JD Vance, the vice president of the United States, has suggested that the Antichrist may already be present in the world and expressed openness to the possibility that society is living through the biblical “end times.” The comments were made during an interview with Bryce Crawford, a 22-year-old evangelical Christian podcaster, while Vance promoted his new book, *Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith*.

Vance, who transitioned from evangelical Protestantism as a teenager to atheism before converting to Catholicism in 2019, stated that although he is uncertain if the world has entered the end times, he would not be surprised if the Antichrist were among humanity. He emphasized that focusing excessively on apocalyptic expectations could be spiritually unproductive. Instead, Vance said his priority is to continue doing “as much of God’s work as possible” regardless of whether this period culminates in the end times.

The concept of the end times, based on Christian biblical prophecy, anticipates the rise of an Antichrist figure followed by the second coming of Jesus Christ. During the interview, Vance referenced a personal example involving a friend’s wife who used an artificial intelligence chatbot for emotional support. He criticized the technology for lacking genuine human interaction, describing the detachment from social and emotional reciprocity as “kind of satanic.” Vance argued that when human connections, which he sees as divinely designed, are severed by technological mediation, it has negative consequences.

Earlier this year, Vance also suggested on a different conservative podcast that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) might be misidentified demons rather than extraterrestrial beings. His religious views and political trajectory have been influenced by tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, who Vance has credited with encouraging his renewed faith and entrance into politics. Thiel himself has previously warned of an impending Armageddon and speculated about the identity of the Antichrist.

Vance’s statements reflect a blending of religious belief with contemporary social and technological concerns, situating his perspective within a broader conservative discourse about faith, morality, and societal change.