America at war with Gog and Magog. The Kremlin thinks it is the only thing holding back the arrival of the Antichrist. So much for a secular world.

Elements of biblical eschatology play a major role in today’s foreign policy not only in Washington, D.C. but also in Moscow. Understanding the Bible is imperative to navigating the dangerous waters of statecraft. No matter how much one tries, you cannot separate theology and the state. To do so would be risky.

George W. Bush fighting Gog and Magog

In 2003, US President George W.