“If you read back in the Bible, the letter of the apostle Paul to the church of Thessalonia, he said that in the latter days before the end of the age that the Earth would be caught up in what he called the birth pangs of a new order.”

American televangelist and political commentator

Marion Gordon “Pat” Robertson was an American televangelist, media executive, political commentator, and minister, active in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was known for his conservative Christian views and his long involvement in Republican politics. Robertson led Regent University and the Christian Broadcasting Network, two institutions closely linked to his public work. He was also associated with the Charismatic movement within Protestant evangelicalism, a setting that shaped much of his religious and political voice.