Vance mixes faith, apocalypse, and power in striking remarks

WASHINGTON (MNTV) — Vice President JD Vance has drawn attention with a series of religious and political comments, saying he wants to do “as much of God’s work as possible” while accepting that his efforts could, in theory, coincide with the arrival of the end times.

Speaking on an evangelical podcast, Vance said he did not know whether the world was nearing the end times but believed their arrival was inevitable, whether “thousands of years from now or within the next few months.”

He said he tried not to fixate on apocalyptic predictions, warning that doing so could be harmful, but added he would not be surprised if the Antichrist were “walking among us.” 

He singled out artificial intelligence as troubling, calling one acquaintance’s use of AI as a marriage counselor “kind of satanic,” and said technology becomes dangerous when it removes people from the human relationships he believes God intended.

He also described sensing “spiritual darkness” during meetings with some foreign leaders.

The remarks offer a window into how Vance — who has increasingly emphasized his Catholic faith and published a memoir about his conversion — fuses religious conviction with his political worldview, placing debates over technology, culture, and leadership within a spiritual frame. 

He also defended Trump over an AI-generated image depicting the president in a Christ-like manner, which had drawn criticism from some Christians; Vance cast it as provocative humor rather than mockery, and Trump later deleted it, saying it was meant to portray him as a healing doctor.

Experts warn that when a vice president invokes the Antichrist and the end times while holding national power, the normalization of apocalyptic language blurs the line between private belief and public policy.