The Signature of the Beast

Let’s talk about yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. treasury that Donald Trump’s signature will soon appear on all U.S. paper money. This will mark the first time in U.S. history that a president has added their name to the currency. Here’s what happened.

In a statement posted to the U.S. Treasury website yesterday, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent jointly announced that they are adding Donald Trump’s signature to banknotes, ostensibly to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Until now, currency in the U.S. featured the signatures of the Treasury secretary and the U.S. treasurer, but has never featured that of a president. Trump’s signature will replace that of Beach, and appear alongside Bessent’s, who posted this on the Treasury website:

“There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this historic currency be issued at the Semi quin centennial.”

For his part, Beach also posted his approval on the Treasury website:

“As the 250^th anniversary of our great nation approaches, American currency will continue to stand as a symbol of prosperity, strength, and the unshakable spirit of the American people under President Trump’s leadership. The President’s mark on history as the architect of America’s Golden Age economic revival is undeniable. Printing his signature on the American currency is not only appropriate, but also well deserved.”

Now, the president’s “MARK on history” seems like an interesting choice of words, doesn’t it?

One odd part of all of this is that Trump’s signature will appear on all future bills until another presidential administration specifically decides to take it off. This basically flies in the face of the claim that this is being done only because of America’s 250^th anniversary celebration.

Trump has done something similar to this before, as back in 2020 his name was printed on stimulus checks that the IRS rushed out to tens of millions of Americans. But putting his signature on the everyday currency we use is quite another matter.

As we know, there are also plans to make a $1 gold coin this summer, featuring Trump’s face. This will be the first time that a sitting president has ever created a currency while in office. It is truly stunning how often the phrase “this will be the first time” is applied to something Trump does.

So, the question now becomes: what do those of us who believe that Trump is evil, or even perhaps the Antichrist, do with the money that has his signature on it? Should we even use it? After all, the Bible does talk about the Mark of the Beast.

In Revelation 13:17, we read this: “And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

It is important to note that when the actual Mark arrives, it will impact everyone in the world, not just those in one country, or a portion of people around the world. The verse specifically says that “no man might buy or sell” except those that have his Mark.

Most people around the world are not relying on U.S. paper currency with Trump’s signature on it, and even in the United States, most of us can buy and sell with other forms of payment, such as credit or debit cards.

This means that Trump putting his signature on U.S. currency is not in itself the Mark of the Beast, but it clearly does seem to foreshadow what is to come. After all, the Bible gives us specific descriptions for the Antichrist, and they point directly at Donald J. Trump.

In the meantime, and this is only my opinion, I believe millions of Americans will use the new bills to make a statement about the wannabe-king we have as President of the United States. By that, I mean that I expect there to be a LOT of bills that have his signature crossed out with a sharpie.

In fact, I think there will be SO MANY bills that have Trump’s name crossed out or altered in some way, that the U.S. Treasury will even issue a statement later this year to remind Americans that this could be considered illegal.

Now, for the record, it is generally NOT illegal to draw on a dollar bill, provided it is not done with fraudulent intent or to render the bill unfit to be reissued. Defacing currency is only illegal if it is done to make it unusable, or to damage it intentionally. 

To summarize, Trump’s signature appearing on our money starting this summer is NOT the Mark of the Beast, but it does foreshadow what will come in the next couple of years. Because, after all, the President of the United States wants his name on everything – including us.

Thanks for watching, and I have to go now because I understand that Staples is having a sale on sharpies. I’ll talk to you guys soon. ♦