Donald Trump shared a computer-made picture showing him dressed as the pope on May 3. He sat in a gold chair, wearing white religious attire and a distinctive hat. Trump later said someone else made the image for fun, and he had no part in creating it. The White House social media accounts also posted the same picture online. Trump told reporters he wants to become pope and believes he runs both America and the world.
Christians have long believed an evil leader called the Antichrist will appear before Jesus returns to Earth. This person would be a cruel king who uses money to corrupt people around him. Evil spirits would teach and guide this wicked ruler throughout his life. The Antichrist would claim to be God and persecute faithful Christians everywhere. Many world leaders have been accused of being the Antichrist, including Roman emperors and Napoleon.
Protestant church leaders during the 1500s believed the Catholic pope was the Antichrist figure. Martin Luther started the Protestant movement and declared the pope was Christ's enemy. Other Protestant leaders agreed that the pope represented evil forces working against Christianity. The Trump pope image combines both ideas about the Antichrist into one powerful symbol. This picture may signal the end of the current world system.
Christians have long believed an evil leader called the Antichrist will appear before Jesus returns to Earth. This person would be a cruel king who uses money to corrupt people around him. Evil spirits would teach and guide this wicked ruler throughout his life. The Antichrist would claim to be God and persecute faithful Christians everywhere. Many world leaders have been accused of being the Antichrist, including Roman emperors and Napoleon.
Protestant church leaders during the 1500s believed the Catholic pope was the Antichrist figure. Martin Luther started the Protestant movement and declared the pope was Christ's enemy. Other Protestant leaders agreed that the pope represented evil forces working against Christianity. The Trump pope image combines both ideas about the Antichrist into one powerful symbol. This picture may signal the end of the current world system.
