Smart Cities That Will "Keep Track of Everything"

Hudson Yards in the west of Manhattan will be America’s first fully integrated smart community. Currently in Phase 1 development, the 17 million square foot project “will track data on air quality, pedestrian traffic, energy production and consumption, and the health and activity levels of workers and residents” (“In New York City and Chicago, the smart city is here,” Business Insider, Jun. 3, 2015). The community is scheduled for completion by the mid-2020s. Meanwhile, in Chicago, the Array of Things (AoT) project “has set out to ‘smarten’ the city by placing sensors everywhere.” In Songdo, South Korea, “sensors track roads, water, waste and electricity, and buildings have computerized access and automatic climate controls.” And Lavasa, India, promises “smart metering, efficient parking and traffic management, a cashless retail experience and a technology supported transportation system.” The relentless move toward globalization and electronic integration is a major sign of the end times. Bible prophecy describes the antichrist’s kingdom as one with the ability to control global finance at the individual level and to observe Middle East events throughout the earth (Revelation 11:9; 13:16-17). “And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves” (Rev. 11:9).

(Friday Church News Notes, June 12, 2015, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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