Man's creation working against him? hmmm..
to LA-girl :
Well, I have also read that there are places in America and Japan that are promoting special Smart-Cards (i think they're chips too if im not wrong) that can hold all of a person's information - social security number, bank details, medical history etc,
but in order for it to be 100% safe/protected from theft of personal information, according to the article, it has to be physically and permanently implanted into that person, and will stay that way for the rest of his/her life.
Anyway, that was just some article i came across a few weeks back.
and also apparently the numbers 6-6-6 run at the ends and the centre of barcodes, i've yet to go check that out for myself though.
and truth be told, i would say the reality of it is that, none of us know for sure how this particular chip plays any significance to the destruction or control (by the "anti-christ") of all humans. the clarity of this uncertainty definitely depends on the individual's basis of belief in knowledge of facts and also, how literally far the individual is willing to acknowledge what the Bible tells in relation to all of this.
for me, i would say it is rather intriguing to know that there are such things happening in the present moment, and should they come true to what we have read (which would be a cause for shock)..
and I would also like to agree with Mary, the post that came after yours, that we should always take into consideration that "tomorrow is not promised to any of us..", and we should just think of what we have to do today for now.
that's a great reminder.