Megachurch Pastor Jack Hibbs recently contended that the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday is a warning from God that he would turn to the Lord.
“Mr. President, if you’re watching this right now, your right ear was bloodied. It wasn’t your eye that got shot. It wasn’t your nose that got shot. It wasn’t your temple that was intended to be shot. Your ear was hit, but we would like and pledge and pray that you might bow your knee before the Lord Almighty and say, not only did God do this because I know Mr. President, you said that today that God protected me,” Hibbs said in his sermon on Sunday.
“But who is God, Mr. President? Who is He? What’s His name? You’ve heard it for years. It’s time to bow the knee. It’s time to say that Jesus Christ is Lord and that He’s the one who rules over the affairs of man. He loves and died on the cross and rose again from the grave. It is Jesus Christ. The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, and He desires that all men should come to worship him in spirit and truth,” Hibbs declared.
“This has been a warning by Almighty God that your ear might be sanctified. Will you hear this? Can you hear this? Listen to the Word of God. Stop talking about God and come to know God. It makes all the difference in the world.”
On Saturday, 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate Trump after he opened fire at a campaign rally. Trump survived after he was shot in his right ear during a speech. Although the Secret Service would ultimately kill Crooks, the shooting left one dead and two wounded, The Christian Post reported.
“Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” Trump said on Truth Social hours after the assassination attempt.
“We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness. Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed. In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined and not allowing Evil to Win.”
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Milton Quintanilla is a freelance writer and content creator. He is a contributing writer for CrosswalkHeadlines and the host of the For Your Soul Podcast, a podcast devoted to sound doctrine and biblical truth. He holds a Masters of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary.