I have written a bible study on what is the "mark of the beast", why it is evil, how it is nearly impossible to buy or sell without it, what the "right hand" and "forehead" symbolize, and what 666 means.
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WHAT THE MARK OF THE BEAST IS AND THE MEANING OF 666
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Post #12[Replying to post 10 by Bust Nak]
Because digital money is based on paper money. If I pay you $20 USD with my debit card, which gets deposited into your bank account, although the money is digitized, it still represents paper money, because it is USD, in two different forms. This is why the prophecy of the mark of the beast makes a distinction between "the name of the beast" and the "number of the name" as the two ways to buy or sell, because one is paper, the other is digital, based on the paper, but it is the same mark, fiat currency. Understand and stop resisting the truth I am telling you today.
Because digital money is based on paper money. If I pay you $20 USD with my debit card, which gets deposited into your bank account, although the money is digitized, it still represents paper money, because it is USD, in two different forms. This is why the prophecy of the mark of the beast makes a distinction between "the name of the beast" and the "number of the name" as the two ways to buy or sell, because one is paper, the other is digital, based on the paper, but it is the same mark, fiat currency. Understand and stop resisting the truth I am telling you today.
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Post #13You seem to be forgetting about coins? That $20 in a bank account, represnts 80 quarters, most assuredly not paper but copper-nickel alloy money.christiang wrote: Because digital money is based on paper money. If I pay you $20 USD with my debit card, which gets deposited into your bank account, although the money is digitized, it still represents paper money, because it is USD, in two different forms... one is paper, the other is digital.
In case it isn't clear, you said paper money when you should be saying fiat money. I found this extra odd is that you seem to be aware of the word "fiat."
And while I am here complaining about semantics, gold and silver bullion have no intrinsic value either; what makes them different from fiat money is that they have use value, which fiat money lacks.
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Post #14[Replying to post 13 by Bust Nak]
Gold and silver have intrinsic value because it is gold and silver. Don't believe me? Ask the Venezuelans, where an ounce of silver buys 6 months worth of food, yet their paper money is now practically worthless because of hyperinflation, because paper money has no intrinsic value. Wake up, and understand what I am telling you.
Gold and silver have intrinsic value because it is gold and silver. Don't believe me? Ask the Venezuelans, where an ounce of silver buys 6 months worth of food, yet their paper money is now practically worthless because of hyperinflation, because paper money has no intrinsic value. Wake up, and understand what I am telling you.
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Post #15That is not intrinsic value, that's use value. You are using the wrong terms:christiang wrote: Gold and silver have intrinsic value because it is gold and silver. Don't believe me? Ask the Venezuelans, where an ounce of silver buys 6 months worth of food, yet their paper money is now practically worthless because of hyperinflation, because paper money has no intrinsic value. Wake up, and understand what I am telling you.
In Venezuela an ounce of silver buys 6 months worth of food because silver has use value, their paper, digial and metal money is now practically worthless because paper money has no use value.
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Post #16[Replying to post 15 by Bust Nak]
Use value is intrinsic value, because the value of the item is in the item itself, hence "intrinsic" value. Paper money has no such value, because it is merely paper, hence why its intrinsic value is zero.
Even so, regardless of semantics, which I am not here to argue, gold and silver are true money, paper money is not. Understand.
Use value is intrinsic value, because the value of the item is in the item itself, hence "intrinsic" value. Paper money has no such value, because it is merely paper, hence why its intrinsic value is zero.
Even so, regardless of semantics, which I am not here to argue, gold and silver are true money, paper money is not. Understand.
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Post #17Not the same thing, an item with intrinsic value need not have any use.christiang wrote: Use value is intrinsic value, because the value of the item is in the item itself, hence "intrinsic" value.
Same for gold, it is merely metal, hence why its intrinsic value is zero.Paper money has no such value, because it is merely paper, hence why its intrinsic value is zero.
You say that but it's not an absolute: If gold and silver becomes vastly more abundant than paper, the situation would reverse. Gold will be hyperinflated to worthlessness, while a piece of pristine paper can get 6 month worth of food.Even so, regardless of semantics, which I am not here to argue, gold and silver are true money, paper money is not. Understand.
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Post #18[Replying to post 17 by Bust Nak]
You know nothing about money. Gold and silver are the only things that have had value and have been used for money for thousands of years since the beginning of man, which is why to this day even the bankers who issue fiat currency have hoarded gold in their vaults, knowing full well that these metals have intrinsic value. Whoever says gold has zero intrinsic value truly knows nothing. I've stated my case over and over again. So, then continue believing whatever it is you want to believe and hold on to your dear fiat currency, at the expense of your own soul. In less than 8 years your fiat currency will become worthless, and that will become the beginning of your problems. Then, you will begin to wish you had listened to me.
You know nothing about money. Gold and silver are the only things that have had value and have been used for money for thousands of years since the beginning of man, which is why to this day even the bankers who issue fiat currency have hoarded gold in their vaults, knowing full well that these metals have intrinsic value. Whoever says gold has zero intrinsic value truly knows nothing. I've stated my case over and over again. So, then continue believing whatever it is you want to believe and hold on to your dear fiat currency, at the expense of your own soul. In less than 8 years your fiat currency will become worthless, and that will become the beginning of your problems. Then, you will begin to wish you had listened to me.
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Post #19This much is trivially false, cows and sheeps have value - people would not pay gold and silver in exchange for other stuff if the only things that have value are gold and silver. I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you were just sloppy with your wordings, but even in the limited context of value as currency you are still wrong.christiang wrote: Gold and silver are the only things that have had value...
You seem to be forgetting about bronze and seashells, these pre-date gold and silver by some 300+ years, as the earliest forms of money.... and have been used for money for thousands of years since the beginning of man...
Incorrect, they hoard gold in their vaults because they know these metals are scarce, its aesthetic and its partical use - hence the term "use value." Why do you think gold is worth more than copper? Because gold is scarce and copper is relatively plentiful. Why do you think platinum is worth more than gold? Because platinum is scarce and gold is relatively plentiful.which is why to this day even the bankers who issue fiat currency have hoarded gold in their vaults, knowing full well that these metals have intrinsic value.
Ooo, what's this about 8 years? Sounds like a prophecy, this I want to hear more about.I've stated my case over and over again. So, then continue believing whatever it is you want to believe and hold on to your dear fiat currency, at the expense of your own soul. In less than 8 years your fiat currency will become worthless, and that will become the beginning of your problems. Then, you will begin to wish you had listened to me.
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Re: WHAT THE MARK OF THE BEAST IS AND THE MEANING OF 666
Post #20[Replying to post 8 by Tcg]
The meaning could just as easily be symbolic. The MotB as described could even be seen as an individuals signature.
This isn't necessarily the case. Branding individuals with a mark is not that acceptable nowadays.Beyond that, the most logical understanding of the mark of the beast is that it is a tattoo of some sort.
The meaning could just as easily be symbolic. The MotB as described could even be seen as an individuals signature.