What Next - Bombing Iran...for Jesus?
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🗓️ 16 March 2026
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Summary
If no other explanations for the Iran War seem satisfying, have you considered that the point is to bring about the end of the world and the return of Jesus Christ? The people in power have.
Guest: Tim Dickinson, senior writer and editor at The Contrarian.
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| 0:00.0 | If you ask most Americans what they think about the war in Iran, their answers are consistent. |
| 0:13.8 | They tell pollsters Iran did not pose an imminent threat to the U.S. |
| 0:18.3 | They say they think the war will make them less safe. |
| 0:22.2 | In fact, overall, approval for this conflict seems to be at historic lows. |
| 0:28.1 | But scroll over to YouTube, and you'll find a parallel universe, a corner of the |
| 0:34.0 | internet where the war is something to celebrate. |
| 0:42.3 | Good evening, everyone. I'm Gene Bailey, and you're watching Flashpoint. We're glad you're with this night. Go share this. |
| 0:43.3 | This channel is called Flashpoint Army. |
| 0:46.3 | I asked Tim Dickinson from over at the Contrarian to tell me a little more about it. |
| 0:51.3 | This is sort of the daily news, Fox News show for people who are adherents of this new |
| 0:58.7 | apostolic reformation. |
| 1:00.4 | It looks professional. |
| 1:01.4 | It looks like a news show. |
| 1:03.0 | Right. |
| 1:03.3 | It looks like News Nation or, you know, it looks like any cable TV show that you would pop up. |
| 1:10.6 | The new apostolic reformation is a Pentecostal movement, Christian nationalist. |
| 1:16.4 | If you really look at this broadcast, you will notice a few things that seem off. |
| 1:22.4 | The newscaster's got a big red phone on his desk, for one. |
| 1:26.2 | He also has a very distinct point of view, and so to his guests. |
| 1:30.4 | It's bizarre to me how many in America are not in favor of what's going on there. |
| 1:38.3 | Even when we show Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Rubio, talking about the fact that they |
| 1:43.5 | were within an hour of striking us. |
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