The president just said who he believes will help him get into heaven.
In a post shared on X, Eric Metaxas described his encounter with Trump and how the president joked that Metaxas might be the one to help him get to the pearly gates.
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Last night, at my friend Mike Wilkerson’s wedding at Mar-a-Lago, the President showed up. As he walked in, he pointed right at me and joked, “This is the guy who’s going to get me to heaven…”
I laughed and told him, “I’d really like to talk to you about that… but another time.” Then I reminded him, “Don’t forget—you’re America’s Supercentennial President.”
Truthfully, I would love to have that conversation with him one day. But this wasn’t the place.
This is not the first time that Trump has spoken about heaven. In fact, his comments about heaven have become so frequent that he started raising concerns for Christians when he stated that he didn’t think he could get in. In a later interview with Laura Ingraham, the president said he was “being funny” but wasn’t sure of his eternal destination.
” I was being funny, sarcastic, you know it’s bad for a politician to be sarcastic…I was kidding, I was having fun. I don’t know if I will or not, I don’t know,” Trump said.
Before this interview, Trump told a group of reporters, “I don’t think there’s anything going to get me in heaven. I really don’t. I think I’m maybe not heaven-bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I’m not sure I’m going to be able to make heaven, but I’ve made life a lot better for a lot of people.”
While humor and sarcasm may cloak his words, Trump’s underlying uncertainty points to a deeper spiritual reality that all of us must come to the realization of: salvation is not earned by achievements, status or worldly success, but through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Continue to pray for the president, that his eyes and heart may be opened to the truth of the Gospel, that Jesus Christ really did die on the cross for his sake, that he may have eternal life.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.
