Essay/Term paper: Bill gates

Essay, term paper, research paper:  Biography Term Papers

Bill Gates is the Antichrist Ever since Microsoft was founded, Bill Gates has gained power over the people of the world by winning a monopoly in the computer-software industry. From the assistance Microsoft gave in the development of the personal computer, to the virtual monopoly that Windows 95 now has on most computers all over the world; Microsoft has controlled a major portion of the computer industry. In his repeated conquests over his competitors, Gates has left an increasingly obvious amount of evidence that proves that he is the fourth and final antichrist. Most of this evidence comes from Gates' computer products and is referred to in Revelations. This evidence may have been left on purpose, or was a careless mistake by the founder of Microsoft. Like the other men who have been considered antichrists, Gates has attempted to rule the world. The only difference between Gates and his predecessors is that he is trying to rule the world through computers, not through military force. ASCII(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) code is a system of keeping track of letters, numbers and characters on a computer. When Bill Gates and IBM decided to use ASCII code in the IBM Personal Computer, many people didn't know what computers were, or care what ASCII code was. Many people who did know what ASCII code was didn't think that Bill Gates was evil. Today, now that more people use computers regularly, Bill Gates' evil secrets have been revealed to the public through the Internet and anti-Microsoft activists. "Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man : His number is 666." (Revelation 13:18) Bill Gates' full name is William Henry Gates III. If the ASCII codes of the letters in "BILLGATES" are added, plus three for the "III" in his name, then the sum is 666 (antichrist.txt). B I L L G A T E S 3 66+73+76+76+71+65+84+69+83+3 = 666 "Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast" refers to computer programmers and others who have knowledge in computers. Gates most likely did not expect for the people in his industry to divulge his secret identity to the public, but an increasing number of computer users have found and advertised the truth about him. Most computers sold today come with Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. Many people don't buy computer software unless it is designed specifically for Windows. If a company decides to make a program for an operating system other than Windows, then they will probably not sell as many copies of their software than if they had made a Windows version. Most companies want to make a large profit, so they are going to make Windows compatible software. "He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads. And that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or name of the beast, or the number of his name." (Revelation 13:16 and 13:17) The Microsoft and Windows symbols are the "mark or name of the beast," because they effectively prevent the sale of products for other systems. "Thus he said: The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on Earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole Earth, Trample it and break it in pieces." Gates' Microsoft is the fourth beast, with its significant power of money. Microsoft has "devoured the Earth" by gaining a monopoly on the software industry, so that it could "Trample it and break it to pieces" if it felt the desire. Bill Gates can raise the prices of his software at any time because there is very little competition to prevent this. In the past few years, Microsoft has bought many smaller companies who produced products which they wanted. Gates probably didn't want to spend the money to develop competing products, so he bought the competing companies and sold their products under the Microsoft label. "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's." (10thCommandment) He broke the Tenth Commandment by coveting his "neighbor's," or competing companies', products. Microsoft's purchases were also foretold in Revelation 12.4. "And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready too delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born." Microsoft has devoured its smaller competitors so that they could not harm Microsoft's profits and its rule over the computer industry. Another reference to Microsoft as the red dragon was in Revelation 12.3. "And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten dorns, and seven crowns upon his heads." These heads were Microsoft's various products : Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, Publisher, Windows 95, DOS, and Encarta. These products are Microsoft's main arsenal against the rest of the software industry, just as the dragon's heads are its weapons. Microsoft Word has taken away many buyers for Corel's WordPerfect. Windows 95 has prevented other operating systems, such as IBM's OS/2 and Sun's Solaris, from becoming popular among many home-computer users. Excel has defeated Lotus' spreadsheet, Lotus 1-2-3. Most of these Microsoft products come pre-packaged on computers, so consumers most likely won't feel compelled to buy their competitors' products. These competing products are similar, and sometimes superior to, Microsoft's products. In Revelation 12.9, the dragon is referred to specifically as the Devil. "And the great dragon was cast out (from heaven), that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world..." Bill Gates is deceiving the world with his products by including them with all new computers. These free products imply to the consumer that Microsoft products are superior to other products, when the only major benefit that the consumer gets is a free product. The prophecies in Revelations foretold the coming of Bill Gates and his evil empire named Microsoft. His demonic number 666, which was encoded inside the programs that he wrote, and his aggressive actions were also foretold in Revelations. His corporate takeovers were excellent examples of his coveting what he didn't have plus his intentions to stifle any new competition. There are too many similar references in the Bible for this to be a coincidence. Bill Gates is the fourth and final antichrist.