{"id":53312,"date":"2026-03-03T18:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=53312"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:41:34","slug":"people-team-trump-just-exposed-themselves-as-a-cabal-of-jewish-and-christian-zionist-zealots-hellbent-on-creating-an-armageddon-sceanario-so-that-jesus-can-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=53312","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">URGENT IRAN WAR REPORT!<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Team Trump just exposed themselves as a cabal of Jewish and Christian Zionist zealots hellbent on creating an Armageddon scenario so that &#8216;Jesus can return&#8217;.<\/span><\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_53313\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53313\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53313\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-03-at-6.01.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-03-at-6.01.07-PM.png 604w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-03-at-6.01.07-PM-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a visit to Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz\/The Denver Post)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<h1>US Commanders Want to Make War With Iran as \u2018Bloody\u2019 as Possible to Bring About Biblical End Times, Officers Report<\/h1>\n<h3>One noncommissioned officer said he was directed to tell his troops that Trump was \u201canointed by Jesus\u201d and that war with Iran was \u201call part of God\u2019s divine plan\u201d to bring about Armageddon.<\/h3>\n<p>By Stephen Prager | COMMON DREAMS<\/p>\n<p>In less than a week, the US and Israel\u2019s war has rendered\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/us-israel-iran-massacres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unfathomable suffering<\/a>\u00a0upon the people of Iran. Over 180 schoolgirls and staffers were killed in a\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/israel-bombs-iranian-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massacre<\/a>\u00a0this weekend, and several\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/3\/3\/iran-live-news-israel-bombs-tehran-beirut-trump-says-war-to-last-4-weeks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospitals<\/a>\u00a0have reportedly been struck, amid numerous other attacks on civilians.<\/p>\n<p>But some US troops are being told the bloodletting is all a part of God\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p>At a briefing on Monday, as President\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0unleashed what has been called a \u201ccarpet bombing\u201d of\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/tehran\">Tehran<\/a>, a combat-unit commander\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/home\/post\/p-189709984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0told noncommissioned officers (NCOs) that the commander-in-chief was \u201canointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The complaint, sent by one of those noncommissioned officers, was just one of at least 110 similar reports received by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) since Trump first launched strikes on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In compliance with the\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/first-amendment\">First Amendment<\/a>, the Department of Defense has long adopted rules against\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2022\/08\/23\/how-harshly-should-dod-punish-political-religious-proselytizing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proselytizing<\/a>\u00a0within the armed forces. But under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, an evangelical Christian who\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.currentaffairs.org\/news\/pete-hegseths-worldview-is-even-worse-than-his-personal-behavior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has said<\/a>\u00a0the West must wage a \u201ccrusade\u201d against Islam, Christian nationalist invocations in the military have become commonplace.<\/p>\n<div id=\"12ee6\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"579319793ed115b029e3103de84f2c2a\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-container rm-embed-twitter rm-loaded\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-holder\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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sign of the expeditious approach of the fundamentalist Christian \u2018End Times\u2019 as vividly described in the New Testament Book of Revelation,\u201d Weinstein said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of their commanders,\u201d he added, \u201care especially delighted with how graphic this battle will be, zeroing in on how bloody all of this must become in order to fulfill and be in 100% accordance with fundamentalist Christian end-of-the-world eschatology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Larsen, who first reported on the MRFF\u2019s findings on Monday, the message has been spread far and wide as US troops rained missiles down upon Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Larsen reported that the \u201ccomplaints came from more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations,\u201d and have involved commanders in every branch of the\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/us-military\">US military<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One noncommissioned officer, who did not identify himself out of fear of retaliation, said his commander \u201curged us to tell our troops that this was \u2018all part of God\u2019s divine plan\u2019 and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NCO added that his commander \u201chad a big grin on his face when he said all of this, which made his message seem even more crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur commander would probably be described as a \u2018Christian First\u2019 supporter,\u201d he said. \u201cHe has been this way for a very long time and makes it clear that he desires all of us under him to become just like him as a Christian. But what he did this morning was so toxic and over the line that it shocked many of us in attendance at the ops readiness briefing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NCO identified himself as a Christian, but emailed MRFF on behalf of 15 of his troops, which included at least one Muslim and one Jewish person.<\/p>\n<p>He said that their commanders\u2019 remarks \u201cdestroy morale and unit cohesion and are in violation of the oaths we swore to support the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"4a313\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"5ad7505280c6cd75d90005f0105da2f7\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-container rm-embed-twitter rm-loaded\">\n<div class=\"rm-embed-holder\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2028699910254518652&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.commondreams.org%2Fnews%2Firan-armageddon-military&amp;partner=rebelmouse&amp;sessionId=228bd4ff737e27394585f68370ffc6ee6b1de475&amp;siteScreenName=commondreams&amp;siteUserId=14296273&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2028699910254518652\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Christian nationalism has long\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/with-us-or-a-terrorist-bush-and-bashars-holy-wars-against-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simmered<\/a>\u00a0just under the surface of US military culture and has been invoked by presidents of the past, including\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/george-w-bush\">George W. Bush<\/a>, who referred to his\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/war-on-terror\">War on Terror<\/a>\u00a0as a \u201ccrusade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Hegseth, who regularly\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/globalextremism.org\/post\/pete-hegseths-christian-nationalist-crusade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosts<\/a>\u00a0Christian prayer services at the\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/pentagon\">Pentagon<\/a>\u00a0during work hours, rails\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/americanhumanist.org\/press-releases\/humanists-denounce-pete-hegseths-attacks-on-religious-pluralism-in-the-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against<\/a>\u00a0\u201csecular humanism\u201d and the\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/19\/politics\/pete-hegseth-political-speech-christian-convention-nashville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cgodless left,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0and has hosted the notorious\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/19\/politics\/douglas-wilson-pastor-pentagon-service-christian-nationalism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundamentalist pastor<\/a>\u00a0Doug Wilson\u2014who opposes the right of women to vote and calls for the US to be a Christian theocracy\u2014at the Pentagon, has\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/archive\/2025\/10\/pete-hegseth-christianity-pentagon\/684645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped any pretenses<\/a>\u00a0of religious pluralism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile America\u2019s relationship with Iran is influenced by all the typical geopolitical factors of\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/oil\">oil<\/a>, culture, and nuclear weaponry, there is a part of American foreign policy that is influenced by apocalyptic evangelical theology,\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/baptistnews.com\/article\/the-end-times-theology-driving-us-intervention-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0Josh Olds, a pastor and theologian, on Monday for\u00a0<em>Baptist News Global<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Christian fundamentalists, some of whom have the ear of the\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/white-house\">White House<\/a>, he said, view an Iranian war with Israel as central to triggering Armageddon, during which God will miraculously strike down Israel\u2019s enemies, Jesus will return to Earth, and Christians will be raptured to Heaven, according to Biblical teachings.<\/p>\n<p>He said that while Iran\u2019s Muslim leaders are often accused of being dangerously irrational out of blind religious fundamentalism, \u201cit is increasingly clear that American actions are shaped by it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In just over three days, US and Israeli strikes have killed at least 787 people in Iran, according to a Tuesday\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DropSiteNews\/status\/2028765740266864692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0from the Iranian Red Crescent Society, including hundreds of civilians. In addition to\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/3\/questions-over-minab-girls-school-strike-as-israel-us-deny-involvement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">schools<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/iran-demands-international-action-after-attacks-impact-hospitals-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospitals<\/a>, attacks have been reported against crowded\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/what-we-know-on-day-three-of-us-israeli-attacks-on-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">residential buildings<\/a>, a\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/iran-demands-international-action-after-attacks-impact-hospitals-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">radio and TV broadcast center<\/a>, and a\u00a0<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/2\/iran-demands-international-action-after-attacks-impact-hospitals-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports complex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p title=\"\">\u201c<a class=\"rm-stats-tracked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0partnered with Israel to bomb Iran because of the influence of an eschatology that sees conflict with Iran as setting the stage for fulfilled prophecy,\u201d Olds said. \u201cThe irony is profound: A faith centered on loving enemies and making peace becomes a framework that welcomes and advocates violence. The result is not the advance of God\u2019s kingdom but its irrevocable damage in the eyes of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/iran-armageddon-military\">https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/iran-armageddon-military<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}