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Look Beyond the Promise“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.” —Proverbs 22:3 (KJV) Dangerous systems rarely announce their final destination. They begin with appealing promises—fairness, equality, provision, and security. The prudent, however, looks beyond the promise and considers where the road leads.Revelation 13 reveals a future worldwide authority that will determine who may participate in ordinary economic life: “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark…”—Revelation 13:17 (KJV)This is not merely an economic system. Buying and selling will become the means of forcing submission to the Beast. Provision will be offered only to those who accept his authority.Christians must judge every promise by God’s Word and recognize the danger of concentrating unchecked power in human hands.The simple see what is being offered today.The prudent consider what it may cost tomorrow.