Some Christians say the expanding war with Iran is part of a divine plan foretold in the Bible.
The rhetoric reflects the long influence of Christian Zionism — a belief that events in Israel and the Middle East can signal the approach of Jesus’ Second Coming.
https://theconversation.com/as-iran-war-expands-some-conservative-christians-interpret-the-conflict-through-biblical-prophecies-277488
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