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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> What does one wear to the Apocalypse?
Sackcloth and Ashes, I would venture would be the appropriate/traditional garb.
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Now why didn't I think of that.
I suppose you expect us to bring our own crosses, too? All that dying daily stuff probably doesn't stop instantly. Just guessing. What do I know.
Yep, Only one was a kid though. The other one had a personal bartender.
LOL!
There's a time and place for everything, I agree.
Such an attitude against us Evangelicals for whom END TIMES are a key aspect of our constructions on reality in this era--seeking to exclude us from our spontaneous and candid comments and feelings on such a topic where our values are so inherently intertwined, integral etc . . .
smacks me, at least,
of being quite UNNECESSARILY very haughty, hostile, petty, ARBITRARY, myopic, unreasonable and otherwise illogically snippy and arrogant.
Just because it's TRADITION around here seems like no excuse, to me.
FOTFL! Yeah, I saw that one too...lol. You've been BUSY.
FOFLOL. And to think I almost passed over this thread. I'm falling out of my chair laughing.
"Bout time you showed up! This far, we have decided to ditch the underwire bras and we've decided to wear CROCS (shoes).
I think Z-COILS are better on the feet and back.
And sort of give an added boost when running.
Isn't running an expected thing in such scenarios?
LOL.
Don't forget that Israel has some of the very best intel world wide. They'll not be caught off guard, neither will we. Israel also has a huge stockpile of nukes....soooo I'd think that Iran's president may get one big ole' surprise.
FOFLOL. Hilarious. The end-of-the-world is a "casual" dress day ?
Thanks.
Love those verses.
I got lost in 500+ posts, good read here, 2nd post down:
http://www.timebomb2000.com/vb/showthread.php?t=205731&page=2
I think you guys are confusing OUR end of the world with Am-a-dinner-jackets. You see, Am-a-dinner-jacket thinks he can outsmart God and con him into starting the EOW early. We all know how THAT is going to turn out.
Yes.... lol... comfort first, but I am unwilling to forego style!
I came on this thread to ask you what you plan on wearing on August 22nd...what would be the proper attire for the end of the world??
Nor will I ! AND, I'm wearing cute shoes, too. :)
I know this is naive, but why can't we just take this nut out? His people don't like him...If we had him assassinated, do ya think anyone in the world would cry???
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