Mark of the Beast - a symbol linked to a credit score?

[seeker]

Has anyone ever considered that the mark , or mark of a man, is his
financial legitimacy to the established order? A friend who is a
credit expert told me that the credit score of "around 680" opens all
kinds of doors for people. What if the mark is a symbol orsuch which
acknowledges your legitimacy to participate in the economy as
determined by credit scoring? after all, so many background checks are
being done for every reason and credit score is a major item in the
evaluation of offering opportunities to someone .

[Matthew Johnson]

Post by seeker
Has anyone ever considered that the mark , or mark of a man, is his
financial legitimacy to the established order?

Perhaps. But if so, the idea did not catch on. This is a good thing, since it is
pretty clear that this is _not_ what the author of Revelation was talking about.

A friend who is a

Post by seeker
credit expert told me that the credit score of "around 680" opens all
kinds of doors for people.

680 is still not 666! Close only count in horseshoes and hand-grenades;)

Post by seeker
What if the mark is a symbol orsuch which
acknowledges your legitimacy to participate in the economy as
determined by credit scoring?

That is _still_ not meeting the description of the Mark in Revelation! After
all, even someone whose credit is shot can still buy and sell -- he just has to
pay with cash or check.

Also that is all that about the Mark being on the right hand and head. Nobody
puts credit ratings there!

So sorry, not even close.

Post by seeker
after all, so many background checks are
being done for every reason and credit score is a major item in the
evaluation of offering opportunities to someone

This _is_ a real abuse of the credit system, but as I described above, it really
is not at all like the Mark of the Beast. No connection, even.