And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. The false prophet performs great signs and miracles in the presence of the Antichrist causing the unbelieving people to further worship the beast and his idol. The false prophet also has great economic power and establishes the mark of the beast. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Peace is removed from the earth.
And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. No one knows what this mark may be. It is speculated that this could be a computer chip embedded under the skin that would contain a person's financial and personal records. And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see.