Verichip. Could it be the mark of the beast?

There is what I read in the explanation of the \\"mark\\" in the Orthodox Study Bible (its been oh so helpful!) \\"A parody of God\'s seal of 7:3, even alluding to the Hebrew phylactery of Dt 6:8-where God\'s Law is kept on the forehead and the left hand-and to christmation. The mark is gained by worshipping the beast, it signifies the beast is the owner of those who wear it-their protector and the one to whom they owe their livelihoods. This mark is not visable and physical mark on the person...\\" Also in the book \\"Elder Cleopa Of Sihastria\\" concerning this and the number 666... \\"St Andrew says that at the end of the world there will be a sect that will refuse to make the sign of the cross, and the antichrist will place a seal on their right hands so that they cannot lift their hands to their forehead, since the forehead is the mind which is the rational part of the soul.\\" Hope that helps.