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A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of Gods plan and that Pres. 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.
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The NCO wrote to the MRFF that their commander urged us to tell our troops that this was all part of Gods divine plan and he specifically referenced numerous citations out of the Book of Revelation referring to Armageddon and the imminent return of Jesus Christ.
https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for
This is it! They're trying to Immanentize the Eschaton!!
chicoescuela
(2,965 posts)chouchou
(3,052 posts)I wish him luck.
wcmagumba
(5,986 posts)ABC123Easy
(197 posts)Thank you!
wcmagumba
(5,986 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(22,763 posts)I mean, I would think the MRFF could either confirm or refute these reports pretty easily.
Horseshoeluck
(6 posts)There is a report or comment from Mikey Weinstein President of MRFF
Bettie
(19,550 posts)even a little bit surprised by this.
Johonny
(25,949 posts)6 more weeks of war.
Dave Bowman
(7,045 posts)mjvpi
(1,914 posts)newdeal2
(5,221 posts)Which god will win?!
mjvpi
(1,914 posts)Deuxcents
(26,420 posts)Is this Hegseths wet dream? How long are we gonna put up with this madness?
yellow dahlia
(5,478 posts)He is dangerous in his position - I have been saying so ever since he was elected Speaker.
markodochartaigh
(5,359 posts)I would bet that about 20% of the US believes or could be easily persuaded that Trump was sent by God to bring on armageddon. Muslim prophecy about the 12th Imam, Imam Mahdi, is also an end times prophecy.
Attilatheblond
(8,642 posts)All too likely and there are some of these fanatics in our military leadership, always has been.
Roc2020
(1,771 posts)The gall to think somehow God is on mankind's timeline and not the other way around
They could drop every nuke on the planet that won't speed up God's timing one ioda.
Jack Valentino
(4,841 posts)so I guess that means that our military will be destroyed by Christ in the Middle East ??
(THAT was the actual prediction in the Bible for the anti-christ's army which would invade the middle east
just prior to 'the return of Christ'---
seems like these people have never actually read the Bible they claim to follow---
or they are out-right LYING about what it says, if they DO have any idea...)
(I was raised on this stuff, and studied it in adult-hood---
not saying that I believe it now, but these people are completely confused
about what it said!)
wcmagumba
(5,986 posts)Jack Valentino
(4,841 posts)but it did imply that he had some sort of 'charisma',
which in Trump's case I have never been able to recognize,
but then I'm not a MAGAt....
(Also the Anti-christ was supposed to be a human being---
so even a 'low-level demon' would have ranked above him!!)
wcmagumba
(5,986 posts)Jack Valentino
(4,841 posts)recollect some key verses for me!
dalton99a
(93,440 posts)When will they know to look up?

usonian
(24,595 posts)
Real quote:

God has a hard-on for marines because we kill everything we see!
He plays His games, we play ours!
To show our appreciation for so much power, we keep heaven packed with fresh souls!
milestogo
(22,937 posts)(Unless you're trying to convince God to send you straight to the hottest place in all of hell.)
Blues Heron
(8,599 posts)Mister Ed
(6,900 posts)Nope, can't manage to swing it. He needs mortals to do it for Him.
No proponent of this "End Times" stuff has ever been able to explain that to me.
BurnDoubt
(1,610 posts)In reality, if they can turn us into a (small c) "christian Dominion", theyll be happy enough.
A slow-roll coup is still a coup. And they are guilty.
mjvpi
(1,914 posts)SunSeeker
(58,138 posts)John1956PA
(4,908 posts)Another Jackalope
(161 posts)Which will be the Last Religion Standing, which leader will return?
Jesus? Moses? Mohammed?
The Rapture just got a lot more complicated.
The setup is horrifying - each side believes "Gott mit uns," and none will back down until they are proven correct.
mjvpi
(1,914 posts)Another Jackalope
(161 posts)Capitalism is agnostic. The house always wins.
Cha
(318,270 posts)Teachings of Christ.
czarjak
(13,567 posts)IT wasn't real. You knew one of those Biblethumpers told him he could hasten The Second Coming. Just like Pence and Pompeo believed they were called for. We. Are. Doomed. Folks.
Dr. T
(590 posts)I've been meaning to do some serious grifting by starting a rapture insurance company. I'm surprised Don the Con hasn't thought of it.
Puppyjive
(967 posts)He is the soldier who got all of this started. His religious beliefs were forced down their throats. He demanded respect and corerced each and every one of them into submission. They penetrated FOX noise and spread their propaganda. Most of my military friends are maga and I truly don't know why. Some of them were so bad, I ended the friendships.
Blue Owl
(58,840 posts)ShazamIam
(3,083 posts)Our current government is made up of ignorant, delusional fools Putin and Xi are celebrating as we self-destruct.