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GUTLESS: Pastor David Platt Who Famously Prayed Over President Trump On Sunday Now Begs His Laodicean Church Congregation To ‘Forgive Him’ For Doing It
Gutless pastor David Platt of McLean Bible Church in Vienna has apologized to his Laodicean congregation after praying for President Donald Trump on Sunday.

Many a night I have dreamt and pondered long about what I would do if I had the chance to witness to President Trump, how I would witness to him and tell him of his lost condition and his need of the Saviour Jesus Christ. This clown David Platt had that opportunity thrown right in his lap, and this is what he does with it. Shameful. Gutless. Laodicea.
UPDATE TO THIS ARTICLE: Over at Breitbart, the usually accurate Joel Pollack says that the pastor never actually used the word ‘apology’ so a case could be made on either side of the argument. But simple observation proves this not to be true. You can read the full non-apology apology here if you like, but let me show you a highlight of it, and you tell me what this is:
“I wanted to share all of this with you in part because I know that some within our church, for a variety of valid reasons, are hurt that I made this decision. This weighs heavy on my heart. I love every member of this church, and I only want to lead us with God’s Word in a way that transcends political party and position, heals the hurts of racial division and injustice, and honors every man and woman made in the image of God. So while I am thankful that we had an opportunity to obey 1 Timothy 2 in a unique way today, I don’t want to purposely ever do anything that undermines the unity we have in Christ.”
That is what we used to call in the car sales business as the old ‘flim-flam double take’ where you take both sides of an argument to appease everyone in the middle. You don’t really believe either position, but you just want both sides to ‘be happy’. That’s what cowards do because they lack the guts to stand for the truth. And you know what the Bible says about the ‘double minded man’.
This is the ‘explanation’ we think that Pastor Platt should have given if he were an actual Bible preacher:
“To all of you who supported my praying over our president, please continue to pray for him that he might be saved. And for those of you who are against my praying over our president, the altars are open for you to come and get your hearts right with God. Amen”
Original article follows below…
David Platt prays for President Trump after he unexpectedly shows up at church service
You can file this story in the ‘Laodicean Church Update‘ folder with all the rest of our articles about the end times, professing Christian church who has become nothing but a over-educated, money focused, lukewarm pile of poop. What a terrible state the church is in these days, don’t you wish Jesus would have warned us that this day would eventually come? Ohhhh, wait a minute, He did warn us.
“And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:14-16 (KJV)
The really sad part of all this is not just another gutless pastor who doesn’t possess the courage of his convictions, if he has any convictions. No, the really sad part of all this is that it will only keep getting worse and worse, right up to the moment Jesus comes in the clouds to mercifully pluck us up and out of here in the Pretribulation Rapture of the Church. So with that, let’s look at the amazing opportunity that Pastor David Platt was given, and let’s watch as he takes this precious gift and smashes it to pieces with his Laodicean cowardice.
OK, it started out perfect, like it was Scripted by the Author. Here is Pastor Platt’s prayer in its entirety. President Donald Trump made a brief unannounced visit to McLean Bible Church Sunday morning where Pastor David Platt prayed for him on stage:
“Oh God, we praise You as the one universal king over all,” Platt prayed with one hand holding an open Bible and the other hand on Trump’s back. “You are our leader and our lord and we worship You. There is one God and one savior and it’s You. Your name is Jesus and we exalt you, Jesus.
“And we know, we need Your mercy. We need Your grace, we need Your help, we need Your wisdom in our country. And so we stand right now, on behalf of our president, and we pray for Your grace, and Your mercy, and Your wisdom upon him.
“God, we pray that he would know how much You love him. So much that You sent Jesus to die for his sins, our sins, so we pray that he would look to You. That he would trust in You. That he would lean on You. That he would govern and make decisions in ways that are good for justice, and good for righteousness, and good for equity, every good path.
“Lord we pray, we pray that You would give him all the grace he needs to govern in ways we just saw in 1 Timothy, chapter 2, that will lead to peaceful and quiet lives, Godly and dignified in every way.
“God, we pray for your blessing, in that way, upon his family. We pray that you would give them strength, we pray that you give them clarity, wisdom.
“Wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Please, oh God, give him wisdom. And help him to lead our country, alongside other leaders.
“We pray today for leaders in Congress. We pray for leaders in courts. We pray for leaders at national and state levels.
“Please, oh God, help us to look to You. Help us to trust in Your word. Help us to seek Your wisdom and live in ways that reflect Your love and Your grace, Your righteousness and Your justice. We pray for Your blessings on our president toward that end. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.”
Trump left without giving a speech and was mouthing the words “thank you” as he waved to the applauding audience as he walked off stage. source
Wow, that was pretty good, right? Pastor Platt covered not all the bases, he left out the national prayer for repentance we read about in Daniel 9, but all in all it was pretty good. The things started to go south when members of his Laodicean congregation were ‘not happy’ with the contents of the pastor’s prayer.
Pastor Platt apologized after saying he ‘hurt’ his congregation by praying for President Trump during unscheduled visit
The pastor of a Northern Virginia church has acknowledged hurting some in his congregation by praying for President Trump when the president made an unscheduled stop at his church on Sunday. Pastor David Platt of McLean Bible Church said he made the decision in haste and he did not intend his prayer to be an endorsement of Mr. Trump or any political stance.
“Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that we didn’t see coming, and we’re faced with a decision in a moment when we don’t have the liberty of deliberation, so we do our best to glorify God,” Mr. Platt said in a statement to church members. “I found myself in one of those situations.”
Referring to the biblical passage of 1 Timothy 2:1-6, the pastor said, “My aim was in no way to endorse the president, his policies, or his party, but to obey God’s command to pray for our president and other leaders to govern in the way this passage portrays.”
“I know that some within our church, for a variety of valid reasons, are hurt that I made this decision,” the pastor said. “This weighs heavy on my heart. I love every member of this church, and I only want to lead us with God’s Word in a way that transcends political party and position, heals the hurts of racial division and injustice, and honors every man and woman made in the image of God.” READ MORE
At the first sign of trouble, and by ‘trouble’ we mean Pastor Platt begins to see his donations going down after so publically praying for President Trump, this gutless Laodicean coward then proceeds to apologize to his congregation for the ‘unforgivable sin’ of praying for our president. What a tremendous opportunity he had to teach his people about Romans 13, and to expound on 2 Timothy chapter 4 and all the other places in Paul’s writings that deal with this topic.
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2 Timothy 4:2-4 (KJV)
Many a night I have dreamt and pondered long about what I would do if I had the chance to witness to President Trump, how I would witness to him and tell him of his lost condition and his need of the Saviour Jesus Christ. This clown had that opportunity thrown right in his lap, and this is what he does with it. Shameful. Disgusting. Laodicea.
Please Contact Pastor Platt And Let Him Know How You Feel
We invite all of our wonderful NTEB reader base to contact McLean Bible Church and tell them via email and/or phone call just how much you either like or do not like his gutless, Laodicean apology. Can you imagine that a Christian would ever apologize for praying for or praying over anyone?
You can click here to contact Pastor Platt and his Laodicean church organization. Please be respectful along with being truthful and honest. Thank you.
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NTEB SUNDAY SERVICE: I Shall Be Satisfied

We live in a world that is constantly working to draw us away from living a satisfied life in Jesus Christ and being effective in His service
The psalmist David wrote “As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” Psalm 17:15 (KJB). My message today on this Sunday Service asks the question, are YOU satisfied in the Lord Jesus Christ? And if so, are you doing the things He commands you to do?
“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” Psalm 17:15 (KJB)
SUNDAY SERVICE STUDY NOTES: I Shall Be Satisfied
I Shall Be Satisfied
- “As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” Psalm 17:15 (KJB)
- “For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.” Philippians 3:20,21 (KJB)
- “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” 1 John 3:2 (KJB)
“And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” Revelation 1:5,6 (KJB)
“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.” Proverbs 27:20 (KJB)
“The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.” Proverbs 19:23 (KJB)
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:11-13 (KJB)
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” 1 Timothy 6:6-8 (KJB)
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” Hebrews 13:5 (KJB)
“But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:11,12 (KJB)
“God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.” 2 Samuel 22:33 (KJB)
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Donald Trump
What Is The Real Message Sitting US President Donald Trump Is Sending After Posting And Reposting Photo Of Himself As The Next Roman Catholic Pope?

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
— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) May 3, 2025
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.
STILL WAITING FOR:
• Bump in the economy
• Release of Epstein Files
• Release of actual JFK files
• Lower gas and food prices
• Release of actual UFO files
• Explanation for drone incursions
• The promised prosperity— Now The End Begins (@NowTheEndBegins) April 30, 2025
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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Emmanuel Macron
In Rome, Emmanuel Macron Is Accused Of Attempting To Influence Conclave Vote By College Of Cardinals Gathered To Elect The New Roman Pope

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.
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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But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!
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