Feb. 14, 2026

Preparing for the Beast: Ep. 2: The Beasts of Revelation

Preparing for the Beast: Ep. 2: The Beasts of Revelation
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Host Connie Morris walks through Revelation 13 to explain the beast system, the mark, and how these prophetic warnings connect to modern technology, global power, and cultural pressure.

The episode offers practical wisdom for believers: deepen your study of scripture, cultivate discernment, and hold fast in faith so you can stand unwavering when systems of control rise.

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00:19 - Opening Boldly in Faith

01:00 - Preparing for the Beast

02:07 - Understanding the Beast from the Sea

04:14 - The Rise of Global Control

07:08 - The Mark of the Beast

10:43 - Wisdom for Tomorrow

14:50 - Navigating Cultural Deception

17:07 - Enduring Faith in Trials

18:24 - Preparing for Christ’s Return

19:09 - Closing Thoughts and Encouragement

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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast, where we pray bold prayers,

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walk in bold faith, and expect a bold God to show up.

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I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we open every episode with the same unshakable

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confidence Jabez had in 1 Chronicles 4.10.

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Lord, bless me indeed, enlarge my territory, let your hand be with me,

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keep me from evil, and keep me from causing pain. And the Bible says,

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God granted his request.

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So if you're here today, get ready, because we're praying big,

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believing big, and walking in everything God promised. Let's begin.

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Hello, and welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast. I'm your host, Cotty Morris,

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and we know this is where faith meets real life, where we talk up truth without

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filters and where we grow spiritually strong for the times we're living in and for our future.

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Today, we continue our powerful series, Preparing for the Beast,

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Spiritual Readiness in the Age of Control.

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In this episode, we step directly into one of the most prophetic,

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sobering chapters in the Bible, Revelation 13.

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This is a chapter where scripture introduces us to the beast system,

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not just a person, but a global structure of power, influence,

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control, and spiritual deception.

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For many of us, we never read the book of Revelations or we feel that Revelation

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is very mysterious or maybe even overwhelming.

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But I want to recommend that you take time out to read the book of Revelation.

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The more you read it, the more that God will give you the wisdom,

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understanding, the knowledge that you will need for end-time endurance.

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But for today, we're going to slow it down and make it clear.

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Practical, and spiritually relevant.

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We begin with the beast from the sea, described in Revelation 13, 1-10.

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This beast represents the rise of worldly authority, systems,

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movements, and powers that gain influence over the earth and demand allegiance.

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Scripture shows us that this power appears strong, oppressive, even unstoppable.

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Yet, it is empowered by Satan and stands in opposition to the kingdom of God.

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And if you don't have a relationship with God and you don't know the end of

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the story that we win, then this will sound scary and frightening and I don't

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want to read it or mysterious.

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But if you read the book of Daniel, read the book of Revelation and mostly all

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the prophets in between, you will understand that God is setting up Satan for a very big fall.

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And it says the world's in a government at the time in Revelation as you study it.

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He doesn't get to rule the world. He gets to rule, according to Daniel, 10 nations, 10 nations.

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And I don't know how many we have, but I'm quite sure we have over 150 or 140

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nations in the world. So he doesn't even get to rule half the world,

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quarter world, just probably about 0.5.

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1.0, 0.10% if that.

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Let's continue. Revelation is not ancient prophecy. It reveals spiritual patterns

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already forming around us.

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When we look at today's world, expanding global cooperation.

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Centralized economic system, digital control, surveillance technology,

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and the growing pressure to conform, we begin to recognize how the groundwork

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for such a system gradually develops.

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The Bible gives us the spiritual blueprint long before the full structure appears.

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So in this episode, we will do three things.

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We'll understand what scripture says, connect it to what we see happening in

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the world today, and learn how the believers prepare spiritually without fear.

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Because Revelation 13 is not meant to make us anxious.

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It meant to make us awake, discerning, and anchored in Christ.

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So let us begin with the beast rise.

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The beast rise. The first beast emerges from the sea, representing the nations

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and kingdoms of the world.

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Revelation 17, 5. Is marked by blasphemous authority and is empowered by Satan.

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Revelation 13, 2. The beast has 10 horns, 7 heads, symbolizing great power,

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influence, and governance over the earth.

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The beast's authority is widespread.

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And the world marvels at its power. The beast is wounded but healed,

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symbolizing how seemingly insurmountable political powers, even in temporary,

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is temporarily broken, can be resurrected.

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This speaks of the secular nature of the worldly system.

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Even after failures of wars, they tend to rise again under new forms,

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often appearing stronger and more controlling.

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People worship the beasts, and those who refuse face intense persecution.

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The passage clearly alludes to divine judgment.

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The beasts will be permitted to make war on the saints and overcome them.

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This highlights a profound spiritual battle between God's people and the forces of evil.

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In today's world, we see the rise of global powers seeking greater control over

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nations, economies, and individuals.

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Political systems and corporations are wielding strong power through international

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cooperation, trade system, and digital networks.

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Artificial intelligence, surveillance, and data-driven policies are shaping

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how people engage with the world. often without their full awareness or consent.

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The global push for cashless society could be viewed as one step towards control.

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It gives authorities the ability to track every transaction,

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similar to the social credit system, even in places like China,

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could be the mark in a metaphorical sense as they control people access to resources

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based on compliance with government mandates.

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Wisdom for tomorrow. As believers, we must cultivate discernment and faith in

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God as worldly systems become increasingly complex and influential.

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We prepare, be prepared to resist systems that seek to dominate your conscience

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and your freedom to worship God.

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Endurance in faith is required as Revelation 13 speaks of persecution for those

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who refuse to bow to the beast.

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Remain vigilant, rooted in Christ, and recognize that the world may offer rewards.

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Deal. Eternal Kingdom.

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Is our true inheritance. Revelation 13, the beast of the earth, verses 11 through 18.

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The second beast or false prophet arises from the earth and has power to perform

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signs and wonders, deceiving people into worshiping the first beast.

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The beast promotes the idolatry of the first beast and compels people to receive

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a mark in their hands or forehead.

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This mark is a sign of allegiance And without it, people cannot buy or sell.

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And just now, I just had this thought about what that mark, it was an example of.

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Remember during our COVID years, 20 through 23, that people had to wear what? A mask.

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And those who didn't wear a mask were persecuted by what? The public.

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It can be really ugly out there. You go in there without your mask.

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You got random strangers telling you to put your mask on.

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And think how that was just a mask that you can remove. But I want you to think

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about what that will look like with the mark.

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People will walk around with their mark. And if you don't have one,

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you think they're going to tell on you? You think they're going to make you get the mark?

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You think about how hard it was for those who were rebelling against the mask,

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which was me, that you're like.

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Random strangers talking to you about putting on a mask that was paper thin,

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that wasn't going to stop anything. But they knew that was their rescue to whatever

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they were trying to do and how rude and nasty that was.

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We saw a lot of that maybe showed up in the news.

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But let's talk more about the mark of the beast. I want you to understand how ugly it can get.

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When you don't follow the crowd, the crowd will, they get really mean and rough.

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And I don't know how many people die from not wearing a mask when it wasn't even working.

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The mark of the beast, the infamous mark of the beast in Revelation 13,

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16 to 17, is often interpreted as a symbol of ultimate loyalty and submission

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to a global idolatrous system.

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The number of the beast, 666, symbolizes imperfection and incompleteness.

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In contrast with the perfect and complete measure of God, Seven is associated

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with perfection and scripture.

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In the modern world, we're seeing the rise of systems that encourage conformity

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to a global set of rules and values.

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This is evident in the increasing implementation of biometric identification

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systems, digital currency, and surveillance technologies.

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These systems can enforce loyalty to the powers that control them,

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whether governmental, corporate, or otherwise.

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The artificial AI and social media platform can serve as modern tools of the

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false prophet, deceiving and coercing individuals to embrace certain ideologies.

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The ease with which personal data is collected and used could pave the way for

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a future in which individuals are forced to comply with digital systems to survive,

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limiting access to goods, services, and even social interaction without buying

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into the system. Wisdom for tomorrow.

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Staying spiritually alert and prayerful.

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Seeking God's discernment as technology advances, we must ensure that we are

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not being seduced into worshiping false systems of power.

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The mark of the beast symbolizes ultimate loyalty and we must guard our hearts against idolatry.

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Anything that competes with Christ for our worship and allegiance.

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I want to pause here and talk about the mark.

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That's why it's so important that you read in the book of Revelation,

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that once you take the mark, it's not going to be like the mask that you can remove it.

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The mark is permanent, and that prevents you from getting and living with Christ in heaven.

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And so it's so important to understand that that point is that as you read the book of Revelation,

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that I can't cover the whole book of Revelation in this podcast,

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but some important things that will come out,

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that will show you to be ready, that once you know that this beast system is taking place,

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you have to determine way before today that you will not take the mark because

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the mark is not, the mark will to heaven.

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So how do we compare today's world with the beast system of Revelation 13?

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This may sound like I've already said it before and this might sound redundant,

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but I want you to listen to it with different ears. It takes us probably about maybe.

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At least three, four, maybe up to 10 times to hear something again and again

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in order for us to actually understand what is being said because it sounds so new.

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New information takes a little longer to actually understand and to hold on into our head.

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And if you never read the book of Revelation, at least you'll have this podcast

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to come back to and understand what is happening and how do you prepare.

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Number one, not a number one on it, But let's compare today's world with the B system.

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Global system of control. Today we're witnessing the centralization of power

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through global organizations, international trade agreements.

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Multinational corporations that hold immense sway over economies.

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This system has the potential to usher in a level of centralized control where

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nations and individuals must comply with global regulation or face exclusion.

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And we're seeing that now with President Trump's trade program.

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We see that he'll give you a good deal if you comply with the systems of America.

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We'll give you a good deal if you want to have any contracts in America.

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Little do we know, we covered that in the No Kool-Aid series,

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that America will soon not be.

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We're not in the end times. And so you're making a deal with a company,

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a corporation or a country that will not be in the end times.

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That's why they talk about the destruction of Babylon when they see it burning

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that they scream because they have invested in it.

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So sometimes some trade agreements are good or bad. But if you're not reading

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the book of Revelation, you won't know.

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And I'm even talking to those who are in higher authority, who had tunnel vision.

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You know, who have tunnel visions of riches because you connect with America.

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America is in decline. If you look around, things are not the same.

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Digital surveillance and social credit, and even in where your country,

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where you are, if you're in a country, is it improving or is it getting worse?

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That can tell you where we are on that timeline. When we talk about digital

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surveillance and the social credit, we talk about artificial intelligence.

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Facial recognition, technology, and digital ID systems are becoming more widespread.

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These technologies can evolve into tools for enforcing the mark of the beast

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as they offer a way to control individuals' ability to engage with society.

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Social credit scores are already used in some countries where participation

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in society is controlled based on the behavior and loyalty to the government.

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Religious persecution and conformity.

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As we see an increase in secularization, Christianity and other faith-based

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worldviews are facing increasing marginalization.

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The pressure to conform to popular secular ideologies is mounting,

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and Christians are already facing persecution in many parts of the world for their faith.

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Another one is cultural deception. The false prophet uses miracles and signs

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to deceive people into worshiping the beast.

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Similarly, we see cultural narratives today through entertainment.

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Social media, the media at large, and the media at large that attempt to convince

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people to embrace ideologies that may not align with God's truth.

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AI-driven algorithms promote content that reinforces these ideologies,

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effectively deceiving people into conforming without realizing the spiritual consequences.

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So how do we move forward as believers? Number one, we remain rooted in scripture.

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As the world becomes increasingly complex with systems of control and deception,

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we must deepen our understanding of God's word.

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Scripture is our ultimate guide, providing the wisdom to discern truth from error.

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We must immerse ourselves in the Bible, allowing it to shape our decisions and our worldview.

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That's very, very important. Discern the times. Jesus calls us to watch and pray, Matthew 13, 33.

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Discernment is not a passive act. It requires active engagement.

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We must keep our spiritual eyes open to the subtle ways in which the system

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of control and manipulation are forming, especially through technology.

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Understand the impact of these technologies and ideologies on your faith and community.

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Jesus tells us to watch and pray. So as you see it coming, You're not taking

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the hide under your desk or in your closet, but you're watching and you're praying for discernment.

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You're praying that you will not be deceived.

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You're rooted in scripture, which is pretty much your guide to survival.

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And number three, enduring faith. Revelation 3 calls for patient endurance.

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Revelation 13, 10, the pressures of the world may increase still. Deal.

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We are to hold fast to Christ, that he will provide strength to withstand whatever

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may come. God's victory is assured.

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The beast system will ultimately be defeated by the return of Christ.

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Live with the kingdom perspective. Do not allow the fear of the world or the

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allure of the beast system to lead you astray.

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Fix your eyes on Jesus and remember that your true citizenship is in God's eternal

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kingdom. not the fleeting systems of the world.

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We see here that Revelation 13 serves both as a warning and a call to action.

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As we observe the system of power rising in our world today,

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we must be spiritually prepared to resist deception and stand firm in our faith.

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The wisdom for tomorrow lies in our ability to stay discerning,

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to remain loyal to God, and to endure the trials that may come.

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Always look forward to the ultimate victory that Christ will bring when he returns.

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We must keep our eyes on Christ. We cannot afford to be distracted.

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Things are moving really fast. And so it may not be here today,

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but we need to pay attention to every day.

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And so that we as believers are ready to endure. that we have made the resolve

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that we will not bow to the beast.

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We will not bow to the beast. And so this is your host, Connie Morris,

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on the Diary of a Black Woman podcast, and I'll see you on the next episode.

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Episode three, we will cover the age of surveillance and how this relates to

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our being spiritually ready.

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Family, thank you for spending this time with me today. To every woman listening

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who has ever felt hidden, overlooked, or pushed aside, I want you to hear me clearly.

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God has not forgotten you, and neither have I.

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That's why I moved everything to our new home on pod page, so you would have

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one place to connect with me, read the devotionals, listen to the podcast,

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and reach out whenever you need to.

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If you want to leave me a message, send an email, or simply find encouragement,

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it's all there at diaryofablackwomanllc.com.

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And if this podcast has blessed you and you want to support the work I'm doing,

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you'll find a buy me, a coffee link on the site as well.

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No pressure, just love and community.

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Before we leave, I want to speak the word that I close with every time because

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somebody needs this reminder today. It comes from Jeremiah 29 11 14.

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I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and

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not to harm you, plans to give you hope in a future, then you will call upon

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me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you.

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You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

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I will be found by you, declares the Lord.

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Beloved, God has a plan for your life, a real one, a good one.

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And as long as you keep seeking him, you will find him even from the hidden places. I love you.

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I'm praying for you, and I'll meet you next time.