
Biometric identification systems are rapidly expanding worldwide — from TSA facial recognition for airline crew to forensic gait analysis used in criminal investigations — while agentic AI is now capable of executing autonomous ransomware attacks and fraud. This acceleration of global identity surveillance and control infrastructure mirrors the prophetic framework of Revelation 13, which describes a end-times system requiring identification and authorisation to participate in economic and civic life. Revelation 13:16-17 warns of a coming mark-based system where 'no one could buy or sell' without verified identity — today's biometric and digital ID buildout lays the technological foundation for exactly such a system.