Ayatollahs' Apocalyptic Reality is Vastly Different than America's

Surely the coming of Donald J. Trump is not foretold in the Holy Quran, and the End Time is not imminent--or is it?  It may depend on who you ask.  Ask in the highest political circles within Iran and is a very serious question meriting great discussion, and several high ranking individuals if not a majority are in agreement that President Trump is indeed the Islamic Antichrist or Dajjal. Many may also believe that the development of nuclear bombs to destroy Israel is a mandatory commandment from Allah in order to initiate the End Times, which will right the imbalance of power between the evil first world (Israel, the USA and their allies) and the faithful Shiites. The Shiite clerics that rule Iran are not necessarily insane, but they adhere to ancient beliefs based on strict interpretation of Quranic prophecies that are utterly alien to Western pragmatism. Hence they are willing to endure massive bombings and devastation because they believe it is all part of Quranic prophecy, and at the end, Jesus will return to earth to punish Western infidels and reward the faithful Shiites.  This is not just lip service.  They truly believe it.  

The opinion that matters most is the opinion of the allegedly infallible Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who arose to this position upon the death of his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by American bombs on February 28.  That bombing also wounded Mojtaba, We can assume he hates the US. The Supreme Leader of Iran is believed to be infallible, meaning his authority cannot be questioned in matters of Scripture or Law, either one.  He is like the Pope and Dictator.  There is no reason to believe the new Supreme Leader is friendly to the US at all.  He is said to have been seriously injured from the bomb blast, but according to The Jerusalem Post, he is alert though delegating his duties to the military.

Over the years, the previous Supreme Leader used his power to squash dissent via executions, torture and other policies that those in the West would normally find repugnant.  At the same time, Iran has used oil money to export revolution around the world, including to Lebanon (which has a sizeable Shi'ite population). This is how Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations around the world receive backing.  

Thanks in large measure to funding from Iran, Hezbollah has emerged as a formidable, well-trained fighting force.  

Christianity, Judaism and Islam all have End Time narratives, or apocalyptic literature which describe the overthrow of evil earthly authorities and bringing the Righteous to power.  The simple equation is this: Righteous = Christian in Christian interpretation of the Bible; = Jewish in the Tanakh, = Muslims in the Holy Quran.  In the Quranic version, Jesus survived the Crucifixion (many interpreters understand that someone else somehow died in his place).  Jesus will return to Earth to destroy the nonbelievers (Jews and Christians, for example). The Quran also prophecies that there is a Dajjal or Antichrist, a powerful world leader who will deceive many people into believing he is good, though actually he is incarnate evil. So, is Donald Trump the Shi'ite Dajjal?

No, President Trump has not been identified as the Dajjal in the context of Shi'ite religion, and least not yet, not until the Supreme Leader makes it clear in a public speech that Donald J. Trump is the "Dajjal."  That could very well happen, but it has not happened yet. Others, most prominently Ayatollah Seyyed Hassan Ameli, have made such accusations, but they so far have not been endorsed by the Supreme Leader. Only the Supreme Leader is infallible.

Many Americans are making similar claims after he posted pictures of himself which seemed to portray him as Jesus.   

After this image appeared, some Conservative Christians found themselves agreeing with Conservative Shiite Muslims that DJT is the AntiChrist.

Baptist New Global apparently believed President Trump is the AntiChrist prior to the controversial AI-generated images.   

Islam, Judaism and Christianity all have End Time narratives in which evil is destroyed and the righteous inherit the earth. Strict fundamentalists in Islam as well as Christianity and Judaism all have a clear idea who is who and where they will go after the Final Judgment, but disagree about who will be saved and who will be discarded into Hell. 

Last year, on June 29, 2025, Shia Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi issued a Fatwa (religious declaration), calling President Trump an Enemy of Allah (Mohareb), and called upon Muslims of the world to kill him. 

It does seem that there is great sentiment among senior Ayatollas for believing that the End Time is near, and that the Supreme Leader may well believe it also.  It is very plausible that the Supreme Leader believes that a nuclear bomb needs to be used to obliterate all or part of Israel. We can only hope that he realizes that such a bomb strike will be met with a counterattack that is 100 times more powerful. Millions will die and Iran will not be allowed to win. Nuclear war makes no sense to a pragmatist of whatever religion.  However, Iranian clerics are not pragmatists.  

In the End Times, Jesus (yes the same Jesus of the Christian New Testament) will return to earth and slay the Dajaal and rule the Earth. The Day of Judgment will come and the just people will be rewarded, and evildoers will  be placed in torment.

Thus, we in the West need to be concerned about is the potential for a nuclear attack on Israel. This is the end goal of the Iranian nuclear program. In Iran, it is not fringe thinking, it is the belief held at the highest levels of their government.  Church (or Mosque) and State are not separated in Iran; rather, they are the same entity. 

Protestors in New York support Shiite movements in Iran, Lebannon and elsewhere. 

It is possible to be very sympathetic to the cause of Islam without supporting nuclear annihilation of Israel. However, supporting the Shiite government is intimately associated with the development of nuclear weapons for the purpose of destroying Israel and fulfilling Quranic prophecies.  The Shiite government is not the people and does not speak for all Islam. Even so, in a democracy it is the right of Americans to advocate support for entities such as the Iranian Supreme Leader and the Ayatollahs and Hezbollah and terror cells in the US. Just be aware that the Ayatollahs really do share an apocalyptic vision which may include overseeing the destruction of Israel via the use of nuclear bombs if they do not get their way.