JD Vance says the Antichrist may be among us and ‘wouldn’t be shocked if we’re living in the end times’ | The Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/manifest.json) (../../../../img/shortcut-icons/favicon.ico) (../../../../img/shortcut-icons/icon-192x192.png) (../../../../img/shortcut-icons/icon-512x512.png) (../../../../img/shortcut-icons/icon-192x192.png) (../../../../../assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Serif-Medium.woff2) (../../../../../assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Serif-Medium-Italic.woff2) (https://cdn.taboola.com/) (jd-vance-antichrist-bryce-crawford-b3043266.html) (jd-vance-antichrist-bryce-crawford-b3043266.html) (https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-antichrist-bryce-crawford-b3043266.html) (../../../../../assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Serif-Regular.woff2) (../../../../../assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Serif-Regular-Italic.woff2) (../../../../../assets.the-independent.com/fonts/Independent-Serif-Medium.woff2)    Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in     (jd-vance-antichrist-bryce-crawford-b3043266.html#main-content) Jump to content    Open full menu        US Edition    (https://www.independent.co.uk/?editionSwitcherSource=independent.co.uk) UK Edition (https://www.independent.co.uk/asia?editionSwitcherSource=independent.co.uk) Asia Edition (https://www.independentespanol.com/?editionSwitcherSource=independent.co.uk) Edición en Español          (https://www.independent.co.uk/)         (https://www.independent.co.uk/login?regSourceMethod=Nav+register+CTA) Log in     (https://www.independent.co.uk/login?regSourceMethod=Nav+register+CTA)   Log in          (https://www.independent.co.uk/us) News  (https://www.independent.co.uk/sport) Sports  (https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment) Culture  (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style) Lifestyle  (https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money) Money  (https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel) Travel  (https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium) Premium  (https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change) Climate  More                                      Swipe for next article        (https://www.independent.co.uk/) News  (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world) World  (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas) Americas  (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics) US politics     JD Vance says the Antichrist may be among us and ‘wouldn’t be shocked if we’re living in the end times’ Discussing his spiritual beliefs with Christian podcaster Bryce Crawford, Vance also defended President Trump’s AI Jesus post from earlier this year  (https://www.independent.co.uk/author/joe-sommerlad) Joe Sommerlad   Wednesday 02 September 2026 11:42 BST            Bookmark   (jd-vance-antichrist-bryce-crawford-b3043266.html#comments-area)    Comments      Go to comments       Bookmark popover Removed from bookmarks Close popover                JD Vance says Pope Leo should be careful when speaking on theology       Your support helps us to tell the story Read more        (https://www.independent.co.uk/donate?regSourceMethod=Donations) Support Now                                From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. 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The vice president, whose new memoir Communion recounts his conversion in 2019, also told (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41RTb_dWORg&t=3773s) The Bryce Crawford Podcast  that he was ok if “doing god’s work brings about the end of times”. The host, a 22-year-old evangelical Christian, asked Vance: “What do you think about the end times? Do you think it’s here? Do you think it’s coming?”     The politician answered: “Do I think that we’re in the end times? I don’t know. And I think that it’s probably bad for me spiritually to focus too much on it because there are, like, things that you gotta do. (Vice President JD Vance discusses the Antichrist and his Catholic faith on Bryce Crawford's show Tuesday) open image in gallery     Vice President JD Vance discusses the Antichrist and his Catholic faith on Bryce Crawford's show Tuesday(The Bryce Crawford Podcast/YouTube)    “I gotta be good to my wife. I gotta be good to my kids. I have to be as good of a leader as I can for the United States of America. And so, I think that focusing on – while I’m fascinated by it – focusing on it is, too much of it can be very bad.  “I think that there are, like, things about the world that make me feel like not shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us. But again, I try not to focus too much on it.”   He continued: “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.”   Crawford also asked Vance how certain he was, on a scale of one to 10, that he will go to Heaven, to which answered: “Oh man, that is a tough question. It’s high but it’s not 10... It’s a seven or it’s an eight.” (President Donald Trump’s meme depicting himself as Jesus Christ, which caused controversy earlier this year) open image in gallery     President Donald Trump’s meme depicting himself as Jesus Christ, which caused controversy earlier this year(@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social)    Vance was also asked about Trump’s post on social media of an (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jesus-photo-backlash-ai-b2958240.html) AI-generated image of himself as Jesus earlier this year, which Crawford said offended him.      Trump initially claimed he thought the image was of him as a doctor, then took down the post amid widespread criticism from even some of his own backers. “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.”  Before Vance wrote Hillbilly Elegy and became an Ohio senator, he was a protege of tech billionaire (https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/peter-thiel) Peter Thiel . The Palantir founder delivered a four-part lecture series in Rome earlier this year in which he outlined his own (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/peter-thiel-antichrist-vatican-pope-leo-xiv-b2939281.html) complex personal philosophy on the imminence of Armageddon.  Thiel has said he is “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.”    More about (https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/jd-vance) JD Vance (https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/christianity) Christianity (https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump) Donald Trump (https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/pope-leo-xiv) Pope Leo XIV (https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/peter-thiel) Peter Thiel     Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies (jd-vance-antichrist-bryce-crawford-b3043266.html#comments-area)  Comments                          Most popular          Popular videos       Bulletin                      Read next                   (https://www.independent.co.uk/)    (https://www.independent.co.uk/) Get in touch (https://www.independent.co.uk/service/contact-us-759589.html) Contact us   (https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline)    (https://twitter.com/Independent)       (https://www.independent.co.uk/) Our Products (https://www.independent.co.uk/register?itm_channel=native&itm_campaign=footer&itm_content=register&regSourceMethod=Footer+register+CTA) Register  (https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters?itm_channel=native&itm_campaign=footer&itm_audience=prospecting&itm_content=newsletters) Newsletters  (https://www.independent.co.uk/donate?itm_channel=native&itm_campaign=footer&itm_audience=prospecting&itm_content=donate) Donate  (https://edition.independent.co.uk/) Today’s Edition  (https://www.independent.co.uk/subscribe/app?itm_channel=native&itm_campaign=app_selling_page&itm_audience=prospecting&itm_content=footer) Install our app  (https://www.independent.co.uk/archive) Archive    (https://www.independent.co.uk/) Other publications (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/journalism-license-srmg-middle-east-news-world-global-a9579111.html) International editions  (https://www.independentespanol.com/) Independent en Español  (https://www.independentarabia.com/) Independent Arabia  (https://www.indyturk.com/) Independent Turkish  (https://www.independentpersian.com/) Independent Persian  (https://www.independenturdu.com/) Independent Urdu  (https://www.standard.co.uk/) The Standard    (https://www.independent.co.uk/) Extras (https://puzzles.independent.co.uk/) Puzzles  (https://www.independent.co.uk/topics-list) All topics  (https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/betting-sign-up-offers-and-free-bets-b2581138.html) Free bets offers  (https://www.independent.co.uk/deals) Latest deals  (https://www.independent.co.uk/competitions) Competitions and offers  (https://www.independentadvertising.com/) Independent Advertising  (https://www.independent.co.uk/ignite) Independent Ignite  (https://www.independentadvertising.com/licensing-and-syndication/) Syndication  (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-independent/jobs/) Working at The Independent    (https://www.independent.co.uk/) Legal (https://www.independent.co.uk/service/code-of-conduct-a6184241.html) Code of conduct and complaints  (https://www.independent.co.uk/service/external-contributors-policy-7905982.html) Contributors  (https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) Cookie policy  (https://www.independent.co.uk/service/contributions-terms-and-conditions-a9308071.html) Donations Terms & Conditions  (https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-notice-a6184181.html) Privacy policy    (https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) User policies  (https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/IND-Modern-Slavery-Statement-2024.pdf) Modern Slavery Statement            Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in                                                  (Google Tag Manager - No Script)