Didn't Ray explain the meaning of "buying and selling" in the LOF series?
Rev 13:16-17
16 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a MARK in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the MARK, or the NAME of the wild beast, or the NUMBER OF HIS NAME.
Dave -
Ray did touch briefly on the subject of buying and selling, in his article, Who Is The Beast, but there was much more involved that he didn't cover.. we know we are the beast, but do we understand that our earthly enslavement under the beast nation makes everyone completely depended on them for the necessities of life.
We may no longer consider ourselves part of this earthly kingdom, but we are inslaved by it none the less. . Yes, we should first concern ourselves with the spiritual aspects of these scriptures, but God is speaking of both the spiritual and physical, thus warning us of how money is the root of all evil, and then showing us just how that evil is manifested .
These tariffs prevent people from selling their goods, thus rendering them incapable of providing the most necessary things of life to their countries people. We only need to look at the impact tariffs have had on other countries in our time, to see the connection in prophecy.
There is even more to be understood about the marks. There is the spiritual and holy mark and also a physical, but that has not been manifested in the physical at this point in time, therefore any thoughts would be purely speculative.