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In a world that is constantly seeking new ideas, science walks a strange and interesting line that makes it difficult to tell the difference between truth and lies. A new report from the MIT Review talks about advances in biotechnology that make the idea of making human bodyoids more appealing. These are fake, soulless human bodies that could be used for medical research, organ harvesting, or even meat. There are people who see these changes as signs of progress, but they also sound a lot like a prophecy from the Bible.

This breakthrough is old news for those who have studied the Bible but terrifying news for those who have called the Bible a fable! Revelation 13:14-15 (KJV) paints a haunting picture: "And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles... saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast... And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak..."

These verses have been a mystery for a long time and have been interpreted in many ways. They discuss a time when people make an "image" of a man who is alive and can speak. In the context of bodyoids, what was once considered symbolic now appears startlingly literal.

Is science simply G*d’s unwilling servant? Today, researchers have begun creating synthetic human embryos using stem cells—no sperm, no egg, and no womb. Researchers are engineering these bodyoids to lack neural development, which renders them non-sentient. They cannot think, feel, or suffer.

On paper, the concept sounds like a scientific dream: a limitless source of organs, tissues, and body parts grown without pain or awareness. We could eliminate organ shortages in the future. Each patient could receive customized drug testing. Eliminating animal suffering in labs might be possible. The bodyoid revolution could solve some of the deepest medical and ethical problems we face today.

But the Bible says that in the last days, miracles that look good, right, and even life-saving will trick people and prepare the way for destruction. The Book of Revelation says the beast will not only be wounded and miraculously healed, but that an image of him will be made and given breath. It will speak, and it will demand worship!

Revelation 17:8 (KJV) adds an ominous dimension: "The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit... and yet is." It appears this means existed, was dead, and then was brought back to life again, but when it came back to life, something more was added! Perhaps it wasn't made of flesh and blood, but rather something synthetic. Something made. Something the laboratory created.

Currently, bodyoids are thought of as mindless biological shells, but future versions could change the very idea of what life is. With the development of artificial wombs and the rapid advancement of AI, is it possible that a bodyoid could one day possess not only biological animation but also intelligence? Could we give an "image" the ability to speak, think, and act, as Revelation predicts?

Already, scientists have begun experimenting with inserting synthetic embryos into primates. Scientists are testing artificial wombs. And AI systems are becoming indistinguishable from human cognition in specific domains. If you combine these technologies, the result is no longer a lifeless shell; it becomes a living, breathing replica of man. The result is an image of a human being devoid of a soul.

In other words, Adam became a living soul when G*d breathed the "breath of lives" into him, but the synthetic man lacks this breath and is therefore a beast rather than a man!

Will this “image of the beast” be a cloned bodyoid, animated by artificial intelligence and accepted as superior to the original human form? Will it offer healing, intelligence, or even miracles and, in doing so, deceive the world? If these scientific breakthroughs are actually a fulfillment of scripture, then those that are wise already know the future!

Science has consistently navigated the delicate balance between advancement and danger. The development of bodyoids is no different. The ethical questions are daunting:

• If a bodyoid looks human, do we treat it as one?
• Does it have rights? Is it alive?
• And if we give it a mind, artificial or otherwise, does it possess a soul?

There is a risk that in our desperation to cure disease, eliminate suffering, and transcend mortality, we may stumble headlong into the very trap prophesied in Scripture. A world where the line between man and machine, creator and created, is not only blurred but erased.

Is the stage being set for the ultimate breakthrough, ‘The Man Of Sin’? Revelation does not merely predict a moment of judgment; it outlines a progression. A deception. Miracles and solutions lull the world into comfort. The present is a time when humanity, seeking healing and advancement, creates an image and gives it life.

This creature, despite being synthetic, possesses new tissue, a new brain, and a will, unlike a Frankenstein monster made of reanimated tissue.

It is important to remember the term "synthetic," derived from the Greek word "synthesis" (σύνθεσις), which translates to "a putting together." syn- (σύν) = "together" -thesis (θέσις) = "placing." This Greek word refers to the act of joining together. Put this translation together, and what do you come up with: He had power to give life unto the image of the beast." The word human does not appear.

Whether one believes in Bible prophecy or not, it’s undeniable that we are entering a new phase of human history. Now we have the tools to make human-style life in a lab, change it however we want, and maybe even give it artificial minds.

We are not merely approaching the future. We are fulfilling ancient prophecy.

Science has brought us to the edge of a precipice where what was once biblical metaphor is becoming literal technology. Human bodyoids may offer healing, hope, and breakthroughs, but we must also recognize the darker implications. Could these “images” be the beginning of the beast’s system? Will humanity, in its search for immortality, create its own false savior?

As the world marvels at the miracles of modern science, let us not forget: the Bible warned us that such miracles would come, not to save, but to deceive. “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”

Final Word: Are we dealing with the Man of Sin or the Man of Syn (thetic)? 

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