PDF Summary:Birthright, by Timothy Alberino

In Birthright, Timothy Alberino presents a theological framework centered on Christ as the creator and purpose of the cosmos. He argues that humanity was created specifically to have dominion over Earth, a divine authority that cannot be taken away but can be surrendered.

Alberino explores what he describes as a cosmic rebellion against human dominion, involving hybrid beings and a plan to transform humanity through genetic modification. He connects these concepts to eschatological prophecies, including the mark of the beast and the rise of a global system. According to Alberino, those who undergo genetic transformation will no longer be human and therefore cannot be redeemed through Christ's sacrifice. He concludes by explaining how Christ's resurrection restores humanity to its original design and offers believers eternal life in paradise.

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How a Posthuman Framework Could Overthrow Human Dominance

A posthuman framework could overthrow human dominance on Earth by fundamentally altering the social, political, and technological structures that currently support human authority. In Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari argues that the fusion of biotechnology and artificial intelligence will create a small elite of upgraded humans who control the most powerful algorithms, while the majority of people become a new “useless class” with no real economic or political power. This shift would mean that authority and decision-making gradually move away from ordinary human beings to this tiny superhuman elite and their data-processing systems.

Next, let's examine modern manifestations of the rebellion against humanity's rule and its eschatological threats.

Modern Manifestations and Eschatological Threats

Alberino suggests that the return of Apollo and the rise of a global system are linked to genetic transformation and the mark associated with the beast. He explains that the New World Order restores the old Atlantean societal structure from the Golden Age, an era in which the gods lived openly alongside humans and their hybrid offspring governed the planet. This restoration is symbolized by the legend of Osiris, the Egyptian deity associated with rebirth and resurrection, who was revered as the originator of society and the giver of sacred wisdom.

(Shortform note: Alberino’s synthesis of Atlantis, Osiris, and the New World Order reflects a broader tradition in Western esotericism that reinterprets ancient myths as allegories for lost civilizations and cosmic cycles. In Atlantis and the Cycles of Time, Joscelyn Godwin explores how 19th- and 20th-century occultists, particularly within the Theosophical movement, viewed Atlantis as a real, advanced society whose destruction and eventual return were tied to spiritual evolution and the rise of a new world order. This perspective blends ancient symbolism with modern ideas about human destiny and societal transformation.)

Alberino claims that a change in our genes will trigger Apollo's arrival. Acquiring Apollo's genes represents the ultimate stage of our evolution from Adam and will render the transformation irreversible. Apollo will be depicted as the model for the new human—a second version of humanity. To gain entry into Apollo's realm, you need to experience rebirth. Only individuals who belong to the New Golden Race will have citizenship in the New Golden Age. Anyone who declines rebirth will be labeled outdated and barred from taking part in Apollo's world order of Atlantis.

(Shortform note: Alberino's idea that a change in our genes will trigger Apollo's arrival and determine who belongs to the New Golden Race can be understood through the concept of biological citizenship. In The Politics of Life Itself, Nikolas Rose explains that biological citizenship refers to how our biological characteristics, like our DNA, can define our rights and status in society. In this context, acquiring Apollo's genes becomes a form of biological citizenship, where your DNA itself becomes the credential that grants you access to Apollo's New Golden Age. This idea suggests that our very biology could determine our place in a future society, blurring the lines between science fiction and potential reality.)

Alberino goes on to say that anyone who receives the beast's mark can't be saved through the crucifixion's power. The teachings of Jesus Christ require you to be human. God's Son took on human form to redeem humanity. By definition, posthumans can't be redeemed. That's why taking the mark leads to inevitable damnation. The beast's mark will be permanent and passed down genetically, almost wiping out humanity. Yet, a small group of humanity will endure until Christ's return. The timeframe is condensed for the chosen ones—not to rescue them from death but to maintain their humanity. If the days weren't reduced, there would be no people eligible for salvation remaining on Earth. Every being would become corrupt. Apollo will govern a world nearly devoid of humans. He'll have greater humanity than the posthumans under his rule.

Can Posthumans Be Redeemed?

In Transhumanism and Transcendence, Ronald Cole-Turner presents a collection of essays from Christian theologians who challenge the idea that posthumans can't be redeemed. They argue that human beings who undergo genetic or technological enhancement do not thereby cease to bear the image of God, because the imago Dei is grounded in God’s gracious purpose and our relational destiny in Christ rather than in any particular biological configuration, so even radically transformed future humans remain proper subjects of God’s saving work. This perspective suggests that even if the beast's mark involves genetic modification, those who receive it could still be candidates for salvation through Christ.

The Restoration of Dominion Through Christ

Christ's Accomplishment of Restoration

Alberino argues that Christ's resurrection restores humanity to their original glory. This event reverts humanity to Adam's design before the fall. The sinful Adam, representing our flawed nature, was nailed to the cross alongside Christ, enabling believers who pass away to be resurrected through him and reborn as children of God. All of our genetic imperfections will be fixed during the resurrection. Christ will fully renew humans to their pre-fall splendor as members of God's family. All the abilities humans lost or had weakened by the fall will be completely restored. Currently tied to mortality and experiencing the breakdown of our human forms, we will one day escape the doom of death to eternally exist in the bliss of paradise.

The Resurrection as New Creation

Alberino’s argument that Christ’s resurrection repairs our genetics and reverts us to Adam’s pre-fall design is a common belief among Christians. However, some theologians argue that the resurrection is not about fixing our current biology but about God creating something entirely new. In Surprised by Hope, N. T. Wright argues that the Christian hope is not for the resuscitation or mere upgrading of our present mortal bodies, but for God’s act of new creation in which he gives his people a transformed bodily life: a reality that is still truly embodied and in continuity with their present selves, yet radically changed so that it is now a ‘spiritual body,’ a body animated and empowered by God’s Spirit and suited to the life of God’s new heaven-and-earth creation rather than to the decay and corruption of the present order.