Introduction

During the Bible's end times, no one should be able to buy or sell without one of three things. Revelation 13:17 (King James Version): "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."

There are significant rewards for those who avoid the Mark-Name-Number of Revelation 13:17. Those who resist the mark will be given the Harps of God according to Revelation 15:2.  And avoid God's wrath per Revelation 16:2.  And reign with Christ if they die refusing the Mark, Revelation 20:4.

There are also significant punishments associated with accepting this Mark. Those who receive the Mark will "be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb" according to Revelation 14:10.

Why then, would anyone risk participating in this final Mark-Name-Number system? There is only one reason revealed: To qualify for buying and selling. NO OTHER REASON IS GIVEN.

Since the risk is so great, it would be prudent to carefully study anything remotely resembling this mark or name or number. Especially anything authorizing you to buy or to sell.

Shouldn't a number already authorizing your buying and selling be suspicious? Did you get a number so you could sell your labor? Is this also a banking authorization number? Is this number also needed to buy or rent housing, or buy medical care, or buy a license to travel? Do you need this number to buy government ID? Without ID you cannot cash a check. The Uniform Commercial Code, Section 3-110 requires ID of anyone cashing a check. Without an ID mark engraved by a government, your commerce is limited to the crimes of tax evasion and money laundering. How could you be so sure that you have avoided the dreaded mark, name or number of the Beast?

What is a Mark? The word "Mark" in the book of Revelation is translated from the Greek "charagma" which means “etching” or “badge of servitude.” In ancient Rome slaves carried a “badge of servitude,” which was often just an imprint of the master’s family seal baked in clay. It protected the slave from unwarranted detention as he traveled on errands for his master. Transactions were conducted in the name of the master, and the master would be held liable for the acts of his servants. Even today: you could be detained if you cannot show ID, and merchants might not conduct commerce without proof that you have some master’s authority to exist. As today’s badge of servitude, the Social Security Card certainly serves this purpose.

What is a Beast? DIVINE interpretation in Daniel 7:23 equates Daniel's final Beast with a final world kingdom, not a church, not a king, not a man, not an antichrist. The word "antichrist" does not appear in the book of Revelation. Throughout history, "Beasts" symbolize kingdoms. Even today, "The United States" is symbolized by an Eagle, England by a Lion, and Russia by a Bear. In Revelation 13, an end time confederation of Daniel's Beasts (like unto a leopard-bear-lion with 7 heads and 10 horns) has been assimilated by Daniel's fourth exceedingly dreadful (Dan 7:19) iron Beast, that was to take away the dominion of other Beast powers (Dan 7:12), consume and trample down the whole earth and break it to pieces (verse 23). This final Beast kingdom lets the two horned second Beast of Revelation 13:11 issue the dreaded Mark of the Beast. The 10-horned Beast does not issue the Mark. The two-horned second beast is the Beast that causes all to receive the "Mark of the Beast" in Revelation 13:16.

The first Beast is often equated with the Roman Empire. This interpretation is consistent with Nebuchadnezzar's iron legs final world kingdom mentioned in Daniel 2:40. Do you have a Mark issued by the authority of a final world power that is a confederation of Daniel's Beast powers? The answer may surprise you. After the American Revolutionary War, England's King George III signed a Treaty that authorizes the U.S. to exist. In this Treaty, the king explicitly retained his title to the Roman Empire and the United States.

There is overwhelming evidence that the Social Security Card has ALL the characteristics of the Mark of the Beast. I have found nothing in Scripture that rules out a Social Security Card. This essay will give you references so that you can study the issues and make your own decision to reject this apocalyptic Mark.

Since most of you won't believe the Bible's authority, I'll cite your laws, regulations and Supreme Court decisions as a higher authority. These are quoted for those of you who venerate man's law above God's law. They are quoted merely to help you understand the consequences of God's laws. The existence of these Treaties, court rulings, Statutes and regulations are merely proof that throughout history those who forget God's authority are taken into captivity.

This essay has three main themes: (1) your government has already been surrendered to multinational authorities, and (2) you waived all your rights by pledging Allegiance as a ward of your worldly master/provider/savior, and (3) a Bible believer will not worship this worldly lord.

This essay will give you enough verifiable references for you to prove to yourself that:

• To end the American Revolution, King George III (as he authorized the United States to exist in the Treaty of Paris in 1783) retained Title over the Holy Roman Empire and the United States of America as "Arch-Treasurer" and "Prince Elector." Yes, the Holy Roman Empire is explicitly mentioned as the Treaty's authority to allow the U.S. to exist. This is consistent with the Biblical Beast powers. THE UNITED STATES REMAINS WITHIN THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

• The Secretary of the Treasury issues Social Security Cards. The Secretary of the Treasury is not an Officer of the U.S. Government.  He is the Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire, just like the Treaty says. I have tried six ways to order a copy of his Oath of Office, but it doesn't seem to exist. Congressmen couldn't find it for me either. The National Archives couldn't get me a copy of Alexander Hamilton's Oath of Office, nor did they find it in their index.

• The U.S. went Bankrupt on March 4, 1933.

• On March 9, 1933, domestic transactions were removed from the exclusions to the 1917 Trading with the Enemy Act (40 Stat L. 411, Subdivision "b" of Section 5). "Trading with the Enemy" is always illegal.  Prior to March 9, 1933 domestic transactions were always legal. After March 9, 1933 all domestic transactions are illegal. We are the enemy of the Roman occupation forces. Again: trading with the enemy is always illegal, but now our domestic trading is with the enemy of our foreign masters. Domestic transactions can now be regulated and punished. I repeat: domestic transactions are illegal. NO MAN MIGHT BUY OR SELL. It is illegal to buy or sell in America unless your transactions are with a surrendered person. Guess who has surrendered.

• The multinational authority that is already pre-authorized by the U.S. Congress to control your buying and selling with "actions, regulations, rules, licenses, orders and proclamations heretofore or hereafter taken ..." is the very same multinational authority that issues Social Security Cards. Title 12 United States Code, Section 95(b) gives the Secretary of the Treasury complete power over us. Whatever drastic actions he wants to take to control us are already authorized by law. His actions "heretofore or hereafter taken" have already been pre-approved by Congress in 1933. (This all fits nicely with Rev 13:10 "if anyone is to go into captivity ...") 

• The Social Security Act has no provision for a Trust Fund or Insurance. In fact, it would be unconstitutional if it had a Trust Fund according to Davis v. Boston, 89 F2d 368. Even the Supreme Court says that there is never a contractual obligation to pay Social Security benefits because no one has a contracted right to benefits (Fleming v. Nestor, 363 US 603).

• It is the official U.S. Government policy that only federal welfare applicants are required to have Social Security Numbers. I've included a Chapter citing ALL the court cases requiring people to get SS numbers, and all cases are for welfare Applicants. And I have another Chapter with Constitutional proofs that it cannot be otherwise.

• Social Security Numbers are ONLY for federal welfare Applicants. No law has ever required a worker to get a Social Security Number. Neither has a court ever required a worker to get a Social Security Number. According to Title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 31.3402(p) "... furnishing Form W-4 shall constitute a request for withholding." U.S. Citizens were not subject to withholding according to the recently repealed Title 26 Code of Federal Regulations Section 1.1441-5 entitled: "Claiming to be a person not subject to withholding." 

• Even the Social Security Administration admits that it is unaware of any law or regulation requiring the Social Security Number to be used for employment purposes.

• It is highly unlikely that you ever qualified for a Social Security Number. Social Security Act, Section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) allows Social Security Cards to be issued to those who need government funds. The Application for a Social Security Card is an Application to become a Ward of Government. You signed a financing statement whereby they agree to finance your benefits in exchange for something. This can be upheld in any court.

• Once you voluntarily ask to be a Ward of your Masters, you are chained to their chain of command. While you are in their house, you obey their rules. No matter how abhorrent or repugnant their rules become. The Supreme Court in the Ashwander case said that anyone who takes federal benefits cannot challenge their rules. Caesar has become lord. You cannot obey two Masters.

• By asking to be a Ward of the Government, you've created a host of providers to regulate you, judge you, and be your savior. This is the moral equivalent of having other lords before God Almighty, in violation of the First Commandment. 

• By applying for a Social Security Card you are applying for federal benefits. Christians cannot associate with freeloaders according to 2nd Thessalonians 3:6-14. Therefore, a Christian cannot qualify for a Social Security Number.

• The Enumeration at Birth program was entirely voluntary up until November 1996 (when children, for the first time, were issued numbers at birth over parents' objections). Congress claims that the GATT Treaty (GATT= General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) requires all newborn babies in America to receive a Social Security Card, although the Social Security Administration says this is not so. The GATT Treaty is closely associated with a world power that sits upon many waters and for centuries has boldly threatened to vanquish, conquer and subdue all Americans and put them into perpetual slavery. 

• A Christian name is a proper noun and has the first letter capitalized, with the remainder of each name in lower case. A proper noun is never spelled with all capitalized letters. You can no longer get a government ID with a Christian name. Could an all capitalized name be the name of [of = created by] the Beast mentioned in Revelation 13:17? No one with a proper noun Christian name can get a Government ID.

• Standing atop the U.S. Capitol building, and depicted on the painted ceiling of the Rotunda, are Roman gods that are the "In God they trust." Are these the gods you trust?

• According to your U.S. Constitution's Article VI, Treaties are equal with your Constitution as the supreme law of the land. A 1797 Treaty correctly states: "... the government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion ..."

• Applying for a Social Security number waives your right to earn wages. This is what makes your wages taxable (under Section 801 of the Social Security Act). If you had a right to earn wages, the government would protect your right to untaxable wages, (just as they did in all those court cases in my Appendix G) (Aside: you cannot agree to slop up at the public trough without agreeing to the strings attached). Since your labor can now be taxed at any rate they want to take, they can use your future wages for collateral on the national debt. 

• Anyone who has a Social Security number has changed his citizenship to a Catholic owned feudal estate (according to the word "cession" in the U.S. Constitution), and has been seized by multinational financial networks as collateral for your national debt. 

• Even the Supreme Court (92 US 551) said: "The citizen cannot complain, because he has voluntarily submitted himself to such a form of government."

• Social Security is pure Orthodox Socialism. "Socialists" can not believe in the Bible. "Socialists" cannot become citizens. Never could, still can't. 81 Fed 358.

• U.S. government regulations for assigning Social Security Numbers to newborn children have been established by the United Nations headquarters district.

• You gave up your right to vote in a republic. · You gave up your right to a trial by jury.

• You will soon get a National ID Card. The law already exists.

If you are like most people, you think that my assertions are preposterous nonsense. This essay should open your eyes that have been blinded by the god of this world (as the term 'god' is used in 2nd Corinthians 4:4), and give you enough references so that you can start your own research. Prove these things to yourself, and hold fast to that which is good. God gave you a mind to discern the difference between truth and deception. Either I'm deceiving you, or the world is deceiving you.

Most Americans have been systematically deceived bit by bit, precept upon precept, that they might fall backward and be snared into accepting a counterfeit government. By accepting small incremental compromises, America was transformed from a Holy nation into a nation that will receive the due penalty for its perversion. All the circumstances involving the mark are circumstances created in small incremental steps by deceived socialists who received not the love of the truth that they might be saved. Throughout the history of mankind, an unchanging God has seen fit to arrange for brutal pagans to take into captivity any nation that obeys a counterfeit authority. Conquering nations are instruments of His discipline (Isa 8:4-10, 10:5-6, 45:1-3; Jer 5:15-18, 20:4-5, 24:10; Eze 21:15-23, 30:24-26, 32:11-15). IS AMERICA GOING TO BE ANY DIFFERENT, OR DID GOD CHANGE?

Many people cannot believe that God would punish them just for getting a silly number. They are under a strong delusion. It is not just a number.

One premise of my message is that the term 'worship' can include swearing of a Perjury Oath on an Application Form. If your signature is not a type of worship, then I prove nothing. You can stop reading, and continue with your buying and selling. But first, go to any dictionary or encyclopedia and look up "oaths" and you will find that an oath is always a religious ceremony.

Can you take the Mark of the Beast accidentally? There are many hints that the endtimes will be confusing. Revelation 20:4 says that those who receive the Mark will be deceived. Revelation 13:18 says that it takes wisdom to understand the number of the Beast. Verse 17 says that a name or a number or a Mark can authorize buying and selling. Daniel 12:9-10 says that in the endtimes the wicked shall not understand. Rev 13:9 "he who has an ear let him hear" indicates that you must be receptive to its message. Rev 17:9 says it takes wisdom to understand the beast's identity. 2nd Thessalonians 2:9-10 speaks of deceivableness and delusion in the end times. And in Rev 13:14 the two horned second Beast "deceiveth them that dwell on the earth" to cause them to worship the first Beast. And there is a false Prophet who will influence the kings of the earth. And men will turn to cleverly devised fables. YES, YOU CAN ACCIDENTALLY TAKE THE MARK. Falling for deception has grave consequences today, just as it did for Adam and Eve.

The only real warning we are given (other than noticing that Prophecy became history) is that a mark, name or number will be presented as something that authorizes you to buy or sell. Shouldn't your banking authorization number and employment authorization number be suspicious?

If you applied to a Confederation of Beast powers for permission to buy or sell, then you have created a host of saviors to regulate your life. These man made Idols will demand worship, provide protection, and insure you against God's cataclysms. The word "cataclysm" means "wash down."

Americans have turned to a false image of god for protection from God's long overdue wash down. This false image of god will protect you if you voluntarily swear a perjury oath on a permanent irrevocable record, violate God's Ten Commandments against worshiping other Lords, take God's authority in vain, offer firstfruits (withholding) to this false image of god, and participate in the theft of Socialism.

God's wrath will be poured out undiluted into the cup of His indignation, and the smoke of their torment shall rise forever, whosoever receives the Mark. These are harsh words, but they are in your Bible.

But there is still hope. Nowhere does it say that a repentant Beast worshiper will be damned. Only the unpardonable sin must be damned (Matt 12:31 and Mark 3:29). You can still be rescued from the dominion of darkness and brought into the Kingdom of the Son in whom you have forgiveness. Colossians 1:13-14. God, not Congress, is the Christian's Lawgiver, James 4:12.

Throughout the history of Christianity, there have been a brave few who refused to worship the state God. They refused to affirm that Caesar was Lord. They were fed to the lions. When Emperor Decius issued an edict commanding sacrifice to their gods, those who wanted to live were allowed to burn just a little incense. They were then issued a "Certificate of Compliance." They complied with federal law.

However, those who refused to acknowledge this lordship went to their deaths. They stood. I'm sure these saints were told by many people that, as Christians, they were to obey their Government, and that Government is ordained by God, and that burning incense was not really worship, and that they would be martyrs without a cause if they persist in their silly beliefs.

You too were asked to burn just a little incense. What was your response? You were asked to sign an Oath, under Penalty of Perjury, to your new Lord. Those who did received a Certificate that allows them to buy and sell.

Did you worship, with your Oath, a mighty provider instead of the Lord? A Christian cannot serve a substitute Lord. This is the first and great Commandment. Matt 27:37, Mark 12:30, and Luke 10:27.

Why would you bet your eternal salvation that you are not in any way forced to worship (with a Perjury Oath) a Beast in order to qualify for the privilege of buying and selling?