Revolution in the Middle East and its connection to Revelation

The Examiner (Link) - Nicole Horrelt (February 7, 2011)

In response to the recent wave of Arab revolts and current uprising in Egypt, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his February 4 Friday Prayer sermon in Tehran, welcomed the �revolution and awakening� and interpreted in detail his ideological analysis and aspirations with regard to the �explosion of sacred anger� in the Middle East.

Khamenei, identifying himself as a �brother in religion� to the Arab people, concluded that the recent wave of unrest shaking the nations was an �earthquake� triggered by the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and condemned the Mubarak regime for siding with the West; choosing to support the �Zionists� rather than the Palestinians, pointing out that since Camp David a great divide was created between the Egyptian people and the government.

During Friday prayers the Ayatollah addressed the Egyptian protestors saying �the uprising of the Muslim Egyptian nation is an Islamic and freedom-seeking movement. I, in the name of the people and government of Iran, send salutations to you and pray to God for your complete victory. Of you and your uprising I am filled with pride.�

Egypt�s main opposition party, the Muslim Brotherhood, rejected this claim of an Islamic revolution by the Ayatollah just hours after Khamenei�s remarks on Friday. Editor in chief Khaled Hamza of Ikhwanweb, the Muslim Brotherhood�s official English website, stated that the current uprising in Egypt is �a revolution of the Egyptian people and is by no means linked to any Islamic tendencies, despite allegations nor can it be described as Islamic.� Such confusion!

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian Regime share a common goal despite their differences, uniting them together with many of the Muslims who are protesting, and that is the hatred for the nation of Israel and for those who support them.

This revolt and �resistance� against the existence of Israel is at the spiritual heart of the Middle East conflict - not the economy, which no doubt plays a role, but suggests a man-made fix could end the disputes. Rather, an entire ideological shift would need to occur to change the spiritual condition and ambition of Israel�s neighbors. Thus, it is essentially a �spiritual battle,� and the current situation threatens to disrupt more than the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, given that the Islamic agenda (see Article 27: Hamas Covenant) proceeds and war threats in the region become more than rumors: There are several prophesied events concerning Israel and the nations aligned against Zion: Zechariah 12:1-3, Psalm 83, Isaiah 17:1, Ezekiel 38-39, Joel 3:2

Joel C. Rosenberg explained in his February 4 blog post:

If Egypt falls into the hands of the Radicals, this will be a disaster of historic proportions. Egypt and Iran would be the Twin Towers of the epicenter, two nations that have collapsed at the hands of the jihadists who are determined to rebuild the Islamic caliphate and usher in the End of Days, even if many in our foreign policy establishment don�t recognize this.

In many ways, Egypt and Iran could not be more different. Egypt is ethnically Arab and spiritually Sunni. Iran is ethnically Persian and spiritually Shia. Traditionally, Arabs and Persians have hated each other. So have Sunnis and Shias. But now they are coming together for two common objectives:

To surround Israel, destroy the Jews, and capture Jerusalem for Islam.

To surround the Arabian peninsula, destroy the �apostate� House of Saud regime, and capture control of Mecca and Medina

This is why the Iranian regime is so excited by what is happening in Egypt, and determined to help where and how they can.

A MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute) dispatch dated October 6, 2010, a translation from Arabic to English of a weekly sermon by Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Badi�, solidifies this common unifying factor between the Ayatollah�s claim of Islamic Revolution and that of the Muslim Brotherhood and makes a bold statement of Islamic, anti-Zionist intentions outside of the mainstream media�s attention:

�According to the Islamic shari�a that Allah [has bequeathed] to mankind, the status of the Muslims, compared to that of the infidel nations that arrogantly [disdain] his shari�a, is measured in a kind of scale, in which, when one side is in a state of superiority, the other is in a state of inferiority...

�Many Arab and Muslim regimes have not managed to build up their peoples, due to their weakness and their dependence [on the West], and in many cases they have begun to work against the interests of the [Muslim] nation... The lands of the Arabs and of Islam are now plagued with problems because [the Arabs] have lost their [strength of] will, leaving it to the Zionist enemies and their supporters. [The Arab and Muslim regimes] have forgotten, or are pretending to have forgotten, that the real enemy lying in wait for them is the Zionist entity. They are aiming their weapons against their own peoples, while avoiding any confrontation with these Zionists and achieving neither unity nor revival for their nations. Moreover, they are disregarding Allah�s commandment to wage jihad for His sake with [their] money and [their] lives, so that Allah�s word will reign supreme and the infidels� word will be inferior... �

It is important to note that many government officials in the allied international community act as though blinded by the Muslim Brotherhood�s core intentions as though they can�t read the writing on the wall, choosing to blur reality and portray the MB as a �Moderate� regime. It reminds this writer how the International community stood by numbly while Hamas was voted in as a legitimate governing body - all the while Hamas boldly declaring in their charter their will to destroy Israel.

Here is the writing on the wall:

The Muslim Brotherhood�s stated mission is as follows:

Allah is its target, the Prophet is its model, the Koran its constitution: Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes.

Does the Islamic agenda, with its will to destroy Israel at its core and pursuit of a world under sharia law, play a role in the end times?

Absolutely. When the nation of Israel - Jerusalem becomes the focus of the world�s attention and is surrounded by threats of war - and false peace (plans) and world dominion is lusted for by such an organization, the book of Revelation is worth the time and study.

Bible Prophecy Teacher Joseph Chambers writes, �This is a big matter. Taking this earth and the entire realm, which he has invaded, back from Satan is at the heart of this Book of Revelation.�

Revelation Chapter 5

The Seven-Sealed Scroll of Revelation

John says,

�1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.�

The Seven-Sealed Scroll is a title deed to the earth! The Book of Ruth makes clear that only a Kinsman redeemer could redeem the land.

John was weeping knowing no �man� (Adam had forfeited his dominion of the Planet Earth) could be found qualified to redeem the deed. But! Fortunately, Mercifully, there was One Who was able, and willing:

�5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

7 And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him that sat upon the throne.

8 And when He had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.�

The LORD Yeshua Ha� Mashiach is the Lamb of God who was slain for the sins of the world. He has risen from the dead and He is returning to Earth again - HE is the Kinsman Redeemer!

The opening of the seven seals in the Book of Revelation initiates a series of judgments upon the earth: seven seals followed by seven trumpet judgments, seven bowl judgments, ending with the LORD Himself appearing to rescue the remnant of Israel at the Battle of Armageddon and to destroy the Antichrist (a wicked world leader who will come to power) and his False Prophet (who will perform signs and wonders and persuade the world to worship the antichrist). The Messiah will then set up His Millennial Kingdom on this earth with all those who have not followed after the antichrist and the believers who have returned with Him from Heaven and He will rule the earth from Jerusalem, Israel!

Before this, however, Islam should not be underestimated, for it does play a role - we read (Revelation 20:4) that those who refuse to follow the Anti-christ are martyred by beheading. We only know of one �religion� that practices such form of execution.

This spiritually-rooted Middle East Conflict will not be solved by physical man-made means, although well-intended peace-making efforts should never be discouraged.

The Prophets of old and John spoke about these end of days and the future glorious Kingdom of the LORD and wrote them down thousands of years ago so we could above all, prepare our hearts for the LORD�s return.

In closing, the battle is essentially not between Arab and Jew, or flesh and blood, it is ultimately between Allah and Yahweh.

Ephesians 6:12
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.