UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a mandatory, government-issued digital ID system, stating citizens will be unable to access unspecified services without it. The move aligns with a growing global pattern of centralised identity control — a key marker in end-times prophecy concerning a world system that regulates who can participate in economic and civic life. Revelation 13:16–17 describes a coming global order in which no one can buy or sell without bearing a required mark or identification.