Shouldn't we ask "Is Islam the Antichrist?

"
A lot of research forms the foundations of my new book. If you want to research for yourself the basis of the book Demons and
here are some links that will help you understand its basis. No, I don't believe all the things in these links I am providing but th
enough scripture that one who wishes to study it themselves may come to the same conclusions I have (or not). Of course it wo
quicker just to read my book.

As early as the early eighth century it was becoming clear that that Islam was the embodiment of the Anti-Christ. Islam's soul p
world domination by what ever means necessary. Indeed, for a Muslim the act of killing a Christian or a Jew is a guarantee tha
be going to heaven where they will gain a great reward for that action.

Now, do not consider that the war on terror is the war we actually fight. It is not. We fight the Crusades; as our fathers before u
the crusades so also do we as well. Yes, of course, we have had some serious wars that were not the Crusades and yes, there we
serious Christian atrocities in the Crusades but those are the acts of men and not the acts of God! For as long a Christ has ruled
of time Islam has desired to overthrow that rule and set up its own rule.

There are manuscripts of British occupations well back into antiquity that sound as if they were written in Iraq last week. These
Christ warriors await an opportunity during every minute of their lives to do harm and yes even to kill those who do not believe
do.

The Godless, the un-believers, atheists and other groups of humans (particularly in the free societies of the world) look upon all
faith as somewhat lacking in intelligence. The belief in anything that could be considered religious is viewed by them as weak
mindedness. They think that Christians and Jews can live peacefully beside Muslims, after all both are worshiping the same Go
matter if his name is Allah or Jehovah? They do not worship God, they worship money. They look on the world of people of fa
cynical eye. They do not question that God can or can not exist they are only concerned that if this gets 'out of hand' they will l
workforce and thereby loose their ability to earn more money. So they cautiously tell us people who think God does live are so
insane and we must accept the diversity of religions in the work place. Yet to Islam there is no diversity! There is only death to
infidel! The infidel includes you ... even if you think there is no God.

For them to assume there is no danger from Islam would be like saying there is no threat from Bird Flu! Yet we should know th
whether it is perceived as a threat or not, it is one! It must be combated at every level, in every church and synagogue. Every bu
at risk. Every government in danger.

Jesus told a parable that went like this:

The Parable of the Weeds

Matthew 13

24
Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25But while everyo
sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, th
weeds also appeared.

27
"The owner's servants came to him and said, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come fro

28
" 'An enemy did this,' he replied.
"The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'

29
" 'No,' he answered, 'because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. 30Let both grow togethe
harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the whea
it into my barn.' "

Beware, that while we were asleep the weeds were sown in the field of the Earth.

This is not a call to violence!

Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 10:4:

4
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds
We must however, fight to grow strong in our faith. Constantly aware that the power of our God, not the U.S. Military, is what
protect us. (Before you write: I am a veteran and a firm supporter of our troops, but if we let down our spiritual guard they will
defeated as surely as the Israelis were defeated when Moses lowered his arms.)

ISLAM: THE RELIGION OF ANTI-CHRIST

Qur'an 6:102 Wonderful originator of the heavens and the earth! How could he have a son when he has no
And he created everything and he is the knower of all things.

Note: Islam lacks spiritual depth by saying the Son of God would need a mother of God.

Psalm 2:7 "I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, 'You are My Son, today I have begotten Y

Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

Note: Mo-ham-mad called the Old Testament Psalmist a liar.

Qur'an 10:68 They say: Allah has taken a son (to himself). Glory be to him! He is the self-sufficient. His is
in the heavens and what is in the earth. You have no authority for this. Say you against Allah what you kno

Note: Islam denies the Christian message of salvation through the Son of God.

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
not perish but have everlasting life."

John 3:18 "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already,
he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."

Note: Mo-ham-mad called John and Jesus Christ liars.

Qur'an 18:4-5 And warn those who say: Allah has taken to himself a son. They have no knowledge of it, n
their fathers. Grievous is the word that comes out of their mouths. They speak nothing but a lie.

Note: Islam lacks the confession of the Son leading to eternal life with the Father.

Matthew 16:16-17 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus a
and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but M
Father who is in heaven."

Note: Mo-ham-mad called Matthew, Peter, and Jesus Christ liars.

Qur'an 19:88-89 And they say: the beneficent has taken to himself a son. Certainly you make an abominab
assertion!

Note: Islam has a satanic witness of hate for Jesus Christ the Son of God.

1 John 5:5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:10 He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God ha
Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.

Note: Mo-ham-mad called God the Father a liar.

Qur'an 23:91 Allah has not taken to Himself a son, nor is there with him any (other) god - in that case wou
god have taken away what he created, and some of them would have over-powered others.

Note: Islam equates the Trinity with the mythological gods of the Greeks and Hindus.

1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist who denies the Fathe
the Son.

Note: Mo-ham-mad was an antichrist and devout Muslims are godless antichrists.

The Territorial Empire Of The Antichrist Is Already Forming

Since Israel's rebirth in 1948, the Arab oil producing countries have refused to even recognize the right of
exist as a nation. The Arab nations have attacked Israel continuously since 1948 in an attempt to destroy I
a nation. Israel has continued to exist because of Israel's military, and now the threat of Israel's nuclear po
every occasion that the Arab nations have attacked Israel, the Arab nations have suffered a humiliating def
peace agreement will come following still another humiliating defeat of the Arabs. At the time of the "sev
covenant," the Antichrist will be forced to negotiate with Israel, because Israel will remain as a military an
nuclear power until the time of the peace agreement. The Antichrist in developing his coalition of power w
personally want to recognize Israel as a nation, but will be forced to because of Israel's military and nuclea
power. The "seven year covenant" will necessitate an agreement among Arab oil producing countries to a
re-establishment of daily sacrifice by the again-victorious Jewish people. The Antichrist will be forced to
recognize Israel as a nation, and will allow them to practice their religion by re-establishing daily sacrifice

The formation of nations that agree to the "covenant" that allows the re-establishment of daily sacrifice by
Jewish people, is a coalition of seven "Judeo-Christian" world leaders or kings allied with the False Proph
and ten Arab/Muslim countries allied with the Antichrist.

Revelation 12:3 (NIV) Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads
horns and seven crowns on his heads.

Revelation 13:1 (NIV) And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the s
had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.

Revelation 17:3 (NIV) Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a desert. There I saw a woman sit
scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

Daniel 7:19-22 (NIV) "Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different fro
the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws--the beast that crushed and devoured it
and trampled underfoot whatever was left. 20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and a
other horn that came up, before which three of them fell--the horn that looked more imposing than the
and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully. 21 As I watched, this horn was waging war agains
saints and defeating them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the sa
the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.

We are given the definition within the Word of God of "horns" and "heads:"
Daniel 7:24 (NIV) The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king
arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.

Revelation 17:12-13 (NIV) "The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, bu
for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. 13 They have one purpose and will give
power and authority to the beast.

Revelation 17:9-11 (NIV) "This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which th
woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when h
come, he must remain for a little while. 11 The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He
to the seven and is going to his destruction.

The seven heads and ten horns are kings or countries that will be involved in the empire of the Antichrist.
seven heads and ten horns are referred to as two separate parts of the whole. The reason that these are alwa
referenced in this manner is that they will never fully blend into a single unit. The seven heads will be rep
by "Judeo-Christian" kings or countries, allied with the False Prophet (Pope). The ten horns are Islamic ki
countries allied with the Antichrist.

The four ancient world empires were created militarily. Historically, whoever controlled the world's milita
controlled the world. Today, whoever controls the world's oil, controls the world. Today, with some
maneuvering, O. P. E. C. could control the world. After negotiating the covenant that will allow re-establis
of daily sacrifice, the Antichrist will start his rise to complete world leadership by gaining control of a perc
of the world's oil. This will catapult the Antichrist to world power as he cripples and extorts the world fina
Once he gains a percentage of the world's oil, he will control the world. From this point, he will direct a O
World Government and the Mark of the Beast:

Revelation 13:16-18 (NIV) He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to rec
mark on his right hand or on his forehead, 17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, whi
name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calcu
number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.

In knowing that the Antichrist will be the King of Syria, some light has already been shed on other countri
will ultimately be involved in the kingdom of the Antichrist:

Daniel 8:9 (NIV) Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the sou
the east and toward the Beautiful Land.

The Beautiful Land is of course Israel.

Saudi Arabia, a Moslem country, is located due south of Syria. It is a huge oil producer, member of O. P.
and must certainly be included in any coalition that would control the oil of the world. Saudi Arabia will b
kingdom of the Antichrist.

Iraq, a Moslem country, is located due east of Syria. Iraq is also a huge oil producing country, member of
C., and will also be included in the kingdom of the Antichrist.

Lebanon is the only country that is directly "toward the Beautiful Land" from Syria, and has already falle
King of Syria. The territorial empire of the Antichrist is already forming, evidenced by the fall of Lebanon
King of Syria. The undisputed fact that Syria controls the insurgency in Iraq portends that Syria will soon
control of Iraq. The Saudi royal family recognizes how tenuous their control is over Saudi Arabia, and the
nervously placing "golden parachutes" all around the globe in anticipation of potentially losing their count
Saudi royal family will lose their country.
The coalition of Saudi Arabia and Iraq is adequate to completely cripple the world when they ration oil. Sa
Arabia, Iraq and Lebanon are the three horns that will fall to the King of Syria.

Daniel 7:8 (NIV) "While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, wh
came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eye
man and a mouth that spoke boastfully.

Daniel 7:20 (NIV) I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that cam
before which three of them fell--the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes an
mouth that spoke boastfully.

Daniel 7:24 (NIV) The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king w
arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.

Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran combined with Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and the Sinai Peninsula is the a
described as being actual historic Syria by the martyred Antun Saada of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party
the present goal of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party to bring these independent countries back together i
Syrian State.

The Antichrist will also gain control of the Moslem countries of Egypt, Libya, and Sudan (in which is the
Desert).

Daniel 11:42-43 (NIV) He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape. 43 He will ga
control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Nubians in sub

The Antichrist will not control the Moslem country of Jordan (Edom, Moab, and Ammon) which has made
and peace with Israel. Jordan is protected by God, because Jordan contains Petra. Petra is the place that h
prepared by God for the Jewish people to flee to after the Antichrist sets himself up in the Temple in Jerus

Daniel 11:41 (NIV) He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab and
leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand.

Though Egypt has a treaty with Israel, she has maintained less than "open armed peace."
 Daily WATCH! Volume 3 Issue 15 Wednesday, October 22, 2003

BEWARE OF THE MAHDI

By Randy Loudenslager
It is no mistake that I write this article about the Mahdi today. After all, I have been in freq
discussions with several of you about him and the LORD will not let the subject rest in my h
Just what or, more appropriately, who is the Mahdi? Let me begin by explaining that this is an
name. It is a name that exclusively deals with the end times. The Islamists believe in an end-
Yes, and they have their own prophecies about them as well. There are four main characters
out in Islamic end-time prophecy. There is Al-Dajjal, who you might say is viewed in Islam
coming antichrist type. Islam also teaches that Jesus will come down and defeat Al-Dajjal and
a time and then die. The third person is Mahdi and the fourth is Al-Harith ibn Hirath. It is the
two that this article will address.
I want to point out very clearly and deliberately that Islamic prophecy is false prophecy. I am p
to Islamic prophecy to illustrate what 1 billion people on earth are looking forward to and h
relates to the truth of the Bible.
Very literally the Islamists believe that a man will come from the east in the end-times as
conquering hero at the head of a great army. It is believed he will be raised up to power by th
Allah in one day. He will be a man who will bear the full name of Islam's prophet, Muhamm
Abd-Allah, as will his father. He will be descended from Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad.
act and talk like Muhammad, but will not look like him. He will have a high forehead and ho
nose. Islam believes he will rule for seven years and bring peace and distribute great wealth t
who serve him. This is the Mahdi.
Al-Harith ibn Hirath is of interest to us because he will come with an army of his own, accord
Islam. He will establish the government of Mahdi and cause all to serve the Mahdi.
You may be wondering what these two men have in common with Bible prophecy of the end-
propose to you that the person that 1 billion Muslims look to as some form of messiah is actua
antichrist of the Bible. Let us look at the various details ascribed to the Mahdi in the Koran
compare them to the true prophecies of the Bible.
The Mahdi will be a great warrior and lead a vast army. Daniel 11:22 shows the antichrist sw
away an overwhelming army arrayed against him. Verse 24 shows him invading other nations
25, he heads a large army. Verse 31 shows how his armed forces serve him. Verse 38 shows
honoring a god of fortresses. Verse 39 he attacks the mightiest of fortresses. Verse 40 he heads
military force against the king of the South. Verses 41-44 continue to depict his conquests to t
Islam believes the Mahdi will be raised up to power by their god Allah in one day. Daniel 8:24
& many others show that the power he possesses is not his own but that of a "foreign god
Islam believes the Mahdi will rule for seven years. Daniel 9:27 shows the antichrist makin
covenant with many for one seven year period. In the middle of the seven years he sets up
abomination that causes desolation.
Islam believes the Mahdi will bring peace and security to the world. We know from Ezekiel 3
the antichrist will act militarily after Israel and the world are convinced peace and security hav
to the world. Daniel 11:23 shows us that after coming to agreements of peace the antichrist w
deceitfully against the nations that feel secure.
Islam believes the Mahdi will distribute great wealth. Daniel 11:24 shows the antichrist distri
plunder, loot and wealth to his followers. Verse 39 shows how the antichrist will distribute la
rewards and make those that acknowledge him as a god into rulers over many people.
 The Mahdi will have a helper according to Islam. He is known by Islam as Al-Harith ibn Hira
his mission is to establish the Mahdi's world government and cause all to submit to the Mahd
we see the false prophet of Revelation 13:11-18.
Based on what prophecy shows us in the Bible, the messianic type figure expected by 1 bil
Muslims is none other than the antichrist. This belief in the Mahdi is unquestionable in Islam
religion of Islam embodies the spirit of the antichrist. When true believers recognize the man
seats himself in the Temple, as if he is god, to be the antichrist, Islam will proclaim him to b
Mahdi.
How did Islam get such detail in their false prophecies? Remember that Islam came much lat
Judaism or Christianity. It started in approximately 500 A.D. If one were to skim over the Kor
you would find many verses like those found in the Bible. In fact the Koran acknowledges th
within its text. Satan has done a masterful job at manipulating the Islamic peoples. It is a true
his genius to make the antichrist of the Bible into the hero, Mahdi in the Koran.
Satan is a clever foe, but we have the LORD God Almighty to guide and protect us.
A word of caution my brothers and sisters. Because of the nature of newsletter articles I have n
an exhaustive treatise on this subject. I know many of you are diligent in your searching of sc
as you should be, and so I must warn you. Because the Koran contains many verses that are lik
found in the Bible and because it also contains end-time scenarios that appear similar to those
Bible, the possibility of inadvertently blending Islamic theology with Christian beliefs becom
danger. One must be very careful when reading the Koran to not lose sight of the fact that yo
reading a lie based on truths borrowed from the Bible. It will appear like it is in agreement w
Bible, but in fact it uses one of Satan's favorite strategies. He loves to create a lie based on a th
truth to give it a perceived legitimacy.
If you are an immature Christian then please do not read the Koran without the guidance of a
Christian.
Islam will tell you that our God is the same god as Allah. This is absolutely false.
The following is a quote by Dr. Saleem Almahdy.*
Although the average Muslim believes that Islam, Allah, and the Koran are new concepts reve
Mohammed from heaven through the angel Gabriel, the answer is yes, Islam, Allah, and a lar
of the Koran did exist before Mohammed. Mohammad's father was named Abed Allah, which
the "slave of Allah."
The Encyclopedia of Islam tells us that pre-Islamic Arabs knew Allah as one of the Mecca d
There also existed the black stone in Mecca to which people made a pilgrimage, kissing it
worshipping Allah by it. According to Chamber's Encyclopedia, "The community in whi
Mohammed grew up was pagan, different localities having their own gods, often represente
stones. In many places there were sanctuaries to which pilgrimage was made. Mecca contained
the most important, the Kaaba, in which was placed the black stone, long an object of wors
Allah was the moon god. Muslims still use the crescent shape of the moon over their mosque
one single Muslim can give a good reason or explanation for that. In Arabia, there was a fe
goddess who was the sun god and a male god was the moon god. It is said that they got marri
produced three goddesses called "the daughters of Allah," named Allat, Al Oza, and Manat. A
daughters and the sun god were known as the high gods. Allah, Allat, Al Oza, and Akhbar we
of the pagan gods. In the beginning, Mohammed allowed his followers to worship Allah, the
high, and ask for the intercession of Allat and Al Oza and Manat. When he became well arm
strong, he ordered them to worship Allah alone.

* The Voice of the Martyrs December 1997

 Islamic Antichrist
The final 42 months of the tribulation, the antichrist will be leading a large army against the kings of
north, possibly Turkey or Russian states. Babylon will be destroyed (Isaiah 12 and Zechariah), and th
antichrist will move his headquarters to Jerusalem at the midpoint of the tribulation. He will have war
the king of the south (Egypt), and take over Egypt, Lybia and Ethiopia, then destroy Rome and burn
fire (Revelation 17). The false prophet, most likely an apostate Roman Catholic pope or bishop, will le
Rome and join the antichrist in Jerusalem. Ten "kings" will give their kingdoms to the antichrist in on
Interestingly, there are 10 OPEC nations, and all 10 have a ruling king right now, and all are Islamic

Why will the antichrist be a Muslim? The Islamic religion was founded by Muhammed, and when he d
didn't name a successor. The Suni muslims are not as radical as the Shi'ite muslims. 99% of Iran are
muslims, and 30% of Lebanon and Syria are Shi'ite. They are trying to take over Israel, and they hav
over the northern part of Africa.

Since the death of the 11th Imam, the holy men of Islam, and the 12th one came but disappeared w
Samarra, Iraq. The 12th Imam is the "Al Mahdi", which will come on the scene and convert the entire
Islam, according to the religion. Here are some of the teachings by the Muslims about the final Al Ma
1.3 billion muslims are expecting to come:

1. he will call all to true Islam and will be a military leader

2. he will be a descendent of Fatima
3. after his appearance in Mecca, he will return to Iraq
4. he will rule for seven years
5. he will come riding on a white horse (Sadam said he wants to ride on a white horse into Jerus
6. they believe Jesus was replaced on the cross, but God took him up to heaven and rebuked him
saying that he was God's son. Then Jesus in the end of days must return and tell the world th
not God's son. Interesting that 1 John says the "spirit of antichrist" denies that Jesus is God's
7. Jesus will fulfill the expectations Muslims have of the false prophet in Revelation, but he will m
likely be an apostate Catholic who can perform miracles and wonders
8. Jesus will call the people to Islam, break the crosses, kill the Jews. Jews will be killed and be h
the rocks of Petra, and their teaching says the rocks will be crying out that unbelievers are hid
behind them and they must be killed.
9. They believe there will be two people who try to convert the world to another religion, and wh
Al Mahdi comes, he will kill them. This could be the two witnesses.
10. They believe that Turkey will fall before Rome falls. Constantinople is the home of the Greek O
church, and in Daniel 11:4, it says the king of the north (Turkey, not Russia since Russia is de
in the Eze 38-39 war) will come against the antichrist and will be defeated. Then the antichris
conquer Rome. He will have taken out the Greek Orthodox church and Roman Catholic church
headquarters.

All these things will fulfill the expectations of the Muslims for Al Mahdi and Isa (Jesus) in the last days

Prophecies about the antichrist from scripture:

1. He will be over the oil states: Daniel 11:24

"He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that w
fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spo
riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time."

The word "fattest" comes from the word "shiman", which means to oil or grease. The word
"province" comes from the word "medina", which refers to the median desert in the mid
east. Medina is also in Saudi Arabia.

2. He will control the sea lanes: Daniel 11:43

"But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the preci
things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps."
 Ezekiel 30:3-4

"For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the
heathen. And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the
shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken

Isaiah 11:15

"And the Lord shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty w
shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men
dryshod".

So the Euphrates river and the Red Sea (tongue of the Egyptian Sea) are both either dried up
destroyed, according to prophecy. The Suez Canal is at the entrance of the Red Sea, and all t
in the middle east passes through the Suez canal. He will take over Egypt to have contro
gets oil. If you don't accept Islam and his mark, you don't get oil. The economies of the
are dependent on the oil in the middle east, and will be devastated without their oil. Do you n
how America could be affected by this man's power? No oil, no America.

ISLAM
AND THE FINAL BEAST
A practical way of interpreting prophecy

by Walid

Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on. - W
Churchill

HOW TO STUDY PROPHECY

"For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there
(Isaiah 28:10).

We must be like detectives, always on the look-out for clues which could be hidden anywhere in the Word
«here a little, there a little».

"The whole vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one wh
literate, saying, «Read this, please»; and he says, «I cannot, for it is sealed.»" (Isaiah 29:11)

But then:

"The Lord answered me and said: «Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who read
(Habakkuk 2:2).

The Word of God states positively that prophecy may well and truly be understood!

All we need is to put into practice the counsels the Bible gives us, in order to study prophecy in an effectiv

"[The Jews from Berea] were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word
readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so." (Acts 17:11).
"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation." (2 Peter 1:20)

Many who claim to have the gift of interpreting prophecy, yet have been proven wrong over and over agai

THE SATANIC SETUP

From Ibn Khaldun's al-Muqqadima:

"... There will come forth a man from my nation who will talk according to my Sunnah. God will send upo
rain from heaven, and the earth will sprout forth for him its blessing. The earth will be filled through him w
equity and justice, as it his been filled with injustice and crime. He will direct the affairs of this nation for
years, and he will settle in Jerusalem."

The Mahdi of Islam has many elements in his description to set them up for the greatest deceiver ever.

Tighten your seat belt, you are about to be taken on a long interpretation, but please read it and study it slo
first it will sound absurd, but later on, it will click, and your thinking will never be the same.

The question has always been, is anti-Christ a Jew, an Arab, or a European?

The answer for the above is "None of the above."

Most likely he will be from Southern Russia, Bosnia, Chechen, Uzbek, Kazakhstan, Girgestan ... which are
majority Muslim.

IS GOG THE ANTICHRIST?

The answer is very simple, it is as obvious as apple pie, yet everyone seems to miss it. Ezekiel 38's "Gog"
many seem to confuse as a "separate war before Armageddon" or "a war after the millennium". Just as maj
Bible believers before Christ missed Christ in Isaiah 53, when it was so obvious, Christians miss anti-Chri
Ezekiel 38, and it too is very obvious.

Gog of Ezekiel, is the same Gog of Revelation unleashed at the world TWICE.

The Bible gives the opposing names to the true God, and attributes them to the Antichrist. Christ is called
Truth", while Antichrist is called "The lie". Christ is called the "Holy One", while Antichrist is called "The
one". Christ is called "The Son of God", while Antichrist is called "The Son of Perdition". Christ is called
Mystery of Godliness", while Antichrist is called "The Mystery of Iniquity".

God allows Satan to continue although He could destroy him. The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ will fina
destroy Satan's Son of Perdition (The Antichrist) "by the brightness of His coming". Satan's main tactic to
God's plan is to counterfeit the biblical prophecies and present himself as the Messiah. He doesn't necessar
to have the same name, but carry the same attributes. God gave many warnings in the Bible concerning Sa
his works:

"Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, sha
blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has
determined shall be done" (Daniel 11:36). The Antichrist's will is his father's will (The Father of lies or the
while Christ's will is His Father's will (The God of Truth). The mystery of God's nature is presented in the
One God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit): "Behold O Israel, the Lord your God is One". The unity of God is sup
in both the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament.

So Satan, "the proud one", "the devil", "Anti-Christ", "Gog", and since he will be loosed after the 1000 yea
then STILL called "Gog" and "Satan". Anti-Christ is simply the "devil incarnate", "Satan in the flesh" sort
speak.

The fact that "Gog" appears in the tribulation and after the millennium is a dead give away on whom he is.
seems a contradiction between Ezekiel and Revelation is in reality not. The Bible is 100% accurate, God w
mistaken it is we who are confused.

THE TOUCH DOWN

This Ezekiel 38 & 39 is indeed when Christ will fight Israel's enemies with Gog their leader and will be he
flesh.

Now, look carefully at Ezekiel 38:19, the earthquake is the greatest in history and matches Zechariah 14:4
earthquake is definitely the mark of His presence on earth at the moment of His touch down. In Zechariah
no doubt that it is His touch down. Zech 14:3 "the Lord will go forth and fight ...", verse 4 "His feet will st

Whose feet? There is no escape of it "The Lord's feet" (verse 3). When did the Lord have feet?

This earthquake in Ezekiel 38:19 is so awesome "fish of the sea, birds of heavens, beasts of the field, ALL
creeping things, ALL the men on the face of the earth will shake at My presence".

WHOSE PRESENCE???? Major verse my friend. This "presence" can be proven further to make no doub
Ezekiel 38 & 39 is the showdown between Christ and Anti-Christ (Gog).

In Ezekiel 39:22 "Israel will know that I AM the Lord their God from that day onward."

So it's Israel's redemption. To make this conclusive, look at Ezekiel 39:7 "the nations will know that I am t
the Holy One in ISRAEL". Why is the Holy one "in" Israel since the rest of Scripture says "Holy one of Is
Again, God will be here on earth, in Israel, and in person. Can there be any doubt?

Also, the birds that eat the armies are mentioned both in Revelation and Ezekiel 38 and 39:

Rev 19:17 "And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls
in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18 That ye
the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of th
sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great."

Ezek 39:4 "Thou shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that [is] w
I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and [to] the beasts of the field to be devoured."

So we have now more confirmation that Ezekiel 38/39 is the Armageddon of Revelation.

And there is more, Ezekiel 38:17 "Are you not the one of whom I have spoken in former days, by ... the pr
of Israel.". When was this "Gog" predicted by the prophets? Which prophets?

We are unable to find any use of "Gog" in the prophets prior to Ezekiel or after, but if Gog is the anti-Chri
is little problem finding him mentioned previous to Ezekiel: e.g. in Isaiah, Jeremiah, Zechariah, Joel and D
well as later in the New Testament: Revelation, Letters to the Thessalonians, Jude, the Gospel according to
Matthew ...

The Anti-Christ was spoken of by all of them but with different nick names: "Gog", "The Assyrian", "The
Christ", "Son of Perdition", "Lawless one", "Lucifer".

In the Bible, we must always pay attention to combinations.

WHY FROM SOUTHERN RUSSIA AND NOT NORTHERN?

LAND OF THE NORTH IS RUSSIA.

First we have to identify Ezekiel 38's "far north". Jeremiah predicted a great exodus of Jews from "The lan
North". In Jeremiah 16:14-15 he writes, "‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when people will no l
say, "As surely as the Lord lives, Who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt ...", but they will say, "As sur
the Lord lives, Who brought the Israelites up out of the Land of the North, and out of all the other countrie
He had banished them." For I will restore them to the Land I gave their forefathers.’".

Zechariah 2:5-7 ...And the Angel said, "Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north".

The greatest exodus of Jews in history was from Russia, so we know that the "North country", the "Land o
North" is Russia. In this case then the "King of the North" is very likely Russia as well since the problem w
as to how could Anti-Christ be from the land of the North (Ezekiel 38:6) and then in Daniel 11:40-45 "And
time of the end shall the king of the south push at him (Antichrist): and the king of the north (Russia) shall
against him (Anti-Christ) like a whirlwind"?

If Anti-Christ is from the North, then who is the King of the North? And how could the King of the North
against Anti-Christ if Anti-Christ is from the North?

Answer is simple - in Ezekiel Anti-Christ and Magog comes from the "remote parts of the north" (Ezekiel
and NOT from the Land of the North.

The leader of Russia is the King of the North, and Southern Russia (Muslim Magog-Anti-Christ) is south o
and far north of Israel. So when the Anti-Christ is attacked by the "King of the North" he is south of him. T
(Southern Russia) is generally Muslim. This will fit very well if the King of the north "leader of Russia" co
against him and his territory south of Russia, yet still in the remote parts of the north.

Russia split, we have today the Commonwealth of the Independent States (C.I.S) which are mostly Islamic
ethnically not related to the Slavic Russians:

Togarmah are the Turkic peoples, Uzbekistan in Southern Russia for example are Turkic. The Macmillan B
Atlas, Oxford Bible Atlas, The Moody Atlas of Bible Lands, and others, locate Magog, Meshech, Tubal, G
and Beth Togarmah in Asia Minor, not Russia. This region, called Anatolia, Asia Minor or now Turkey,
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Girgestan ... was the heart of the vast Islamic Ottoman Empire for many centuries.
"the father of Greek didactic poetry" identified Magog with the Scythians and southern Russia in the 7th c
B.C. Hesiod was a contemporary of Ezekiel. Flavius Josephus records that the Magogians were called "Sc
by the Greeks. Philo, in the 1st century, identifies Magog with southern Russia.

Gomer is the founder of the Cimmerians who settled originally on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The Assy
referred to them as the Gimirraya. Esarhaddon (681-668 BC) records his defeat of the Gimirrai; whilst Kin
Ashurbanipal tells us in his records of the Cimmerian invasion of Lydia in the days of the Lydian king Gug
(Gygez) around the year 660 BC. This is the name perhaps preserved in Scripture as Gog (Ezek. 38:2). He
gave us a more detailed account of the Kimmeri. In IV.11 he states the following:

"... The wandering Scythians once dwelt in Asia, and there warred with the Massagetae, but with ill succes
therefore quitted their homes, crossed the Araxes, and entered the land of Kimmeria. For the land which is
inhabited by the Scyths was formerly the country of the Kimmerians." (Herodotus IV.11)

Magog is the region of Gog, the second of the "sons" of Japheth, Ge 10:2, 1Ch 1:5. In Ezekiel 38:2 and 39
the name of a nation, probably some Scythian or Tartar tribe descended from Japheth. They are described
skilled horsemen, and expert in the use of the bow. The Latin father Jerome says that this word denotes "S
nations, fierce and innumerable, who live beyond the Caucasus and the Lake Maeotis, and near the Caspia
and spread out even onward to India." Perhaps the name "represents the Assyrian Mat Gugi, or 'country of
the Gyges of the Greeks" (Sayce's Races, etc.).

The Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, citing ancient Assyrian writings, places the loca
Magog in the land mass between ancient Armenia and Media - in short, the Republics south of Russia and
Israel, comprised of Azerbajian, Afghanistan, Turkestan, Chechnya, Turkey, Iran and Dagestan. Significan
of them are Muslim nations.

The Russians of the far north (Moscow) are unrelated to the southern parts of the today's C.I.S which are m
Turkic. In reality the Russians of today are Scandinavians (The Vikings in History. Totowa, NJ: Barnes &
Books, 1994). The Vikings' ventures into Eastern Europe were to a great extent trade related. They establis
trade routes along the Great Russian rivers, such as Volga and Dnieper, and, since some of the major Russ
were located on those rivers, they came into the direct contact with the Slavs living there. Despite the cont
on the question of the Russian origins, the sources seem to point out "that Russia had its origin in the Rus w
were Scandinavians" (Logan, p. 186). Rurik settled in Novgorod and the other two (Sineus and Truvor) se
Beloozero and Izborsk (Roesdahl, p. 279). It is apparent that the Kievan dynasty was of a Viking origin. O
(Helgi), Igor (Inguar) and his wife Olga (Helga) were of Scandinavian descent. "Igor and Olga's son Sviato
(957-73) was the first ruler to have a Slav name. In 998 AD his son Vladimir adopted Orthodox Christiani
the reign of his son Yaroslav the Wise (1014-54) the connection with Scandinavia was sealed by royal mar
(Roesdahl, p. 279).

In the 7th century B.C., nomadic Scythians migrated north into fertile Russian territories. Herodotus the G
who visited southern Russia in the 5th century B.C., observed that "Some tribes cultivated the land; the bu
the Parthenon would have gone hungry without Russian wheat; but the ruling element remained nomads, l
tents, yet not altogether eschewing the arts of civilization." These people also began trading furs and honey
Constantinople; eventually, the merchants acted as middlemen between other settlements in the far north (
by Finnish tribes) and the Roman Empire. As these early Slavic people began to cultivate the land, villages
towns sprang up, protected by wooden citadels, or kremlins, cut from the abundant forest timber. The inha
gradually occupied an area from St. Petersburg to Kiev and spoke a language (originating from Greek) qui
similar to modern Russian.

The numerous tribes were united in the 8th and 9th centuries, when the Scandinavians, Vikings known as
Varangians, migrated south and began establishing trade settlements with the Slavs, along with their own
strongholds. Many of these settlements were situated along the Neva River and Lake Ladoga. When the N
Rurik defeated the strongest Slavic settlement, Novgorod, in A.D. 862, the Varangians became the rulers o
northern Russia. In the south, the Slavic Prince Kii had formed the Kievan territory. In 880, Rurik's succes
Oleg, conquered the Slavic-ruled Kiev and made the city his capital two years later. With the two areas un
State of Rus (its name derived from the Viking word ruotsi, meaning "oarsman") became one of the larges
kingdoms in the world.

In fact the Bible even gives the names of the peoples who will contribute in destroying the Islamic confede
MENE, ARARAT, ASHKENAZ (Jeremiah 51:27-28).
Armenia is MENE and ARARAT, while Ashkenaz are the Europeans, and Russians.

One could ask as how did we conclude that "MENE" and "ARARAT" are Armenia?

Take for example the prominent city of Van, on the eastern lakeshore of beautiful, scenic and sacred Lake
the heart of Armenia, was the capital of the exalted and powerful Araratian Kingdom. (See
http://www.armenianhighland.com/van/chronicle240.html)

The land or the kingdom of Ararat (fl. c.9th-7th cent. B.C.), called in Assyrian Urartu, was situated betw
river Araks and the lakes Van and Rezaiyeh. It included all the land later called Armenia. (Columbia Elect
Encyclopedia, sixth edition).

This is not to confuse "Mount Ararat" (in Turkey) with the Kingdom of Ararat (Armenia).

The Armenians were the only people who cooperated with and aided the Crusaders. When the Crusaders w
Armenia was invaded by the Caliphs of Baghdad, the Sultans of Egypt, the Khans of Tartar, the Shahs of P
and the Ottoman Turks. For fourteen centuries, the Persians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Mamelukes, Sel
Turks and the Mongols under Tamerlane, subjugated Greater Armenia and often massacred much of her
population.

The Muslim Turks massacred 1.5 million Armenians at once by the order of Tal'at Pasha on September 16
Finally God's vengeances will be carried out using the Armenians.

In fact, Russian and Armenian forces have recently had joint military work:

"JOINT RUSSO-ARMENIAN MILITARY EXERCISE UNDER WAY. Russian and Armenian forces beg
tactical exercises on 19 September, Russian and Western media reported. The exercises involve troops, wa
and armored vehicles and are taking place near the Turkish border in Armavir. The exercises were original
held from 23-27 September but were pulled forward to effectively coincide with the Armenian presidentia
election. Last March the two sides undertook similar exercises for the first time." – (Lowell Bezanis Open
Research Institute's Daily Digest., Part I, Spetember 1996)

Ashkenaz, means "a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered". He settled first in Armenia, migrating thence to B
the northern islands of Europe and European west coast: Germany, Scandinavia and Denmark. Further evi
that Jews from Europe are called "Askenazim".

WHO IS THIS CHITTIM?

In Daniel (11:30) the "Ships of Chittim come against Him" (Anti-Christ).

Balaam foretold (Num. 24:24) "that ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and afflict Eber." Daniel
prophesied (11:30) that the ships of Chittim would come against the king of the north. It probably denotes
(Josephus), whose ancient capital was called Kition by the Greeks, and also extendeds to include lands we
Syria (the whole of Greece, as far as Illyricum and Italy which is not Muslim). The name originally design
Phoenician port of Citium in Cyprus, the term appeared in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and was used of the Roma
if it refers to the Romans this would means that the supposed Anti-Christ territory is in fact fighting itself?

In general, Chittim (Kittim) is used of all the islands and various settlements on the sea-coasts which they
occupied, and then of the people who succeeded them when the Phoenician power decayed. Hence it desig
generally the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean and the races that inhabit them. The Dodanim who w
leaders of a race descended from Javan (Gen. 10:4). They are known in profane history as the Dardani, ori
inhabiting Illyricum. They were a semi-Pelasgic race, and in the ethnographical table (Gen. 10) they are g
with the Chittim (q.v.). In 1 Chr. 1:7, and are called Rodanim. The LXX. and the Samaritan Version also
Rhodii, whence some have concluded that the Rhodians, the inhabitants of the island of Rhodes, are meant

In Genesis 10:4 the word "Chittim" is applied to the descendants of Javan, and indicates, therefore, the Gre
races, whose territory extended along the coasts of the Mediterranean, and included its islands. By the side
Kittim are mentioned Elisha, Tarshish, and Dodanim ( = Rodanim of 1 Chronicles 1:7), generally explaine
respectively as Sicily with Southern Italy, Spain and Rhodes. The statement of Josephus, that "all islands,
greatest part of the sea-coast, are called Chethim ( = Kittim) by the Hebrews," on the other hand, must be t
the testimony of one well acquainted with the opinions of the learned world in his time. (New Internationa
Standard Bible Encyclopedia).

The Septuagint literally uses the word "Romans" for Daniel 11:30.

SELUECID EMPIRE OR DYNASTY?

Then comes the argument that Anti-Christ comes from the Seleucid Dynasty versus the original land
of the Selucid Empire. "Kittim" has applied in history to all Seleucid mercenaries since Menelaus was fi
installed as high priest in Jerusalem with the aid of Antiochus Epiphanes and was accompanied by them. H
Daniel 11:30 we have the Seleucid's (Greeks) attacking the Anti-Christ which eliminates the place of Seleu
origin and forces the position of the Empire he controlled to be the likely candidate. This is more plausible
text in Scripture mandates lineage but control. First Maccabees 1:1, written perhaps around 110 BCE, uses
for the land of origin of Alexander, suggesting that Kittim was at that time related to the belligerent Mace
the people from whom the Seleucids came.

THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION

Argument: "Anti-Christ is Roman as stated in Daniel 9:26 "the prince who is to come".

Argument: "Anti-Christ is Grecian since Daniel 11 was already fulfilled, Antiochus came and gone"

Argument: "Daniel 9:26 Anti-Christ comes to destroy the Temple again before the coming of Christ

In Daniel 9:26, the prophet said that a future ruler over the land of Israel would destroy Jerusalem and the
Daniel said this would happen after an anointed one (messiah) is "cut off," which means "rejected" or "kill
few centuries later, the Romans had taken control of the land of Israel, Jesus announced himself as the Me
and the Romans crucified him. Forty years after Jesus was crucified, the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and
Temple.

Christ Himself ends the arguments. In Matthew 24:15 we read "When ye therefore shall see the abominati
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand)".
Daniel 11:21 the man who develops as the Antichrist comes on the scene in the north while many interp
man as Antiochus Epiphanes since the Jewish writer of the Maccabees, the Roman Catholic Jerome, Scofi
Ryrie, and 10,000 other writers believed so.

But Daniel didn't say it, and Jesus in Matthew 24:15 placed Daniel 11:31 into the future pointing to the An
as this "abomination of desolation" before His second coming and not in Maccabean period. Daniel 1
a broad sketch of post-Grecian Empire history [Daniel 11:2-4] which leads right up to the time of the Ant
("Little Horn") in Daniel 11:21.
Christ by this shows to a certain degree that many prophecies of the Bible have multiple fulfillments since
Antiochus indeed fulfilled a major portion. By this, we must revisit other supposedly fully fulfilled prophe
such as Jeremiah 49, 50, and 51.

Secondly, confirmation of Jesus' simple scheme for the future is found in Daniel. Here we follow Jesus'
instructions carefully. The abomination of desolation is the one described by Daniel (Matt. 24:15). The p
expression "abomination of desolation" occurs in Daniel 11:31 with a further reference to its appearance i
holy place in Daniel 12:11. Daniel 9:27 contains a third slightly less direct reference. In all three cases (cf.
Dan. 8:13) Daniel describes a final evil ruler, King of the North (from the region of Mesopotamia), who se
himself (or his image) up as "the abomination of desolation" and puts an end to temple sacrifices (Dan. 11
is crucially important to see that in Daniel 12:11 about three and a half years will elapse between the
appearance of the abomination of desolation and the end of the age. Jesus is merely elaborating (in Ma
what was already laid out by Daniel: abomination of desolation (Dan. 11:31; Matt. 24:15); tribulation for 3
years (Matt. 24:21; Dan. 12:1, 7, 11); resurrection (Dan. 12:2). The whole of Daniel 11:5ff. and 12 must b
one connected story and the Daniel passage must be kept in mind as the background to Jesus' discourse in
24. 3

Breaking the connection between Matthew 24:15 and Daniel 11:31 (12:11) is the one single factor lea
mistaken systems of prophecy. The link is established by Jesus' own words: "Let the reader understand th
referring to the book of Daniel" (see Matt. 24:15).4 Daniel 9:27 speaks also of an abominable person on th
rampage (desolating) in Jerusalem for 3 1/2 years. Daniel 8:13, 14 give more information. All these verses
the background to Matthew 24:15-31 and harmonize with it. Remember the one key to Matthew 24: The
tribulation of which Jesus spoke is to be followed immediately by cosmic signs and the second coming. An
tribulation is to be triggered by the abomination of desolation already prophesied by Daniel 11:31. When t
facts are held together they build up a composite picture of events destined to happen just before Jesus arri

So, in accordance to Matthew 24, we must conclude that Anti-Christ as the Bible states in Daniel 8:9 "Fro
the prominent horns came a small horn whose power grew very great. It extended toward the south and the
and toward the glorious land of Israel" must come from the Grecian Empire, and since He is going south, h
be coming from the north parts, exactly as specified in Ezekiel 38. Antiochus in Daniel 8 is the forerunner
final Antichrist linking him to the Grecian Empire rather then the "Prince to come" in Daniel 9:26. We MU
conclude that since "The prince who is to come" in Daniel 11 was NEVER referred to by any other prophe
must be crucial to accept that Anti-Christ MUST come from the Grecian dominion as predicted by Christ H
Daniel 9:26 69 weeks is completely fulfilled with no connection in the passage or chapter to this "prince to
to the final remanding week since it was preserved by Christ for the little horn referred to in Daniel 8 and 1

Also, in Daniel and Matthew the Temple is desecrated not destroyed, yet the Daniel 9 it's completely destr
predicted by Christ in Matthew 24. So the "prince" of Daniel 9, is NOT the same as the "little horn" of Dan
and 11. When armies surround Jerusalem again, the Temple will be saved, after all the Messiah MUST ent
"Then He brought me back to the outer gate which faces toward the east, but it was shut. And the Lord sai
This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the Lord God of Isra
entered by it; therefore it shall be shut. (Eze 44:1-3) Now see Ezekiel 43:1 "Afterward he brought me to th
the gate that faces toward the east. And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the ea
in chapter 43: verse 4; "And the glory of the Lord came into the temple by the way of the gate which faces
the east." This is referring to the beautiful Eastern or Golden Gate, located 1,035 feet north of the Southe
corner of Al-Harm or Temple Mount area, on which Muslim Khaleefeh Abdel-Malek bin-Marwan built th
of the Rock in A.D 691. The gate had already been sealed. It has been sealed almost a thousand years ago

So to sum it up:

Cush = Sudan (Muslim)

Phut = North Africa/Libya/Morroco, Algeria, Tunis

 Gomer = Cimmerians

Togarmah = Turkic Tribes, Central Asia = Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzs

So Ezekiel 38 covers Persia, Sudan (Cush), Northern Africa (Phut, Lybia, Morroco, Tunisia, Algeria) whic
soon be allies with the C.I.S. nations against Israel. These nations are all in Ezekiel 38.

These today are the main part of the Ottoman Muslim Empire and covers the ancient Grecian Empire as w
Ottoman Empire was a beast that replaced the Roman Empire after defeating the Eastern Roman Empire. T
Ottomon Empire was the wounded beast which the world will marvel since the wound was "healed".

So, it is not a revived Roman Empire, but a confederacy resembling the ancient Grecian Empire. Daniel's i
only includes the revived confederacy of end-times. The image is regarding end-times. Notice that the ston
smote the image at the feet will break it and the gold, silver, iron, iron and clay is all smashed AT THE SA
TIME.

In fact Scripture fully supports that the old 3 empires must be included together to make the 4th End-Time
confederacy:

"The head of the statue was made of GOLD, its chest and arms of SILVER, its belly and thighs of BRONZ
legs of IRON, its feet partly of IRON and partly of baked CLAY. While you were watching, a ROCK was
but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Then the IRON
CLAY, the BRONZE, the SILVER and the GOLD were broken to pieces AT THE SAME TIME and beca
chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the ROC
struck the statue became a huge MOUNTAIN and filled the whole earth."

How could Daniel's image be a sequence of all world empires, if these empires here are destroyed AT THE
TIME? Especially when we have more then 4 empires.

Also, Daniel 19:8 clearly states:

"And he said, "Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignat
at the appointed time the end shall be."

Do not the phrases "the appointed time", "latter time", "the latter time of the indignation" rather, indicate th
appointed time" is yet to be seen? That this image is a picture of specific empires revived in a combination
future time? Is there no curiosity about the times of the end of the years which bring this "great army, etc."
upon Israel when the Glory of the LORD should reappear? Daniel is made to understand only "what shoul
his people in the latter days, because the vision was yet for [the] days."

Now, in Daniel 2, it also says: "The Great God has shown the king what will take place IN THE FUTURE
dream is true and the interpretation is trustworthy." Daniel 7 is not a summary of world empires but confed
from revived empires of the past and all at once to die all at the same time. Also: "The four great beasts are
kingdoms that will rise from the earth."

When Daniel wrote these words, two of the kingdoms had already arisen, these four kingdoms must arise i
future.

The Grecian Empire is also supported in Scripture:

"When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy
Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arro
go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the so
LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drin
make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. And the L
their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown,
as an ensign upon his land. [Zech 9:13-16]

Look at "Against thy sons O Greece". This passage is also regarding Messiah's second coming.

Revelation 13:2 seems to narrow the scope to a Grecian Empire which already encompassed the Babylonia
Medo-Persian empires:

"And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mou
to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority."

Obviously the leopard is the Grecian empire (Daniel 7:6) and exactly as Gabriel interpreted it in Daniel 8 w
the vision of the ram and goat is given as foretelling the struggle between Media-Persia and Alexander's G
The Lion is Babylon, and the Bear is Medo-Persia which already was part of the Leopard (Greece).

IS IT THE EUROPEAN UNION?

ARGUMENT: "The statue of Daniel shows 5 toes on each leg, this mandates that the end times beas
eastern and 5 western kingdoms".

ARGUMENT: "The EU (European Union) is the only candidate"

Could that be correct? That a 10 nation confederacy be the EU? Are the EU all western today (besides Rus
which joined and was never part of ROME) only parts of Southern Russia was part of Rome.

Are we saying that the southern independent republics of Russia will join the EU?

1. But all the EU are western, besides Russia. Turkey was rejected entry, so it's looking to the east for supp
away from the EU. How does Turkey which was the seat of the Eastern Roman Empire fit in this recent eq
Also, more recently, on January 1, 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden were added to the European Union
bringing the current total to 15, and making this interpretation unlikely. So for this interpretation to fit, a m
shuffle must occur to eliminate 10 nations from the West and include 5 new ones from the east. Let's not f
that most of the modern Bible prophecy interpreters were wrong about prophecy. Take Hal Lindsey for ex
Lindsey took the fig tree as a symbol of Israel (so did many of the modern interpreters, Jeffrey, Van-Impe,
Smith...), and identified it's rebudding with the founding of Israel in 1948, measured a generation as forty y
and deduced that the Second Coming would surely happen no later than 1988. Since he believed that the ra
the church would predate the Second Coming by seven years, he implied that the rapture would occur by a
1981. But, of course, there was no rapture in 1981. Nor has it occurred in any year since 1981. Jeffery also
predicted 1993 to be a significant date, and was wrong as well. So much for date setting. Pat Robertson tol
viewers of his "700 Club" television show that the confrontation with Iraq, coupled with recriminations ag
Israel over the shooting at the Temple Mount, point to fulfillment of Bible prophecies that the nations of th
are going to come against Israel.

2. Jack Van Impe told his national TV audience that four major prophecies in the Bible pinpoint Iraq and t
Persian Gulf as the prelude to the Battle of Armageddon, a conflict he says will begin at the Euphrates Riv
Iraq. Van Impe believes that Iraq is modern Babylon.

3. Ken Fleming, a professor at Emmaus Bible College, Dubuque, Iowa, identifies Iraq as the prophetic Bab
Scripture. He wrote, "Prophetically, in the future Babylon will once again be a great nation. The Bible fore
it will prostitute its political and religious and commercial power in association with a world leader called
Beast (Rev. 14:8-9; 17:11-12) ... Likewise we note things of interest in Iraq (Babylon) which may have a b
on the approach of the events surrounding the Second Coming."

4. Dr. Spiros Zodhiates, Editor-in-Chief of Pulpit Helps, advertises a cassette of his entitled, "Iraq in Proph
The ad states, "These lessons provide the biblical information to identify Iraq as the modern Babylon."

JEREMIAH 50, 51
Jeremiah's prophecy has Babylon invaded by great nations from the north (50:9).

Ken Flemming said, "Jeremiah's prophetic vision of Babylon is clearly linked to John's in Revelation 17 an
regarding events that take place during the great tribulation.

Saudi Arabia fits much more then Rome:

1) Saudi Arabia has influence via Oil over the kings of the earth (17:18).

2) Corrupts the nations (17:2; 18:3; 19:2) with Islamic influence.

3) Even Mecca is called "The city of seven hills" today.

4) Persecutes the saints (17:6). Do you see any persecution in Rome today? Yet in Saudi Arabia believer
"be-headed", exactly as Revelation stated "I see the ones who were be-headed ...".

Saudi Arabia is even mentioned in Jeremiah 49:33 (Kedar and Hazor) by NAME which will suffer this des
Iran (Persia or Elam) will suffer destruction as well with her (Jeremiah 49:34-39) which fits perfectly with
of Ezekiel 38 since Persia is included. As well as Isaiah 13 fits Jeremiah's prophecies.

Revelation 18:3: "For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of th
have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance
delicacies".

Through the abundance of Oil ALL the nations prospered.

Jeremiah 51:9 – "We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every on
his own country".

All laborers in Saudi Arabia are IMPORTED and have no right to obtain citizenship, so they will flea each
his own country".

Revelation 18:7: "How much she hath glorified herself, and lived in luxury".

No one on earth lives as luxurious as the Saudis – golden shower handles, castles, and great wealth.

Isaiah 47:8 "Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures". They enjoy so much pleasures, gam
Vegas and Monte Carlo, and even the King of Saudi Arabia has a private 747 Jumbo Jet with all the facilit

Isaiah 47:10 – "For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me.". The Saudis comm
and live in pleasures and lusts, yet they think that since it is all hidden, that it is ok, but God sees them.

This cannot be New York since sin is out on the open. This city is sinning in "secret".

Revelation 18:9... And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with h
bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning.
They will cry for Oil and is no more, since the Oil was the reason they all prosper.

Revelation 18:11 - "And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their
merchandise anymore"

Saudi Arabia and the Islamic world will no longer import the products that the West makes.

Isaiah 47:15 - Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy yo
they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

All the export companies will take off from Saudi. Saudi lives TOTALLY by imports.

Yet what are the most things Saudi imports:

Revelation 18:12 – "The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones"

Go to Saudi and see for yourself the bazzars, what are they selling? Gold, silver, and diamonds.

"and of pearls"

They buy tons of pearls from other Arab countries and from Japan.

"and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet"

They love fine silks in Saudi.

"and all thine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of

They love to buy expensive decorations, even ivory is sold in Saudi for expensive swords and dagger hand
sorts of wood work is also bought to decorate their castles, brass art works and copper tables and decoratio
well known amongst the rich Arabs.

"and iron, and marble"

Iron for construction and marble for the flooring and exterior. Who else uses so much marble in houses lik
Arabs of Saudi? They import marble from Turkey and Italy.

18:13 – "And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense"

Spices, perfumes, and frankincense are well known in Saudi.

" and wine"

Most of the rich Saudis drink in secret.

"and oil, and fine flour, and wheat"

They import ALL their foods.

"and beasts, and sheep, and horses"

Arabs love sheep (lamb) meat more then any other. This cannot be the West which is famous for cattle. Th
race horses and all of these rich Saudis love Arab horses.
"and chariots"

Chariots? They import ALL there cars.

"and slaves"

Aha ... slaves? All workers are imported from all over the world, they even literally have slaves.

"and souls of men."

Souls of men ??? !!! They corrupt the souls with Islam. Who else fits that bill more then Mecca which trie
Islamize the world? Saudi Arabia funds almost EVERY Islamic movement to Islamize the world.

18:15 "The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her
weeping and wailing"

Yes indeed, all the companies that export to Saudi will suffer a loss.

18:16 "And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and de
with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! "

decked with gold? They use the simplest things made of gold. Even the faucets are made of pure gold for t
Saudis. How can anybody miss that?

18:17a... "For in one hour so great riches is come to nought."

Good riddense.

Also precesion bombing will even be the method of destruction: "their arrows shall be as of a mighty expe
none shall return in vain."

Not one rocket is lost. This is exactly what we see these days.

Revelation 18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, tha
city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she
desolate.

Saudi was unique in that she imported/exported most of her trade via the sea.

Revelation 18:23b ... for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nation
deceived.

Who deals with building Saudi but the greatest nations? All the nations were deceived with Islam (sorcerie

Babylon is NOT America as many say, how else will God muster "nations from the ends of the earth" to d
her? What nations? And where is this "ends of the earth"?

GRECIAN EMPIRE?

Yes, after the death of Alexander the Great in the night of 10/11 June 323 BCE, his empire was divided by
generals. One of the successors was his friend Seleucus, who became king of the eastern provinces - more
modern Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, together with parts of Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenista
Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. His kingdom had two capitals, which he founded c.300: Antioch in Syria and S
in Iraq. Babylon was a third important city. The empire was, like the empire of Alexander, actually the
continuation of the empires before: Persia, Babylonia and Assyria."

(Refer to: "Alexander the Great" <http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander00.html>)

THE SEVENTH KING

Now, to the mystery. Regarding Antichrist, in Chapter 17 of the Book of the Revelation we are provided w
some key information which is generally overlooked. In that chapter, Antichrist is referred to as the beast.
3 we are told the beast has seven heads and ten horns (verse 3). Fortunately, verses 9-10 give some indicat
what this means. "The seven heads are ... seven kings ..." Then we get a further explanation of these kings:

five have fallen,

one (the sixth) is,
the other (the seventh) "has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while."

Then we learn from verse 11 that the end-time beast "an eighth" is also "one of the seven." That is to say, h
be a repeat of one of the seven.

If, on the other hand, kings refers to world empires and/or their rulers (i.e., Alexander/Greece, Caesar/Rom
Hitler/Germany, etc.) then we have the following picture:

five (empires) have fallen: One is (the Roman), another (the seventh) that will come and remain only a littl
is the Islamic Empire that took over the Roman. Remember that the Roman Empire ceased to exist in the W
moved to the east (Byzantium in Turkey).

"And the beast which was, and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he goes to dest
Do you see the "WAS" above? Do you see the "and IS NOT"?

At the time John wrote Revelation The Roman Empire was ruling, yet John specifically says "is not". This
out the Revived Roman Empire theory.

Some say that this beast is Satan who will be shot and revived, so he is not at the time when John was writ
we ask: was Satan ruling before and stopped at the time of John, and later he will take control again? It wi
in this context at all. This indeed sounds absurd, Scripture specifically qualifies this beast as "The BEAST
was and is not" verse 11.

The Beast is and always has been a world government with a king, or a government with many kings. In v
"AND THEY ARE (the seven heads, mountains) seven kings, FIVE HAVE FALLEN, one IS, the OTHER
NOT YET COME, he must remain a little while". Do you see "AND THEY ARE"?

Rome, the idea many have of it being the city of "seven hills", and it may have been built on seven hills, b
word in the Greek in that verse is "OROS" which means mountain. This is distinct from "BOUNOS", whic
Greek word for hill.

IT ALL ORIGINATED IN BABYLON

Revelation 17 gives a snapshot of the entire Babylonian influence were man sinned and were disbursed. Th
includes all the empires with their "Babylonian" false religions. Islam's crescent moon in reality stems from
Babylonia. The moon god was worshipped even in Roman times (see
http://www.geocities.com/mandaeans/Sabians6.html)
Even a coin depicting Hadrian and the moon-god on it can be seen in fig #18.

In 217 AD Emperor Caracala was killed after he was returning from visiting the temple of the moon
Harran. In 363 AD Emperor Julian paid his respects to the temple of Sin. In the Doctrine of Addai,
author writes of the moon god at Harran. Jacob of Serug also writes of the god Sin, the moon god of
Harran.

The "Mystery Babylon" stemmed from Babylon and lived throughout history in every empire in the east. I
end up being destroyed when Islam falls.

The problem with many interpretations rose because many interpreters failed to see what "beast" fully mea
implied only one meaning or an "either or", yet ignoring that in all Scripture "beast" has been written in bo
contexts being a man, also an empire, and man-with-empire (Kingdom & King). In Daniel we see it clearly

"These great BEASTS are four in number ARE four KINGS who WILL arise from the earth". Here "Beas
kings.

Mountains/Heads/Kings are also symbols of beasts, kings and kingdoms:

"Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. The
also seven kings".

Here the seven heads are seven mountains (verse 9) AND THEY ARE seven kings.

So, the heads are "Mountains (kingdoms/empires)" and "kings (seven kings)".

Now verse 10:

- "AND THEY ARE (the seven heads, mountains, empires/kingdoms and kings) seven kings, FIVE HAVE
FALLEN, one IS, the OTHER has NOT YET COME, he must remain a little while". The usage of "AND
ARE" is significant since this combines all of them together. The BIBLE clearly is the authority and it giv
interpretation already.

Also they are FALLEN IN THE PAST. What KINGS have FALLEN IN THE PAST when John wrote
Revelations? Jeremiah also confirms that a "Mountain" is an "Empire", as he addressed end-times Mystery
Babylon:

"And I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion in you
says the LORD. "Behold, I am against you, O destroying MOUNTAIN, Who destroys all the earth," says t
LORD. "And I will stretch out My hand against you, roll you down from the rocks, and make you a burnt
mountain. They shall not take from you a stone for a corner nor a stone for a foundation, but you shall be d
forever," says the LORD. (Jer.51:25,26)

He calls Babylon a mountain. It can be clearly seen from these scriptures that mountains, prophetically spe
refer to kingdoms/empires. With this in mind, let us take a close look at what John is actually saying:

"So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast whic
full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Here is the mind which has wisdom: The se
heads are seven MOUNTAINS on which the woman sits. (Revelation 17: 3, 9).

The seven Mountains here ties with the 10 kings. So the angel is clearly referring to 7 kingdoms that occur
span of time: past, present and future. At the time the angel was speaking this to John, he says that 5 of the
kingdoms had "fallen". These are kingdoms that had arisen and fallen before John's time. The angel says th
is. In other words, the sixth kingdom the angel is referring to is in power in John's time, even as the angel i
this to John. Then the angel says "the other has not yet come", telling John that the 7th kingdom is a future
kingdom.

Finally, the angel directly addresses the identity and kingdom ancestry of the last-days Beast power. The a
says that the seventh "is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven". What does this mean?

The first empire to control the Middle East was the Old Babylonian Empire.
The second empire to control the Middle East was the Assyrian Empire.
The third empire to control the Middle East was the New Babylonian Empire.
The fourth empire to control the Middle East was the Persian Empire.
The fifth empire to control the area of the Middle East was the Grecian Empire.

These five empires are the "five (that) have fallen" at the time of John.

The sixth empire to control the area of the Middle East was the Roman Empire (as clearly identified by the
Revelation), which during John's time (approximately 100 A.D.) was at the height of it's power.

The seventh empire to control the area of the Middle East was the Arab Muslim Empire which the angel to
"the other has not yet come".

Yet, Scripture even offers an interpretation. With all this in mind, let us take another look at Revelation 17

"But the angel said to me, "Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast
carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will a
out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names
written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not,
is. Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. Th
also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must co
short time. And the beast that was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to
perdition.

The beast the woman rides is all the Empires past, present, and future. The 7th empire being the Muslim E

Ezekiel 38 could very well include Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey,
Chechneya, Azerbezian, Girgistan, Uzbekstan, Turkmenstan, Bosnia, and Psalm 83 which is a continuatio
Arab Israeli wars could include Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab
Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Iraq. Psalm 83 started in the Arab-Israeli wars and is not completed, since v
"Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD - that you alone are the Most High over all the earth"
been fulfilled.

BUT ROME NEVER FELL

Argument: "But the Holy Roman Empire never ceased to exist".

I could already hear the critiques that ROME NEVER FELL". Is that true?

The Western Roman Empire died in 410 A.D. when the barbarians sacked the city of Rome. Zeno safely h
Roman imperial throne at Constantinople. Yes, Constantinople, a city a thousand miles east of Rome, whic
known as Istanbul.

You must also realize that the Roman world was not centered in the Italian peninsula. The Roman Empire
built on the Hellenic culture of the eastern Mediterranean. Daniel's prophecy does not at all speak about th
power which overcame Greece and conquered much of the pagan world. The Roman Legions left no ethni
upon the lands of Nebuchadnezzar's first dominion such as Greece did. But the Grecian influence within th
of Israel worked its leaven to the point where even the Holy Scriptures which contain the "good news" we
to be written in the language of the Greeks. Is it not obvious that the New Testament Scriptures, like the L
translation of the Old Testament documents were written in Greek and not in Latin - to say nothing of the
Greek customs or traditions which influenced the east.

The Hellenic culture had its origins in the region of the Hellespont, in the eastern Balkans on the Sea of M
Constantinople stands on the shore of that sea. It remained the imperial Fortress City of the Christianized R
world for a thousand years. Rome moved eastward, not westward. This is very important for understandin
times prophecy. Eventually, the Ottoman Turks held the throne of the Caliph. The Ottomans were able to b
army of a quarter of a million warriors. This army finally breached the walls of Constantinople and capture
city in 1453 A.D and by that it ENDED the Roman Empire. The Bible MUST agree with history and histo
MUST agree with the Bible.

The Ottoman Empire at its zenith extended from Venice and the borders of Germany to Persia and from Po
the north of Africa, from Egypt to Morocco. This is no small time, they even took the holy land. This conq
marks the death of the true imperial throne of Rome. Its scepter was broken forever. The sixth king was fin
slain one thousand years later than most western historians - and students of prophecy - realize.

And it was slain by an entirely different "king" than they realize. It should be obvious though. It was slain
throne that had taken the Promised Land centuries earlier. The drying-up of the Islamic Turkish Empire an
decline of Mohammedanism has been the progress of the Zionist Movement when Israel was created. The
finally had to get a great wound in order for the Jews to come back to the land as prophesied in the Bible lo
The Islamic Empire ruled the east until 1918 when the Ottoman Empire fell against the British Empire.

This issue is critical for a clear and right understanding of end-times prophecy. Without it, your expectatio
be misplaced and you will not be able to see the prophetic events that are occurring right now before your
You will be blinded by looking for events that will never happen.

Do you understand how no other king could have fulfilled the prophecy of the seventh king? It has to be th
Islamic Caliphate which started in the Hashemite Dynasty and ending in the Ottoman Empire.

This "seventh king" continued to hold the Promised Land until the last year of World War I. Let's not forg
Hashemite Dynasty STILL hold control over the Temple Mount. King Abdullah of Jordan is a decendant o
Muhammad. It is still called the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Yet, "an eighth" king must come from the
How is this possible, unless it's one of the same, Islamic.

A question could arise that the British Empire is the eight, so how can we

God uses conundrum in his prophetic testimony throughout the scriptures. For example, how could the Me
born in Bethlehem, be called out of Egypt, and be from Galilee? They cannot possibly be describing one p
can they?

Before Christ's coming you would argue that Messiah is from Galilee, others would say that he is from Be
and others would say that he is an Egyptian. Yet all are true. Always keep in mind that many characters ar
described in combinations and different wording.

Because of the nature of this prophetic riddle, we should be able to see who the eighth king is when we kn
seventh king. This is unique, because none of the previous kings can be identified by the king that came be
them, yet we see the Seventh becoming the Eighth through Islamism which is exploding forth throughout
Islamic world. The non-Arab Muslims to the north of Israel are on the verge of giving rebirth to the Caliph
Caliphate is the only title of authority over all Islam, yet we see the call for it throughout the Islamic world
Muslims are slaying over a million of non-Muslims already with the west giving a deaf ear.
 THE COMBINATION CONFEDERACY

Now, the end times confederacy of nations must be a combination of ancient empires.

In Daniel 7 the three ancient empires are referred to as a "mouth of a lion" (Babylonian religion), "feet of a
(Persian) and a "body of a leopard (Grecian)".

So, in Revelation 13:2 the last-days Beast is described looking back to these ancient empires as being a co
of a leopard (Grecian), bear (Medo-Persian/Iran) and a lion (Babylonian). In what way is the last-days Bea
Empire a composite of these three ancient empires? Today these are all Muslim. Islam is simply a revival
Babylonian religion. Also, if we examine the geography of these three ancient empires. They had one thing
common, all three were Middle Eastern empires. All of which were under the Grecian Empire.

The last-days Beast is identical with the fourth beast described in Daniel 7. Many prophetic interpreters co
the fourth beast of Daniel 7 to be the Roman Empire. As a result of this faulty assumption they incorrectly
conclude that the last-days beast in Revelation is the "revived" Roman Empire. This supposed "Revived R
Empire" will in theory consist of 10 of the Common Market nations of Europe, united under the authority
Antichrist. This failed, there are 15 and ALL are in the West far away from anything mentioned in the Bib

Sir Robert Anderson, one of the greatest authorities on interpretation of prophecy stated:

"It has been confidently urged by some that as the ten kingdoms were symbolised by the ten toes of
Nebuchadnezzar's image, -five on either foot, -five of these kingdoms must be developed in the East, and f
the West. The argument is plausible, and possibly just; but its chief force depends upon forgetting that in t
prophet's view the Levant and not the Adriatic, Jerusalem and not Rome, is the centre of the world." (Sir R
Anderson, The Ten Kingdoms)

Even Sir Robert finds problems in "European" empire.

BUT HE MUST BE JEWISH?

If most of the Christian scholars were correct how come then that most modern-day witers say (without Bi
support) that he will be a Jew? Especially when they rely on a mistranslation of "He will not honor the Go
fathers (since Jews believe in one God) when the original Hebrew states "gods (plural) of his fathers" (mul
gods)? Zola Levitt sums up the issue:

"The scriptural sanction for this theory is Daniel 11:37. "Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor
desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all." (King James Version). It is
this way in a different translation. "He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the one desired
women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all." (New International Version). T
second translation is the accurate one. The Hebrew word used for God is not Elohim, but elohai. The diffe
crucial. Elohai means "gods" in the sense of idols. The verse states that the Antichrist will not worship the
father worshipped. The King James translators, living in particularly anti-Semitic times in England, must h
fallen into temptation to use the ancient Jewish expression "God of his fathers." This indictment of the An
being Jewish has persisted for all these centuries. (The King James translators' aversion to Judaism is obvi
again in Acts 12:4 where they substitute Easter for Passover. The idea that the Antichrist is a Gentile is eas
support. All Biblical persecutors of the Jews were Gentiles from the pharaohs to the foreign kings to the C
Also, Israel undertakes a formal covenant with the Antichrist. If he were one of their own, they probably w
have to actually sign a document. The policies of Prime Ministers Rabin, Peres or Netanyahu were accepte
their fellow Jews without the necessity of signing formal documents. But dealings with Gentile powers lik
U.S., the Arabs, or the Oslo peace accords themselves were contractual matters more like the Antichrist's
upcoming covenant. And finally, there is the lack of logic in assuming that this major anti-Semite will pers
his own people. It really is difficult to imagine a Jewish person blaspheming to the extent of claiming to be
God of Israel. But on the matter of just who among the world's Gentiles the Antichrist may be, I just don't
And that is how I answer that question in the churches." (Levitt Letter, volume 21, 1999)

KING OF BABYLON/ASSYRIAN

In Isaiah 14, the "king of Babylon," is defined as Satan "O shining star, son of the morning! How you have
from heaven", and to him the Bible says "You shall be cast from your grave," and, "You shall not be unite
them [the other kings of the earth] in burial, because you ruined your land and you have slain your people"
14:19-20). This harmonizes perfectly with Revelation 19 where we see the anti-Christ thrown alive into th
of Fire. It is the embodiment of Satan in the Anti-Christ (Satan in the flesh) (False Messiah).

So, the Babylonian king is not Nebuchadnezzar, or any other ruler, of ancient Babylon. In Isaiah 14 all the
verse 23 its about Satan, then suddenly verse 24 and 25 come out with the following end-time terminology

"As I have purposed, it shall rise; to break Assyria in My land, and on My mountains I will trample him ...
the purpose that is purposed on all the earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out on all the nations.". S
Micah 5:5 "Assyrian".

The text suddenly goes from describing the anti-Christ's destruction to describing the destruction of "Assy
without any apparent break in the subject. Now, to the rest of the prophets:

In Isaiah the king of Assyria spoken of is very descriptive of the anti-Christ. Isaiah 30 proves the above qu
clearly: "YHWH will make the majesty of his voice heard; the lowering of his arm he will show, with ragi
anger, and a consuming flame; cloudburst and storm and hailstones. For by the voice of YHWH, Assyria i
crushed" (Isaiah 30:30-31).

It's that unmistakable terminology signifying the Day of the LORD, where "his arm" is, as is the case throu
Isaiah (e.g. Isa. 53:1), referring to Jesus. This is not the Assyria of the day but an end-time "Assyria" whic
destroyed at the fiery coming of Jesus on dark and tempestuous clouds, when He destroys Satan by a "brea
His mouth", "Sword out of His mouth". It all fits together.

Also, MICAH 5:

"Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judg
Israel with a rod upon the cheek. But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands
Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have bee
of old, from everlasting. Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath broug
then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. And he shall stand and feed in the
of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be g
unto the ends of the earth. And this man shall be the peace, when the ASSYRIAN shall come into our land
when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal me
they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus s
deliver us from the ASSYRIAN, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders."

Amazing. Many read Micah 5 as the prophecy of Messiah. While that is indeed correct, they forget to cont
see what the rest of the passages are saying.

Also, in Isaiah 31 the text emphasis on Assyria and that "The Lord will come down to fight for Mount Zio
(31:4), and in verse 8 directly on account of this coming, we again see "Assyria shall fall by a sword not o
Jesus clearly never fought battles against Assyria in His first coming.
Then we have: "Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger! And my fury is the staff in their hand. I will send him
against an ungodly nation, and against the people of my wrath. I will command him to plunder plunder, an
off spoil and to trample them like the mud in the streets ... And it shall be in that day, the remnant of Israel
not any more lean on him who struck him. But they will truly lean on YHWH, the Holy One of Israel. The
shall return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God ... And a shoot [David] goes out from the stump of Je
a Branch [Yeshua] will bear fruit out of his roots ... and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth .
the wolf shall live with the lamb ..." (Isaiah 10:5, 6, 20, 21; 11:1, 4).

Is this ancient Assyria or future end times Assyria? When will the wolf lay with the lamb?

The Millennial restoration of Israel is a direct result of the defeat of "Mystery Babylon", "Assyria".

Mystery Babylon is also Islam, of course mixed with Christendom's harlots The great Whore, whom the M
will do away with. So the much-promoted idea that the anti-Christ will be a "Roman dictator" is wrong and
likely a Southern Russia – Gog, Nimrod, The Assyrian, The Babylonian. Since the Anti-Christ holds Baby
Assyria he is rightfully called "King of Assyria" and "King of Babylon".

So the problem is solved, it's simply titles and nick-names given in the Bible to Satan.

LITTLE HORN?

Now, in chapter 8 and 11 of Daniel, the anti-Christ is seen rising up in one of the four kingdoms formed by
splintering of the Alexander's Greek empire (little horn). These four kingdoms were:

1. The Greek/Macedonian region Ruled by Cassander. (Macedonia is Muslim)

2. The Thracia/Turkey region (Bulgaria and Turkey today). Ruled by Lysimachus. Later called the Byzant
Empire. (Today Muslim)

3. The Babylonian/Persian region, including Southern Russia (today Muslim), Afghanistan (Muslim), Iran
(Muslim), Syria (Muslim), Lebanon (Muslim), and all the coastland to the city of Tyre.

Also known as the Seleucid Dynasty and ruled by Seleucus. (All today Muslim)

4. The whole of Egypt (which in prophecy includes Libya and the Nubians). Also known as the Ptolemies.
Muslim).

Antiochus Ephiphanes from the Seleucid came to the scene as a foreshadow to the Anti-Christ.

In Daniel 8 the Anti-Christ comes from one of the four Greek factions "little horn," being that "the vision i
time of the end" (8:17). Yet many commentators conclude that the activities of the little horn unmistakably
Antiochus IV Epiphanes. That can't be Antiochus as the sole little horn while the little horn of chapter 7 is
time anti-Christ. The man mentioned here causes 1/3 of the angels to fall – "And it waxed great, even to th
heaven; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them. Yea, it
magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and from him the continual burnt-offering was taken away,
place of his sanctuary was cast down." (Daniel 8:10).

How is this Antiochus casting down heavenly stars (angels) and in verse 25 "And through his cunning he s
cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in time of security shall h
many; he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.". This is a
showdown between Messiah and Satan "stand up against the prince of princes".
This also concludes that the Anti-Christ comes from the Grecian Empire - Asia, not Syria, verse 9 confirm
"And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and towa
east, and toward the beauteous land".

The "little horn" of chapter 8 is the eleventh king, and cannot be Antiochos Epiphinise since he has major
that only fits Satan himself (The Anti-Christ). Daniel 8 does not reveal which of the four splinter kingdom
anti-Christ will rise from. Yet Central Asia seems plausible since it too was part of the Grecian Seleucid E

"Seleucus, who became king of the eastern provinces - more or less modern Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria,
Lebanon, together with parts of Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. His kingdom
capitals, which he founded c.300: Antioch in Syria and Seleucia in Iraq. Babylon was a third important cit
empire was, like the empire of Alexander, actually the continuation of the empires before: Persia, Babylon
Assyria. (chronological research by Bert van der Spek 'New Evidence from the Babylonian Astronomical D
Concerning Seleucid and Arsacid History' in: Archiv für Orientforschung 44/45 (1997-1998) 167-175.)

This covers the image of Daniel, the 3 Empires plucked by the root, and the land of Gog from the north (C
Asia).

Regarding the image of Daniel, Sir Robert Anderson a leading prophecy scholar stated that the rise of all t
kingdoms is future, including the head of the lion: "Verse 7 appears definite that the rise of all these kingd
future."

"In the history of Babylonia there is nothing to correspond with the predicted course of the first Beast, for
scarcely legitimate to suppose that the vision was a prophecy of the career of Nebuchadnezzar"

"Neither is there in the history of Persia anything answering to the bear-like beast with that precision and f
which prophecy demands. The language of the English version suggests a reference to Persia and Media b
true rendering appears to be: "It made for itself one dominion," instead of "It raised up itself on one side."

"While the symbolism of the sixth verse seems at first sight to point definitely to the Grecian Empire, it wi
upon a closer examination that at its advent the leopard had four wings and four heads. This was its primar
normal condition, and it was in this condition that dominion was given to it." This surely is very different f
what Dan. viii. 8 describes, and what the history of Alexander's Empire realised, viz., the rise of a single p
which in its decadence continued to exist in a divided state."

Then, Sir Robert Anderson concludes: "Each of the three first empires of the second chapter (Babylon, Per
Greece) was in turn destroyed and engulphed by its successor; but the kingdoms of the seventh chapter all
continued together upon the scene, though "the dominion, was with the fourth (Dan. vii. 12). Verse seems
that the four beasts came up together, and at all events there is nothing to suggest a series of empires, each
destroying its predecessor, though the symbolism of the vision was (in contrast with that of chap. ii) admir
adapted to represent this. Compare the language of the next vision (Dan. viii. 3-6)."

Then he finally concludes that even Rome is not mentioned:

"While the fourth beast is unquestionably Rome, the language of the seventh and twenty-third verses leave
doubt that it is the Roman Empire in its revived and future phase. Without endorsing the views of Maitland
Browne, etc., it must be owned that there was nothing in the history of ancient Rome to correspond with th
characteristic of this beast unless the symbolism used is to be very loosely interpreted. To "devour the eart
"tread it down and break it in pieces," is fairly descriptive of other empires, but Ancient Rome was precise
one power which added government to conquest, and instead of treading down and breaking in pieces the
subdued, sought rather to mould them to its own civilization and polity. All this - and more might be added
suggests that the entire vision of the seventh chapter may have a future reference."

Sir Robert Anderson concludes that Daniel 7 is STRICTLY speaking of the end-times empires that come a
He amazingly even stated that the Middle East will be the main conflict:

"Now Dan. vii. 2 expressly names the Mediterranean (" the Great Sea") as the scene of the conflict betwee
four beasts."

WHAT ABOUT THE EXPERTS

Commentators generally fashion their interpretations of Daniel, Chapter 11, upon the historical basis (follo
the death of Alexander, the Great) of the Seleucid and Ptolemaic kings who became the leaders of Syria an
The two portions of Macedonia and Thrace/Asia Minor are disregarded as having no significance, yet Gog
from Asia. How could they miss this?

Even such luminaries as Jonathan Edwards, Martin Luther, and Isaac Newton made solemn declarations ab
fulfillment of prophecy that now appear foolish. Yet millions still follow and quote them. Yet I see that ma
interpret the Anti-Christ religious system as the Roman Catholic Church. How could that be when in fact
Romanism teaches that God did come in the flesh?

"He who denied that Christ (God) came in the flesh IS THE ANTI-CHRIST."

Islam denies that God came in the flesh. Indeed that is the main creed they advocate and Roman Catholics

Also, "they have a king over them, who is the [fallen] angel of the bottomless pit -- whose name in the Heb
tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue has his name Apollyon" (alias 'Destroyer')" The Deity of Islam
Quran is also called the Destroyer, especially when the real influence behind Mohammad and Islam -- is S
himself. Now he comes in person as the destroyer. Allah is called also "The God of the worlds" in the Qur
"Maliki rab Al-Alameen" (Fatiha). Satan tried to be like God. Indeed, he pretends to be that Deity called A
he remains only the Destroyer. It is significant that the Geneva Bible here calls 'the angel of the bottomless
Revelation 9:11 -- "Satan's ambassador."

Strikingly, Allah is sometimes described by Muslims themselves as: "the One Who brings damage"; or "th
Who leads astray"; or "the Bringer-down"; or "the Tyrant." As such, this Muslim concept of Allah is really
a great idol opposing the true Triune God, which matches perfectly a denier of the Father and of the Son.

Let's keep in mind that the combination beast (Bear, Leopard, Lion) will have "the dragon gave him his po
his throne and great authority." So the final beast is not political but religious.

Also, the Anti-Christ changes times. Islam changed A.D. into Hijrah:

"He will speak against the Most High and oppress the saints and try to change set times and the laws." (Da

Who else changes laws as soon they control a government? Islam invokes the Sharia laws and changes the
system to A.H from A.D. The beast that was wounded then healed. Islam was wounded, now it is rising ag
Who else kills Christians and Jews thinking that they do God a service? You could say that this is the Cath
But remember, that he will be using the beheading system. Beheading is an Islamic law, Papal law was bu
and other. Jihad seems the best candidate. The Encyclopedia Britannica has this to say about the Ottomans

"The Ottoman Empire, one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, spa
more than 600 years and came to an end only in 1922, when it was replaced by the Turkish Republic and v
successor states in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. At its height it included most of southeastern
to the gates of Vienna, including modern Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania, Greece, and Ukraine; Iraq, S
Israel, and Egypt; North Africa as far west as Algeria; and most of the Arabian Peninsula. (Vo.28, p.945).
The Turks also ruled what is today, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Crimea, regions north of the Black
part of Iran.

"Atrocities that shocked the world, including massacres estimated to have caused the death of 200,000 Arm
in 1896 alone ... Armenia became the battleground for Russian and Turkish armies during World War I ...
World War I continued, Turkish atrocities against Armenians increased, and the reports of the atrocities fin
the government of the United States to send a formal note of protest to Turkey on Feb.17, 1916. The massa
continued, however, and privations and famine added to the death list, which reached an estimated total of
Armenians during the war period. (Funk & Wagnalls New Ency. V. 2, p. 287)

All Islamic nations have persecuted and killed Christians, the killing continues even now.

"Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God,
not worshipped the Beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
(Revelation 20:4)

It is also important to notice that no other modern movement, legal system or nation condones beheading a
of punishment. The Shariah law, however, requires it for many specified offenses.

Those who imagine that the Beast power is going to arise out of the European Community should wake up
some common sense and logic. In modern Europe, even spanking your kids when they misbehave is consi
brutal. In many European nations, corporal punishment is actually a crime.

"Who is a liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist that denieth the Father and the S
John 4:3)

"And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and tow
east, and toward the pleasant land." (Daniel 8:9)

"yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service". (John 16:2)

In fact Muslims are awaiting such person who brings peace:

From Ibn Khaldun's al-Muqqadima:

"... There will come forth a man from my nation who will talk according to my Sunnah. God will send upo
rain from heaven, and the earth will sprout forth for him its blessing. The earth will be filled through him w
equity and justice, as it his been filled with injustice and crime. He will direct the affairs of this nation for
years, and he will settle in Jerusalem."

The Mahdi of Islam has many elements in his description to set Muslims up for the greatest deceiver ever

THE WHOLE EARTH?

ARGUMENT: "But Anti-Christ dominion will be over the whole world".

In Daniel 4 we have Nebuchadenezzar's dream, Daniel's interpretation and then it's fulfilment. If you notic
verse 20 the tree (as it was before it was cut down) was "visible to the whole earth". What does this mean ?
mean that Neb *literally* and *actually* ruled over every square mile of inhabited space on the earth? Is t
evidence that he actually rules all of India and all of China, for instance? If that was the case BEFORE Ne
then how it be said AFTER his restoration that he had "become even greater than before"(verse 36)?
I think the best way to explain this is to say that Neb *could have* literally ruled every square mile of inha
earth only IF he had wanted to take it.

"How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! How is Babylon become a desolation amo
nations! (Jer 50:23)"

Same thing could apply to the so-called "Revived Roman Empire".

WHY WILL GOG ATTACK?

In the Middle East and North Africa, deserts are gobbling up land once used for livestock grazing or cultiv
Overgrazing can strip land of vegetation, and climate changes such as drought can kill off plants.

Land turned to desert can't easily be returned to agriculture even if, say, a drought ends and normal rainfal
resumes. This irreversibility may be linked to the patterns that the vegetation adopts as the land becomes a
semi-arid, Jost von Hardenberg of Ben Gurion University and colleagues propose. (nature, science update,
2001)

APPENDIX

Summary of nations addressed in end-times:

Psalm 83 - includes all, Syria and Iraq "Assyria", Jordan "Edom, Moab, Ammon", Arabia "Ishmaelites,
Hagarites", Lebanon "People of Tyre" since Tyre was destroyed (Ezekiel 26). This was partly fulfilled in t
Israeli wars since these armies are a "confederacy" (v. 5), "consult together with one voice" (v. 3). All thes
Muslim.

Ezekiel 30 - the nations of North Africa, including Egypt and Sudan in the time of the "Day of the Lord" -
reference to the end time destruction of Islamic nations.

Amos 1 - Syria (vs. 1-5), Gaza (v. 6), Lebanon (v. 9), Jordan "Teman" (v. 11), Iraq "Bozrah", Amman Jord
"Rabbah" (v. 14), "Gaza" (v. 6).

Amos 2 - Jordan "Moab"

Joel 3 - This is Armageddon (v. 2) which includes Egypt and Jordan (v. 19), Lebanon (v. 4). Why does
Armageddon have Muslim nations by name?

Jeremiah 6 - Jeremiah speaks of Sheba (probably the area of modern Yemen.

Jeremiah 9 - Egypt, Edom, and Ammon

Jeremiah 25 - Moab

Jeremiah 48 - Moab and others.

Jeremiah 49-51 - The destruction of Babylonia, today's Arab world - Jordan, Syria "Damascus", Iraq "Bo
Saudi Arabia "Kedar", this includes past as well as a future outlook in end-times. Iran "Elam" (49 v. 37).

Obadiah 1 - "For the day of the LORD [is] near upon all the heathen" "Esau" "Edom" "Teman" - Jordan a
Arabs.
Ezekiel 25 - Jordan "Moab", Saudi Arabia "Teman, Dedan (v. 13)".

Ezekiel 27 - Lebanon "Tyre, Zidon, Gebal" (v. 9), Iran "Persia" and he adds Libya "Lud", and Phut (North
This takes in middle Asia and North Africa (chapter 27:10,21), just as Ezekiel predicted in chapter 38.

Ezekiel 30 - The fall of the nations of North Africa, including Egypt, in the time of the "Day of the Lord"
reference to the end time.

Ezekiel 35:12-15 (Edom, Jordan)

Daniel 11 - Egypt (verse 40)

Habbakuk 3 - "Teman" and "Paran" "Midian" are Saudi Arabia (center of Islam), and "Cushan" is Sudan
"God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and t
was full of his praise." This is definitely Messianic pertaining to the second coming.

3:3-7, 12-16 ["He beheld, and drove asunder the nations [Midian]; and the everlasting hills [nations] did b
6), "Thou didst thresh the heathen in anger" (v. 12)

Isaiah 11:14 - Jordan "Edom, Moab"

Isaiah 13 - "Behold, the day of the LORD cometh" (v. 9), For the stars of heaven and the constellations th
shall not give their light" (v. 10), is end-times and includes Babylon (Iraq, Arabia, all Muslim).

Isaiah 14:24-27 - ("I will break the Assyrian [Iraq] in My land, and tread him underfoot"). Here Satan (Lu
addressed as a man "They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, [and] consider thee, [saying, Is] this
that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms" (Isaiah 14:16)

Isaiah 14:28-32 - (Philistia, Gaza) Muslim

Isaiah 15-16 - (Moab/Jordan) Muslim

Isaiah 17 - (Damascus, Syria) Muslim

Isaiah 18 - (Punishment of Sudan), 18:6 matches the birds feeding on the dead in Ezekiel 38/39 after the S
(Cush Ezekiel 38:5).

Isaiah 19 - "Egypt will fear Judah" (v17), then Egypt will be healed.

Isaiah 21 - against Arabia (Kedar, Tema, and Dumah) The curses on Arabia "burden of the desert of the se
1). Dumah is in Saudi Arabia near Yathrib in verse 11, today called "Dumat el-Jandal", also Kedar in vers
These prophecies find both historical and future fulfillment as well. "The glory of Kedar shall fail" (11-17)
other then Mecca and Islam could the "glory of Kedar" be?

Isaiah 31 - "shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof" is the en
Messiah fights "The Assyrian", "The Egyptians".

Isaiah 34:2-8 - (Edom, Jordan) note "it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, and the year of recompenses fo
controversy of Zion" (v. 8).

Isaiah 63:1-6 - ("Who is this who comes from Edom (Jordan), with dyed [blood-stained] garments from B
(Iraq)." This is definitely second coming of Messiah and these nations are Muslim.
Zechariah 9:1,2 - (Syria, Lebanon) Muslim, Lebanon is the heart of Hezbullah.

Zechariah 9:5 - (Gaza) Gaza is a Muslim city and the heart of Hammas.

Zechariah 10 - Syria, Iraq and Egypt's armies destroyed in Lebanon (v. 10)

Zechariah 12:2 - "I will make Jerusalem and Judah like an intoxicating drink to all the nearby nations tha
their armies to besiege Jerusalem". All the nations "round about" (RSV) or "near by nations" (NTL) "peop
around" (NASB), "surrounding peoples" (NKJV) Israel are all Muslim, regardless of which translation of t
one uses. Some say that the entire world's nations are around Israel for the use of the term "round about" o
pertains to the fact that they surround the borders. Yet the verse is clearer when we see the usage in the
continuation of the verse "that send their armies to besiege Jerusalem". So this understanding is flawed sin
doesn't make sense that "surrounding armies" send "armies" to surround Jerusalem. The correct rendering
verse then must be that these nations are nearby (round about) and send there armies to lay siege on Jerusa
Old Testament references to the nations "round about" are widespread, with over 50 references to these en
between Deuteronomy 6:14 and Zechariah 14:4. In passages where these are identified by name (e.g., Psal
they are Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, the "Palestinians" of Gaza, the Bedouin PLO within Israel, Jordan
(Moab/Edom/Ammon[the ancient name which Amman the capital of Jordan is derived from]) and Saudi A

Micah 5:1-6 - agrees with Isaiah 14 (Satan, Anti-Christ) in which the destruction of "the Assyrian" upon I
mountains is foretold, and that "(Israel) shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword" (v. 6).

The whole of Scripture regarding end-times with minor and major prophets speak on none else than the Isl
world.

Apart from the all the details that are given regarding these countries individually and about their relations
today, many of which have been discussed in this article, these two observations alone are amazing:

Besides the huge geographical distances between them, at the time these prophecies were given (some 500
before Christ), all these nations mentioned had many different religions and many of them no political
connection. Only over a thousand years later they all became Muslim (religiously) and were unified politi
the Islamic Empire.

That Biblical prophecy, more than two-thousand years ago, binds together exactly the Muslim nations and
non-Muslim countries neighboring to them, should give everyone -- including Muslims -- every reason to
biblical prophecy very seriously.