JD Vance admits he ‘wouldn’t be shocked’ if the Antichrist is walking among us

The US Vice President’s candid apocalyptic reflections on a Christian podcast

Vance’s memoir recounts his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 2019, before discussing far more with the host. 

When asked about Donald Trump's controversial AI generated image of him as Jesus healing people, he defended Trump, saying that the post came as harmless humour. 

Trump originally claimed he thought the picture was depicting him as a doctor.

Trump’s AI generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ. Image: @realDonaldTrump/Truth Social

“He did not mean to, like, mock or mimic God, that’s just not who he is,” Vance said, adding that the president often tries to keep things light and constantly makes jokes.

“He’s a bit of a ballbuster, for those of us who work with him, and he just likes to have a good time. 

“And I think that if people appreciated that, they would recognize, he’s not trying to offend people, he’s trying to keep things light.”

The VP also rated his personal chances of getting into heaven as a 'seven or eight' out of ten. 

JD Vance added that he was ok if “doing god’s work brings about the end of times,” in a bizarre normalization of end-times rhetoric at the highest levels of US politics.

The 22-year old podcast host asked him: “What do you think about the end times? Do you think it’s here? Do you think it’s coming?”

To which the VP responded that he doesn’t know if we’re in the end of times as “it’s probably bad for me spiritually to focus too much on it.”

He continued by saying that there are “things about the world that make me feel, like, not shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us.

“I tend to think, like, while I wouldn’t be shocked if we are living in the end times, what I’m trying to focus on is doing as much of God’s work as possible right now. 

“And if that leads to the end times, OK. And if that leads to you know, us building a better world that thrives and survives for a very long time after I’m gone, that’s great too.”

Before becoming an Ohio senator and writing his Hillbilly Elegy, Vance was a pupil of tech billionaire Peter Thiel, a devout believer in the Armageddon and end of times.

Thiel has said to be “worried about the Antichrist,” which he has characterized as “a spiritual descriptor of the forces of evil” or “an evil king or tyrant or anti-Messiah who appears in the end times.”

There is a noticeable greater divide in American politics on the subject of religion and its role within the government.

The normalisation of end-of-times rhetorics found in US politics has been a growing phenomenon within the Trump administration. 

A new Pew Research Center survey shows that a growing minority of American adults say religion is gaining influence in American life. 

More than half say religion plays a positive role in society, which can be seen in TV and media appearances from public officials, such as on The Bryce Crawford Podcast.

However, another majority say they would rather keep state and church, as well as other houses of worship, to stay out of Government decisions and candidate endorsement.