As war continues to erupt across the Middle East, prophecy experts are watching closely, and not just the headlines. On a recent episode of Prophecy Watchers, host Gary Stearman sat down with author and researcher L.A. Marzulli to discuss the sudden escalation between Israel and Iran and its possible prophetic implications.
“Overnight, yes, as we’re making this, Israel attacked Iran,” Stearman opened. “Where do we go from there?” His guest didn’t hesitate to draw a line straight to Scripture.
“We might be seeing the formation of Ezekiel 38:39 prophecy,” Marzulli said. “We don’t know yet, which is why we watch. What was written will come to pass. What was foretold is unfolding.”
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Marzulli referenced ongoing speculation that Iran may already possess nuclear weapons—claiming he read unverified reports suggesting the Islamic Republic holds between “Ten and 20 nuclear bombs.” He noted that Iran launched 200 drones into Israeli territory in retaliation and said, “They can’t get them all.”
From Marzulli’s perspective, the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 is not merely a far-off vision. “It talks about… ‘I will put a hook in your jaw, Gog, and I will draw you in,’” he quoted. “In other words, Russia does not want to be involved in the fray. That’s the hook.”
Stearman agreed. “It opens with the phrase directed toward the man called Gog: ‘Set your face against Gog, the land of Magog… Behold, I’m against thee, O Gog,’” he said. “That sets the scene.”
The two also explored Isaiah 17, which prophesies the destruction of Damascus. Marzulli recalled drone footage of the city, “just nothing but rubble as far as the eye can see.” He added, “Damascus is taken away from being a city, it shall be a ruinous heap. That is about as plain as it gets.”
Their conversation shifted to current events in Gaza, noting the prophetic words of Zephaniah and Obadiah concerning the region. “Therefore Gaza shall be forsaken, Ashkelon a desolation,” Stearman quoted. “Now we see that right now as we speak. It’s already happened.”
Marzulli also made a spiritual observation, tying ancient Nephilim strongholds to modern conflict. “Gaza was a Nephilim stronghold… that territorial spirit that ruled Gaza thousands and thousands of years ago has never been deposed,” he said.
Both men lamented the Western media’s silence on the atrocities of Oct. 7, when Hamas brutally attacked Israel. “Somehow that gets a pass,” Marzulli said. “The last time I checked, Hamas had not surrendered… Hezbollah in the north was still firing missiles. The Houthis firing missiles. Egypt has amassed their army on the western border.”
Yet perhaps most concerning to them is how close the world could be to witnessing the first nuclear detonation in decades.
“There are nukes in the area,” Marzulli warned. “It’s a question of, is one particular country going to pay another country to drop a nuke on Israel?”
Stearman added a sobering reality. “We’re all hooked up like this, with the internet and satellites and everything else. The whole world will experience it together.”
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As the U.S. publicly affirms its support for Israel, both men encouraged believers to pray not only for the Holy Land but also for America. “We need to pray for our own country,” Stearman said. “We’ve just come out of a very hot-blooded election… I’ve never seen it so fractured like this since the 60s.”
“Those who wish to tear [this country] down should think again,” Marzulli added. “There’s a new sheriff in town: Mr. Trump.”
Stearman called the moment unprecedented. “We are in uncharted waters. What was written will come to pass. What is in these pages is true,” he said. “This is why we are prophecy watchers.”
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
