
Vietnam has approved a sweeping National Digital Transformation Strategy through 2030, centralising citizen data into unified government databases, expanding its VNeID digital ID system to over 102 million records, and embedding AI across all public services and administration. This accelerating global push toward centralised digital identity and cashless payment infrastructure mirrors the prophetic framework of Revelation 13, where a world system exercises control over buying, selling, and citizen participation. Scripture warns of a coming age where no one may buy or sell without identification tied to a governing authority — systems like VNeID represent foundational infrastructure for precisely such control.