Mercer,
I think you hit the nail on the head!   I was reading some article that proposed that Adam and Eve was in the Garden of Eden for 7 years before the fall, and that the 7 years of the tribulation was a mirror image to the beginning of time.   The first 7 years was the tree of life, and the last 7 years was the tree of knowledge.   

What I find interesting about your posts is several things:
1) My son had a vision that the mark of the beast was "marketed" to people in such a way that people who were old would automatically get a facelift, hair growth, beauty just from the chip and disease free like a miracle.   My son saw that the chip effect lasted for as long as it took to chip as many people as they could.   For a period of time everything seemed perfect, like they were going into a Utopia, a new Age of Atlantis.   But then the devil showed his true colors and the spell wore off and the people became hideous to look at.
2) The Department of Homeland Security plans to put roadside checkpoints with DNA testing to get samples of your DNA and match it to your ID.   Since the TSA has already started the checkpoints on the freeways in one state for commercial trucks, I do not think it is too much longer.   See how fast they got the scanners and pat downs in the airports, trains and bus stations?   Only about 2-4 months!   Not long!
3) I was thinking about the body scanners and their purpose.   These scanners are not for the Bride.   Jesus was put on the cross naked, so this is a judgment to those that will not accept Him, thus that is why He sends people naked into hell.   And the scanners are a part of the Tree of Knowledge.   The Lord clothed Adam and Eve with His Glory, you see God clothes us in Heaven.   But when they ate of the fruit they knew they were naked, so you see the people eating of this fruit of the tree of knowledge will be naked and ashamed as in the Garden.    So many parallels to the Garden of Eden coming back, time is definitely over!