The False Prophet of Revelation 13: Beast from the Earth
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Revelation 13:11-18 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two
horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. [Lucifer] And he exerciseth all the power of the
first beast before him, [antichrist]
and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose
deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire
come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth
them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power
to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth,
that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword,
and did live. And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast,
that
the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not
worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both
small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their
right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he
that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is
wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it
is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
This beast comes from
the earth. The first thing that came to remembrance was the
12th Mahdi.
Many Muslims are expecting him to come up out of a well in Iran. A well is a hole in the
earth. Therefore, this beast would be coming up from the earth. What's
significant with this character is that his return would bring the allegiance
of the Muslim world with him since they believe him to be their messiah. With his supernatural powers, would Muslims dare
defy him? If my conclusions are accurate, this man could explain that they misunderstood the prophecies of his
coming and instead point to the European antichrist, the beast from the sea,
for them to worship. In this way, two of the main religions of the earth would
be worshipping this European leader.
The Muslims,
directed by their Mahdi, the beast from the earth.
The Jews, hated by the whole world, aren't expected to do anything
but die. That is the
time of Jacob's trouble.
Identifying traits of the beast from the earth:
Two horns like a lamb, speaks like a dragon [Lucifer]
Has all the power of the first beast [antichrist]
Makes all in the earth worship the first Beast with the
head wound.
Does great wonders like calling fire from heaven in the
presence of the first Beast. (With these things he deceives the world into
worshipping the beast, and making an image to him, who was wounded by the
sword but lived)
Able to give life to the image of the Beast so that it
speaks and kills anyone who doesn't worship at it.
Makes everyone get a mark of the Beast in order to buy or
sell anything. (666 ~ Read Recommendation 666,
the free e-book that gives the political history of the E.U. and the
recommendation, numbered 666, that created the office of Secretary-General of
the
European Union with all the power over the military and political structure of
Europe.)
If you read through
the articles down below,
you will see where I came up with the conclusions I have about the false
prophet's identity.
I believe the false prophet to Christians is the Islamic messiah figure, the 12th
Mahdi. He is supposed to lead Islam in victory against the infidels in the
last days. This is to include the commonly identified
antichrist. Many Christian and Islamic beliefs identify
the antichrist as coming
from Europe and the Bible says the false prophet worships the beast, I
believe that when the 12th Mahdi does come up from the well, that he will
"correctly interpret" the Koran and Islam will then begin to worship the
antichrist instead.
Convergence?
What's interesting is that the Christian eschatology the antichrist
goes out conquering and to conquer. I believe the following passage speaks
of Antiochus IV destroying many by peace.
Daniel 8:19-26 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end
of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. The ram
which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is
between his eyes is the first king. Now that being broken, whereas four
stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not
in his power. And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the
transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and
understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. And his power shall be
mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and
shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy
people. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in
his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace
shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of
princes; but he shall be broken without hand. And the vision of the
evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up
the vision; for it shall be for many days.
1 John
2:15-20 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If
any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all
that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And
the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will
of God abideth for ever. Little children, it is the last time: and as
ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many
antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went
out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they
would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they
might be made manifest that they were not all of us. But ye have an
unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
The same spirit works in the modern antichrist as in Antiochus IV. If
he took the kingdoms by flattery, I would expect the same spirit to
infiltrate the same way. I believe this is by speaking to those who are
puffed up with pride and cultivating that. I believe the future antichrist
will take the offer Christ rebuked of power over all the earth.
Matthew
4:8-10 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain,
and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall
down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan:
for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve.
Could it be that the Imam, when he comes out of the well, will redirect
worship of himself to the antichrist from Europe? The die-hard Muslims may
still go against the antichrist, but they will become like the Jews and
Christians at that point, being killed for not conforming. Lucifer, the
dragon, gives power to the beast such that nobody can stand against him. I think the majority of Islam would obey the
Mahdi if he were to do that. There is also the possibility that the
European antichrist will have some form of "religion" interpreted to be
compatible with Islam.
In His work Imam al-Mahdi, the Just Leader of Humanity, Ayatollah
Ibrahim al Amini, professor at the Religious
Learning Center at Qom affirms Larijani’s comments, when he states, "The Mahdi
will offer the religion of Islam to the Jews and Christians; if they accept it
they will be spared, otherwise they will be killed." (Source
WND Article)
With beheading being the method of execution described in scripture,
it could be that Islam will be used as the enforcing army of the man of
sin, aided by the signs and lying wonders of the 12th Mahdi to control
Islam world-wide, re-enforcing their belief of a coming world domination
by Islam.
This is what the Bible says the false prophet
does, notice how the beast (antichrist) comes to power and receives his
power:
Revelation
13:1-5 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the
sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns,
and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was
like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his
mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his
seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were
wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world
wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon
which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast,
saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with
him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things
and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two
months.
The dragon is Lucifer. Lucifer gives his power to the beast from the
sea such that the entire world recognizes his authority and worships him
and the dragon. This would include Islam and I believe the 12th Imam
(Mahdi) is the man who will redirect Islamic worship to Allah (dragon) and
the beast from the sea. If they don't worship the dragon, they are
powerless against him and will be killed like anyone else who doesn't
worship him.
What I find interesting is that according to Islam, the 12th Mahdi is
in a well, awaiting his occultation to end. The Bible describes the false
prophet as coming from the earth.
The World Toward Illumination: "In our discussion of the
world in the last days of the earth we had said in our previous editions
of this programme that no source has pointed to the exact date when the
Savior will appear and only God knows about the exact timing of the
reappearance of Imam Mahdi (AS). The Prophet had said: He will certainly
appear and if only a day were to be left to the end of the world God
will make that day so long for Mahdi to appear and rise. There are
various versions of the exact day of his reappearance. Some say it would
be Friday and the date will be Ashura or the 10th of Moharram, the
heart-rending martyrdom anniversary of his illustrious ancestor, Imam
Husain (AS). Others say the date will be the 25th of the month of
Zil-Qa’dah and may coincide with the Spring Equinox or Nowrooz as the
Iranians call. A saying attributed to the Prophet’s 6th
infallible heir, Imam Ja’far Sadeq (PBUH) says the Mahdi will appear
on the Spring Equinox and God will make him defeat Dajjal the Impostor
or the antichrist as the Christians say, who will be hanged near
the dump of Kufa. The 6th Imam goes on to add: There will be no Nowrooz
when we will not be waiting for him."
The Mahdi is expected to come out of a well in Iran.
Lampholder wrote, "The Mahdi will emerge at the end of time
when
those who would call out the name of Allah would be killed."
Perhaps they fight against the EU and the Mahdi comes and straightens them
out.
"Iraq is an integral part of the Mahdi prophecy, and according to
Islamic prophecy, when al-Mahdi appears, the people of Iraq will come
to him and swear allegiance. As a Muslim, when they are summoned
to fight "against a people given to vehement war" they must obey in
order to receive a reward or otherwise be greatly punished
[61.4]...Militant groups in Iraq/Afghanistan, and other parts of the
world, will continue to gather and reorganize into a vast army intent on
world domination...." [The Lampholder, Sept 10, 2003]
"The Signs of the Reappearance (Qiyam) of the (Imam) who
undertakes the Office (al-Qa'im), Peace be on him, the Period of Time of
his Appearance, an Explanation of his Life and an Extract of what is
revealed about his State.
Traditions have been reported mentioning the signs for the time of
the appearance of the Imam who will arise (qa'im), peace be on him, and
the events which will take place before his appearance, together with
the indications and features of it. Among them are:
the wall of the mosque of Kufa will be destroyed;
"Kufa" is an infidel so this could be
referring to the Jewish temple that will be rebuilt
the star will appear in the east giving light just like the moon
gives light; then (the new moon) will bend until its two tips almost
meet;
a colour will appear in the sky and spread to its horizons;
a fire will appear for a long time in the east remaining in the
air for three or seven days;
Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even
unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be.
the Arabs will throw off the reins and take possession of their
land, throwing out the foreign authority;
Luke 17:24-31 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part
under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so
shall also the Son of man be in his day. But first must
he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. And
as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of
the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives,
they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered
into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they
drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But
the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and
brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall
it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that
day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in
the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is
in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Matthew 24:15-18 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the
holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them
which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is
on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his
house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take
his clothes.
Is this confirming that Christ's
coming is at the time of the
abomination of desolation
with lightning from east to west that
coincides with the coming of the
12th Mahdi,
the false prophet? The "Palestinians" lay claim to Israel as
their land and the time of Jacob's trouble is an unparalleled
time of trouble for Israel. That is why Christ warned those in
Judea to run to the mountains!
And could this too be tied to the soon
following wrath of
God?
locusts will appear at their usual times and at times not usual
so that they attack agricultural land and crops and there will be
little harvest for what the people planted;
Revelation 9?
a cry (will come) from the sky (in such a way) that all the
people will hear it in their own languages;
This could be one of many things. Angels go and preach the
everlasting Gospel through the world before God's wrath is
poured out and before the mark of the beast is implemented.
Everyone is duly warned.
Revelation 14:6-12 And
I saw another angel fly in the midst of
heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that
dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and
tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and
give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come:
and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and
the fountains of waters. And there followed another
angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city,
because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of
her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with
a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and
receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall
drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out
without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be
tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy
angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their
torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest
day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and
whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience
of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God,
and the faith of Jesus.
The next example is tied to the
harpazo of the bride. And also seen in the next example
below.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 For
the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a
shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump
of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we
which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever
be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these
words.
a face and a chest will appear in the sky before the people in
the centre of the sun; the dead will arise from their graves so that
they will return to the world and they will recognize one another
and visit one another;
at that time they will know of his appearance in Mecca and they
will go to him to support him.
(These signs) are as the reports have mentioned. Among the total of
these events are some which are bound (to happen) and other which are
conditional. God knows best what will take place. We have only mentioned
them on the basis of what is recounted in basic sources of tradition (usul)
because of their inclusion in traditions which have been handed down.
From God we seek help and Him do we ask for success."
Is this also how Christ's coming with these signs be sending a strong
delusion as fulfilled prophecy in Islam?
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast
coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he
spake as a dragon.
In other prophesies such as that in
Revelation 17 as well as
Revelation 13,
horns represented kings. With the beast from the sea, there are the 10
horns on the seventh head of the beast headed by
the man of sin, the antichrist. These
represent 10 kings who give their power to the antichrist as I believe
we are seeing now in the 10 member-states of the WEU who have given
power for "Mr. Europe" to speak for them in foreign policy. This same
man is responsible for a 7-year agreement confirmed from the 1995
EUROMED Agreement which also has a mid-term review. To understand how
this developed, read Herb L. Peters book Recommendation 666.
What is the identity of this beast from the
earth? He has two horns, but what kings might they represent? I believe
the false prophet is the 12th Mahdi, expected to come up out of a well in the earth.
But what are the two horns? Given the above, I believe they may be two
"kings," or leaders of
Islam, who will attest to the 12th Mahdi being who he says he is.
These horns would talk about peace that the 12th Mahdi is supposed to
bring, but the Islamic form of peace where they will conquer the world
for their leader.
Who is their ultimate leader? According to scripture,
the false prophet has power to call fire from heaven and points all to
worship the antichrist heading the
revived Roman Empire, beheading any who refuse... sound familiar?
There is currently an
Islamic Divide I
believe this may be why the two horns will be needed to bring the
different sects of Islam to accept the 12th Mahdi and "correctly
interpret the prophecies" to reveal who their adoration should go to,
the man of sin.
Sufi
Wikipedia: Sufism is a mystic tradition
within Islam that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices
dedicated to Divine love and the cultivation of the elements of the
Divine within the individual human being. Practitioners of this
tradition are known as "Sufis" generally, though some senior members of the
tradition reserve this term for those who have attained the goals of the
tradition. Although some people refer to this tradition as Sufism, others
refer to it as the Sufi Way. They draw this distinction because they feel
that the term "Sufism" refers to a philosophy or a school of thought like
capitalism or socialism, and they feel that the Sufi Way describes a
practical path to follow. Sufism has been defined as a type of knowledge by
the great Sufi masters. Shaykh Ahmad Zarruq, a 15th century Sufi who wrote
The Principles of Sufism, defined Sufism as "a science whose
objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else
but God." Ibn 'Ajiba, one of the best known Sufi masters, defined Sufism as
"a science through which one can know how to travel into the presence of the
Divine, purify one’s inward from filth, and beautify it with a variety of
praiseworthy traits." The Tariqas, or Sufi orders, may be
associated with Sunni Islam or Shia Islam. It has been suggested that Sufi
thought emerged from the Middle East in the eighth century, but adherents
are now found around the world.
Sunni
Wikipedia: Sunni Muslims are the largest
denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Sunnism or as Ahl
as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic: people of the example (of Muhammad)
and the community) which implies that they are the majority, or Ahl as-Sunnah for
short. The word Sunni comes from the word Sunnah, which means the
words and actions or example of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. They
represent the branch of Islam that accepted the caliphate of Abu Bakr due to
him being chosen by Shurah. Shurah over the caliphate is the first
distinguishing factor of Sunni Islam.
The coming of the Mahdi is a disputed notion within
Sunnis. The concept is reported in neither the Sahih al-Bukhari nor Sahih
Muslim collection of ahadith. According to scholar Cyril Glasse, "Belief in
the Mahdi has been rejected by noted Sunni authorities as being a Messianism
.... various Hadith about the Mahdi appear to be inventions to support
political causes", It is also reported to be denied by the Ahle Quran and
Darul-uloom Nadwatul Ulama clerics.
On the other hand it is found in Sunan Abi Dawud,
Ibn Majah and Tirmidhi and "some non-Shiite Muslims believe that the Mahdi
will come in addition to the Second Coming of Jesus." Al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn
Ja’far al-Katani said: "The conclusion is that the hadiths narrated
concerning the Mahdi are mutawatir, as are the hadith concerning the
Dajjal and the descent of Jesus the son of Mary, upon whom be peace." Shaykh
al-Islam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami in his fatwa titled The Brief Discourse on
the Portents of the Awaited Mahdi, said that denial of the Mahdi is
disbelief. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti in his book The Rose Fragrance
Concerning the Reports on al-Mahdi, wrote, "This is the belief of Ahl
al-Sunnah, this is the belief of the Sufis, this is the belief of our
Shaykhs, and this is the belief of the true Shadhili Shaykhs, whose path
both al-Suyuti and al-Haytami followed. Whoever differs with them is a liar
and an innovator." Of those Sunnis that hold to the existence of the Mahdi,
some believe the Mahdi will be an ordinary man, born to an ordinary woman.
Umm Salamah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) say:
‘The Mahdi is of my lineage and family…’ | Sunan Abu Dawud,
11/373; Sunan Ibn Maajah, 2/1368. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri said:
The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon Him) said: "He is one of us…" | Reported
by Abi Na’eem in Akhbaar al-Mahdi, see al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer,
5/219, hadith 5796.
The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order, under
the leadership of Shaikh Hisham Kabbani of Islamic Supreme Council of
America (ISCA), is among the Sufis who strongly believe the coming of Imam
Mahdi in this 21st Century is imminent. Shaikh Hisham has written a book
"The Approach of Armageddon" that touches much on this subject according to
Sunni doctrine and beliefs. In the light of traditions and interpretations,
the personality of the Promised Mahdi would be as such: It is said
"predictions and lore conscerning the Mahdi abound" Among them are that the
promised Mahdi would be a Caliph of God and that to make a covenant with him
is obligatory. He would belong to the House of Muhammad and would be in the
line of Imam Hussein. His name would be Muhammad and his family name would
be Abul Qasim, his father's name would be 'Abdu'llah, and he would appear
in Medina. He would protect the Muslims from destruction and would restore
the religion to its original position.
Shia
Wikipedia: Shī‘a Islam, also Shi‘ite Islam
or Shi‘ism, is the largest minority denomination (10-20%) based on the
Islamic faith after Sunni Islam. Shias adhere to the teachings of Islamic
prophet Muhammad and the religious guidance of his family (who are referred
to as the Ahl al-Bayt) or his descendants known as Shi'a Imams, whom they
consider to be infallible. Shia's assert the right of Ali ibn Abi Talib
(Muhammad's cousin and husband of Fatimah) as successor to Muhammad,
rejecting the legitimacy of the first three caliphs of Islamic history.
Among Shi‘ites "the Mahdi symbol has developed into
a powerful and central religious idea" Shia claim the Mahdi is their 12th
Imam, that he is alive and in occultation for 1200 years and is eleven
generations down from Muhammad. This is evidenced in a hadith from the Shia
text (Kitab Al-Kafi) containing a conversation between the first Shia Imam
Ali ibn Abu Talib and a man named al-Asbagh ibn Nubata. In a hadith widely
regarded as authentic, Muhammad said,
Even if the entire duration of the world's
existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left before
the Day of Judgment, God will expand that day to such a length of
time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person out of Ahl al-Bayt
who will be called by my name. He will then fill the Earth with
peace and justice as it will have been filled with injustice and
tyranny before then. | Sahih Tirmidhi, V2, P86, V9,
P74–75.
The Mahdi, according to Shi'ite tradition, will
arise at some point before the day of judgement, institute a kingdom of
justice, and will in the last days fight alongside the returned Jesus
against the Dajjal, the Antichrist. However, like most religious concepts,
various Muslim traditions have ascribed different characteristics to the
Mahdi. Also, as Mahdiism is closely related to the leadership of the Ummah,
it has had the potential to be abused as some leaders of secularly focused
politico-religious movements in the name of Islam who have claimed to be the
Mahdi.
Iran
Iran President Paves the Way for Arabs' Imam Return Persian
Journal Article Iran News (November 17, 2005)
- His call for the destruction of Israel may have grabbed
headlines abroad, but it is President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's devotion to a
mystical religious figure that is arousing greater interest inside Iran. In
a keynote speech on Wednesday to senior clerics, Ahmadinejad spoke
of his strong belief in the second coming of Shi'ite Muslims' "hidden" 12th
Imam. According to Shi'ite Muslim teaching, Abul-Qassem Mohammad,
the 12th leader whom Shi'ites consider descended from the Prophet Mohammed,
disappeared in 941 but will return at the end of time to lead an era of
Islamic justice. "Our revolution's main mission is to pave the way
for the reappearance of the 12th Imam, the Mahdi," Ahmadinejad said
in the speech to Friday Prayers leaders from across the country.
"Therefore, Iran should become a powerful, developed and model Islamic
society." "Today, we should define our economic, cultural and political
policies based on the policy of Imam Mahdi's return. We should avoid
copying the West's policies and systems," he added, newspapers and local
news agencies reported.
Ahmadinejad refers to the return of the 12th Imam, also known as the Mahdi,
in almost all his major speeches since he took office in August. A September
address to the U.N. General Assembly contained long passages on the Mahdi
which confused Western diplomats and irked those from Sunni Muslim countries
who believe in a different line of succession from Mohammed. This
fascination has prompted wild stories to circulate. Presidential aides
have denied a popular rumor that he ordered his cabinet to write a
letter to the 12th Imam and throw it down a well near the holy city of Qom
where thousands of pilgrims come each week to pray and drop messages to the
Imam. But what really has tongues wagging is the possibility
that Ahmadinejad's belief in the 12th Imam's return may be linked to the
supposed growing influence of a secretive society devoted to the Mahdi which
was banned in the early 1980s. Founded in 1953 and used by the Shah of Iran
to try to eradicate followers of the Bahai faith, the
Hojjatieh Society is governed by the conviction that the 12th Imam's
return will be hastened by the creation of chaos on earth.
Ahmadinejad, who is only the second non-cleric to become president since the
revolution, has made clear his immense respect for
Ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah-Yazdi, a deeply conservative
cleric with close ties to the Hojjatieh-founded Haqqani theological school
in Qom. Conspiracy theorists, never in short supply in Iran, allege
that many members of Ahmadinejad's cabinet and other key appointees are
Haqqani graduates and Hojjatieh followers. "It seems that they (Hojjatieh
members) have recently become more active and are spread through the
government," said a political analyst who declined to be named. "The
president has repeatedly said his government will pave the way for the
Imam's return." But others point out that many former government officials,
perceived as moderates, graduated from Haqqani. Haqqani's continued links to
Hojjatieh, though rumored, have not been proven and it remains one of the
most prestigious theological schools in Qom. Ahmadinejad's emphasis on the
importance of development and justice to encourage the Mahdi's return, also
suggest an important divergence from Hojjatieh thinking. But he would be
better advised to focus his speeches on practical rather than religious
issues, said former Vice-President Mohammad Ali Abtahi. "Of course, we must
pray for the return of the Imam, but we must also tackle inflation and
unemployment," the reformist cleric told Reuters.
Shiite/Sunni rapprochement? - Abdullah, Ahmadinejad Hold Wide-Ranging Talks
Arab News (December
21, 2007)
- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held
talks here yesterday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on major
regional and international issues as well as ways of strengthening
bilateral ties, the Saudi Press Agency said. Ahmadinejad, the first
Iranian president to perform Haj as guest of a Saudi king, arrived in the
Kingdom on Monday accompanied by top aides. Nearly three million pilgrims
from different parts of the Islamic world including several thousands from
Iran performed Haj this year. “In my discussion with King Abdullah we
discussed different ways to consolidate the brotherly relations among Muslim
nations,” Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying by the Iranian media covering his
trip. He described Tehran’s relations with Riyadh as “friendly,” adding:
“The message of my presence here is boosting ties among Islamic nations.”
Iranian pilgrims in the Kingdom expressed their hope that Ahmadinejad’s
participation in the pilgrimage would help repair ties between the Islamic
republic and its Arab neighbors. “Ahmadinejad’s Haj, since it comes at
the invitation of the Saudi king, shows that Muslim nations are supporting
one another in times of need,” an Iranian teacher said. “Having ties
with big Arab nations is a sign of unity among Muslims, and the West will
understand that it cannot divide Shiites and Sunnis,” said Hossein, a
trader from Mashhad in northeastern Iran. Earlier this month, Ahmadinejad
attended a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Qatar, becoming the
first Iranian president to attend a GCC summit. Addressing the summit, the
president tried to allay fears of his Gulf neighbors and presented a
12-point program to promote relations between Tehran and the six-member GCC.
In his speech at the summit, Ahmadinejad offered to sign a security pact
with the GCC that groups Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and the
United Arab Emirates. “I personally hope that President Ahmadinejad will be
able to successfully implement his plans and improve Iran’s international
situation (as a result of the pilgrimage),” said university student Ali
Rahmati. Ahmadinejad was elected president in 2005.
The Fourth Seal
So could it be that religious leaders
from the two main branches of Islam, Sunni and Shia, will both declare the
man from the well as the 12th Mahdi, bringing all of Islam under his
authority? The Suffi are a part of both branches and if the 12th Mahdi is
important to them, mingled in with both Sunni and Shia, with the mixture of
signs and lying wonders, I don't think it is too far-fetched to believe that
Islam would finally unite under this Mahdi beholden to the antichrist.
Revelation 6:7,8
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth
beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale
[green] horse: and
his name that sat
on him was Death, and
Hell followed with him. And power was given unto
them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with
sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Notice that power is given to death and
hell over 1/4 of the earth and those kill with sword, hunger, death and
beasts of the earth. I believe that the fourth seal being broken is the rise
of the 12th Mahdi and the global uniting of Islam, which comprises about 1/4
of the earth's population, under their prophet who will direct their worship
to the man of sin when He is revealed at the abomination of desolation. I
also find it interesting that the
color green hold much significance in Islam.
link: A most compelling proof that
Muhammad taught his followers to advance the cause of Allah by the use
of the sword, is provided by the example of his immediate successors,
known as Califs. They followed his intense fanaticism in waging
relentless wars of conquests against Christians, Jews, and pagans. In a
relatively short time they carved an enormous empire for themselves. At
the height of their power, the Muslims' territories stretched from
northern Africa and southern Europe in the West to the borders of modern
India and China in the East. Their battle cry was: "Before
you is paradise, and behind you are death and hell."
If we examine the historic fruits of
those who have come against Israel with a Satanic hatred such as NAZI
Germany and Islam, we see why Islam might accept a Roman antichrist once he
desecrates the Jewish temple and then commands his followers kill all Jews
where they find them. This is part of Islamic prophecy as well when rocks
and trees will cry out that there is a Jew behind them and to come and kill
them. Remember also that the false prophet can call fire from heaven and has
others such signs and lying wonders. What kind of zealous, supernatural army
of devout followers might arise from these conditions?
Joel
2:1-10 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy
mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of
the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; A day of darkness and of
gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread
upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not
been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the
years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and
behind them a flame burneth: the land is
as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness;
yea, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the
appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. Like the noise
of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of
a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in
battle array. Before their face the people shall be much pained: all
faces shall gather blackness. They shall run like mighty men; they
shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on
his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust
another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall
upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to and
fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon
the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. The
earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and
the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
What is increasingly interesting is the
timeframe for all this to occur. According to Bible prophecy, the sixth seal
with which the above passage ends, is "immediately
after the tribulation of those days,"
Matthew 24:29,
referring to the
time of Jacob's trouble immediately
following the
abomination of desolation. Furthermore,
Joel 2:31
states that the
day of the Lord, the beginning of God's
wrath, comes after the
sixth seal is broken by Christ. So the
fourth seal is the rise of Islam under the 12th Mahdi. The fifth seal speaks
of martyrs being killed and waiting for their fellowservants to be killed
followed by the sixth seal, which are the signs ending
Joel 2:10!
Given the above, I believe that the false
prophet will be the 12th Mahdi, backed by the major sects of Islam to unite
Islam and redirect worship on the earth to the man of sin.
The Vatican
As part of my research into Islam, I
learned the story of
Islam's beginnings and how the Vatican was intimately involved in it.
I believe this is the other main religion that will be redirected to
worship the antichrist is the
Catholic Church. Current trends have
the Popes walking down the all-inclusive religious road where all paths
lead to God and we all worship the same God with different names. This
lie only works if one doesn't know anything about other religious
beliefs. The truth of the matter is that by removing any distinction
between religions, you destroy the foundations of those religions
dictated by their holy books in favor of a personalized version with no
foundation. The ultimate end of this is to have a society with no
foundation recognizing an idea of God, but basing proof of God on signs
and wonders rather than faith. Then when Satan comes with his signs and
lying wonders like blood-crying statues and visions in the skies, or in
the future calling fire from heaven, then the world will have a place to
direct and found their worship on, the antichrist. Read more on this
plan from
Albert Pike's 1871 letter about the three world wars planned and
carried out.
Revelation 17:1-7; 12-18
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials,
and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto
thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: With
whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the
inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her
fornication. So he carried me away in the spirit into the
wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured
beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And
the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with
gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand
full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her
forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE
MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw
the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood
of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great
admiration. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel?
I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that
carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns... And the
ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no
kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These
have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the
beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall
overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings:
and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. And
he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where
the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and
tongues. And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the
beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate
and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. For
God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and
give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be
fulfilled. And the woman which thou sawest is that great
city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
The only thing that can rule over the
kings many nations in the earth is religious control that spans all
politics. So this woman riding the political beast who has been
controlling the seven heads through history is in the end a religious
institution mingling other religion with Christianity and idols and
influencing politics while showing extravagance in wealth and traditions
of men. In the end, the Bible says the 10 kings of the political
structure will maul the woman and burn her with fire according to God's
will for her destruction. If this Babylon of mingled religion is labeled
mystery Babylon the great, is her prophesied destruction in the Bible
what we find in the next chapter?
Revelation 18:1-10
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven,
having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And
he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and
the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and
hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of
the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have
committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are
waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I
heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my
people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive
not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and
God hath remembered her iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded
you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup
which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath
glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment
and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and
am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall
her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and
she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong
is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings of the earth, who
have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall
bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her
burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying,
Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one
hour is thy judgment come.
While Roman Catholicism has
introduced many false doctrines into their religious structure, the
Bible is still the foundation of the belief system even if it isn't
obeyed to the letter. However, the exclusive claims of the Bible to the
Truth go against everything the 10 kings and the antichrist will be
forcing on the world. I believe it is this reason why those who don't
worship the antichrist from the Catholic Church and remain true to faith
in Christ will be hated by the 10 horns and attacked by them as well as
a possible power struggle by the Vatican, which it loses, to keep the
power it had over the centuries.
Once people accept the antichrist
over Yeshua, they are no longer holding even Catholic beliefs and so
they will become victims in the war
on the saints while the evil structure centered on the seven hills
in Rome will be destroyed for the wickedness through history shown
in the conquering nature of the power-hungry leaders. There is also a
secret society connection related to plans carried out to control the
world as well. I believe this is why we are warned to come out of her
(Catholicism) because what uses the Bible as a front is rotten at its
core, lies covered by parts of Truth. We don't need priests, Popes or
any man to tell us what the Bible says if we just read it, the Holy
Spirit guides our understanding. We all need to seriously examine where
our true allegiance lies, with God or with men. God's Word reveals the
Truth, men often have their own selfish agendas. Personally I desire
Truth and reality, everything else is vain imaginings.
The
Time-Period - A Prophetic Picture of Al-Qaeda (with a new
name) and Islamic Terrorism Through 2014
2001 - WTC announcement/awakening to shake the world [the
New Millennium began in 2001 and marked the beginning of the Islamic
countdown; a planned disappearance coinciding with the Jewish Rosh
haShanah];
2003 - Ramadan (Ramazan) - Imam Mahdi announcement
proclaimed to the world [the splitting of the Moon/lunar eclipse(s) of
Ramadan; Al Mahdi is invisible and in hiding/seclusion]. The double
eclipse occurred Nov 9 and 23rd. Both eclipses occurred during Ramadan
2003 between Oct 27 thru Nov 27th.
2004 - 2005 Ramadan - Mahdi's emergence planned (the two
eclipses of 2003 to 2005)
From 2003 to 2005 - the only befitting time-frame for this
part of Islamic eschatology to begin unfolding. There will be no other
time-frame that even comes close to this for several thousand years;
many significant "signs in the sky" will point to this time-period as
the most historically prophetic time in Islamic history.
2006 - 2007 Mahdi will emerge from hiding/seclusion as the
new Khaleefah [1427] to rule for seven (7) years. He
will be revealed first to the Inner Circle of 12 and then to the 313
Mujahidin of the Mahdi (or Taliyah Al-mahdi);
2013 - Mahdi's armies will fight Dajjal and his army in a great
battle [Sura al-Qiyamah Ayaat 7-9];
2014 - Mahdi/Islamic followers seek to conquer the world for
Islam - as a result, all people will recite and follow one Kalimah
[word] and one religion [Islam]
The following video speaks to the Islamic
perspective of the Mahdi. From the video, "In the wake of great
disasters, war and suffering, mankind will seek the answer to just one
question, 'Where does our salvation lie?' " This sounds kind of like
what Albert Pike wrote in 1871 regarding the Illuminati plans to bring about
the pure doctrine of Lucifer. For more on the Illuminati plans, watch The Secret of Solomon's Key Revealed. Also Exposing the Illuminati From Within.
"The Third World War must be fomented by
taking advantage of the differences caused by the "agentur" of the
"Illuminati" between the political Zionists and the leaders of Islamic
World. The war must be conducted in such a way that Islam (the Moslem Arabic
World) and political Zionism (the State of Israel) mutually destroy each
other. Meanwhile the other nations, once more divided on this issue will be
constrained to fight to the point of complete physical, moral, spiritual and
economical exhaustion…We shall unleash the Nihilists and the atheists, and
we shall provoke a formidable social cataclysm which in all its horror will
show clearly to the nations the effect of absolute atheism, origin of
savagery and of the most bloody turmoil. Then everywhere, the citizens,
obliged to defend themselves against the world minority of revolutionaries,
will exterminate those destroyers of civilization, and the multitude,
disillusioned with Christianity, whose deistic spirits will from that moment
be without compass or direction, anxious for an ideal, but without knowing
where to render its adoration, will receive the true light through the
universal manifestation of the pure doctrine of Lucifer, brought finally out
in the public view. This manifestation will result from the general
reactionary movement which will follow the destruction of Christianity and
atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time."
After reading the Bible prophecies about the false
prophet that leads people to worship the antichrist.
"At that very moment of dispair, god will
charge his spiritual entity to call mankind out of the chaos and onto the
true path. The Mahdi. The word means, 'he who leads people to the truth.'
According to the prophet's sayings, the Mahdi will first wage a struggle in
the Islamic world and return those Muslims who have broken away from the
essence of Islam back to true belief and morality. He will have three basic
tasks at this point
The overthrow of philosophical systems
that deny god and support atheism.
Putting an end to practices that are not
part of the religion, but that are portrayed as being so.
The revealing and implementation of true
Islamic morality based on the Koran. Starting with his own nation and
moving on to strengthen the entire Islamic world in political and social
terms, establishing peace, well-being and security and resolving social
problems."
The End Times and the Mahdi
The end times ... According
to Islam, this concept represents a time, near to Doomsday, when
Qur’anic morality will come to prevail over all the world. The Prophet
Mohammed, peace be upon him, has described it in considerable detail in
the hadeeths, that is, his sayings. After the Prophet, a number of great
Islamic scholars have given further accounts of the subject. All of
these reveal that the end times will contain a number of consecutive
events. In the first stage of the end times, the world will become
degenerate because of a number of philosophical systems that deny God.
Mankind will move away from the purpose behind its creation, leading to
a terrible spiritual emptiness and moral collapse. In the wake of great
disasters, wars and suffering, mankind will seek the answer to just one
question ‘Where does salvation lie?’ At that very moment of despair, God
will charge a "spiritual entity" to call mankind out of the chaos and
onto the true path; The Mahdi. The word means "he who leads people to
the truth."
"Dear Sir: "...You
mentioned earthquakes occurring in Muslim world, alright you are certainly
right, because according to the our Prophet this is the most difficult time,
why because we have deviated from God's path. We have also deviated from
Quran, so all Muslims are undergoing punishment until they realize that they
are being killed throughout the world only and only because of the reason I
mentioned above; but good time is about arrive. The US is going to try and
stop the prophecy of Imam Mehdi; but when Imam Mehdi will come, he will come
with divine power and not be dependent on Muslim extremists. Why these Muslim
extremist have emerged, because of US oppression. The US is a great Devil
whose end is not that far according to Islam, they are the one who have
brought killing, injustice and so many things to the world on the advice of
Israel , the nation which is highly unliked by God. In fact, the US is not
bringing the end to the prophecy of Imam Mehdi, rather they are bringing his
arrival ever closer." --Imran
Al-Mahdi will supposedly "descend" from the
mountains of what country? al-Mahdi's capital will ultimately be in Damascus,
Syria (ancient Assyria); but the central location for the al-Mahdi's
appearance, spoken of by Muhammad, and the key areas for Islamic end-times
prophecy are found both in Iraq (specifically Baghdad) and Afghanistan,
ancient Khurasan; Iran will pave the way. ...and where are U.S. troops
currently fighting battles in the Middle East, etc.? The United States, and
coalition partners, are essentially fighting against the army of al-Mahdi (and
al-qaeda), and the al-Mahdi of Islamic eschatology reveals this to be the time
of his soon appearance on the world scene. The womb is in the belly, the
middle, deep within, hidden, the beginning, the birthing process; The belly
[womb] is the central location, symbolic, a place, the capitol, the center of
the world; The belly of Israel is Jerusalem; The belly of the United States is
Washington D.C.; The belly, or navel of the universe, within the Arab World is
"BAGHDAD" (The Lampholder 2003)
The Mahdi Prophecy and Islamic Time-Line to Judgment
The original article for this information is found in the
Lampholder Publications' Article Archive (synopsis below)
(April 17, 2004) -
"Interestingly, the Mahdi
army in Iraq does fit into the time-line and Mahdi prophecy of the mujahadeen
of Iraq. Jaish al Mahdi (Mahdi Army) will attempt to organize within Iraq to
bring about civil war and superiority within region"
"prophecies culminating in the coming of the 'Mahdi'"
"the coming of the Mahdi" - a messianic figure Muslims expect to lead
them in victory against the infidels in the last days"
"another attack is planned against the US"
"an assassination attempt? against an Egyptian and Jordanian official"
"a divine signal from the stars in heaven"
"a victory in Jerusalem and a war in Syria"
"the Internet as a tool of Ji'had"
"a time-line for the apocalyptic prophecy"
"...a warning to Muslims to distance themselves from possible targets"
"another European country to be hit...(but not limited to) Italy and/or
the Vatican (see Lampholder global warnings)"
"the latest Ramadan saw...three aligned stars"
"...the Q'uran, predicts the messianic figure will arise in the last
days"
"the terrorists crossing the border into Iraq with al-Qaida ties are
doing so because of their belief in this Islamic prophecy"...but there is
even more to this puzzle!
A Sign of the Reappearance (al-qa'im) of the (Imam)
(September 10, 2003)
- Both the nearness of
Mars and the November 2003 eclipses may have special significance in Islamic
eschatology because it was prophesied that when a constant beam of light from
the star (the planet Mars), shines brighter than the moon and appears in the
East, it will be the time of the appearance of Imam Mahdi. From the "Wild
Horse Prophecy" - "A signal sounded, the flag was raised, and the skillful
horsemen emerged from a heated, desert sun..." Has The Banner Been Raised?
We will send
down on them signs from the sky, and their necks will remain bent
submissively to them. (XXVI 4)
...The chest and face of man will appear in the centre of the sun, who will
be recognized by his standing and genealogy
A prophecy in ancient Islamic
tradition (usul) indicates a black wind (huayra yana) will rise up at the
beginning of "The Day" [of judgment] and then a great earthquake will shake
the land so much that it will almost be swallowed up; "before the one who
will arise (al-qa'im), there will be red death and white death; there
will be locusts at their usual time and at their unusual time like the
colours of blood. As for red death that is (from) the sword, while
white death is (from) plague." (1)
In the Islamic Hadith, the hour for the end-of-the-world, and the prophets
who awake at the Last Judgment [salawatullahi ta'ala 'alaihim ajmain],
cannot occur until the al-Mahdi comes forth, "the Guided one," the descendant
of Fatima from the family of Muhammad. Mahdi is a man, not a prophet. In
Islamic eschatology, Mahdi will lead the people for seven years just prior to
the return of the [Islamic] Jesus [Isa]. Mahdi will lead Muslims in victory
over an antichrist (the Dajjal), Europeans, Americans, Jews, and the white
race in general. A great war known as al-Malhamah al-Kubrah (also known to the
Christian as Armageddon) will occur upon the face of the Earth. According to
Islamic prophecy, this war will be carried out because Al-Hajj.39 permits
Muslims to fight [against disbelievers; qitl fee sibil-Allah; Infidels] who
fight against Muslim believers' victory [the al-Mumrin]. NOTE: All Infidels
are nonMuslims, and the hypocrites [and apostates] are Muslims who align with
the Infidels. Apostate Muslims and the mushrik [polytheist] are considered
counterfeit and not considered to be true, authentic Muslims. They, along with
the Infidels, are to be eliminated.
The purpose of victory in this war is the conversion of the entire world to
Islam in the cause of Allah [Jihad fee sibil-Allah]. Those who do not believe
in Allah, the Last Day, or acknowledgement of the [Islamic] religion of truth
must pay Jizya with willing submission [they must be subdued; 9.38]. All of
those unwilling to convert will be killed because, according to the prophecy,
God's object is to purge those that are true in faith and to deprive of
blessing those that "resist" faith [3:142]. After this time-period of great
purging and conversion, then peace will encompass the entire world comprised
entirely of Muslim followers.
Mahdi's capital will ultimately be in Damascus, Syria (ancient Assyria); but
the central location for the Mahdi's appearance, spoken of by Muhammad, and
the key areas for Islamic end-times prophecy are found both in Iraq
(specifically Baghdad) and Afghanistan, ancient Khurasan. In the Arab world,
Baghdad is the belly, or naval of the universe, just as Jerusalem is the belly
of Israel, and Washington D.C. is the belly of the United States. It is in
Afghanistan where Muhammad prophesied the Mahdi will gather together a great
army. Islamic militants see these areas of the world as prophetic territory
for Arab armies to unite against the evils [infidels] of the world, and with
one goal - a march toward Jerusalem.
The
return of the Mahdi; Islam will dominate the world, A mushroom cloud, right in
the midst of Israel!
(May 5, 2006)
-
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was invited to speak at the United
Nations in October 2005. At the conclusion of his discourse, he called upon
Allah to quickly usher in the re-emergence of the "Twelfth" or
"Hidden Imam," sometimes referred to as the "Mahdi."
Ahmadinejad is a Shia Muslim. Many of them believe that the Twelfth Imam, or
Mahdi, the last in a line of saints descended from Ali, the founder of their
sect, vanished down a well near Jamkaran, Iran, in AD 941. According to
their beliefs, he went into a state of "occultation," like the sun
being hidden behind the clouds; and, after a stormy period of apocalyptic
wars, the clouds will part, and the "sun" (the Mahdi) will be
revealed. They believe that when he is released from his imprisonment, the
entire world will submit to Islam. The world may smirk as they hear the
president of Iran talking of the return of the Mahdi and think it is just a
bunch of religious foolishness. But, he is dead serious. Not only does he
believe it, but the tens of thousands of mullahs controlling ancient Persia
believe it also. It is their mission from God. But just who is this
"Mahdi," this Hidden Imam? Some thought it was the Ayatollah
Khomeini. In fact, when he returned to Iran in February 1979 following the
overthrow of the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, the roads leading into Tehran
were lined with nearly 2 million Shia Muslims screaming "al-Muntazar."
The grand ayatollah was quick to deny that he was "al-Muntazar," one
of the names given to the Hidden Imam. In other words, many thought Khomeini
was the awakened Mahdi. Khomeini did, however, explain to his followers that
he was the forerunner, the one who had come to open the way for the Hidden
Imam to make his reappearance.
more...
The
Four 4 Horsemen, al Mahdi, and the Magnetic Polar Reversal(March 14, 2006)
- Written by Jack Kelley:
Liberal scholars often identify the rider of the white horse as the Lord
Jesus, pointing to his crown and the fact that he's a conqueror. I think some
part of their conclusion comes from watching all those TV westerns as kids,
where the good guys always rode white horses. I say that because this rider is
most definitely not Jesus. He's the anti-Christ.
THE
AWAITED ONE Imam: THE TWELFTH HOLY IMAM - Born:
On Friday, 15th of Shaban, 225 AH in Samarra, northern Iraq Date of Death:
Unknown as he is still living and waiting God's Divine Order to make himself
known to the world and fight injustice and instigate justice, law and order
for all mankind! He is the last of the Holy Infallible Imams of the people on
earth and with him the fine of succession to The Holy Prophet now ends. The
Imam (as) will appear and will: Crush all kinds of Oppression from any quarter, Restore God's Law and Order and make Justice once again
prevail supreme. The Holy Prophet and the all other Eleven Imams have said
that the Imam AI-Mehdi will live until he has full control of the whole
wide world, and make Justice prevail and will do away with all kind of
tyranny. He will re-establish the Islamic Religion and make it
prevail even though the Paganist and the unbelievers will all dislike and
object to his cause violently.
After his Occultation( hiding) the
special deputation of the Imam(as) would come.to an end and the Ghaybat Al-Kubra
(Major Occultation) would begin and
would continue until the day God grants permission to the Imam to manifest
himself.
Waiting for the Imam's Return to Earth
(October
3, 2006) - The followers of Moqtada al-Sadr believe that the US
invaded Iraq to prevent the return to Earth of their sect’s messiah-like
figure, the Mahdi, or
12th Imam.
Hojatoleslam al-Sadr claims that his militia is preparing for the day when the
Mahdi, the last direct descendent of the revered Shia figure Ali, reappears.
Shia believe that the Mahdi, who disappeared in 868, will bring justice to
Earth. At a prayer service in the central Iraqi city of Kufa on September 15,
the cleric told a crowd of thousands that the Americans were collecting a
dossier on the Mahdi to prevent his return. “Did you ever ask yourself about
why all of this, the bloodshed and the prisons? Why are the brothers fighting
each other for a political game planned by the Americans? This all happened
because they (the Americans) are waiting for the Mahdi. This planning started
ten years ago. They have a big file for Imam Mahdi and they just need his
picture to complete it.”
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IRANIAN
PRESIDENT—LOOKING FOR MAHDI TO APPEAR SOON
(January
25, 2006) - If you have followed our ministry since the early 1990s,
you are aware of the teaching of the coming Islamic Mahdi. According to the
Shiite branch of the Islamic religion the 12th Imam disappeared as a child in
AD 941. Most Shiites believe he has been supernaturally preserved somewhere in the
Middle East , either in Saudi Arabia or Iraq , and will re-emerge at the end of
days. They contend that he will unite the Islamic world in the end of days, and
three things will happen: He will lead an Islamic revival in which the Jews will be destroyed. Christians will forsake their belief in the Trinity.
And Christians will acknowledge that Jesus is not the Son of God. For centuries this Islamic tradition was whispered, mostly among the
faithful, in the area of the Middle East . Since the re-establishment of the
modern nation of Israel , however, the belief and teaching about the importance
of the Mahdi is stronger than at any other time in modern history.
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STRONG
WORDS FROM IRAN
(December
9, 2005) - "Jamkaran, the shrine to the 12th imam,
the Mahdi. The faithful write their prayers. He is their most revered saint,
their only hope. One day, they believe, he'll
return
to Earth through the well
which lies under the postbox. In the meantime, they mail him their wishes.
Now, it seems the Mahdi has become political. Iran's new president says he's a
devotee of the 12th imam and of Jamkaran. One of the first things Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad did on becoming president was to allocate $17 million to this
shrine to the 12th imam, the Mahdi. All Shias believe that one day the Mahdi
will return, but some Iranians are beginning to worry that their new president
is reorienting the country's politics towards that day. For eight years, Iran
was run by reformists who talked of democracy and disparaged such religiosity,
but the new president talks the language of the people. Mr. Ahmadinejad
shocked western governments when he said Israel should be wiped off the face
of the earth. He used Basiij Day to send another hard-line message to Europe
and America, the countries trying to prevent Iran from developing nuclear
technology. PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD (Translated): You whose arsenals are
full of nuclear weapons, you who have used nuclear weapons this century
against defenseless people and nations, you who used depleted uranium in the
Iraq war, you whose arsenals are full of chemical and biological weapons, who
are you to come out and say that you're suspicious of Iran's nuclear program?"
How fitting that Islam's
messiah should
ascend
to the Earth from a well.......In the Middle Eastern Pagan religions the underworld of the dead is called
absu
which translates as abyss.
THE
AWAITED ONE Imam: THE TWELFTH HOLY IMAM - Born:
On Friday, 15th of Shaban, 225 AH in Samarra, northern Iraq Date of Death:
Unknown as he is still living and waiting God's Divine Order to make himself
known to the world and fight injustice and instigate justice, law and order
for all mankind! He is the last of the Holy Infallible Imams of the people on
earth and with him the fine of succession to The Holy Prophet now ends. The
Imam(as) will appear and will:
Crush all kinds of Oppression from any quarter
Restore God's Law and Order and make Justice once again
prevail supreme.
The Holy Prophet and the all other Eleven Imams have said
that the Imam AI-Mehdi will live until he has full control of the whole
wide world, and make Justice prevail and will do away with all kind of
tyranny.
He will re-establish the Islamic Religion and make it
prevail even though the Paganist and the unbelievers will all dislike and
object to his cause violently.
After his Occultation( hiding) the
special deputation of the Imam(as) would come to an end and the Ghaybat Al-Kubra
(Major Occultation) would begin and
would continue until the day God grants permission to the Imam to manifest
himself.
The following video asserts
El Hassan bin Talal could be the antichrist while I think what is
being pointed to would be one of the horns perhaps. Some interesting
information to think about though so I share it here. He is President of
the Club of Rome from 1999-2007 and also a member of International Board
of the
Council on Foreign Relations, Informal Advisory Group to the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Executive Committee of the
International Crisis Group and is also moderator of
Religions for Peace.
There is a definite ecumenical push with focus on saving the planet as
well. Read my impressions of global warming
here. At any rate, someone to keep an eye on.
Be not overcome
of evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21
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