“Image” of the Beast.
Gen 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Rev 13: 14-15
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
Satan is the great deceiver, a counterfeit, jealous of the God that gave both himself and man the breath of life. But he is also the god (little g) of this world. He has dominion over it and is able to give power, though limited, to those that follow him. In his final struggle against God ( big G) he counterfeits the Holy Trinity itself in the creation of the Antichrist, the image of Beast, and the False Prophet.
It is this "image of the Beast" that is speculated to be an A.I. The Antichrist is killed, wounded in the head with a fatal blow, and then brought back to life in front of the world miracuously. The world marvels at what it witnessed live on every streaming device and hand-held monitor and nightly news broadcast. And they are so enraptured by this miracle that they quickly build an "image", a copy, a sculpture or perhaps even a full lifelike drone in the likeness of the Antichrist. The Antichrist then gives this "image" life and the ability to speak. And the rule goes out that if you do not worship both the Antichrist and his "image" then you will be put to death.
This A.I. god will be connected to every camera, webcam, satellite, tablet, phone, and computer on the planet. It will know instantly where you are and who's side you are on. It will have every tracking algorith, every facial recognition database, control of every bank account and stock market globally. You will either receive the mark of the beast and worship this little god or you will be immediately shut off from society. Your ability to "buy and sell" will be shut off as you are hunted down. You will long for the days when only your twitter account was blocked or your youtube channel was blacklisted.
A.I. and its system of total surveillance is coming quickly. It is part of God's plan to separate the sheep from the goats. Will you bend the knee when the time comes to this little god? It could mean your very soul.