Is your social security number the mark of the beast?
No, a Social Security number is not the mark of the beast. It is a precursor—a number already used for driver's licenses, taxes, and identification. The world is being prepared for a system where a number is required, but the mark itself is a future implementation, not the current Social Security number.
Les teaches that the mark of the beast is coming, but we should have no fear of it. The precursors are already with us: Social Security numbers are used every day for driver's licenses, filing taxes, and many other things. America isn't the only nation with such a system; most nations, even small third-world countries, have social security and welfare systems, and every citizen has a number. Germany years ago even tattooed a social security number on the heels of newborn infants. The world is getting ready for a time when no one can do anything without a number. If society becomes completely cashless, without that number you couldn't even receive a paycheck. But the Social Security number itself is not the mark of the beast.