Posted on 10/03/2006 7:16:42 AM PDT by NYer
Al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri went to the core of the Christian faith when he attacked Pope Benedict XVI.
The Islamic zealot warned the world that Christians would be exterminated as Muslims would rule the globe, per a video released by the Washington-based SITE Institute via AP.
Stating that the pope attacked Islam, Zawahiri struck back by claiming that "’we will call upon him, and all of the Christians, to become Muslims who do not recognize the Trinity or the crucifixion.’"
That is exactly the plot of Satan. Satan, in wanting to usurp God’s throne, His place in eternity, and His almighty nature, would desire most to obliterate any faith in the triune godhead as well as the miracle of the resurrection of Christ.
The resurrection of Christ is the apex of all human events in planetary history. That is reason for Satan to want to erase it from all consciousness.
Further, for there to be a godhead consisting of a loving Father, sacrificing Son, and interceding Holy Spirit is abhorrent to Satan and his cohort fallen angels.
Therefore, for Satan to erase the awareness of the God of the Bible as well as the hope of life after death, Satan would have full sway to establish Islam World Rule with its creedal base of hate and kill, "death and destruction," to use President Bush’s phrasing.
In his threat to undermine the Christian fundamentals, Zawahiri has wedded to the pope’s own backsliding in recent days. By the pope informing Muslims that he prays with them, believes they give allegiance to the same deity as do Christians, and wishes them divine blessings during Ramadan, Rome has become team member to the Islamic mouthpiece.
By committing sacrilege, the pope has succumbed to the Al Qaeda deputy, falling right into his hands, yielding to his grasp for world power. Instead of holding his biblical convictions ground for eternal truth, the pope exposed himself as being indeed far from infallible. But more — he showed himself to be utterly cowardly.
Would the first three centuries’ Christian martyrs have recanted as has the pope? No. They were fed to lions, scalded in caldrons of hot oil, and cut in half in order to defend the Trinity and crucifixion miracle. So with the biblical martyrs of the Middle Ages. So with the present-tense martyrs in captive nations where persecution against believers is rampant.
All the while, the pope in his papal palace splendor, ensconced with servants and applause within the Vatican, kneels at Allah’s feet, kisses the Koran by regarding it as holy writ, and marries himself to a cult as a spiritual companion to Islam.
What the pope did is abominable, heretical, and shameful to every Christian everywhere. He has so disgraced his station that henceforth he can never redeem his status. His cowardice will be remembered till he dies.
Some wonder if he has already shown signs of being the False Prophet of Revelation 13:11-18, the devil-possessed religious leader who appears lamb-like but speaks of dragon’s doctrine. It could very well be that this latest move from the pope has provided knowledgeable Christians with the first signal that the End Times’ False Prophet has surfaced.
As the pope continues to address Muslims in audiences that he himself has requested, it will be predictable that he will continue to crucify Christ afresh. In doing so, there will be no doubt in biblical believers’ minds that he has surrendered his soul to the powers of darkness.
How interesting that Zawahiri the Muslim could in fact be the impetus by which to draw out the present pope as the renegade of the times.
Let's remember this the next time some ecumenical group wants to focus on the "similarities" between Christianity and Islam.
This kind of claptrap shouldn't be unexpected.
Be nice to him. ;-)
It will be fun to greet such people with a loaded gun.
Revelation 13:6
He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
time to go pistol shopping.
I don't know about the "praying with them" part, but I can see how he could think that the Pope "believes they give allegiance to the same deity as do Christians." He did indeed give them "divine blessings during Ramadan." See To the Ambassadors of Countries with a Muslim majority and to the representatives of Muslim communities in Italy (September 25, 2006)
At this time when for Muslims the spiritual journey of the month of Ramadan is beginning, I address to all of them my cordial good wishes, praying that the Almighty may grant them serene and peaceful lives. May the God of peace fill you with the abundance of his Blessings, together with the communities that you represent!
That's a very benign thing for him to do. And the author is criticizing him for it!
Ayman al-Zawahiri IS THE ANTI-CHRIST and should be taken out!
Ops4
NO IT'S ASSAD....
-A8
Grant Swank, Jr. is a complete moron. Have you noticed that during the height of the media led frenzy people like this author were hiding under their beds.
I would love to see this guy swinging at the end of a rope. Lets see Allah raise him from the dead.
This author must have a decidedly anti-Catholic bias. He has also written a very recent article comparing Foley to pedophile priests. In addition, in the same article , whether he realized it or not, he was self-aggrandaizing, plumping up his self-esteem as being better spiritually than those he knew or had to deal with.
What he thinks of the Pope is absolutely no concern of mine.
What matters is that Catholics pray daily for Pope Benedict XVI. It's our obligation and our duty to do that.
-aggrandaizing=aggrandizing
38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us." 39 But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is for us. 41 For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ, will by no means lose his reward.
As I listened to it my thoughts were that despite our differences, we should all remember we are united in Christ in the face of the growing opposition. The author here sees the threat of Islam and his reaction is to bash Catholics and call the Pope the Antichrist. How pathetic.
It all of them that follow terrorism.
Ops4
So he blames the Pope too. Yeah, "knowledgeable Christians" like Swank and Rosie O'Donell agree, Militant Islam isn't the real threat, the Pope is. Why don't you go burn him in effigy or shoot a nun. What a moron.
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