"Cash Won't Last"

New cases of COVID isn't the only thing spiking these days.

"Across the globe, COVID-19 is fueling the rise of the cashless economy as employees and consumers alike worry that the direct handling of paper currency could spread the coronavirus," reports Bloomberg News.

Despite the fact that medical and public health experts say there is little data to support this concern, (as long as we wash our hands), many stores will no longer accept cash, especially in Europe.

For instance, in the U.K., the consumer watchdog group "Which?" reported that 1-in-10 people were refused service at shops trying to pay with physical money during the lockdown.

In the U.S., Lululemon & Nordstrom will go completely cash-free when they reopen, while Starbucks plans to "shift toward a more cashless experience," according to their CEO. Even U.S. casinos are leaning toward digital payment options, along with Pizza Hut, Whole Foods, Living Spaces and scores of other brand-name stores.

"And while not all small and midsize businesses have gone cash-free," according to Bloomberg News, "many are pushing card and contactless payments."

Though we're not expecting the world to go cashless overnight, it does appear the pandemic has given this move a giant leap forward.

Why should we care? Because the Bible has predicted we'll go cashless in the End Times.

"The fact that the words of Revelation 13 were penned in the age of wood, stones, and swords, makes this prophecy one of the powerful proofs of the inspired nature and reliability of Gods' Word," declares Dr. Mark Hitchcock, prophecy expert.

"Who could have predicted the technology described in the Bible 2,000 years ago, except God?"

And who could have guessed at the beginning of 2020 how rapidly our world would change, except, you guessed it--God.

A wise man once said: "The Bible says there are things that we should look for that signal the last days and one of them is the scattering and regathering of the nation of Israel, which we know happened in 1948 when Israel was declared a nation. But the Bible also tells us, for instance, that there is going to be a cashless society. The Bible tells us that there is going to be global instability and excessive violence in the End Times. As we look around right now at the way the world is changing...I think maybe we are in the last hours..." -- Greg Laurie, Harvest Christian Fellowship

"You also must be ready all the time. For the Son of Man will come when least expected"  (MATTHEW 24:44).

"And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and the life is in His Son. So whoever has God's Son has life; whoever does not have His Son does not have life"  (1 JOHN: 5:11-12).

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News:

• FNC: Antifa targeting specific businesses; militias form as U.S. cities brace for more violence; "These tyrannical, left-wing anarchists hate free speech," say HSS Deputy.
• The Daily Caller: Portland sees over 60 days of violent protests, rioting, burning and destruction
• Breitbart: BLM Protesters Loot, Set Fires in Democrat-Run Cities Across the United States

 

"Predicting the Next U.S. President Through Algorithms"

Want to know who will win the election, when the economy will tank, or where the next global hot spot will be?

We've got two words for you: Predictive analytics, a science that employs a wide variety of statistical techniques to predict--you guessed it--the future.

Analysts use algorithms, predictive modeling and data mining to extract information from data to predict trends and probable future scenarios.

For example, academics from the Gulf University for Science and Technology accurately predicted the price of oil using complex computer algorithms.

The price of crude oil plays an important role in global economics affecting the price of almost everything else. Soon they expect to be able to accurately predict the price of other commodities, a major breakthrough when it comes to financial planning. Imagine how helpful it would be to know in advance how much you'll need for basic living expenses--especially for retirement planning.

While predictive analytics isn't 100% accurate, (it can't predict wild card events, like say, the exact timing of a destructive earthquake), it can come close.

For now the accuracy rate is about 70%, but The Office of Naval Research believes it will eventually come closer to 99% and expand to include the ability to predict wars, protests, revolutions, and most human behavior in advance.

What predictive analytics does today is give us a reasonable probability and an educated guess of future events we wouldn't otherwise have.

What it could do in the future, in the wrong hands--who knows? Revelation 13 describes a worldwide monetary and surveillance system that will require sophisticated technologies and  the ability to track every person on the planet. No generation before ours could have realistically fulfilled those prophecies.

So what do analysts predict in regards to the U.S. Presidential election?

Too early to say, claim most. One (and only one, so far) believes the data points to the first woman president.

"..and he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation." Revelation 13:7

A wise man once said: "The more I study science the more I believe in God." --Albert Einstein

News:

• The Hill: Clinton would easily beat Trump by double-digits in general election, according to poll released Wednesday.
• USA Today: Pentagon admits it has deployed military spy drones over the U.S. for non-military missions, according to report made public by the Freedom of Information Act.
• The New York Times: ISIS detainee tells U.S. of miliatants' plan to use mustard gas in Iraq and Syria.