h how arrogantt and
d proudd
the antichrist will be
be. “And
And the king shall do according to his
will;; and he shall exalt himself
himself,, and magnify
g y himself above
every god
god,
d andd shall
h ll speakk marvelous
l thi
things against
i t th
the G
God d
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off gods,
d and
d shall
h ll prosper till th
the iindignation
di ti beb
accomplished
accomplished.
p ” Daniel 11: 36

“Neither
“N
Neither
ith shall
h ll he
h regardd the
th God
G d off his
hi fathers,
fathers
f th …nor
nor regardd
any
y god:
g for he shall magnify
g y himself above allall.” Daniel 11:37

The "Mark
Mark of the Beast"
Beast

Because of this antichrist and his false prophet:

p p all
all,, both
small
ll and
d great
great,
t rich
i h andd poor,
poor free
f and d slave,
slave
l will
ill receive
i a
mark on their right
g hand or on their foreheads,
foreheads, so that no one
may buy
b or sell ll exceptt one who
h has
h theth mark,k or the
th name off
the beast
beast, or the number of his name
name. Rev 13:16-17 This
mark, which is usually
mark, y called the "mark
mark of the beast,
beast," will be
usedd by
b the
th antichrist
ti h i t to
t place
l everyone underd hishi direct
di t
control To receive this mark will ensure the wrath of God
control.
and result in a p
person being g cast into the lake of fire
fire.
R
Revelation
l ti 1414:9-11
14:9
9 11 10
A d to the
And h one who h doesn
d
doesn’t ’t take
k the h mark k this
hi person will ill bbe
end up p being g beheaded by y the antichrist.
antichrist Revelation 20:4
E
Everyone will
ill b
be ffaced d with
ith th
the d decision
i i off h havingi tto decide
d id
whether or not to take the mark mark. No one will be exempt exempt. This
may y be in the form of a biometric devise or a rfid tattoo or
chip.
hi By B receivingi i the th mark k off the
th beast
b t a person will ill be
b able bl
to obtain all of the necessities of life: such as food food, water
water,
clothing and shelter.
clothing, shelter People who refuse will be forced to go
underground
d d to
t escape beingb i caught.
caught ht A cashless
hl society
i t is i
what the bible is referring g to when it speaksp about the
comingi mark k off th
the beast.
b t A common international
i t ti l systemt
will have to be put in place so they will be able to track all
buying
y g and selling.
selling g There are already y systems
y in use today y
t ttrack
to k products;
d t such h as the
th universal
i l product
d t code. d When Wh
this happens money y will be replaced by y computerized
scanning
sca g de
devicesces making
a ge electronic
ect o c ttransactions
a sact o s ou our only
o y
f
form off currency.
currency Fingerprint
Fi i t scanners,
scanners voice i print i t scanners,
scanners
eye
y scanners
scanners,, smart cards cards,, and implanted
p computer
p chips p
are already
l d being
b i used d today.
t d It’s
It
It’s remarkablek bl that
th t 2,000
2 000 years
ago the bible predicted that this technology would be
developed p and used by y the antichrist when he reigns g during g
th last
the l t half
h lf off the
th final
fi l 7 year tribulation
t ib l ti period i d - Daniel
D i l’s
Daniel’s
seventieth week week. (See Charts) For anyone to take “the the mark
of the beast” the bible issues this warning: g “If any y man
worshiphi theth beast
b t andd his
hi image,
image
i andd receivei hishi mark k ini his
hi
forehead, or in his hand
forehead, hand,, the same shall drink of the wine of
th wrath
the th off G
God, d which
hi h iis poured d outt without
ith t mixture
i t iinto
t
the cup off his indignation; and he shall be tormented with
fire and brimstone in the presence p of the holy y angels
angels,
g , and in
th presence off the
the th Lamb.”
L
Lamb.b ” Revelation
R l ti 14:9-10
14
14:9 9 10
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 End Time Signs
Sg
When Jesus Jesus' disciplesp asked what would signal g his second
coming, i h
he gave themth severall signs
i to
t watch t h for.
f He H also l
taught that the time immediately before his coming would be
known as the "beginning
beginning
g g of sorrows"
sorrows (Matt ((Matt. 24:8)
24:8).) Christ
stated
t t d thatth t these
th birth
bi th pains
i would ld increase
i and d become
b
much more intense until the end of this age. age
g
1 False Christs/prophets (Matthew 24:4; 24:11): "For
1. For many
will
ill come in i my namename, claiming
claiming,
l i i I am the h Christ
Ch
Christ,
i and d will
ill
deceive many many, y,” "...and
and many y false prophets
p p will appear
pp and
d
deceive i many people.
people.”
l ”
2 Wars and Rumors of Wars (Matthew 24:6): "Your
2. Your will hear
of wars and rumors of wars, wars, but see to it that you y are not
alarmed.
l d S
Such h thi
things mustt h happen, b butt the
th end d is
i still
till to
t
come Nation will rise against
come. g nation
nation, and kingdom g against
g
kingdom
kingdom."
gdo "
3 Famines
3. F i (Matthew
(M tth 24:7):
24 7) "There
"Th
There will ill be
b famines
famines...in
f i in
i variousi
places "
p
places.
4 E
4. Earthquakes
th k (M (Matthew
tth 24
24:7):
7) "Th
"There
There will ill b
be...earthquakes
th k
in various places.
places "
5 Religious
5. g persecution
p (Matthew
( 24:9): ) "Then
Then youy will be
h d d over to
handed t beb persecuted t d and d putt to t death,
d th and d you will ill
be hated by y all nations because of me me.”
6 Increase in Wickedness (Matthew
6. ( 24:12:13): ) "Because of
th increase
the i off wickedness
wickedness,
i k d the
th love
l off mostt will ill grow cold cold,
ld
but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. saved ”

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7 The worldwide dissemination of the Gospel (Matthew
7.
24 14) "A
24:14): "And
And d this
hi gospell off the h ki
kingdom
d will
ill b
be preachedh d iin
the whole world as a testimony y to all nations
nations,, and then the
endd willill come.”
come.”
8 The Sign of Noah (Matthew 24:37-39): "As
8. As it was in the
days
y of NoahNoah,, so it will be at the coming g of the Son of Man Man.
F in
For i the
th days
d before
b f the
th flood,
fl d people l were eating ti and d
drinking
drinking, g marrying
y g and g giving g in marriage
marriage, g up p to the day y
Noah
oa e entered
te ed tthe ea ark;; aandd tthey
ey knewe nothing
ot g about what at
would ld h
happen until til th
the fl
flood d came and d ttook k th
them allll away
away.”
9 Signs
9. g and wonders in the heavens (Luke ( 21:11):
) "There
There
will
ill be...great
b t signs
i ffrom heaven...
hheaven...” ”
10 Pestilence (Luke 21:11): "There
10. There will be be...pestilences
pestilences in
various places...”
places
p ”
11 F
11. Fearfulf lE Events t (L(Lukek 21:11):
21 11) "Th"There
There will ill be...fearful
b f f l
events ”
events...
12 Signs
12. g in the Sun Sun,, Moon
Moon,, and Stars (Luke ( 21:25):
) "There
will
ill be
b signs
i in
i the
th sunsun, moon and d stars.
stars
t ”
13 Fear and Apprehension
13. pp for the Future (Luke ( 21:26):) "Men
Men
will
ill ffaint
i t ffrom terror,
t apprehensive
h i off what h t iis comingi on th the
world for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
world, shaken ”

I addition
In addition,
dditi , hhere are severall Tribulation
T ib l ti
Indicators:
1. The progress of the Middle East peace process towards a
1
final settlement or covenant ((Daniel 9:27):) "He
He will confirm a
covenantt with
ith many for
f one week. k In
I the
th middle
iddl off the
th seven
((week)) he will p
put an end to sacrifice and offering
g . And on a
wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes
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desolation,
d
desolation
l i until
il the
h end d that
h is i decreed
d d iis poured d out on
him ”
him.
2 The
2. Th establishment
t bli h t off a new Jewish J i h TempleT l (Daniel
(D i l 9:27;
9 27
Matthew 24:15): "So So when you see standing in the holy place
the abomination that causes desolation desolation,, spoken p of through g
th prophet
the h t Daniel,
D i l thenth let l t those
th who
h are in i Judea
J d flee fl to t
the mountains
mountains.”
3 The growth of world community (Revelation 11:9): "For
3. For
th
three andd a half
h lf days
d men fromf every people
people, l tribe
ttribe,
ib language
l
and nation will g gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. burial
Th inhabitants
The i h bit t off the th earth th will ill gloat
l t over th them and d willill
celebrate by sending each other gifts gifts, because these two
prophets
p p had tormented those who live on the earth earth.” ”
4 M
4. Markk off the
th Beast
B t - advances
d in
i biometrics
bi t i and d smartt card d
technology gy that would facilitate the mark of the beast
((Revelation
e e at o 13:1613:16-18),
3 6 18) 8), the
t e number
u be of o man,
mana , 666:
666 "He e the
t e
second d beast
b t also
l forced
f d everyone,
everyone small ll and d great
great,t rich
i h and d
poor, free and slave
poor,
p slave,, to receive a mark on his right g hand or
on hi his forehead,
f h d so th thatt no one could ld buy
b or sell ll unless
l h
he
had the markmark, which is the name of the beast or the number
of his name.”
name ”
5 Th
5. The creationti off an international
i t ti l alliance
lli off 10 states
t t
(Revelation 17:12-14) to empower the beast: "The The ten horns
you saw are ten kings
y g who have not yet y received a kingdom, kingdom
g ,
b t who
but h for
f one hour h will
ill receive i authority
th it as kings ki along
l
with the beast.
beast They y have one p purpose
p and will g give their
power and d authority
th it tto the th b beast.
beast.” t”
6 The disposition off military forces
6. f in and around Jerusalem
((Ezekiel 38:8;; Zechariah 12;; Luke 21:20;; Revelation 19:19): )
"IIn future
"In f t years, you G Gog will ill invade
i d a land
l d thatth t has
h
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recovered from war, war whose peoplep p were gathered g from many y
nations to the mountains of Israel Israel, which had long been
d
desolate
desolate.
l t They
Th had h d been
b brought
b ht outt from
f many nations
nations,
ti and d
now all of them live in safety safety.y You and all y your troops p and the
nations
ti with
ith you will ill go up, advancing
d i likelik a storm;
t you willill
be like a cloud covering the land land.” “II am going to make
Jerusalem a cup p that sends all the surrounding g peoples
p p
reeling.
li Judah
J d h will ill be
b besieged
b i d as well ll as Jerusalem.
J l On
O that
th t
day
day,
y when all the nations of the earth are gathered g against
g
her
her,
e , I will make a e Jerusalem
Je usa e a an immovableo ab e rock oc foro alla the
t e
nations
nations.
ti All who h try
t to t move it will ill injure
i j themselves...On
themselves
th l On
O that
th t
day
day,
y, the Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem...On Jerusalem On that
d
day, I will
ill sett outt to
t destroy
d t all
ll the
th nationsti that
th t attack
tt k
Jerusalem ” “When
Jerusalem. When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by
armies, you
armies, y will know that its desolation is near near.”
” “Then I
saw th the beast
b t andd the
th kings
ki off the
th earth th andd their
th i armies i
gathered together
g g to make war against g Christ and his army army.
y
Then the beast was captured p and with him the false prophet p p
who
h h had d performed
f d the
th miraculous
i l signs
i on hi
his behalf.
b
behalf
h lf ”

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Here are some recent newspaper headlines
showing the current use of biometric and rfid
technology.
technology
technolog

Bi
Biometrics
t i To
T Be
B Used
U d OnO IDs.
ID - Minnesota
Mi t to
t Use
U Facial
F i l
Recognition Technology on IDs -- State
S will add biometrics
component
p to prevent
p fake driver
driver's
s licenses.
licenses

P li advisory
Police d i body
b d installs
i t ll 3D facial
f i l recognition
iti system
t –
London UK

Australian state police eye fingerprint

f biometrics - Police in
the Australian state of New South Wales are set to introduce
portable,
t bl handheld
h dh ld fingerprint
fi i t scanners

Eye
y Scan Technology gy Comes to Schools - A New Jersey
y
S h l District
School Di t i t Is
I Piloting
Pil ti the
th System
S t

Speed through
thro gh the checkout
checko t with ith just
j st a wave
a e of your
o r arm - It
may sound d like
lik a sci-fi
i fi fantasy
f but
b shoppers
h may one day
d beb
able to p
pay
y their g
grocery y bills using g a microchip
p implanted
p in
th i body.
their b d
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RFID Chips
p To Travel in U.S.
U S Passports
p - U.S.
U S passports
p p
i
issued
d after
ft October
O t b 2006 willill contain
t i embedded
b dd d radio
di
frequency identification chips that carry the holder's
holder s
personal data and digital
p g p
photo
photo.

Germanyy To Issue Passports

p with Biometric Data - First
passport in Europe to use RFID technology.
technology

EU readies bio-passports
bio p
passports
p - EU governments
g will issue new
bi
biometric
t i VeriChip
V iChi ToT TTestt H
Human IImplantable
l t bl RFID On O
Military passports containing facial images.
images

N ti
National l Guard
G d orders
d portable
t bl kits
kit - The
Th U.S.
U S National
N ti l Guard
G d
has purchased
p $4
$4.6
6 million worth of mobile radio-frequency
q y
identification
de t cat o ((RFID)) syste
systems
systems.s

UK number two in RFID market Research says

y - US leads in
number
b off sites
it using
i ttechnology
h l

Wal-Mart
Wal Mart Backs RFID Technology
gy - Will require
q suppliers
pp to
use 'smart'
'smartt' tags
t

Epassports
p p with RFID chips
p now a reality
y - The US
D
Department
t t off St
State
t on M
Monday
d started
t t d to
t issue
i electronic
l t i
passports
p p (e-passports)
(e
( p passports)
p ) equipped
q pp with RFID
RFID-chips.
chips
p

Alabama Grips Crime With NEC Palm and Fingerprint

Identification System
y - Huntsville Police Department
p
B
Becomes S
Secondd NEC AFIS Implementation
I l t ti ini State
St t With
Automated Connectivity to the Alabama Bureau of
Investigation
g
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I ve got a biometric ID card - Biometric testing of face,
I've face eye
andd fingerprints
fi i could
ld soon be
b used d on every resident
id off the
h
UK to create compulsory
p y identity
y cards.
cards BBC News Online
Online'ss
T
Tom G
Geoghegan
h volunteered
l t d for
f a pilot
il t scheme
h andd looked,
l k d
unblinking into the future
unblinking, future.

Lithuania
Lith
Lithuania-based
i based
b d Neurotechnology
N t h l h unveiled
has il d VeriLook
V iL k
Surveillance SDK
SDK, a new biometric technology gy for real-time
face
ace identification
de t cat o using
us g video
deo surveillance
su e a ce cameras.
ca
cameras
e as Once
O ce a
f
face is
i detected
detected,
d t t d it is
i tracked
t k d in
i all
ll successive
i frames
f off
video until it disappears
pp from camera view
view. Face appearance
appearance,
pp ,
t
tracking
ki and d disappearance
di eventst are reported
t d to
t the
th
system This technology can be used in locations where
system.
people
p p may y not be lookingg directly
y into the camera.
camera

Biometric technology gy improves identification security

security.
y
Combined with other security y measures,
measures, biometrics has fast
b
become the
th preferred
f d solution
l ti to
t controlled
t ll d access,
access " said
id
Marine Lt
Lt. Col
Col. Frank Lugo
Lugo,
g , the deputy
p y chief of force
protection
t ti and d mission
i i assurance division
di i i att UU.S.
S Northern
N th
Command The Air Force is planning to invest in a multi-
Command.
million dollar biometric
biometric-enabled
enabled enterprise
p system
y called the
D f
Defense Bi
Biometric
t i Identification
Id tifi ti System,
S t or DBIDS,
DBIDS which
hi h
would allow electronic verification of ID cards at base gates
gates.

M kl b
Mecklenburg Co
C
Co., N
N.C.
C Sheriff
Sh
Sheriff's
iff's Office
Offi Picks
Pi k Iris
I i Biometric
Bi ti
Technology
Technology.
gy The department
p is working g with BI2
T h l i off Pl
Technologies Plymouthth , MA
MA. Th
The new systemt will
ill utilize
tili
iris recognition biometric technology to identify f convicted
sex offenders
offenders.
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 Total
ota Su
Surveillance
e a ce
Electronic surveillance: it's it s everywhere
y and it’s growing.
growing
g g Has
th demand
the d d for
f and d use off electronic
l t i surveillance
ill increased?
i d?
Yes because of the 9/11 tragedy
Yes, g y there has been a renewed
interest
te est in secu
security ty us
usinggb biometrics
o et cs with t ID ca cards
ds aandd in
airports
airports,
i t e e.g.
g video
id surveillance
ill enhanced
h d by
b facial-
facial
f i l
recognition
g technology gy to combat terrorism.
terrorism Allowing g for this
h been
has b the
th rapid id advances
d in
i telecommunications
t l i ti
technology having been accompanied by a growth in the
potential effectiveness of electronic surveillance and a
p
steady
t d increase
i in
i governmentt surveillance ill activity.
ti it With
biometric ID systems,
systems
y as with national ID systems, systems
y we should
be concerned about a system y that provides
p greater
g social
surveillance
ill off the
th population
l ti in i general
general. l And
A
And,d because
b
they're
they y re continually y making g new discoveries to increase the
effectiveness
ff ti off biometrics,
bi ti rfid
fid chips,
hi etc.,
t th the governmentt
may soon be tracking us all all.

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 Bi
Biometrics
ti
Biometrics refers to the automatic identification or identity y
verification
ifi ti off li living
i persons using i ththeir
i unique
i physical
h i l or
behavioral characteristics.
characteristics Many body parts, parts personal
characteristics and imaging g g methods have been suggested gg
andd used d for
f biometric
bi t i systems,
t such
h as: fingers,
fi hands,
h d
feet faces
feet, faces, and eyes,
eyes
y etc
etc. The biometric method of
identification offers several advantages g over traditional
methods
th d involving
i l i ID cards d or pin i numbers
b ffor various
i
reasons: ((1)) the person
p to be identified is required
q to be
physically
h i ll present; t (2) identification
id tifi ti based b d on biometric
bi ti
techniques obviates the need to use a password password, personal
identification number (p (pin)
(pin),
), key
key,
y, or ID card
card. By y using g real
real-
ti
time recognition,
iti biometric
bi t i techniques
t h i can preventt
unauthorized access to secure systems. systems This is why
biometrics are already y being g integrated
g into present
p securityy
systems
t andd are being
b i used d to
t reduce
d financial
fi i l fraud
ffraud.
d
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 Rfid Technology
T h l gy
T t l RFID Surveillance.
Total Surveillance
S ill Imagine
I i a future
f t in
i which
hi h your every
belongingg g is marked with a unique q number identifiable with
th swipe
the i off a scanner; where h your refrigerator
fi t keeps
k track
t k
of its contents; where the location of your car is always
pinpoint
pinpoint-able;
p p able;; and where signal signal-emitting
g emitting gppinpoint
p signal
g
microchips
i hi storing
t i personall information
i f ti are implanted
i l t d
beneath your skin skin. This may be the future of radio frequency
identification ((RFID),
(RFID)), a technology gy whose application
pp has so
f been
far b limited
li it d largely
l l to
t supply-chain
supplyl chain
h i management.
managementt An A
RFID tag g or chip p is an objectj that can be attached to or
i
incorporated t d into
i t any product, d t animal,
i l or person for f the
th
purpose off identification
f using radio waves.
waves RFID
RFID's s are set to
be applied
pp to a whole range g of consumer g goods
goods. They’re
Theyy re
already
l d being
b i used d to
t keep
k track
t k off products
d t purchased,
h d
monitor shipments
shipments, replace stock; and also prevent
shoplifting
p g of products
p like clothing,
clothing g, electronic devices,
devices, etc.
etc
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On the following pages are some advances in
biometrics and rfid technology being
considered
id d for
f use today
t d or in
i the
th design
d i and
d
d
development
l p t stage
t g for
f ffuture
t use
use.

Pay by touch
U d by
Used b severall retailers,
t il Pay
P By B Touch
T h may beb the
th mostt
prominent biometric device in the U
p U.S.
S Shoppers
pp enrolled in
the program can speed through checkout lines, lines paying for
it
items with
ith a linked
li k d bank
b k accountt or credit dit cardd simply
i l by
b
applying
pp y g a fingerprint
g p to a sensor.
sensor Pay y By y Touch says y more
th 2 million
than illi people l hhave signed
i d up. N
Now th the company
plans to expand into online retail,
retail using sensors available on
some laptops
laptops.
p p
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 Face Scan
If computers could recognize faces as easily as people they
wouldld makek an ideal
id l aid
id for
f spotting i and d tracking
ki known
k
terrorists and criminals
criminals. But face
face-recognition
recognition
g systems
y aren't
aren t
th t reliable
that li bl yet.
t A company called ll d Identix
Id ti (IDNX) is i making
ki
steady progress
progress. Identix says that
that, by combining the usual
face scan with an inspection
p of ppores and wrinkles in small
bl k off skin,
blocks ki has
h improved
i d reliability.
li bilit

I i Scan
Iris S 26
 Ey Scanner
Eye S
Iris scanning g technology gy was first thought g of in 1936 by y
ophthalmologist
op t a o og st Frank a Burch
Burch.
u c He e noticed
ot ced that
t at eac
each peperson’s
so s
i i – the
iris th partt off the
th eye thatth t gives
i color
l – isi unique
unique.
i It wasn
wasn’t ’tt
till 1994 when the algorithm g for detecting g these differences
was patented
t t d by b John
J h Daugman
D off Iridian
I idi Technologies.
T h l i Iris
Ii
scans analyze the features in the colored tissue surrounding
the pupil
p
pupil.
p There are many y unique
q p points for comparison
p
i l di rings,
including i furrows
f andd filaments.
fil t The
Th scans use a
regular
g video camera to capture the iris pattern pattern. The user
looks into the device so that he can see the reflection of his
own eye.
eye ThThe device
d i captures t the
th iris
i i pattern
tt and d compares
it to one in a database.
database Distance varies, varies, but some models can
make k positive
iti identification
id tifi ti att up to t 2 feet.
f t Verification
V ifi ti timesti
vary - generally less than 5 seconds - but only require a
quick glance
q g to activate the identification process p
process. To
preventt a fake
f k eye from f being
b i used d tot fool
f l the
th system,
t some
models vary the light levels shone into the eye and watch for
pupil
p p dilation – a fixed pupil p p means a fake eye. eye
y Iris scanners
are now iin use in i various
i military
ilit and d criminal
i i l justice
j ti
facilities but have never gained g the wide favor that
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fingerprint
g p scanners now enjoy j y even though g the technology gy
is considered more secure.secure Devices tend to be bulky in
comparison
i tto fingerprint
fi i t scanners.
scanners Retinal
R ti l scanners are
similar in operation
p but require
q the user to be very y close to a
special
i l camera. This Thi camera takes
t k an image
i off the
th patterns
tt
created by tiny blood vessels illuminated by a low intensity
laser in the back of the eye y – the retina.
retina Retinal scans are
considered
id d impossible
i ibl to
t fake
f k and d these
th scanners can be b
found in areas needing g veryy high
g security
security.
y High
g cost and the
need
eed to actually
actua y put youryou eye verye yc close
ose to tthe
e ca
camera
ea
preventt th
them from
f being
b i used d more widely
widely.
id l

RFID Tags
RFID tags/chips
/ hi are miniscule
i i l microchips
microchips.
i hi They
Th listen
li for
f a
radio q
query
y and respond
p by
y transmitting
g their unique
q ID
code.
d
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 Thi black
This bl k dot
d t is
i a RFID chip
hi

M t RFID tags
Most t have
h no batteries:
b tt i They
Th use the th power from f
the initial radio signal
g to transmit their response.
response
p You should
become familiar with RFID technology because you you'll
ll be
h
hearing
i much h more about
b t it soon
soon. Retailers
R t il adore
d the
th
concept
concept.
p Wal-Mart
Wal Mart and the U U.K.-based
K based grocery
g y chain Tesco
are starting
t ti to t install
i t ll "smart
"smartt shelves
shelves"
h l " with
ith networked
t k d RFID
readers In what will become the largest test of the
readers.
technology
technology,gy, consumer goodsg giant
g Gillette recently y said it
wouldld purchase
h 500 million
illi RFID ttags ffrom Ali Alien T Technology
h l
of Morgan
g Hill,
Hill Calif.
Calif It becomes unnervingly g y easy y to imagine
g
a sce
scenario
a o wheree eeeverything
e yt g you buy that's
t at s moreo e expensive
e pe s e
th a Snickers
than S i k will
ill sportt RFID tags,
ttags which
hi h typically
t i ll include
i l d
a 64
64-bit
bit unique
q identifier y yielding g about 18 thousand trillion
possible
ibl values.
l KSW
KSW-Microtec,
Mi
Microtec,
t a German
G company, has h
invented washable RFID tags designed to be sewn into
clothing
clothing.
g And according g to EE Times,
Times, the European p central
b k iis considering
bank id i embedding
b ddi RFID ttags iinto t b banknotes.
k t

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 P i i ' PlusID75
Privaris'
Privaris Pl ID75

Now this is an interesting key-fob-sized device designed to

eliminate the need for employees p y to use multiplep access
cards
d and d passwords
passwords. d TheTh plusID
l ID authenticates
th ti t a user user's
's
identityy with their fingerprint
g p and enables secure access to
b ildings and other physical
buildings ph sical facilities,
facilities local and remote
computers and d networks
networks, k and d online
li or onsite i financial
fi i l
transactions The p
transactions. plusID works with existing
existing,g, installed
security
it infrastructure,
i f t t making
ki deployment
d l t quick
i k and d
affordable with just one secure wireless device. device The plusID75
is the first product
p in Privaris
Privaris' new p plusID line of self
self-
contained
t i d biometric
bi t i security it products.
d t In I the
th coming i
months Privaris will announce new p
months, plusID variations to
address long-range
long range vehicle gate access, access government
security
it initiatives
i iti ti (such
( h as Personal
P l Identity
Id tit Verification
V ifi ti or
PIV)), and authentication for financial and retail applications.
PIV), applications
pp
Th device,
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part of a
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identity y of each child and tie in with the food p payment
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p g
concerns by b moving i the th screener away from f the
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p g at you
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The V i hip
V i hi utilizes
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h implantable
implantable,
i l bl passivei RFID microchip
i hi
in their solutions for the p purpose
p of automatic
id tifi ti
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Ab t theth size
i off a grain
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the
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skin. In the future this chip p mayy contain Global
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j t under
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Rfid Tattoo
T tt ’s
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Somark Innovations,
Innovations a company located in Saint Louis, Louis has
successfully y tested an RFID tattoo
tattoo,, on cows,
cows, mice and rats:
enabling
bli an id identifying
tif i number
b embedded
b dd d underd ththe skin.
ki
The system developed by Somark uses an array of needles
to inject
j a pattern
p of dots into each animal
animal,, with the p
pattern
changing
h i forf each h injection
injection.
i j ti
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Thi pattern
This tt can then
th beb readd using
i a readerd operating
ti att
high
g frequency.
frequency
q y The ink can be either invisible or colored but
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contents. They only
say that
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doesn'tt contain
t i any metals
t l and d is
i 100%
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p and chemicallyy inert
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applied
li d in
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t 10 secondsd with
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tattoo, the
more information stored
stored.

Concl sion
Conclusion

“And
“AAndd I saw th
the souls l off them
th that
th t were beheaded
b h d d forf the
th
witness off Jesus
Jesus, and ffor the word off G God
God, and which had
not worshipped
pp the beast beast,, neither his image
image,
g , neither had
received
i d his
hi mark k upon their
th i foreheads,
f h d or in i their
th i hands;
h d
and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years years.”
After this vision John then “saw a g great white throne
throne,, and
hi that
him th t satt on it
it, from
f whose
h face
f the
th earth
th andd the
th heaven
h
fled away;y and there was found no p place for them
them. And I saw
the dead,
dead small and great,great stand before God; and the books
were opened
opened, d which
hi h is i the
h book
b k off life:
lif andd the
h dead
d d were
jjudged
g out of those things g which were written in the books
books,,
according
di tot their
th i works.
works.”
k ” Rev
R 20:4,11
20:4,11-13
20 4 11 13

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Th History
The Hi t Place:
Pl The
Th Rise
Ri Of Adolf
Ad lf Hitler
Hitl

Witherington:
g 1 Maccabees 1:30-37
1:30 37

Larry
y Cockerham: Antiochus IV Epiphanes:
pp
The
e Antichrist
t c st oof tthe
eOOld
d Testament
esta e t

Guzik, David
Guzik, David. "Study
Study
y Guide for Daniel 8.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation: Biometrics,

Biometrics Who
Who’s
s Watching
You?

Gregory
g y Williams: More than a pretty
y face,
face Biometrics and
SmartCard Tokens

Declain McCullagh:
g RFID tags
tags,
g , Big
g Brother in small packages
p g

Wikipedia: Radio-frequency identification