Oklahoma\u2019s 1st Congressional District is home to a thriving Jewish community \u2014 one that has recently urged Jews from Canada to take up residence \u2014\u00a0as well as multiple large Jewish organizations including Schusterman Family Philanthropies.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n Multiple representatives of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa declined to comment on Lahmeyer\u2019s candidacy. But it\u2019s clear that if elected, he will bring to Congress some specific ideas about Jews.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Antichrist will be a political leader of Jewish descent,\u201d he told a livestream<\/a> of his church on October 8, 2024, a day after the one-year anniversary of the bloody Hamas-led invasion of Israel. \u201cThat is how the Jews will worship him.\u201d<\/p>\n During his sermon, Lahmeyer based the claim on his reading of biblical prophecy, arguing that the Antichrist will \u201cspeak great blasphemy\u201d and will \u201chave no regard for the gods of his fathers.\u201d<\/p>\n Lahmeyer\u2019s preaching about the Jewish Antichrist has also sparked concern among some Jewish voters.<\/p>\n \u201cJackson, I am appalled at this post. I\u2019m Jewish. I supported you[r] run for office at every turn. I have children and grandchildren. Antisemitism is at an all time high. I\u2019m scared for them. This is abhorrent,\u201d one X user wrote in response to a February 2023 post on X<\/a> by Lahmeyer claiming the Antichrist will be \u201cJewish\u201d and a \u201chomosexual.\u201d<\/p>\n Lahmeyer pushed back on the response, replying to the user that \u201cThis is not anti-Semitic AT ALL. The Christ is Jewish. Scripture indicates that the Antichrist will also be Jewish.\u201d<\/p>\n \t Despite those apocalyptic beliefs, Lahmeyer has repeatedly framed support for Israel as a key tenet of his faith, reflecting a Christian Zionist worldview that sees Jewish return to Israel as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy.<\/p>\n \u201cI stand with the Jewish people because God almighty stands with the Jewish people,\u201d Lahmeyer said in an October 9, 2025, post<\/a> dismissing claims he had been paid by the Israeli government to post pro-Israel content. \u201cSo those of you who are out there saying I\u2019m getting $7,000 a post, I wish that were true, but you\u2019re an idiot and you\u2019re wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n Matthew Taylor, a scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, & Jewish Studies, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that Lahmeyer\u2019s statements about Jews and Israel reflect a typical strain of Christian Zionism.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s pro-Israel in this very particular sense of he has a strong attachment to a theological conception of Israel,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cWhen it comes to questions about the Antichrist and whether the Antichrist is Jewish or not, that\u2019s all pretty standard speculation within modern evangelicalism.\u201d<\/p>\n Those views, once largely confined to Lahmeyer\u2019s reach as a storefront pastor, have followed him into a larger political arena as he has transformed from a fringe activist into a political contender with presidential backing.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is my Great Honor to endorse MAGA Warrior, Jackson Lahmeyer, who is running to represent the fantastic people of Oklahoma\u2019s 1st Congressional District, and has been with me from the very beginning of our Movement to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!,\u201d Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social<\/a> Monday reaffirming his endorsement of Lahmeyer.<\/p>\n \t Trump praised Lahmeyer\u2019s role in founding \u201cPastors for Trump,\u201d which he launched in 2022 to organize evangelical pastors around getting Trump reelected. The same year, Lahmeyer lost his Republican primary bid to unseat Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, whom he called a \u201ccoward\u201d<\/a> for not backing Trump\u2019s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n Lahmeyer, who did not return a Jewish Telegraphic Agency request for an interview, is a member of the White House Faith Office and Trump\u2019s National Faith Advisory Board.<\/p>\n He has been cultivating relationships with the Trumps for years. In addition to backing the president\u2019s election claims, Lahmeyer has hosted the president\u2019s sons, Eric and Donald Jr., as well as FBI Director Kash Patel at his church and on podcast episodes.<\/p>\n Lahmeyer\u2019s rise coincides with a growing movement of conservative Christians and right-wing influencers who have been increasingly critical of Israel and the US-Israel alliance.<\/p>\n During an event marking the second anniversary of October 7 titled \u201cThe Case for Israel,\u201d<\/a> Lahmeyer addressed the growing prominence of anti-Israel figures on the Christian right, including Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens.<\/p>\n \u201cBoth Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, they\u2019re Roman Catholics, so to them the church has replaced the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and that is why they can make these claims,\u201d Lahmeyer said.<\/p>\n But Lahmeyer has stopped short of condemning Carlson\u2019s rhetoric, despite criticism from Trump and evangelical members of his administration including US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.<\/p>\n \u201cSome very influential leaders, all of whom I like \u2014 Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Marjorie Taylor Greene \u2014 have taken a very controversial stance in regards to the nation of Israel,\u201d Lahmeyer told NPR<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TulsaTomorrowWeekend2025Edited_0228-640x400.jpg\")
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\n\t\tIllustrative: Jewish visitors come on a pilot trip to Oklahoma as part of the Tulsa Tomorrow initiative organized by members of the Jewish community, in 2025. (Courtesy\/Tulsa Tomorrow)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP23286047089813-640x400.jpg\")
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\n\t\tGen. Michael Flynn (ret.), center and Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer listen to Jimmy Levi sing during the ReAwaken America Tour, Pastors for Trump event, October 12, 2023, in Doral, Florida. (AP Photo\/Marta Lavandier)<\/p>\n
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