As tensions rise between Israel and Iran, Donald Trump’s evangelical base isn’t just supporting war—they’re welcoming it. To them, this isn’t just a geopolitical conflict. It’s a spiritual mission to bring about the return of Jesus Christ.
Leading the charge is former Rep. Michele Bachmann. On a recent “World Prayer Network” broadcast, she declared this war has biblical significance, and any president—especially Donald Trump—must back Israel without question.
“This is the one thing a president can’t get wrong according to the Bible, according to Joel 3,” Bachmann said. “A president can’t get Israel wrong. They can’t. This is the one most decisive issue that will either take down a presidency or it will lift up and create great promise for a presidency.”
Bachmann framed the conflict in stark, spiritual terms.
“This is a spiritual battle,” she said. “Israel’s at her greatest hour of need right now, every nation on Earth should thank Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu. We should all kiss the ground and be so grateful that Benjamin Netanyahu is prime minister and that he had the guts to take on this greatest evil terror state that has defined plans. And so the United States, in my opinion, we need to be decisive. This is not a negotiation. It can never be a negotiation.”
Pastor Shane Vaughn, another voice in the MAGA evangelical world, took it even further. He described the conflict not just in religious terms, but as part of a divine timeline.
“Netanyahu is a foreshadowing of the true lion that is getting ready to rise in the land of Israel,” Vaughn said. “That lion that is soon to come of the tribe of Judah, Jesus Christ, Yeshua the Messiah, the Bible said when he returns that his vesture will be dipped in blood. He is not coming back to play, he is coming back to bring the rod of correction over the enemies of Israel.”
And then came the line that’s catching attention: “The missiles that flew on Friday the 13th were not just iron missiles but they were spiritual projectiles.”