The Internet

[irishman]

The Internet

I had a very scary thought early this morning:
What one thing ties the world together today? The internet.

Who controls the internet? Many say that no one person or body can control it, but what if one person does? What if one man could take control of the internet, and have all that is in it at his discretion? He would have the power of complete censorship; he would literally come into nearly every home in America, and be able to OBtain valuable information about any one of us; private, personal, and vital information that could ruin us, or promote us, whichever he desired! Think of the power he would have in the mere knowledge of our business activities, our beliefs, our very heart and souls!

Perhaps you are saying “It will never happen, no one person can control the internet”, but a few years ago men thought that something like the internet itself would be an impossibility! Who would have thought that one man would discover something so widespread and so prominent as the internet? Yet one man did, and look at it now! Some could hardly get along a few days without it!

Think about it: if the internet became under the control of Muslims, all Christian sites could be shut down. (Already it is possible to shut down certain sites, as many of us have seen). If it came under the control of any man or group, we would be at their mercy for the most part, at least under their watchful eye. “Big Brother“ is watching already to some extent; if you do not believe that, try posting a lot of illegal stuff and see what happens to you! I have no qualms with the law regulating the internet, it needs to be checked, but, what if the ant-christ had control of such a powerful tool? We put too much vital information on the net.

My point is that we need to wean ourselves from the net, and spend less time revealing our personal lives through even “friendly” sites; others who are enemies of good and righteousness also have access to these sites. Let us hope that it is not too late already. Does this sound rather fanatical to you? Does it sound so far-fetched that you laugh at the thought of it? If so, you may be the net’s greatest victim. The possibility has already been proven; many have hacked into computers of banks, financial institutions, and even stole identities of past veterans that served our country, and all through the internet! That which we all thought to be good can turn out to be very evil. Already it has been reported that perverts are watching, and gathering information about our children and they are able to discern where we live, and how many are in the family, etc., because we have surrendered that information on the net for all to see. One cannot protect themselves enough, there is always someone that can break through passwords, and firewalls, and phsishing nets, and filters, etc., and steal our identities.

[HappyChristian]

In light of the fact that there are some in Congress who are pushing for control of the internet, what you have written is in no way fanatical!

I remember long ago talking with people about Revelation, and how things might be fulfilled. The story of the two prophets fascinated us, in light of television. When the prophets are killed, the Bible says that people everywhere will see their dead bodies. That prOBably seemed almost fantasty...how in the world could everyone see the bodies for 3 1/2 days!! Well, t.v. was the answer. But I think even more than t.v. will be the internet. I know people who don't have t.v. but do have the internet (I'm not saying anything against it...I actually enjoy access to the internet), so I'm sure during the Tribulation, there will be folks that have no television but have the internet...and so will be able to view the prophet's dead bodies.

[JerryNumbers]

The Internet

I had a very scary thought early this morning:
What one thing ties the world together today? The internet.

Who controls the internet? Many say that no one person or body can control it, but what if one person does? What if one man could take control of the internet, and have all that is in it at his discretion? He would have the power of complete censorship; he would literally come into nearly every home in America, and be able to OBtain valuable information about any one of us; private, personal, and vital information that could ruin us, or promote us, whichever he desired! Think of the power he would have in the mere knowledge of our business activities, our beliefs, our very heart and souls!

Perhaps you are saying “It will never happen, no one person can control the internet”, but a few years ago men thought that something like the internet itself would be an impossibility! Who would have thought that one man would discover something so widespread and so prominent as the internet? Yet one man did, and look at it now! Some could hardly get along a few days without it!

Think about it: if the internet became under the control of Muslims, all Christian sites could be shut down. (Already it is possible to shut down certain sites, as many of us have seen). If it came under the control of any man or group, we would be at their mercy for the most part, at least under their watchful eye. “Big Brother“ is watching already to some extent; if you do not believe that, try posting a lot of illegal stuff and see what happens to you! I have no qualms with the law regulating the internet, it needs to be checked, but, what if the ant-christ had control of such a powerful tool? We put too much vital information on the net.

My point is that we need to wean ourselves from the net, and spend less time revealing our personal lives through even “friendly” sites; others who are enemies of good and righteousness also have access to these sites. Let us hope that it is not too late already. Does this sound rather fanatical to you? Does it sound so far-fetched that you laugh at the thought of it? If so, you may be the net’s greatest victim. The possibility has already been proven; many have hacked into computers of banks, financial institutions, and even stole identities of past veterans that served our country, and all through the internet! That which we all thought to be good can turn out to be very evil. Already it has been reported that perverts are watching, and gathering information about our children and they are able to discern where we live, and how many are in the family, etc., because we have surrendered that information on the net for all to see. One cannot protect themselves enough, there is always someone that can break through passwords, and firewalls, and phsishing nets, and filters, etc., and steal our identities.

Could the majority of Americans get through a single day if the internet shut down? What about business, they would be shut down. Are we now a slave to the internet?

Kind of scary.

[John81]

Most all of us are slaves to modern conveniences. Look at what happens when the electricty goes out. Folks are lost without TV, radio, internet and video games. Many folks can't cook, we can't store our food, we can barely manage to eat, some lose communication, heat and cooling are lost, we can't see after the sun goes down, gas pumps don't work, etc.

[JerryNumbers]

Yes we are, and we love them don't we?

[irishman]

Our "gadgets" really are not good things then, but oh how we depend on them! Some have said that the internet is habit forming, and that we can't break away once we are "trapped", and I partly believe it! But if one man or one group could control it (terrorists) think of the power they would have; almost like world dominance, which I believe is their OBjective anyway. They could collect names, home towns, and even families from the info we give them. They could OBtain phone numbers, addresses,family members, and all sorts of info on Christian people, and route us out one by one. I would not see that as an impossibility, and maybe a real prOBability.