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“The dollar shall fade, but ₿ shall rise.”
1:1 This is the vision of Isaiah. And he proclaimed:
“Cash will begin to look like paper. Inflation shall hurt more than taxes.”
1:2 The dollar was once bound to gold, But in 1971, that link was severed. Since then, money has been backed not by faith— But by printing.
1:3 Isaiah cried aloud:
“When central banks promise prosperity, Their printers quietly prepare destruction.”
“The $100 in your wallet today Will be worth $90 next year— And less than half in a decade.”
Isaiah 1:3
1:4 In that time, The world breathed in dollars. Every nation depended on it. The dollar became both power and prison.
2:1 But ₿, designed by Satoshi, Shall not be printed. Shall not be surveilled. Shall not beg permission. And shall forever remain just 21,000,000.
2:2 Isaiah prophesied:
“When the empire of the dollar falls, ₿ shall become the refuge. Gold and silver will grow old, But ₿ shall be the new digital covenant.”
2:3 Those who depended on fiat Were trapped in the walls of national debt. They tired of CBDC surveillance. Then they cried out for freedom— And found it on-chain.
“From paper to block, From printing to mining, From permission to autonomy— The world shall shift.”
2:4 Isaiah saw it— The BRICS nations shouting “De-dollarize!” Building their own currencies. No longer calling USD safe. And those who held ₿ Were the ones truly prepared.
In plain words: what this means
The scripture is satire. Checked on October 18, 2026.
What checks out
The history beneath the prophecy is real, but more specific than “money was backed by printing.” The Federal Reserve History account says that on August 15, 1971, President Nixon announced the closing of the gold window, ending foreign governments' ability to exchange dollars for gold; it describes the international monetary system as becoming fiat in effect (Federal Reserve History: Nixon Ends Convertibility). That does not mean all money before then was simply “bound to gold” in the same way for everyone.
The dollar still has a large international role. A speech by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, published by the BIS, describes its use in global finance, trade, and cross-border payments (BIS: The Dollar's International Role). The speech also discusses possible changes; it does not say the dollar is doomed or guaranteed to stay dominant.
What needs a footnote
The lyric “$100 today will be worth $90 next year” has no date, inflation measure, or source. It is an unsourced illustration, not a verified forecast. The claims that central banks “prepare destruction,” that every holder of Bitcoin was prepared, or that the dollar will fade while Bitcoin rises are rhetoric and prediction. We cannot verify them as facts, and this explainer makes no price or currency forecast.
The chapter says Bitcoin “shall not be printed” and remain at 21 million. Bitcoin.org's FAQ describes a 21 million issuance limit in the protocol (Bitcoin.org: FAQ). That technical rule is not the same as proof that Bitcoin cannot be changed by social or software choices, and it says nothing by itself about future purchasing power. The chapter's sweeping claims about CBDCs, BRICS, and nations abandoning the dollar are not supported by the sources used here.