We have all heard from our parents and grandparents that we are living in the end times, right? So many signs are already fulfilled, imagine if Facebook existed during the first world war? War and rumours of wars have never been bigger than that. Earthquakes are increasing, but there is one sign we can’t say has taken place. A super sign. When John wrote in Revelation 13:17 about one man controlling buying and selling of the entire world, imagine how crazy he thought that was, something that is already possible, just not implemented. Just like how AI is suddenly appearing everywhere so will digital money.
Imagine a world of the future. It is a desperate world where human beings are controlled by a single, evil power. If we look behind the curtain to see what energizes this power, we find something much more sinister than a corrupt political agenda or master plan of greed. We find a plot hatched by the dark prince of the universe whose ambition it is to become God. Though Satan’s plan will be impressive, it will not be flawless. Where Satan rules, God overrules.
Another big buzz word we will hear about more and more is the internet of things. The Internet of Things describes the network of physical objects—“things”—that connect everything to itself and exchange data with other devices, a move that aims to connect everything and everyone online. Cloud computing is used by all of us, some people dont even know what that is, but in essence, we are placing our content, photos and documents in the hands of someone else, with the promise of safe data, easy access and always available. Very convenient.
The role of AI in the end times can be seen through 2 points.
First it has the ability to fulfill certain prophecies. For instance, we are witnessing the growth of surveillance, facial recognition, and predictive algorithms enabling governments to monitor and control people, we will see a lot of that in the world around us, as much as we are made to believe we have a right to privacy and freedom. This aligns with prophetic warnings over commerce and individual freedom in the last days. Already right now, cryptocurrency is growing around us, Eventually we will first use it commonly when buying online. Very convenient, no more exchange rates etc. They already say, mining and management of crypto will eventually be too complex for humans, so AI will manage it and then there will come a time, when accessing those funds will be subject to not very friendly terms and conditions, commonly understood as the mark of the beast.
Secondly, AI has the potential to spread the gospel very fast. In fact translating the bible into languages not done yet, can take years. AI is going to finish that in record time, and flawless.
Believe it or not, there is already a church worshipping AI called, “Way of the future” They have created a godhead through hardware and software.