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JD Vance Says He Would Not Be Surprised if the Antichrist Were ‘Among Us’
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JD Vance Says He Would Not Be Surprised if the Antichrist Were ‘Among Us’

From Adevărul · () Romanian

Translated from Romanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • JD Vance said he would not be surprised if the Antichrist were currently among people, though he said he did not know whether the world was in the Christian tradition’s “end times.”
  • In an interview with Bryce Crawford, Vance also discussed unidentified flying objects, technology and artificial intelligence through a religious lens.
  • Vance defended Donald Trump over an AI-generated image that showed the president in white robes and a red sash in a religiously suggestive pose.

JD Vance said he would not be surprised if the Antichrist were walking among people, while stopping short of saying that humanity had entered the Christian tradition’s “end times.”

The U.S. vice president made the remarks in an interview with podcaster Bryce Crawford, published Monday. Their conversation ranged from end-of-the-world prophecies and unidentified flying objects to the influence of technology on American society.

I think there are things in the world that make me not surprised if the Antichrist were walking among us.

— JD VanceVance discussed whether the world could be entering the Christian tradition’s end times.

“I think there are things in the world that make me not surprised if the Antichrist were walking among us,” Vance said. He added that he did not know whether the world was actually in the “end times.” “I think, first and foremost, I don’t know if we’re in the end times,” he said.

I think, first and foremost, I don’t know if we’re in the end times.

— JD VanceVance qualified his remarks about apocalyptic religious predictions.

Vance also used a religious framework to discuss unidentified flying objects, saying he did not possess classified information explaining what they were. “I don’t have the file that says: ‘It wasn’t a UFO, it was actually a demon,’” he said. He asked whether, if such objects were real, they were really more likely to be extraterrestrials than angels or demons.

Vance, a former technology investor, said he sensed “very, very strange spiritual energy” in parts of the technology and artificial intelligence industry. He described some AI companies as “kind of satanic” and said he was focusing on doing as much of God’s work as possible in the present.

I don’t have the file that says: ‘It wasn’t a UFO, it was actually a demon.’

— JD VanceVance used a religious comparison while discussing unidentified flying objects.

Crawford also raised an AI-generated image of Donald Trump that had troubled him for religious reasons. The image, posted to Trump’s Truth Social account in April, showed Trump wearing a white robe and red sash, holding a glowing sphere with one hand and extending the other. Religious leaders and some Trump supporters criticized it. Crawford said, “I’m a Christian. I saw the picture. It bothered me. I’m not going to lie.” Vance rejected the idea that Trump intended to present himself as God, saying, “So, Donald Trump wanted to post a meme in which he presents himself as God? No.”

So, Donald Trump wanted to post a meme in which he presents himself as God? No.

— JD VanceVance rejected the suggestion that Trump intended the image as a claim to divinity.
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Originally published by Adevărul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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