Quoting Tim C <timc_orb@charter.net>:
I haven't read the whole thing (the Bible) (far from it, "thank God"), so I'm not sure what the context is..."No one could buy or sell unless he had this mark, that is, the beast's name or the number that stands for his name." -- Revelation 13:17-18"
But note that the point is that commerce is evil, capitalism is bad, and you should prepare to accept the authority of church/state/god before that of your own mind. Like I say, I don't know if this is supposed to be after the
I'd say that it's more an indictment of government rather than a free market, since it would be government who would enforce the "mark". But of course, that means that it's already here since you need a government number (business permit, tax number, etc) to do business legally.