AI Prophets: Could AI Become The Oracle Of The Beast System?

AI Prophets: Could AI Become The Oracle Of The Beast System?

 JOE HAWKINS

Every civilization has had its oracles.

In ancient Greece, kings traveled to Delphi to consult the Oracle of Apollo. In Babylon, rulers relied on astrologers and diviners to interpret signs in the heavens. Pharaoh's court included magicians and wise men who claimed insight into mysteries beyond human understanding.

Humanity has always longed for a voice that could answer life's most difficult questions: What should we do? Where is the world headed? Who can guide us through uncertainty?

Today, that voice may be emerging from an unexpected place--not from temples or altars, but from servers, algorithms, and neural networks.

Artificial intelligence.

What began as a technological tool to process data and automate tasks is rapidly evolving into something far more influential. Millions now interact with AI systems daily, asking questions about finances, relationships, medical concerns, and personal struggles. Increasingly, they ask about morality, purpose, and spiritual meaning.

For a generation accustomed to instant answers, artificial intelligence is beginning to feel like a trusted counselor--always available, always responsive, and seemingly capable of answering anything.

Yet this raises profound questions. If billions begin relying on machines for wisdom, what happens to traditional spiritual authority? What happens to truth itself?

For students of Bible prophecy, an even deeper question emerges: could artificial intelligence eventually function as a kind of global oracle--an authority offering guidance and moral instruction for the world?

The possibility may sound futuristic, but the cultural groundwork is already being laid.

The Rise of Digital Counsel

Artificial intelligence has quietly entered one of the most personal areas of human life: decision-making. AI-powered chatbots assist users with everything from writing emails to navigating emotional struggles. Many people now seek advice about relationships, career decisions, and mental health from these systems.

Surveys show a growing number of young adults say they are just as comfortable asking artificial intelligence for spiritual advice as they are asking clergy. For many, consulting AI has become second nature.

Part of the appeal is convenience. Artificial intelligence is always available. It answers instantly and offers responses without embarrassment or judgment. In an increasingly isolated society where trust in institutions is declining, digital guidance can feel comforting.

But convenience alone does not explain the deeper shift.

When people begin seeking answers from algorithms instead of spiritual authorities, the cultural understanding of wisdom begins to change. Authority gradually migrates from scripture and tradition to technology and data.

The Bible reminds us that wisdom has a specific source:

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7)

True wisdom begins with reverence for God. Yet in a world shaped by technological solutions, many now look first to machines rather than the Creator for answers.

Artificial intelligence may not intentionally replace spiritual authority, but its growing influence has the potential to reshape how society seeks truth.

Religion Meets the Algorithm

Artificial intelligence is not only answering spiritual questions--it is beginning to enter religious environments themselves.

Some churches have experimented with AI-assisted sermon preparation or biblical research tools. These systems can organize thoughts and analyze large amounts of information quickly, functioning much like digital commentaries.

Yet the line between assistance and authority can become dangerously thin.

In Japan, researchers created a robotic Buddhist monk capable of delivering sermons and answering questions about spiritual philosophy. The project was intended to help temples cope with declining clergy numbers, but it illustrates how easily machines can begin filling roles once reserved for spiritual leaders.

Elsewhere, experimental AI chatbots trained on religious texts now provide automated responses to theological questions. Some users consult them as if they were digital pastors.

These developments raise an important question: if machines begin shaping religious instruction, who shapes the machines?

Algorithms are trained on datasets compiled by human developers. The perspectives embedded within those datasets inevitably influence the answers AI provides. If artificial intelligence becomes a widespread source of spiritual instruction, those controlling the technology may indirectly influence how millions interpret faith and morality.

The apostle Paul warned Timothy that a time would come when people would abandon sound doctrine and seek teachers who tell them what they want to hear (2 Timothy 4:3).

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Warning From the Heartland: Historic Drought And Unexpected Fertilizer Shortages Could Mean Massive Crop Losses

Warning From the Heartland: Historic Drought And Unexpected Fertilizer Shortages Could Mean Massive Crop Losses

Michael Snyder

The war in the Middle East has created a fertilizer crisis at the worst time possible. As you will see below, if nitrogen fertilizer is not applied to wheat, corn and rice at the proper time, there is no hope of recovery later. Since it does not appear that the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened any time soon, there will be serious crop losses in the United States, and in poorer countries throughout the world it will be even worse.

Meanwhile, most of the country is experiencing at least some level of drought right now. If you check out the latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor, it looks like a horror show. Even if there was no war going on in the Middle East, farmers in the U.S. would still be facing a nightmarish drought that never seems to end.

There has been so little snow in most of the western half of the nation this winter.

Snowpack levels are historically low, and that means that a very rough summer is ahead.

We are only in March, and we are already seeing severe water restrictions being imposed.

For example, restaurants in Denver are forbidden from serving water unless customers specifically ask for it…

Restaurants in Colorado’s capital are only allowed to serve water to guests if they ask, according to new restrictions by the Denver Board of Water Commissioners.

“Restaurants and catering businesses shall serve water only upon request,” the mandatory irrigation restrictions read.

The rules were issued in the Mile High City after the commissioners declared a Stage 1 Drought and made plans to seek a 20 percent reduction in water use. City officials expect drought conditions to last until April 30, 2027.

That is crazy.

And hotels in Denver are being ordered to “not change sheets more often than every four days for guests staying more than one night”…

“Lodging establishments shall not change sheets more often than every four days for guests staying more than one night, except for health or safety reasons or upon express request of guests,” the Denver Board of Water Commissioners stated.

Drivers who attempt to wash their car are told to use a bucket or a hand-held hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle if they don’t use a commercial car wash.

Residents can water their grass only two days per week, according to the schedule provided by city officials, but it is prohibited between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., when the sun is up.

If things are this bad now, what will they look like once we get to the dog days of August?

USA Today talked to a water expert named Brad Udall, and he had a difficult time finding the words to describe how severe this crisis has become…

Longtime Western water expert Brad Udall said it’s hard to put into words just how bad things are. He said the early ski area closures will likely be followed by ranchers selling off cattle, and then skies darkened by wildfire smoke as dry vegetation burns.

Farmers in many areas of the Southwest simply are not going to have enough water this year.

So what are they going to do?

At the same time, U.S. farmers are also facing a fertilizer crisis that is unlike anything they have ever experienced before.

One industry insider is projecting that here in the United States there will be a shortage of at least 2 million tons of urea this spring…

Of course it isn’t just U.S. farmers that will be dealing with a lack of fertilizer.

As John Rubino has correctly pointed out, much of the world’s fertilizer supply is now trapped behind three locks…

• Lock one: the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC permissioned corridor allows oil tankers from friendly nations to pay $2 million in yuan and pass. It does not allow fertiliser vessels to pass at any price. Zero approved fertiliser transits in 24 days. The Gulf supplies 49 percent of the world’s exported urea and roughly 30 percent of traded ammonia. That supply is not delayed. It is denied. The gate opens for molecules that fund the gatekeeper. It stays closed for molecules that feed the planet.
• Lock two: Russia. The world’s largest exporter of ammonium nitrate just halted all AN exports until after April 21. Three to four million tonnes per year, gone from global markets at the exact moment the Northern Hemisphere needs it most. The official reason is “domestic priority.” The strategic effect is leverage. Russia earns windfall revenue from the oil price spike its ally’s war created, then removes the fertiliser that farmers need to plant through the crisis. The disease and the cure, again, from the same address.
• Lock three: China. Beijing has banned exports of nitrogen-potassium blends and phosphate fertilisers through August 2026. China is the world’s largest phosphate producer and a major nitrogen supplier. The ban removes the last alternative source that could have compensated for Hormuz and Russia. Three locks. Three countries. Three deliberate decisions timed to the same biological calendar.

None of this is going to change in time to save the spring planting season.

That means that there will be widespread crop losses, and global food supplies will start getting really tight about six months from now.

It will not matter if the Strait of Hormuz opens up in a couple of months. As Rubino has explained, nitrogen fertilizer must be applied at the correct time or it won’t work…

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China Unleashes Machine Gun-Toting Robot Wolves With “Collective Brain”

WATCH: China Unleashes Machine Gun-Toting Robot Wolves With “Collective Brain”

Steve Watson

China has released the first footage of its “robot wolves” storming through simulated urban combat, armed with machine guns and upgraded for real battlefield carnage. 

These aren’t cute Boston Dynamics knockoffs anymore – they’re pack-hunting death machines designed by an institute with deep People’s Liberation Army ties, and they’re getting deadlier by the day.

As noted in a viral post that has racked up over two million views, the footage shows the wolves operating in coordinated swarms during street battle drills.

Video: First footage just dropped: China's robot wolves have been put through a simulated street battle.

You might remember their debut at China's V-Day parade last year. It seems that they are no longer a showpiece. Here’s what’s new: • Heavier loadouts: can be equipped with micro-missiles, grenade launchers, and more
 • Strong mobility: carries up to 25 kg and clears 30 cm obstacles with ease • “collective brain”: real-time data sharing enables them to coordinate, decide, and act together

The system comes from the Southwest Automation Institute. Developers call it “100% indigenously designed and 100% domestically produced.” A non-military version is even listed for civilian sale on JD.com for $73,500 – though how closely it matches the PLA-grade model remains unclear.

The Southwest Automation Institute’s own follow-up analysis even admits the counterintuitive reality of this new warfare: “on tomorrow’s battlefields, war robots may not be the ultimate killing machines—they could actually reduce casualties. They spare human troops the need to storm positions directly, pushing more engagements into ‘drone v.s. robot’ territory. And unlike two groups of soldiers grinding each other down in brutal close-quarters fighting, troops facing robots know the machines cannot be outfought. A handful of robots can clear and secure an entire street in minutes. The clash ends fast, and both sides bleed far less.”

But the post quickly adds the chilling caveat: “The real battlefield is far more complex than any training exercise. The ultimate test for these Machine Wolves will be whether they can reliably distinguish friendly troops from enemy forces—and, most critically, identify civilians who suddenly appear in the chaos.”

That’s the nightmare scenario the CCP is building toward: swarms of armed quadrupeds with a shared “collective brain” that can hunt, coordinate, and eliminate targets without a single Chinese soldier risking his neck.

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Dangers Of Event Manipulation As Trading On Everything Becomes Reality

Dangers Of Event Manipulation As Trading On Everything Becomes Reality

PNW STAFF

We are entering an era where more and more of real life can be turned into a tradable event -- war, political collapse, resignations, sanctions, unrest, military strikes, economic panic, leadership changes, and national emergencies. Not every platform allows the most explicit forms of betting on violence or death. Some do impose restrictions. But that should not reassure anyone too much.

Because the real danger is not just what can be bet on directly.

It is what can be financially incentivized indirectly.

And once enough money is attached to fragile events, the temptation is no longer only to predict what happens next.

It becomes the temptation to help make it happen.

That is a very different kind of threat. And if society keeps normalizing this trend, it will not just create a new class of speculators. It could create a new class of people who see crisis, instability, and even bloodshed as opportunities to engineer profit.

That is not a small ethical concern.

That is a civilizational warning sign.

Most people hear about prediction markets or political betting and think first of the obvious danger: insider trading. That concern is completely legitimate. If someone has advance access to military plans, government decisions, criminal investigations, election strategy, or corporate actions, and then uses that information to place bets before the public knows, that is corruption in one of its purest forms.

It is not clever.

It is not innovation.

It is monetized secrecy.

And there is already enough suspicious behavior surrounding some of these markets to make it impossible to dismiss the concern. Strange timing. Unusually well-placed trades. Massive wagers appearing before major geopolitical developments. Patterns that make ordinary people wonder whether some traders are simply lucky -- or whether they are seeing things the public cannot.

That alone is serious.

But it may not even be the worst part.

Because the more dangerous issue is not just insider information.

Because if someone can make a fortune when a fragile event breaks one way instead of another, then suddenly there is a financial incentive attached to instability itself.

And that changes human behavior.

If a person stands to gain millions from a war expanding, what might they be tempted to leak, provoke, distort, or encourage?

If someone is heavily positioned on whether a politician resigns or is forced out, what kinds of pressure, blackmail, rumor campaigns, or manufactured scandals become more attractive?

If a market pays out on whether a ceasefire collapses, how long before bad actors begin seeing diplomacy not as a goal -- but as an obstacle to their trade?

If contracts can be built around unrest, sanctions, panic, shortages, or political upheaval, then suddenly disorder itself starts acquiring a market value.

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God Has Already Decreed The Future For This World — Be Assured Of His Sovereignty

God Has Already Decreed The Future For This World — Be Assured Of His Sovereignty

Jonathan Brentner

Have you ever thought about the role God’s sovereignty plays in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy? Far too often, we ignore this divine attribute as much too abstract or of having little to do with our daily lives when, in reality, it’s the basis of how we know the Lord is able to deliver on all His promises to us. Author and pastor Paul David Tripp put it like this in his book, New Morning Mercies: “I don’t know whether you have ever thought of this before, but God’s promises are only as good as the extent of his sovereignty. He can deliver what you need only in the places where he rules. If his rule is not firm and unchanging, his promises are not either.”

Tripp then explained how the Lord exercised control over history leading up to Jesus’ birth. Through many centuries of turmoil, wars, and rebellion against Him, He orchestrated history so precisely that Christ fulfilled forty-eight specific prophecies related to His first appearing on Earth. God worked through a myriad of events and outcomes over a vast expanse of time so that upon His arrival, the Savior would fulfill all the Scriptures concerning His first appearance.

Several students of Bible prophecy have calculated that the first sixty-nine weeks of Daniel’s prophecy ended precisely on the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem just a week before His crucifixion (Daniel 9:24-27). So not only did he fulfill the words of Zechariah 9:9, He did so at the exact time that the Lord told His prophet Daniel it would happen. Only a sovereign and all-powerful God could accomplish such precision.

What’s the relevance for today? Despite the troubling news we read concerning the Middle East war, the warnings of impending economic disaster as a result of the growing oil crisis, and the political strife of our day, we rest assured that the Lord is still in the business of orchestrating events so that the result of all we see will in the end turn out exactly as He prophesied in His Word.

I have recently read many predictions of imminent economic disaster due to the war in the Middle East, and while they are troubling, I remind myself of two things. First, if not for the Lord’s restraining hand, we would already be in the midst of a great economic depression that many experts warned would soon happen a dozen years ago. Second, as He has done throughout history, God is still sovereignly orchestrating events to bring about all that He has promised us regarding the Rapture and to Israel concerning His restoration of a kingdom to them.

That’s again when Scripture, along with God’s sovereignty, brings relief to my troubling thoughts. God didn’t intend for us to find comfort in looking at this vile and violent world, where everything seems out of control and about to erupt into further chaos. We rather find encouragement in Scripture with its amazing promises that pertain to us as New Testament saints. We know that our Lord is more than able to make good on His word because His sovereign power is so much greater than we can even begin to imagine.

As someone who has watched for the Rapture for a very long time, it’s easy for me to grow impatient at times and tell the Lord that “today would be a very good time for it to happen.” Thoughts of His sovereignty, however, remind me that His appearing and all the other prophesied events concerning the world and Israel will happen at the precise time the Father set long ago.

In the words below from Isaiah 46:9-10, God declares His sovereignty over history, assuring us that no matter how crazy and dark our day seems, He remains in total control of future events: “I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.’”

God has already decreed the future for this world. That’s a key reason for resisting the temptation to “fret” over wickedness that is rapidly growing around us (see Psalm 37:1-20). Furthermore, our relief also comes from the assurance that He’s more than able to do what He’s promised us and will soon take us home to the place He’s preparing for us.

Israel shifts to hitting Iran’s economy, as it enters ‘completion phase’ of war

Israel shifts to hitting Iran’s economy, as it enters ‘completion phase’ of war

Emanuel Fabian

A month into the war with Iran, the Israeli military has almost completed bombing all of the targets it defined for itself at the start of the conflict, and has now been ordered by Israel’s political leadership to shift to hitting “economic” targets of the Iranian regime, The Times of Israel learned on Monday.

Israel launched its campaign against Iran, alongside the United States, to degrade the regime’s military capabilities, distance threats posed by Iran — including its nuclear and ballistic missile programs — and “create the conditions” for the Iranian people to topple the regime, the military and other Israeli leaders have said.

The Israeli Air Force has conducted hundreds of waves of strikes in Iran, dropping over 13,000 bombs on Iranian regime and military sites, including air defense systems, ballistic missile launchers, weapon production sites, some nuclear facilities, and various headquarters.

Israeli strikes have also killed dozens of top Iranian officials, including former supreme leader Ali Khamnieni, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Mohammad Pakpour, and many other senior military commanders.

On Saturday, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said that “within a few days” the military would complete targeting all of the “critical” assets of Iran’s military production industries, sites used to develop weapons that threaten Israel. The military has also said it has taken out most of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers and air defense systems.

Israel’s defense establishment is now in what it described as the “completion phase” of the goals it set out at the start of the war, meaning it believes it has largely achieved its objectives of degrading Iran’s military capabilities and “creating the conditions” for the Iranian regime to fall, The Times of Israel has learned.

While Israel has carried out several strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the current conflict, as well as in the 12-day war in June 2025, the effort against the Iranian nuclear program is being led by the US. This includes the issue of Iran’s stockpile of over 400 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium, which Israeli officials say is enough for 11 nuclear bombs.

The Times of Israel has learned that the defense establishment believes that the Iranian weapon production capabilities have been severely degraded, setting Iran back years. The goal of “creating the conditions” for the Iranian regime to topple has also been achieved “above and beyond,” according to the defense establishment, although it still remains unclear when, or if, the Iranian population will rise up against its oppressive government.

As the IDF has almost completed bombing all of Iran’s weapon production sites, Israeli leaders, including Defense Minister Israel Katz, have ordered the military to carry out strikes on targets that cause economic blows to the Iranian regime.

This included a strike on major Iranian gas infrastructure in the country’s south nearly two weeks ago, and strikes on two of Iran’s largest steel factories on Friday. In both cases, Israel aimed to cause massive economic damage to the Iranian regime, according to security sources.

Unusually, the IDF did not comment on either strike.

Last week, US President Donald Trump threatened to target Iranian energy sites, giving Iran a deadline of April 6 to agree to an American proposal to end the war. As such, Israel has also agreed to suspend strikes on energy infrastructure in Iran, and instead has targeted other sites that cause economic damage, such as the steel plants.

The Times of Israel has learned that additional such strikes against Iranian economic targets are planned by Israel’s defense establishment, aimed at causing even more damage to the regime.

In addition to the strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, the US is also leading the effort to reopen the key Strait of Hormuz, with recent reports suggesting the US has been preparing options for ground operations in Iran. According to Israeli defense sources, the IDF has provided the US with intelligence regarding the strait and nearby islands, including Kharg Island.

Israel hits 250 Iran, Lebanon targets in major assault

Israel hits 250 Iran, Lebanon targets in major assault

Joshua Marks

The Israeli Air Force struck more than 250 targets simultaneously in Iran and Lebanon over the weekend, the military said on Saturday night.

More than 100 sites belonging to the “Iranian terrorist regime” were hit, according to the Israel Defense Forces, including ballistic missile production facilities, ready-to-launch missiles, air defense systems, drones and missile storage facilities. 

In a statement later that night, the IDF said its air force had completed a third wave of “wide-scale” strikes across Tehran, targeting dozens of additional terrorist infrastructure sites. Further details were provided on Sunday morning, with the IDF saying that the strikes targeted temporary command centers and weapons production sites in the capital.

“As part of the strikes, the IDF has deepened the degradation of the regime’s weapons production infrastructure, targeting dozens of weapons storage and production sites,” the IDF said, noting that the temporary command centers were hit after the IDF in recent days identified the Iranian regime had begun relocating its command centers to mobile units after most of its command centers were struck by the IAF over the past month.

Israeli warplanes also struck the regime’s ballistic missile production and storage facilities, aerial defense systems and observation posts, according to the statement.

In Lebanon, over 170 Hezbollah terror targets were struck, with the IDF noting that since the start of targeted operations across the border, more than 800 terrorists from the Iranian proxy have been eliminated from the air, sea and ground.

Jerusalem launched “Operation Roaring Lion” against the Iranian regime in coordination with Washington’s “Operation Epic Fury” on Feb. 28, conducting continuous airstrikes targeting senior leadership, the regime’s missile and military capabilities, its nuclear program, and its security apparatus of repression.

Hezbollah launched rockets and suicide drones at Israel on March 2 in retaliation for the targeted killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during the opening strikes of “Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury.” In response to the violation of the U.S.-brokered Nov. 27, 2024, truce with Lebanon, Israel carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah and ordered troops to seize additional positions in Southern Lebanon to stop cross-border attacks.

“Contrary to the declaration by the Lebanese government earlier this year, Hezbollah is still operating and conducting attacks from Southern Lebanon,” IDF Spokesperson Effie Defrin said on Saturday. “If the Lebanese government will not disarm Hezbollah, the IDF will. We will not allow Hezbollah to rearm, and we will continue operating in order to protect our civilians on our northern border.”

Four IDF divisions are operating in Southern Lebanon to expand ground operations and eliminate Hezbollah terrorists, the military said on Saturday. Troops from the 36th Division located weapons and killed dozens of terror operatives, while Golani Brigade troops dismantled more than 100 terrorist infrastructure sites and over 10 operational shafts. Forces from the 7th Brigade discovered a cache of RPGs, mines and machine guns.

“The IDF will continue to deepen its operations against the Iranian terrorist regime and the Hezbollah terrorist organization simultaneously, in order to remove threats against the civilians of the State of Israel,” the military said.

Iran’s president slams IRGC, warns economy on verge of collapse – report

Iran’s president slams IRGC, warns economy on verge of collapse – report

World Israel News Staff

Iran’s civil and military leaders are reportedly clashing over the handling of the war, according to an Iran Internationalreport citing sources familiar with the dispute.

The sources say that there is a growing rift between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Ahmad Vahidi regarding the regime’s future as the war with the United States and Israel enters its second month.

Pezeshkian has reportedly warned that continued escalation and attacks on neighboring countries could push Iran’s economy toward collapse within three to four weeks if no ceasefire is reached.

The sources cited in the report also said that Pezeshkian criticized the Revolutionary Guards’ approach and pressed for greater authority to be returned to the civilian administration.

Vahidi is said to have rejected Pezeshkian’s call for the IRGC to give greater control to civil authorities, while blaming the Iranian government for failing to carry out structural reforms before the war broke out.

This is not the first time Pezeshkian has publicly signaled his concern over the stability of the regime.

According to the report, Iran’s economy – which was already under heavy strain prior to the outbreak of the war – is showing signs of continued decline, with disruptions at ATMs and online banking systems.

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YouVersion CEO: The Best AI Models Misquote the Bible at Least 15% of the Time

YouVersion CEO: The Best AI Models Misquote the Bible at Least 15% of the Time

Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz

YouVersion, the most widely used Bible app in the world, with over one billion downloads, is refusing to let artificial intelligence answer spiritual questions — and the reason is damning. Bobby Gruenewald, founder and CEO of YouVersion, has gone public, warning that the best AI models on the market misquote the Bible at least 15% of the time, and  some err as much as 60% of the time.

This technical glitch has grave spiritual implications. The Torah commands lo tosif al ha-davar — “you shall not add to the word” (Deuteronomy 4:2). Yet AI systems are inventing verses, altering punctuation and wording, and presenting fabricated text as authentic..

Jeremy Hodes of Evangelical Missions Quarterly documented ChatGPT inventing a verse and labeling it John 5:5: “We know that we shall behold a Mocker of Defamers; and, as the defamers, we are of the mockers.” The actual John 5:5 describes a man at the Pool of Bethesda who had been ill for 38 years. Fox News reported another fabrication, attributed to Jesus: “there is no man or woman.” No such verse exists anywhere in the Christian or Jewish canon.

YouVersion uses AI internally to accelerate coding and streamline workflow. Gruenewald utilizes the technology, describing himself as an early AI adopter. But he has drawn a sharp line between back-office automation and putting AI in front of a billion users to answer questions about God. “When it comes to answering life’s most important questions and trying to give direction from God’s Word,” he said, “we need it to be better in order to rely on it.”

He added: “The best model with the best performance, with the most popular versions of the Bible that are most indexed, misquotes Scripture at least 15% of the time. Some of them as much as 60% of the time.”

Gruenewald said that YouVersion has privately challenged AI developers to improve how their models handle Scripture.  He has told them that if they can consistently quote the Bible accurately, YouVersion will help them gain access to reliable biblical texts. So far, no model has cleared that bar.

The broader Christian world is moving in the opposite direction. Churches are using AI to draft sermons. Platforms allow users to “chat” with biblical characters. Prayer apps are being powered by algorithms. Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis and the Ark Encounter, put it plainly in Harbingers Daily: “AI can be a useful tool, but it should never replace careful study of the Scriptures for yourself. Remember, it is programmed by fallible, sinful humans.”

Gloo, a faith-oriented technology firm, is attempting to build guardrails — evaluating AI systems against standards like theological integrity and human flourishing. The effort is serious, but it remains upstream of the problem. The models generating Scripture responses are general-purpose systems trained on vast swaths of the internet, not curated biblical texts reviewed by scholars.

For Gruenewald, the technology may get there eventually. “If we ever do fully adapt AI, it will be because we feel very confident that it can be done safely and be done with a level of accuracy and integrity,” he said. But “eventually” is not now.

Younger generations already turn to chatbots before they turn to clergy. Most users have not memorized Scripture. They will not catch a fabricated verse. They will not know when a comma has shifted the meaning of a passage that took scholars centuries to translate. They will simply read what the machine tells them, assume it is accurate, and carry that error forward.

It should be emphasized that Gruenewald is not telling people to avoid AI entirely. He is saying that speed and popularity do not outweigh fidelity to the text. That is not a conservative position. That is the only defensible position.