Beast System Rising

Theology and Politics from a Conservative, Biblical Perspective

I wrote about data centers previously [1], but I’d like to expand on that in this article. There are approximately 3,680 data centers in the United States currently, with many more on the way. Data centers can and are being used for surveillance and ultimately to surveil society and create social credit scores for every individual. These have long been in use in China to create a society that is constantly surveilled and assigned a credit score of between 350-950.[2] The higher the score, the more perks you are allowed. Of course, to obtain that higher score, you must play by the rules and those rules are set by oligarchs and overlords of China itself.

In the state of Georgia alone, many data centers already exist and more are under construction. The image shown is where a number of them are actually fully under construction or completed.

I have driven passed the area shown and I can assure you, the data centers are huge and in various stages of completion. In fact, it’s very reminiscent of a city within a city. There are thousands of construction workers, tons of material, and plenty of construction equipment on site. Data Center #1 is already completed (bottom of image), and has been turned over to the customer. The others are in various stages of completion with a total of 10 of them to be completed in that area of the image. There are probably 500 acres in use here for these data centers.

But what is a data center and what is its purpose? Most importantly, how will these data centers be used once completed? AI provides the answer for us.

Data centers can serve as a foundational infrastructure for surveillance and social credit systems by centralizing vast amounts of data collected from various sources. In China, the Social Credit System relies on a network of data centers to aggregate and analyze information from financial records, public behavior, and commercial activities to assess trustworthiness, although the system does not operate as a single, nationwide “score” for individuals as often misrepresented. The system uses data platforms to manage, monitor, and predict the trustworthiness of citizens and organizations, with the aim of influencing access to services like education and travel through a punishment/reward mechanism based on credit scores.[3; emphasis added]

Here is more information regarding data centers.

The demand for data centers in the United States is at an all-time high in 2025, driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and enterprise storage solutions. As businesses increase their reliance on digital infrastructure, the need for data centers to support these operations continues to grow. The digital transformation of industries, the rise of remote work, and the increasing adoption of AI-powered applications are pushing organizations to invest in cloud-based solutions, leading to a surge in data center construction.[4]

Who is behind the construction of these data centers?

Major tech companies, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta, are investing billions in large-scale projects to ensure their networks can handle the increasing data demands. The hyperscale data center market is experiencing exponential growth as companies focus on expanding their infrastructure to keep up with the unprecedented rise in data consumption. These facilities not only store vast amounts of digital information but also serve as the backbone for AI model training, real-time data processing, and global cloud services.[5; emphasis added]

Without data centers, China would never have been able to create a workable social credit score for their society because a huge amount of data needs to be received, stored and processed in real time. Ultimately, while the data centers being created in the US are supposed to follow federal guidelines for privacy and consumer laws, the question is who is watching them to ensure we maintain our privacy? Who is keeping track of the data that’s not only collected but ultimately, used by these data centers?

AI also notes the following about data centers and please notice the wording used by AI to downplay the “conspiracy” view that data centers are created for the purpose of surveillance and social credit scoring systems.

Data centers in the U.S. are not inherently designed for surveillance or determining credit scores, but they can play a supporting role in both areas depending on how the stored data is used.[6]

Okay, you say pa-tay-to and I say pa-tah-to, but the people with all the money can say with a straight face that data centers are not created for the purposes of surveillance and creating a social credit score system, while at the same time, they can be easily used for those two things with ease. Does this concern you? It should.

This is all part of the coming beast system spoken of in Scripture and that has never been more clear to me than now because of all the data centers that exist or are currently being built in the United States and throughout the world. Ultimately, this coming “beast” system is being built right in front of our noses, right out in the open and there is nothing we can do about it. Data centers create many jobs, put money into the economy and allow people to buy homes and provide for their families. The fascinating thing is that the people who are employed by the companies building or ultimately working at these data center behemoths are paid well. They love the companies because those companies treat them well with higher pay and perks. Why would they not like and appreciate that situation?

So folks can fight the coming of data centers, but they will ultimately lose. In a way, the construction of these data centers is green lit because of the positive impact on the economy and in reality, these data centers are impervious to an economic downturn. In other words, they will continue to move forward in construction so anyone working at any data center job site will continue to have work for numerous years ahead. Once these data centers come online, it’s not difficult to imagine that through AI, they will “talk” to one another, compare notes and make conclusions based on all the information fed into them. Don’t forget if you use the “cloud,” your information is already being logged and duly noted. Ultimately, that means it’ll be used against you.

I’ve long thought that the final world kingdom as described in the Bible (Daniel 2; 7; Revelation 19, etc.) has two components. It is a system and ruled by one person; the Antichrist. Just as Babylon was a system/kingdom ruled over by Nebuchadnezzar (and successive kingdoms of Daniel 2 had essentially the same make up to them), the very last kingdom of this world prior to the physical return of Jesus will be a kingdom/system ruled over by one man – the man of lawlessness – as highlighted by Paul (2 Thessalonians 2).

Of course, opinions about this final beast system run the gamut and the allegorical interpretations are almost comical in some ways. I was scanning through some links today about this final beast system and it amazes me how many people think the book of Revelation is to be taken allegorically. For instance, this individual on Reddit responded to a person’s question about Revelation and the mark of the beast.

Book of Revelation was not predicting some future event with anti-Christ and Jesus locked in some epic battle. The numbers, the beast, and the antichrist are metaphors for the Roman Empire and the emperor. It’s was vailed language to get a message to late first century Christians and offer them hope in the face of perceived hardship. It’s a specific genre of ancient literature called apocalypticism.[7]

The above person is abundantly incorrect on numerous points. He/she is simply allegorizing the Scripture because it’s their preferred approach to difficult passages in the Bible. Granted, what John the apostle saw is very difficult for us to actually know, and he did his best to explain to readers what he saw, but I can state without equivocation that whatever John saw in the visions God provided have only one meaning and that meaning is ultimately a literal meaning. It might be difficult for us to get there, so we need to be extremely cautious in our conclusions. I think it is safe to say though that since the first three kingdoms of Daniel 2 were kingdoms with a person as ruler, this final kingdom yet in the future will be of that type as well.

Allegorical meanings can have several meanings and mean different things to different people. Is that the way God speaks to us in His Word? No, He always intends one meaning. While some things might be difficult for us to figure out, it is incumbent upon us to determine what God means, not what we might be comfortable in thinking He means.

I’ve gone over this many times in previously written articles, but it seems extremely clear to me that there are four major kingdoms (from Daniel 2), that lead up to the physical return of Jesus. The fourth kingdom, which most biblical scholars believe to be the Roman Empire ultimately rises again in the end times/latter days, but becomes something even far more destructive than the old Roman Empire was known for being. They call it the Revived/Revised Roman Empire.

This coming final kingdom or beast system is described in Revelation 17. There, we learn that it has seven heads and ten horns. As John continues watching the vision unfold before his eyes, he is ultimately given the interpretation though it probably did not answer all of his questions. Why? Because ultimately, this final kingdom was not for his time but for our time.

Notice Revelation 17:9 starts out with, “Here is the mind which has wisdom.” In other words, understanding all of this requires wisdom and it is very likely that there would be many who would incorrectly identify the seven heads, as just one example. Some argue the seven heads are seven Roman emperors. Others say it’s referencing the seven hills of Rome. Then there are those who delve into the non-literal interpretations that arrive to almost ridiculous or annoying conclusions.

As Dr. Thomas Constable notes, the text is always its best interpreter. He believes, as it states in Revelation 17:10, the seven heads are seven kings. So, these seven kings also represent seven empires. Of course, as can be expected, these seven heads/kings and their identities are not agreed upon even by conservative Bible scholars. It’s very possible that these kings/heads are Rome, with five coming before Rome, which could very well include:

1. Egypt
2. Assyria
3. Babylon
4. Persia
5. Greece

Rome is the sixth and the seventh kingdom was still to come from John’s perspective (and ours), and that is the king/head that I believe we are seeing being built now through all the data centers being constructed and will ultimately be used to digitally imprison global society. I also believe once this system is up and running (the beast system), Antichrist will step into his position as ruler over all of it.

Another main point of this though is that the woman rides this final beast (system) so while she is not one of the kings, she exercises authority over them. The system (harlot) is so adored and valued by the 10 horns (kings or rulers still upcoming), that they use that system to their advantage until they no longer need it (her; cf. Revelation 18).

When Antichrist rises, he is described in v11; the eighth head or king establishing a global empire, but ultimately goes to perdition (the Lake of Fire). This will occur at the physical return of Jesus at the end of the Tribulation (Revelation 20).

Meanwhile, these data centers are the absolute key to this final empire. Without them, the Antichrist could do little to nothing and he certainly could not have the sway he needs to have over all society.

I recently met a person who works at the data center and drives a bus, carting construction workers to and from the construction site to the parking lots. She raved about the company. She loves working there. She enjoys the pay she receives and she tells how well the company treats her and the other employees. I’ve also met some of the construction workers and they all seem genuinely happy because they know they have jobs for a number of years.

None of them realize, I’m sure, that they have a large hand in building this beast system that will ultimately control their lives. When it gets to that point, they probably won’t care much and they’ll do like most people in China. They will simply go along with the program in order to achieve and maintain a high social credit score allowing them to buy what they want, travel where they want and in general, live lives they enjoy living.

Just a few years ago, it was difficult to gain an accurate picture of how the final global system would come into existence. Now, with the construction of so many data centers, it has become far easier to see just how the beast system is taking shape. I’m quite certain the Antichrist is alive now, waiting for the right moment to rise to the top and take charge. Of course, the ten “kings” need to rise first and I expect once enough data centers have been completed and are up and running, they’ll finally step out of the shadows and take their place as rulers. Once this happens, Antichrist will rise up, take out three of them and gain supremacy. How and why? Because he will be fully empowered by Satan.

It’s probably only a few years away before things really begin to fall into place and take shape. But based on what I’m seeing, it seems quite certain to happen. In the meantime, believers need to not only get and remain close to our Lord, but grow in our relationship with other believers.

[1] https://studygrowknowblog.com/2025/08/05/much-ado-about-prophetic-events/

[2] https://time.com/collection/davos-2019/5502592/china-social-credit-score/

[3] https://search.brave.com/search?q=can+data+centers+be+used+for+surveillance+and+social+credit+scores%3F&summary=1&conversation=d452b5adfa20708380709e

[4] https://propertymanagerinsider.com/2025-data-center-construction/

[5] Ibid

[6] https://search.brave.com/search?q=will+data+centers+in+the+us+be+used+for+surveillance+and+credit+scores%3F&summary=1&conversation=053d3706e028e7b4694322

[7] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskBibleScholars/comments/1jejqro/beast_system/

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