Bush Warns Iran Against Action In Iraq; The Antichrist & What Must Come!
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January 29, 2007
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Lewis: Iran in apocalyptic mood
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Renowned scholar Bernard Lewis said Monday during a lecture at the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem that the cold war philosophy of mutually assured
destruction that kept the US and Russia from destroying each other with nuclear
bombs is irrelevant when it comes to Iran.
"Ahmadinejad and his group clearly believe, and I don't doubt the sincerity of their belief, that we are now entering an apocalyptic age, which will result in the triumph of their messianic figure," Lewis said, referring to the twelfth Imam, Mahdi.
"Muslims, like Jews, believe that there are things you can do to hasten the messiah. M.A.D doesn't work with these people."
Lewis added that the threat of many Iranians perishing in a war did not deter the Iranian leadership, which believes "it would be doing them a favor, by giving them a free pass to heaven."
"Iran is a mortal threat, and one also has to take account of the apocalyptic mood of Ahmadinejad and his circle. Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, has an end of time scenario," the scholar said.
"There is only solution to the Iranian threat, and that can only come from the Iranian people," Lewis said. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-3358555,00.html
I have to agree. Iranian President Ahmadinejad and the leadership are not trying to avoid a nuclear conflict but seem to be embracing it. I question whether anyone in the free world realizes that he may not be backing down for Islamic prophetic reasons. That's scary because I really think he believes he is on a mission from Allah.
The US and Iran are on a collision course and many believe that the US is planning to strike their nuclear facilities between now and April of 2007.
Today, I am going to concentrate on the antichrist and what he will try to
accomplish when he comes on the scene.
If
you are a regular reader of mine you know that I do not believe that satan knows
the day he is living in. As far as
he is concerned this next attempt to bring about his kingdom is just that…his
next attempt. I believe he has been
trying for centuries to bring his antichrist into power, but has been held back
by the power of the Holy Spirit (II Thessalonians 2:6-8).
But soon that will all end. When
the rapture takes place, the Holy Spirit, who resides in every Christian, will
leave this world. God has timed
this with satan’s next attempt to bring in his kingdom.
I believe that time is fast approaching.
When
the rapture does take place, satan will raise up his antichrist.
He may have a person already picked out or he may just pick someone.
He may already be grooming someone for the job, but it’s not because he
knows the future. Satan may be
preparing for what he believes is his future but only God knows the future.
When
the rapture occurs, there will be great shock around the world.
Many believe that a great deception will have to follow the rapture for
the world to go on. Something such
as UFO abductions, that will explain away the millions that will suddenly
disappear. But
truthfully, I don’t believe God cares what the world thinks nor will He try to
deceive them. This event will
happen, it will cause shock as 911 did, and the world will get over it in time.
How much time I don’t know, but it really doesn’t matter, whatever
God has planned will go on as scheduled.
I
also believe there will be a gap of time between the rapture and the start of
the tribulation period. How much
time is up to debate, but it could range from a day to several years.
This time will be used to bring about satan’s kingdom, the rise of the
antichrist and the great falling away (II Thessalonians 2:3).
When
the antichrist comes on the scene he will unknowingly start the seven-year
tribulation period by confirming a peace agreement with many for which Israel
will be included. At the same time,
God will send the Holy Spirit to indwell 144,000 witnesses to preach the Gospel
to the world. He will also raise up
two special witnesses that will preach the Gospel in Jerusalem.
They will not be able to be harmed and will wreak havoc on the world for
three and one-half years.
Many
will be saved during this time, but it may cost the majority of them their lives.
The Fifth Seal reveals a multitude before the throne that came out of
great tribulation (Revelation 6:9-11). These
martyrs will probably be killed following the great war (Fourth Seal).
Many
Bible scholars and teachers (including myself) believe the antichrist will rise
up out of the European Union. This
is believed to be the location of the New Roman Empire, which will rule the
world in the last days.
At
this time, the E.U. has a six-month rotating presidency, but plan on electing at
some point a more permanent leader. This
will happen once their constitution is approved and he will probably hold the
office for a two to four year period. But
the way things are moving prophetically I’m not sure that day will come.
I’m
not sure what position the antichrist will hold at the time of the signing of
the peace accord. He may rise up
out of the present rotating system or be one of the future permanent presidents.
Whoever he turns out to be he will bring world recognition and stability to
Israel. He will also become a
respected world leader.
But
just when things are going well a major world war will break out where
one-quarter of the world’s population will die.
Many will die instantly, but many more will suffer a slow painful death
from disease and starvation. This
will be a horrible and very chaotic time to be alive.
It’s
hard to say how this war will start. It
could simply be the Lord stirring up a world leader to attack another nation or
several nations. It could be as
simple as miscommunication. A
preemptive strike may set it off and induce many other preemptive or
counterstrikes.
Terrorism
is also in the back of my mind. If
a nuclear terrorist strike occurs, that nation may strike back at the nation or
nations they feel are harboring the terrorist group.
They may take a strike first and ask questions later approach.
The
Lord may also allow satan to impose his will upon the world.
This great war may be in reaction to the antichrist declaring himself to
be God. Even though the world will
not want to retain the knowledge of God they will oppose someone who claims to
be a god. The free world will see
this as another Hitler rising up and will band against him, but in the end, they
will be defeated. Not only will
three nations in his own kingdom fall (Daniel 7:24), but also the entire world
will be crushed.
However
it starts, when the dust clears, the antichrist will destroy anyone who stands
in his way. He will put down all
democracies and force the world to take his mark and worship him.
He
will then march into the temple in Jerusalem and blaspheme Holy God.
At some point following his abomination, I believe the antichrist will be
assassinated. But miraculously
satan will be given the power (by God) to cause him to rise again.
The
whole world will look on him in awe thus duplicating what Christ did over two
thousand years ago. This will give
birth to the unholy trinity - (the father) satan, (the son) antichrist, and (the
spirit) false prophet.
These
three will demand worldwide worship and blaspheme the very God of gods.
At some point, satan will gather his demoniac army and storm the gates of
heaven only to be soundly defeated.
“And
the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan,
which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels
were cast out with him. (Revelation
12:9)”
Are you ready to meet the Lord? If not, your time is running out!
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