Over the weekend, the American operation “Midnight Hammer” did just as its name suggests, hammering Iran by launching a historic and highly coordinated military operation against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
The mission was aimed at destroying Iran’s deeply fortified nuclear enrichment facilities, particularly at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The strike force included seven B2 Spirit stealth bombers, which flew undetected into Iranian airspace. According to Fox News, the United States dropped a total of fourteen 30,000 lb bunker buster bombs and fired 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles from submarines, obliterating all its targets.
This highly complex and coordinated effort was precisely carried out with one hundred percent success, and all the B2s returned home safe and sound.
Of course, Iran vowed swift and decisive retaliation against both Israel and the United States with threats to target American bases in the Middle East. Iran did target an American base in Qatarโthough it didn’t amount to much, causing no injuries or damage.
With the destruction of their nuclear program and Israeli strikes intensifying, it became clear that the regime was teetering on the brink of collapse.
Iran has now accepted a ceasefire. An agreement that they quickly broke, sending millions of Israelis back into bomb shelters the same morning the ceasefire came into effect. Israel, of course, responded. As of now, the ceasefire is holdingโfor how long is anyone’s guess.
When Iran accepted the ceasefire, it wasn’t without lying to their people. The regime claimed that it was their success that led to the agreement and reportedly plans to hold a victory celebration in Tehran. Nothing could be further from the truth. Iran was on the verge of collapse and was left with no more options.
The truth is that Israel should have finished them off, but if you know Ezekiel 38 and 39, none of this should surprise you as a student of God’s Word. We know that Iran must live to see another day. What we are witnessing today is far more than just another major conflict with Israel and her enemies. This is part of something much greater that is coming. It is setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.
Israel stood on the threshold of victory over its enemies once again, all the while seeking peace with her Arab neighbors. The Abraham Accords and its likely expansion is bringing Arab nations that once stood as Israel’s enemies to the peace table. Israel has a great longing for peace today. No one can blame them. They are tired of war and conflict. All these developments are leading towards the ultimate peace deal that we read about in Daniel 9:27.
Meanwhile, the Iranian regime is seeking their survival, aligning remarkably with the prophetic details described in Ezekiel 38 and 39. The war with Israel is setting Iran up with a perfect motivation for revenge.
How will the details of these prophecies further come together before being fulfilled? Time will tell, but the Bible tells us how it will end.
This hasn’t simply been a serious conflict in the Middle East; it is prophetic alignment. The pieces are coming together, and God’s Word will come to pass exactly as He has said it would. We are truly living in remarkable times, and now, more than ever, we must stay grounded in the Bible.
I praise God for President Trump. His courage and boldness led him to do what no other world leader would do: confront and destroy the threat posed by this evil Iranian regime. Iran’s relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons was an ambition that could have held the world hostage and threatened the very existence of Israelโand the United States.
I also praise God for Israel’s boldness in the last week and a half, which was invaluable in paving the way for the end of Iran’s nuclear program.
Let us continue to pray fervently for Israel and the United States, asking God for divine protection. Let us also pray that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran will lastโat least for a whileโand that God will thwart any other future attacks upon His chosen people.
I think of God’s Word in Deuteronomy 31:6, where he tells Moses to tell the children of Israel: “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
