We set aside a few minutes most Sunday mornings to identify connections between unfulfilled Bible prophecies and current news & events.

Turmoil in the Middle East on account of the nation of Israel is the most obvious sign that we live in the Last Days. Israel’s existence again as a nation is both a miracle and a fulfillment of many OT prophecies.

Other biblical signs include the push towards both global government & global commerce; the technology to utilize biometrics to buy & sell all goods & services; instantaneous global communication; a great falling away from faith in Jesus Christ; and the exponential growth in knowledge.

One of the most universally well known prophecy is the Mark of the Beast. Every one in the Great Tribulation will “receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”

In the middle of that prophecy we are introduced to “an image to the beast [antichrist]. 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.”

A sentient statue?

It sounds like some type of interactive Artificial Intelligence. Which leads us to something FaceBook is going to roll-out called PhotoReal Avatars. As I understand it, you take pics of yourself and AI animates it. It looks & sounds like you.^[1]

Here’s the kicker: People interact with your avatar.

I’m not saying that the image is the antichrist’s avatar… But it sure sounds like it could be.

Jesus promised to resurrect & rapture His Church prior to His Second Coming, and before the time of Great Tribulation would come upon the whole Earth.^[2]

The resurrection and rapture of the church is presented as an imminent event. It could happen anytime. Right now, for example.

Are you ready for the rapture? If not, get ready, stay ready, and keep looking up

Ready or not Jesus is coming!