More artificial intelligence emulations and bots of Jesus Christ continue to proliferate social media, pushing messages of encouragement, truncated calls to faith, short devotions, and promises of prosperity.
The WinePress has already highlighted two examples of this already this year:
New AI App Allows People To ‘Text’ Jesus And Other Biblical Characters
Now yet another Jesus AI bot has been gaining a lot of popularity on TikTok called the “Believer Daily,” which currently has over 800 thousand followers and over 9.2 million likes.
One of the most viewed videos under accounts has accumulated so far with over 22.2 million views. The AI Jesus tells the viewers that if they believe in God then they need to share the video with others, and type “I believe.” The video starts by saying that if the viewer skips the viewer then they don’t have God in their life.
Those that do share it and “believe” the message, the AI Jesus promises great blessings and prosperity in the person’s life “within in a few hours.” If not, the faux Jesus warns the viewer: “If you reject, remember what he said: ‘If you deny me before men, I will deny you before the Father.”
This AI Jesus was highlighted in a recent post by Brandon Dean, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Iowa, via The Conversation. Dean highlighted how these videos can help the creator behind these AI videos to make quick cash while promoting the prosperity gospel. Dean wrote:
It is a TikTok chain letter – one whose creator can be monetarily compensated, by TikTok, between 2 cents and 4 cents for every 1,000 views. For example, “Welcome Jesus into Your Home” could have earned the creator $900 from TikTok views alone, with the possibility for additional money earned on sites like Facebook Reels.
the Daily Believer’s requests for social media engagement is analogous to the prosperity gospel’s idea of tithing. In the prosperity gospel, tithing – the donation of a portion of your income to the church – is framed as “seed faith,” a monetary investment to demonstrate a person’s faith, and lack of faith will be punished as surely as faith is to be rewarded.
Seed faith and engagement with the Daily Believer’s TikTok videos have the same ritualistic function – give a little time, money or effort to get even more material rewards. They also both serve to make the person behind the request wealthier or increase their cultural clout.
By framing these requests as coming directly from the Son of God, not the influencer or content creator, the Daily Believer has made engagement with its social media religious work, which comes with a promise of divine reward in the here and now. It has transformed like-farming – the social media phenomenon of asking for viewer engagement – into the word of God.
The Daily Believer, with its digital Jesus and its bare-bones gospel of “Believe,” serves as an example of a new expression of an ancient religious motivation – the securing of this-worldly health, wealth and reward in exchange for following the will of the deity or deities.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
[21] And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: [22] For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. [23] But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. Mark 13:21-23
Who would have thought that when Jesus gave that prophecy that it would also include AI bots pretending to be him, and that there would millions of gullible suckers who are so fickle and faithless they’d actually for this?! But, this just goes to show you that we really are in the last days, before the Lord resurrects his body and bride, and judges this world for its wickedness and redeems Israel out of the midst of it, and establishes his kingdom thereafter.
Whoever these people are who are making these faux Jesuses are in for a very rude awakening, needless to say.
It is also worth noting that as this technology continues to become more mainstream and accepted, it will also be used as a tool of the antichrist and the beast system to the fullest extent.
[11] And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. [12] And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. [13] And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, [14] And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. [15] And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. Revelation 13:11-15
I am not claiming that this is AI, but I thought I’d at least mention it and generate a discussion.
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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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“The video starts by saying that if the viewer skips the viewer then they don’t have God in their life.” -The very essence of mind control. You manipulate the reader into believing that if he does not do a specific action he is this and that. Couldn’t agree more with you.
I think I understand the phrase more in depth when Jesus said, “Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 25Behold, I have told you before. 26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. Matthew 24:23-26
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Romans 1:21-25.
Maybe this could be another way people are serving the creature (AI) more than the Creator.
Well, I must not have Christ in my life, LOL, because I couldn’t watch more then 10 sec of that garbage.
1Jn 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1Jn 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
1Jn 2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ev
1Jn 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
Whoa! This is Satanic. The Beast and his IMAGE, and this is definitely one of them if not THEE image.
The original model of the false jesus that has become so mainstream with the long hair, beard, and effeminate look was Cesare Borgia. Compliments of Mystery Babylon (A.K.A. The Vatican)
The image of the beast can be AI, hologram, projected on a screen, and television.
Revelation 13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
It’s possible that the image of the beast could be AI, for the whole world to be able to see it on TV; and on handy tech devices in a more prevalent manner, like with cell phones. The lost are already prepped massively with how attached they are to these stupid things. Easier for the image of the beast to have a pronounced effect on their minds when they can just fish their cell phones out of their pockets quickly: anytime, anyplace. The great wonders could be in part AI fakery on screen, for worldwide coverage. As for people that may find themselves up close, the miracles could be both technology -based or supernatural (but limited).
I did see videos in the past of magicians like Dynamo doing impossible things. Real or fake, I’m on the fence with this.
The beast that was wounded to death (mortally or fatally?) then healed and lived could be a supernatural event, an advanced medical procedure maybe (?); or they could replace him with a highly-developed android with AI to fool the people in person, and AI generated images on screens.
A question that popped in my mind, technology is available in Jacob’s trouble, at least initially right? (Before a third of the earth is destroyed; there might still be remnants left) Why did the beast get wounded by a sword, not a gun? Is it because in this time period, all guns are entirely confiscated from citizens, destroyed maybe, extreme ammo control or is it a personal weapon of choice for the man (or assassin)?
Just some theories, I haven’t looked deeper into this. This made me want to go back into studying the book of Revelation more closely. It is a challenging book; I don’t think anyone will be able to fully understand it before the catching away (I’ve also learned from Bryan in the past that it’s not chronological).