Evangelist Ray Comfort said the “horror” unfolding against Israelis at the hands of Hamas is “heartbreaking,” describing the evil nature of the terrorists responsible for the carnage. “These guys are demonic,” the Living Waters founder said. “They’re full of hatred and venom towards anyone who’s Jewish, and my heart broke.” As for what drives raging anti-Semitism — a scourge that has long plagued humanity — Comfort said he believes its roots are also “demonic.”

“When you look at what happened to Nazi Germany, it just doesn’t make sense why Hitler would be so venomous towards Jewish people,” he said. “And you see it right throughout history.” Comfort has a personal connection to the issue, as he’s Jewish and his great-grandparents fled from Europe and made their way to New Zealand, changing their surname to protect themselves. “My heart breaks that anyone could hate someone, not because of anything they’ve done, but because of who they are,” he added, paraphrasing Jeremiah 17:9-10. “That’s racial prejudice. And it … traces itself back to the human heart — ‘it’s deceitfully wicked above all things; who can know it?'”

With so many events focused on the Middle East, many are asking questions about the end of days. Comfort shared how he’s been processing these events. For Comfort, the end times offers another opportunity to evangelize and spread the Gospel. “When we talk of prophecy, we appeal to the intellect,” he said. “When we use the law of Moses, We speak to the conscience, and the Bible says Paul persuaded them concerning Jesus, which is what we’re supposed to do, both out of the law of Moses and out of the prophets.”

Comfort continued, “When you appeal to the intellect using prophecy, it’s actually bait when you’re fishing for men. When you use the law of Moses, the Ten Commandments, that’s the hook to pull the fish in. So there is a balance, and I try and get that balance.” When he goes out and shares the Gospel, he said he often find the end times is a “great springboard into the Gospel,” as people have generally heart the terms and themes surrounding the Antichrist, Armageddon and other related ideas. “People are really getting scared,” he said. “Because this could … easily escalate into worldwide attack on anything godly, any Jews, any Christians throughout the world.” Watch him explain these themes.