individual claims
to be "A", and the government says that individual is "B", then what is
that individual's "true" identity? The only identity that will be
recognized is the one for which the individual can provide identification,
and the only valid identification is that provided by the government.
The answer, then, is that the "true" identity of an individual is whatever
the government says it is.
If
you doubt the power of government to dictate your identity, I can suggest
a couple of tests. Try to persuade the Social Security Administration
to give you the social security number of your choice. They won't
do it. Remember, you're name isn't your identity, but your Social
Security number is. Try to get your state driver's license authority
to give you the driver's license number of your choice. Again, they
won't do it. It's ironic that you can request a specific identity
for your car, but not for yourself.
That
these agencies use the name given to you by your parents is conventional,
but not necessary. If they put a different name on your card, and
refused to change it, you'd be stuck with it. Your real name is the
one on your birth certificate, a government document filed with the United
States Department of Commerce. It's your real name because it's on
the certificate, and not because your parents gave it to you. If
they had given you a different name than the one which eventually appeared
on your birth certificate, the one they gave you wouldn't count.
Your real name would be the one on the certificate. Recall that you
can't legally change your name unless you request and obtain permission
from the government.
"names
....
Statutes often prescribe ways by which a person may change his name.
The usual method is by applying to a court. Granting the name
change is usually a matter of judicial discretion. A Minnesota
district court judge refused to permit an applicant to change his name
legally to the numerals 1069, which, the man said, 'describe what is inherent
in me.'"
— Family Legal
Guide
<emphasis added>
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Your
real name is the one acknowledged by government, and potentially the one
dictated by government. Recall that the California DMV, and I presume
licensing agencies in all states, will verify information with the United
States Department of Commerce. They don't verify it with your parents.
There
are many things that you can do only if you have ID traceable to
the government. Since you can't do them otherwise, the ID constitutes
permission from the government to do those things. Among them are
opening bank accounts, buying or selling stock, renting just about anything,
making credit purchases, using checks, buying insurance, being employed,
buying a house, owning or driving a car, owning a business, getting married,
and so forth. That the government doesn't always directly
impose the ID requirement is a frivolous objection. The requirement
is there, regardless of its private sector camouflage. It's a fact
that in the U.S.A. today, it's impossible for anyone to legally
transact business of any kind without government ID.
Permission
means control. If you must get permission from the government before
you can do something, that means you must satisfy any prerequisite that
the government imposes upon the permission. The preconditions to
obtaining ID continue to escalate, and there is no end in sight.
The ID is a prerequisite to almost everything and you can get it only from
government. The accumulation of so much power in the hands of government
constitutes the very essence of tyranny.
So
what about the prophecy in the book of Revelation? I don't believe
in the sacred validity of Biblical prophecy, but this passage is in some
ways an uncanny description of the present situation. Consider for
example,
his name in Revelation 13:17.
"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." |
The
subject of this sentence isn't the beast, but the man. The sentence
lists requirements, separated by commas, placed upon the man. Once
you realize that, you'll know what was meant by the number of his name.
It's the number of the man's name. Notice also that Revelation doesn't
speak of the mark of the beast. It speaks of the mark. Recall
the electronic implants that are being discussed as a method of marking
U.S. citizens.1
They're already widely used on animals, and they'll soon mark people as
well. They'll serve as health care cards, benefits cards, Social
Security cards, immigration ID, work eligibility cards, postal ID, ATM
cards, check books, drivers licenses, etc. Prior to the development
of implants, people thought the mark would be placed on the skin.
However, notice the wording.
"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:" |
According to Revelation 13:16, the mark isn't
placed on the hand, but in it. This is a description of the electronic
implant.
Finally,
consider that the number of the beast was really the number of a man.
"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." |
The beast, therefore, is a man.
I
believe that there is no Satan except for man himself, who is surely capable
of sufficient evil. There is no Hell except when man creates it for
himself, here on Earth. At such creation, man is a true master.
It seems likely that man is, after all, his own worst enemy. That
is probably the final and most profound revelation.![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
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