This paper investigates the interpretive role of sacred texts in shaping political imaginaries across contemporary geopolitical contexts. Drawing on previous research on the politicization of religion in global affairs (Cesari 2022), I argue that the hermeneutics of scripture not only inform theological worldviews but also underpin political legitimacy, sovereignty claims, and narratives of inclusion or exclusion. In particular, I focus on how religious leaders and political actors mobilize eschatological motifs — such as salvation, divine justice, or end-times visions — to assert authority and define national or civilizational identities. Through a comparative analysis of cases such as the Russian Orthodox Church's eschatological rhetoric in the context of the war in Ukraine, Islamic discourses on the ummah in the Middle East, and Christian nationalist imaginaries in Western democracies, the paper will analyze how sacred texts are selectively interpreted to serve political ends. By situating scriptural interpretation at the nexus of eschatology and political power, this paper contributes to a broader understanding of how religious narratives can either entrench polarizing ideologies or open new pathways for coexistence and democratic negotiation. Ultimately, it calls for a rethinking of religious literacy in global political analysis, not merely as a cultural or identity marker, but as a dynamic force shaping public legitimacy and geopolitical alignments.