When Prophecy Meets Politics | Rabbi Jonathan Cahn
Q: You’ve written about many prophetic mysteries in your previous books—but The Avatar might be your most urgent yet. What prompted you to write this now?
A: The Avatar has to be the most explosive book I’ve ever written. Before I write any book, I seek the Lord as to what book I am to write. The Avatar is a prophetic revealing of where we are right now, the prophetic moment, where it is leading for the future, and what we need to know and do. It removes the veil separating the cultural and political realms from the spiritual realm. And once you do that, everything becomes clear, as it reveals the mysteries, the forces, the entities, the templates, and revelations in the spiritual realm that are actually determining what happens in the physical realm, the political realm, every realm.
Q: One of the mysteries The Avatar reveals is an ancient Biblical template that has foreshadowed virtually every major American leader of modern times. Give us a taste.
A: Yes, it’s an amazing mystery from the Bible, a template that foreshadows and reveals the leaders of our time, what they will do, when they will do it, even the exact amount of time they will have on the national political stage. It is so specific that it actually foretold a calamity to strike America on September 11, 2001. It even pinpointed the exact hour it would begin. The mystery has even accurately foretold the outcomes of the last three presidential elections. It even foretells and reveals the mystery of Donald Trump.
Q: What is the mystery of Donald Trump?
A: If you want to understand Donald Trump, you have to understand his ancient biblical prototype – Jehu. Jehu was not political; he was a fighter. So is Donald Trump. Jehu was unpredictable. So is Trump. Trump began his political race for the White House by standing on top of the stairs, then coming down, and then beginning his race to the White House. Jehu began his rise to the throne by standing on top of the stairs, then coming down, then beginning his race to the throne. Jehu made an alliance with the religious conservatives of the land. So did Trump. In order to come to power, Jehu had to contend against the nation’s former first lady, Jezebel. In order to come to power, Trump had to contend against America’s former first lady, Hillary Clinton. Clinton had been on the national political stage with her husband for 22 years, then on her own, in public office and running for president, for 14 years. Jezebel had been on the national political stage with her husband Ahab for 22 years and on her own 14 years. There is so much more. The template is amazing and precise, it even gives us a glimpse of what we can expect in the days and years to come.
Q: The word “avatar” has become common in modern culture, especially in entertainment and technology. What does it really mean and how does it connect to ancient biblical prophecy?
A: The word “Avatar” actually comes from India. It speaks of a person or figure that represents, embodies, personifies, or acts for a god or goddess, a spirit. One of the most explosive of the many mysteries in The Avatar is that of a specific person on the American national political stage right now who is, in effect, operating as an avatar. Without naming the person here (I do in the book), this person’s entire life has followed the mystery of an ancient Indian deity. This American leader is, in fact, named after the ancient deity. There is a day in India set apart for the worship of this specific ancient deity for which the American leader was named. It was on that day, when India was worshiping that deity, that the American leader who would bear the name of that deity, was born. In fact, the worshipers of this deity believe that on that day, it comes into the world, and is born. Thus, the sign of the Avatar has appeared in America. What it means for the future is ominous.
Q: You write that there is a counterfeit Messiah rising. Who or what is this figure?
A: He is the Antichrist or Antimessiah. You could say he is the ultimate avatar, the embodiment of the enemy on earth. I have explored the possibility of whether he is in the world right now. But beyond that, it is clear that the spirit of the Antichrist is already here, at work, and increasingly affecting our culture. What do we know of the Antichrist? He will come as God, he will overturn the ways of God, he will desecrate that which is holy, he will persecute believers and seek to destroy the nation of Israel. So what spirit are we seeing already at work in our culture and world? It is a spirit that proclaims man as God, that overturns the ways and laws of God, that desecrates the holy and defiles the creation and image of God, that persecutes believers, and that hates the nation of Israel. The spirit of the Antichrist is already in our midst.
Q: How are we already seeing society being conditioned to receive a false Christ through technology, AI, media, and even spiritual trends?
A: Technology will undoubtedly play a part in End Time prophecy. First it provides the means for the Antichrist or a one world government to control all things, every transaction, every purchase. But it is also creating a dangerous new phenomenon in which we and, particularly, the younger generation, are becoming increasingly addicted to, dependent on, and joined to technology, from our iPhones to our iPads. That opens the door for a level of control and manipulation we have never before seen. On top of that, we are now witnessing the explosion of artificial intelligence. Up until now, our technology has served as a tool. But when it begins to take over the function of our thinking, then we have entered a whole new age, in which our technology is no longer serving us but becoming our master. In view of such things, we must be vigilant to become all the more strongly plugged into God, into His Word, into prayer, and into the Spirit. It is that plugging in, that bond, that will keep us from deception in the days ahead.
Q: You often say God doesn’t reveal prophecy to scare us, but to prepare us. How should we respond to this revelation personally, spiritually, and practically?
A: As believers, we should never fear the future. If God placed us in the End Times, then He has called us for the End Times, and He will anoint us for it. We were made for these times and these times for us. If the End Times are dark, then we are all the more called to become lights into the darkness. And if the dark is to get darker, then it’s time that the lights of God become all the more bright. We must see the days ahead as exciting and embrace the challenge. What greater honor could we get than to stand for God in a world that doesn’t, to bear witness of God in a world that doesn’t know Him, and to shine His light in the dark. To do that, we must seek to become all the more strong in Him. But it is the most exciting of times.
Q: Lastly, what is God stirring in your spirit prophetically for the Church and the world in 2026?
A: The mysteries opened up in The Avatar ultimately reveal the mystery of the prophetic moment in which we are now standing. It is an incredibly critical moment. For if we change the government but don’t change the hearts of the people, then the unchanged hearts will change the government back. God has given us a window. The window is a temporary reprieve and the chance to usher in revival. For it is only revival that can save America. And so, we must all commit to pray for revival as never before, minister for revival as never before, and actually choose to live in revival as never before. If we do that, the revival will come.
This is just a taste of some of the mysteries in The Avatar. I pray that people get The Avatar, not only for themselves, but also for those in their lives that many might come to the Lord. And all the mysteries of The Avatar lead to the revelation that we have been given a prophetic window and the most critical of times. Now is our time. Let us rise to it, boldly shining the light as never before that revival might come to America and to the world.
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