16/06/2025
The Significance of Israel's Attack on Iran from a military and Prophetic .Early Friday morning, Israel launched a bold, historic, and wildly successful military operation targeting Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, as well as eliminating key Iranian military and nuclear figures. The strike involved some 200 Israeli Air Force jets, along with sophisticated Mossad covert operations on the ground, and marks a pivotal moment in the long-standing shadow war between Israel and Iran. From both a military, and Biblical-prophetic perspective, the operation carries profound implications for Israel, the Middle East, and the global stage.From a Biblical and prophetic perspective, the operation resonates deeply with certain eschatological interpretations, particularly Jeremiah 49:35–39, which speaks of God’s judgment on Elam (modern-day Iran). The scripture declares that God will “break the bow of Elam, the finest of their might,” scatter its people, and destroy its “king and officials,” yet ultimately restore its fortunes. It’s very easy to see Israel’s pre-emptive strike not only as a military success, but realization of this prophecy, with Iran’s nuclear capabilities and ballistic missiles representing the “bow” and the elimination of senior IRGC commanders and nuclear scientists aligning with the destruction of its “king and officials.” The specificity of Elam in the prophecy is notable, as Biblical prophecies rarely name precise locations, lending weight to the belief that this event carries divine significance. Ultimately God declares that He will establish His throne in Elam, the icing on the cake after the elimination of the Islamic regime.
The operation’s codename, Am KeLavi (A People Rises Like a Lioness), comes from Numbers 23:24, where Balaam, originally sent to curse Israel, blesses the nation instead, likening it to a lioness that “will not lie down until it devours the prey.” This imagery underscores Israel’s resolve to neutralize existential threats and frames the operation as a divinely ordained act of self-preservation. The reference to a Lion is also significant because the previous Iranian flag, before the Islamic revolution, had the image of a lion.
I’m particularly compelled by the warning to Haman in the Book of Esther (6:13), “If Mordecai is a Jew, you cannot win. You have already started to fall. Surely you will be ruined!” Haman was an ancient genocidal Persian tyrant, the predecessor of today’s ayatollahs. The verse is significant too because the operation took place on June 13, 6/13, and as many Jewish friends have observed, 613 is the number of Biblical commandments to the Jewish people.
Biblically, no matter which way you look at it, the operation is not a war against the Iranian people but as a liberation from the oppressive rule of the ayatollahs, who have held power since the 1979.
While the military and prophetic dimensions highlight the operation’s significance, what comes next is uncertain. Militarily, the strike may delay Iran’s nuclear program, but it is unclear if Israel can eliminate it entirely. Despite many other attacks on the Iranian nuclear program virtually, they have continued to bounce back, making today’s strike urgent. Even with physical destruction they have suffered so far, they have the knowhow, and drive, to rebuild unless there is radical regime change.
The risk of escalation remains high, and Israel on high alert. It’s possible, too, that some of Iran’s terrorist proxies may try to attack: from Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, or to strike soft targets overseas.
From a prophetic standpoint, the operation fuels hope among some that it could trigger change in Iran, with the Iranian people rising up to take back their country, and aligning with Biblical promises of restoration. Israel Jet taking Off as part of Operation Rising Lion (Photo IDF)
