U.S. commanders across more than 30 military bases reportedly told troops the Iran war is part of “God’s plan” and linked it to “Armageddon.”
A commander said Trump was “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon.”
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) says it has received over 110 similar complaints describing the war as “biblically-sanctioned” and a sign of the Christian “End Times.”
MRFF reported more than 200 new complaints since Saturday’s initial strikes against Iran, with members across all services claiming that high-ranking officers are tying the mission overseas to fulfilling a Christian prophecy.
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 independent journalist Jonathan Larsen as published on Substack.
That complaint was made by a non-commissioned officer and provided to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), which from Saturday morning through Monday evening received and logged more than 110 complaints about commanders in every branch of the military.
That number as of Tuesday grew by double.
“It’s well in excess of 200 [complaints] and well in excess of 50 installations,” MRFF founder Mikey Weinstein said on Tuesday. “They are continuing to come in everywhere.”
A Pentagon spokesperson, when asked about the complaints and the ties to the ongoing mission in the Middle East, did not directly respond to the question. Instead, they referred media outlets to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remarks made Monday about the United States’ intentions.
The complaints remain anonymous due to fear of retribution by the Defense Department.
EDITORIAL OPINION
The Trump administration sells itself as the most powerful military force in human history, is psychologically preparing for war not with intelligence assessments, not with strategic objectives, not with an exit doctrine — but with a perversion of the Book of Revelation.
Commanders are describing the bombing of a sovereign nation of 90 million people as a biblical event.
Soldiers are reporting “unrestrained euphoria” in the officer class. One sergeant — trying to hold his constitutional oath together filed a complaint.
This is the command culture now taking incoming missiles in Erbil, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Al Udeid. These are the men invoking Jesus — the same Jesus who said blessed are the peacemakers, blessed are the merciful, blessed are those who hunger for justice. The Jesus of the Sermon on the Mount who told his followers to love their enemies and put away the sword. That Jesus.
Apparently, He now returns on a B-2 Spirit out of Whiteman Air Force Base.
The Iranians are fighting for national survival, for their martyred Supreme Leader, after forty years of preparation. Washington sent American kids to fight for the End Times — and didn’t bother telling the parents.
When the historians write this chapter, they will note that one side brought missile cities half a kilometer underground, closed the Strait of Hormuz, and had a succession process that didn’t miss a beat. The other side brought a perversion of Revelation Chapter 19 and a man on a white horse.
Terrifying.
