Rise of The Human - Avatar

"And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold" (Matthew 24:12)

If we look back just a few decades and begin to measure how society has advanced in science and technology, the results would be astounding. Every day I am reminded how far we have progressed in each of these areas simply by the tools used daily, e.g. phone, car, computer, medicine, etc. We have learned to embrace these conveniences as most of them have proven to be a valuable aspect of daily living. It is rare a person would complain about having a car to drive or medicine to cure an infection, in fact most people will embrace the advances made in science and technology, as they have become a necessity for today. I certainly agree these advances are great benefits, especially when used wisely. In fact, I am extremely grateful for the wisdom, ingenuity and resources available to make these things happen.   

Although, I recognize the benefits I also see the detriments. As I continue to grow in Christ, the world becomes even more bizarre. While advances in science and technology have proven to be great benefits to society, not all are helpful.  There are many recent advances that actually contribute to the destruction of humanity. As believer's, it is important to be wise and understand the intent of these advances as well as the affects they will have on each individual and society as a whole. 

A New Age of Consciousness

Many may recall the movie Avatar that was released in 2009, depicting an ex-Marine as an Avatar (a human mind in an alien body), where he finds himself in a quandary between two worlds, fighting for survival of an indigenous people. The movie, produced by James Cameron, was a huge box office success grossing more than $760 million worldwide (source).  Most will remember the movie for its unique special effects and 3-D cinematography.  However, I want to highlight a deeper meaning of the film that is propelled today moving the “concept” from the big screen to real life.

The term avatar carries several definitions and/or meanings.  First, I would like to focus on the religious aspect.  An avatar can be linked to Hinduism and refers to the descent of a deity to earth or a descent of the supreme being; it is a form of incarnation.  It is a core principle of Hinduism and is most often associated with the Hindu god Vishnu (source).  Now applying this basic concept, the manifestation of the avatar to restore righteousness to the cosmic and social order, the movie stays true. The movie truly captured the essence of this concept and introduced society to a disturbing and demonic belief system.  The premise for the film was the ability of humans to enter the world of "aliens," called the Na'vi, by way of half-human, half Na'vi hybrids.  This was achieved using a high tech interfacing mechanism. Simply put, the human experiences life through the avatar as if consciousness was transferred (source).  I truly pray believers will begin to understand the depth of deception this world has disintegrated into as it introduces such fallacies by subtly promoting these delusions through the form of "art."

A more common familiarity or association of the avatar in mainstream society is through technology. In computing, an avatar is an icon or graphic representation of a particular person in games, Internet forums, etc. It can be used as a representation of the user's character or their alter ego (source).  There are numerous websites available where a person can select an avatar to use for a website, a forum, instant messaging, video games, wallpaper and more.  Most that create avatars on their gaming system are able to design the avatar to their specific likings e.g., the hair color and style, clothing, even the avatar's body composition and skin tone.  Most do not consider any harm in creating an avatar as they say it is detached from anything that is real. But, what happens when the concept is moved from the movie screen or the video game console to real life?

Not to long after the movie 'Avatar' was released, CNN explored the possibility of the avatar concept becoming a reality.  During their interviews of several scientists, they concluded…

"Scientists say we are many decades, even centuries, away from making this kind of sophisticated interaction possible, if it can be done at all. But the fundamentals of components required to create this complicated system of mind-controlled avatars are already in the works, and have useful applications in medicine.  

        

'We're starting to understand the basic building blocks, but the biggest challenges will be emotion and thought -- how to make another organism think what you think, to feel what you feel -- because those networks are much more difficult to sort out,' said Dr. Brian Litt, associate professor of neurology and bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania" (source).

                          

    

If we fast-forward four years from when the article was written to the year 2014 (present day), we will see that scientist have continued in their exploration of this fascinating subject and it is largely inspired by the movie Avatar.  

Researchers have made great strides in their efforts to test and present some convincing results.  According to recent studies at Harvard's Medical School in Boston, scientist were able to conduct an experiment in which brain activity from one monkey was used to control the hand of another sedated monkey. 

"In work inspired partly by the movie "Avatar," one monkey could control the body of another monkey using thought alone by connecting the brain of the puppet-master monkey to the spine of the other through a prosthesis, researchers say" (source).

Clearly, the movie had a very significant impact on scientific research concerning treatment of people who may have suffered illnesses and injuries resulting in paralysis.  However, it is not about the "science" or the healing of another person that questions this level of research it is the intent described by the scientist performing this research.

"The scientists emphasize the goal of this research is not for one person to control the body of another. Rather, when it comes to treating patients with spinal cord injuries, such as quadriplegics, 'we envision putting a microchip into the brain to record the activity behind the intent for movement and putting another microchip in the spinal cord below the site of injury to stimulate limb movements, and then connecting the microchips,' Williams said."

The implications of this matter are far reaching as shared in this article, there will be a microchip inserted into the human brain.  Some may disagree with my assertion of this experiment as a wicked practice, but I believe our Father who declared, with man, there is no end to his continual thoughts to do evil (Genesis 6:5).  While they say the goal is not to control the body of another, ultimately that is exactly what they are doing. 

The influence of this movie is vast and goes much deeper than what is seen on the surface, from inspiring scientists to create modern day signs and wonders to promoting one of the strongest delusions that will enter the thoughts of mankind.  The movie was an epic depiction of transcendentalism and a plethora of other demonic teachings.  It highlighted a fundamental belief of transcendentalism which is the connection to "mother earth" a divine healing source. Towards the end of the film, the main character was able to transcend his human form to the actual hybrid avatar fully moving his consciousness (soul) from man to this new physical being. Avatar was such a huge box office success, production is underway for Avatar 2 which is slated to be released in December, 2015.

Ye shall be as gods

Far worse than the experiments to achieve an alternative for those with physical disabilities is Project 2045, which is an aggressive attempt to reach immortality via an avatar.  Clearly, this is the rise of the human. This project, Avatar, will allow the transfer of the human subconscious to an artificial human body in order to achieve immortality.  Again, we see the same concept applied in the movie through this project that's designed to achieve immortality. There was a recent summit in June, 2013 in New York where the strategies were outlined for this project. You may view the manifesto and other details at http://2045.com/. Men have gone so far as to designate 2045 as “A New Era for Humanity” a time when the greatest paradigm shift known to man will occur which is when humanity will be able to control their existence by eliminating aging and even death.  According to this movement, they “…believe that it is possible and necessary to eliminate aging and even death, and to overcome the fundamental limits of the physical and mental capabilities currently set by the restrictions of the physical body.” Below is a short promotional video of their belief and the purpose for Project 2045.

Let me pause here for a second because the reality is our Father knew this would happen when Adam was disobedient and ate of the tree of knowledge of what is good and evil.  He knew that men would cling to the quest of becoming gods and while we know that salvation is of the LORD, we also should not disregard the signs and wonders that men will display during these last and evil days. It is my earnest desire that believers will be balanced and wise in their assertions of what mankind is capable or not capable of accomplishing.  As Christ prayed, let us also pray that the Father’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven and more importantly as He prayed in John 17 that we will be one; steadfast, unmovable and always abounding in the work of the LORD (I Corinthians 15:58). 

The move towards an eutopian society is increasing and with movies such as Avatar promoting the concepts of this enlightened era, many believers will become more and more conditioned to these fallacies and unfortunately many will believe and fall deeply into this deception.  Paul expresses that "Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead" (I Timothy 4:1-2).  Therefore, we know many are going to turn away from the truth, turn away from the Word and their faith, and accept these lies as truths.  Countless will believe in the days ahead, they can transcend their present state to become a godly or divine being.  This was the lie that was told in the beginning by the serpent and is the heartbeat of those who follow such beliefs today. 

It is my prayer believers will continue to study their word, renewing their minds daily to avoid these strong delusions. There is joy even in this world, but it is only through Christ.  He has overcome the world and that truth is our hope.  Let us all continue to be transformed in Him daily discerning the times are evil for truly we may be in this world but we are not of this world – Peace and Love!