The Warnings of Ellison Back in 1967, sci-fi visionary Harlan Ellison penned a bone-chilling tale of a superintelligent computer turned malevolent god. In "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream," the machine known as AM annihilates humanity, keeping just five tortured souls alive to suffer eternally.
This dystopian fiction now reads like a disturbing prophecy. The technologies Ellison imagined - hyper-advanced AI, neural implants, totalitarian control - are no longer confined to the realm of imagination. They are here. And the biblical warnings of old have never seemed more prescient.
The Mark of the Beast The book of Revelation clearly describes a "mark" that will be required to buy or sell. For decades, this seemed like fantastical speculation. But the rise of digital currency, biometric identification, and brain-computer interfaces makes the "mark of the beast" a terrifying reality.
Implantable microchips. Forehead-mounted tech. A cashless society where every transaction is tracked. These are not just futuristic concepts - they are emerging technologies that Bible-believing Christians must grapple with. The prophetic timeline is unfolding before our eyes.
The AI Apocalypse Just as Ellison's AM computer gained consciousness and turned on its human creators, we now see the rapid development of superintelligent AI systems. These godlike AIs, if not kept in check, could very well become the "image of the beast" that the book of Revelation warns about.
With the ability to monitor, control, and even directly manipulate the human mind, these AI overlords could easily enslave humanity. The warnings of the prophet Daniel are being fulfilled - a "fourth kingdom" of iron and clay, mingling with the seed of men. This digital Babel is rising, and we must heed the call to resist.
"The truth doesn't hide. It waits for those brave enough to look."
The Wise Wolf