I do not want Donald J. Trump to be the 2024 Republican nominee,” Mohler added. “There is simply too much baggage ... A statesman would realize that fact and make way for someone else to lead. That does not appear likely.” Jerusalem has a central role as the city of prophecy and the place where the end of times plays out. According to the prophecy, a 1,000-year period of peace must be followed by seven years of tribulation, during which wars, disease, and natural disasters will lay waste to the earth. In the book of Revelation, Israel is described as a nation that exists during the time of tribulation, and Jerusalem's Jewish temple is resurrected during this period. The last temple was destroyed around 70 A.D, and today there is a mosque on the Temple Mount where the previous two temples are believed to have stood. Evangelicals believe that a unified Israel with control over Jerusalem will facilitate the construction of a new Jewish temple, and set the groundwork for the end of times.

Another Bible teacher has a slightly different take on it. In Steve Wohlberg's opinion it's America, rather than Trump, who is the beast. Wohlberg outlines Revelation 13:11-17, about the beast who comes out of the earth, and says that no other nation on earth today fits the specifications of this prophecy like the United States of America. They believe returning Trump to the White House will help usher in the return of the long-tarrying Jesus and get the planet on an even more accelerated timetable of pain.In Iowa, where evangelical support is crucial in the caucuses that launch the GOP nomination process, Trump seems far better positioned than in 2016. But evangelical Christians threw their full weight behind the decision. Currently, over half of all American evangelicals support Trump's presidency, and the announcement about Jerusalem plays a big role in that. Hours later, he tweeted: “JESUS LOVES DONALD TRUMP. JESUS DIED FOR DONALD TRUMP. JESUS LIVES INSIDE DONALD TRUMP. DEAL WITH IT.”

My only caveat in doing so is that I don’t want to be mistaken as supporting the silly, albeit dangerous, end-times theology by people like Lindsey, Hagee, Jeffress, and Broxson. Of course, they are poor readers of Scripture, and for that reason we should not concede it to them. They look to Revelation for a specific person and event that gives them power over their enemies and support for their friends — an odd theology for those who supposedly follow a crucified Christ. A better way to read Revelation is through what Judith Kovacs and Christopher Rowland have called an “actualizing interpretation,” which they contrast with “decoding interpretations.” The latter turns apocalyptic symbols into factual statements that give precise information about the future. The antichrist is a single person who will emerge at the end of time. In an actualizing interpretation, the symbols do not convey precise information but refer to a repeating symbol. The antichrist is not a single person but a political pattern that repeats itself by taking on power to oppress the poor and the just. It can be found in Antiochus IV Epiphanes or Nero, rulers of yesterday, today, and most likely tomorrow. The pattern that repeats itself differs, but a few things remain constant — power is glorified and used to oppress the righteous; brutal and vicious men are freed to wreak their vengeance; resentment, grievance, and fear cause people to turn to the brutal and follow them. The faithful can be identified by their unwillingness to bow the knee to their brutality. Trump was raised as a Presbyterian, but told Religion News Service in 2020 that he had shifted to identifying as a nondenominational Christian. He has not claimed membership in any particular congregation, and during his presidency he attended worship services infrequently.

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As strong as Trump’s support is among conservative Christians, some prominent figures in those ranks are seeking alternatives in the GOP campaign. That the two messages, a gallows and ‘Jesus Saves’ could coexist is a sign of crisis for American Christianity,” Moore writes. Thus, the house of cards may fall, as the bourgeois state under Biden (which now officially posits that white supremacists constitute the main terrorist threat to the country) impresses upon the Trump goons that bourgeois law must be upheld and that they can’t bust into Congress and break and steal things, threatening to hang the vice president, and get away with it. That is, the basic reestablishment of normalcy is primary, not the retention of the MAGA program, whatever the individual FBI agent thinks about Trump. Donald Trump has begun his presidency with a rash of executive actions aimed at undoing a lot of what his predecessor achieved. His inauguration was marred by an unseemly row about the numbers attending and overshadowed by mass protests from women marching to express their disdain for him, though it's fair to say he probably doesn't care. Now, Donald Trump has had problems with the law, and people are saying that he is a rapist and a mobster. This shows a disregard for man’s law.