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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus (jonathanlarsen.substack.com)
submitted 7 months ago by [M] to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

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[–] 38 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

I am not aware of any popular interpretations of God that would take kindly to bringing about the end times on purpose. These guys are getting Super Deluxe Hell with all the extras.

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  • [–] 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Modern Christian know nothing about their own religion. It's more vibe preaching.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    "Yes, you are totally right — the bible does seem to suggest that starting a war in Persia would bring about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, who would no doubt reward you as a faithful servant while casting the anti-war hippies and pro-human-rights leftists into the lake of fire.

    If you would like to explore this topic further, study a few examples, or if there is anything else you would like to discuss, let me know! ⚡🤖 beep boop"

    (/s, btw)

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    • [–] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Many of their commanders are especially delighted with how graphic this battle will be zeroing in on how bloody all of this must become in order to fulfill and be in 100% accordance with fundamentalist Christian end of the world eschatology.

    Mass human sacrifice ritual...

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    • [–] 16 points 7 months ago

    So does this mean that the war is going to go on until The Rapture occurs? Because if that's the case, perhaps we should rapture the MAGA leadership, and move on.

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    [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    These guys want to die and go to heaven so bad, let's help them along shall we?!

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    [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Okay great. Maybe jeezets can come teach people to do things that are not evil things?

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    [+] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)
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