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Hi my name is Dean Smith and in this podcast I will discuss prophecies given by a now deceased prophet Kim Clement in 2007 on the rise of American billionaire, Donald Trump, to be president of the United States. Not only did he seem to predict that, but Clement said Trump would serve two terms.
Trump won the presidency in 2016 to become the 45th US President, lost in 2020, and then was re-elected as the 47th President in 2024. It was a remarkable achievement, because it is only the second time in American history that a person has been elected as president in two non-consecutive terms.
Since 1951, the US Constitution only allows presidents to serve to two terms. Prior to that most presidents, except one, had limited themselves to just two terms which became the acceptable practice.
The Last time, a president was elected twice in nonconsecutive terms was Grover Cleveland who was elected president in 1885 and again in 1893 as the 22nd and 24th president.
Kim Clement was born in South Africa, but immigrated to the US where he started a church called House of Destiny. Because of his musical ability, he became known as the singing prophet.
Before we look at Clements two prophecies, we need to understand how prophecy works from a Biblical perspective.
Prophetic words are just partial revelations. As Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 12 verse 9, “we know in part and we prophesy in part”. Because of this, at times we need to piece these separate words together to get the fuller picture.
For example, we have our first vague reference to the coming of Christ in the garden of Eden where we read that the ‘seed of the woman will step on the head of the servant.” Later, we get a vivid description of how Jesus would die in Isaiah 53 and then Micah specifically states that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
Together these prophecies paint a fuller revelation of the coming Jewish Messiah.
So with that understanding, let’s take a look at the first prophetic word that Clement gave about a coming US President on February 10, 2007 in Scottsdale Arizona. These prophetic words were taken from a data base provided by Clement’s House of Destiny.
Here is what Clement prophesied:
“There will be a praying President, not a religious one, for I will fool the people, says the Lord. I will fool the people, yes I will. God says, the one that is chosen shall go in and they shall say, he has hot blood. For the Spirit God says, yes he may have hot blood, but he will bring the walls of protection on this country in a greater way and the economy of this country shall change rapidly, says the Lord of Hosts. God says, I will put at your helm for two terms a President that will pray but he will not be a praying President when he starts. I will put him in Office and then I will baptize him with the Holy Spirit and My power, says the Lord of Hosts.”
Now this prophetic word could be describing anyone, but it does provide some clues.
First the President is described as being hotblooded, which some suggest fits the description of Trump.
Secondly, he will not be looked upon as religious person, but will fool many because he would actually become a praying president.
Thirdly, Clement adds that he would serve two terms. The two terms is specifically emphasized, which is a bit odd. But by emphasizing the two terms, the word suggests that this will be unusual, which it certainly was in Trump’s case.
Finally, Clement added that he would bring protection to this country and would transform the economy. Of course, these were Trump’s main platform as he promised to close the borders and restore the economy.
But still this does not necessarily mean this is referring to Trump.
But remember how prophecies in the Old Testament often need to be pieced together to get a fuller picture, let’s take a look at a prophecy that Clement gave six weeks later on April 4, 2007, as he was speaking at Bethel Church in Redding California. This prophecy seems to provide more details.
This second word seems connected to the first in two ways. Because again Clement talks about a a president who will be praying, but wouldn’t necessarily start off that way, and then also refers to him being filled with the Holy Spirit.
But Clement starts off the second prophecy with this:
“Where Time Magazine will have no choice but to say what I want them to say. Newsweek, what I want to say. The View, what I want to say. Trump shall become a trumpet, says the Lord! I will raise up the Trump to become a trumpet.“
Though there is initially no reference to the presidency in this second prophetic word, Clement refers to a Trump, which some say is reference to Donald Trump.
Whether that is the case, that is for you to decide.
It is interesting how this word starts off addressing the mainstream media who since Trump’s election in 2016 have opposed Trump at every step. They have even twisted their stories to fit their agenda.
Trump in response has bandied them as fake media..
This word says these media outlets would be forced to change. It is curious how The View, which is vehemently anti-Trump, was specifically mentioned, because with Trump’s re-election MSN recently published an article with this headline, “ABC Executives seek to add pro Trump voices to The View.”
Yes, the producers of The View are being forced to address its blatant bias.
Though the the LA Times was not mentioned, a headline reads: LA Times owner vows revamp of ‘very left’ editorial board.
Perhaps, it is all just a coincidence. Then Clement continues this second prophecy by stating:
“I am breathing upon the political powers that be. For God said, I will not forget 911. I will not forget what took place that day and I will not forget the gatekeeper that watched over New York who will once again stand and watch over this Nation, says the Spirit of God. It shall come to pass that the man that I place in the highest office shall go in whispering My name. But God said, when he enters into the office he will be shouting out by the power of the Spirit for I shall fill him with My Spirit when he goes into office and there will be a praying man in the highest seat in your land.“
At this point, the word talks about a person in New York City who will rise to America’s highest office, which is obviously president, and again emphasizes that there will be a dramatic spiritual shift in his life and will result in him being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Were these prophecies speaking about Donald Trump? I think there is certainly room to suggest they were but there is also room to think they weren’t.
But there is an odd coincidence associated with these prophecies. Kim Clement died on November 23, 2016, just two weeks after Trump was first elected US president.
If these prophetic words are about Trump, it tells us that when he first comes to office, he will not be all that religious, but that will change and he will be filled or baptized with the Holy Spirit.
But this baptism may not be referring to the Holy Spirit baptism as Pentecostals understand it. Throughout history God has anointed, yes I said anointed, secular and even pagan leaders to accomplish his purpose.
Perhaps the most famous of these was the idolatrous King of Persia, Cyrus the Great, who reigned between 559 BC and 530 BC.
While I am not inferring that President Trump should be compared to Cyrus the Great, others have. According to Israel365 News, an Orthodox Jewish news site based in Israel, when Trump moved the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during his first term, Israel’s Jewish Sanhedrin produced a memorial coin that had the profile of Trump superimposed over an image of Cyrus the Great.
So obviously, they saw a connection.
All I am saying is that it would not be out of the question for God to specifically raise up people to leadership positions who is not necessarily the most spiritual guy in town.
Take a look at how God described the Persian king, Cyrus the Great, through the prophet Isaiah:
“It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd! And he will perform all My desire.’ And he declares of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built,’ And of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’
“Thus says the Lord to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him. And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut.” (Isaiah 44:28 – 45:1 NASV)
The prophetic word specifically said that Cyrus would pave the way for the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple, which had been destroyed by Babylon in 586 BC.
In Isaiah 45:4, a few verses later, we see that God raised up Cyrus even though he did not know Jehovah.
Despite this, Cyrus is referred to as God’s anointed, which is the Hebrew word “mashiah,” and speaks of an anointing by the Holy Spirit.
The same word was used to describe a number of Israel’s kings such as King David in 2 Samuel 12:7, prophets in 1 Kings 19:16 and priests in Leviticus 4:3. All of them were called anointed.
God anointed people with the Holy Spirit to carry-out certain tasks from governmental to priestly.
So God had anointed this Persian king to fulfill a particular task, in this case to restore Jerusalem and rebuild the temple .
So when Clement prophesied that the president would be Baptized with the Holy Spirit, maybe we should looking at it in the same sense as Cyrus was anointed by God.
However, I certainly would not rule out the possibility that this is referring to a book of Acts, Holy Spirit baptism with power.
From archaeological records, we find that Cyrus was a very unusual king. He is described as being fair and treated his subjects well in comparison to other self-serving despots who ruled at the time.
Though he expanded his empire by invading and conquering other countries, Cyrus was often welcomed with open arms because the people were freed from the despots who ruled and abused them.
When he defeated Babylon, historians state that the Babylonians jubilantly welcomed Cyrus as their king, who then made some significant changes.
While the Babylonians forcibly removed people and sent them into captivity in other countries as they had done with Israel, Cyrus reversed that policy and allowed these people to return to their homelands.
He even provided financial help to those returning to help rebuild their devastated cities.
So when Cyrus gave the edict allowing the Israelis to return and rebuild Jerusalem and the temple as we read in 2 Chronicles 36:22-23 and Ezra 1:1-11 and this was completely in character with how he ruled.
Because of the generous way he treated his subjects, archaeologist and author Patrick Hunt describes Cyrus as one of the greatest kings in history.
So yes, God can and will raise up leaders to accomplish His will.
So while it could be argued that Kim Clement’s prophecies seem to be referring to Donald Trump, I want to deal with the elephant in the room — what about all those prophecies that said Trump would be re-elected as President in 2020.
Having just seen Trump elected to a second term in 2024, is it possible that these prophets were actually right. They were if they prophesied in the same way as Clement and just said he would serve two terms, without specifically saying they were consecutive.
Unfortunately, most were not like that. They prophesied specifically that Trump would be re-elected in 2020 and when that didn’t happen, some dug down and predicted that Trump would be restored the presidency by December that year.
When that didn’t happen, they predicted it would take place by the inauguration day in January, 2021. When that didn’t happen they stated Trump would be restored to the presidency in a few weeks in the spring, April and May.
When that didn’t happen, I saw one try to explain away his mistake by stating that Trump was actually God’s president and the true president, and Biden was man’s choice. Another said it was believer’s fault because they didn’t pray. It wasn’t his fault that the prophecy was wrong.
We can’t get around the simple fact, that they were simply wrong. They had given false prophecies. So why did so many people, some of whom seem to have a legitimate prophetic gifting, get is so wrong?
There may be a simple explanation.
Within the gift of prophecy there are three different levels of prophetic anointing.
First we have what is often referred to as the spirit of prophecy. When a spirit of prophecy is manifesting anyone is capable of prophecy as King Saul did when he encountered a company of prophets in 1 Samuel 10. When the Spirit of Prophecy lifts, so does that ability.
The second is the gift of prophecy which is a more permanent gift that the Holy Spirit gives to a particular individual. However, there are limits put on the expression of this gift, as they are limited to words that edify, exhort and console in 1 Corinthians 14:3.
The third level is the Office of the Prophet. They have a higher level of prophetic authority and anointing, and can set people into ministry, provide direction, and even bring words to secular governments and political leaders.
Even within the prophetic office, the office of the prophet, there are different levels.
For example, we read how Jeremiah was called as a prophet to the nations (plural) in Jeremiah 1:5. Why would he specifically be called as a prophet to the nations if every prophet had this authority?
Obviously, not all did.
Not all holding the office of the prophet are called to the nations.
Which leads to a second controversy that has just erupted when a prophet in Britain stated that God was going to punch Donald Trump in the face, and knock out his teeth and then remove him from office , because he was not.
This resulted in an American organization called Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders composed of senior prophetic voices in America coming out with a judgment stating that the prophecy was false. They did not say the person giving this word was a false prophet, only that her word was false.
Now, I am not going to give her name, but only suggest this. She is from Britain, and for her to give this type of a prophetic warning to America, means she must be called as a prophet to the nations.
After her prophecy was judged as false, she responded in a recent podcast and quoted Revelation 10:11 where God told the Apostle John he was called to prophesy to nations and kings and said she believed prophets are called to the nations.
However, that word was given specifically to the Apostle John, and I don’t think you can just claim it and apply it to yourself.
This may be the root of the problem. As I mentioned earlier, I don’t believe every prophet is called to the nations and to kings, only some are.
The Holy Spirit put limits on a person’s prophetic authority and people make mistakes when they exceed their gifting and calling.
In 2020, I believe we saw many people who had a legitimate prophetic gifting, they have the gift of prophecy, but they were stepping beyond their gift of prophecy into an area reserved for the office of the prophet and they made mistakes.
In the most recent prophecy regarding Trump being punched in the mouth, we have an instance, where a person believes she is called as a prophet to the nations. That is very specific prophetic calling and if this isn’t the case, she has stepped outside her lane and area of anointing.
Anyway, I hope this provides some clarity on what is becoming a very confusing time for the prophetic gifting. Thanks for joining me on my podcast, and I will catch you again.
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