Which messiah are they fighting for?

2026-03-16 - 19:02

Earlier this month at the White House, Evangelical Christian priests held a so-called prayer session blessing US President Donald Trump and his war against Iran. Reports appeared in the American media about some commanders telling their soldiers that the war with Iran was part of God's divine plan, quoting biblical texts referring to "Armageddon" and the "Second Coming of Jesus Christ." A non-commissioned officer even revealed that his commander told them Trump was appointed by Jesus to initiate Armageddon and mark Christ's return to Earth. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who covers his body with cross tattoos to show he's a Crusader knight, said at various religious events that Trump's policies are "biblical," that Trump is a "warrior," and that God has given him a special mission. Genocidal Netanyahu, in his first press conference since the war with Iran began, said: "We will endure until the Messiah returns, but that won't happen this coming Thursday." Of course, Netanyahu was referring to the Jewish Messiah. The Jewish and Christian messiahs are diametrically opposed. The arrival of one means the annihilation of the other. Naturally, it's a matter of curiosity how Mike Huckabee, a leading figure among Christian Zionists and the US Ambassador to Israel, will sell Netanyahu's Messiah to Christians. It's said that Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the rabbi of New York's Hasidic Jewish "Chabad-Lubavitch Synagogue" who died in 1994 and was called "the Rebbe," described Netanyahu as "the last Israeli Prime Minister before the Messiah." Members of this sect regarded Schneerson as the "King Messiah." Some believe Schneerson never died, while others think he did die but will reappear as the Messiah in this synagogue. According to both groups, Schneerson is the "Expected Messiah" who will establish the "Greater Israel Kingdom." Rabbi Schneerson, who passed away at age 92, never once set foot in Israel. However, with very close ties to Israeli governments and the Israeli military, Schneerson was known for his extremely harsh rhetoric insisting that Israel should never withdraw from occupied territories. Advocating that Jews must attain the borders of "Greater Israel" for the Messiah to come, Schneerson is a symbolic figure for Zionist settlers in the West Bank. Christians awaiting their own Messiah, on the other hand, view the Jewish Messiah as the "Antichrist." It's worth recalling that in the 17th century, when Jewish figure Sabbatai Zevi declared himself the "Savior Messiah," Christians labeled him the "Antichrist." Upon complaints from established Jewish rabbis, Ottoman Sultan Mehmet IV—also known as "Mehmet the Hunter"—immediately had Sabbatai Zevi and his entourage arrested. In the end, Sabbatai Zevi saved his skin by converting to Islam. Those across Europe, especially in the Netherlands, who had sold off their properties and possessions for a pittance to follow Zevi and establish the "Greater Israel Kingdom," were left bitterly disappointed. According to his followers, Sabbatai Zevi's supporters fabricated tales that he would seize the Turkish Sultan's crown and country in Istanbul without even drawing a sword, and that the Sultan would follow Zevi as his slave from land to land. According to these legends, all nations including Christians would submit to Sabbatai Zevi's command and regard Jews as their "masters." Because of these absurd fantasies, Sabbataists in Europe lost their goods, properties, and fortunes. Some Jews even lost their lives in clashes that erupted between Christians and Jews. Now, similar absurd fantasies are being manufactured by Christian Zionists and Jewish Zionists. Even stranger was a statement by US Secretary of Defense Hegseth arguing that US and Israeli military superiority over Iran is increasing, saying: "The only thing expanding is our advantage. We're also seeing our Gulf allies increasingly step up and move into attack positions." Netanyahu likewise said: "Together with my team, we're building new alliances in the region. We're working on relationships that seemed like a dream just a few weeks ago." The very fact that Jewish Zionists and Christian Zionists, driven by messianic delusions aimed at turning the region into a bloodbath, imagine that the peoples of Muslim countries will fight alongside the US and Israel shows just what kind of mental illness they've succumbed to.