And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and
his deadly wound was healed: and
all the world wondered after the beast.
Revelation 13:3,King James Version
a “very stable genius,” with “a very good brain”) and a “very high IQ”
“my great and unmatched wisdom”
“the chosen one” and “so great looking and smart”
Orange Jesus
In the Bible, it is mentioned that in the desert, Jesus faced a temptation from Satan for dominion over the world — a bargain He famously refused. But in 2016, as Trump began his presidential run, evangelical leaders chose a different path.
“With the global dynamic that we have, we have not lived up to our oversight obligation here on this committee because you all are obsessed with the border, because you bend the knee to the ‘Orange Jesus,’ as you refer to him across the aisle. That’s what this is about. And we have failed, failed, our jurisdiction on this committee, so I’m tired of being lectured.” A fed-up Democratic Congressman slammed his GOP colleagues for caring more about loyalty to Donald Trump than about actual issues of national security. The impassioned speech from Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) came during the Republican-dominated Homeland Security Committee’s impeachment hearing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
"Orange Jesus" is a colloquial term often used in the context of video games, particularly in games that involve random chance elements, such as loot boxes, card packs, or any system that involves random number generation (RNG). The term is a playful and humorous way of referring to the luck or RNG that players pray to or rely on to get favorable outcomes. Orange refers to the color often associated with rare or legendary items in many games. For example, in some games, items are color-coded by rarity, with orange or gold indicating the highest rarity. Jesus is used metaphorically to represent a deity or higher power. In this context, players are not literally referring to the religious figure but rather to a symbolic figure they "pray" to for good RNG.
"Orange Jesus" in the context of Donald Trump is a term that has emerged in political discussions and commentary. It combines the nickname "Orange" (referring to Trump's distinctive tan) and "Jesus" (implying a messianic or savior-like figure for his supporters). This term is often used either humorously or pejoratively to describe how some of Trump's supporters view him with unwavering loyalty and fervor, almost as if he is a messianic figure. It underscores the intense devotion and near-religious fervor that some of his base have for him. The term has been used in media and by commentators to highlight the cult-like following that Trump has among certain segments of the population, where his words and actions are often defended or justified regardless of controversies or criticisms he faces.
Donald Trump, leading up to Easter, compared himself to Jesus and promoted his $60 MAGA Bibles. By April 2024 Trump was using the grift of selling “patriotic” bibles to further the narrative that he is on the same level as religious figures and martyrs. Rev. Loran Livingston, the senior pastor of Central Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, criticized the Trump-endorsed "God Bless the USA Bible" this month as both blasphemous and disgusting.
A video from the Dilley Meme Team, a group of video creators that support Trump for president, is called "God Made Trump" and it's played at some Trump campaign events. Trump shared the eerie video 05 January 2024, on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, which proclaims him God’s chosen emissary on earth, sent to deliver America back to prosperity. It imitates Paul Harvey’s famous “So God Made a Farmer” video. The three-minute clip, posted to Truth Social on Sunday evening, opens on grainy footage of an LP turning on a record player, broadcasting an apparently ancient “sermon” in which the speaker intones: “And on 14 June 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said: ‘I need a caretaker.’ So God gave us Trump…”
What follows – set to a picture of the Republican tycoon as a toddler, followed by a montage of scenes from his presidency – is an extraordinary expression of Trump’s Messiah Complex, bordering on sacrilege. “God said, ‘I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, fix this country. Work all day. Fight the Marxists...."
Robert Jones is the president and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute, noted "it's not really Jesus that we're getting the comparison to but, you know, the one you hear in evangelical circles more often is a comparison to, like, the Persian king Cyrus from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible. And that's important because there, Cyrus is presented as an ungodly king who nonetheless frees a group of Jews who are held captive in Babylon. So by comparison, Trump here is the powerful, strong, authoritarian liberator, someone who by definition and maybe even by necessity is even above the law and who alone is capable of liberating conservative, white Christians from their oppressors."
Millions of conservative Christians believe, as an article of faith, that Trump is a martyr who could, through his suffering, make the United States into a Christian nation. Trump re-published a statement by (controversial) journalist Wayne Allen Root, in which he called him “the King of Israel,” saying, “Thanks to Wayne Allen Root for the very kind words.” Root had described Trump in a tweet as “the greatest president not only for America, but also for the Jews and Israel, in the history of mankind,” adding, “The Jews in Israel love him as if he is the king of Israel.” “They love him as if he represented the second coming of the Lord.”
Because his use of, in some cases, messianic language make headlines in quick succession, many people assume that Trump has finally lost his mind, that he thinks he was Jesus, that he believes he was the second return of the Savior, and that he was the King of Israel, meaning he was Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter in one body. People have begun to openly wonder if he was suffering from dementia or a dissociative psychotic episode (which was frankly an insult to those who suffer from these conditions). As for others, they believe that perhaps he suffers from a low IQ and does not understand that the presidency was not a game, or that he was an evil genius determined to turn America into a totalitarian state with the help of his new and trusted friend Kim Jong-un.
This rhetoric, which considers liberals to be provocative, irritable, and easily offended, was welcomed by American far-right extremists. It allows them to be lovers of freedom, who call things by their proper names, and who offer an intelligent solution to difficult problems. It allows them to be the real Americans they are. On the other hand, there are ridiculous leftists who are oblivious to what was going on and cannot be trusted not to run away after every distraction initiated by the president.
People who live in states hundreds of miles from Washington, DC, and have never been involved in politics, appreciate being given a glimpse into something they've never known before. Why can't the presidency be like reality TV, in a country where there are few restrictions on bringing cameras into courtrooms and expressing an opinion about whether someone was guilty or not before they are convicted? Why should Donald Trump use the language everyone else uses, the sober and refined language that says more than it says and was only intended to communicate with a handful of senior officials and diplomats?
It was true that he acts spoiled and childish, and it was true that he exceeds the limits of what was right. Yes, he throws cultural expressions like “chosen one” into conversations and thanks people for calling him the second coming of God on social media. But what's behind him raising the stakes this week? These days, he's in the mood for a 2020 election campaign, eager to distinguish himself from his rivals. He knows that inciting people to madness about racism in gatherings will not only be enough, and it was no secret to him that he also needs to laugh with them, share jokes with them, and enjoy a sense of humor, to be a president who does not address lawyers who were educated at Harvard University, but rather people who like “The Apprentice” and “Not being PC".
In the 2020 electino, 81% of evangelical voters voted for then-Republican candidate Donald Trump, and in 2024 millions of them were preparing to repeat the same voting pattern during the upcoming November elections. President Trump enjoys strong support from conservative evangelicals, despite his differences in behavior and morals from them. This support was not affected by the Democrats’ campaigns against Trump, nor even by the negative testimonies provided by senior officials who worked with him in the White House.
Historian Christine De Mez specializes in the relationship of American Christian movements to political affairs, and is currently studying at Cavin University, one of the most important Christian universities in the United States. "White evangelicals' support for President Trump has puzzled many observers. Evangelicals have long pegged themselves as protectors of "family and family values" and considered themselves the "moral majority." But Trump is hardly a model of these moral or family values. It seems to many that the relationship was traditionally utilitarian, as Trump will appoint conservative judges to various courts, especially the Supreme Court, and will defend their “religious freedom” and advance their interests, and in return they will provide him with their electoral support.
These are words that touch on the truth, but describing this relationship as merely a benefit is somewhat simplistic, as there is a broad sharing of values ??and policies that bring together conservative white evangelicals with Trump’s positions on a wide range of issues, including: Support law enforcement and border security; Opposing the Black Lives Matter protests; and beware of immigrants. Like Trump, evangelicals believe in a Christian nationalist understanding of so-called American greatness.
For decades, white evangelicals have taken it upon themselves to restore “American greatness” and have looked to strong leaders who are not afraid to use military force or harsh political tools to achieve order and security. This came after they felt increasingly marginalized during the era of former President Barack Obama, as many of them were searching for a strong man who could protect their interests and expand their power by any means necessary, and Trump promised to achieve this.
Evangelicals who did not vote for Trump in 2016 oppose him in 2020, but the matter is different among his supporters. Many evangelicals who voted for him 4 years ago are very happy for him to fulfill his promises in different ways.
Many conservative evangelicals believe that patriarchal leadership is so-called “part of God’s plan for humanity” and many have come to believe that rough masculinity, fueled by testosterone, is their main requirement for exercising that leadership in a “treacherous world.” This “aggressive” driving may come with some side effects, but this can be forgiven, because the roughness that makes men labeled dangerous also makes them heroes. Many evangelicals say they would not choose Trump to become a pastor or school teacher, explaining that they are looking for a tough, "aggressive" leader who will protect their interests and expand their power.
The Bible speaks clearly about welcoming the stranger, about loving our neighbors as ourselves, and about loving our enemies. The Trump administration appears to be actively undermining these values, along with efforts for racial justice that many Christians believe is a religious duty. However, many evangelicals see Trump's opposition to abortion and his defense of religious freedom (for Christians) as an indication that he promotes evangelical values as contained in the Bible, so there are deep divisions within American Christian communities, and even among evangelicals themselves, over whether Trump supports Or undermines biblical values.
Many evangelicals believe that Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a sign that he is carrying out the "divine will". There is a strong presence of what is called Islamophobia among conservative white evangelical movements, which doubled after the September 11 terrorist attacks. In addition, there is a long history of Christian Zionism, and many evangelicals believe that Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a sign that he is carrying out the “divine will.”
According to a recent Pew Research study, 58% of Protestants are likely to vote for Trump, however that number rises to 82% with evangelicals. Many Protestants, especially non-white Christians, understand the social implications of their faith in very different ways than white evangelicals. Rather than embracing Christian nationalism, black Protestants are more likely to draw on the tradition of “prophetic Christianity,” lament the injustices of the past, and seek to expand the cause of freedom to include marginalized groups. While conservative evangelicals widely embrace the “us versus them” principle, such that this principle has become a justification for their positions in support of Trump and his policies.
Trump is most popular among older evangelicals, as many younger evangelicals are more progressive on issues such as gay and transgender rights, immigration reform, environmental issues, and more wary of culture war politics in general. However, younger evangelicals are also less involved in political activities such as voting.
Some evangelicals are terrified of Trump and evangelical support for him. A few prominent women, such as Beth Moore and Jane Hatmaker, have expressed their opposition and disappointment in their fellow Christians. But many white evangelicals believe Trump will advance the interests of American Christianity and are happy to support him.
Over the year 2024, judicial authorities have brought criminal charges against Trump in four different cases, each of which could lead to prison time. Among these accusations, one of the lawsuits accused him of illegally paying money to an adult film star to conceal a relationship they were said to have had. n a controversial move, Trump compared himself to "the modern-day Mandela." These statements came during a period of intense judicial pressure on him.
Trump sparked controversy in October 2023 after publishing a drawing in which he appears sitting next to Jesus Christ in the courtroom, as if they were being tried together. The drawing showed a pouting Donald Trump in his unbuttoned suitcoat, red tie dangling, shoulders hunched, golden hair jutting out like the bill of a ball cap. In other words, it’s a very accurate portrait. To Trump’s left, broad-shouldered and attentive, sits Jesus as most conservative Christians picture him, dressed in white robes, with flowing blond hair, and a full beard. This act made the campaign of Democratic President Joe Biden, who is nominated for a second term, strongly criticize him. For her part, campaign spokeswoman Yasmine Harris commented on these comparisons in a sarcastic tone, stressing that it is difficult to imagine that someone would reach the point of self-indulgence and compare himself to Jesus Christ and Nelson Mandela within a week or more.
The claim that Donald Trump, or any other political figure, is the Antichrist is a deeply controversial and often sensationalist assertion rooted in religious beliefs and interpretations of biblical prophecy. The concept of the Antichrist comes primarily from Christian eschatology, particularly the New Testament books of 1 John, 2 John, and Revelation. The Antichrist is typically portrayed as a figure who will appear in the end times, opposing Christ and leading many people astray.
The idea of the Antichrist has been interpreted in various ways throughout Christian history. Some see the Antichrist as a literal person who will appear in the future, while others interpret the concept symbolically, representing forces or systems that oppose Christian teachings. Throughout history, various political leaders have been labeled as the Antichrist by their opponents. These accusations are often politically motivated and reflect deep-seated fears or opposition to a leader's actions or policies. For example, figures like Napoleon, Hitler, and various U.S. presidents have been called the Antichrist by certain groups.
Donald Trump, like other controversial leaders, has been labeled the Antichrist by some of his critics. These accusations are usually based on interpretations of his behavior, policies, or perceived moral character. However, such claims are highly subjective and reflect the personal or political views of those making them rather than any objective evidence. The label of Antichrist is often used in a hyperbolic or symbolic sense to express extreme disapproval of a leader. In the case of Donald Trump, this label has been used by some critics, especially in the context of his policies that they view as contrary to Christian or moral values. However, it's important to note that these are opinions rather than factual statements.
It's crucial to approach such topics with sensitivity and an understanding of the diverse beliefs and opinions that people hold. While some may see Trump as a deeply flawed leader, others may view him as a defender of their values. Labeling him or any other figure as the Antichrist can be seen as inflammatory and can hinder constructive dialogue. In summary, the idea that Donald Trump is the Antichrist is a belief held by some individuals based on their interpretation of religious texts and their views on his leadership. However, it is a subjective and controversial claim, and not a universally accepted or factual assertion.
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