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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
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They vote on things like that in NY? And incidentally, if you're in NY, that explains a lot...
Of course he is. Rush puts down FR on the air, but he logs in every day and gets most of the material for his show from here. Saves him the cost of having to hire his own researchers.
Yep, you have T-back's nailed.
Actually, they don't, but I wish they would. They also summarily tell you you can't smoke anywhere without a vote.
Interesting choice of words.
LOL -- FReep-over. Excellent!
I'm so glad you noticed. :)
You should start it at 12:01 AM Tehran time and that would really get some complaints.
Yeah, but the two of you were talking about "T-backs" like they're a good thing.
They already have it, I would guess.
They just want to wait to use it until their special day.
I believe they will hit tel aviv. or maybe Haifa, hizbowla just sent out word to muzlims to get out of haifa, could be they want to nuke haifa.
I made the mistake of going outside... temp: 97 --- humidity: 43% --- heat index = 105.
I am going to shower. Keep it clean...y'all and I'll be back a little later.
When my husband died, a friend, who was trying to console me, told me to always wear light colored clothing so my husband could see me from heaven.
If that is the case then perhaps white would be appropriate - after all it is not yet Labor Day.
Of course, if you have been naughty, then perhaps a fire proof suit might be in order.
CRIPES. That's not a *T-back*. That's a *C'mon back*. As in *T-Back Loader*.
ping...
Which gets us back to my earlier point about there needing to be a vote...
That's it! Im gonna stop counting calories now
Actually, my suspicion is that they don't have it, but that Ahmadinejad ACTUALLY BELIEVES that the Twelfth Imam will reappear on that day, and/or that the world will end.
He'll probably be very disappointed and confused on Aug. 23.
I tell ya, I'm sure not gonna wear a bra with underwire. When the world ends, I want to be comfy!
I guess we know what Corin's wearing. :~)
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