This day in History April 29 1431 Joan of Arc and Deception

This Day in History – April 29, 1431: The Trial of Joan of Arc Nears Its End

On this day in 1431, the trial of Joan of Arc was reaching its conclusion. A nineteen-year-old peasant girl stood accused of heresy—not for any crime of doctrine per se, but for defying the church hierarchy, claiming to receive visions from saints and angels, and wielding the sword of heaven in defense of France.

The world remembers her as a saint, a warrior, a martyr, and now—oddly—a feminist icon. But what does the Bible say?

Joan was not God’s prophet.
She was not God’s voice.
She was not even a biblical heroine.

She was a young woman swept into a bloody religio-political chess game between rival monarchs, manipulated by bishops, betrayed by the very king she helped crown, and burned at the stake by a church that could offer no true gospel and had long abandoned the authority of Scripture.

⸻ it is a real testimony to a world without Biblical understanding and a Conviction the Christ alone is the truth. Her “visions” the political climate and the war going on were all the results of folks pretending to be the Vicar of Christ.

God Has Already Spoken—Not Through Visions, not through Popes and Priests but Through His Son

“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son…”
—Hebrews 1:1–2

Joan claimed that Saint Michael, Saint Catherine, and Saint Margaret told her to lead France to victory. She said she heard their voices and saw their faces. But Scripture says God spoke in parts in the past—but now speaks fully through Christ. The canon of Scripture was being completed in Paul’s time, and he warned of false spirits, lying angels, and men preaching other gospels (Gal. 1:8, 1 John 4:1). Even in that early age, partial prophecy was already being replaced by perfect revelation.

“When that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”
—1 Corinthians 13:10

God no longer speaks through random voices, burning relics, or mystic saints. He speaks through His written Word, which testifies of His Living Word—Jesus Christ.

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Joan’s Sincerity Cannot Sanctify Her Error

She was bold.
She was sincere.
She was also biblically deceived.

Joan’s visions were not tested by Scripture, because the church that tried her had replaced the Word of God with tradition, superstition, and political gain. She never spoke of salvation through Christ. She never preached the gospel. She died for a nation, not for the faith once delivered to the saints (Jude 3). Her sword was not the “sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God” (Ephesians 6:17), but an iron blade soaked in politics, prophecy, and blood.

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Religious War Makes No Saints

The Hundred Years’ War was not a righteous crusade. It was a squabble between two Catholic monarchies, both claiming divine right while shedding innocent blood.
• The English, loyal to the pope.
• The French, loyal to another pope during the Schism.
• The Church, split, corrupted, and complicit in selling Joan like Judas sold Christ.

“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him…”
—Titus 1:16

Neither England nor France had moral high ground.
The papacy, with its armies, inquisitors, and orders, had nothing to offer but empty rites and shifting alliances.
The schism of pope and antipope was a grotesque spectacle—like tying two cats by the tail and tossing them over a clothesline. There were no winners. Only victims. Only loss.

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Joan’s Legacy: Co-Opted and Corrupted

Modern myth-makers have done what opportunists always do: they’ve turned Joan into whatever they want her to be.
• To some, she’s the first “girlboss”—proof that women can lead men in battle.
• To others, a genderfluid icon—because she wore armor and cut her hair.
• To Catholics, she’s a canonized saint—though she was condemned by their own.
• And to politicians, she’s a tool—a rallying cry for national identity.

But let’s be clear:

She did not “hear from God.”
She did not preach Christ crucified.
She did not leave behind a message of redemption.

In the long run, Joan of Arc accomplished very little. France still warred. The papacy still corrupted. And the gospel remained buried under ritual and empire.

⸻ and when they were done with her they moved on…

This Day in History Reminds Us:

Sincerity is not salvation.
Visions are not validation.
And no political cause can substitute for the cross.

The only voice that matters now is the One that thundered at Calvary, then whispered from the empty tomb.

“This is my beloved Son: hear him.”
—Luke 9:35

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Invitation:

Are you chasing visions?
Are you trusting your own feelings or voices in your head?
Are you looking to national pride, church traditions, or saints long dead?

Stop.

God has spoken—once, perfectly, and finally—through Jesus Christ.
The canon is closed. The Word is complete. The gospel is sure.

“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
—John 14:6

Don’t die for a false flag.
Don’t follow an fallen angel.
Don’t listen to a unscriptual lie.

Cling to the Word. Cling to the cross. Cling to Christ.