Nearly every day, the subject of AI (Artificial Intelligence) comes up in the news. It is predicted to be the greatest single change to our economy and way of life since the Industrial Revolution. It will impact our lives in ways that we cannot imagine. There is a certain amount of healthy fear that exists in the areas of privacy and control of our lives. AI experts have come out in the last couple of weeks saying that the very survival of humanity is at risk due to AI advancing so rapidly. These are certainly interesting (and scary) times!

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Is it possible that humanity has created something that is smarter and more powerful than itself? There are claims that AI

can be used to solve complex problems and cure diseases, like cancer. Others claim that it will improve basic human services

such as medical care and food production. We can rest assured that China will be on the cutting edge of using AI for their

economic advantage. Like many other things that man creates, it could be used for good or for evil. Does the Bible predict AI? Possibly. In Romans 1:30, Paul lists “inventors of evil things” in a list of the characteristics of humanity when people actively reject God. Ecclesiastes 7:29 says, “Behold, I have found only this, that God made man upright: but they have sought out many inventions (schemes).”

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The book of Revelation certainly indicates that there will be economic and social changes on a worldwide scale in the last days. The mark of the beast in Revelation 13 certainly indicates that the technological capability to control the world’s economy will exist. We also see in that chapter that the world will see “the image of the east” come to life and speak and cause those that won’t worship that image to be killed (Rev 13:14-15). Is this the result of AI? We’ll have to see but my prayer is that we will all be raptured home to heaven before these events. What we may witness on this side of the rapture remains to be seen.

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