A lot of good prophetic teachers think the “mark” will actually change DNA in people and that is the underlying cause that whomever takes the mark cannot be saved.
If you read what the Transhumanists want to do, it delves into that very realm of modifying DNA to make ‘super-humans’ capable of all kinds of things. This chip could be a move in that direction, if not the actual device itself.
Doesn’t take a change in DNA to go to hell, but this does give new meaning to “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”
When the link between mind and soul is found, that would be...