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"The whole world with their hands on the Middle East, the region of Jerusalem and Babylon."

I was musing along these lines recently. For the last 2000 years the world's attention has been centered on certain conflicts. In our times we have seen the world focus on Europe, WW1, expanded to include the pacific in WW2, and various wars attempting to contain communism (Korean war, Vietnam).

But it occurred to me that since 9/11 something VERY different is beginning to happen. The eye of the storm is not Europe or the Pacific, it is the middle east. And not just Israel, but the entire Islamic area of the world.

This is biblical. 9/11 is definitely moving us into the endtimes. Not just the normal age-long conflicts, but the eye of the storm is increasingly becoming Jerusalem.

Didn't God say he would gather all nations to Jerusalem to battle? (Zech. 14:2) Since 9/11 the US has been drawn into the middle east. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria - we are being sucked into it whether the liberals like it or not.

And this is just the beginning. Increasling so, thanks to the Islamic terrorists, wars with Islamic nations are in the our future. We have entered into a new era. The final one, in my opinion.

By the way, are you the same Buggman that used to post on prophecy forums? Real good posts too if I remember right. I am post-trib, and premillennial, by the way.

Yep, that's me. I don't post as often (or as volumnously) as I used to for lack of time, but I like to sick my nose in once in a while.

I think you're dead-on re: the significance of 9/11. Some other factors to consider:

1) With Saddam gone and the sanctions lifted, you're going to see a lot of foreign money flowing into Iraq over the next few years--Baghdad, after all, sits within 1000 miles of something like 90% of the world's oil supply.

2) China is increasingly dependent on Mid-east oil, and are starting to get involved in the diplomatic games out there too. They're also gearing up for a war with us.

3) Europe is starting to slowly awaken to the Islamic threat. I'm personally of the opinion that the AC will initially emerge as the "savior" of Europe and the "moderate" Muslims of the ME against the "extremists," and that the ecumenical movement will mushroom as a result. That doesn't make me right; that's just to let you know where my opinion rests these days.

Strangely enough, it's Jerusalem which is the centerpiece of the diplomatic empasses. I say "strangely," but of course to those aware of the spiritual and prophetic realities, it's not strange at all. Don't be too surprised, btw, if the Temple Mount collapses under the Dome of the Rock--the PA has been undermining it to get rid of the evidences of Solomon's Temple for years, and it's starting to show signs of instability.

One thing's for sure: Life's going to be very interesting in the coming years.