How can the UPC bar code be expanded to give every person a number?
By adding a couple more lines to the universal product code, the existing outer and center bars—already valued at six—can be expanded into an 18-digit number. That total, three sets of six digits, is sufficient to give every person on earth a separate number.
Les teaches that the mark of the beast is nothing more than an 18-digit computer number—three sets of six digits. He points to the universal product code (UPC) found on products, noting the outside left, outside right, and center bars already have a value of six, while other numbers may be two, three, or four. He explains that all they have to do is expand the UPC by a couple more lines to reach 18 digits, sufficient to give every human being a separate number.