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Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce Join Effort To Develop Covid-19 Vaccination Digital Passport

Microsoft,ย Oracleย andย Salesforceย have joined a broad coalition ofย technologyย andย health careย companies to create the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI),ย which aims to accelerate access to COVID-19 vaccination records byย creating aย digital passport.

The technology would allow individuals to obtain a copy of their immunization records through a digital wallet of their choice, such as Apple Wallet or Google Pay, while those without smartphones would receive paper printed with QR codes containing verifiable credentials. In addition, the VCI said it will also try to develop new standards to help determine whether a person has or hasnโ€™t been inoculated against the virus.

Other health care and technology leaders involved inย the initative include the Commons Project Foundation, theย CARIN Alliance, Cerner, Change Healthcare, Epic, Evernorth, the Mayo Clinic, MITRE, and Safe Health.

Salesforce executive vice president and general managerย Bill Patterson said in aย statementย that the cloud-based software firm looks forward to helping organizations “easily and safely customize all aspects of the vaccination management lifecycle and integrate closely with other coalition membersโ€™ offerings, which will help us all get back to public life.”

Salesforce executive vice president and general managerย Bill Patterson said in aย statementย that the cloud-based software firm looks forward to helping organizations “easily and safely customize all aspects of the vaccination management lifecycle and integrate closely with other coalition membersโ€™ offerings, which will help us all get back to public life.”

Mike Sicilia, executive vice president of Oracle’s global business units, added that electronic access to vaccination, testing, and other medical records will be “vital to resuming travel and more” and that the process “needs to be as easy as online banking.”

“We are committed to working collectively with the technology and medical communities, as well as global governments, to ensure people will have secure access to this information where and when they need it,โ€ Sicilia said.

A spokesperson for Microsoft told FOX Business that the tech giant has already developed an implementation guide detailing “the use of open, interoperable, and privacy-protecting standards via the SMART Health Cards framework” as part of the VCI.

The pushย comes after the Commons Project Foundation developed its own digital health app last year, known as CommonPass, whichย has already undergoneย a trial run withย United Airlinesย for flights between the United States and the U.K.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionย reportedย that over 30 millionย coronavirus vaccine doses created by Pfizer and BionTech and Moderna have been distributed in the United Statesย as of Thursday, with more than 11 million Americans already receiving their first dose.


HD Editorโ€™s Note: Why Is This News Biblically Relevant?

Pastor JD Farag, back in July,ย warnedย of comingย โ€œidentificationsโ€ย that would provide โ€œfreedomโ€ from covid lockdowns and mask mandates to those that have agreed to be vaccinated:

The imposed restrictions have been met with little to no objections as the masses have essentially acquiesced to the mandate. It seems that many have made drastic lifestyle changes under the banner of a coming vaccine, which is being touted as โ€œThe Golden Ticket,โ€ย if you will, to get oneโ€™s life back, to get oneโ€™s freedom back.

Sadly, the masses will clamor for the said vaccine out of utter exasperation and desperation so as to be given back that which was taken from them in the first place. I canโ€™t wait to not have to wear a mask.

However, there will be those who refuse it, which will then lead to a system of validation vis-a-vis certificationย in the form of a vaccine identification.ย Weโ€™ve talked about this in-depth over the last several weeks. Absent this proof of vaccination, you will not get your life back, and you will be required to continue wearing a face mask in public.

Leo Hohmann, in his eye-opening article โ€œ3 Biggest Lies About COVID-19 Have All Been Exposed: But Hereโ€™s Why Globalist Powerbrokers Canโ€™t Let It Die,โ€ wrote:

โ€œGlobal government will materialize. Itโ€™s only a matter of when. The Bible says the end times will be marked by the rise of an anti-Christ system that bullies and bludgeons its way to power over all humanity.โ€

Those who follow Bible Prophecy understand that a time will come where a world leader, theย โ€œantichrist,โ€ย will set up a global system where participation and compliance are mandatory.

This man will require all the inhabitants of the earth to receive aย โ€œmark.โ€ย Refusal to take thisย โ€œmarkโ€ย will cut that person off from being able toย โ€œbuy or sellโ€ย (Revelation 13:16-18) and will cause them to be sentenced to death (Rev. 20:4). However, acceptance of this mark, which is directly tied to the worship of theย โ€œantichrist,โ€ย will cut a person off entirely from eternal life with Jesus Christ and Salvation (Rev. 14:9-11).

Revelation 13:16-18 KJV โ€“ย โ€œAnd he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:ย 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.ย Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.โ€

We are in no way saying that the Coronavirus vaccine is the mark of the beast; it is absolutely not. But the COVID crisis has been jaw-droppingly exploited by globalists worldwide in a manner that is too reminiscent of Revelation 13 to simply ignore.

Who would have thought that the entire world population would be so willing to give up their freedoms and that it would happen so rapidly? People are becoming used to a lack of freedom.

The mark will not be introduced until the Tribulation. The Bible clearly outlines that Christians will be taken out of the earth prior to the Tribulation, in the Rapture of the Church. What we are witnessing today is an astonishing and clear Harbinger of events to come!

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Microsoft,ย Oracleย andย Salesforceย have joined a broad coalition ofย technologyย andย health careย companies to create the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI),ย which aims to accelerate access to COVID-19 vaccination records byย creating aย digital passport.

The technology would allow individuals to obtain a copy of their immunization records through a digital wallet of their choice, such as Apple Wallet or Google Pay, while those without smartphones would receive paper printed with QR codes containing verifiable credentials. In addition, the VCI said it will also try to develop new standards to help determine whether a person has or hasnโ€™t been inoculated against the virus.

Other health care and technology leaders involved inย the initative include the Commons Project Foundation, theย CARIN Alliance, Cerner, Change Healthcare, Epic, Evernorth, the Mayo Clinic, MITRE, and Safe Health.

Salesforce executive vice president and general managerย Bill Patterson said in aย statementย that the cloud-based software firm looks forward to helping organizations “easily and safely customize all aspects of the vaccination management lifecycle and integrate closely with other coalition membersโ€™ offerings, which will help us all get back to public life.”

Salesforce executive vice president and general managerย Bill Patterson said in aย statementย that the cloud-based software firm looks forward to helping organizations “easily and safely customize all aspects of the vaccination management lifecycle and integrate closely with other coalition membersโ€™ offerings, which will help us all get back to public life.”

Mike Sicilia, executive vice president of Oracle’s global business units, added that electronic access to vaccination, testing, and other medical records will be “vital to resuming travel and more” and that the process “needs to be as easy as online banking.”

“We are committed to working collectively with the technology and medical communities, as well as global governments, to ensure people will have secure access to this information where and when they need it,โ€ Sicilia said.

A spokesperson for Microsoft told FOX Business that the tech giant has already developed an implementation guide detailing “the use of open, interoperable, and privacy-protecting standards via the SMART Health Cards framework” as part of the VCI.

The pushย comes after the Commons Project Foundation developed its own digital health app last year, known as CommonPass, whichย has already undergoneย a trial run withย United Airlinesย for flights between the United States and the U.K.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventionย reportedย that over 30 millionย coronavirus vaccine doses created by Pfizer and BionTech and Moderna have been distributed in the United Statesย as of Thursday, with more than 11 million Americans already receiving their first dose.


HD Editorโ€™s Note: Why Is This News Biblically Relevant?

Pastor JD Farag, back in July,ย warnedย of comingย โ€œidentificationsโ€ย that would provide โ€œfreedomโ€ from covid lockdowns and mask mandates to those that have agreed to be vaccinated:

The imposed restrictions have been met with little to no objections as the masses have essentially acquiesced to the mandate. It seems that many have made drastic lifestyle changes under the banner of a coming vaccine, which is being touted as โ€œThe Golden Ticket,โ€ย if you will, to get oneโ€™s life back, to get oneโ€™s freedom back.

Sadly, the masses will clamor for the said vaccine out of utter exasperation and desperation so as to be given back that which was taken from them in the first place. I canโ€™t wait to not have to wear a mask.

However, there will be those who refuse it, which will then lead to a system of validation vis-a-vis certificationย in the form of a vaccine identification.ย Weโ€™ve talked about this in-depth over the last several weeks. Absent this proof of vaccination, you will not get your life back, and you will be required to continue wearing a face mask in public.

Leo Hohmann, in his eye-opening article โ€œ3 Biggest Lies About COVID-19 Have All Been Exposed: But Hereโ€™s Why Globalist Powerbrokers Canโ€™t Let It Die,โ€ wrote:

โ€œGlobal government will materialize. Itโ€™s only a matter of when. The Bible says the end times will be marked by the rise of an anti-Christ system that bullies and bludgeons its way to power over all humanity.โ€

Those who follow Bible Prophecy understand that a time will come where a world leader, theย โ€œantichrist,โ€ย will set up a global system where participation and compliance are mandatory.

This man will require all the inhabitants of the earth to receive aย โ€œmark.โ€ย Refusal to take thisย โ€œmarkโ€ย will cut that person off from being able toย โ€œbuy or sellโ€ย (Revelation 13:16-18) and will cause them to be sentenced to death (Rev. 20:4). However, acceptance of this mark, which is directly tied to the worship of theย โ€œantichrist,โ€ย will cut a person off entirely from eternal life with Jesus Christ and Salvation (Rev. 14:9-11).

Revelation 13:16-18 KJV โ€“ย โ€œAnd he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:ย 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.ย Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.โ€

We are in no way saying that the Coronavirus vaccine is the mark of the beast; it is absolutely not. But the COVID crisis has been jaw-droppingly exploited by globalists worldwide in a manner that is too reminiscent of Revelation 13 to simply ignore.

Who would have thought that the entire world population would be so willing to give up their freedoms and that it would happen so rapidly? People are becoming used to a lack of freedom.

The mark will not be introduced until the Tribulation. The Bible clearly outlines that Christians will be taken out of the earth prior to the Tribulation, in the Rapture of the Church. What we are witnessing today is an astonishing and clear Harbinger of events to come!

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A Society That Does Not Value Human Life Is On A Slippery Slope Toward Destruction

America has seen many changes over the last 250 years. Through the tumultuous storms of war and the shifting sands of culture, our country has navigated countless trying times. While our current struggles suggest that America has lost its way, the foundational values embedded into the fabric of this nation stand the test of time. The Founding Fathers dreamed of a place where all people could live in true freedom. This could be possible only in a country built upon Biblical values. Billy Graham once said, โ€œAmerica has probably been the most successful experiment in history. The American Dream was a glorious attempt. It was built on a religious foundation. Its earliest concepts came from Holy Scripture.โ€

Why A Recent YouTube AI Controversy Is A Reminder Of Biblical Truth

You see, people want content creators to be honest, but the concept of honesty comes from a Biblical worldview, which most people in our culture today reject. In a secular worldview, there is no moral imperative to be honestโ€”as long as you are getting what you want, why be honest? The end justifies the means! If there is no ultimate authority, there is no ultimate morality, and therefore nothing is truly right or truly wrong.

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Political Division, Persecution, And War: How Bible Prophecy Changes Our Perspective On World Affairs

As history hurtles toward the Last Days, we find ourselves trying to navigate through an increasingly hostile world. Politics are dividing our country and even our churches. People are becoming more cold-hearted, selfish, and angry. We are experiencing a breakdown that feels irreversible. Our problems do not have simple solutions, but we can find guidance in Scripture.

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