The events of the past couple weeks have definite implications regarding the nearness of the Rapture. However, they may be different than what you might expect.
Transhumanism: The Plot to Control Your Life!
If our world is not on a direct path to the fulfillment of Revelation 13:16-18, the only alternative is to assume that something with a striking and most uncanny resemblance to the mark of the beast will appear in the not-too-distant future.
In other words, if what the transhumanist propose for our world is not the prelude to the mark of the beast, then I do not know what would be.