Pope Leo XIV’s Landmark AI Encyclical With Anthropic Co-Founder Shows Rome Moving To Shape The Digital Future As Daniel’s Revived Roman Empire Rises

Pope Leo XIV has just placed the Vatican squarely in the center of the artificial intelligence revolution, releasing his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on “safeguarding the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence.” The Vatican announced the document for May 25, 2026, and tied its signing to the anniversary of Leo XIII’s 1891 social encyclical Rerum Novarum, the Roman Catholic response to the Industrial Revolution. But one thing is crystal clear as these news reports are coming in, the Revived Roman Empire is coming online and it will do it through Artificial Intelligence. Is this how the False Prophet pope will make an image of the Beast, through AI? Buckle up, Christian, the game is afoot!

“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 13:15 (KJB)

Here is where the story leaves ordinary religion and enters the realm of Bible prophecy. Pope Leo is not launching this AI manifesto alone. The Vatican event includes Christopher Olah, a co-founder of Anthropic, one of the major companies shaping the AI systems that are now being woven into government, labor, warfare, surveillance, education, economics and global policy. That is not just a headline, that’s a screaming five-alarm fire. The pope is presenting Rome as the moral voice that must guide the machine age, and Big Tech is sitting at the table. The Associated Press reports that Pope Leo called for robust regulation of AI, warning that its developers must serve the common good rather than profit, and that AI is reshaping everything from work to war.

Fun Fact: the word “anthropic” comes from the Greek word “anthropos”, meaning “human”. Since AI is the opposite of something we would call human, this can only refer to transhumanism which is exactly what’s in play here. Listen to what Pope Leo XIV said this morning as he launched his takeover of AI.

BREAKING NEWS: Stunning news coming out of the Vatican today as Pope Leo XIV has agreed to partner with Anthropic AI to move artificial intelligence forward with the Catholic Church as a major player. Revived Roman Empire coming up…. “When ye therefore shall see the abomination… pic.twitter.com/x2JBZ14XPc

— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) May 25, 2026

Students of Bible prophecy should not miss what is happening here. Daniel saw the final form of Gentile world power as a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, but in its last stage mixed with clay. That fourth kingdom was Rome, and its final prophetic appearance is not ancient Rome in sandals and Caesars, but a revived Roman system — political, religious, economic and global. Pope Leo XIV is the one that God is going to use to finally put that system into place! We will take a deep-dive, Lord willing, on all this on our Wednesday Podcast.

“And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.” Daniel 2:42,43 (KJB)

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The final Roman system is not merely European politics, it is the beast system. It devours the whole earth. It is global in appetite, technological in reach, religious in justification and political in enforcement. Artificial intelligence is not the Beast, but one of the tools by which the Beast system gains unprecedented reach into every corner of human life. Rome is positioning itself as the conscience of the AI age, and Big Tech and the Tech Titans are lending credibility to that platform. The nations are looking for a framework. The masses are being trained to accept digital mediation in every area of life. And Bible prophecy told us thousands of years ago that a revived Roman kingdom would arise at the end, strong as iron, yet mixed with miry clay.

This is where we are on Day 2,261 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve…TO THE FIGHT!!

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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FROM VATICAN NEWS: Pope Leo XIV’s first Encyclical Letter Magnifica humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25, 2026. It bears the Pope’s signature dated May 15th, 135th anniversary of the publication of Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Rerum novarum. Magnifica humanitas will be presented on the day of its release at 11:30 a.m. at the Vatican’s Synod Hall.

The Pope will be present, along with several speakers: Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Professor Anna Rowlands, a theologian and professor at Durham University (United Kingdom); Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic (USA) and head of research on the interpretability of artificial intelligence; and Professor Leocadie Lushombo, I.T., professor of political theology and Catholic social thought at the Jesuit School of Theology / Santa Clara University in California (USA). READ MORE

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There is no doctrine of Lent found anywhere in the Bible, it is purely a creation of the Roman Catholic counterfeit church

Every year, as winter fades into spring, millions of professing Roman Catholics line up to receive ashes on their foreheads and begin a 40-day religious observance called Lent. They fast, they abstain, they “give something up,” and they prepare for Easter through ritual and self-denial. But here is the question every Bible believer must ask: Where is Lent found in the King James Bible?

“Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,” Colossians 2:18 (KJB)

Historically, Lent developed centuries after the apostles were dead. It grew within the Roman Catholic system as biblical Christianity was merged with imperial power and pagan culture. The 40-day structure was patterned after Christ’s temptation in the wilderness — yet that event occurred before His earthly ministry began, not as preparation for celebrating His resurrection.

There is no biblical instruction to imitate Christ’s 40-day fast annually. Furthermore, Ash Wednesday — the ceremonial marking of foreheads — is nowhere commanded in the New Testament. It is ritualized symbolism borrowed from Old Testament mourning practices and institutionalized by Rome. The Roman Catholic Church would have you to believe that Lent is about fasting and repentance, but is really the pagan rite of Weeping for Tammuz.

Bible believers do not borrow doctrine from a system that:

• Teaches sacramental salvation
• Maintains a priesthood distinct from the believer
• Claims authority equal to Scripture
• Persecutes Bible believers throughout history

We are not Protestants protesting Rome. We are Bible believers standing on the Book. At least, that’s what we’re supposed to be doing, but it’s not stopping Baptist churches like First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, from jumping on the Lent bandwagon. In a recent YouTube video entitled ‘Why Lent Matters’, they had this to say about Lent.

“Lent is a season that invites us to slow down and recalibrate our hearts before Easter. It reminds us of a hard but necessary truth—we are dust: finite, sinful, and deeply in need of God’s grace. Yet this season does not leave us in sorrow; it leads us to the cross, where we see both the seriousness of our sin and the overwhelming love of Christ, who bore judgment so we could receive mercy. As we reflect, repent, and turn back to God, Lent trains us to live in hope, fixing our eyes on the resurrection. From dust to glory, it tells the whole gospel story and prepares us to rejoice in the victory of Jesus.” 

First of all, Christians should not be celebrating the pagan Easter holiday, another Roman Catholic invention plucked from ancient Babylon. Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ on the third day according to the scripture, that’s our focus. Secondly, to say that “Lent is a season that invites us to…” is pure surrender to the Roman Catholic Church, the inventors of Lent. I am not accepting any invitations to pray to the saints, eat the Eucharist, burn incense, put an ash cross on my forehead or get in the box with a priest. Please have me excused from all of it.

On the surface to the average person, Lent appears harmless. It feels ‘spiritual’. It creates community, and it carries emotional weight. But so does every religious tradition that replaces Bible authority with institutional custom. The early Church did not observe Lent, the apostles did not command Lent, Paul did not teach Lent. Rome developed it at the Council of Nicea, their tradition preserved it, Pope Gregory I added the ashes, and many evangelicals and Baptists now imitate it. Bible believers should reject it across the board.

If a Christian chooses to fast privately before the Lord, that is between them and God, as it should be. But submitting to a Roman system of seasonal ritual complete with ashes, imposed abstinence, and church calendar obligation is not New Testament Christianity. We are not called to ritual, we are called to a risen Saviour, Jesus the Christ.

“And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:” Colossians 2:10 (KJB)

Complete means complete, and Bible believers do not need a Roman Catholic Lent to finish what Jesus Christ has already finished.

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Wake up, pastors, Turning Point USA is now a recruitment arm of the Roman Catholic Church, and they’re coming looking for sheep, your sheep

First and foremost, this article is aimed at pastors of Bible believing churches all across America, with an urgent message you would do well to heed. Do not allow Turning Point USA entrance into your churches, for any reason at any time. Three and a half months after the death of Charlie Kirk, TPUSA has completely flipped itself around to act as the recruiting arm of the Roman Catholic Church. They are looking for sheep, don’t let them take yours.

“Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.” Acts 20:30,31 (KJB)

I never spent much time watching Charlie Kirk when he visited various college campuses, but tuning in from time to time, I noticed two things. One, he was a fiery Christian Nationalist and a ‘true believer’ in the 7 Mountains Mandate of the New Apostolic Reformation. Second, when he spoke about salvation in Jesus Christ, for the most part I agreed with what he said and I believe he was a saved man. But while he lived, Charlie had many, many people pulling him in a variety of different directions, all subtly angling for a ‘piece of the pie’ that is the $100+ million empire known as Turning Point USA. Not only is it fabulously wealthy, TPUSA holds tremendous sway and influence in the most coveted 18-35 age demographic. Anyone who could wrest control of TPUSA out of Charlies hands would have incredible riches and powers of persuasion in the palm of their hands. I believe that someone killed Charlie for that exact reason, and no, I am not talking about Tyler James Robinson. But that’s a story, and most likely a Podcast, for another day.

So now Charlie Kirk is dead, and the jackals are fighting each other to the death for his empire, and what we see bubbling up in the aftermath is not only disturbing, it is terrifying. After watching the Memorial Service that was held back in September, and AmFest that was held last week, one thing stands out above all the noise. TPUSA has gone from being a nominal Christian organization to a loud, out and proud Roman Catholic one. If there was any doubt in your mind, it’s taken away each and every time TPUSA executive Jack Posobiec raises the Rosary over ten of thousands of their followers, and claims them for the Vatican. If you ever read Foxes Book of Martyrs or the Alberto comic book series, then you know exactly what that all means.

Watch Jack Posobiec claim followers for Rome

Flashing lights designed to distract your attention, piercing shards of sound sent to deaden your hearing, and above it all the Roman Catholic Rosary lifted up high, an unspoken command for all to bow to Rome. If you have any spiritual discernment, this is what you see. 

Catholics who “pray the Rosary” are practicing occultism from ancient Babylon. Not one person in the Bible prayed the Rosary, not one person prayed to Mary. What you are seeing in this video is the Revived Roman Empire, the iron mixed with miry clay from Daniel 2. pic.twitter.com/D56CLPBbxw

— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) December 25, 2025

Erika Kirk remarked multiple times during AmFest 2025 that TPUSA is now embedded in over 8,000 American churches, churches that have agreed to bring the TPUSA brand of “Christianity” into their congregations, something that I am telling you here and now is fervent Roman Catholicism. Fox News reports “We have 8,000 churches in our network at TPUSA Faith. We’ve seen almost 1,000% growth across all social media platforms. And get this. We’ve had over 200,000 people sign up to become a part of TPUSA Faith.” What is TPUSA Faith? It’s the Roman Catholic Church wearing Laodicean Christian clothing. Pastors, listen to me now, bar the doors and don’t let them in. If they’re already there, kick them out.

EVERY PIN ON THIS MAP REPRESENTS A CHURCH WHERE TURNING POINT USA FAITH HAS BEEN EMBEDDED, IS YOUR CHURCH LISTED HERE?

Are there saved Christians in the Roman Catholic Church? I am quite sure there are. But Roman Catholicism is not Christian, does not teach Bible doctrine, and the vast majority of “good Catholics” die and go to Hell because they die unsaved. I was a born into the Roman Catholic church, baptized as a baby, confirmed in the 5th grade, made an altar boy for 3 years, and then spent 4 years under heavy Franciscan and Jesuit indoctrination before getting saved on my 30th birthday. This is not an “anti-Catholic” article, this is a warning to pastors all across America to reject the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing that is, now, Turning Point USA. Wake up, the wolf is at the door and he’s taking your sheep.

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But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

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“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB