Evangelical leaders celebrate Trump's victory as a prophecy fulfilled
Some evangelical Christians see Donald Trump’s presidential win as ordained by God, offering “a divine mandate” in his second term.
After having repeatedly depicted the presidential election as a spiritual clash between good and evil, leading figures in the movement to remake America as an explicitly Christian nation celebrated President-elect Donald Trump’s victory as a fulfillment of God’s divine will.
Lance Wallnau, a celebrity evangelist who has spent decades calling on conservative Christians to occupy positions of power and influence over society, told followers on an election night livestream that Trump’s victory had been prophesied years ago — a key step in God’s plan to usher in a new era of Christian dominion around the world.
Lance Wallnau holds a copy of his book "God's Chaos Code," which features a photo of Donald Trump on the cover.Carlos Bernate for NBC News“There’s a different dialogue about spirituality happening in America,” said Wallnau, who had worked to mobilize Trump voters in swing states. “And with Donald Trump,” he continued, God has “given permission to take it right to the White House.”White evangelical support for Trump has not wavered since he pledged in early 2016 while running for the GOP presidential nomination that if he were elected, “Christianity will have power.”
“If I’m there, you’re going to have plenty of power, you don’t need anybody else,” Trump continued. “You’re going to have somebody representing you very, very well. Remember that.”
Trump renewed that vow in the 2024 campaign, telling Christians they would be granted “power at a level that you’ve never used before.” He promised to crack down on acceptance of transgender people in schools and in society. And his campaign said it would create a task force focused on “investigating all forms of illegal discrimination, harassment, and persecution against Christians in America.”
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