1st Kings 18:10 As the Lord thy God lives, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
We have no choice but to deliver the goods in our contemporary language, so that the full force, and grave implication of what is being said will resonate in our minds. The prophet left his cellphone, he left his Smart Watch, his Fit-Bit, his I-pad, his GPS, Alexa, his wallet, with all of his credit and debit cards, and since he sometimes worked from home, he also left his laptop.
In other words, he left without a trace, leaving no hint as to his whereabouts, thereby making tracking and geolocation virtually impossible especially now that he is abiding under the shadow of The Almighty in a solitary place. Therefore, in hindsight, the adversary of souls must now seek to address the issue of geolocation, if the beast system is to have legs.
In other words, when a universal form of worship has to be enforced, there must be some mechanism in place, by which people living on the planet could be tracked and/or located, or else, enforcement becomes implausible. Question: Is it true that such systems are already in place to a large extent? Geolocation: The process or technique of identifying the geographical location of a person, or device by means of digital information processed via the internet. Technology that shows the place where you are when using the internet or a mobile phone.
Revelation 13:16 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 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.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!