Lil Nas X channels Jesus, poses on the cross for the cover of newest single

MY NEW SINGLE IS DEDICATED TO THE MAN WHO HAD THE GREATEST COMEBACK OF ALL TIME!

J CHRIST
JANUARY 12, 2024
00:00 EST
BE THERE! pic.twitter.com/JEX6sSTft5

— ✟ (@LilNasX) January 8, 2024

Lil Nas X announced the song’s name in a post that also shows the single’s artwork, a picture of Montero on a cross that’s being pulled up by several models as a sunbeam shines down from heaven onto his face.

PRESAVE:https://t.co/LrFAtEUdzB pic.twitter.com/UGyNWbfUdG

— ✟ (@LilNasX) January 8, 2024

He also shared another image related to the single when he shared the presave link, which goes to the URL BeginningisNear.com. That post features a short video of Lil Nas on a golden cross that transforms into a mecha suit of armor around him as a choir sings.

the crazy thing is nowhere in the picture is a mockery of jesus. Jesus’s image is used throughout history in people’s art all over the world. I’m not making fun of shit. yall just gotta stop trying to gatekeep a religion that was here before any of us were even born. stfu

— ✟ (@LilNasX) January 8, 2024

Unsurprisingly, many conservative Christians are coming for Lil Nas X, claiming that he is “mocking” Christianity and Jesus. But Lil Nas X is having none of that.

“The crazy thing is nowhere in the picture is a mockery of Jesus,” he tweeted. “Jesus’s image is used throughout history in people’s art all over the world. I’m not making fun of shit. Y’all just gotta stop trying to gatekeep a religion that was here before any of us were even born. STFU.”

wrote AND directed my own music video for the first time. excited for y’all to see. it’s the best one yet! ⛪️🤍🕊

— ✟ (@LilNasX) December 28, 2023

Lil Nas X has been teasing this new era of music for a couple of months, first dropping a snippet of a new song and then revealing that he “wrote and directed my own music video for the first time,” at the end of last year. Now, we only have a few days of waiting left.