The Virgina House of Delegates on Wednesday approved a measure that could protect Virginia residents from overbearing employers, and possibly the apocalypse.

The law would make it illegal to implant an identification or tracking device into a person’s body without their written consent. As the use of implanted microchips becomes more common — people use them to track pets and could possibly use them for purposes such as securing one’s medical history — lawmakers are starting to address concerns. Some are concerned their use among humans would lead to a lack of privacy or abuse from employers. Others, the Washington Post reports, are also concerned the use of microchips could be the “mark of the beast” — or the coming of the antichrist.

“My understanding — I’m not a theologian — but there’s a prophecy in the Bible that says you’ll have to receive a mark, or you can neither buy nor sell things in end times,” Del. Mark L. Cole, the bill’s sponsor, told the Post. “Some people think these computer chips might be that mark.”

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