October 23, 1984
A bunch of priests and rabbis got together to condemn Ronald Reagan for repeatedly bringing up the Armageddon Theory.
Ronald Reagan, People Magazine interview, Dec. 6, 1983: Never, in the time between ancient prophecies up until now, has there been a time in which so many of the prophecies are coming together. There have been times in the past when people thought the end of the world was coming, and so forth, but never anything like this.
The news conference of religous leaders was crashed by Jerry Falwell and friends (the Moral Majority) who denied Reagan ever predicted a nuclear war with the Soviet Union.
The Christic Institute (the anti-Armageddon theologians) asserted that the religious right was promoting a theology where: “reconciliation with America’s adversaries (was) ultimately futile.”
Jerry Fallwell in response urged Presidential candidates of both parties: “to repudiate any association with any extremist world view which demands a nuclear Armageddon.”
Jerry Fallwell LA times March 4, 1981: We believe that Russia, because of her need of oil – and she’s running out now – is going to move into the Middle East, and particularly Israel because of their hatred of the Jew, and that it is at that time when all hell will break out. And it is at that time when I believe there will be some nuclear holocaust on this earth.
It seems like not so long ago but imagine if a president today said the following to the Director of the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee: “I turn back to your ancient prophets in the Old Testament and the signs foretelling Armageddon, and I find myself wondering if, if we’re the generation that’s going to see that come about.”
One of Reagan’s responses about statements he made suggesting that the end of the wolrd was comming was featured in the video for the song World Destruction by Africa Bambaataa and ex-Sex Pistol John Lydon (a.k.a Time Zone).
