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 ...
God forbid if anything should go down on the 22nd, but it will wipe the cuteness off to 'Oh My God!' in a nano-second.
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Was just thinking the same thing.
Excellent post; excellent points. And I came to the thread for the same reasons, BTW.
TO ME . . . starting a thread like this and wanting to exclude Evangelical prophecy interested Christians and their natural spontaneous comments would be like . . . what . . .
starting a thread about Jews cooking kosher and being upset because a significant percentage wanted to talk about various ways to cook chicken according to a particular sect's traditions.
Sheesh.
Just in time, Hildy. We're still trying to decide what to wear and we're accepting suggestions!
We have to be comfortably fashionable!
I am also surprised that this post inspired so much levity. The point of Lewis's comments isn't that HE thinks the world is going to end, or that it will end, but that the crazy leaders of Iran might do something drastic to advance the apocalyptic vision that they have. Now, they might not attempt this on August 22nd, but there are strong indications that they plan something big against Israel as soon as they are able and when they think the time is right.
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Very well put on all points, I think.
Well, I guess I don't have to worry about that AIRS seminar I'm taking then.
As funny as this thread is, and for the record, I don't mean to sound flip or make light of the potential threat of a wacko like Amajamadingdong but... I don't think my Lord would entrust the end of the world to someone like that. Moreover, God promised HIS people that no weapon formed against them will prosper. We have to stand on that promise.
But please avoid carping at folks who ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN SPONTANEOUS, STRONGLY HELD TENDENCIES TO RESPOND TO SUCH A TOPIC.
I suppose one could start such a thread and include in the title: "PLEASE--ALL EVANGELICALS INTERESTED IN PROPHETIC STUFF--GO ELSEWHERE AND LEAVE OUR THREAD ALONE."
BUT
the END TIMES interested EVANGELICALS started a thread with the same title as this one
and included such a line asking the naysayers to stay away and avoid carping; poking fun--JOINING IN--IN THE DISCUSSION IN ANY AUTHENTIC WAY etc.
THEN AN UNHOLY HELL OF A SHRILL WHINE ALL THE WAY TO ALL THE MODS AND JIMROB WOULD INSTANTLY ENSUE.
There's a lot of grandiosity that crops up here fairly frequently.
I expect Jesus of Nazareth to set things quite in order when HE TRULY returns.
He's the one to settle one's constructions on one's role with.
Amen. I've been saying that all along. Of course we have the Boland amendment that made it illegal for the US to assassinate a foreign leader, but we could A) Either strongly the encourage Israel to do it B) Do it ourselves and then see anyone try to prove we did or C) If they do prove we did it, then DARE the DemonRats to impeach Bush over taking out a gathering threat to world peace and let's have the chips fall where they may. I'm betting Bush comes out ahead in that equation.
Anyway, it's time to stop pussyfooting around and to get rid of this lunatic swine Rat Face.
Have read it quite a number of times.
I think this go around is--yes--THE MESSAGE version.
Much prefer that version.
I sure pray Israel's intel is up to snuff plus a wide margin.
Yep, shop like there's no tomorrow.
I'm all for taking him out, too.
Alas, I suspect that the George Soros et al puppet masters have his role well designed for him; have him all trained and conditioned along the lines of his grandiose idiocies . . . and are pacing him according to THEIR script. We shall see.
Sobering times, anyway.
I am convinced that all wars will be fought in a PC fashion, until one or more rogue nations launch a nuke.
It's maddening, Hildy. Their cretins do not wear uniforms, but we must not have civilian casualities.
That is if your still using last year's calendar. :)
I agree with you about The Lord and Israel.
However, there is evidently a period still to come when they will be severely disciplined--perhaps within a hair of their existence--for failing to SEEK AND KEEP GOD FIRST IN THEIR LIVES INDIVIDUALLY AND NATIONALLY.
They are still largely a secular nation, it seems to me . . . and that has to change, from God's perpsective.
And HIS PERSPECTIVE is the ONLY one that counts.
Nothing.
What does one wear to the Apocalypse?
Nothing.
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And for hundreds of millions . . . no longer even wearing bodies.
Who would that be? Dopey? Sneezy? Grumpy? Doc?
We expect people to use their good judgement and those who obviously expose their lack of judgement are bound to get "nudged" a bit.
Actually I mean to get me a copy of that version, as well as a couple others, and maybe a copy of Strong's exhaustive concordance.
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