In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus showed His disciples that the period leading up to the Great Tribulation (the beginning of birth pangs) would be marked by spiritual confusion and a proliferation of disasters:

The Scriptures show that the coming of the Messiah will be associated with the gathering of the Jewish people in Israel: “At the same time, the Lord will stretch out His hand a second time to redeem the remnant of His people scattered in Assyria and Egypt, in Patros and Ethiopia, in Elam, in Shinar, and in Hamath, and in the islands of the sea. He will raise a banner for the nations, gather the exiles of Israel, and assemble the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.” (Isaiah 11:11–12).

 News headlines warn that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity. International experts believe that AI could become a real threat to the human race. It is indeed a possible scenario that malicious individuals could manipulate new AI technologies to harm their fellow humans, and the tools created could contribute to the end of humanity.

Today’s Christian church is under constant pressure to renounce its confession of faith. On the one hand, in the East, countries such as Russia and China are following an anti-Christian, dictatorial path and persecuting the Lord’s church; on the other hand, in the West, the church is under constant attack from impurity and sin and is criticized when it takes a stand against sin.