There is more and more use of facial recognition software, including in the United States. Consider the following:

Trump admin implements most invasive digital face-scanning system to date at all U.S. points of entry, effective December 26
October 27, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final rule in the Federal Registry last week expanding the use of biometrics at the nation’s borders. In the process, the government formalized what had been years in the making: a full-scale biometric tracking system to photograph and monitor every non-citizen who enters or leaves the U.S. And it admits many citizens will get caught up in the dragnet, too.
If Joe Biden had implemented such an Orwellian system conservatives would be screaming from the rafters. As it stands, there’s nary a peep nor a squeak being heard from the right.
The measure takes effect December 26 and authorizes Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to photograph “all aliens” at all ports of entry and departure, and “any other point of departure,” according to the website Biometric Update. …
Until now, CBP’s biometric operations have been patchwork. At airports, the agency’s “Simplified Arrival” program already photographs nearly every foreign traveler upon entry, comparing the live image against passport and visa databases.
But exits were another story. Land and sea departures were largely unmonitored, and air-exit facial scans existed only at a handful of airports. The new regulation ends that fragmentation, empowering CBP to photograph all non-citizens leaving the country as well.
By eliminating old limits such as a 15-airport cap and an age exemption for those under 14 and over 79, the new rule removes the last formal barriers to universal coverage. https://leohohmann.substack.com/p/trump-admin-implements-most-invasive

As reported here last month, China, Pakistan, and others are already using USA and EU technology for their implementation of massive facial recognition surveillance– an unintended consequence of the newest moves by the Trump Administration will likely be adapted by nations as well as the coming ‘666’ Beast power–who will do even more (cf. Revelation 13:15-18).

The Trump Administration sounds like Orwellian and 666 type surveillance, particularly when we consider that there are surveillance cameras in more and more locations around the world.

Modern cameras can take sufficiently high-resolution photographs that, at precise distances that make most of our faces unique, can be measured in a way to make remote identification possible on billions of people. China has proven this works, while the USA and Europeans are implementing more of this in their lands. It will, one day, apparently be used against true Christians (cf. Daniel 7:25).

This is another type of Orwellian step.

Why mention George Orwell?

*Front Cover of the First (1949) Edition of ‘1984’*

In his book 1984, the society he warned about had surveillance cameras all over and they recognized individual people. What is starting to happen now is actually more widespread than his book warned about. There will be even more surveillance than George Orwell anticipated–and in places like China that already may be the case.

Europe does not seem to want to lag in this area.

Bible prophecy warns about a European power, identified as the King of the North? in Daniel 11:40, that will have a tremendous amount of control and even understand secret/hidden things:

23 ‘And in the latter end of their kingdom, about the perfecting of the transgressors, stand up doth a king, fierce of face, and understanding hidden things; (Daniel 8:23, Young’s Literal Translation)

That leader eventually will destroy places like the USA, UK, and Canada consistent with the following:

24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power;
He shall destroy fearfully,
And shall prosper and thrive;
He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
25 “Through his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule;
And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity. (Daniel 8:24-25, NKJV)

He will eliminate the USA and its British-descended allies. But he will also want to control all that he can.

Notice more about the Beast:

1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. … 6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. 8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:1-2, 6-8)
25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High,
Shall persecute the saints of the Most High,
And shall intend to change times and law.
Then the saints shall be given into his hand
For a time and times and half a time. (Daniel 7:25)

To accomplish that, the European Beast leader would seemingly also employ facial-recognition software to identify saints he will persecute.

Additionally, he will work with a religious leader, biblically called the Antichrist, in order to attain the worship and control he demands:

11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666. (Revelation 13:11-18)

It will take modern technology, probably aided with artificial intelligence, to result in the fulfillment of the above scriptures, and this looks to also include surveillance to insure people will worship the Beast. 666 surveillance is being set up.

Jesus warned Christians to flee persecution:

23 When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes (Matthew 10:23).

Facial recognition may well be a factor in fleeing from multiple cities.

The world in general, and Europe in particular is moving more and more towards becoming a totalitarian state.

When will this fully be in place?

After the Gospel of the Kingdom of God has sufficiently reached the world the end comes and the Beast will rise up (Matthew 24:14-22, Revelation 13, 17:12-13).

We are getting closer to that day.

Related to facial recognition, the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put together the following video for our Bible News Prophecy program:

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Facial Recognition and Christian Persecution?
Will facial recognition systems help the coming European Beast of the Sea (Revelation 13) power gain totalitarian control? Are steps being taken along those lines? Is Europe in the process of putting together a massive database to surveil all that they can? What about Prüm? Might USA be involved with this? Could this result in Christian persecution? Does any of this have to do with what George Orwell warned about in his 1949 book titled ‘1984’? What about the UK? What has Big Brother watch warned? What is facial recognition and how does it work? What are concerns that the ACLU and the Electronic Watch foundation have raised? Would the King of the North (666) of biblical prophecy (Daniel chapters 7,8,11) be expected to use this type of technology? What about his religious associate, the two-horned beast, also known as the final Antichrist? What did Jesus tell His followers to do when persecuted? What has to happen before totalitarian control occurs in Europe? Dr. Thiel addresses these questions and more in this video.

Here is a link to the video: Facial Recognition and Christian Persecution?

Yes, facial recognition will be used by more and more.

And yes, some version of it will be used for persecution of Christians in the future.

The German complaint is another step towards 666.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

Persecutions by Church and State This article documents some that have occurred against those associated with the COGs and some prophesied to occur. Will those with the cross be the persecutors or the persecuted–this article has the shocking answer. There are also three video sermons you can watch: Cancel Culture and Christian Persecution, The Coming Persecution of the Church, and Christian Persecution from the Beast. Here is information in the Spanish language: Persecuciones de la Iglesia y el Estado.
Prophecies Showing Persecution of Sabbath Keepers Are Sabbath-keepers going to be persecuted in the 21st century? Are there biblical and non-biblical prophecies that point to this type of persecution?
Preparing for the ‘Short Work’ and The Famine of the Word What is the ‘short work’ of Romans 9:28? Who is preparing for it? Will Philadelphian Christians instruct many in the end times? What about modern censoring, censorship, and shadow banning? Here is a link to a related video sermon titled: The Short Work. Here is a link to another: Preparing to Instruct Many.
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about the peoples of Africa, Asia, South America, and the islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon; When Will the End of the Age Come?; Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.
The Mark of Antichrist What is the mark of Antichrist? What have various ones claimed? Here is a link to a related sermon What is the ‘Mark of Antichrist’?
Mark of the Beast What is the mark of the Beast? Who is the Beast? What have various ones claimed the mark is? What is the ‘Mark of the Beast’?
Europa, the Beast, and Revelation Where did Europe get its name? What might Europe have to do with the Book of Revelation? What about “the Beast”? Is an emerging European power “the daughter of Babylon”? What is ahead for Europe? Here is are links to related videos: European history and the Bible, Europe In Prophecy, The End of European Babylon, and Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European? Here is a link to a related sermon in the Spanish language: El Fin de la Babilonia Europea.