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Televangelist Rick Joyner Says Donald Trump Is Like All Of Jesus' Disciples At Once

"Every one of them were Donald Trumps."
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Overnight Editor, HuffPost

Televangelist Rick Joyner said Donald Trump is like the disciples of Jesus Christ ― and not just one of them. 

Apparently, Trump is all of them.

In a clip posted online by Right Wing Watch, Joyner claimed that while Trump doesn’t respect politicians, he respects the clergy and has a “remarkable fear of the Lord.”

Then, the MorningStar Ministries pastor compared the president-elect to the biblical disciples: 

“If you look at the disciples that Jesus chose, they were all Donald Trump. Every one of them were Donald Trumps. I mean they were some of the edgiest, hardest... you know... who else would’ve ever chosen any of them?”

Joyner is a climate change denier who has dismissed global warming as a communist plot. He has also called on the military to overthrow the federal government and declare martial law.

(h/t Raw Story)

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Before You Go

Donald Trump Vs. Jesus Christ
(01 of10)
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Jesus: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you.”
Trump: “When people wrong you, go after those people, because it is a good feeling and because other people will see you doing it. I always get even.” (credit:Getty/HuffPost)
(02 of10)
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Jesus: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Trump: “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall.” (credit:Getty HuffPost)
(03 of10)
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Jesus: "The King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’"
Trump: "I'm putting people on notice that are coming here from Syria as part of this mass migration, that if I win, they're going back!" (credit:Getty / HuffPost)
(04 of10)
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Jesus: “Those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Trump: "Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -- and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault.” (credit:Getty/HuffPost)
(05 of10)
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Jesus: "I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Trump: "Why do I have to repent, why do I have to ask for forgiveness if [I'm] not making mistakes?" (credit:Getty / HuffPost)
(06 of10)
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Jesus: "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."
Trump: "I’m in total support of waterboarding. It has to be within the law, but I have to expand the law." (credit:Getty/HuffPost)
(07 of10)
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Jesus: "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
Trump: "I fully think apologizing is a great thing. But you have to be WRONG ... I will absolutely apologize sometime in the hopefully distant future if I'm ever wrong." (credit:Getty/HuffPost)
(08 of10)
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Jesus: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
Trump: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” (credit:Getty / HuffPost)
(09 of10)
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Jesus: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Trump: "Part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich." (credit:Getty/HuffPost)
(10 of10)
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Jesus: "This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. …This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."
Trump: "When I go to church and when I drink my little wine and have my little cracker, I guess that is a form of forgiveness. I do that as often as I can because I feel cleansed." (credit:Getty / HuffPost)
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