President Donald Trump shocked and angered the world today by posting and reposting a photo of himself as the next Roman pope, what possible message was he sending?

Unless you live in a cave, by now the news of a sitting United States president, Donald Trump, posting and then reposting an AI photo of himself as the next Roman Catholic pope has reached your ears and eyes. All the usual suspects have risen, immediately, to his defense proffering explanations like “he’s playing 4D chess”, “he’s trolling the opposition”, and “you just don’t understand his sense of humor” as if any of those nonsensical statement had any bearing on the conversation, they don’t. My father used to tell me that, when someone did something for which there was no good or rational explanation, they were “sending you a message”, and that’s exactly what’s happening here. The only question, what message?

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.” 2 Timothy 3:1 (KJB)

100 days into Trump 2.0, even the casual observer can discern that this Trump has almost nothing in common with the 2016 Trump 1.0. The first Trump administration was positively light-hearted compared to this administration that is filled with dark foreboding combined with a manic rush forward. Forward to where exactly? I look around, and so far, there are no Epstein files, no JFK files, no UFOs and aliens files, no explanation for the drones, food prices still high, gas prices still right around $3.00 (here in Florida), no end to the war in Ukraine, and the list goes on and on. All my friends voted for Trump last November, and nearly all of them are experiencing the same sense of perplexity as I am about this administration. Pope Donald VI? Hmm. A US president rules over 350 million, but the pope over 1.4 billion. That’s power.

Yes, sitting US president Donald Trump actually posted this to his Truth Social account, and the official White House X channel reposted it. What is the message here? https://t.co/Aap0ry3c1m

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The first thing that comes to my mind, as a former Roman Catholic before getting saved in 1991, as I look at the Trump-as-pope photo, is that it signals not mockery as some have suggested but rather alliance. Remember back in 2020 when President Trump and Melania visited the shrine of Saint John Paul II and bowed and did obeisance there? Remember what he did right after that visit? He signed an Executive Order providing for “promotion of interfaith dialogue to solve problems and promote greater inter- and intra-religious understanding.” So Trump’s pope photo is sending a clear and direct message to the Vatican that he will fully support the next Roman leader.

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Trump first posted the photo to his own Truth Social account, and that’s fine, we’ll file that under ‘artistic license’ and ‘freedom of expression’. Have at it. But…then that post was then reposted by the official White House page on X, causing the United States government to, by proxy, take an official position of supporting it. That’s not fine. We now have gone past ‘humor and trolling’ right into asking if Trump sees himself as a political figure, religious figure or both. Fun fact from your King James Bible: the Antichrist is both a political figure and a religious figure.

Lastly, we have the timing of it all. If Trump would have done this a few months ago while Pope Francis was alive, no one would have cared. Same for if he did it a few months after the election of the next pope. But to do it now, while the College of Cardinals are sequestered and actively engaged in the process of electing a pope, that signals disruption. But disruption of what and of whom? That’s the question.

I was very happy when Donald Trump won in a landslide last November, confident that we would soon experience an economic boom and that the great American train would be reset on her tracks. But a little over 100 days later, it’s hard to remain optimistic in the face of the unrelenting spiritual darkness coming out of the White House. I don’t know what’s coming next, but I’m bracing myself for anything. To me, none of this is ‘draining the swamp’ or ‘dismantling the Deep State’, but a frenzied and potentially uncontrollable descent into madness. Someone is having a laugh alright, but it’s at our expense.

Pope Donald?: Trump Posts AI Photo Of Himself As The Pope

President Trump posted an AI-generated photo of himself as the pope Friday evening, sharing the image a few days after he’ jokingly’ suggested he would like to be the next head of the Catholic Church, which will soon vote on the late Pope Francis’ successor.

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In Rome, explosive accusations swirl that French president Emmanuel Macron is working behind the scenes to influence election of next pope at Conclave of Cardinals

Like a train that is never late, our choice for biblical man of sin Emmanuel Macron is right now over in Rome and, according to the media, working furiously behind the scenes to influence the election of the next Roman pope at the Conclave of the College of Cardinals. Makes perfect sense when you read Revelation 13 and understand the relationship between the Antichrist and the False Prophet.

“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” Revelation 13:11,12 (KJB)

Like we have said many times, and will say again here, it is only our opinion that Emmanuel Macron is the biblical man of sin, we make a strong case for it but would never teach it as doctrine. That said, if Macron is not the Man of Sin, it’s just the biggest coincidence in the world that he attempts to fulfill that role each and every chance he gets. Back in 2020, we showed you how Pope Francis gave Macron his blessing to take global control curing the Pandemic, and became the worldwide thought leader when it came to the vaccines and COVID passports. Pope Francis was closer to Emmanuel Macron than he was to any other world leader, and no doubt, Macron is right now working to carry out the orders the now-deceased Pontifex Maximus gave him concerning a successor.

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Row erupts in Rome as Emmanuel Macron accused of ‘wanting to choose the pope’ at Cardinal Conclave

FROM EXPRESS UK: Emmanuel Macron has been accused of trying to “choose the next pope”, with right-wing newspapers in Italy alleging the French president is attempting to manoeuvre behind the scenes ahead of the conclave on May 7. The row erupted after reports of two private meetings involving Mr Macron and key Vatican figures, prompting claims of “interventionism worthy of a modern Sun King”, in a reference to former French monarch Louis XIV.

Emmanuel Macron has been accused by Italian media of attempting to influence the election of the next pope at the current Conclave. Sounds about right to me. The man of sin handpicking the false prophet? Oh yeah. pic.twitter.com/seI4CRWTuv

— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) May 3, 2025

The French president on April 26 hosted a lunch at the French embassy in Rome with four of the five French cardinal electors, including Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, widely seen as a potential frontrunner. The following evening, Mr Macron was spotted dining at a restaurant in Piazza del Popolo with Andrea Riccardi, founder of the influential Sant’Egidio Catholic movement. The group, known for its ties to the late Pope Francis and progressive positions on issues such as immigration, has longstanding links with Mr Macron — and has become a lightning rod for conservative critics in Italy.

La Verità, a daily newspaper close to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government, said: “It’s not enough for him to lecture Europe. Macron even wants to choose the pope.”

Libero described the meetings as “Macron crashing the conclave,” while Il Tempo said his behaviour recalled the excesses of Louis XIV. While no official Vatican comment has been made, the speculation has zeroed in on candidates said to align with the French president’s world view — including Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference. READ MORE

Papal Conclave: Macron Accused of Meddling in Papal Conclave to Push French Cardinal for Next Pope?

French President Emmanuel Macron is under scrutiny for allegedly trying to sway the upcoming papal conclave in favor of French cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline. Conservative Italian outlets claim Macron met with key Vatican figures to boost Aveline’s candidacy. While some label it a diplomatic power play to restore influence with the Holy See, others dismiss it as rumor. The conclave, set for May 7, will see 135 cardinals vote to elect Pope Francis’ successor. The Elysee and Catholic groups deny interference, but suspicion continues to swirl in Rome and beyond.

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Sam Altman is opening six flagship ‘World ID’ U.S. retail locations where people can sign up to have their eyeball scanned with ORB: Austin, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Nashville, Miami and San Francisco.

Here’s how it works: You go up to an Orb, a spherical biometric device, and it spends about 30 seconds scanning your face and iris, then creates and stores a unique “IrisCode” for you verifying that you’re a human and that you’ve never signed up before. Then you get some of the project’s cryptocurrency, WLD, for free, and you can use your World ID as a sign-in with integrated platforms, which currently include an open API integration with Minecraft, Reddit, Telegram, Shopify and Discord. Habakkuk to the Courtesy Counter, Habakkuk to the Courtesy Counter please, your prophecy is now ready. And that’s the memo.

“Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.” Habakkuk 1:5 (KJB)

On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, we are going to go into the NTEB vault and pull up some articles published over the past few years, stories you’ve likely forgotten about, to show you how the plan to give the entire world a digital global ID tied to crypto is not only surviving but thriving. Many of those articles are linked below in the Study Helps section, you should go and read them. Today is Day 1,873 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve, and the world is not only embracing AI technology, they are demanding it. On this episode, we show you just how close we are to the human implantable digital device the Bible calls the Mark of the Beast. Coming soon to a mall near you.

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• 2023: Millions Flock To Worldcoin To Have Their Irises Scanned To Receive A Digital ID As Founder Orders Services To Be Made Available To Governments
• CEO Of Tech Company OpenAI Says To Prepare Yourself For The Coming ‘World ID’ Using Iris Scan Technology Via A Device Called ‘The Orb’
• OpenAI Disbands Safety Team That Was Put In Place So Artificial Intelligence Would Have Safeguards In Mad Rush To Bring About The Singularity
• Microsoft Not Only Funds ID2020 But They Also Filed A Patent For A Device Connected To The Human Body For Buying And Selling Cryptocurrency
• Donald Trump Announces The Creation Of ‘Stargate’ A $500 Billion Dollar Investment In AI That Will Bring Custom-Designed mRNA Vaccines To The World

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