The demise of Damascus is prophesied in Isaiah 17:1"The burden against Damascus. 'Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.'" (KJV)
This prophecy has not yet been fulfilled (as of the date and time), and it makes one wonder how the Lord will bring about the destruction of Damascus.
Damascus, the center of terrorist activity in the region; the nation that has provided terrorist organizations protection, financing and weapons. The blast of a nuclear weapon would destroy Damascus, the capital of Syria, and make it a "ruinous heap" as the prophecy has foretold.
The question I would then ask is this: Would the use of a nuclear weapon, and the destruction of Damascus, bring about a quick response from Arab countries and Russia, resulting in the war of Gog and Magog? This is also part of biblical prophecy and can be found in Ezekiel 38 and 39. Although the attacking forces will come against Israel from all sides, God intervenes and brings about the end of the war supernaturally. This attack will devastate the military forces of Israel's enemies.
Once this happens, the surrounding Arab countries will have no defense against Israel's military might, which could usher in the Tribulation through brokering a 7-year peace treaty. Yes, this could be the incident that finally brings some peace to the region. Could this be what prophecy states as a time of "peace and safety" for Israel? Will this allow Israel to finally feel it can rest and not have to be on constant guard against the enemies that surrounded her in the past?
One thing is certain. Syria would need to commit a crime against Israel that is far worse than the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 in order for Israel to even consider the nuclear option. The attack form Syria on Israel would have to be so heinous (biological weapons?) that she would feel that her future existence was in jeopardy, and therefore would feel compelled to choose the nuclear option. Israel will not go down without a full-on fight to the death.
Whether or not this biblical prophecy is fulfilled during the church age (before the Rapture), I still eagerly await the Lord's return for His bride... us. What a glorious day that will be. Praise God, who was, and is, and is to come!
There are Christians who are absolutely
convinced that President Obama is the Antichrist. I am not one of them. Although I have never given this theory any
serious consideration, I have decided to take another look at this issue. I will try to approach the subject with an
open mind and see whether my personal feelings on the issue were blinding me to
the truth, or whether I was correct in my convictions. I'm going to delve into this and learn along with you. Here we go.
Where
did Barack Obama come from?
The Antichrist will supposedly come from a
country that was part of the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great. Gabriel
states that following the death of Alexander, the empire will be divided into
four parts. From one of those four parts, the Antichrist will arise:
“And
the shaggy goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is
the first king. 22And as for that being broken, and four stood up in its
place; four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in its power. 23And
in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have come to the
full, a king, fierce of face, and skilled at intrigues, shall stand up. 24And his power shall be mighty,
but not by his own power. And
he shall destroy marvelously, and shall prosper and work, and destroy the
mighty and the holy people.” (Dan
8:21-24 MKJV)
“And
they worshiped the dragon who gave
authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is
like the beast? Who is able to make war with it?” (Rev 13:4 MKJV)
Most say that Obama was born in Hawaii, but
some remain steadfast claiming that he was born in Kenya. We know that Hawaii wasn’t part of the Greek
Empire, but was Kenya? No, it wasn’t. Neither was it a part of the Roman Empire.
Antichrist’s birthplace: X
Is
Obama a peaceful conqueror?
The Antichrist will show up on the scene as
a peacemaker. The first seal shows him
appearing on the scene riding a white horse and with a bow in his hand. He comes to conquer the world by peaceful
means, hence no arrows.
“And
I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living
creatures like a sound of thunder, saying, Come and see. 2And I saw. And behold a white horse! And he sitting on
it had a bow. And a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and to
conquer.” (Rev. 6:1-2 MKJV)
Although Obama campaigned on a platform of
hope and change and even though he received the Nobel Peace Prize, he hasn't
made it a priority to conquer through peaceful measures. He’s done exactly the opposite. We are involved militarily in more countries
than ever before and the use of armed drones has multiplied under Obama’s
watch. This is a man with a quiver
filled with arrows who conquered through military might and not through peaceful
actions.
Obama the peacemaker: X
The
Mahdi has arrived… or is that the Messiah?
The Antichrist would have to deceive many
into believing that he is a representation of all religions. He would have to deceive many into believing
that all the religions of the world were just a part of a larger fabric of who
God is. He would need to be charismatic
and energetic, handsome and trustworthy, humble yet strong in character. He must be someone who both Jewish and Muslim
alike will accept as the fulfillment of their faith’s prophecies.
The Jewish nation is looking for a man sent
by God to be king of Israel, ushering in peace forever. The Muslim nations are looking for their
Mahdi who will come and rule the world through Islam. This charismatic man will not only deceive
those who believe in the Messiah and the Mahdi, but he will also deceive those
of other religions as well into believing that he is the manifestation of their
god’s promise of peace on earth.
I have a theory. If the Antichrist is going to lead both the
Jewish and Muslim crowd, he would need to come from both cultures. I believe that the Antichrist will be both
Jewish and Muslim (Jewish from his mother’s side, which by tradition would make
him a Jew; Muslim from his father’s side, which by tradition would make him a
Muslim).
And where would Christianity fit into all
of this? If the bride of Christ has been
raptured by this point, many of those remaining “christians” would be deceived
into believing that this was the return of Jesus (especially if the pope was
the false prophet). With everything Christians
and Muslims know about Obama, do we honestly believe that the majority of the
world would consider him the incarnation of the Messiah/Mahdi? Not likely.
He’ll be seen as the Messiah/Mahdi:X Antichrist
revealed! That’s kind of a misleading headline. Actually, we can’t be certain of who the
Antichrist is until the signing of the peace agreement between Israel and her
enemies. Only then can we be positive.
Example:
Many Christians believed that one of two individuals would be elected as
pope because they had the name “Peter” in their name (Tarcisio Pietro Evasio
Bertone and Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson).This is in regard to the Malachy prophecy
about the 112th pope who would be known asPetrus Romanus.I even saw a
YouTube video where an individual said he had a dream and that he was led by
God to believe thatCardinal Peter Kodwo
Appiah Turkson would become the new pope.He was so convinced of this that he made a video and put it out on
YouTube.Needless to say, he was utterly
confused when the election didn't pan out the way he thought it would. So, what happened?A cardinal that came out of nowhere (as far
as the rest of the world was concerned) was elected to the position.Although he came in second to Pope Benedict
in the last conclave, there was no expectation that he would be considered this
time around because of his age.Here,
Christians were looking for a clear indication that Petrus Romanus had been
elected.Clearly, they didn’t get what
they had expected. Looking at that example, the same can probably
be said about the Antichrist. We can
point our fingers at individuals who exhibit anti-Christ like behavior, but until
the peace treaty is signed, we can’t be sure WHO the Antichrist is. After all, the Antichrist won’t arrive on the
scene in such a way that people will call him “Antichrist.” No. He
will arrive on the scene in such a way that people will call him their “savior.” Whatever happens, I don’t believe that the
Antichrist will be identified until he comes from behind the scenes of peace
negotiations and is found to have brokered a peace between Israel and her
enemies. Answer this next question truthfully. Is it possible that Obama is NOT the
Antichrist and that his anti-Christ like behavior is being used by the enemy to
divert our attention away from someone else rising to power in some European
nation? Here’s another question. Do you honestly think that the Antichrist
would appear in such a way that it would be easy to identify him? Antichrist revealed: X The Bottom Line We can play with his name (Baraq “o” bama =
Lightning from high places), we can talk about attributes he has (attributes
that will only be exhibited by the Antichrist during the “Great Tribulation”
period and not at this point in history), we can talk about his false
Christianity and his Muslim background, but we’re just being lead around by the
nose when we focus on those things.
Those are the shiny baubles being presented by the enemy that are meant
to divert our attention. The truth lies
much deeper. We need to stop trying to fit Obama into
biblical prophecy concerning the Antichrist and allow prophecy to point us in
the right direction. Prophecy is our
compass and it points to the one who will deceive the nations.
There are some Christians who believe that
they have an “in” with God and they are among the few who know who the
Antichrist really is. To those who think
that way, I must humbly rebuke you. You
are allowing yourselves to be deceived by the enemy and you are deceiving
others with your videos and blogs. I ask you to repent!
Take the time to think things through instead of trying to find a way to pin biblical prophecy on to anything that remotely looks appealing. I've seen biblical prophecy twisted to the point where it's being used to validate an idea that has nothing to do with the scripture being used. Stop it!
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I've been thinking more about the situation
with Israel concerning the circumstances that could lead to the building of the
third Temple in Jerusalem.
We
know that the Temple will be rebuilt in the end times:
Let no one in any way deceive you, for it
will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is
revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every
so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as
being God. (2 Thess. 2:3-4)
Then
there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, “Get up and
measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. 2Leave out the court which
is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the
nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. (Rev. 11:1-2)
We
also know that Jerusalem will be divided:
For
behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah
and Jerusalem, 2I will
gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them
there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have
scattered among the nations; And they
have divided up My land. (Joel 3:1-2)
So here
is my question:
With the leadership of the soon-to-be-revealed
Antichrist, will Israel and the Arab nations come to an agreement that the
Palestinians will be given possession of East Jerusalem in exchange for unrestricted
access to half of the Temple Mount where the Jews will build the Third Temple?
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It
is a common belief that the "Arab Israel conflict" is a conflict of
two peoples fighting over the same piece of land and is therefore one of
nationalism. Rarely, if ever, do we hear or read of the religious component to
this conflict.
However,
if anything, the conflict is more of a "Muslim-Jewish" one than an
"Arab-Israeli" one. In other words, the conflict is based on religion
-- Islam vs. Judaism -- cloaked in Arab nationalism vs. Zionism. The fact of
the matter is that in every Arab-Israeli war, from 1948 to the present, cries
of "jihad," "Allahu Akbar," and the bloodcurdling scream of
"Idbah al- Yahud" (slaughter the Jews) have resonated amongst even
the most secular of Arab leaders, be it Nasser in the 1950s and 1960s or the
supposedly "secular" PLO of the 1960s to the present. Indeed, the
question must be asked: If this is really a conflict of different nationalisms
and not Islamic supremacism, then why is it that virtually no non-Arab Muslim
states have full (if any) relations with Israel?
There
is a common Arabic slogan that is chanted in the Middle East: "Khaybar,
Khaybar! Oh Jews, remember. The armies of Muhammad are returning!" It
would be most interesting to know how many people have ever heard what -- or
more precisely, where -- Khaybar is, and what the Arabs mean by such a slogan.
A short history of the Jews of Arabia is needed in order to explain this, and
why Islam remains so inflexible in its hostile attitude towards Jews and
Israel.
