Revelation 13: 16-17. He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
im going uot on a limb here, please dont flame me, simply speculation....
what if the Beast ends up being Machine? what if these great Kings forseen are the founders of the industrialized and intellegence gathering world?
far out limb, yes, but thats where we are recieving a mark from. machine.