As tensions escalate in the Middle East following a coordinated U.S. and Israeli military strike on Iran, bestselling author and prophecy expert Troy Anderson is calling the event a potential prophetic turning point.
President Donald Trump, who referred to the strike as Operation Midnight Hammer, may be stepping into a biblical role akin to the ancient Persian King Cyrus, Anderson said in a recent interview with Charisma Media.
“King Cyrus, in Isaiah 45, he’s a Persian king who didn’t know that God had called him His anointed,” Anderson said. “God raised him up to liberate the Jewish people, restore Jerusalem, rebuild the temple after decades of Babylonian captivity.”
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In a similar vein, Anderson said Trump has emerged as “a political disruptor, a spiritual defender,” and “an outsider raised up to stand with Israel, confront evil regimes like Iran and uphold the Judeo-Christian foundations amid this moral collapse we’re seeing in this country.”
Anderson pointed to the strike’s name and timing as filled with prophetic overtones. “Midnight is a consistent biblical sign of divine judgment and deliverance,” he said. “Think of the plagues of Egypt in Exodus… the bridegroom in Matthew 25 arriving at midnight. The word hammer in Jeremiah 23:29 is symbolic of God’s word breaking strongholds.”
Adding to the significance, Anderson noted that “on the eve of the strike over the weekend, there was a major earthquake in Iran, which in biblical terms often symbolizes God shaking the nations before a decisive move.”
He also highlighted Israel’s role in the strike, referring to its counterpart operation known as Operation Rising Lion. “These two operations—Operation Roaring Lion and Operation Midnight Hammer—working together, America and Israel. It seems very prophetic to me,” Anderson said.
In a speech following the strike, Trump declared, “We love you, God, and God bless Israel.” For Anderson, this public acknowledgment of God carried major significance. “When a world leader like this says, ‘We love you, God,’ after launching one of the most daring, precise military operations in modern history, it’s something to pay attention to.”
He cited Jeremiah 49:35, where God declares, “I will break the bow of Elam,” referring to ancient Iran. “Elam was an ancient kingdom located in southern Iran, very near where these nuclear programs that were destroyed over the weekend are,” Anderson said. “God declared He’ll break the bow… a metaphor for Elam’s military strength.”
Anderson believes this event may be a “partial fulfillment or foreshadowing” of the biblical prophecy. “Could Operation Midnight Hammer somehow prophetically be that this is a way to bring peace to the Middle East and revival?”
He added that spiritual revival is already sweeping across America. “We just went to the Baptize America event here in Pirates Cove in Corona del Mar where the Jesus Movement started. There’s like a thousand people there… getting baptized,” he said. “We’re seeing all these prophetic things happening, but then this revival breaking out. It’s really quite remarkable.”
For Anderson, the event is a wake-up call to believers: “Are we living this Isaiah 45 moment? God is raising up leaders not just to preserve nations, but to prepare the church for what’s coming.”
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He urged Christians to take this moment seriously. “It’s a time to pray. It’s a time to fast. It’s a time to draw close to the Lord,” he said. “Just like Cyrus opened the gates for Israel’s return, Trump may be opening a prophetic window for America’s spiritual return.”
Anderson warned that the window could close quickly if tensions escalate. “There’s always a possibility of World War III breaking out… or of Gog and Magog,” he said. “That’s why it’s so important to pray… that Russia, other countries won’t give nuclear bombs to Iran and we could have a successful outcome here.”
He concluded with a challenge to the body of Christ: “We all need to pray, fast and repent and intercede for Israel and for America and for the world in this situation.”
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
Amen, we also need to be warning people about what’s coming. Wake up to where we are in the end times time line