John and Doves,

The rfid subdermal chip placed in the patrons of the Baja Beach Club are tailor-made to the specific retailer. They work much like the tag or fob dispensed from a kiosk that soon will be in every grocery store. Only in the case of Baja Beach Club the rfid was embedded in the arm, instead of a fob or tag.

These fob, arm, or  tag rfid chips do not constitute the actual 666 Mark of the Beast as we see it. They are forerunners; and as you can tell, the progression keeps advancing more and more as we are being conditioned to living in a cashless society.

The System knows that Christians and free-agents known as "resisters" or "dissenters" do not want to trade privacy for Big Brother invasion, nor do we want to disobey the command in Revelation 13 and 14 that specifically tells us not to take the mark of the Beast.

So the rfid-dispensing kiosks placed in each grocery store will greatly enhance the System's ability to monitor and profile all of their customers, when cash is no longer accepted. Since the fob or tag is not embedded in the right hand or forehead, no one will have an excuse not to take the rfid chip into their possession.

Each purchase one makes, how long a time spent in the store, what days one shops, how many persons the food will supply, what religion and race people belong to through holiday purchases etc. will all be noted and analyzed and summed. ( Shades of Minority Report)
This information will be fed into databases in regards to one's health insurance and medical records and the like.

And in time, when people are actually taking the embedded chip into their right hand or forehead--which is allied with the Beast's name, number and image--for all purchases, the remaining list of names from the kiosk-registry will furnish the system with a quick reference of those who are not assimilating into the new economic society.

A fast round-up of resisters into "re-education camps" could then be feasible.

Those of us who believe in the Rapture hold onto Revelation 3:10 as our redemption from this system.

Here is the article on RFID - dispensing kiosks:

Shopping with RFID --tailor-made for each retailer
Transponder ( RFID ) Dispenser-- Sept. 26, 2004 ...In Grocery Stores soon-- AcceliStation
New vending machine dispenses ready-to-use contactless payment cards and keyfobs
AcceliStation, the first self-service automated transponder dispenser
... this one will spit out an RFID-enabled, stored value contactless keytag or fob that can be used, in place of cash, in the store where the fob is obtained

The AcceliStation kiosk dispenses and securely authorizes contactless payment devices, such as fobs, key tags, and larger transponders, even cards, if that's what the retailer wants. The tags can be used immediately by the consumer once they're activated. A credit, debit, or bank card, or a prepaid account, including checks, can all be used. In addition, the tags can be linked to any loyalty program the retailer might have, said Mr. Bartz.

The RFID dispenser is retailer-dependent, he said. That means that Accelitec will produce the kiosk and the tags based on the retailer's specifications.

....most retailers don't want to deal with cash."
"The machine authenticates back to a database to make sure the person is who he says he is
Next year, when the RFID watch is introduced, it will be a complete, working watch with the RFID chip.

"We build devices, the network, all private label. When we walk into a retailer, the reader, the transponder, the dispenser are all under their brand. We'll be the first group, as of January, 2005 that will have a total private label solution," said Mr. Bartz.
 http://www.cr80news.com/library/2004/09/26/new-vending-machine-dispenses-readytouse-contactless-payment-cards-and-keyfobs/

Come quickly Lord Jesus,
Jim Goodrick