Evangelical prophecies and expected problems – Dr. Abdullah bin Musa Al -Tayer
Dr. Abdullah bin Musa Al -Tayer
In October 2024, President Donald Trump made a remarkable statement in which he said: “Did you know that there are prophets who say that the end of the world will start from the Middle East?” It may be seen by reference to the end of the world’s prophecies in the three religions, as just a transient comment he mentioned in its distinctive provocative way.
However, given the great influence of Evangelical Christians – and they are an essential pillar at the political base of the Republicans – it raises a no less provocative question: Can religious beliefs, especially those related to the end of the world, are the American policies towards the Middle East?
Evangelical Christians, who numbered about 660 million around the world, have always seen 25 to 35 % of America’s population, to the Middle East from the Personal Perspective. For many of them, the Middle East is not just a hot geopolitical outpost, but rather is an arena for achieving biblical and gosmic prophecies. This global trend of Evangelists is based on faith in the return of Christ, peace be upon him, and the rebuilding of the Jewish structure in Jerusalem, the exit of the Antichrist, and the battle of Armageddon that are linked to the end of time.
It is clear that the American policy maker is aware of these accounts, and that he is ready to engage with them politically if it is issued by a broad electoral base. The current American president is believed to be of evangelical Christianity, in addition to his former deputy Mike Pence, Michael Pompeo, Ted Cruz, Mike Johnson, and others who are in power or in thinking centers supporting the decision. It is worth noting that 80 % of evangelical Christians voted for President Trump in the last presidential elections.
America’s policies in the Middle East are consistently compatible with the priorities of the evangelists. The transfer of the American embassy to Jerusalem in 2018 was a historical decision, which was celebrated by the Evangelists who saw a step towards achieving the prophecy more than some Jews celebrated it. The strong support for Israel, including Ibrahim’s agreements that apply relations between Israel and several Arab countries, also strengthened the alliance between power and religion.
Yes, these policies were pragmatic by a businessman who believed in winning deals, but at the same time they met a deep resonance with a religious audience that sees the power of Israel as a harbinger of the end of the world for what this Christian community wishes.
Any American president may tend more towards policies that fit his electoral base towards the hereafter. Evangelists may push towards taking bolder steps – such as increasing the support of Israeli sovereignty over the disputed lands, or taking a more striking position towards Iran, which is often depicted as evil in religious scenarios of evangelical Christians. American policy may open up to the formulation of such policies from a spiritual perspective, which mixes political geography and divine destiny, which will argue opponents of this hypothesis that it exaggerates the assessment of the role of religion in American foreign policy.
Ultimately, the decisions are driven by economic interests, electoral accounts, and personal loyalty, more than they are sacred written texts. Thus, the strategic importance of the Middle East in oil, security, and anti -terrorism is presented as secular justifications for deals and policies. However, ignoring evangelical influence may lose an essential part of the plot.
Republicans have consistently consolidated this population category, by appointing preferred evangelical figures to high positions, which are committed to the issues of the cultural community, and if the opportunity arises, this commitment has expanded to include foreign policy.
Disaded repercussions, if the American political agenda disintegrates, even indirectly, to the beliefs of the end of time and the end of the world. These tensions may already be ascended into a turbulent area, and more oil is poured on burning fire. The world will look at priority to the expansion of Israel at the expense of the Palestinian right, or to confront Iran militarily as an adventure driven by religious beliefs more than political, and in the meantime, the opponents may take advantage of this novel, and ICONPERE is what is going on and will take place as a sacred war.
The Evangelists, who feel that their faith dominates the global scene, enthusiastically, will turn around any policies that have been able to Israel, and in light of the polarization, which is unparalleled, in the American interior, this mass circumvention is a valuable political mine that is not overlooked. Whether the American policy in the Middle East complies with the evangelical enemy belief, or is political realism, this will not change the fact that the region is a crucible for geopolitical fluctuations, and that the interaction of religion and power will not be far from the expected formations.
