U.S. Officers Being Told by Commanders to Prepare for “Armageddon” as Part of God’s Plan
The nonprofit Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has received more than 200 calls and complaints from military stations across all services with reports of commanding officers citing the Book of Revelation in their morning addresses. The complaints have come in since Saturday’s U.S. military engagement in Iran.
“This morning our commander opened up the combat readiness status briefing by urging us to not be afraid as to what is happening with our combat operations in Iran right now,” wrote an active duty noncommissioned officer on behalf of themself and 15 other unit members. The noncommissioned unit is stationed outside of Iran but are ready to be deployed at a moment’s notice. “He 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. He said that President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth.”
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim advocacy organization in the US, has condemned what it characterized as the Pentagon’s use of “dangerous anti-Muslim holy war rhetoric to justify bombing Iran.” The group also cited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reference to “crazy regimes like Iran, hell-bend on prophetic Islamic delusions.”