Mark of the Beast, AI & One-World Government: Is the New Babylon Already Here?

There exists a dark mystery in the book of Revelation being uncovered before us today.

I’m referring to the mystery of the new Babylon. An angelic warning of this shrouded city is revealed in Revelation 18:

After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. And he called out with a mighty voice, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast” (Revelation 18:1-2 ESV).

What is this place called Babylon? Is the angel in this Scripture passage referring to a physical city or location on earth? Does the Babylonian Empire many of us studied in history class somehow rise again in the last days? Or is there another mystery behind this warning? Could it be that Babylon returns in another form entirely—a new Babylon? More significantly, could it be that we are already living in the midst of this great empire?

On these pages, not only will we be searching out the truth behind this new Babylon being re-established in the earth today, but we will also uncover the dark, secret knowledge that made Babylon great.

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches (Proverbs 24:3-4 NASB).

The same principles used to construct a house and fill it with wealth can be used in a broader scale to build an empire. We see this aspect of Babylon in Revelation 18:3 (ESV) when it tells us: “…the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”

As it was historically, the new Babylon is a nation of wealth, and there is a secret knowledge behind its treasures. I use the word secret because this knowledge is not obvious, but rather purposefully hidden from the world. It’s a form of code. The knowledge (and wisdom) behind the building of this great nation actually feeds itself off of the fact that it is hidden. It relies on stealth in order to maintain its power.

To understand the secret knowledge behind the new Babylon, we must trace it back to its source, journeying to the beginnings of the ancient world. The same knowledge assembling the new Babylon was also behind the old, historical Babylon.

Is there really a secret knowledge (or code) that we can trace back to the origins of ancient Babylon? And if so, what is it? Could it even be that this secret knowledge has now infiltrated the modern church? Could it also be that God has given His church a spiritual antidote to this secret knowledge?

If this coded knowledge really does exist, is it possibly linked to the mark of the beast and the rise of the antichrist? Could all of this also be linked to the advancement of artificial intelligence and a one world government?

In my book, Mystery of the New Babylon, we explore answers to these questions. I will also share some of my own story of beginning to prophesy and my personal journey of discovering Heaven’s antidote.

What does prophecy have to do with the new Babylon and the secret knowledge of our time? Everything. In fact, God’s response to the many manifestations of Babylon found throughout Scripture nearly always involved the activation of His prophets. Nearly every time you see Babylon, you see prophets in its midst.

Could it be through prophetic revelation that God is bringing answers to the major questions in today’s culture? Could it be that the answers are being entrusted to the church through the gift of prophecy?

I share segments of my journey into prophetic ministry. I will also release several prophetic words, so I want to be straightforward. If you need to, please take this as a type of disclaimer. The prophetic words I share are utterances from the Holy Spirit that I have heard during times of prayer and worship. I don’t share prophecy under the guise of being a “mouth” of God. Instead, every word I share I am humbly submitting to the church under the guidelines of 1 Corinthians 14:29 (NASB) and 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 (NASB):

Have two or three prophets speak, and have the others pass judgment.

Do not quench the Spirit, do not utterly reject prophecies, but examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, abstain from every form of evil.

All true prophecy must be supported by or in agreement with Scripture, and so I submit the prophetic words to you, the reader, to judge in accordance with the written Word and the voice of the Holy Spirit.

If prophecy counteracts the Bible, discard it. The same goes for any prophecies I give. My heart is not to impress you but rather to simply be obedient. With that said, I also deeply understand my humanity. As the saying goes, “to err is human.” However, when the Holy Spirit is involved, He can bypass our humanity and speak through us divine words of wisdom and knowledge. I do believe that is what I am sharing here.

However, prophecy still must be tested, and I encourage you to do just that. If something doesn’t sit right with you, pray about it. The Holy Spirit may ask you to believe it. He may ask you to reject it. He may say it’s not for you at this moment. That’s okay. Be based in the Word, led by the Spirit, and encouraged and built up by prophecy—in that order.

The Days of Dreams and Visions

Ten years ago, I would never have written a book like this, but the Lord has been in many ways culling my ministry down to prophecy. He has been demonstrating to me the need for the prophetic utterances of the Holy Spirit and the impact prophecy can have on the church and the world.

I believe we are living in the days of dreams and visions. We are living in the days of the revelation of the deep things of God—the secret knowledge of Heaven. I not only share my personal experience of these things, but I also give you the opportunity to step into the stream of revelation for yourself.

Many thoughts may come to your mind when I say, “These are the days of dreams and visions and the deep things of God.” You might balk, asking, “Really? What does the Bible say about that?” You might experience doubt, wondering if I can be trusted as an authority on this issue or not. You might leap for joy, getting ready for the experience of glory that potentially follows such a premise. Or, you might feel a weight on your shoulders, thinking that such things are meant for other, more spiritual people.

Whichever perspective you come with, I believe Mystery of The New Babylon is for you. I believe you will experience the glory of God as you read it. His glory may appear differently to different people, and it will absolutely come with various purposes depending on where you are in your spiritual walk. Nonetheless, if you read this with the expectation, “If God is in this, He will do something,” then His glory will come.

A Journey into the Prophetic

It was July 2019 when it all started. For nearly eight years, I had struggled to build an online evangelistic ministry, focusing my time mostly on writing scripts for YouTube videos, filming videos, and also writing books on the side. I would also answer personal emails from people looking for hope or seeking answers. Every so often, I would speak at a small live event.

During those years, I learned what it meant to hear the voice of the Lord. I focused much of my time and energy toward just being with Jesus on a daily basis. Taking walks around our neighborhood, I prayed, sought the Lord, and sang songs of worship to my King. I wanted to be with Jesus, not just working for Him. I had lived through enough of those days when I felt no glory, no presence, and no power. I needed Him. I needed His presence, and I kept seeking Him with every moment I could.

As I spent time with the Lord, He began to drop ideas into my mind about new ways I could minister. He would give me sermon topics, insights into Scripture, and creative ways to illustrate spiritual truths. It was almost as if, while I sought Him, He did the work of the ministry for me.

I never wanted this way of life to change, or at least that’s what I thought. What I didn’t realize at the time was that deep down I felt like something was missing, and this longing within me would ultimately become the very thing fighting against my purpose. The desire I’m talking about is this: I wanted my ministry to grow. I wanted to reach more people for Jesus’s sake, yes, but I also wanted it to grow to satisfy an unhealthy need within me—a need for people’s approval and acceptance.

Looking back, I can now describe my feelings and thoughts much better than I could then. I wanted people to see that I had grown a ministry all on my own. I wanted people to think I had succeeded at something “great.” Inside, I battled feelings of rejection, loneliness, and discontentment. I thought that a successful ministry would somehow fix these feelings of lack in my heart. It didn’t.

In the summer of 2019, these feelings came to a head. I had poured my time, energy, and heart into the ministry, yet somehow it wasn’t growing. It was actually shrinking. Every time I uploaded a video, I reached less and less people. Readers had once regularly bought my testimony book, but not anymore. I felt like God had somehow let me down. It was as if I had done my part, but He had failed on His end. I couldn’t see then what He was planning.

I kept thinking back to the first two years of YouTube ministry. One of my videos, “Stop Worrying,” had taken off—gone viral—and had reached more than a million people. This one video boosted the views across my entire channel. However, as that video fell out of the algorithm, my channel stopped growing. My ministry success waned, or so I thought. It was in the summer of 2019 when I believe I learned what success really is.

I had had enough. I was angry at God, furious that He would essentially let me fail. “If I’ve been listening to Your voice this whole time, doing what You asked me to do, why isn’t this working?” Silence. Yet, when the Lord is silent, it’s not that He isn’t speaking. We often have something plugging up our ears. So, in my frustration, I kept waiting upon the Lord. Finally, He began to lay out a path I dreaded.

I remember where I was when He said it. It was July of 2019, and I was desperate for some good news. As I pulled up to a stoplight in my minivan, He began to speak. This is what He said, If I asked you to run this ministry into the ground, would you do it? I could not believe what I was hearing. My normal response would have been, “Yes, Lord,” but this time I felt paralyzed with confusion.

“If I asked you to run this ministry into the ground…?” What? Why would You ever want me to do that? I couldn’t understand it. What would the purpose be? Why would God give me a ministry just so I could run it into the ground and watch it utterly fail?

Looking back, I now have answers to my spiraling thoughts. I’m standing on the mountain and looking back into the valley. I’m not on the mountain because everything is perfect or because I’m claiming maturity. I’m on the mountain in the sense that now I can see the reasons for God’s delay. I can see why He did what He did, and now I agree with Him that it was the best possible path for Him to lead me down. I can see the motives behind His actions.

The Holy Spirit desired to bring me into a season of dreams, visions, and the deep things of God, but first He had to address the Babylonian ways that had crept into my heart. I didn’t know it, but I had swallowed the secret knowledge of the world and let it take root inside me. Before God could move me forward in His plan, He first had to set me free from spiritual captivity to the ways of the new Babylon.

For us to understand what the new Babylon is, we first must understand the history of Babylon and what Babylon represents in Scripture. The keys to unlocking the Babylonian code running today’s world are found in the ancient texts…