Clearly CBDC can and will be used to control buying and selling to some degree…it already is…anyone who has looked into this at almost any level understands this…that is a primary driving factor behind the seeming rush to bring it forth. There should only be agreement among us here on that fact.Digital currency will mean control and you can be sure that what they do with it will not be with the individual...
Does this mean it is the mark of the beast as referred to in Revelation 13 from Hobie’s OP? No…not at all…however it (DC/CBDC) is a part of the “beast system” which is seeking to subdue the entire earth via the control of the earth’s economy (buy & sell). That “beast system” is looking to gain full control of everything that is required for human life on this earth.
It is once again…”Egyptian economic slavery” this time on a global scale…and everyone in “this Egypt is marked” because simply “being in Egypt is the mark.” The multitudes of earth dwellers will surrender to their fear…and trust in their slavery for their survival…sound familiar?
There will be a “few”…though they too are “marked” that will be in control…who are slaves themselves. All…the rest of the “citizens of Egypt” are by default slaves…as “marked”…by choosing to live in slavery/Egypt...lust of the flesh.
They only do as allowed...by the slave masters…that is what is meant by…”buy or sell”…they are in the beast system as slaves…the “mark” is their citizenry and participation in the kingdom of the beast…hello?
The only way to “buy & sell” in the beast system…is…to be a citizen of “modern Egypt”…by being dependent upon its “alleged” provision and protection for you. Most will think they are free…just as it is today.
The mark of the beast “only” pertains to doing business in the "beast’s economy."
What about buying and selling outside of Egypt?