Europe Moves Digital ID Wallets Into Banking

Europe Moves Digital ID Wallets Into Banking Europe's digital identity transformation is beginning to move from government pilot programs into everyday life. Romania has unveiled its first official digital identity wallet, while Albania has adopted legislation establishing a framework for electronic identification. Germany and Italy are advancing their own wallet programs. Perhaps most noteworthy, Moldova's government-backed EVO wallet has now been integrated with two private banks, allowing customers to verify their identities by scanning a QR code. Officials plan to expand the system from roughly 20 services to 200 next year. The significance is not that Europe has created the (666) Mark of the Beast, at this point. Digital identification is not the Mark of the Beast. Revelation 13:16-17 describes something much more specific. Under the Antichrist, people will eventually be required to receive a mark, without which 'no man might buy or sell.' What makes today's developments important is the convergence of functions that once existed separately. Identity, government credentials, digital services and now banking can increasingly operate through interconnected digital systems. Satan rarely throws the whole enchilada at the world; rather, he slowly and methodically offers tiny bite-sized compromises all moving toward the same eventuality of his Orwellian hellish nightmare. For generations, readers could understand what Revelation said while wondering how such comprehensive economic control could practically be administered. Modern technology is increasingly answering the how. The biblical question remains the same. Revelation does not merely predict new technology. It predicts who will eventually control access to the economic system and what allegiance will be demanded in return (i.e., the Antichrist and worship of him above all Gods / all who worship him will be lost forever). Original Article: Here About the Author Bryan Smith serves as Content & Teaching Pastor at Endtime Ministries and has been part of the Endtime family for more than 25 years. He has been engaged in pastoral ministry for two decades, served as Academic Dean, Registrar, and Professor for Valor University, and is a frequent teacher of the Understanding the End Time class. Bryan holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Theology, a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership, has completed advanced studies in the history of prophecy through HarvardX's certificate program with Harvard University, and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Biblical Studies. In addition to hosting The Bible Prophecy Show podcast, Bryan is a regular contributor to Endtime magazine and writes on the intersection of Bible prophecy, theology, and global current events.