I don't leave my house much anymore. After getting stabbed investigating a child trafficking operation out west a few years back, I developed severe PTSD and became something of a hermit. But every now and then, I need to brave the outside world.

Today was one of those days. I bundled up against the freezing winter chill, hopped on my e-scooter, and zipped down to the local Dollar General. The moment I walked in, I was assaulted by the harsh fluorescent lights and that unmistakable smell of plastic and cardboard. It's a smell I know all too well.

The Decay of Small-Town America Small-town America is being fed into the corporate machine. Main Street is dying, and in its place rises the monolithic Dollar General - a symbol of the malignant cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.

It's not just my little town, either. Drive down any rural highway and you'll see the same thing - the familiar red and white logo, popping up on every corner. A retail zombie apocalypse, consuming community after community.

**The Daniel Prophecy Fulfilled** But this isn't just economic decay. This is biblical prophecy unfolding before our very eyes. Over 2,500 years ago, the prophet Daniel had a vision of the "end times" - a time of great spiritual and moral decline, where a single global system would rise to dominate the world.

"He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law." (Daniel 7:25)

Sounds a lot like the corporate takeover of small-town America, doesn't it? The "saints" - the local mom-and-pop shops, the heart and soul of our communities - are being "worn out" by the relentless march of the Dollar General juggernaut.

**The Revelation Warning** And it doesn't stop there. The book of Revelation also speaks of a coming "Beast" system that will control the world's economy - a system of digital currency and surveillance that tracks every transaction.

"And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark." (Revelation 13:16-17)

The technology exists right now. Brain chips that go in your forehead. Digital currency that tracks every purchase. This prophetic warning from 2,000 years ago is staring us in the face - and most are too blind to see it.

"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."

The Wise Wolf