Prophecy in the News: War with Iran

The war with Iran will end and the oil will once again flow, but Iran will never forgive Israel for its successful attack against its nuclear program. The prophets Ezekiel and Jeremiah are clear that the time is fast approaching when Iran {Persia aka Elam} along with Russia {Magog} and a Muslim army of the willing will attack Israel. But these prophets also make it clear that the Lord God Himself will personally and instantly destroy this army while the entire world watches in both horror and amazement (Ezekiel 38 & 39; Jeremiah 49:34-39).

Iran got itself into its current state of affairs due to a relatively recent set of unusual circumstances.

Persia (founded c.550 BC) became known as Iran in 1935. It was run by a family monarchy with the King known by the title, Shaw. In 1925, a military coup occurred and a military leader by the name of Pahlavi became Shaw. He continued the tradition of autocratic monarchy rule. In the late 1950's, the monarchy instituted a series of modernization polices that brought more equality to the citizens and prosperity to the nation. The King was pro-West and his military forces were relatively happy. So it came as a surprise that in the late seventies, a series of unexplained public protests broke out for seemingly no good reasons.

IRANIANS GET CARRIED AWAY

It now appears Islamic clerics were unhappy with a number of issues. They believed in 7^th century Sheria Law which did not afford rights to women, children or non-Muslims. It did not tolerate other religious practices. It saw the Arab race and those who practiced Shia Islam as superior Muslims. By 1979, there were riots in the street and right wing conservatives were demanding an end to an imperial state and the creation of an Islamic Theocracy. The royal family fled in the night and the demonstrations’ leaders brought in an exiled fundamentalist cleric known as Ruitollah Khomeini (1979-1989). By March of 1979, 98% of the people had approved the idea that the nation would no longer be known as Persia. Instead, it would now be known as the Islamic Republic of Iran. Unfortunately, the new constitution gave the Supreme Leader dictatorial rights. In 1989, Ruitollah died and Ali Khamenei became the Supreme Leader (1989-2026).

Khomeini had clearly laid out his dreams for Iran. It was to become the greatest and most powerful country in the Arab world. He wanted to see the Shia Muslim sect {10% of the Muslim religion} to be known as the true guardians of the only religion in the eyes of Allah. The nations of Israel and America were to be destroyed by any means necessary, thus his unceasing drive for the creation of an atomic weapon. Iran would also oppose Western democracy and all other satanic influences found in the  modern Western world. To achieve these goals, it would be necessary to impose brutal totalitarian and authoritarian laws in order to stop all descension. But unfortunately for the people of Iran, with total power comes total corruption of that power. According to the World Democracy Index, Iran's Political Tolerance Level is rated as “0”. According to the World Regime Rating, Iran was rated “Fragile” but has now been downgraded to a “Failed” rating. In the World Government Corruption Index, the future is a little brighter. Iran rates 151 out of 180 countries. Ok, so not a little brighter.

HOW THE WAR BEGAN

The current war began for two reasons. First, Israel said they were definitely going to attack Iran’s nuclear program if US negotiations failed. Second, the US administration realized that negotiations were at a permanent dead end. The Khomeini was determined to create an atomic weapon. America offered to furnish the country with free 5% uranium to power all its nuclear plants. But Iran insisted it had the right to enrich its own uranium up to 60%. Uranium enriched to 90% is required to create an atomic weapon. Therefore, it was clear that the US would now need to assist Israel in their imminent attack as it would put US personnel and military bases in harm’s way. It was also clear that the Khomeini would rather die and meet Allah than to give up his dream of being able to threaten Israel and America with nuclear weapons.

KHOMEINI DREAM COMES TRUE

So, on March 1^st, American and Israeli forces made his dream of meeting Allah come true. Khomeini left his bunker located literally five stories underground, to meet with his senior staff concerning US negotiations. The meeting was held during the day in his palace that served as his official residence in Tehran. His launching to meet Allah was aided that morning by Israeli jets dropping thirty 2,000 pound bombs on the palace and adjoining facilities. He was instantly killed along with his wife, daughter, son in law, daughter in law, grandchild and 48 major staff members. This was his wish come true in two ways. First, he died a martyr’s death because he was actively plotting to murder innocent Israelis and Americans when he was assassinated. Second, it was also his dream to take his family with him to Paradise. This is because in Islam {a death cult}, it is taught that to die in the presence of a martyr is to be guaranteed direct passage into Paradise. However, one might assume that his family members would have called in sick had they known of the impending missile strike. The list of those who will now stand to inherit an estimated 95 to 200 billion dollars in grandpa Ali’s biweekly paycheck savings account has shrunk dramatically!

MEET THE PEOPLE OF IRAN

The nation has a population of 93.1 million people. This makes it one of the most populated countries in the world. However, the birth rate has dropped to an all-time low due to rampant 40% unemployment rates for the young and a failed economy. While gas is ten cents a gallon, no one can afford a car, there are major food shortages, and clean water is scarce as the infrastructure has collapsed due to ongoing sanctions. Economists believe that the Iranian economy will completely collapse with rioting in the streets if a peace agreement with the US is not reached in the next three to four months. People between that ages of 15 and 64 make up 80% of the population and the median age is 33. So there is some hope for change. About 90% of the population can read, and 58% have degrees in higher education. Recent polls showed that 89% of the Iranian public favored a democratic form of government. There has been a rapid increase in urbanization with 75% of the population living in major cities. Iran has 8 major cities of over one million, and 50 cities with populations of between 100,000 and 1,000,000. The population is somewhat diverse with 61% identifying as Persian, 16% Azerbaijanis, 10% Kurds and 9% Lors. Another hopeful sign is that a large portion of Iranian adults do not consider themselves affiliated with a religion and those who identify as Muslims say they are non-practicing. This must be due to the high education rate?

THE $64,000 QUESTION

So the question is, what will the people of Iran do now that the bombing of its nuclear and military facilities has ended? Please note, Israel is actively encouraging the US to resume its bombings of Iran on certain designated military  and nuclear sites. The country still does not have any major defense systems in place. But it does have 150,000 special operations troops known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. It also still has another 200,000 army troops. They enlisted for the opportunity to have two meals a day and a shower once a month. That said, after 47 years of a failed tyranny, Iran now has the chance to sweep the slate clean and join the modern world. Recent polls show that Iran's population favors joining the world’s other industrialized nations. However, the country was doing well 50 years ago when it decided to hit the preverbal Fool Button. I guess we could call Iran the first Middle East country to experience what is today referred to as an “Arab Spring”. But the right wing population allowed the rare opportunity of a monarch’s downfall to be replace with a cruel “Arab Winter". Theocracies are great in theory but unfortunately all men, with the exception of one, succumb to the temptations of power and greed. This is why there is a division in the US Constitution between Church and State. Since January of 2025, it is estimated that 36,500 protesters have been killed by the Iranian military. This has caused no key religious or military leaders to step forward and demand a regime change.

On an interesting note, on March 3^rd 2026, over two thousand Iranian nuclear and military facilities were decimated by a massive coordinated strike by US and Israeli forces. And at the same time, an ominous Blood Moon rose over the nation. Only time will tell if the people of Iran will seize another rare opportunity for a regime change, or stay imprisoned in a country run by Islamic zealots that aspire to world domination even if tens of millions of Iranians must be sacrificed in the process.

The Bible tells us Iran will not change its attitude toward Israel and will soon be destroyed by the hand of God. This event may happen just before or right after the Resurrection and Rapture. Now as never before, Christians should stand firm in their faith and be prepared to hear the command "Come up here!"(Revelation 4:1; Revelation 11:12; Revelation 18:4)