Contemporary observation
Expansion of national digital identity systems and the European deadline of end 2026
undetermined · Observation ≠ proven fulfilment
2026
See the full entry: sources, objections, answersWhat is reported
At least twenty-two countries have an operational national digital identity system in 2026. The European Union is continuing to roll out the European digital identity wallet (EUDI): four implementing regulations set common technical standards and formats, and member states must make a wallet available to their citizens by the end of 2026, with each state required to accept the wallets of the others. Some member states are moving at different speeds (Malta, Estonia, Denmark). From December 2027, certain regulated sectors — banks, payment institutions — will have to accept these wallets as a means of identity verification. No qualitative change (an identifiable common authority beyond the Union, an obligation tied to religious affiliation) was found within the current window.
Main objection (in French for now)
Each system remains national and under separate sovereignty; no worldwide common authority governs them, unlike what Rev 13 requires for a received authority of universal reach.
The text (World English Bible)
Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names. The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast. They worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” A mouth speaking great things and bla…
Rev 13:1-7
Sources
- Digital ID by Country: A 2026 Guide to Live National Systems — Regula
- The European Digital Identity Regulation — EU Digital Identity Wallet — Commission européenne