Posted on 08/09/2006 9:02:18 AM PDT by presidio9
Better cancel those holidays. We now have a date for Armageddon, and it's a week on Tuesday - August 22.
This information comes from no lesser source than the Wall Street Journal, where Bernard Lewis, President Bush's favourite historian, provides the details.
"In Islam, as in Judaism and Christianity," the professor writes, "there are certain beliefs concerning the cosmic struggle at the end of time - Gog and Magog, anti-Christ, Armageddon, and for Shiite Muslims, the long-awaited return of the Hidden Imam, ending in the final victory of the forces of good over evil, however these may be defined.
"Mr Ahmadinejad [the Iranian president] and his followers clearly believe that this time is now, and that the terminal struggle has already begun and is indeed well advanced. It may even have a date, indicated by several references by the Iranian president to giving his final answer to the US about nuclear development by August 22. This was at first reported as 'by the end of August', but Mr Ahmadinejad's statement was more precise."
Lewis continues: "What is the significance of August 22? This year, August 22 corresponds, in the Islamic calendar, to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427. This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to 'the farthest mosque', usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (cf, Koran XVII.1). This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the apocalyptic ending of Israel and, if necessary, of the world."
This sort of quasi-religious scaremongering always finds a receptive audience in the United States, especially among Christians of the jihadist
(Excerpt) Read more at commentisfree.guardian.co.uk ...
Trouble is, lots of folks don't take "religious nuts" -- which definitely includes Admadinejad -- very seriously. If what Tehran is up to, however, is an all-out religious war --- and the evidence can be read that way -- then the failure to take him at his word is potentially a grave mistake.
Thanks for the link, Red Badger!
No, no....Take those holidays. Cash it all in and take the holiday of your LIFE. You only have thireen more days to do it.
Live it up!
That must been one nasty cut! Unless I am bleeding into the crabmeat, I will wait ;-)
BTW, count me in for the crabs and beer! There is a little hole-in-the-wall seafood carryout in Westminster called Vince's that has GREAT steamed crabs.
Mmmm... Steamed crabs with plenty of Old Bay and a neverending supply of Yuengling beer... Sounds like Heaven to me!
LOL, presidio9! So it's a hard job; someone's gotta do it! :^)
Marking my place
underestimate their power of persuasion ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$) at your own peril.
I mean it doesn't take a lot for people to turn a blind eye to bad stuff. Take that University in Montana blinded by easy tuition and building use fee $$'s. Half the country is on the look out for his "students" from that nice liberal learning institution in Cairo.
That will be a problem that should be worked out with the moderators for the Live Thread also. End of the world talk is going to bring talk of religion. They DO sort of go hand in hand.
It's the end of the world! Haven't you heard?
Muahahaha!
I will be at the Tigers - White Sox game that day, so I will be wearing the old English "D". Go Tigers!
When the Rapture comes, can I have your stuff?
"That must been one nasty cut! Unless I am bleeding into the crabmeat, I will wait ;-)"
That's why I had to stop. Direct pressure for a few minutes and a bandaid. Ugly.
Unfortunately I'll have to pass on the beer. Can't eat or drink anything with barley. I could brown-bag it, though.
Rush is talking about this now.
Just remembered.
Travis McGee
RUSH: "I WILL BACK AUGUST 22ND..."
excellent!!! I hate Mondays and was getting down thinking about having to spend my last day on Earth here. now if they would take care of it after lunch EST I will leave early...
your glorious one-button suit
Celiac sprue disease?
I just can not eat crabs without beer, but how about ginger ale or ginger beer instead?
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