When you see that governments are mandating age verification and digital ID laws for online access, it signals a shift in how internet freedoms are regulated and controlled. These laws require private companies—such as social media platforms, video-sharing sites, and content hosts—to collect proof of age from users before granting access to their services. In practice, this means users must upload a government-issued ID, submit to biometric scans, or pass checks through third-party identity verification systems. While these requirements are often justified as measures to protect children or prevent harmful content, the broader implication is that individuals can no longer engage with the internet anonymously or freely without first proving who they are.

The danger in this approach is not simply the loss of anonymity, but the precedent it sets when governments compel private companies to enforce identification policies. It’s one thing if a company chooses to implement age checks on its own—users can decide whether to participate or take their business elsewhere. But when the government mandates these policies, every major platform is bound by the same restrictions, removing choice from the consumer and centralizing control over digital access. This kind of regulatory framework moves society closer to a system where online participation is no longer a right, but a privilege granted only to those who comply with identity-based gatekeeping.

This growing push for digital identification is laying the groundwork for the coming beast system described in Revelation 13. In that future global system, no one will be able to buy or sell—or fully participate in society—without a mark tied to their identity and allegiance. Mandated digital ID laws, especially when tied to internet access, financial services, or social platforms, are conditioning the world to accept surveillance, control, and restricted access based on compliance. What begins as protection often becomes oppression, and these modern digital mandates are the early building blocks of a totalitarian system that will ultimately demand worship and submission to the Antichrist.

Stay Awake. Keep Watch.

By: Joe Hawkins