Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of Portsmouth, claims our entire universe may be an advanced computer simulation.
And the proof that this so-called simulation hypothesis is correct may be hiding in plain sight in the Bible.
Professor Vopson told MailOnline: 'The bible itself tells us that we are in a simulation and it also tells us who is doing it.
'It is done by an AI – an artificial intelligence.'
Professor Vopson points to the Gospel of John, one of the first four books of the New Testament, the second part of the Christian Bible.
Gospel of John opens with the powerful statement: 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.'
The professor says this verse has 'deep theological significance in Christian doctrine', but it also carries 'intriguing implications' when considered in the context of the universe as a simulation.
He argues that 'the Word' in this famous sentence refers to the underlying computer code that governs and controls the simulation.
As anyone who has seen The Matrix will know, any computer simulation, big or small, consists of letters and numbers that write the rules for the entire creation....<<<Read More>>>...