A US military veteran has issued a blunt warning about the growing push by some supporters of Donald Trump to frame the war with Iran as a religious crusade.

Writing in The Hill, former United States Marine Corps serviceman Jos Joseph accused far-right Christian nationalists of weaponising faith to justify a widening conflict in the Middle East.

The rhetoric, he argued, risks blurring the line between national security and religious prophecy.

From geopolitics to prophecy

Joseph says some influential voices within the MAGA movement are portraying the war in apocalyptic terms tied to the Book of Revelation.

According to complaints received by the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, some US service members were told the conflict was part of a divine plan linked to the second coming of Jesus.

In one alleged case, a military commander reportedly told troops that Trump had been “anointed” to ignite a conflict in Iran that would trigger Armageddon.

Hundreds of complaints from within the ranks

The watchdog group says it received more than 200 complaints from service members within days.

Many reported being told their mission was tied to Christian prophecy — a message Joseph says is deeply troubling inside a professional military bound by secular command structures.

If true, he warned, it risks injecting religious ideology into operational decisions.

Faith divides the Christian response

The idea of a “holy war” against Iran is far from universally accepted within Christianity.

Many mainstream Protestants and Catholics have condemned the rhetoric as dangerous and theologically distorted.

But among some evangelical and Christian nationalist circles, the belief persists that turmoil in the Middle East could herald the return of Christ.

A warning about where the war could lead

Joseph says the concern is not merely theological — it is political.

He argues that if senior officials sympathetic to Christian nationalism shape the narrative around the war, its goals could shift in ways driven by ideology rather than strategy.

In a conflict already expanding across the region, that risk carries profound consequences for both US troops and the wider world.

Military veteran tears into MAGA for weaponizing religion

Here we go. Maga lunatics showing their true colours. Get that senile racist, piece of garbage out of the Whitehouse now !