the prophecies that people keep attributing to the world system and the external life are actually symbols for things inward. all of this action people keep talking about - the beast, the mark, the killing, the blood, etc - it is all internal. it all takes place inside of people. they are the dynamics of the soul of man. they take place in the spirit. whether or not they take place externally has no bearing on the spirit at all, particularly of an individual, for all of this is fulfilled inside of a person.