Neuralink, Starlink, xAI, and the Beast System

Is Elon Musk constructing the beast system the Antichrist will use to enslave the world?

It certainly seems that way.

Even if Elon’s companies and systems aren’t the exact tools which enable the Antichrist’s rule, he’s no doubt helping to pioneer the technologies the Antichrist will rely on to enslave humanity.

Let’s take a look at just a few of the components Elon Musk is building:

1) Starlink

Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by SpaceX, one of the many companies Elon Musk founded. It provides high-speed, low-latency broadband to over 150 countries and uses thousands of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to deliver Internet to remote and rural areas.

In essence, it enables voice and video streaming from any location on the planet.

As you can see on this website, Starlink provides satellite coverage of the entire Earth.

There’s literally no place on Earth where you can’t link to a Starlink satellite.

That’s great if you’re adrift on a raft in the Pacific Ocean, and you can call someone to come rescue you.

But it has a distinct downside as well…

There’s literally no place on Earth where you can get away from a Starlink satellite.

Total coverage of the planet means the ability to surveil the whole world. It means the ability to connect and communicate with the whole world. And it means the ability to issue orders to control the whole world.

With Starlink, it’s easy to see how this can happen:

“And for three and a half days, all peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will stare at their bodies. No one will be allowed to bury them” (Revelation 11:9, NLT).

This verse recounts the deaths of God’s two witnesses during the Tribulation. After they’re killed, the whole world stares at their bodies for three and a half days.

When John first wrote the Book of Revelation, this was impossible outside of the supernatural. Today, with Starlink and the proliferation of smartphones, this becomes possible.

Furthermore, when John first wrote the Book of Revelation, the idea of a truly global empire was absurd. Governance would have been impossible. The fastest man could travel on land was by horse, and communication from a central hub like Rome took longer and longer the further the empire expanded.

Nevertheless, the Book of Revelation made this bold statement:

“And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation” (Revelation 13:7, NLT).

The Bible foretold a time when one man will rule over the entire world. Starlink shows us how he could issue his orders, but another Elon Musk creation shows us how he could handle the task of governing the entire world.

2) xAI

xAI, now an internal division of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is a unit focused on the development of advanced artificial intelligence. Its signature product is the “Grok” chatbot. The latest iteration, Grok 4, is considered one of the world’s most sophisticated A.I. models, boasting top-tier performance in academic reasoning and real-time data analysis. It’s widely considered to have PhD-level expertise across many subjects and often scores high on A.I. intelligence benchmarks.

Think of the power A.I. gives to government. With it, the ability to “see” and “hear” almost everything will become even easier.

Already, most people voluntarily reveal the most intimate details of their lives. They upload pictures of themselves and their friends to social media. They reveal personal information on public websites. And they set up Siri- and Alexa-enabled devices in their homes. These devices respond to voice commands and make life easier. But they also spy on you. By definition, they’re always listening. If you have one, that means you voluntarily placed a listening device in your home. In some cases, you placed a camera in your home as well.

All this data collection gives governments access to information Cold War intelligence agencies could only dream of. But this massive collection of data presents a problem.

How can the government sift through all this data? It would take legions of 20th-Century intelligence analysts a century or more to listen to just one day of global conversations. But A.I.?

Artificial intelligence can sift through mountains of video, audio, and data feeds. It can search for specific phrases and “undesirable” language. It can search for patterns in behavior. With such technology, governments will soon have the ability to “listen” to every conversation on Earth. No one will escape the ever-watchful eye of “Big Brother.”

Is it any wonder the Antichrist will be able to control “every tribe and people and language and nation” (Revelation 13:7)?

3) Neuralink

Neuralink is a brain-computer interface (BCI) company founded by Elon Musk. It develops implantable, wireless BCIs with a stated aim of restoring autonomy for people with paralysis or neurological disorders. It currently enables users to control computers, smartphones, and robotic limbs using only their thoughts.

With the rise of advanced technologies such as Neuralink, it’s easy to envision the end result. It’s an era in which “the blind will see, the deaf will hear, the lame will walk, the mute will speak, and the sick will be healed” (Isaiah 35:5-6).

The Bible tells us the arrival of the Antichrist will come “with counterfeit power and signs and miracles,” and he will use “every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction” (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10). It’s easy to see how Neuralink could play a role in that deception.

But the purpose of Neuralink goes beyond helping the disabled. Its ultimate purpose is to enhance the human body.

For example, in this article from The Guardian, we read the following:

“In his authorized biography of Musk, Walter Isaacson describes how the billionaire first began thinking about implanting chips in brains in 2016, when he was travelling in a car with his chief of staff, Sam Teller, and became frustrated by how long it took for him to type a message on his iPhone. ‘Imagine if you could think into the machine,’ Musk said, ‘like a high-speed connection directly between your mind and your machine.’ Musk immediately asked Teller to find him a neuroscientist who could help him understand BCIs…

Musk hopes the enhanced human brain will be able to keep one step ahead of – or at least keep up with – computers. ‘If we can find good commercial uses to fund Neuralink, then in a few decades, we will get to our ultimate goal of protecting us against evil AI by tightly coupling the human world to our digital machinery,’ he told Isaacson.”

Elon’s stated goal is to stay “one step ahead of computers.” How? By merging with them.

Elon says this is what he plans to do.

This 2022 CNBC article has a headline which reads, “Elon Musk shows off updates to his brain chips and says he’s going to install one in himself when they are ready.”

If the Antichrist merges with artificial intelligence through a brain-computer interface, he could control all the systems governing the world. And one man could easily exercise authority “over every tribe and people and language and nation” (Revelation 13:7).

4) XMoney

In addition to the technologies cited above, Elon Musk has also shared his vision for X as an “everything app,” including the prospect of using X to make digital payments.

As CBS News reports:

“Elon Musk is planning to launch a new payments platform, called XMoney, in beta form to select users in April.

In announcing a planned partnership between XMoney and Visa more than a year ago, then X CEO Linda Yaccarino referred to the platform as a so-called “Everything App” — a reference to the kind of all-in-one digital products that combine messaging, social networking, shopping, payments and other services in a single app, such as China’s WeChat.

In a brief post on social media Tuesday, Musk, also the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, didn’t specify when the first users will be offered early access to XMoney, which Musk previously described as a platform “intended to be the place where all the money is.”

Digital currency is one of the greatest threats to freedom and liberty we face. It creates a system of programmable currency which can be used to surveil, reward, and punish individuals with little recourse.

And Elon Musk wants X to be the place “where all the money is.”

Right now, almost every nation in the world is pursuing some form of digital currency, whether it’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) or stablecoin. And that should be alarming to everyone on the planet, because the goal of these digital currencies is to assert control over everyone who uses them.

Here’s an excerpt from a White House press release touting the Genius Act, which passed into law last year:

“All stablecoin issuers must possess the technical capability to seize, freeze, or burn payment stablecoins when legally required and must comply with lawful orders to do so.”

This means under U.S. law, stablecoin issuers must make their coins programmable. Why? So they can “comply with lawful orders” to “seize, freeze, or burn” your stablecoin.

The Book of Revelation describes an end-times financial system with these exact same requirements and capabilities. It’s often referred to as “the mark of the beast system”:

“He required everyone — small and great, rich and poor, free and slave — to be given a mark on the right hand or on the forehead. And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name” (Revelation 13:16-17, NLT).

The construction of a digital currency system identical to the mark of the beast system in both capability and function is underway right now.

And Elon Musk is at the forefront when it comes to designing it.

Paving the Way for the Antichrist

In the meantime, it appears Elon Musk is paving the way for the Antichrist through his various efforts to develop advanced technologies.

Some people speculate Elon himself is the Antichrist. That’s not the case, for reasons we discuss in this video.

But, whether he knows it or not, Elon Musk is putting the infrastructure and technologies in place which will likely be used by the Antichrist to rule over the world during the seven-year Tribulation.

And in all likelihood, one of the people the Antichrist will rule over will be Elon Musk himself. Oddly, Elon hinted at this possibility over a decade ago.

As Silicon reported back in 2014:

“Speaking at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AeroAstro Centennial Symposium last week, Musk told an interviewer that his recent investments in AI research were made with the intent of ‘keeping an eye on what’s going on’ rather than with the expectation of commercial development.

‘I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence,’ he said. ‘If I had to guess at what our biggest existential threat is, it’s probably that.’

Musk said there should be ‘regulatory oversight’ of AI research at a national or international level, ‘just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish.’

He compared the construction of artificial minds to the calling up of unknown forces that could easily go beyond the inventor’s control.

‘With artificial intelligence we’re summoning the demon,’ he said. ‘You know those stories where there’s the guy with the pentagram, and the holy water, and … he’s sure he can control the demon? Doesn’t work out.’”

Twelve years later, Elon appears to be ignoring his own warning. He’s sure he can “control the demon,” but in all likelihood, the Antichrist will end up controlling him and the rest of the world – in part, through technologies Elon helped put in place.

But regardless of where Elon fits into end-times events, you can be certain of one thing – the seven-year Tribulation and the global reign of the Antichrist will occur. The Bible makes it clear.

If your trust is in Jesus Christ, you can take comfort in this promise:

“Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world” (Revelation 3:10, NLT).

Jesus has promised to keep the church from the Tribulation, meaning the rapture of the church will take place prior to the Tribulation.

If you don’t yet trust in Jesus Christ, what he did for you on the cross, I encourage you to read about the Good News and put your trust in Christ today.

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Britt Gillette is the author of several books on Bible prophecy and the end times. You can find more of his work at brittgillette.substack.com

What Just Happened is a Massive Breakthrough…

On September 30th, the Chinese Journal of Computers published a peer-reviewed paper highlighting a significant breakthrough, as reported by Interesting Engineering. Researchers used a quantum computer to breach military-grade encryption. According to The Quantum Insider:

“The study emphasizes that while a quantum computer has not yet revealed the specific passcodes used in the algorithms tested, it is closer to doing so than previously achieved. As the technology advances, the researchers suggest that further developments could yield more robust quantum attacks. The ongoing evolution in quantum computing points to potential new vulnerabilities in existing cryptographic systems as scientists push the limits of what these machines can accomplish.”

And according to CSO:

“Many cryptographic algorithms that enterprises rely on today, such as RSA and ECC, are based on mathematical problems that are computationally difficult for classical computers to solve efficiently,” said Prabhjyot Kaur, senior analyst at Everest Group. “However, the advent of quantum computing threatens the security of these algorithms.”

Make note of that last quote. It means the cryptographic algorithms protecting our sensitive information are extremely difficult, if not impossible, for today’s computers to break. But quantum computers can easily crack these codes. Needless to say, this poses a substantial threat to global military and banking systems.

As a result, governments and corporations all over the globe are racing to develop quantum computing and quantum computing applications. Quantum computers promise to advance almost every field of human endeavor – from traditional industries such as banking and energy to new emerging industries such as machine learning and artificial intelligence.

But I think the area in which quantum computing will have the most impact is clear – national security. Quantum computing has the potential to break all known encryption methods now used to secure sensitive national security information and military communications. And this would be very destabilizing to the current world order.

What is a Quantum Computer?

So, what exactly is a quantum computer? Classical computers encode information in bits, represented as ones and zeroes. Quantum computers encode information in qubits, represented by the directional spin of an electron or the polarization of a photon. Unlike classic computer bits, quantum mechanics allow qubits to exist in both states simultaneously. So, instead of representing either a one or a zero, a qubit can represent both simultaneously. By linking qubits together via quantum entanglement, quantum computers have the potential to exponentially exceed the computing power of today’s most powerful supercomputers.

Why is This Important?

Why should you care? Such a computer would be so powerful it could instantly break the most sophisticated encryption methods of the current computer era. Imagine the military advantage a nation-state would hold over its peers if it developed quantum computing ahead of all others. It would have an overwhelming advantage.

If academic journals are openly discussing the arrival of quantum computing breakthroughs, what do you think governments are doing in secret?

The United States, China, the EU, Russia, and others have far more resources than the corporate world or higher education. Think they’ll be willing to spend a few hundred billion on a crash program to speed up the development timeline? I think so. And the uncertainty, distrust, and instability of a quantum computing arms race makes it certain. Too much is at stake.

Welcome to the Era of Cyber Warfare

Think about the problems and inconveniences created from short-lived disruptions in Internet service or utility operations. How long can you go without electricity, water, and Internet before a minor annoyance turns into a major crisis?

Consider the impact of two recent cyberattacks – one, a ransomware attack on healthcare processor Change Healthcare, and the other, a cyberattack by a foreign adversary on Texas municipal water systems. A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare back in February impacted over a third of U.S. citizens and cost parent company UnitedHealth Group over $2.9 billion. In January, the Texas town of Muleshoe, was victim of a cyberattack that caused its water system to overflow before a manual override was able to shut it down. The Muleshoe attack was just one of three attacks on small towns in the rural Texas Panhandle, showcasing the vulnerability of our vital infrastructure.

In both of these events, it’s believed criminal hackers were the culprits, but nation-states have far greater capabilities. And we’re entering an era where nation-states will soon have access to quantum computers capable of breaking all current encryption methods. Imagine what would happen in a full-blown cyber war. What would happen if your community lost electricity, water, and sewer service all at once? What if grocery stores went bare for weeks on end? The end result of a cyber war between major powers could be absolutely devastating.

A New World Order

When it comes to World War III or a serious military conflict between major world powers, many people continue to live under a false sense of security. Conventional wisdom says World War III is certain to bring global nuclear destruction. And because of this, every leader on the planet is determined to avoid it at any cost.

But is this true?

Unfortunately, it’s not. The current world order is based on Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD). MAD is the fear of total destruction and the idea no one can win a war between two nuclear powers. For 70 years, it’s all that’s kept us from World War III. But MAD won’t keep the peace forever. It’s based on technology. And that technology is on the verge of becoming obsolete. Like all previous military eras, the era of MAD will soon come to an end.

To work, MAD relies on certainty. A nation must be certain it can launch a nuclear attack if threatened. Otherwise, an enemy nation could prevail in a first-strike scenario. Likewise, the enemy nation must be certain it faces total annihilation if it launches a first strike. This certainty of “mutual assured destruction” is what’s kept the world from destroying itself for over seven decades.

Unfortunately, new technologies will soon eliminate this uncertainty. For example, nuclear-armed submarines are the backbone of a nation’s nuclear deterrent. A single nuclear-armed sub can carry dozens of nuclear warheads several times more powerful than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Such submarines patrol the planet’s vast oceans where they’re more than able to evade detection from enemy nations. At the very least, they create uncertainty in the eyes of the enemy, who can never be sure about their ability to disarm every such threat.

But quantum computing will change that. It will accelerate the development of new technologies, such as quantum sensors. With powerful quantum sensors, a nation could detect every submarine on the planet. Once detected, those submarines could be disabled using other new technologies. For instance, quantum computing will also enable advanced modeling of chemical reactions. This will prove critical in the development of molecular manufacturing.

With molecular manufacturing, even a small nation could quickly develop legions of tiny swarming drones capable of disarming and destroying any conventional weapon of today. The first nation to develop advanced quantum computers will have the inside edge in the development of these next-generation technologies.

Where We’re Headed

The rise of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and other emerging technologies is a destabilizing event. Together, these new technologies will overturn the post-war stability of MAD. They make World War III inevitable. When the war ends, one nation (or group of nations) will control all of humanity. That nation (or group of nations) will be the leader in the development of these new military technologies. And they will use them to conquer the globe.

Does this surprise you? It shouldn’t.

The Bible says another world war is certain (Revelation 6:4). It also tells us one nation will control the earth in the aftermath (Revelation 13:7). Is this just a coincidence? No. It’s just one of many signs pointing to the soon return of Jesus Christ. Jesus said when you see all the signs converge, His arrival is near (Luke 21:28). Those signs are converging for our generation. So take advantage of what little time we have left. Spread the Good News and tell others about Jesus. The time is short. Jesus is coming soon!

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Britt Gillette is the author of several books on Bible prophecy and the end times. You can find more of his work at brittgillette.substack.com