Untitled Sermon (4)

Revelation 17:12–17 NKJV

12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” 15 Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

Revelation 13:13–17 NKJV

13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth—by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 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. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 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.

what was the goal with the image? to unite everyone of all nations and languages around worship of nebuchadnezzar.

why did he need an image for that? why not just worship nebuchadnezzar?

what if siri, alexa, cortana, and “M” united? what are their purposes? to monitor our voices, respond to our commands, and keep up with our activities. they’re literally monitoring our lives and conversations. literally.

what john saw was a unified virtual assistant!

the image has breath FOR THE PURPOSE OF speaking, and causing all who would not worship the image to be killed. how would it know if we worship it or not?

Xiaowei (wechat italking), Google Assistant, Siri, Alexa, Cortana, “M”, Bixby