Is it significant that Israel and the USA attacked Iran on Saturday 28th February 2026?

One man's thoughts on various aspects of the Iran war by Guest Blogger Ian Atkin.

Purim

Is it significant that Israel and the USA attacked Iran on Saturday 28^th February 2026?

It might well be!

Part 1, Shabbat Zichron 28.02.2026.

Regarding Israel, it might be of significance that February 28^th, 2026, was a day referred to as ‘Shabbat Zichron’, a Sabbath of Remembrance.

A Shabbat celebrating the festival of Purim which specifically remembers a very important event in Jewish history.

This historical event is detailed in the Hebrew Book of Esther, and a study of Esther reveals some amazing details which may have significance in relation to the Jewish celebration of Purim this year and the commencement of war on Iran by Israel and America.

In Esther Chapter 9 verse 28 says:

“These days should be remembered and observed in every generation by every family, and in every province and in every city. And these days of Purim should never cease to be celebrated by the Jews, nor should the memory of them die out among their descendants.”

Purim has been celebrated since the times of Esther by the Jewish people to this very day!

The purpose of the festival is primarily to ‘remember.’ To remember what?

In the time that Esther lived a large Jewish Community lived in Persia and Media which was governed by King Xerxes.

A man called Haman gained favour with King Xerxes and was promoted to a ‘seat of honour higher than that of all the other nobles.’ In Chapter 3 v 1 Haman is referred to as Haman the Agagite.

Haman took a dislike to the Jews and said to king Xerxes in Chapter 3 verse 9:

“If it please the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them.”

Verse 10 say:

“So the king took his signet ring and gave it to Haman, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.”

Verse 13:

“Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews.”

There are some details of particular interest in these verses.

Particularly, that Haman is identified as ‘the Agagite,’ as an enemy of the Jews, and that his goal is to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews.

He is an evil leader, from Persia, who is aim is the annihilation of the Jewish people.

It is important to note that Haman is an Agagite because the origins and the agenda of the Agagites is found in 1 Samuel Chapter 15:8 -9 in which King Agag is identified as King of the Amalekites.

In Genesis chapter 36 verse 12 Amalek is identified as a son of Esau and in Exodus chapter 17 verse 8 – 15 the Amalekites are identified as enemies of the Israelites.

The enmity is such that it leads to war between the Amalekites and Israelites.

Significantly in Exodus 17:16 -

‘He (Moses) said ……… “The Lord will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.”

Most importantly we are informed that this war is a war of God against the Amalekites, it is a spiritual conflict, a conflict that will be continued generation after generation.

The Scriptures show that this is indeed the case:

 From Esau and Moses’ generation to the generation of Samuel, God’s war with Amalek continued through King Agag, King of the Amalekites. And in Esther’s generation it is shown to continue through ‘Haman, the Agagite.’

Because the Book of Esther was being read on February the 28^{th 2026}, on a Shabbat Zichron, a remembrance of Esther and Purim, can parallels be drawn between the ancient story of pur and the commencement of war on Persia/Iran in current times?

Historically, an evil leader, Haman, arose in Persia who, through the drawing of lots.

 ‘pur,’ devised a plan to annihilate all Jews.

In current times, an evil leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, arose in Iran whose aim is the annihilation of all Jews.

In the historical account, it was at’ pur’im, that the enemies of the Jews were exposed and defeated.

Could it be that this year’s remembrance and celebration of Purim, through Israel and America’s commencement of war on Iran, will result in the enemies of the Jews, once again, being exposed and defeated?

If so, is it because: The Lord will be at war with the Amalekites from generation to generation!

The Bible verses thus far referred to reveal the ancient origins and primary cause of the phenomena of antisemitism, hatred of the Jewish race, which began in antiquity and continues to this day.

 Antisemitism is a manifestation and expression, through human beings, of the evil spirit of Amalek whose primary aim is the (irrational) annihilation of the Jewish race.

The spirit of Amalek is an opposing spirit to God and anything that is His.

Because the Jewish people are God’s Chosen people and because Israel is The Promised Land by God to His Chosen people the spirit of enmity with God manifests in people through their enmity with Israel and the Jews.

Such people are operating under the influence of the spirit of Amalek.

The Biblical principal reveals that those who are against the Jewish people and /or Israel are against God.

Haman’s wife Zeresh was well aware that to take such a position results in deadly consequences.

This principle is clearly set out in Esther Chapter 6 verse 13b, were, referring to Haman.

“…. His advisers and wife said to him ‘since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him – you will surely come to ruin’….”

With Zeresh’s observation in focus, might the current war on Iran be regarded as a modern-day manifestation of the war of God against Amalek?

 Could it be that, like Haman, Ayatollah Khamenei started his own downfall when, 47 years ago, he chose to stand against the Jews by declaring ‘Death to Israel’.

He came to ruin……on February 28^th 2026……at the festival of ‘pur’, Purim?

As it was for Haman, it was for Khamenei!

The means by which Haman and Ayatollah Khamenei die proves to be interesting!

We are told in Esther 7:9-10 that Haman died in his own home on his own gallows:

“Then Herbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “gallows seventy feet high stand by Haman’s house. He had made it for Mordecai (Esther’s Jewish uncle), who spoke up to help the king.”

The kind said, “Hang him on it.” So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.

It is interesting to observe that at Purim, February 28^th, 2026, while a remembrance of Haman’s death was being remembered, that Ayatollah Khamani was executed.

Khamenei died, just as Haman did, by the means he planned to kill the Jews. Haman by hanging and Ayatollah Khamani by ballistic missile!

It could be said that the Ayatollah built gallows for himself and was hanged on them through his foreign policy, Death to Israel Death to America, in his own house, just as Haman was, on the Jewish festival of Purim.

It is significant that Exodus Chapter 15 verses 2-3 say:

“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. Now go and attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them.”

Historically, God instructed the Israelites to totally destroy everything of the Amalekites. BUT they failed to do so.

Saul continued this trend, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 15:7-9. Haman continued the trend.

Ayatollah Khamenei continues the generational trend and so the pattern continues down through history.

Therefore, the war of God against Amalek continues to this day.

If the spirit of Amalek is the spirit which drives the Ayatollah’s Islamic agenda, we may deduce that Allah is a descendent of Amalek and Agag, if so, the current war on Iran by Israel and America, may be considered an outworking of God’s war against Amalek in this generation.

Historically, from a Biblical perspective, God required that evil be violently defeated, e.g. Exodus 12:12, Exodus 14: 26-31.

In the cosmic battle of good against evil, God requires the shedding of blood to defeat death, in order to obtain life: Exodus 12:7, Exodus 12:13, Mathew 26:28.

In times of war, much blood is shed to defeat death by deadly regimes and death cults in order that the survivors of war gain life. Thus, blood defeats death.

Part 2, The tribe of Benjamin, The colours White, Blue, Purple, Silver, and Gold.

There are other interesting details in the Book of Esther which might have significance in relation to Israel and America’s current war on Iran.

In Esther Chapter 2 verse 5 we are introduced to Mordecai, Esther’s uncle.

“Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai.”

In the account of King Saul, we are told in 1 Samuel verse 1-2:

“There was a Benjamite, a man of standing ……. he had a son named Saul ….”

From a Biblical perspective, a pattern emerges through which God specifically chooses men from the tribe of Benjamin to take on the Agagites and Amalekites.

I am not sure of Benjamin Netanhayu’s tribal ancestry, but on the basis that he carries the name Benjamin as his first name, could he be God’s agent in this generation for the continuation of the Biblical pattern to use a Benjamite/Benjamin, to farther His war against the spirit of Amalek?

If Benjamin Netanyahu succeeds in this war with Iran and its proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, he will thus take a step towards the destruction of the ancient influence and agenda of Amalek, the spirit behind the Islamic agenda to annihilate all Jews and destroy the State of Israel.

If this is the case and if he achieves his aims, Mr. Netanyahu may be considered an instrument in God’s hand in His war against – Amalek!

In the Book of Esther chapter 1 a description of a banquet held in the gardens of King Xerxes is given: verse 6 says.

“The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars …….”

In chapter 8 verse 15:

“Mordecai left the king’s presence wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold and purple robe of linen …….”

In human experience and language, in religious texts, art, interpretation of dreams etc. colours, numbers and symbols are important as they often carry significant symbolic meaning.

This is true throughout the Hebrew Scriptures.  

For example, in Esther Chapter 8 verses 6 and 15 references to purple, silver and gold are symbolic of royalty.  Pillars are symbolic of strenghth. And white and blue are symbolic of divinity and heaven.

 Interestingly, in the king of Persia’s garden an edict was granted as follows:

“The king’s edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate any armed force of any nationality or province that might attack them and their women and children and to plunder the property of their enemies.” Esther 8:11.

At this granting of this edict ‘hangings of white and blue linen were hung on the pillars.

So, all the people in the kingdom of Persia and Media were celebrating the death of Haman and the victory won by the Benjamite Jew, Mordecai, for His people.

On Saturday 28^th February 2026 we saw on television and social media the people of Iran, ancient Persia, celebrating the death of the Ayatollah. The Iranians, as well as waving their own national flags were waving the blue and white flag of Israel.

Could there be important symbolism portrayed in these actions, colours, and symbols?

Could these be a divine sign to link the times and events of Purim in the days of Esther, Mordecai, and Hamam to the events of Purim this year?

. an evil leader located in Persia/Iran,

. died in his own house on his own gallows,

. died at the hands of a Benjamite/Benjamin,

. their deaths were celebrated with white and blue linen and the waving of the white and blue Israeli flag on the streets of ancient Persia and modern-day Iran.

Might we be seeing a continuation of Biblical principles and symbolic meaning in colours and flags in our times?

Part 3, Red, White, Black and Green Horses and the Palestinian flag.

While thinking of flags, colours, symbolic meaning and what these represent and the message they carry, we may consider the masses of Palestinian flags on our streets in Britain and in places throughout the world in recent times.

Might there be any significant symbolic meaning in the red, white, black, and green flags carried by the Palestinians and pro-Palestinian groups around the globe?

The colours of white, red, black, and green find significance in the Book of Revelation Chapter 6.

For example, in verse 2 it says.

“I looked, and there before me was a white horse……and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.”

Verse 4:  

“Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other…”

Verse 5:

“I looked, there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in its hands.”

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Verse 8:

“I looked and there before me was a green horse (note: the Greek word can be translated as pale, sallow or green. As the previous verses refer to the colours of horses, it is fair to conclude the translation should be ‘green’ rather than ‘pale’ e.g. as it is in the NIV and KJ versions).

Its rider was named Death and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine, and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.”

The stated goal of Islam is to gain the world through conquest to establish a global Islamic caliphate, this is what Muslims believe in and hope for. They believe in religious conquest.

While white can be a colour symbolic of purity, in some sources it is also used to symbolise deception.

A study of ancient origins reveals that Allah originates from the ancient moon god, Satan.

The Bible refers to false gods and forbids the worship of them. Allah is one of these.

The teachings of Islam are therefore also false. A deception.

Could this be what the white horse symbolises?

While Muslims claim Islam to be a peaceful religion the primary aim of Islam is the annihilation of all Jews, the State of Israel and death to every infidel (non-Muslim) who will not convert to Islam.

They plan to achieve this through conquest, Jihad.

Red symbolically often represents blood. This can be positive, as in sacrificial blood to achieve redemption, or negative through blood shed in murder removing peace from those who experience it.

Could the fiery red horse symbolise an Islamic attempt to impose a caliphate on the world?

The Islamic agenda has gained much influence in modern society and by doing so, it could be said, holds the world on a pair of scales.  

Scales often symbolise power. In future where will the balance of power eventually be?

Could the black horse symbolise a global balance of power that Islam is about to gain ?           

 As Islamic Jihad is a death cult.

Could this be what the green horse symbolises?

Palestinians and pro-Palestinian supporters carry a flag which is white, red, black, and green. Could it be that these colours carry symbolic meaning relating to the cause, aims, and objectives of Jihad? Might the colours of the flag relate to the coloured horses in Revelation 6:2-8?

The primary objective of the Palestinian people and the pro-Palestinian movement aligns with the agenda of Haman and Ayatollah Khamenei, i.e. enmity with the Jewish race and a primary goal to annihilate the Jews and State of Israel completely, enmity with God.

We might therefore conclude that they operate under the spiritual influence of Amalek.

If so, according to what we have read in the Bible, the war they fight is the war of God against Amalek.

They are fighting against God.

As with Haman and the Ayatollah, as per the Biblical pattern, this will be to their ruin, it will lead to their destruction.

Considering the possibility that the symbolic meaning of the white, red, black and green horses in the Book of Revelation relate to the colours of the Palestinian and, therefore, symbolise Islam with its agenda of death to all Jews, annihilation of the State of Israel and death of all infidels i.e. non-Muslims, is it really a good cause to support while marching under the white, red, black and green Palestinian flag?

Even if it is not a correct interpretation to equate the colours of the horses in Revelation with the colours of the Palestinian flag, do we want to walk under that flag in support of what it really symbolises – Islamic Jihad?

The implications of aligning with the agendas of the Pro-Palestinian movement are serious.

While claiming to march for peace, and, as their placards claim, ‘no to genocide,’ they are in truth calling for the genocide of the Jewish race.

Their claims and message are a deception, and many nice, decent, well-meaning people, old and young, in western societies have fallen for it.

We should choose to be properly informed about who we stand with and for what we march.

 Is this flag a symbolic warning to those who do not agree with this agenda to strongly oppose and stand against it?

 Numbers carry significant symbolic meaning in many traditions.

 It is 47 years since the Ayatollahs took up leadership in Iran.

By establishing a hard-line Islamic Republic, they immediately imprisoned all Iranian citizens under an oppressive government thus robbing Iranians of all major freedoms and equal rights.

Simultaneously, the Ayatollahs waged immediate war on Israel, stating its primary purpose and goal to be the annihilation of the State of Israel and all Jews.

The Islamic government set up and funded the extreme Islamic proxies of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza and the Houthis in Yemen, while also supporting the Assad regime in Syria, it also became a close ally of Russia.

While funding Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis with billions of dollars for military Jihad, the Islamic regime ensured a generation of Iranians were robbed and deprived of peace, stability, security and prosperity, public investment, and welfare.

While their populations suffered the Ayatollahs and their proxies pursued their primary goal - the destruction of the State of Israel and death to all Jews.

Declaring ‘Death to Israel,’ Iran’s war with Israel began on day 1 of the Ayatollahs rise to power 47 years ago.

At the same time, the Islamic regime proclaimed, ‘Death to America.’

This has been their consistent mantra and foreign policy ever since.

It thus declared war on Israel and the United States of America and consequently on all western democracies, on western values and beliefs.

It is interesting, therefore, to note that in his second term of office, Donald Trump became the 47^th president of the USA.

Could there be a symbolic significance to the 47 years of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Donald Trump being the 47^th US President?

In the Book of Isaiah in Chapter 44 verse 29 and Chapter 45 verse 1-4 God speaks about Cyrus, the King of Persia who, despite not knowing or believing in God, is used by God to help the Jews.  Isa 44:48 says:

“who says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd and will accomplish all that I please; he will say of Jerusalem, ‘Let it be rebuilt’ and of my temple, ‘Let it’s foundations be laid.’

Chapter 45 v 1 -4, This is what the lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armour, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut. I will go before you and will level mountains, I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am The Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honour, though you do not acknowledge me.

So Cyrus was not a Jew, but, as a Persian King, he defended the Jews. He is recognised and remembered in Persian/ Iranian history because he restored dignity, honoured faith, and broke the back of oppressive regimes. He liberated the Jewish people.

King Cyrus is remembered, not as a tyrant, but as a deliverer.

In relation to current times, many in Israel and Iran, and others too, are regarding Donald Trump as a modern-day Cyrus.

They see parallels between Trump and Cyrus because, as a foreign leader, he is confronting an oppressive regime on behalf of the Jewish people, and the free world.

The Biblical pattern shows that God raises up allies of Israel to protect and defend their people.

In Biblical Prophetic books earthly conflicts are understood to reflect the reality of spiritual conflicts in the heavenly realms.

In relation to the discussion in this document, the spiritual war of God against Amalek might currently be being played out in the earthly conflict between Israel, America, and Iran?

The pattern repeats down through the generations with new players in place.

In Samuels time Saul’s army fought against the Amalekites, in Esther’s time the Jewish community fought against Haman and his sons, in our time Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump are fighting against the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Could it be then, that Mr. Trump is an instrument in God’s hand to protect and fight for Israel and the Jews in our generation?  A modern-day Cyrus?

He is confronting the oppressive Islamic regime with the aim of honouring the Iranian people’s heritage and restoring it to them while helping Israel and the Jewish people too.

While other western governments and elites continue negotiation, Trump, along with Israel, has confronted and attacked the ideology, belief system, and spirit behind the Islamic regime of Iran. Amalek in this generation!

In January 2026 the Islamic clerics, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and their subordinates brutally murdered at least 50,000 of their own people on the streets of Iran.

On the festival of Purim, the 28^th of February 2026, millions of the Iranian people were dancing on the streets of Iran, waving American and Israeli flags along with their own flag, thanking Trump and Netanyahu for waging war on the Islamic regime.

Celebrating because, in the minds of the Iranians, Islam in Iran might be in retreat.

Many Iranians in the diaspora are openly saying they hate Islam and what it stands for. They want nothing to do with it and want an end to it.

The Persian/Iranian people recognise that when a foreign leader confronts their oppressors and oppression and honours their true heritage that gratitude follows.

King Cyrus understood this. President Trump understands this.

The Israeli and American leadership have realised negotiations and diplomacy with the Islamic regime in Iran and their proxies in Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen is a game played by the Ayatollahs to stall for time. Time which would allow Iran to create nuclear weapons of mass destruction to fire on modern democracies, starting with Israel then all western nations.

On this basis, Israel and America are fighting a war on behalf of the world to prevent this eventuality.

Instead of managing, through diplomatic means, the ongoing threat of a nuclear weaponised Iran with their stated goal of ‘Death to Israel’ ‘Death to America,’ Israel and America have decided to cease negotiations and militarily put an end to 47 years of Islamic Jihad imposed by the Iranian Regime since its inception.

In effect, instead of appeasing the tyrannical evil of this regime, they are confronting it head on. They are doing so on behalf of the free world!

Never-the-less, It is fair to say that both Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump are controversial characters.

They are both disliked, even hated, distrusted, and severely criticised by many people.

On the other hand, they have many followers who love, trust, and support them.

Their characters have been questioned in relation to corruption and what their true motives are as political leaders.

Despite all that, throughout the whole Bible, we see that God frequently chooses men and women with flawed characters and questionable reputations for His purposes.

For example, Moses could not speak up, Jacob was a scoundrel, David was an adulterer and murderer, Rahab and Mary Magdalene were prostitutes, the disciples deserted and disowned Jesus when he needed them most etc. etc. never-the-less, God called and used them all.

So despite the character flaws and questionable reputations of Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump, it may well be that God is using them as instruments in His hands to bring about His purposes in these days.

Thinking again of the Book of Esther we see that God’s hand, though unnamed, is unmistakably at work.

There are within its narrative a series of reversals: Haman rises but falls. Mordecai moves from obscurity to honour. A death sentence shifts to the giving of life.

With the eyes of faith, we can see the sovereignty of God at work behind the scenes.

Throughout the Scriptures God chooses to work through ordinary people, who despite their character flaws and personal weaknesses, are willing to act in faith and obedience to Him.

The Nicene Creed says:

“You are the Almighty, the King of Creation, the One who rules and reigns over all things, both seen and unseen.”

Interesting of note is that God rules and reigns over the unseen! That which we, with our human eyes cannot see! As well as over what we do see.

So what is it we cannot see, what is unseen to us in the war with Israel, America, and Iran?

Could it be the unseen war between the Lord and Amalek in this generation?

Might it be that, behind the human conditions of war with all its controversies and horrors, God is working out His purposes in line with Biblical patterns, symbolic emblems, and His prophetic Word in these days?

In the Book of Esther Chapter 9 verse 1b we are told:

“On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned, and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them.”

Verse 13b and 14:

“…….. and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged on gallows.”

“So, the king commanded this to be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.”

An explanation for the consequences of Haman’s actions is summed up in verses 23 – 26:

“For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and cast the pur (that is, the lot) for their ruin and destruction. But when the plot came to the king’s attention, he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman devised against the Jews should come back on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Therefore, these days were called Purim, from the word pur.”

The tables were turned, the Jews won the advantage over their enemies – is it significant that Haman’s ten sons were also hanged, for being complicit in their father’s actions?

Does this detail highlight that hatreds, character traits, issues etc. are often generational, and continue generation after generation after generation?

For this reason, Haman the Agagite, operating out of the generational agenda and spirit of Amalek, and his sons had to be put to death.

The Biblical principle within these details inform us that evil schemes, devised against the Jewish people, are turned back on the heads of those that exercise them. The tables turn and the Jews get the upper hand over those who hate them.

With the death of the Supreme Leader of Iran and the appointment of his son to take his place in mind, it may well be that the son too will be killed.

The other sons of the Islamic Republic, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis are, therefore, also required to be killed.

The Biblical principle requires an end to the generational perpetuity of hatred of the Jews, this can only be achieved by declaring war on the enemies of the Jewish people.

As distasteful as war is, and as horrifying as the death of populations in war times is, the battle is one of good against evil.

The war on Iran at the moment, from this Biblical perspective, is God’s war against the generational spirit of Amalek.

Israel and America have stated their realisation that diplomacy does not work in relation to the leaders of Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.

No international cease fires, peace agreements UN Charters or anything else have achieved peace in the Middle East.

Why? Because the primary agenda of Iran and it is proxies in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen, Gaza and the West Bank is first and foremost the destruction of the State of Israel and murder of all Jews.

Unfortunately, as believers in the goals of Islam promoted by Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, the ‘ordinary’ citizens governed by these groups, are killed in the conflicts initiated by them. As Muslims they believe in the Islamic goal to annihilate the Jewish entity and establish in its place an Islamic caliphate; they do not believe in or want a two-state solution.

Diplomacy is seen by the Islamic Republic, and in the Muslim mindset, as weakness to be exploited. Diplomacy is their means of achieving delay in which nuclear weapons can be produced as a method of ultimately fulfilling their goal of “death to Israel” and “death to America,” literally.

This is why, therefore, Israel and America, having started this war must finish it.

The win, for Israelis, Americans, and Iranians (who do not support the Islamic Regime) will be the toppling of the Regime and Regime change in Iran.

And the non-nuclearisation of Iran’s weapons.

In January 2026 at least 50,000 Iranians were murdered on the streets of Iran on the instructions of the Supreme Leader. These Iranians and millions of others are calling for help from outside Iran to topple the regime in order to bring about regime change.

Mr Netanyahu and Mr trump have indicated they will facilitate this.

Iranians in the diaspora are openly saying they hate the regime and what it has done to its people during 47 years of tyrannical rule. Consequently, they are also saying they hate Islam, they are sick of Islam and are horrified by what it teaches, promotes, and does. They are calling for an end to it. They are asking western leaders to intervene.

Both inside and outside of Iran, Iranians are thanking and praising Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump for their intervention. Despite the human cost, they are asking Israel and America to see the war through until regime change is achieved.

But will this happen?

Part 4, God’s Prophetic Word concerning Elam/Iran.

Is there real hope for the Iranians for a new future?

The greatest hope for Iran is outlined in the prophetic Word of God in Jeremiah Chapter 49 verse 34ff.

In the Hebrew Scriptures Elam is the ancient name for what is now known as Iran.

Verse 34 and 35 says:

This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, early in the reign of Zedekkiah king of Judah:                             

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might ….”

Verses 37-39

“………. I will shatter Elam before their foes before those who seek their lives.

I will bring disaster upon them, even my fierce anger, declares The Lord ….

I will set my throne in Elam and destroy her king and officials, declares the Lord.

Yet I will restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come” declares the Lord.

This prophecy tells us that at some point in time God will break the bow, military power, of Iran. In doing so, He will shatter them before their enemies this will be His judgement on Iran.

BUT, having done so, God will then set His throne there and destroy Iran’s king and officials, He will take their place. When He does, He will restore the fortunes of and prosperity to the Iranian people.

It could be that God is using Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump to bring into place the fulfilment of His Word. If so, He is breaking the military might, bow, of Iran through them.

Once Iran is sufficiently shattered by the disaster of war, and the Islamic king and officials are sufficiently destroyed, God will take up His rule there.

Regime change will take place!

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Jacob who became Israel, will win the war against Amalek, the evil spirit behind Islam.

Iran and Israel will then become allies, as they were in times gone by.

Through His kingship and this allegiance, God will restore the fortunes of Iran.

This is why, on the streets of Israel today, we hear Jews/Israelis expressing their longing for the Iranian people to be freed from the Islamic regime, so that they can become allies and friends. Then they can prosper together.

This is why, through this war, Mr. Netanyahu aims to destroy the Iranian leadership, Hezbollah, and Hamas once and for all.

 If he does not, he knows, that as has happened in the past, Iran and its proxies will re-group, re-cover and re-arm and continue ad infinitum their primary purpose for being – ‘Death to Israel,’ ‘Death to America.’

After the events of October 7^th, 2023, Netanyahu is determined, on behalf of his people, Israel, to put an end to the existential threat that Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas is and has always been to the Jewish State and to all Jews.

If it is time for the fulfilment of God’s Word in Jeremiah 49, Israel and America will achieve the dismantling of Iran’s military capabilities (break the bow of Elam) and destroy their leadership (destroy their king and officials).

A Godly rule will replace them and Iran will prosper. There will be peace between Iran, Israel, and America.

If this happens, we will know that Netanyahu and Trump, despite their flaws and controversies, have been instruments in the hand of God for His purposes and for the fulfilment of His prophetic Word.

If this outcome does not happen in these days, we may conclude the time is not yet, it will happen in future.

Part 5. Conclusion, what should we do in the face of it all?

What can we do? How should we respond to the war with Iran.

Considering the meaning of the festival of Purim and what it remembers and celebrates, first and foremost we must surely be very careful where and with whom we choose to cast our ‘pur,’ our lot.

If, like Haman, we cast our lot against the Jewish people we may as Haman’s wife and advisers said, “come to ruin.”

Whatever we pitch against the Jews will be turned back on us; with Haman it was death by hanging, with Ayatollah Khamani it was death by ballistic missile!

If this war is a representation of God’s war against Amalek in this generation and if Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump are God’s chosen instruments to defend His chosen people and Promised Land and set the Iranians free from decades of tyranny, then the battle is of good against evil. Most of us would choose to stand with good.

The players in the battle for good against evil are always flawed men and women, usually with questionable characters.

We may not like Mr. Netanyahu or Mr. Trump, however, if they win this war and the Iranian people are set free from the 47 year tyrannical reign of the Ayatollahs, the IRGC, the BIRJ and, if Islamic Jihad exercised through Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis ceases, the Israelis and Americans will be seen to have done a good thing!

We all have a responsibility to be suitably informed in relation to this war, and we should seek out sources of information that are reliable and honest.  This will enable us to choose wisely as to who and what we stand for. Be well informed to choose well.

Many people say but I do not believe in God, I’m not religious, I don’t believe in all that stuff, I couldn’t care less about it, I don’t believe the Bible, I don’t care about the Arabs and the Jews, I’m not having anything to do with all that etc. etc.

We are all free to choose, however, by default a neutral position pitches us on the side of evil, to stand for good requires conscious decision.

With Purim in mind we must surely be very careful not to cast our ’pur,’ our lot, on the side of evil!

Remembering the lessons of Purim, the unseen God reigns sovereign behind the scenes of human existence.

The story of His chosen people, the Jewish people, is one of reversal, survival, redemption, and victory.

If the commencement of the war with Iran, coinciding with the Jewish festival of Purim, has any spiritual significance, it will be Israel’s war to win, it will gain them freedom from existential nuclear threat and gain for Iranian citizens modernisation and democracy, freedom from a deluded, evil theocracy influenced by the evil spirit of Amalek.

If the war ends with regime change God, through Netanyahu and Trump, will have fulfilled His prophetic Word and destroyed Elam/Iran’s king and officials.

Final thoughts.

This year, 2026, there are 30 days between the festival of Purim and festival of the Passover, and the beginning of Passover marks 30 days since the war on Iran began.

There is a Jewish teaching from the 1800’s, The Bnei Yissaschar, which refers to a future war against Amalek, a war against Jew hating evil.

A war that will begin on Purim and end, 30 days later, on Passover.

In terms of divine symbolism in numeracy, 30 days x 24 hours = 720 hours and 720 equates to the gematria of “Amalek” (240) times 3:

 In Hebrew thought Amalek is to be fought in three ways, in thought, speech and action.

Because this war began at Purim this year and Passover began 30 days later, could this be the time of fulfilment of this rabbinical prophecy?

Could it be that the 30 days of war on Iran between Purim and Passover represent a searching, cleaning, and clearing out for Israel, such as Jewish households do at Passover for which the house is made clean in preparation for the celebration of victory and redemption.

The nation has searched, cleaned, and cleared out the enemy of the Iranian Regime and it is proxies in Gaza and Lebanon and thus dismantled, disempowered and destroyed much of the machinery of their ancient enemy Amalek?

Could it be that that this battle will provide a victory for the Jewish people and, as with the first Passover, might this year’s Passover be a time of divine rescue, victory, freedom, and redemption?

A rescue, victory, freedom, and redemption that will extend to the Iranian people and gain for them freedom from and victory over the evil stranglehold of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Regime and from the evil spirit of Amalek who is influence the regime operates out of?

“I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

I will establish my throne in Elam and destroy it is king and officials.

I will restore the fortunes of Elam.”

Jeremiah Ch 49 v 34ff.

We are living in critical times.

Healthy societies do not support encourage or tolerate antisemitism.

Societies that are rotting and decaying do.

The spirit of Amalek/Islam and Nazism is currently horrifyingly rampant in the promotion of Jew hatred and anti-Zionism throughout the whole world. It aims to establish a global Islamic Caliphate (see Palestinian Media Watch). A totalitarian, evil, global government.

To prevent this eventuality we all must defend our Judeo-Christian heritage, democratic rights, and freedoms.

We must wake up to the reality of evil and resist and fight it.

We must choose to speak up for and stand with the Jewish people against any form of antisemitism.

We must seek out truth and refute the lies promoted by pro-Palestinian groups, woke agendas and media misinformation.

We must speak up and stand up for ourselves, in honour and defence of what the last two generations of our families fought for in WW1 and WW2 - victory and freedom from the tyrannical evil regimes of Nazi Germany and Japan.

If necessary, and if we can, we must be prepared to join our armed forces to fight another war of good against evil.

Like or loathe Mr Netanyahu and Mr Trump, this is what they are doing on our behalf.

 In the war on Iran and it is proxies they are eliminating the nuclear threat to Israel, America and the world, the ballistic missile capacity of Iran and the evil personified in the Ayatollahs of the Islamis Republic of Iran along with members of the IRGC and secret police.

Our freedom to live a good, decent life in democratic freedom is being seriously challenged and threatened.

We have serious choices to make!

Who will we stand with? What will we stand for?

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47 years ago The Islamic Republic of Iran announced its foreign policy to the world.

“Death to Israel,” “Death to America.” Thus, it declared war.

 Iran’s aim to produce nuclear weapons is for the sole purpose of achieving these goals.

Iran funds, trains and facilitates it is proxies in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen to the tune of millions of dollars annually. Their primary goal is the annihilation of the State of Israel and murder of all Jews.

 This is at the expense of peace and prosperity for their own Iranian population.

On October 7^th, 2023, through Hamas, Iran inflicted the most brutal attack on the Jewish race since the holocaust. The Palestinian civilian population of Gaza joined Hamas in this attack.

In effect, this was a declaration of war on Israel by Iran.

When people accuse Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump of initiating an illegal war on Iran on February 28^th, 2026, the above facts should be considered.

While the world at large has said, since the end of WW2,  ‘we must never allow another holocaust’,  global support, post October 7^th, 2023, has increased not for Israel but for the pro-Palestinian agenda which is driven and funded by the Iranian regime.

 While unmeasured criticism is heaped upon Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump no equivalent outrage is expressed towards the murderous, evil that is exercised by Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Islamic Regime in Iran against the Israelis.

Why is there such widespread support for the status quo in Iran and for the pro-Palestinian cause, but extreme opposition to Israel?

Is this the phenomena of ‘antisemitism’ in action?

Antisemitism, hatred of the Jews and the call to annihilate Israel, finds its origins in antiquity, see Part1.

It originates with the Amalekite people, who, influenced by the evil spiritual entity ‘Amalek’ were stirred up to hatred of the Jews and a desire to annihilate them.

 This irrational determination to exterminate the Jewish race has continued from generation to generation, from the times of the Amalekites to the times we live in today.

Although spiritual in origin, this agenda finds expression through human beings.

In ancient times, for example, through the Amalekites, the Agagites, Haman and his sons.

And in modern times through the Nazis, The Islamic Regime in Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Palestinians. Radical Islam has been exercising its treacherous ideology intent on taking over the world in the name of Allah for centuries.

Is the battle Mr. Netanyahu and the Israelis, and Mr. Trump and the Americans are fighting in the current war on Iran the world’s battle against Amalek and radical Islam?

If so, while many may consider Netanyahu and Trump as the initiators of war and perpetrators of evil, it may well be that, if victorious, they will prove to be the lesser of two evils in comparison to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s regime and it’s despicable proxies, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.

Could it be that, as the Nicene Creed and Exodus 17:16 say, Almighty God who rules and reigns over all things, seen and unseen, is fighting His battle in the heavenly realms against Amalek in this generation, with Mr Netanyahu and Mr Trump as His agents in the human outworking of the battle?

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Ian Atkin. 05.04.2026

Bachelor of Divinity (2:1) Hons. MSc. Critical Care Adult Nursing.