The Roman Catholic Church does just that. Futurists do not understand it, for they have a "need for nothing", when they do. That "need for nothing" is no need for an alternative explanation to the false futuristic (and preteristic) narratives of Revelation. Also, Thiel is a recipient of the Mark of the Beast, as he reveres (forehead) and obeys (right hand) the office of the Papacy. Also, he metaphorically sucks Arturo Sosa's you-know-what.