Exposing Now The End Begins’ Lie That Emmanuel Macron Is The Antichrist, And So Much More

French President Emmanuel Macron recently secured his [s]election, making him the first incumbent to be reelected in 20 years.

France 24 wrote:

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French President Emmanuel Macron has seen off his far-right rival Marine Le Pen to secure five years more years [sic] at the helm of Europe’s second economy. But the narrowing margin of victory and an increasingly polarised nation herald another rocky term for the incumbent, whose success was tarnished by the lowest turnout in half a century.

Macron, 44, is the first president to secure re-election since Jacques Chirac 20 years ago. His back-to-back wins are no small feat in a country that has recently developed a taste for kicking out the incumbent at the first opportunity. It helped that on both occasions he faced a political force that a (shrinking) majority of the French still considers unfit for government.

At 58.8 percent to Le Pen’s 41.2 percent, Macron’s projected margin of victory ultimately exceeded most pollsters’ forecasts. Still, Sunday’s rematch produced a much closer outcome than in 2017, when the political upstart carried the day with 66 percent of the vote. On her third attempt, Le Pen has moved several steps closer to the Élysée Palace. Not since World War II has the nationalist far right come this close to power in France.

Many of our compatriots voted for me not out of support for my ideas but to block those of the far right. I want to thank them and I know that I have a duty towards them in the years to come.

Macron told supporters at the Eiffel Tower, striking a more humble tone than he had on the campaign trail, hinting at a more grounded style for the years to come.

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So with Macron reinstated as the French tyrant for another five years, I felt it was time to finally refute and debunk Geoffrey Grider of Now The End Begins, and his claims that Emmanuel Macron is the antichrist prophesized in scripture. The WinePress has done a handful of reports covering some of Grider’s other beliefs, practices, and lies and hypocrisies. I had mentioned that Grider actually teaches that Macron is the antichrist in those posts, but I only refuted it in a minimalistic fashion, which was enough; but in light of recent events, and Grider’s continued efforts to pontificate this misnomer, I felt it best to actually refute his claim, both scripturally and factually; because he has a large following and is leading many astray, and causing the world to blaspheme God’s word the King James Bible.

For added context surrounding Grider, you can view these reports below, where in one I confronted him on his hypocrisies and he flat-out lied to me.

• Now The End Begins Caught Posting Fake News
• America: Land Of The Slave, Home Of The Sissy
• ‘Now The End Begins’ Lies To The WinePress

Wresting Scripture, Twisting Facts

[29] For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. [30] Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Acts 20:29-30

Once in an blue moon Grider will publish an article from a guest author, and one month ago some of you may recall that I covered a report where one of these guest writers floated out the possibility that Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky was the antichrist. Even though Grider has been pushing the Macron narrative for a solid two years, he was still willing to at least entertain the idea, and push that out to his readers and the broad masses.

I refuted that as well, with scripture, in the report below:

And so now, Grider is quick to reaffirm his position that Macron is the antichrist after his most recent victory. Yesterday, Grider posted an article titled, “In France, ‘Man Of Sin’ Emmanuel Macron Easily Defeats His Challenger To Win The Presidency And Retain De Facto Control Of Europe.”

Already Grider has made a blunder, in that Macron will be president for another five years, not four. But ignoring the minor mistake, Grider wrote this introduction to his piece:

For the past few weeks, many have been emailing me, asking what happens to our end times estimations about the ‘man of sin’ if Emmanuel Macron gets defeated. My answer was simple, whether he stays or goes, at some point, he has to move on past the presidency of France anyway. From the day he was elected in 2017, his ambition was always to rule Europe like the god Jupiter, France is just the means by which he gets there. But no matter, Macron won in a landslide victory as I knew he would.

Really? You knew, Geoffrey? Don’t be so presumptuous: you had zero clue if he would or would not be reelected.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs 27:1

But beyond that, Grider, like all false date-setters and antichrist prognosticators, have all these little back-up plans in place, just in case their prophecy flops. You’ll see people like internet preacher Robert Breaker do this a lot, where he backpaddles when caught and says he’s just “discussing” and “putting out this information to see what others think.” Grider is just another star-gazer, cherry-picking random events that have no bearing on the truth, and are vain attempts to foresee events. This can be seen in a report where Grider says Macron celebrated his birthday on December 21st, 2020, the day the ‘Christmas Star’ could be seen and aligned with Jupiter and Saturn. This is the definition of astrology and stargazing.

[12] Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. [13] Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. [14] Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

Isaiah 47:12-14

Going beyond the blatant warnings in scripture about such practices and beliefs, on April 5th, Grider made another post making an extrapolation as to why Macron is perceived to always be the center of attention, and then propped up as the man to be an arbiter for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Grider wrote, “He shows up in the middle of every crisis, is always the first world leader to respond, and he has a closer relationship with Pope Francis than any other elected official anywhere in the world.”

Not only is that hyperbolic, Grider does not tell you that he and the former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, were operating as the tag-team for the E.U. for years, seeing as they had the largest economies in the E.U., thereby giving them some leverage and more oversight.

But, more importantly, what Girder did not tell you is the E.U. has what’s called a “rotating presidency,” per the Council of Presidency. Currently, France holds this role, thereby giving more responsibilities to Macron for the time, including matters with foreign affairs (ie. Russia-Ukraine).

The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU’s work in the Council.

Member states holding the presidency work together closely in groups of three, called ‘trios’. This system was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. The trio sets long-term goals and prepares a common agenda determining the topics and major issues that will be addressed by the Council over an 18-month period. On the basis of this programme, each of the three countries prepares its own more detailed 6-month programme.

The council website explains, detailing some of France’s current goals. Here is the list for the nations planned out by 2030, to take a turn at this role.

So, do not be surprised if Macron rears his smug grin more and more in this current proxy war with Russia and Ukraine. But this is why Macron is being touted as the man to corral the crisis, not because he is secretly operating as the antichrist who has yet to reveal himself as such.

Nevertheless, Grider also states this in that same article:

I don’t know about you, but I sure do love watching Emmanuel Macron working his way to the top of the political jungle, and I fervently hope he is the biblical man of sin. Because if he is, and the falling away has already been fulfilled, the 2 Thessalonians 2:3 revealing of him holding that office is the last thing keeping Flight #777 in taxi mode. It is obvious that Putin is sending in conscripts to preserve his real soldiers, and waging a phony war with Ukraine because his ultimate goal is pulling America and NATO into a nuclear war. Jesus said the first sign of the end times is deception, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing right now, deception on every level.

First of all, Grider has been towing the mainstream media narrative on this proxy war since it started, and only in recent weeks has he privily noted that the war is fraudulent. Lest you think that I am making that up, go through his reports on the conflict, and you will see that he has been copying and pasting articles by NBC, CBS, ABC, Daily Mail, and so forth; and treats it as fact, slaps a verse on it, and calls it a day. But, this is the same narcissist who wanted to virtue signal early on, and claim that Zelesnsky displayed “bravery,” how they were repelling Russia left and right, and we need to “Please keep the brave Ukrainian people in your prayers this weekend, and join us for our Sunday Service where we will pray for them as a church family,” he wrote.

Anyways, I said earlier, Grider and all false prophets always place little scapegoats in their prophecies, as seen here with “I fervently hope;” even though he’s been presenting this info as if it were gospel truth. This is called ‘duplicity,’ or as the KJB puts it, ‘dissembling.’

[24] He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; [25] When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. [26] Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

Proverbs 26:24-26

With that being said, I have covered Grider’s false interpretation of 2 Thessalonians 2 in his report about Zelensky perhaps being the antichrist. He never wants to read the context, where it is explained that the antichrist cannot appear until the church is caught up (“raptured”). Period. Some of the detractors say that it is talking about his “role” being revealed, but the text never says that.

[1] Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, [2] That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. [3] Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; [4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. [5] Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? [6] And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. [7] For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. [8] And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: [9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, [10] And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-10

Verses 6-8 clarify what and when the revealing in verse 3 occurs, and it is clearly AFTER the church is removed. Therefore, no one living today can be the antichrist! He will be revealed when the church is caught up to the heavens. Moreover, in the book of Revelation we also see the false prophet and the dragon (Satan) working as a trinity with the antichrist. So, where are they right now? Exactly. But this rhetoric, dissimulation, and stargazing is easily refuted if you just read and believe the text as it stands!

But, it’s not just me saying it: allow Grider to rebuke himself. When the Covid lockdowns began he reported on Bill Gates’ desires to start vaccinating and chipping people. Grider made this admission:

… [The] Antichrist has not been released with the opening of First Seal from Revelation 6, no Antichrist, no Mark of the Beast. Besides, the Church is raptured out before the opening of the First Seal anyway. [The] Antichrist is not brought about by any human means, he is released onto the earth by Jesus. I’m just giving you some bible, that said, Bill Gates is a scary, scary individual.

And he’s correct in that statement; but it totally flies in the face of what he is peddling now, and shows that he indeed knows what the scriptures teach, but is wresting them on purpose so he can elicit more hoopla and hysteria, and bewitch the unlearned masses and baby Christians into falling for a con job – all so Grider can relish in his vainglory and make his pocketbook fatter!

But let’s get into some other factoids Grider throws around:

Emmanuel Macron has Jewish ancestry on his mother’s side, and Assyrian and Roman ancestry on his father’s side. As I write this, Emmanuel Macron is the president of the European Union, the president of France, and the Prince of Andorra. One more thing, his birthday falls right in the middle of the Roman feast of Saturnalia. And you wonder why we say he just might be the biblical man of sin?

I’ve already covered the astrology part so I will not do so again, but I want to hone in on this assertion about Macron’s supposed ancestry and genealogy. He does not elaborate on it there, but in his official post in May of 2020 where he made the first genuine case that Macon could be the antichrist, Grider quickly goes over the French president’s genealogy.

I will debunk this with both scripture and facts. As for scripture, Paul in two separate places warned about getting wrapped up in genealogies.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

Titus 3:9; 1 Timothy 1:4

From a scriptural perspective we are told twice to not waste our time with them. And in the case of “endless genealogies,” I believe you can look at from the perspective of working backwards – assuming that each offspring must have a set of parents (which would would be infinite at that point); or in the sense of people constantly wasting their time on them, to the point where they are consumed with it. The point is, speculating over genealogies only cause questions, confusion, and are vain.

Ignoring the scriptures, Grider wrote this:

Going back through the family tree of Emmanuel Macron to the 6th and 7th generation in the early 1700’s we find multiple references to the Hesse family, named Marguerite, Louis and Jacques Hesse. The Hesse side of the family roots are of German Jewish ancestry as you will see here in the Hesse family coat of arms.

Yup, that’s his earth-shattering evidence: a screenshot from Amazon… And apparently because he supposedly has Jewish blood in him, that makes him the antichrist?

However, both statements and evidence are disingenuous and are lies. An individual, who has asked to remain anonymous, reached out to The WinePress and provided physical evidence proving that Grider is being misleading.

This individual made three observations:

1. Stating it’s Macron’s mother’s side that has the Jewish ancestry is false because the name they say is Jewish (Hesse) is on his fraternal side. So right there he is in error (see charts below)
2. The name Hesse may or may not be of Jewish origin, there is no proof whatsoever that one name in one’s lineage was of Jewish origin. 
3. Using this one surname, Hesse, in Macron’s ancestry to claim he has Jewish heritage is making one huge leap to be calling it a fact.

You can see the evidence for this below, and download/read the documents that show proof that Grider’s information is wrong.

As this anonymous person put it, “Hesse is nowhere to be found on the maternal side, as you can see. It is on the fraternal side, but Grider doesn’t think anyone will do their own homework!” But this is par for the course for Grider: he continues to make all sorts of claims and hopes that no one checks them out. Again, this is typical of so many false prophets: they all make all sorts of false claims, and then they get very reckless because they think no one is paying attention, nor can they can keep up with their lies.

Or consider this piece of “evidence” Grider also gives us:

You’ve got to be kidding me? A cultural greeting in the form of rubbing noses and touching cheeks, is now the “kiss of Judas?!”

So with that evidence in mind (actual research), and with what the scriptures say, it is quite clear Grider has crafted a cunningly devised fable to deceive the reader into thinking Macon is the antichrist. But when his scheme falls apart, he’ll just say it was a good guess, and will no doubt pick another puppet tyrant to be his antichrist.

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

[3] For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; [4] And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

2 Peter 1:16; 2 Timothy 4:3-4

Grifter Grider

A grifter is someone who swindles people out of their money, and Grider certainly does that. But we can’t blame Grider entirely: after all, it is the people who continually wish to be deceived.

[30] A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; [31] The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Jeremiah 5:30-31

We can see this in his donations:

I know there will be people that say I am just jealous, and that is simply not true. As a matter of fact, the scriptures say this:

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

Psalm 62:10

The Lord could bless a man with ten times the number Grider gets, but you are told not to covet it. You give thanks to God for it, and then you help the body of Christ out with that money. My point is, I am not jealous of the man, but when you see numbers like that, it puts into perspective what he’s all about; and what the people will pay for when they are kept in their echo-chamber of fables and half-truths.

Be it so, Grider is all about scalping people to maximize his dividends. I will provide some evidence of such.

For example, going back a few years ago, Grider announced that he was looking to build a new radio/podcast studio in 2017, asking for $25,000 initially on GoFundMe. Fine. But during the period he was raising money he at one point claimed that NTEB was featured on the local news, but the broadcast only showed his secular business that he operates, and not the ministry itself; and then actually photoshopped his logo on the building he rents, even though that sign does not exist (at that time). But when he posted the broadcast online, he emphasized that his studio was being promoted, though it was only mentioned in brief. In short, Grider was trying to hype up the donation flow. And to make a long story short, Grider, after surpassing the initial $25K, then beefed it up to $75,000 after raising over $50K – with the studio still in limbo by 2019!

The studio was reportedly finished in August of 2020. “Yesterday we installed our beautiful new neon signage, and with that, the Mudflower Content Creation and NTEB Podcasting Studio is complete!,” Grider wrote.

It is important to note that the studio is both for his secular business and his ministry – which is fine, but in the lead-up he was not as transparent. Moreover, this “new studio” is the SAME address as the Mudflower complex he was operating in. Right now all of his WayGiver donations are going to that same address. In other words, this means that donations are not going to NTEB, they are going to Mudflower; to which Mudflower then reinvests in its secular business, and one of its products is religious in nature (NTEB). What this translates to is people sent in tens of thousands of donations for Grider to only renovate his pre-existing office, add some additional equipment, and then call it a studio.

I am not the only one who noticed this as well:

And Grider admits this in another post when his bookstore opened almost exactly one year ago to date, where he wrote: “Mudflower Creative studio where we do our podcasting and design work is right across the street.”

And speaking of his bookstore, a lot of the products he sells are from the Bible Baptist Bookstore (BBB) in Pensacola, Florida – the same state Grider operates in. And a lot of these products are priced higher than the listing on the BBB. It’s not huge, but when selling a product you want to make a return on investment. But it begs the question as to why he’d start a bookstore in the first place? Why copy another preestablished ministry?

Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation:

Romans 15:20

Then we have his upcoming camp meeting on May 21st, headquartered at Grider’s bookstore. The camp meeting was scheduled in early 2022, and in late-March Grider said “Don’t Let Bidenflation And Artificially Inflated Gas Prices Stop You From Attending The NTEB 2022 Old Fashioned Camp Meeting Weekend In Saint Augustine.”

Admission costs $25 for those 18 and younger, $65 for seniors older than 65, and everyone has to pay $95 for a ticket. Perhaps I am looking into this too much, but am I not the only one that thinks it’s weird he’s making the elderly pay shy of three times the amount of the youth?

We hold the Camp Meeting at the height of springtime because Spring is when the Song of Solomon tells us the Rapture of the Church will likely take place. I don’t know if the Rapture will be this Spring, but I sure want to be prepared if it is. Come and join us this year as we praise the Lord Jesus for His unrelenting faithfulness in our lives, and invite Him to come and get His Bride at the 2022 NTEB Camp Meeting Weekend. Wouldn’t that be a great way to start Flight #777?

Grider’s description of the event.

Again, this is another duplicitous statement about the resurrection of the body of Christ (the “rapture”), as there is no guarantee that that event will happen in the spring. This is a more common speculation I see a lot from others, not just Grider, and it again is more fortunetelling and prognosticating that a lot of professing Christians fall into. It is just another “rapture bailout:” live ‘righteous’ when you get close to the date, and then chill-lax when it’s “out of season.”

As for the three-day camp meeting, it’s mostly just eating barbeque, meet and greet, and listening to preaching, and handing out gospel tracts.

Odd Associations

On day one of this camp meeting, guests will get to “meet Pastor Joel Tillis from The Soul Trap,” the itinerary states. If you visit the website you are visited with this, accompanied with a short video about Tillis’ ministry:

According to the website, The Soul Trap is a subsidiary to SunCoast Baptist Church, in Palmetto, Florida, that claims to be an “independent, fundamental, bible believing (AV 1611) Baptist church.”

Perusing through the website, this ministry is very dark and creepy, needless to say. Tillis is very big into the paranormal and ghost/alien stories – actually linking viewers to secular paranormal podcasts – along with discussing topics surrounding demonic and pagan folklore, bigfoot, and other such things.

Tillis’ videos are quite theatrical and well-polished, which are not necessarily bad things in of themselves, but are definitely scripted and produced to elicit an eerie feeling.

Tillis has interviewed other Independent Fundamental Baptists, such as Gene “Clickbait” Kim from California. He can also be seen interviewing Grider as well. Tillis’ studio can be seen sporting worldly objects like skulls, Darth Vader statues, pictures of Batman, and more.

Or in a separate video Tillis can be seen in what looks to be his office, or an extension of his studio, where he has more superhero paraphernalia on his shelf, including characters like Deadpool.

For those unfamiliar with Deadpool and the movies he’s in, here’s just one clip from one of the movies featuring this character (it was the first clip that appeared when I searched for the character on YouTube):

I apologize if that clip was vexing for you, but I needed to show that because that is what the lost world sees when they a see so-called King James Bible believer preaching to them.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

James 4:4; Romans 3:8

And yet this Independent Funny-mental Buptist is trying to evangelize by using the world’s idols and abominations! It’s one thing if a man struggles with something and falls into sin: I can have mercy and charity for a brother or sister, sure, as we’ve all had our struggles and temptations; but when you promote this stuff in ministry, that is a whole new ballgame. I have had to break fellowship with people over this type of stuff because they would not listen to correction.

This stuff right here is why the Lord is destroying the nation: because we have people making a mockery out of his pure and perfected word, causing it to be blasphemed like this! And this is the man you pay admission fees to meet at Grider’s camp!?

Closing Thoughts

I could keep going and going, but I think you get the point. This man is a liar and a deceiver, which I have shown now across five dedicated reports. I have demonstrated that these are not my personal opinions: I have shown qualitative and quantitative evidence that he is a liar, twists the scriptures all the time, has a very blasé attitude towards his reporting and scriptural insights, screws people out of their money, has gross associations with other hucksters, and is constantly seeking attention – kind of like when he somehow managed to find his way on “The Daily Show,” and made himself look like a dork on national television.

The bottom line is he is a false prophet and you must avoid him. People have also let me know this man has other issues, which I will won’t get into here, but this man will have a LOT to answer to the Lord someday. Stay away from him: he will royally mess you up.

[1] But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. [2] And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. [3] And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. [10] But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. [14] Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: [18] For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. [19] While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. [20] For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. [21] For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. [22] But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

2 Peter 2:1-3, 10, 14, 18-22

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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).

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