"And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark..." (Revelation 13:16-17)
I don't leave my hermit's den much these days. Not since that run-in with the child traffickers out west left me a PTSD-riddled shell of a man. But sometimes, I have no choice. Like today, when I bundled up and braved the tundra to hit the local Dollar General.
The moment I stepped through those sliding doors, I was hit by the harsh institutional glow and chemical stench that has come to symbolize the death of small-town America. Where vibrant Main Streets once stood, the rise of the discount retail giant signals the systematic consumption of our nation's very soul.
The Creeping Corporatism of the End Times
This isn't just about nostalgia for the good old days. What we're witnessing is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy on a massive scale. The book of Revelation warned us 2,000 years ago of a coming tyrannical system where no one can "buy or sell" without the "mark of the beast."
And that system is already here, manifesting in the inexorable rise of mega-corporations like Dollar General. As they gobble up small businesses and drain the lifeblood from our communities, we're watching the soul of our nation die in real-time.
The Technology of the Tribulation
But it gets worse. The technology to implement Revelation's "mark" already exists. Brain chips. Digital currency. Synthetic biology. All the building blocks of the coming global control grid, available off the shelf today.
The time to wake up is now. Before the last vestiges of our freedom are devoured by the corporate machine, consigning us to the spiritual bondage prophesied in Scripture. The Dollar Apocalypse is upon us. Are you ready?
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf