[Texas Eagle]

In addition, the bible has long foretold of a time when a specific individual will institute a worldwide system controlling all of human commerce: "He required everyone - great and small, rich and poor, slave and free - to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name." Revelation 13:16-17 (NLT) Read more at http://www.prophecynewswatch./article.cfm?recent_news_id=1681#62HOVyv55AbQIbyF.99

For all intents and purposes, we're pretty much already there. Except in extreme cases, you cannot buy or sell anything without a Socialist Security Number (XXX-XX-XXX) and phone number (XXX-XXX-XXXX). You remember those numbers in your head and write them with your hand.

Okay, contrarians. Go ahead and disagree. Go ahead and give me the one example in a billion that disproves what I said even though I stated outright in my post, "except in extreme cases".

[UCANSEE2]

Is 666 the Beast’s area code ?

[xone]

Except in extreme cases, you cannot buy or sell anything without a Socialist Security Number (XXX-XX-XXX) and phone number (XXX-XXX-XXXX).

Aside from a house, I haven't needed either to buy or sell in 60 years.

[delchiante]

quote-For all intents and purposes, we’re pretty much already there. Except in extreme cases, you cannot buy or sell anything without a Socialist Security Number

Texas Eagle,
Revelation 3:18 provides some challenges for a switch to a physical buying and selling in Revelation 13.

I would ask others what store/marketplace did/does the Laodicean church ‘buy from Him gold refined by fire’ and garments of white to cover the nakedness? (rev 3:18)

That buying appears to be a spiritual transaction in Revelation 3.
If that is also a spiritual transaction in Revelation 13, that can be going on this very day..