Programmable Digital Currency Will Become The Ultimate Surveillance Nightmare
Globalist leaders are working at full speed to introduce central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). A CBDC is a digital currency that is issued directly by a central bank, such as the Federal Reserve in the US, the European Central Bank in the EU’s eurozone, and the Bank of England in the UK.
A CBDC will be the final straw that ensures that every dream of suppression and control that the globalists nurture will come true. Several of those dreams are already a reality, including shutting down dissent and free speech, as in Europe, where people are routinely fined and arrested for saying things their governments do not like.
A host of other controlling measures are already in the works, including herding people into “15-minute cities” where it is easier to monitor them, keep tabs on their use of private cars, decide what they can and cannot eat – ideally “ecologically preferable” bugs and lab-grown meat, no beef or cheese — track their “carbon footprints”, determine where and how they can travel, oversee their vaccines and so on.
The Oxford-educated, German economist Richard A. Werner said in an interview last year.
“The push for CBDCs is the final step in a multi-decade program by central planners to increase their power over the people and over countries. This is the ultimate step because the powers of CBDCs are so extraordinary that, I mean, even the worst dictators of past centuries could only have dreamt of having such enormous power over the lives of so many people.
“We are talking about a very dystopian future if we allow central banks to issue central bank digital currencies. You know, even if the original designers and heads of central banks who are launching this are super well-meaning, you know, let’s give them the benefit of the doubt, we just know what human nature is like and history is the best guide…
“I think the power would be abused, if not by the original generation of launchers, then by the next generation…. It will be a completely totalitarian system of such frightening proportions, it’s hard to imagine…
“The micromanaging decision about your spending will then be automated and… you have no right to appeal the algorithm… You just won’t be able to use your money for certain things and then there is nothing that you can do… That by definition ends freedom….
“Dictators like Stalin and other dictators, they could only have dreamt of, you know, the enormous power that central bank digital currencies give to central planners… We are talking about dystopian digital prisons that will be created through central bank digital currencies, because the programmability – and this has been mentioned in the studies by the central banks – include of course geography, and there is this proposal for climate change, whatever reasons, that people… should stay within their 15-minute walking small local area… and there will be digital controls… when you walk with all your RFID chips in your cards and your CBDC anyway, of course you will be immediately recognized if you’re out of the area and you will be punished. It’s a digital prison.”
CBDCs will indeed be “programmable”: In 2021, the Bank of England asked for ministers to have the final word on whether a central bank digital currency should be “programmable”, meaning that the central bank would have a veto over how people would spend their money, the Telegraph reported:
“Tom Mutton, a director at the Bank of England, said during a conference on Monday that programming could become a key feature of any future central bank digital currency, in which the money would be programmed to be released only when something happened.”
According to Mutton:
“There could be some socially beneficial outcomes from that, preventing activity which is seen to be socially harmful in some way. But at the same time it could be a restriction on people’s freedoms. That is a really delicate debate that needs to be had. It is not something we can settle ourselves, that is for the Government to lead on.”
Programming, Mutton made it clear, would mean that the technological possibilities would lead to enabling the state or an employer “to control how the money is spent by the recipient.”
Not only is such a scenario horrifying beyond words, but half the world is already hurtling towards this nightmare: A study by the Atlantic Council last year found that 134 countries – including the U.S. at the time – were pursuing central bank digital currencies, with almost half of those countries at an advanced stage in this process.
Foundations of Faith – How Archaeology Is Confirming the Bible’s Stories
Across the ancient landscapes of Israel, the Bible’s stories are coming to life under the careful hands of archaeologists. From the burned ruins of Ai to the Tel Dan Inscription and Solomon’s bustling port at Ezion-Geber, the evidence confirms what Scripture has long proclaimed: God’s hand has been at work in history, shaping nations and fulfilling promises.
The Temple Mount Soil Project offers a tangible link to this sacred past, allowing believers to hold fragments of the very earth where these events unfolded. By connecting with this soil, we move beyond reading history–we experience it, touching the places where faith, obedience, and God’s providence were made real. This is the only project in the world that will allow you to obtain real, authenticated soil from the Temple Mount.
Let’s take a closer look.
- The Burned Ruins of Ai (Joshua 7-8)
After the victory at Jericho, the Israelites faced defeat at Ai due to hidden sin in their camp. But after repentance, God granted them victory–and Ai was burned to the ground. Today, archaeologists believe the site known as Khirbet el-Maqatir may be the ancient city of Ai. They’ve discovered ruins that match the biblical timeline–fortified walls, a gate system, and widespread evidence of destruction by fire.
The Bible says Ai was utterly destroyed, and here we have charred remains and toppled walls exactly where and when Scripture places them. For many scholars, this find further affirms that the conquest of Canaan wasn’t a myth–it was history.
The story of Ai is more than strategy–it’s a lesson in holiness. Israel could only move forward when sin was dealt with. The ashes of Ai are a solemn reminder: God is holy, and His blessings come with obedience.
It also reminds us how quickly God’s favor returns after repentance. Ai’s ruins are not just a warning, but a hopeful sign that restoration always follows confession. And as with all of Israel’s conquests, it was never really about military power–it was about God going before them.
Just as Ai’s ruins confirm the biblical journey, the Temple Mount Sifting Project continues to recover ancient remains that testify to Scripture’s truth. Temple Mount Soil offers you a chance to partner in that journey–bringing the earth of Jerusalem’s holiest site into your hands and helping protect its sacred memory.
- The Tel Dan Inscription (2 Samuel 3; 1 Kings 15)
For years, skeptics claimed that King David never existed. Then in 1993, a broken stone slab was unearthed in northern Israel bearing an inscription that read “House of David.” It’s called the Tel Dan Stele, and it was written by an enemy king boasting of his victory over Israel and Judah.
This single discovery shook the scholarly world. It confirmed that David was not a later legend but a real historical figure, known even to his enemies.
Finding David’s name etched in stone is like uncovering George Washington’s signature on a battlefield–it changes everything. The Bible’s royal line was real. The kingdom was real. The Messiah’s ancestry is rooted in verifiable history.
And there’s something almost poetic about it: the first extra-biblical mention of David comes not from Israel, but from a pagan king. Even his enemies couldn’t deny he existed. It’s another example of how truth has a way of carving its name into the stones of history.
At TempleMountSoil.com, you can explore similar connections through curated artifacts and materials straight from the heart of Israel. Support this work and connect your own story to the heritage of King David.
- Solomon’s Port at Ezion-Geber (1 Kings 9:26)
The Bible tells us that King Solomon built a fleet of ships at a port called Ezion-Geber, near Elath on the Red Sea. Archaeologists have identified an ancient seaport at Tell el-Kheleifeh, which matches the location and description from Scripture. Excavations have revealed massive copper smelting installations and structures that suggest industrial-level activity.
The discovery helps confirm the Bible’s description of Solomon’s wealth and international trade. He wasn’t just a king of wisdom–he was a global economic power.
This isn’t just about ancient shipping lanes. It’s about the reach of God’s covenant. Solomon’s reign represented the high point of Israel’s influence, a glimpse of the peace and prosperity under God’s rule. The evidence at Ezion-Geber brings that golden age out of the text and into the light.
These trade routes also tell us something vital about God’s plan–it’s always been global. Even in the Old Testament, God was preparing the way for His name to be known among the nations. The ships at Ezion-Geber weren’t just for gold–they were for glory.
Signs of the Times
The Generation Of Despair: Why Our Youth Are Drowning In Depression
Something is deeply wrong with America’s young people. The data is staggering: Gallup reports that depression among adults under 30 has more than doubled in less than a decade. One in four young Americans now lives with depression, loneliness, or both. A generation supposedly more “connected” than ever is at the same time more hopeless than ever.
This is no coincidence. It is the natural result of a culture built on lies.
Our society tells young people to search for meaning in politics, in gender identity, in sexual experimentation, in fringe online communities, in video games, or in social media approval. But none of it satisfies. Instead of grounding them in reality, we have encouraged them to build their lives on sand–and when the storms come, they collapse.
We see it everywhere. Young men escaping into endless video game marathons instead of real achievement. Young women trapped in toxic social media cycles of comparison and despair. Teenagers persuaded that mutilating their bodies in the name of “gender identity” will cure their unhappiness, only to find that the pain is deeper than flesh. Others disappear into bizarre subcultures like furries–grasping for belonging in fantasies because the real world feels unbearable.
And then there are the darker paths. Some turn to rage, pouring their emptiness into political extremism. We see young people excusing terrorism, defending Hamas’ October 7 massacre as if slaughtering innocents were “resistance.” We see them justifying riots, cheering violence against conservatives, and celebrating death when it strikes someone they disagree with. Hate has become their substitute for hope. They believe that tearing down the world will give their lives meaning. It will not. It will only destroy them.
This is the face of depression today–not only sadness, but confusion, rage, and self-destruction. It is a generation looking for purpose in all the wrong places.
And the tragic truth is this: our culture pushed them there. Adults told them that God was dead, that morality was relative, that truth was whatever you wanted it to be. Schools replaced faith with indoctrination, family with ideology, community with isolation. The result is a generation disconnected from their Creator, cut off from the only source of real joy and meaning. No wonder despair is rampant.
We need to be honest: depression is not just a chemical imbalance. It is the fruit of a culture that has rejected God. As the Psalmist cried, “Why are you cast down, O my soul? Hope in God!” Hope in God–not in politics, not in gender, not in rage, not in screens.
There is only one cure for the despair swallowing this generation, and it is not found in TikTok, therapy buzzwords, or activist slogans. It is found in Christ alone. Jesus offers what the world cannot: forgiveness, identity, peace, and a future. He gives young people what they are desperate for–a purpose worth living for and a love that never abandons.
The question is whether the Church, parents, and communities will boldly speak this truth. Will we confront the lies, or let them fester? Will we point the next generation toward Christ, or leave them to drown in despair?
The depression epidemic is real, but so is the cure. And if America does not want to lose its future to confusion and rage, we must proclaim the truth louder than the lies: there is no hope apart from Jesus Christ.
Gog and Magog Update
The Ramifications Of Anything Less Than Total Victory
As Israel began the final high-intensity phase of its war against Hamas in Gaza, leading experts from the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS) said in a webinar on Sunday that a decisive military victory is a strategic imperative with profound regional and global implications.
Professor Efraim Inbar, who served as JISS president from 2017 to 2025, stated that despite the IDF’s significant achievements, Israel cannot yet claim victory. He noted that while Hamas is no longer an immediate military threat and has lost 70-75% of the territory it once controlled, it still holds Gaza City and can claim to have survived nearly two years of war against the Middle East’s strongest military.
“Hamas can still claim victory,” Inbar said. “The ‘resistance’ survived for almost two years. It’s obvious that Hamas wins the propaganda war.” He argued that this is not a conflict that can be won on points. “This war is not a boxing match where you can win by points. Here, you need a knockout,” he asserted.
He added, “From a historic perspective, the losing side in a war leaves the battlefield. Hamas should leave Gaza. This is what should be the military goal, and it’s a political goal. The victory picture is ships taking Hamas terrorists to another destination, be it Turkey, Algeria, Qatar; we really don’t care. This is a picture that is very similar to what happened to the PLO in 1982 in Lebanon.”
According to Inbar, “In war, there are two equations. One who can inflict more pain, and obviously we can do that. But there is another equation who can take more pain. Hamas and Hezbollah propagate an image of a weak Israel. We remember … It’s a spiderweb image, a metaphor.” According to Inbar, the deep political rifts in Israel and the national discussion focused on the hostage crisis “seem to confirm this image. We have to dispel those beliefs. And only a clear victory in Gaza can be useful in this task.”
Anything less than an unequivocal outcome, Inbar warned, will be perceived as an Israeli defeat. Inbar stressed the urgency of a swift, frontal assault, arguing that Israel is “running out of time” due to the international “political clock.”
A victory is needed, he said, to change the Palestinian mindset, to strengthen Arab countries that have ties with Israel, and who see Hamas’s parent organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, as a grave threat and to send a message to the world that Israel is a bastion of Western civilization that would not be defeated by “modern barbarians.”
Professor Col. (res.) Gabi Siboni, a senior fellow at JISS and a senior consultant to the IDF and other Israeli security organizations, outlined the military blueprint for achieving this knockout victory. He advocated for imposing a complete and effective siege on Gaza City before launching an aggressive, multi-directional ground maneuver.
“We must impose a siege on the city of Gaza,” Siboni stated, noting that Israel has so far been reluctant to take all necessary steps, which he called a “ridiculous” interpretation of international law.
“We do not want to starve the population; the population will be provided with full humanitarian support south of the Netzarim corridor,” he clarified. Once the city is isolated, the IDF must conduct a “very aggressive maneuver” to achieve the ultimate goal: the “unconditional surrender of Hamas.”
Siboni drew a direct parallel to the Allied strategy against Nazi Germany. “You have to understand that this war is comparable to the Second World War of Britain and the Allies… this is our Second World War,” he said. He acknowledged the risk this would pose to the 48 remaining hostages but argued that it is a necessary risk. “There is no way to conduct this war and find a way to put our hostages in a bubble of cotton in Gaza. There is no way. We have to conduct our operation and achieve our goals,” he said, adding that historically, Israel has always accepted risks in its most daring hostage rescue operations, such as the July 1976 Entebbe raid.
Professor Hillel Frisch, an Arab world expert and Professor Emeritus at Bar Ilan University, framed the necessity of the operation by asking, “What will Gaza look like if we don’t go after Hamas?” He presented a stark, data-driven comparison between the outcomes of two different Israeli strategies: the aggressive, offensive-security model used in Judea and Samaria since 2002, versus the failed withdrawal-and-containment model used in Gaza since 2005. “1,700 Israelis have so far been killed in Gaza versus 500 in Judea and Samaria since 2005… 20,000 missiles versus none,” Frisch stated.
The Gaza strategy led to the closure of Israel’s international airport, massive economic costs, and international delegitimization, none of which occurred as a result of Israel maintaining security control over Judea and Samaria, which has a larger Palestinian population, Frisch noted.
He dismissed the idea of installing the Palestinian Authority in Gaza as “sheer delusion,” citing the PA’s repeated failures to deal with Hamas even in the much smaller city of Jenin. He also noted that the moderate Arab states have explicitly stated they will not contribute their own forces to police a post-war Gaza, with the Arab League declaring that security is an “exclusive Palestinian responsibility.”
Therefore, Frisch concluded, the only viable, albeit costly, “day after” scenario is the establishment of an Israeli military government for a transitional period. “It will be far cheaper than the price Israel has paid giving up its military presence in Gaza, and certainly the price it will pay if it doesn’t achieve the victory,” he asserted.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, JISS director and former head of the Analysis and Production Division of the IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence (2001 to 2006), stated, “We need a victory. And we need to, on the one hand, weaken, up to the point of defeating the evil axis led by Iran. On that we have made very considerable progress. Although there are many challenges still ahead of us. And we need to make sure that everybody understands that the Oct. 7 attack on Israel was a huge mistake.”
He added, “Everybody realizes that repeating this mistake is a no-go. And the way to convince everybody that this is the case is only by defeating Hamas. We have to do it while doing everything in order to release the hostages and make sure that they are not hit. We might not be successful, but we have to make an utmost effort to make it happen.”
Doing this in strategic cooperation with the United States is critical, he argued. “We have Secretary (Marco) Rubio here, and we have to make sure that we understand what concerns the United States is to make sure that we don’t lose our friends in Washington. We have to make sure that we keep the kind of special relationships we have with some Arab states,” he added, naming Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco.
“We have to make sure that we keep a certain level of understanding also from the rest of the West. That is very upset with us. Some of them are very upset with us, to the point that they take all kinds of really annoying steps,” he said, including the recognition of a Palestinian state.
Kuperwasser described as ” totally detached from reality” the idea that the PA is going to rule over Gaza.
Defeating Hamas militarily could involve convincing it, “Inside Gaza especially, but also outside of Gaza, that the alternative for defeat for them is going to be a military takeover by Israel. That would, uh, bring about the killing of each and every one of them. And removing Hamas from power by force. So there’s still a chance [for a deal], and that’s what the Israeli government was trying to do for the last two years.”
He concluded, “There’s still a chance that at the last moment. Hamas will say, okay, we understand that there’s no other option. So let us at least save our souls and go to Algeria. The chances that this is going to happen are very slim. It’s not that they are big. But there’s still a little chance that this is going to happen. We are trying our best in order to make it happen and give Hamas an opportunity to choose this option.”