Prophecy Watchers: "Trump Launched an AI Revolution – But At What Cost?"

Podcast Hosts: Gary Stearman, Mondo Gonzales
Guest: Billy Crone
Date: April 14, 2026

Episode Overview

In this thought-provoking episode, Gary Stearman and Mondo Gonzales host prophecy teacher Billy Crone to discuss his new book, "Trump and the Stargate Prophecies." The conversation centers on how Donald Trump’s massive investment in artificial intelligence (AI)—specifically, the $500 billion Stargate AI initiative—may be accelerating the rise of global surveillance, a cashless society, and unprecedented control mechanisms that align with biblical end-times prophecy. The episode weaves together contemporary tech developments, key prophecy passages (especially Revelation 13), and the spiritual dangers Crone sees in rapid technological change.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Trump "Stargate" AI Program and Bible Prophecy

• Billy Crone presents his thesis: Donald Trump’s first day in office included the launch of the Stargate AI program—a $500 billion investment to supercharge AI infrastructure in the U.S. and globally.
• Crone argues this decision, whether Trump understands it or not, ties directly to end-times prophecy, notably the rise of a global surveillance state and Antichrist system (see [02:00], [04:20]).
• Crone: “This is the only book on the planet that tells us in minute detail how the last days are going to play out... And believe it or not, did you know that Bible prophecy did not stop just because Trump got into office?” ([01:47])

2. AI as the Engine of Global Control

• AI now provides the administrative power to manage a true global surveillance and control system, beyond what mere human effort could maintain ([04:20]).

• The infrastructure isn’t just national—the Stargate program includes building global data centers ([04:50]).

• Revelation 13 (“everyone must worship the beast and those who refuse will be killed”) is discussed in practical, technological terms—surveillance and enforcement by AI-powered global systems.

• Crone: "We've had the equipment, but we don't have the administration ability. Well, now you do. With AI." ([04:33])

3. Surveillance, "Big Brother," and Predictive Policing

• Modern surveillance is now ubiquitous: cell phones (“the biggest Big Brother listening, monitoring, recording device on the planet”), smart devices (Alexa, smart TVs), and city CCTV ([06:55], [08:20]).

• AI is removing the human element from policing and prediction, leading to “predictive policing”—systems that can anticipate crimes before they happen, reminiscent of “Minority Report” ([09:10]).

• Crone names the three tech moguls said to be running the program: Larry Ellison (Oracle), Sam Altman (OpenAI), and Masayoshi Son (Softbank), pointing to their open statements about building all-encompassing AI surveillance ([10:50]).

  • Crone: “Larry Ellison ... admits that they are going to use AI to monitor all people at all time. … Everything's going to be automated. … He admits it, Gary, on tape.” ([10:50])

4. The Cashless Society, Cryptocurrency, and Control

• Trump’s stance: Outlaw Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), but promote cryptocurrency and aim to make America the "bitcoin capital of the world" ([15:41]).

• Crone’s warning: Regardless of form, a cashless digital economy enables perfected government and corporate control over buying and selling, exactly as anticipated in prophecy ([16:46]).

• AI already runs much of the global financial system and will boost this trend under Stargate, with talk of global universal basic income distributed by AI ([18:26]).

  • Crone: "Everybody's getting used to that under the guise of convenience, but it's on a global basis. People don't realize AI is already running the global banks … this is going to put it on steroids." ([17:57])

5. The Role of AI in Big Pharma and Healthcare

• AI, according to Crone, will soon control not just medical research, but access to healthcare, eligibility for treatment, and overall health management globally ([21:11]).

• Microchips and electronic payments are being introduced into health systems for more control; AI chatbots, robotic surgeons, and automated advisors are already here.

• Crone envisions this as further leverage for ‘the mark of the beast’ system—healthcare and survival conditional on compliance with the system and “taking the mark” ([22:30]).

  • Crone: "They're talking about how AI again will decide whether or not you can get that treatment, whether it's worth spending the money on that treatment. They're removing the human element from that." ([22:10])

6. Spiritual Warning and Call for Discernment

• Crone stresses the need for balanced, scripturally grounded discussion on Trump, current events, and technology:
  • “Can you stop calling me a heretic…? And then can you stop acting like God’s Word stopped because Trump got into office?... Can we have a biblical discussion on all things Trump that has to do with that?” ([02:37])
• The hosts and Crone note the pace of change and the challenge of keeping up as AI now “invents things that nobody ever even dreamed of.” ([27:06])
• The episode closes with encouragement not to panic, but to stay informed, keep watch, and “get equipped” by understanding prophecy ([27:37]).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Billy Crone (on prophetic confusion among Christians):
  “Can you stop calling me a heretic or supporter of the Antichrist or communist...? And then can you stop acting like God's word stopped because Trump got into office? Can we have a biblical discussion on all things Trump that has to do with that?” ([02:34])

• Crone (on the AI global system):
  "AI is taking all that surveillance that we have bought into our homes, allowed into our society, allowed into our police force, and listen to what it's already doing. It's called predictive policing... Now you're going like, what's that sound like? Well, it sounds like that movie Minority Report with Tom Cruise, right?" ([09:04])

• Gary Stearman (on technological change):
  “We have fast forwarded to hundreds of devices that are now functioning at the waist level of every human being on planet Earth.... It's too huge for me to see in its entirety. And that's why you wrote this book?” ([07:28])

• Crone (on AI and finance):
  “It's going to produce this global cashless economic system, to the point where after AI decimates 50% of the jobs on the planet ... everybody on the planet will be given what's called a universal basic income. And AI will distribute that to you.” ([17:42])

• Crone (on AI in healthcare):
  “AI will literally be the one giving you medical advice. And we're already seeing that... So the human element is being removed, all being microchipped.” ([22:10])

• Crone (on the pace of change):
  “Technology is absolutely moving at a rate that you can't even calculate and that is now augmented by artificial intelligence, which is inventing things that nobody ever even dreamed of. So we're at the cusp of something very, very large.” ([27:06])

Timestamps for Key Topics

• [00:45] – Crone introduces Trump's AI Stargate program and its biblical import
• [02:34] – The challenge of honest discussion about Trump, prophecy, and criticism
• [04:20] – How AI makes global economic and surveillance control possible (Revelation 13); $500B Stargate investment
• [06:55] – Ubiquity of surveillance via phones, smart devices, and home tech
• [09:04] – Predictive policing and Minority Report-style pre-crime predictions
• [10:50] – The three tech leaders behind Stargate: Ellison, Altman, Son
• [15:41] – Cashless society, crypto, and the spiritual peril of digital economies
• [17:42] – AI-driven universal basic income and job loss
• [21:11] – AI takeover of Big Pharma and healthcare access
• [22:10] – The removal of the human element in medical decisions
• [27:06] – Exponential growth of technology and the urgency for discernment

Closing Thoughts

• The episode urges Christians and prophecy-minded listeners not to ignore or dismiss the spiritual ramifications of recent technological changes, particularly those catalyzed by Trump’s AI initiative.
• The hosts and guest warn that the infrastructure for end-times prophecy is now visibly being laid, and believers must stay scripturally anchored and informed as these changes accelerate.

For further study:
Billy Crone’s book "Trump and the Stargate Prophecies" and related documentaries are recommended as resources, along with ongoing content from Prophecy Watchers.