What have secular articles suggested about how the mark of the beast might be used?
Secular articles have suggested that the mark of the beast could be placed on the flesh, either on the hand or forehead, so it could simply be scanned like store items, eliminating the need for a card. The technology is described as already available, merely waiting to be implemented.
Les explains that secular articles have suggested if there was some way of putting a mark on the flesh, on the hand or on the forehead, all they’d have to do is run it over a scanner, just like items in the store, and there wouldn’t even be a need for a card. It would be right there. He says the technology is simply waiting to be implemented. He also notes that the precursors of the mark are already with us, though he stresses that social security numbers are not the mark of the beast.