As tensions surrounding Iran continue to dominate global headlines, Perry Stone says the spiritual dimension behind the conflict may be far deeper than most people realize.

In a recent teaching, Stone explained that long before today’s geopolitical tensions emerged, he had begun studying how Islamic end-times expectations might intersect with biblical prophecy—particularly regarding the rise of the Antichrist.

Stone traced the origins of this belief back to the early 1990s when he began speaking at prophetic conferences throughout the United States.

“At that particular time,” Stone recalled, “most of them believed that the future Antichrist was a Jew from the tribe of Dan.”

But after a surprising encounter during a message on the book of Book of Revelation, Stone says his perspective began to shift.

While preaching in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a young woman from Iran approached him after the service with a striking observation.

“She said, ‘Did you know that you have explained what Islam is teaching about the Mahdi?’” Stone recounted.

According to Stone, the woman explained that in Islamic teaching the Mahdi is believed to be a final world leader who will establish global Islamic rule.

Stone was stunned by what he heard.

“Did you know that the last Islamic leader is supposed to come on a white horse?” she asked him.

Stone immediately connected the claim to a passage in Revelation.

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“Well, that’s Revelation chapter 6,” he said. “There’s a white horse rider that comes with a bow conquering and to conquer.”

Stone also pointed to similarities between Islamic teachings about the Mahdi and the seven-year covenant described in the book of Daniel.

“She said, ‘Did you also know that the Islamic Mahdi will make a seven-year peace treaty?’” Stone explained. “I said, ‘What? That’s Daniel 9:27.’”

According to Stone, understanding Islamic end-times expectations may also help explain why Iran—ancient Persia—often appears unwilling to back down in major conflicts.

In the prophecy of book of Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39, Persia is specifically named as part of a coalition involved in a major end-times war.

“Iran is the biggest Shia Muslim nation in the world,” Stone said, noting that some Shia traditions teach that global conflict will precede the appearance of the Mahdi.

Because of those expectations, Stone believes some Islamic leaders may interpret war itself as part of a prophetic unfolding.

“You will see a great war come,” he said. “Then you will see a time of false peace… and eventually you will see the war of Gog and Magog.”

While Stone emphasized that Christians must approach these topics carefully, he believes the prophetic connections are becoming increasingly relevant as global tensions escalate.

“For those who are Christians watching this,” he said, “we believe based on the New Testament that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and He is going to return.”

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Pope Leo is sending a clear and urgent message to Catholics about a toxic “cult” against the body.

In a report by Reuters, it was noted that Pope Leo is calling on Catholics to avoid cosmetic surgery, stating that it can lead to a “cult of the body” as people strive for an unreachable standard of perfection.

As the source shared, a Vatican document approved by the Pope stated that “Advances in cosmetic surgery…offer tools that significantly change the relationship with one’s corporeality.”

The document also explained that “A widespread ‘cult of the body’ follows, tending toward a frantic search for a perfect figure, always fit, young and beautiful,” and “A curious situation arises: the ideal body is exalted…while the real body is not truly loved, since it is a source of limits, fatigue, aging…”

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Pope Leo’s warning echoes a truth the Bible has long proclaimed—that the pursuit of outward perfection can never satisfy the deeper need of the human soul. Scripture reminds believers that true beauty is not found in flawless appearances but in a heart devoted to God. As the apostle Peter wrote, believers should not place their hope in outward adornment, but rather in “the hidden person of the heart” (1 Peter 3:3–4).

In a world increasingly consumed with image, filters and unattainable standards, the message of the gospel calls people back to a different identity—one rooted not in physical perfection but in being created in the image of God.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].

In a sweeping interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out the case for decisive military action against Iran, calling the regime a “death cult” bent on destroying both Israel and the United States.

“Why Now?”

When asked why this moment demanded action, Netanyahu pointed to decades of hostility from Tehran.

“For…years [Iran] has been chanting ‘Death to America, death to Israel,’” he said, accusing the regime of orchestrating global terrorism, targeting U.S. interests and aggressively pursuing nuclear capabilities.

According to Netanyahu, intelligence revealed that after previous strikes on nuclear and missile facilities, Iran had begun rebuilding—constructing new underground bunkers that could rapidly revive its atomic and ballistic missile programs.

“If no action was taken now, no action could be taken in the future,” he warned, arguing that Iran would eventually be able to “target America, blackmail America, threaten us and everybody in between.”

Praise for Donald Trump

Netanyahu repeatedly credited President Donald Trump’s leadership for the timing and scale of the operation.

“There has never been a president like Donald J. Trump,” he said. “His resoluteness, his decisiveness, clarity of thinking—the way he gets things right to the crux of things.”

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Recalling a meeting at Mar-a-Lago prior to Trump’s second inauguration, Netanyahu said the president was unequivocal: “We have to prevent Iran from getting nukes. Simple as that.”

Netanyahu dismissed claims that Israel had drawn the U.S. into the conflict. “That is ridiculous,” he said. “Donald Trump is the strongest leader in the world. He does what he thinks is right for America.”

A “Death Cult” and an Existential Threat

Netanyahu echoed Trump’s characterization of the Iranian regime as a “death cult,” arguing that if it ever obtained nuclear weapons, it would use them.

“These people chanting ‘Death to America’—if they had ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads to deliver to every American city—do we want to wait?” he asked.

He contrasted what he described as Israel’s targeting of military and terrorist infrastructure with Iran’s attacks on civilians. Referring to a recent missile strike that killed nine people in an Israeli town, he said, “These mass murderers in Tehran, they target civilians. We in Israel and America target the mass terrorists.”

Not an Endless War

Despite the intensity of the operation, Netanyahu insisted the campaign is not open-ended.

“This is not an endless war,” he said. “This is a gateway to peace.”

He argued that weakening the Iranian regime could create conditions for internal change. “It is up to the people of Iran to change their government. We are creating—America and Israel together—creating conditions for them to do so.”

Netanyahu also suggested that regional normalization could accelerate, referencing the Abraham Accords as a precedent. If Iran’s influence is removed, he said, “peace would be really possible and probably very close.”

“Peace Through Strength”

The prime minister also gave a broader warning to the West, invoking historical lessons about complacency.

“Freedom is precious. But it has to be protected,” he said. “The good guys have to act early.”

Calling the doctrine “peace through strength,” Netanyahu emphasized that decisive action now, in his view, prevents far greater destruction later.

“It is not a slogan,” he said. “In an unkind world, you have to be strong to protect freedom… It’s not an endless war. It is an effort right now to achieve that peace that we all pray for.”

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].

As tensions escalate in the Middle East and new strikes shake Iran, warnings from decades ago now ring out as not only relevant but also prophetic.

What President Donald Trump said about Iran years ago is now resurfacing in light of dramatic developments in the region—raising questions about whether history is catching up with long-standing predictions about the Islamic regime.

Long before current events unfolded, Trump argued that the regime’s strength was rooted in its wealth—particularly its oil resources.

In a 2016 remark, Trump said, “Let me tell you what I would do. They have great oil. Every place they have oil, I would take the oil… I would knock out the sources of their wealth, which is oil.”

Trump suggested that dismantling Iran’s economic power would weaken its ability to influence the region and fund its ambitions. However, his warnings about Iran did not begin in the modern political era. Back in 1980, during the Iranian hostage crisis, he criticized America’s response to Tehran.

“That this country sits back and allows a country such as Iran to hold our hostages is just absolutely and totally ridiculous,” Trump said. “To my way of thinking, it’s a horror.”

However, Trump was not the only political voice sounding the alarm.

Back in 2015, Secretary of State Marco Rubio also warned about the potential consequences of allowing Iran’s regime to grow stronger—particularly through international agreements that would provide sanctions relief. In a speech on the Senate floor, Rubio urged that his concerns be recorded for the historical record.

“I do want to be recorded for history’s purposes,” Rubio said. “If this deal goes through, Iran will immediately use the money that it’s receiving in sanctions relief to begin to build up its conventional capabilities.”

Rubio predicted that the regime would use new resources to strengthen its military power and threaten the United States and its allies.

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“They’ll build anti-access capabilities, rockets capable of destroying our aircraft carriers and ships,” Rubio warned. “They’ll continue to build long-range missiles… and at some point in the near future, when the time is right, they will build a nuclear weapon.”

Rubio also cautioned that once Iran obtained nuclear capability, it could reach a point where the cost of confronting the regime would become too high—similar to the situation the world now faces with North Korea. He also emphasized that Iran’s leadership operates from a worldview different from the rest of the globe.

“Iran is led by a supreme leader who is a radical Shia cleric with an apocalyptic vision of the future,” Rubio said.

Now, as the United States, Israel and Iran are engaging in strikes, these statements appear to not only be prophetic warnings, but some, such as The Jerusalem Post, are seeing Trump in a light that no person should ever be viewed as, calling him “the Savior of Israel.” While his policies have played a significant role in supporting Israel and confronting the Iranian regime, only Jesus is worthy to be called our Savior, especially for the people of Israel.

To hear the full discussion about Trump’s early warnings and Rubio’s prophetic-sounding concerns about Iran’s rise, watch the video above.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Are we seeing the signs of the final days play out right in front of our eyes?

As the Daily Mail pointed out in a recent article, Scripture is full of passages that point to wars, Israel and what is still set to take place.

Below are the four biblical signs they point to as we see tensions escalate in the Middle East.

1. Matthew 24: The Escalation of Global Conflict

In Matthew 24, Jesus gave His disciples a glimpse of the world leading up to His return. One of the clearest signs He described was a rise in global conflict.

“You will hear of wars and rumors of wars,” Jesus said. “See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”

He went on to explain that nation would rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom—a growing turbulence among nations that would mark what He called “the beginning of sorrows.”

The rising tensions involving Iran, Israel and the United States fit squarely within the kind of geopolitical unrest Jesus described. The Middle East has long been a prophetic epicenter, and what we are seeing happen right now is a reminder that the world is moving closer to the events foretold in Scripture.

2. Ezekiel 38: Persia’s Role in the Last Days

Another passage frequently discussed in connection with modern Iran is the prophecy of Gog and Magog found in Ezekiel 38 and 39.

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In that prophecy, Ezekiel lists several nations that will one day form a coalition against Israel—including Persia, the ancient name for modern-day Iran.

The significance of what is yet to come is impossible to ignore. Thousands of years ago, Scripture identified Persia as part of a future alliance that would rise against the Jewish state. Could this freedom from the Islamic regime ultimately usher in the Persia of Scripture?

3. Damascus and the Prophetic Shadow Over Syria

Another prophetic passage the Daily Mail discussed is from the prophet Isaiah, which concerns the ancient city of Damascus.

Isaiah 17:1 contains a startling prophecy: “Behold, Damascus will cease from being a city and will become a ruinous heap.”

Damascus is widely considered one of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities. Yet prophecy tells us of a future moment of catastrophic destruction.

Because Syria has become a key staging ground for Iranian military activity and proxy forces, some prophecy observers believe Damascus could play a significant role in future regional conflict. If tensions between Israel and Iran continue to escalate, Syria’s strategic position could place Damascus directly in the path of war.

4. 1 Thessalonians 5: A Call to Spiritual Awareness

In 1 Thessalonians 5, the apostle Paul warned that the day of the Lord would come “like a thief in the night.” He wrote that when people say, “Peace and safety,” sudden destruction can come unexpectedly.

But Paul also gave believers a powerful reminder: “You, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.”

This means that the message, ultimately, is not one of fear, but of spiritual alertness.

As tensions grow across the Middle East and nations position themselves in increasingly dramatic ways, we are reminded that the Bible foresaw a turbulent world leading up to Christ’s return.

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As tensions escalate across Iran and the Middle East, evangelist Benny Hinn believes something far greater than geopolitical conflict is unfolding.

“A change is happening, and it’s happening faster than most of us even expected it to happen,” Hinn said during a recent broadcast, speaking alongside Ellie Royal, a member of his Dallas staff who was born and raised in Iran.

Royal, who came to Christ 13 years ago in Iran, shared her powerful testimony of salvation in a nation where publicly proclaiming Jesus as Lord can be dangerous.

“It is a crime to mention the name of Jesus as God,” Royal explained. “Muslims know Jesus as a prophet… but they don’t know Jesus as the Lord and Savior.”

Her encounter with Christ came unexpectedly through a woman who prayed for her.

“As soon as she prayed over me… I felt that electricity,” Royal recalled. “When I opened my eyes, all I wanted to know is what does she have that I don’t have… that feeling, that peace… because that doesn’t exist in Islam.”

That same day, she prayed the salvation prayer and gave her life to Jesus.

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Today, she says revival is sweeping through her homeland.

“The fastest growing church is in Iran,” Royal declared. “It’s like fruits falling off that tree. Over 5 million people… now know the Lord Jesus inside Iran.”

Hinn confirmed he has heard similar reports through various ministries and leaders. “I’ve been hearing over and over… about the amazing move of God,” he said.

Despite the lack of traditional church buildings, underground house churches continue to flourish.

Hinn shared his deep love for the Iranian people, recounting a moment decades ago when an Iranian church leader traveled from Tehran to Australia to correct him after he mistakenly said there were no Christians in Iran.

“He looked at me and he said, ‘They just killed my brother… I am now the leader of the church in Iran. Please, please don’t ever say again that Christianity doesn’t exist,’” Hinn recalled. “I was so moved.”

Now, amid political upheaval, Hinn believes a prophetic shift may be underway.

“I want you to pray that I will go to Tehran this year,” Hinn said. “Can we believe God it’s going to happen this year that I will go and preach? I just want to believe God that this is the year that God will open.”

For Hinn, the goal to preach in Tehran is one with eternal weight.

“Lord, I do pray and I’m asking this with all my heart that I will go to Tehran this year, that Your will will be that I’ll go this year…I thank You that I will go before you take me home in Jesus name,” Hinn prayed.

If revival truly is sweeping Iran, then the question is no longer if God is moving — but how soon the world will see what heaven has already begun.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].

As headlines swirl about conflict in the Middle East, a different story is unfolding behind the scenes—one not marked by missiles or political maneuvering, but by revival.

In an interview with Charisma Media, Lana Silk of Transform Iran shared a powerful update on what God is doing inside one of the world’s most closed nations.

“God is really on the offensive in fighting back and drawing people to Himself,” she said. “The enemy is determined to turn Iran into this curse across the nations… to see death to Israel and death to America. And I feel like the Lord looks at that and goes, ‘OK, let’s up our game then.’”

That “game,” she explained, is revival.

Many now describe Iran as the fastest-growing church in the world. In 1979, when the Islamic Revolution transformed the nation from a secular monarchy into an Islamic theocracy, there were fewer than 500 known Muslim-background believers in Christ.

Today, that number has exploded into the millions.

“Before 1979, there was no appetite for the gospel,” Silk said. “And since Iran became an Islamic regime, we’ve had such an increased interest that we’ve gone from less than 500 Muslim background believers… to well over a million. Some will say five, six, seven million. It’s into the millions now of Iranians who are turning to the Lord.”

Ironically, the very oppression meant to cement Islam’s dominance has created spiritual hunger.

Silk shared that many Iranians, deeply spiritual by nature, began searching for truth after becoming disillusioned with the regime’s promises. What they are finding is not merely a new philosophy, but supernatural encounters with Jesus Himself.

“He’s been talking to people directly in their dreams, in their visions, healing them, drawing them to Himself,” she said. “Quite often at that point they don’t even really know that Jesus is God—they just know that He’s good and that they love Him and they want to follow Him.”

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Transform Iran often receives calls from stunned seekers: “Jesus appeared to me in my dreams, and He healed me of my cancer… He restored my marriage… He freed me from my addiction. Now what do I do?”

The ministry then steps in to disciple these new believers through a carefully structured one-year program designed specifically for Muslim-background converts. Through digital church gatherings that reach 22,000–25,000 Iranians monthly, small prayer rooms, and one-on-one mentoring, converts are grounded in biblical truth while learning to live out their faith wisely in a hostile environment.

“It’s illegal,” Silk emphasized. “Even the pursuit of it… they’re already stepping out of line and risking punishment.”

New believers must be cautious, resisting the urge to proclaim their faith publicly without discernment. “We teach them how to listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit… so that you can live more than a day and extend that good fruit.”

Despite risks—including deportations and surveillance—Silk says the harvest continues.

“Seek and you will find,” she noted. “As people are truly seeking, they are finding.”

While wars and rumors of wars dominate the news cycle, heaven’s narrative is different. In the very nation many see as a threat, millions are encountering the Prince of Peace. And in the shadow of oppression, revival is rising.

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In a riveting new prophetic message, Jonathan Cahn is once again drawing a bold line between ancient Scripture and modern headlines—this time pointing to what he calls a divine mystery behind the fall of Iran’s Supreme Leader and the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

“I’m going to show you what CNN will never show you,” Cahn declares at the outset. “I’m going to show you a secret, an ancient secret… the real story of what’s happening behind everything that’s going on in the world right now.”

According to Cahn, the Feb. 28 strike against Iranian leadership was no mere geopolitical maneuver. Instead, he argues, it unfolded on a weekend of profound biblical significance.

“It happened on a special weekend that happened to usher in a biblical holy day,” he explains. That holy day? Purim, which is the celebration recorded in the Book of Esther, commemorates the downfall of Haman, the ancient Persian leader who sought the annihilation of the Jewish people.

“The land of Persia today is called Iran,” Cahn notes. “That ancient biblical holy day centers on an evil governmental leader of Iran who is struck down, executed.”

Cahn draws a sweeping connection from the Exodus account of Amalek—Israel’s first enemy after leaving Egypt—to Haman in Persia, whom Scripture identifies as an “Agagite,” a descendant of King Agag, himself tied to Amalek. Cahn describes this as an ongoing spiritual war stretching across generations.

“Because the Lord has sworn that He will have war… from generation to generation,” Cahn quotes from Exodus. He argues that this ancient conflict between Amalek and the purposes of God echoes into modern times.

Cahn explains that the former Ayatollah, Ali Khamenei, “was behind Iran’s support of terrorism,” adding that he “threatened the total destruction of the Jewish nation.” He directly parallels this with Haman’s plot in Esther to destroy the Jewish people.

Portraying the timing as divinely orchestrated, Cahn highlights that on the very Sabbath when the strike reportedly occurred, synagogues around the world were reading a specific Scripture portion.

“What was the word that was being read all around the world on that day?” he asks. It was the command to “remember what Amalek did to you” and to “wipe out the mention of the name Amalek from under heaven.”

Cahn calls the convergence extraordinary. “The timing to Purim and the place—it’s already pinpointing it. Iran and the person pinpointing an evil leader and the war of good and evil and God and Amalek all converged on Feb. 28—even before it happened.”

He also points to symbolic parallels: Haman was executed on the gallows he built for Mordecai, and Cahn suggests that Iran’s nuclear ambitions—what he calls the Ayatollah’s “gallows”—ultimately led to his downfall.

“Death to Israel,” Cahn says was the regime’s cry. “Now death came to him.”

The ultimate takeaway is not political but spiritual.

“What happened? He was struck down by the hand of God,” Cahn says. “The Supreme Leader of Iran is not the supreme leader. The supreme leader is the Holy One of Israel.”

He closes with a resounding declaration of faith: “God is real. His promises are true… He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.”

There’s no question about it: The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is still moving today, and we are seeing Scripture unfold before our eyes.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Something seismic has shifted in the Middle East as Israel and the United States struck Iran’s nuclear facilities and took out Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Now, many are wondering if what we are witnessing is more than geopolitical upheaval.

In a passionate and urgent message, Pastor Jack Hibbs discussed the footage of the strikes across the region, the celebration of the Iranian people after Khamenei’s death and what this means from a biblical perspective.

He reminded viewers that modern-day Iran is ancient Persia—a nation deeply rooted in biblical history. “When you read your Bible, Persia—that’s what Iran is,” he said, referencing Daniel’s account of spiritual warfare involving the “prince of Persia.”

“In the spiritual realm, there is warfare and battles,” he explained. “What kind of powers, principalities are over these realms right now? They’re ancient, folks.”

Hibbs also explained that what we are seeing here could be a prophetic implication from Jeremiah 49. “Millions of Iranians have left that country since 1979… That action is described in Jeremiah 49,” he said.

Turning to Scripture, he read from Jeremiah 49 concerning Elam—widely associated with ancient Persia. “Behold, I will break the bow of Elam,” he quoted, explaining that a bow symbolizes military launching power. “The only reason the rest of the world feared them was because they had capabilities… to launch their missiles.”

The timing also caught his attention. He noted that the reported strike occurred during the Jewish feast of Purim—the celebration of Queen Esther’s victory over Haman’s plot to destroy the Jewish people.

“Do you remember Haman?” he asked. “The day that it was supposed to happen, that plot fell upon Haman… And the Jews have celebrated that ever since. It’s called Purim.”

He further pointed to what he described as a striking calendar detail: the Islamic calendar date of the leader’s death reportedly fell on 9/11.

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“Who planned this?” he asked. “I think God planned it.”

Referencing the biblical truth that God “governs in the affairs of men,” he added, “There are no kings or judges that rise up or come down without God doing it.”

A Prophetic Turning Point?

History will record the military details. Political analysts will debate strategy.

But believers are watching with a different lens. If Jeremiah 49 truly points to a latter-day shaking of Elam… if Persia’s scattering and regathering are part of a divine narrative… then what we are seeing may not simply be the collapse of leadership, but the rearranging of spiritual strongholds.

Scripture reminds us that the shaking of nations often precedes the awakening of souls. Could this moment signal the beginning of freedom for millions long under oppression? Could ancient principalities be losing ground?

Only time will tell.

But one thing is certain: the Middle East is trembling—and when Persia moves, we must be on high alert.

The question is no longer whether something historic happened.

The question is whether the church is spiritually awake enough to discern the times.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Early tomorrow morning, Mar. 3, 2026, the skies will host something spiritually stirring. March’s full moon—traditionally known as the Worm Moon—will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, causing the moon to glow a deep copper-red in what many call a “blood moon.”

According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the worm moon will reach peak illumination at 6:38 a.m. Eastern Time, just minutes after totality in the lunar eclipse at approximately 6:33 a.m. ET. As the Old Farmer’s Almanac noted, the title of “worm moon” dates back to early Native American and colonial American traditions. It supposedly marks when the frozen ground starts to thaw, and earthworms reappear, representing new life.

However, this year the “worm moon” will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, and sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere refracts, allowing only longer red and orange wavelengths to reach the moon.

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Scripture repeatedly reminds us that the skies declare more than physics. In Genesis 1:14, God established the lights in the heavens “for signs and for seasons.”

In Joel 2:31, the prophet writes, “The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord.” Acts 2:20 echoes the same prophetic imagery.

What makes this moment striking is not merely the rarity of the event, but the cultural climate surrounding it. As we see the collapse of the Iranian regime and Purim falling at the same time as this blood moon, it points to a powerful, prophetic escalation in our current times.

This blood-worm-moon serves as more than a celestial spectacle—it is a reminder that God still speaks through the heavens. The skies are testifying, and we must look up, discern the times as we draw closer to the Second Coming of Jesus.

Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].