Hamas filmed its atrocities in graphic detail. Dinesh D'Souza says his new film, "The Dragon's Prophecy," starts out with some of that footage because of the remarkable link between those attacks and the biblical stories of war between the Jews and the Philistines.
"The Bible speaks about this whole war as a dragon representing the enemy attacking a woman representing Israel," explains Jonathan Cahn, author of the bestselling book that inspired the film.
D'Souza traces the line of the Philistines in the Old Testament to today's Palestinians and the land of the Philistines to today's Gaza Strip.
"We came back to a land that was largely barren and empty, and we brought it back to life," Benjamin Netanyahu says of the Jews and Israel. "We're going to keep it."
D'Souza, who came to the U.S. as an exchange student at the age of 18, went on to work as a policy adviser in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and quickly became known as a major force in public policy through his books, speeches, and films.
He recently told Jenna Ellis the October 7, 2023, attack has a strong resemblance to the story in Judges, where Sampson was captured and taken to Gaza.
"October 7 wasn't just like a historical event," he said. "It wasn't just even an epical event. It was a biblical event, and we as Christians need to be attentive to the spiritual meaning of what is going on."
The current battle in Israel is still over land, he says, and it is particularly relevant now, as a host of countries are trying to recognize a mythical country called Palestine.
"The deep question here is not just how do you respond to a terrorist attack, but rather, whose land is it really?" D'Souza submits.
"The Dragon's Prophecy" portrays today's conflicts in the Middle East as an "eerie revival" of the ancient battles described in the early books of the Bible, suggesting the end times of humanity itself.
The film ends with a call for Jews and Christians to return to their roots and stand up for good and resist evil.
It is set to hit theaters around October 7, 2025 – exactly two years after Hamas' terror attack that left more than 1,000 people dead, including Israeli civilians and children.
