Let's read Daniel 2:41-43:
[41] And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay,and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be init of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the ironmixed with miry clay.
[42] And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay,
so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
[43] And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall
mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave oneto another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.I, like you, have long thought this was the New Roman Empire that is emerging before our eyes, and it could very well be. God calls the shots. However, I have another theory based on current events that needs serious consideration. What if the mixed kingdom is not Europe but Islamic in nature? What if it is the Muslim Brotherhood? Have you done enough study on this groups
to see how many nations they have influence in as well as how long
they have been around? I'm sure you have. Consider this:
The MB is a movement, not a political party, but members have created
political parties in several countries, such as the Islamic Action
Front in Jordan and Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank and the newly created Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt. These parties are staffed by Brotherhood members. . .
Although Iran is a predominately Shia Muslim country and the Muslim Brotherhood is Sunni in doctrine, Olga Davidson and Mohammad Mahallati claim the Brotherhood has had influence among Shia in Iran
The Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Naif Ibn Abdul Aziz has
stated that the Muslim Brotherhood organization was the cause of most problems in the Arab world. 'The Brotherhood has done great damage to Saudi Arabia,' he said. Prince Naif accused the foremost Islamist group in the Arab world of harming the interests of Muslims. 'All our problems come from the Muslim Brotherhood. We have given too much support to this group..." "The Muslim Brotherhood has destroyed the Arab world,' he said. 'Whenever they got into difficulty or found their freedom restricted in their own countries, Brotherhood activists found refuge in the Kingdom which protected their lives... But they
later turned against the Kingdom...' The Muslim Brotherhood has links to groups across the Arab world, including Jordan's main parliamentary opposition, the 'Islamic Action Front,' and the 'Palestinian resistance movement, 'Hamas." The Interior Minister's outburst against the Brotherhood came amid mounting criticism in the United States of Saudi Arabia's longstanding support for Islamist groups around the world..."from:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_BrotherhoodThe MB is primarily a Sunni organization, but they have, for their
political purposes, unified themselves with their Shia counterparts
creating an imperfect union. Politically, they are unified in their
hate for Israel, but what would cause them to be unified to an even
greater extent than that? The revelation of the Al-Mahdi, the Shia
messiah. Though the Sunni's don't embrace that, YET, they would if he came on the seen. You are familiar with the 12th Imam, I'm sure. That is ALL this Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is about. It is what his name is all about. Notice:
Mahmoud - "The praised one", "Worthy of reverence", and "Laudable or commendable"
Ahmadinejad is actually a compound name and it would be more properly presented in English as two names "Ahmadi Nejad."
The first part, Ahmadi, means "highly praised" or "most highly praised."
The second part of his last name, Nejad, is a Persian suffix that
means "descendant of."
So when he signs his full name, he looks down at the piece of paper
and reads in Farsi: "The Praised Descendant of the Most Highly
Praised." Which sounds almost like the title "Son of The Most High."
Read more:
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_the_name_Ahmadinejad#ixzz1b9RodRnYGod allows people to be named certain names for certain times. When Israel needed to be "drawn out" of Egypt, he brought along a baby, who was drawn out of the Nile River by pharohs daughter, and grew up to draw his people out of Egypt, named Moses, which means, to draw out.
When the fulness of times was come, God brought forth his son to "save his people from their sins." Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew name, Joshua, which is the condensed form of Jehovah-hoshua, God is our Saviour. So, names mean something, at stratgic times.
According to their prophecy, in a time of great world calamity, the
Al-Mahdi will come forth and call Isa, (Jesus,) out of the sky to
establish the Caliphate. He, the Al-Mahdi, fits the description of
the False Prophet. What if the False Prophet and Antichrist are
Islamic? Why not. We've always thought these guys were European, but current events points another direction. Even this:
"And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river
Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the
kings of the east might be prepared." Revelation 16:12
Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles - NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/world/middleeast/14euphrates.htmlDrought Reveals Iraqi Archaeological Treasures : NPR
www.npr.org › News › World › IraqSimilar - Mar 20, 2009 – Ancient
buildings have emerged from the river bed in Iraq's western Anbar
province as the Euphrates River dries up. For the first time, ...
Just a couple of casual Google searches.
We can discuss another time the "when" of Rev. 16:12, but the fact is, what if the kings of the east are Muslim invaders, and not China?
Again, consider this:
"And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." Rev. 20:4
Question: Who beheads in the Middle East? Ding! Right! The
Muslims, we've seen it in the news.
Well, I typed this kind of quick, and it is somewhat scattered, but in
your studies, consider that we are looking at an Islamic Caliphate as the New World Order, not some European Union oriented group, (or the Pope as some have indicated.)
Thanks for reading,
Ben
