Franklin Graham is sounding the alarm about the end times, warning that emerging technological capabilities around the world are making biblical scenarios that once seemed hard to imagine increasingly possible.
During a wide-ranging conversation with Sean Hannity, Graham did not mince words about where he believes the world is ultimately headed.
“There is going to be a one world system. There is going to be the antichrist,” Graham said. “You won’t be able to buy, sell, or trade … without his mark.”
Graham pointed directly to the mark of the beast described in Revelation, arguing that modern technology has dramatically changed the conversation surrounding how such a system could operate.
“You have to have a mark, and it’s going to be on the forehead or on the right … hand,” Graham said. Without it, he warned, a person would be unable to participate in ordinary economic life.
Graham noted that decades ago, Christians reading these passages may have wondered how such sweeping financial control could ever become possible. Today, he believes that question is becoming easier to answer.
“So that technology is there,” Graham said. “Thirty years ago it wasn’t there. It is here today.”
Graham’s warning extended beyond digital commerce and into another technology rapidly reshaping the world: artificial intelligence.
He told Hannity that some of the very people developing AI have raised alarms about where the technology could ultimately lead. Graham specifically expressed concern about increasingly advanced machines potentially interacting with dangerous systems involving pathogens and nuclear weapons.
“Some of the brightest people in the world that create AI companies are predicting these machines will overtake us,” Graham said.
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Yet Graham’s message was not that Christians should place their hope in controlling technology, winning elections or finding the right political leader.
“My hope is not in the Republican Party or the Democrats or some other future political system,” he said. “It’s in Jesus Christ and Him alone.”
This statement brought Graham to the heart of his warning: Jesus Christ’s return.
“Jesus is coming back,” Graham declared.
He pointed to Matthew 24 and Jesus’ instructions to watch for signs, saying Christians around the world are increasingly talking about the Second Coming.
“I believe the time is near,” Graham said.
Graham then urged Christians to ask whether they have unconfessed sin in their lives and whether they are truly walking in the direction God has called them.
“We want to take the last days of our life, Sean, the last years of our life and make Jesus look good,” Graham said. “We want to lift Him up.”
The technology may be changing. Global systems may be shifting. Artificial intelligence may be advancing at a pace previous generations could scarcely have imagined. But biblical prophecy was never given merely to satisfy curiosity about tomorrow.
It is a call to be ready today.
For Christians watching the signs of the times, Graham’s message is unmistakable: Don’t allow fascination with the Antichrist, AI or the mark of the beast to overshadow the One believers are supposed to be watching for.
Jesus Christ is coming back.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the newly released book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Learn more about Abby at abbytrivett.com.
