Preliminary Book Manuscript-Chapter 2

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The Modern-Day Tower of Babel and Beast System The Beast System

Having laid the foundation of truth, we now confront the counterfeit kingdom that rises against it.

“1Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2...The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.” – Revelation 13:1-2

The prophecies of the Bible speak of a future beast system that will dominate the world. Once implemented, survival itself will hinge on taking the mark. Yet prophecy warns that this mark is not just economic – it is eternal. To die in Christ, even of hunger, is better than to live with the mark and be separated from Him forever. This is where prophecy demands boldness, and boldness is required to resist: to choose suffering with Christ over comfort without Him.

In other words, unless you know how to live off the land in the wilderness, you won’t have a choice but to take the mark. But in doing so, you will be separated from God for eternity. As devastating as it will be, dying of starvation while being in Christ, would be much better than taking the mark separated from Christ.  

At that point if you do take the mark, whatever mark that may windup being, your eternal destination, once you do die, will not be very comforting. And since your spirit will live on for eternity, because only the physical body dies, suffering will be eternal.

Prophecy and Perception

This is prophecy unveiled: the beast represents worldly empires, the horns their power, the crowns their authority, and the dragon their source. Boldness is required to face this vision, and judgment is required to discern its meaning.

If you are not familiar with it already, there is an old philosophical thought experiment that asks the question about perception and reality – “If a tree falls in the forest with no one around, does it still make a sound?”

Now, I’m no philosopher, but I can assure you that if a tree is real and it falls in the forest, it will still make a sound regardless if someone is there to hear it or not. The same goes for biblical prophecy, you can deny it all you want, and say those prophecies were just some babbling’s of crazy prehistoric men, but that isn’t going to stop them from happening, if they are real.  

Historical Proofs

So how do we know if biblical prophecy is real? One of the most striking things about Bible prophecy is the precision and fulfillment across centuries – something no other belief system can replicate.  

For instance, Islam has some similar traits to it’s prophetic proclamations as the Bible does, yet it focuses more on a coming resurrection of the dead that will go before Allah. Whereas the Bible focuses on the coming Messiah to redeem mankind from their sin.

The Quran was written long after the original manuscripts of the Bible. The Bible’s writings go back some 3000, to 3200 years starting with the first five books called the Torah in Hebrew. These books include Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Then we have the historical books starting with Joshua and going all the way to the Book of Job. With much of the accounts having been historically proven though Archaeological discoveries.  

We also have the minor and major prophets, with Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel being the major prophets, and Hosea to Malachi being the minor prophets. Although the historical books have many archaeological confirmations, the prophetic books are where the rubber meets the road.  

Many of the prophecies of the Bible can be definitively considered fulfilled based on the precision of the prophecies in naming names, like Isaiah naming a future King Cyrus two-hundred years before he would become king.  

Daniel naming specific kingdoms like Persia, Babylon, Greece, and Rome. Daniel’s prophecies are so accurate that many claim the book was written after the fact, around the time of the Maccabean period of 165 BC.

Skeptics argue Daniel was written late, but archaeology tells a different story.

The Dead Sea Scrolls

However, one of the most significance proofs that Daniel was written prior to prophesied events is found within the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS). The DSS were discovered in clay jars, hidden away in caves that most scholars believe was the home of the religious sect of people we call today, the Essenes.

These caves were located in an area just north of the Dead Sea called Qumran, in southern Israel. The scrolls consisted of fragments of at least eight different copies from the Book of Daniel that were found among this treasure trove of documents. 

These weren’t the original writings, they were manuscripts or copies of the originals. However, these manuscripts dated back over one thousands years older than the oldest documents that were available in the twentieth century.

For example; the oldest manuscripts we had up and until the DSS were found, was dated back to 900 AD to 1000 AD. The Book of Isaiah, which was the only book found in it’s entirety within the DSS, dated back to approximately 300 BC. That right there is a twelve-hundred year gap in time that was now filled when you consider the time difference between 900AD to 1000 AD and going back to 300 BC.

Yet, the Bible we have today has a remarkable consistency with these DSS documents. This means that the Bible wasn’t corrupted as many believed it had been because of the span of time between the original writings and the manuscripts available to scholars before the DSS discovery.  

The Daniel Controversy

I mentioned above that many scholars believed that the Book of Daniel was written after the fact because the prophecies it stated and the fulfillment’s of those prophecies were strikingly accurate.

When these DSS fragments of Daniel were tested, they dated back to about the time of the Maccabean period – but as scholars suggest, even if these manuscripts were written during this time period, the original writings were already in circulation and being taught – these manuscripts were just copies of the originals. If they were already in circulation and revered as prophecy at that time, the original writings must have been written during some earlier time-frame. 

This doesn’t necessarily prove the prophecies were fulfilled after the original writings, but it certainly takes us much further back in time since the prophecies were already in circulation and being taught. However, with the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls and their consistency with the Bible we have today, and the fact that no corruption was found, we have to assume the Book of Daniel was preserved as well.

The apostle Paul writes in Romans 3:1-2, “1What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God.”

The word “oracles” is being translated from the Greek word, “logion,” which can also be translated as “words,” “sayings,” or “utterances.” So, what Paul is telling us here is that the tribe of Judah was supernaturally ordained by God to preserve His word – which they have!

There are also linguistic clues as well that we can point to that also provide evidence of authenticity of the Book of Daniel. The languages used in Daniel are Hebrew and Aramaic, which offer clues. The Aramaic section, from chapters 2:4 – 7:28 has been analyzed and found to be consistent with Imperial Aramaic common with the Babylonian period – the time-frame of Daniels Babylonian captivity, which would place these prophecies written clearly before their fulfillment.

But even a potential error in Daniel’s prophecy may be evidence that it was written prior to fulfillment. In Daniel 11:45, some scholars interpret Daniel as suggesting that Ptolemy Soter (367–282 BC) would “plant his tent between the sea and the glorious Holy Mountain” – this would be the land of Judea, or Israel today. What history tells us though is that Ptolemy Soter planted his proverbial tent in Persia, or known as Iran today. 

If that is the case, and Daniel was wrong, it would be proof that he wrote his prophecies earlier since he would have known this fact. However, most scholars disagree that Daniel 11:45 is referring to Ptolemy Soter, but instead is referring to Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175 BC – 164 BC) who reigned as king of the North in the Seleucid Empire.

Whether Daniel meant Ptolemy or Antiochus, the point is clear: prophecy was written before fulfillment, not after. Either Daniel was wrong, which would prove the prophecies were before their fulfillment, or Daniel was right in writing of Antiochus as planting his tent between the sea and the glorious Holy Mountain.

Antiochus IV Epiphanes is well known for being a precursor to Antichrist as he desecrated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem around 167 BC by outlawing Jewish practices, erecting an altar to Zeus inside the Temple, and offering swine (an unclean animal) as a sacrifice there. This act of sacrilege – known as the “abomination of desolation” – sparked the Maccabean Revolt and is remembered in the celebration of Hanukkah.

This Temple desecration could very well be what Daniel was referring to in reference to “planting his tent between the sea and the glorious Holy Mountain.” The ironic twist on this is that Antiochus would never return to Jerusalem, but would die during a military campaign in Persia in 164 BC.

Ancient sources (like 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees, as well as Josephus) describe his death as sudden and humiliating as he fell ill during that military campaign. Some of these accounts said he was struck with grief and madness after hearing the mighty Seleucid Army lost the battle with a much smaller and less armed Jewish army led by Judas Maccabeus in the Maccabean Revolt.

Some traditions describe his death as divine judgment for desecrating the Temple. In the same way, the future Antichrist will also receive divine judgment for his role in desecrating a future Jewish Temple!

The Ai Technology called Enoch

In June of 2025, researchers at the University of Groningen in Northern Netherlands, had introduced a new Ai program called Enoch in order to help them determine the dating of DSS fragments. One of the biblical texts that were examined by this Enoch Ai was the fragments found of the Book of Daniel.

Although I mentioned above that previous examinations of the Book of Daniel fragments pointed to the time frame of the Maccabean period, specifically167 BC to 164 BC, the Enoch Ai program, which uses a combination of carbon dating and text analysis, has determined that these fragments of Daniel date back to the third century BC. This is approximately 150 years earlier than previous thought.

This is important because it would definitely date these manuscripts prior to their fulfillment, ending any question of them being fraudulent. Remember the manuscripts we are talking about are not the original writings but copies of the original and subsequent manuscripts that were handed down throughout the generations and recopied by Jewish Scribes.

If these fragments are the earliest fragments of the Book of Daniel that we have available, and they are determined to be from the third century BC, and the fulfillment of some of the prophecies are after this time frame, then these documents have to be considered authentic and their prophecies fulfilled.

Once again I reiterate the apostle Paul in Romans 3:1-2, “1What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God.” 

The Life of Jesus and Fulfillment of Prophecy

But the most conclusive evidence of the accuracy of biblical prophecy can be found in the life of Jesus, whose Hebrew name is Yeshua. Although the number of prophecies differ among scholars – depending upon how one defines a prophecy – it is certain He fulfilled at least 200 prophecies, and potentially as many as 400.  

But even if it is only 200, for one person to fulfill 200 of the Bible’s prophecies in one short lifetime (33 to 35 years), is an incredible feat, especially prophecies that Jesus, as a carnal man, had no control over. For example, being born in Bethlehem. Only God Himself could have made that come to pass.

Not only that, but the Bible was composed by at least 40 authors over the course of approximately 1,500 years. That’s an incredible feat for a book whose story-line is so in sync.

Having seen how prophecy was preserved and fulfilled across centuries—from Daniel’s visions to the life of Jesus – we must now turn our eyes to the present.

For prophecy is not a relic of the past; it is a living word that continues to unfold before us. Just as the Tower of Babel once symbolized humanity’s defiance against God, today’s technological ambitions and global systems echo that same spirit.  

Programs announced in our own time, whether political, scientific, or economic, are not isolated curiosities – they are pieces of a larger prophetic puzzle. To understand the beast system rising in our day, we must discern how these modern-day towers of Babel align with the warnings of Scripture.

Project Stargate

Since prophecy has been fulfilled in the past, it continues to unfold in our present. In January 2025, just days after his inauguration, President Trump announced Project Stargate – a $500 billion AI infrastructure venture.  

Standing alongside Oracle’s Larry Ellison, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, and Japan’s Softbank’s Masayoshi Son, he declared it the largest technological undertaking in history.  

Like the Tower of Babel, Stargate represents humanity’s attempt to consolidate knowledge and power into one system. Prophecy warns us that such systems, however impressive, may serve as the scaffolding of the beast rising from the sea (Revelation chapter 13).

Let’s take a closer look at Project Stargate, and those whom Trump introduced as team leaders.

Here’s what we know to date about Project Stargate: it intends to build a massive Ai infrastructure in the U.S., starting with a Texas data center project. The venture aims to consolidate computing power and data pipelines for next‑generation Ai.

President Trump described Stargate as a “monumental undertaking” and a declaration of confidence in America’s technological future.

There are many questions regarding Ai and whether safety protocols are needed to contain the misdirection of Ai technology. Some tech leaders, including Elon Musk, are questioning the scale and wisdom of such a massive investment. He and others are also warning of the potential dangers of Ai if certain regulations aren’t put in place.

Some even have questions about those Trump has chosen as leaders of Stargate.

Larry Ellison

Many question Larry Ellison, a co-founder of the software company, Oracle. He made some very interesting public comments when he stated that with Ai, police and even citizens will be on their best behavior because “we will be watching them.”

Those comments wreaked of the spirit of Antichrist and the fear of a surveillance‑driven society.  That comment would fit very nicely in how the Bible prophesies the coming Antichrist’s dictatorial reign.

With Oracle’s databases and cloud systems underpinning much of global infrastructure, critics worry Ellison’s dominance could enable centralized control of information, echoing prophetic warnings about the beast system.

His surveillance rhetoric and Oracle’s reach raise questions about whether technology is serving freedom or control.

Sam Altman  

Concerns about Sam Altman include transparency, AI safety, blurred profit motives, ethical controversies, competition pressures, and disproportionate global influence. He’s a central figure in Project Stargate, embodying both innovation and the risks of concentrated technological power.

In late 2024, Altman was briefly ousted from OpenAI’s board for not being “consistently candid.” This raised questions about whether he’s fully transparent with stakeholders, especially when dealing with powerful Ai systems.

Critics argue Altman pushes rapid deployment of Ai tools (like ChatGPT) without adequate safeguards. Some worry he prioritizes market dominance over long‑term safety, which could accelerate risks of misuse.

Altman has testified before Congress and met with world leaders about Ai regulation. Concerns arise about one man having disproportionate influence over global policy and technology.

As far as Altman’s ChatGPT endeavor, in November 2025, OpenAI’s CFO, Sarah Friar, suggested at a Wall Street Journal event that the U.S. government could “backstop” OpenAI’s massive infrastructure loans.

This comment sparked speculation that OpenAI might seek a government bailout or guarantees to cover its enormous spending on data centers and chips (estimated at $1.4 trillion in commitments).

Altman quickly clarified: he posted that OpenAI does not want government bailouts or guarantees, distancing himself from Friar’s remarks. He emphasized that while governments may consider building their own AI reserves, OpenAI itself would not ask for federal guarantees.

Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son, is a Japanese billionaire and founder of SoftBank Group Corp., a Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1981. It is best known for its massive investments in technology, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence.

Son is famous for making massive, high‑risk bets on technology. His Vision Fund poured billions into startups like WeWork, Uber, and others. Many of these investments collapsed or under-performed, leading to record losses (SoftBank lost over $30 billion in 2023 alone).

Critics worry that his gamble‑heavy style could destabilize projects like Stargate. Son has deep ties to U.S. tech companies (Intel, Nvidia) but also invests heavily in Asia. His role in Stargate raises questions about foreign influence in America’s AI infrastructure.

Together, Ellison, Altman, and Son form a triad of influence – technology, policy, and finance – each contributing to the framing of this modern-day Tower of Babel.