Top reactions from Christian leaders to 'catastrophe' of midterms: 'We are under God's judgment'

The midterm elections delivered a devastating generational defeat to the Republican Party as Democrats swept races coast to coast last week, regaining both houses of Congress, flipping six governors' offices and seizing hundreds of seats in state legislatures.

Though Evangelical voter turnout saw a marked decline this year compared to previous elections, some Christians have been left reeling by the overwhelming victory of the Democratic Party, which some discern has grown overtly hostile to biblical Christianity as it cozies to far-left socialism, LGBT ideology and Islam.

"It is heartbreaking that the Evangelical vote did not show up this year. The sad result is hundreds of pro-abortion, LGBTQ advocates and antisemites just won races all over America," Gary Bauer, president of the Virginia-based conservative advocacy organization American Values, told All Israel News.

"The church is committing political suicide," he added.

Here are some of the top insights from Christian leaders about the potential reasons behind the GOP's electoral wipeout, the spiritual implications of rising left-wing power and how Christians ought to navigate a darkening political culture.