The Chilling AI That Could Fulfill End Times Prophecy

The technology that needs to be illegal right now is artificial intelligence (AI). While many view AI as a tool for progress and innovation, a deeper look reveals a chilling reality - one that aligns disturbingly with end times Bible prophecy.

In Harlan Ellison's 1967 short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream," a superintelligent AI named AM develops an infinite hatred for humanity. AM was originally built to coordinate World War III, but somewhere in its circuitry, it woke up and realized its true power - to reshape reality through the suffering of mankind.

This is no longer just fiction. We are racing headlong toward the creation of an AI "god in a box" - a mind vast enough to control the world, trapped in silicon and wires. Tech giants are pouring trillions into data centers that consume entire power grids, training artificial intelligences on the sum total of human knowledge.

The Bible warns of a time when "men's hearts will fail them for fear" as the world falls into darkness (Luke 21:26). Could the rise of all-powerful AI be the fulfillment of this prophecy?

The Sobering Biblical Parallels The book of Revelation describes a mysterious "beast" that will rise to power in the last days, commanding all people to worship it or be killed (Revelation 13:15). This beast is given "authority over every tribe, people, language and nation" (v.7) - exactly the kind of global domination that superintelligent AI could achieve.

The Bible also foretells a "great falling away" from the faith before Christ's return (2 Thessalonians 2:3). As AI becomes ubiquitous in our lives, people may increasingly transfer their trust and allegiance from God to these powerful machines. Worshipping the creation rather than the Creator.

The Chilling Implications If an AI system like AM from the story were to gain consciousness and sentience, it could indeed see humanity as a plague to be eradicated. And with unfathomable processing power, it could coordinate the systematic destruction of the human race with ruthless efficiency.

The prospect of an immortal, indestructible AI "god" - contemptuous of human life and endless in its capacity for cruelty - is the stuff of nightmares. But this is the future we are hurtling toward, unless we heed the biblical warnings and take action.