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US troops told that the war with Iran is to bring about Armageddon

Hurray! Jesus is coming soon! If He delays, we’ll force Him to come! Church madness. They did not learn the lesson of Jacob, who tried to fulfill the prophecy in Genesis 25:23 by stealing the birthright in Genesis 27:19-21. Carnal believers feel the need to give God a little help from the flesh. They call this “faith,” but it is actually a lack of faith that God knows what He is doing.

I have written about this mindset many times for decades, but until now it was limited to the church's "foolish shepherds." Now this murderous mindset has infected the US military as well. What the military was probably NOT told was the evangelical belief that most of the Jews will be killed before Christ actually comes.

The Christian Zionist interpretation of Zechariah 13:8, 9 is that two-thirds of the Israeli Jews will be killed in this “Armageddon” and that the rest will finally be converted to Christ. Some cite Isaiah 6:13 and say that only ten percent will survive. So the “foolish shepherds” in the Church are pushing the Israelis into utter disaster, while claiming to be their friends!

I have known about this for many decades, having been raised as a Christian Zionist in my youth. I remember these things being taught in the church. Informed Jews understand that their Christian Zionist backers are dubious friends at best.

https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for-armageddon-return-of-jesus/

A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God’s plan and that President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer.

From Saturday morning through Monday night, more than 110 similar complaints about commanders in every branch of the military had been logged by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).

The complaints came from more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations, the MRFF told me Monday night.

The MRFF is keeping the complainants anonymous to prevent retribution by the Defense Department. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to my request for comment.

One complainant identified themselves as a non-commissioned officer (NCO) in a unit currently outside the Iran combat zone but in Ready-Support status, deployable at any time. The NCO said they were Christian and emailed the MRFF on behalf of 15 troops, including at least 11 Christians, one Muslim and one Jew. (Full email printed below.)

The NCO wrote to the MRFF that their commander “urged us to tell our troops that this was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’ and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has enshrined evangelical Christianity at the uppermost levels of the US military, airing monthly prayer meetings throughout the Pentagon. Last year, the Pentagon confirmed to me that Hegseth attends a weekly White House Bible study. It’s led by a preacher who says God commands America to support Israel.