Preface: In answer to that question....possibly....but not probably....but he is definitely a legitimate candidate. I say that because he is by far the most....what word do I use....megalomaniacal government leader in the entire world....and....he would like very much to be viewed as the savior of the world....even if he would have to force people to accept him as that. There may be leaders all over the world who at times lie....but there is no one in the entire world who has perfected the craft of lying and deception more than this man. He is driven by the lust for revenge....thrives on instilling fear and rage in others....relishes in being a messianic figure to so many....may actually believe it himself....and has a literal horde of false....charismatic....self-proclaimed prophets telling anyone who will listen how God sent him to save America....while he attained all of this adulation by way of delusion.
Is Donald Trump the Antichrist?
Now that is one provocative question! I used the same title on a post back in August of 2020. What I have wanted to do over the years of these posts is to shake the timbers....just shake them. My hope was and is that pastors and elders....seminary professors....synods and denominational conferences....the whole lot of....'leaders' in the church in America today....that as they meet over donuts and coffee in their weekly or monthly or yearly conclaves....that someone would say that they should at least address the rantings of that Special Blog....or....Deputy Dog....or whatever the name of that crazy writer.
It unnerves me to even think about Donald Trump possibly turning out to be the antichrist. At this point in time I don't think that he is....although he is definitely at least paving the way....but I won't rule that out....and that is the reason for this post. It is bad enough that evangelicals and born again Christians all over America....and in some of the finest denominations and congregations....and even some of the most influential and even stalwart ministers on the national scene....it should be enough to really shake timbers knowing that they actually chose this man....a genuine false prophet at the very least....and a possible antichrist candidate....to lead America....affect the entire world....and lead Christians like a pied piper!
So what I envision in this is that as these conclaves meet to address my rantings....or even in some local Bible study or cell group meeting....that after they summarily dismiss me....on the ride back home....before they settle into their Lazy Boy recliner and spread the sport pages out before them....that a twinge of conscience unnerves them....what if....what if this Trump is at least a genuine false prophet....and what if he is one of the antichrists that the Apostle John warned about? That may be a still small voice but also a gentle shaking of timbers.
Much if not most of prophecy in God's Word is based on telling us something....in advance....so that when it comes about....we won't be shaken to the core. It is meant to keep us vigilant....and to prepare us. That is why Jesus Told His disciples that He was going away....and then coming back. That is why we are told about coming persecution....and also delusion and false prophets and false teachers....and false signs and wonders....and angels of light....so that we are not taken totally by surprise....and if taken by surprise....that we will see we were taken by surprise....and then return to trusting in our Lord and Savior and....coming King.
There will come the time when Satan will enter someone or something....just as he entered Judas. Judas was obviously an empty vessel....and Trump is an empty vessel....that is what concerns me most.
Forty years ago in the church we were talking about these things....and we were somewhat prepared, Today we are not talking about these things....and we are totally unprepared. That is all I want to do....jumpstart that conversation.....or stress those timbers so that they let out a noticeable creak....with maybe a little dust in the air?
