Inside Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

Peter Thiel argues in a series of four off-the-record lectures in San Francisco, held between 15 September and 6 October 2025, that the antichrist could be a figure who gains global power by constantly warning about existential threats such as Armageddon, technology and science. In his fourth lecture, Thiel says the modern katechon, the force that restrains the antichrist, is likely America, with San Francisco a possible location. The Guardian published recordings of the talks provided by an attendee, and Thiel's spokesperson, Jeremiah Hall, did not dispute the material's veracity.