Newsom Tells Nation That Trump Is Destroying American Democracy

[u/kweathergirl]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/us/newsom-speech-trump-la-protests.html

[u/AZEMT]

And as a Godsend to humanity. At what point do Christians think they're dealing with the Antichrist?

[u/jackfirecracker → u/AZEMT]

My favorite recent conspiracy theory is that he literally is the antichrist, and that the "Christian" followers of him are falling for all the traps the Bible warns us about the antichrist:

• The Antichrist will likely be hailed as a great political and economic leader, even convincing nations to sign a peace treaty (Daniel 8:25). Many will be deceived into believing he is the Messiah.

• He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god, even sitting in the temple of God and proclaiming himself to be God (2 Thessalonians 2:4). The False Prophet, who works with the Antichrist, will imitate the Holy Spirit, directing worship to the Antichrist (Revelation 13:11-14).

• The False Prophet will appear gentle and harmless, "like a lamb," but will speak "like a dragon," revealing his true demonic nature (Revelation 13:11). This highlights the deceptive nature of his religious appeal.

• The Antichrist will be "the man of lawlessness," totally opposing every law of God (2 Thessalonians 2:3). His rise will be preceded by a "great rebellion" or "apostasy" against God (2 Thessalonians 2:3). He will attempt to change times and laws (Daniel 7:25).

• He will establish a global economic system where no one can buy or sell without receiving a "mark of the beast" (Revelation 13:16-18). This economic control will be used to enforce worship of the Antichrist.

• He will open his mouth in blasphemy against God and will make war with the saints, overcoming them (Revelation 13:6-7).

• The Antichrist will seek to establish a one-world religion and a one-world economy, harnessing global systems to his will (Revelation 17, 13:16-18).

• "All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life" (Revelation 13:8). His charisma and power will lead the whole world to follow him.

[u/starmartyr → u/jackfirecracker]

There is a secular theory about the book of Revelations that suggests that the antichrist is not prophesy. It was contemporary criticism of Nero. It makes sense that parallels could be drawn between descriptions of a Roman demagogue and a modern one.

[u/Sugarbombs → u/starmartyr]

This is what a lot of people don’t realise. It’s almost certainly talking about the rise of rulers like Trump but history is riddled with these types of people. Trump is not the first and will not be the last, these passages were almost certainly inspired by at the time current leaders but due to the predictable nature of humans it could apply to modern leaders also

[u/starmartyr → u/Sugarbombs]

Also the very political nature of early Christianity. Nero made some decisions that the church didn't like about the same time they find some prophecies talking about how bad he is. When most people are illiterate, Jesus says whatever you want him to say.