The promise sounds almost biblical.
An end to disease. Longer life. Greater intelligence. A future where humanity overcomes its limitations and perhaps even conquers death itself.
The world’s most influential technology leaders are investing billions of dollars pursuing that vision. Artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, brain-computer interfaces and life-extension research are advancing at breathtaking speed. What was considered science fiction only a generation ago is rapidly becoming reality.
Most people see these developments as technological milestones.
Pastor Billy Crone sees a prophetic warning unfolding in real time.
In a recent interview with Charisma Media, Crone pointed to Christ’s warning that conditions before His return would resemble the days of Noah.
“We always think about the flood,” Crone said. “But Jesus said, ‘As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.'”
Scripture identifies three defining characteristics of that pre-flood world.
The first was widespread indifference toward God’s warnings.
“People at time had a casual, lackadaisical, scoffing attitude towards the coming judgment,” Crone said. “Get out of here, you wacko. Eating, drinking, giving in marriage, whatever. I got stuff to do, man.”
The comparison is striking. Modern culture treats biblical prophecy as entertainment, mythology or something reserved for fringe believers. Warnings about judgment, repentance and Christ’s return are met with ridicule and dismissal.
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The second characteristic was a culture consumed by evil.
“The second sin that was going on according to Genesis 6, it says mankind got so evil at that time that their thoughts were continually wicked all the time,” Crone said.
Every day brings fresh reminders of humanity’s moral decline. Violence dominates entertainment. Pornography is available in seconds. Darkness is celebrated as enlightenment. Good is called evil and evil is called good.
Yet the third characteristic of Noah’s generation sits at the center of Crone’s warning.
He points to Genesis 6 and the account of the Nephilim.
“Clearly in Genesis 6, why did God judge the planet? Because fallen angels, demons, were mingling with the daughters of men, and out of that they were creating a hybrid race called the Nephilim,” Crone said.
That is where Crone connects ancient history to modern technology.
Artificial intelligence, genetic modification and human enhancement are often presented as the next stage of human progress. Crone argues they are part of a broader effort to alter humanity itself.
He points to the language used by transhumanists.
“Their terms are this new and improved race, human 2.0, post-human species, neo-humanity and augmented humanity,” Crone said.
Then he delivered the comparison that drives his thesis.
“You know what that is? Four different new terms to describe the Nephilim.”
The world’s most powerful technology leaders openly discuss a future where human biology and technology become intertwined. Companies are developing brain implants. Researchers are experimenting with gene-editing technologies. Artificial intelligence is advancing at a pace few imagined possible.
For Crone, the issue is not merely technology. It is the philosophy behind it.
He argues that transhumanism promises what he calls “the three supers.”
“They’re going to give us through science and technology… super health, super intelligence. And then here’s the big one, super longevity,” Crone said.
The pursuit of extended life spans has become one of the movement’s primary goals. Billionaires and technology entrepreneurs are funding companies dedicated to slowing aging, reversing aging and dramatically extending human life.
Crone calls that pursuit a spiritual counterfeit.
“This is Satan’s counterfeit as to why you don’t need Jesus. You don’t need God to live forever,” he said. “Heaven’s, you know, we’ll create heaven down here.”
That statement strikes at the heart of the battle unfolding before our eyes.
The Bible presents eternal life as a gift received through Christ. The transhumanist vision presents eternal life as something humanity can engineer for itself.
One points to a Savior.
The other points to a laboratory.
One promises resurrection through the power of God.
The other promises immortality through the power of man.
Crone argues that the accelerating push toward artificial intelligence, genetic enhancement and human augmentation is setting the stage for events Scripture foretold long ago.
Yet his message is not one of fear.
It is one of urgency.
“We’re the winners, not the losers,” Crone said. “Get excited about the Lord’s return and get out there and save souls.”
As the world races toward Human 2.0, Christians are witnessing the reemergence of humanity’s oldest rebellion—the belief that man can replace God, redefine creation and secure eternal life on his own.
That rebellion failed in Eden. It failed before the flood. And it will fail again when the King of Kings returns to establish His kingdom forever.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
