America & Israel Attack Iran and Some U.S. Evangelical Military Personnel Invoke the War of Armageddon

By The Remnant Herald

February 28, 2026—The United States and Israel, upon unleashing their military firepower in Iran, killing its supreme leader the Ayatollah Khamenei and other high-ranking personnel, have substantially altered the dynamics of power in the Middle East. In the name of punishing the Iranian regime for its pursuit of building nuclear capabilities that could be used for war and for its sponsorship of terrorist networks targeting Israeli and American interests, the United States is also seeking revenge for past humiliations it has endured at the hands of the theocratic state—including the captivity of 52 employees of its embassy for 444 days (November 4, 1979—January 20, 1981) and the slaughter of 241 U.S. military and diplomatic personnel in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983 (abetted by Iranian terrorism). As one Australian political lecturer declared:

“For Donald Trump, this has always been about avenging 1979.” The Australian, March 1, 2026. Sydney, Aust.

February 1, 1979—After spending 15 years in exile in France, Muslim cleric the Ayatollah Khamenei returned to his homeland days after the departure of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Up to five million people greeted the 78-year-old embodiment of the Islamic Revolution, which ended 25 centuries of monarchical rule (going back to the days of Media and Persia). Ten days later, the Islamic Republic of Iran, ruled by a religious theocracy, was established. It denounced the United States as “The Great Satan,” blaming it for a decline in morality as seen in the attire of its people who adopted Western fashions under the Shah’s reign. Nine months later, the American Embassy in Tehran was seized by Iranian students, with the blessing of the Ayatollah himself.

“The Iran Hostage Crisis would come to define Jimmy Carter’s presidency in ways he could not have anticipated when he took office in 1977…[It] contributed significantly to his defeat in the 1980 election against Ronald Reagan.” Website of In The War Room: Jimmy Carter’s Handling of The Iran Hostage Crisis. November 18, 2025

Forty-seven years of pent-up frustrations have led the United States, in the person of its chief executive, Donald J. Trump, to use its firepower to try to force Iran to submit to its will. On Friday, March 6, 2026, twenty evangelical leaders, including President Trump’s spiritual adviser Paula White, prayed for him and for the success of the military enterprise. This war is being interpreted by them as seeing out God’s will for the Middle East. Franklin Graham, the son of the late American evangelist Billy Graham, declared:

“Pray for our military in the operation against Iran, for [President Trump], and that the people of Iran will be set free from the bondage of Islam.” Website of Good Faith Media (USA): Franklin Graham’s Crusade: Extremist Theology Behind Strikes on Iran. March 1, 2026

Some military men are even invoking Armageddon:

“For some U.S. military commanders, the emerging war in Iran is part of a biblical plan to bring about the end of the world as we know it, according to complaints filed by over 100 service members…

“‘We started getting calls in the wee hours of Saturday morning from people [‘from more than three dozen military units situated in at least 30 different military installations’] saying their commanders were just jubilant about this and trying to tell people, ‘Don’t worry, it’s all part of God’s plan,’ [Mikey Weinstein, President/Founder of Military Religious Freedom Foundation] said…

“[A] non-commissioned officer, who is [a] Christian, reported to MRFF that a commander…said President Donald Trump ‘has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.’” Website of The Huffington Post (USA): Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is “Part Of God’s Divine Plan.” March 3, 2026

Such religious zealotry, stemming from the Jesuit interpretation of prophecy regarding the “rapture,” ties in with the announcement by President Trump that a quadrupling of “exquisite class” weaponry is to be undertaken by Lockheed Martin—an American aerospace-military defense company—to serve the interests of this war (The Hill, March 6, 2026, Washington, D.C.). Not only are we witnessing yet another demonstration of the power of the second beast in Revelation 13, but also of the influence of apostate Protestantism to mold the U.S. industrial-military complex to fulfill its purposes. We read about its role in the last days:

“When Protestant churches shall unite with the secular power to sustain a false religion, for opposing which their ancestors endured the fiercest persecution, then will the papal Sabbath be enforced by the combined authority of church and state. There will be a national apostasy, which will end only in national ruin.” Bible Training School, February 1, 1913

CONCLUSION: Whatever the duration, outcome, and aftermath of this conflict — with all the unpredictable twists and turns that can happen in any war — we are moving towards a time of unprecedented crisis. How long till we reach that point is not for us to say. May we be sensible, balanced, prudent, prayerful, and filled with sanctified wisdom in a time of uncertainty. Let us not be afraid, but be awake, alert, and aware.

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