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Americans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always have

  • Written by Yii-Jan Lin, Associate Professor of New Testament and Public Voices Fellow, Yale University
Americans use the Book of Revelation to talk about immigration – and always haveA French tapestry depicts Saint John the Evangelist gazing at the New Jerusalem.Octave 444 via Wikimedia Commons

During a campaign speech in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 19, 2024, Donald Trump promised to save the country from immigrants: “I will rescue every town across America that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these...

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