Are Trump and Hegseth carrying out holy war in accordance with Bible prophecies leading to 'Armageddon' and 'return of Jesus'?

Or are they being presumptuous by instructing military commanders to use the Bible to stir up troops in support of Washington's latest Middle East adventure?

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Is President Donald Trump on a mission from God to relaunch a new Crusade or some type of “holy war” in the Middle East, in an effort to jump-start Bible prophecies that some Christians are impatient to see fulfilled?

If the reports we are hearing are true, and they are coming from credible sources, that’s either the case, or something more profane and callous is afoot.

A range of commanders across all branches of the U.S. military are reportedly telling their troops not to fear a war with Iran because “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus” to “light the signal fire” that will lead to “Armageddon and the return of Jesus Christ.”

A complaint was filed 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 …