Worldcoin, Iris Scans, And The Coming Beast System?

Imagine walking into a store in the near future--not with cash, not with a card, but with your eyes. No wallet, no phone. Just your iris. It sounds like science fiction. But it's happening now, and it's called Worldcoin.

This is no ordinary tech rollout. The project, co-founded by OpenAI/ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman, is expanding rapidly across the world, offering people free cryptocurrency in exchange for one thing: a scan of their eyeball. And while some hail it as the next leap in digital identity and security, others--particularly Christians--are sounding the alarm as it prepares to enter the US this month.

Locations to register are being set up in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville and San Francisco to start but it is expected to expand rapidly.

While the technology is cutting-edge, the implications are ancient.

At the heart of the project is a device called the Orb--a metallic, bowling-ball-sized scanner that captures a high-resolution image of your iris. This image is then converted into a unique digital code that becomes your World ID--your new identity in the digital age.

Once verified, you're rewarded with Worldcoin tokens (WLD), a cryptocurrency you can store and use via the World App, a digital wallet already integrating with payment systems and global platforms. The goal, Altman says, is to distinguish humans from AI in an increasingly automated online world, while also laying the foundation for a universal basic income model.

The Orb's main purpose is to make scanning people’s irises easier, but at some point, it’s expected to also serve as a point-of-sale terminal meaning you could buy items using just your eyeballs

But let's not sugarcoat this: the infrastructure being built isn't just for verification. It's being designed to eventually link who you are biologically with how you access money, social services, voting rights, and more.

And that should give every believer pause.

Some may argue, "It's just for convenience," or, "It's voluntary." But technology never stays still. Today's novelty is tomorrow's necessity. And what begins as "optional" often becomes "essential"--especially when tied to the flow of money.

Just look at how facial recognition is already used in airports, how palm-scanning has entered Amazon's checkout lines, and how digital IDs are being tested by governments worldwide. Apple's Face ID was the gateway drug. Now the iris is next.

What Worldcoin is doing is accelerating the normalization of biometric access as the new currency. And when you combine that with digital wallets, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and AI-driven identity systems, we are witnessing the slow fusion of the body with the bank.

The major concern isn't just privacy--it's control.

Biometric data is the most intimate form of identification. You can change your password. You can't change your retina. If your eye scan becomes the gateway to your bank account, your passport, or your ability to participate in digital society, then whoever controls that infrastructure controls you.

What happens when you disagree with the system? Or the government? Or the culture? What if "proving you're human" becomes contingent on your beliefs, social behavior, or political views?

We've seen previews of this already: social credit scores in China, PayPal freezing accounts based on speech, bank accounts suspended during protests in Canada. These aren't conspiracy theories--they're warnings.

And they echo something we've read before.

Revelation 13:16-17 tells of a time when "no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." The mark will be placed on the right hand or the forehead--two body parts that could be symbolic, but also eerily literal in light of modern tech.

Worldcoin scans the eye, one of the most recognizable features of the face. Amazon's One system scans the palm. Between the forehead and the hand, commerce is being digitized and biologically authenticated. And what Revelation foresaw two thousand years ago is beginning to feel disturbingly close.

Now, to be clear: Worldcoin is not the mark of the beast. But it is a precursor technology--one of many that could easily be adapted or hijacked in the future by a centralized global authority. What Christians must understand is not just the tech--but the trend.

This isn't just about scanning your iris for some free crypto. It's about the coming convergence of biometrics, banking, and belief.

You might be wondering, "Why should I care? I'm not signing up for Worldcoin."

Here's why: once a system is built and widely adopted, opting out becomes increasingly difficult. And by the time it's mandatory, it's too late to ask questions.  Thus far 12 million verified users are already part of the "world' system.

Christians should not fear technology--but we must never blindly accept it. Every new tool should be filtered through both wisdom and Scripture. What is this system building toward? Who controls it? What are the unintended consequences?

If your identity, money, and movement become biologically tied to a digital system, the stage is set for Revelation 13 to leap from the page into history.

In Matthew 10:16, Jesus told His disciples, "Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves." That calling is more relevant now than ever. We live in a world driven by innovation but starving for discernment. Worldcoin may promise security, fairness, and convenience--but it also brings new chains.

Chains that look like shiny orbs. Chains that reward you for surrendering your image.

So, brothers and sisters, stay awake. Watch the signs. Guard your soul, your choices, and yes--even your eyes.

Because sometimes what looks like progress may, in truth, be prophecy unfolding.