DEW, AI, & Rev 13

Beam Weapon from Space Platform

In Revelation 13 there is another beast that assists the first beast.  This second beast has the capability to publicly demonstrate a system to project pyr (fire, lightning) from an ouranos (sky, space) platform.

Rev 13:13

He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

Among defense industries around the globe, particle-beam and laser weapon platforms, forms of space-based Directed Energy Weapons (DEW), seem to be the rage these days.

Some mightwonder suspectif there is a connection between these systems and the recent Hawaiian wildfire, but that wouldmight imply a global government already testingpulling controlthe ofstrings on military assets, butand of course we assume that couldn't be true...

Intelligence in an Icon

Additionally, the second beast will didōmi (furnish, artificially) a pneuma (spirit or rational intelligence) into an eikōn (image, icon) of the first beast.  The word image is used in a similar way as we would say "disk image".  It's also the origin of our modern word icon.  In modern terminology, you could say the second beast develops an artificial intelligence (AI) clone of the first beast.  Maybe this is as simple as tapping an icon on your phone and opening an app to receive (evil) advice or guidance from the virtual AI assistant provided by the world government.

Rev 13:15

He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Recent leaps in development tools make it easier than ever to build AI algorithms into everything.  As a result, there has been an explosion in smartphone apps providing AI assistants, virtual influencers, virtual girlfriends, and both translation and corruption of Biblical text.  Some apps offer the supposed ability to "talk" with historical figures.  Internet personalities are creating AI clones of themselves.  The startup delphi.ai advertises itself as a cloning service.

 

It sounds like nonsense -- a personality clone, residing in a system image, accessible through an icon -- if you don't live in today's world.  I can imagine John, as he received this Revelation from the Lord Jesus about our present time, shaking his head at the insanity of it all.

The direction this is heading starts to become apparent, when AI is credited with the ability to create religions,  write sermons, and conduct services.  Recently apps have become available that reach new depths of deception (I'm not even going to link to it): attempting to create a virtual Jesus and satan, but truly both impersonations originate from the latter.

Thankfully, we can rest in the knowledge of the Blessed Hope that Jesus will be returning soon!  None of this takes the Lord by surprise -- all of it was foretold -- helping our faith and giving us wisdom, while we wait for His Return.