What did secular articles suggest about a hand or forehead mark and scanners?
Secular articles suggested that if a mark could be placed on the flesh, either on the hand or forehead, it could be scanned like store items, eliminating the need for a card. The mark itself would carry the needed information, and the technology is simply waiting to be implemented.
Les explains that secular articles have suggested that if there were some way of putting a mark on the flesh, on the hand or forehead, all someone would have to do is run it over a scanner, just like store items, and there would be no need for a card—it would be right there. He says the technology is simply waiting to be implemented. He then connects this to the mark of the beast, telling listeners to have no fear of it because the precursors are already with us, such as social security numbers used for driver’s licenses and taxes.