The rapture ( the abduction ) of the Church
I looked closer and saw people like dead men walking . There was a desperate sadness in the air , and no one turned to the right or left . I saw that the people were being led about by some unseen force . Now and then a voice spoke to them out of the air , and they obeyed the voice . They did not talk to one another . I saw too that the number " 666 " was written on each one ' s forehead and on his hands . I saw soldiers on horses herding the people about as though they were cattle .
The American flag , tattered and torn , lay forlornly on the ground . There was no joy , no laughter , no happiness . I saw death and evil everywhere .
The people walked one behind another into a large department store . They kept in step like discouraged soldiers and were dressed identically in a type of prison garb . A fence surrounded the store , and guards were stationed here and there . Everywhere I looked , I saw soldiers in battle-dress uniforms .
I saw these zombie-like people herded into the store , where they were able to buy only the barest necessities . As each completed his purchases , he was placed aboard a large green army truck . The truck , well-guarded , was then driven to another area .
Here , in a type of clinic , these people were examined for communicable diseases or crippling handicaps . A small number of them were shuffled to the side as rejects .
Soon , those who failed the examination were taken to another room . In that room , an impressive array of switches , buttons and gages lined an entire wall . A door opened , and several technicians came in . One of them began to call the names of the people in the room . Without a struggle , they arose when their names were called and marched into a large box . When they were inside , another technician closed the door and pulled a switch in a panel on the wall .
A few minutes later he opened the door , took down a broom and dust pan , and swept what remained of them off the floor . Nothing but a bit of dust was left of what had once been a roomful of people !
I saw those people who passed the medical exam being put back into the same truck and driven , to a train . No one spoke or even turned to look at anyone else . At another building each person was assigned a job . They all went to work without a single dispute . I watched as they worked very hard at their assigned tasks , and then at the end of the day , they were taken to an apartment building with a high fence around it . Each undressed and went to bed . Tomorrow they would work hard again .
I heard a loud voice fill the night air . I saw a huge beast , and he sat on a large , I throne . All the people obeyed the beast . I saw spiritual horns growing from his head . They reached , into and out of every place on earth . The beast took upon himself many positions of authority and many offices , and he became great in power .
The beast pushed himself into many places and deceived many people . The rich and the famous were deceived as well as the poor and disfranchised . Small and great paid homage to the beast .
A large machine was brought into an office . The beast put his mark on it , and his voice came out of it . There was also a " big brother " machine that could see into homes and businesses . Only a single machine of this type existed , and it belonged to the beast . The part of the machine that was located in the homes of the people was invisible to the naked eye , but it could
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