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 ...
When I close my eyes and listen to that song, Janice almost sounds attractive to me.
What, like we wouldn't want to PROVOKE them now, would we? < /sarcasm>
Cordially,
No thanks.
Actually, to correct my own earlier point, Rush does not physically log in to FR. Yes, he has people who do that for him. No, M. Thatcher is not one of those people. But make no mistake: Rush DOES get a lot of his material from here.
There's nothing worse than a talk show groupie.
Whatever it is, Daddy likes...
Pres, what?! I thought you had strictly another kind of taste...?
I do, but I'm still a red-blooded American male.
Ah, men. Can't live with you or without you...[whispers sweet nothings into ears]
There are so many categories here I can't make sense of it. I don't know if I'm not one of the Good Humor Folks, or if Good Humor Folks are not Evangelicals, or if I'm a "they" or a "we", or if I am not compelled to be overly understanding, sympathetic, accomodating, etc.
I hope you don't mind my asking, but how old are you?
In one sense your insistence on some sort of fairness in freedom of commentary is belied by your complaints of unfairness in other's commentary. Lighten up. Switch to decaf or something. If you want to discuss Christ's end time schedule go ahead. Nobody's stopping you. Whining about posters not conforming to certain notions of fairness in levity/serious levels in posting probably isn't going to get one very far because one doesn't have any control over what people post in response to one's posts. My suggestion is that if you don't like certain posts, ignore them. If you don't like this post, ignore it.
Cordially,
At least were're good for something (don't tell Maureen Dowd).
Well, then, I can forget my diet.
I was on a diet for a couple of weeks, but, when the dr. said a transplant wouldn't help him, well, it's my comfort food again, but to the nth power now.
My thoughts exactly.
I had to work that night, watching midnight tick off on the East Coast, then CST, then MST, etc..... Waiting for the s**t to hit the fan.
Awesome...thanks for the link!
Bonus: batteries never need changing...unless you get a pacemaker...which you may if I ride you long enough...
Get a room already!
;-)
"alright, alright!! I am the Messiah!!! ....Now....F*** OFF!!!!!"
"..... How should we f*** off, oh Lord?"
A chat room? ;o)
I should apolgize. I have a problem with double entendres. I meant "ride" as in "nag" but of course that is not the way it was taken.
I should apologize.
Nah.
To be honest with you, I was at a loss for how to respond to that one. Which is unusual for me.
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