FINAL WARNING: The Curtain Falls
there are six numbers on the left side, and six numbers on the right
side. There are six numbers in Design #2. There are six different
variations of the UPC symbol. Six is the perfect computer number, a
fact, which, according to the Wall Street Journal (November 11, 1981),
led Apple Computer, Inc. to introduce their Apple I units at a price of
$666.66.Richard J. Mindlin, Executive Vice-President of the Uniform Product
Code Council had said: “There are no unidentified characters in the
symbol, as each encodation serves either as data characters or for
information to indicate to the scanner to start or stop reading. These
start and stop characters are not the same as the encodation for the
digit ‘6’.”George J. Laurer, who invented the UPC in 1973 has said: “There is
nothing sinister about this nor does it have anything to do with the
Bible’s ‘mark of the beast.’ It is simply a coincidence like the fact that
my first, middle, and last name all have six letters. There is no
connection with an international money code either.” As of November
2000, Mr. Laurer has stopped responding to questions about this.I can understand his contention that he is being accused of creating
something that is inherently evil. We have been quick to attach a
negative connotation to it, but the fact of the matter is, Bible prophecy
has been fulfilled, we are buying and selling with the number 666. That
is undeniable. The Apostle John made a prophetic observation– he
gave us a sign to look for. So, regardless of all the mechanics of how
we got there, we are there.Those stores who already have electronic fund transfer (EFT)
capabilities, and are accepting debit cards, are pulling funds directly
from a customer’s checking account, and transferring it to the store’s
account at the bank. At this point, it is not known if the system can
accept an international debit card, however it is reasonably safe to
assume that the system was created to accommodate the final step, or
the ‘mark of the beast.’ Besides the warning in Revelation 14:10 not to
take this Mark; the Law of Moses in Leviticus 19:28 said: “Ye shall
not ... print any marks upon you...” Revelation 16:2 indicates that those
who take the Mark will be stricken with a “grievous sore.”