Prophecy Clock Accelerates As Iran And U.S. Talk

Iran, whose leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes he will usher in the seven year reign of Islam’s messiah, has advanced the apocalyptic clock forward by demanding the United States withdraw its troops from Iraq and by pressing the United Nations to drop its demands that Iran stop its nuclear program. These direct challenges to the United States and to the U.N. Security Council accelerate the timetable of cataclysmic events surrounding the explosive nature of the Middle East and are steps toward fulfilling violent end time prophecies of both the Bible and Islam’s interpretations of the Koran. In the Bible’s Ezekiel 38, it is prophesied that Gog along with Persia , Ethiopia , Libya and other nations will come against Israel in a colossal end time battle where the weapons will burn for seven years. Gog is widely accepted as Russia and Persia is Iran , where Libya and Ethiopia represent Northern Africa . In Zechariah 12:2, it is prophesied that in the latter days the Lord “will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem .” Both of these Biblical prophecies predict a massive battle, where in the last hour before Jerusalem is destroyed, the attacking nations will miraculously be defeated. Islam has a different picture altogether. Islam believes that the return of Jesus Christ will be accompanied by an Islamic messiah figure, many believe to be the Mahdi. Together they will establish justice and peace on earth, also through a tremendous battle. Islam believes that Jesus Christ will return as a Muslim and will kill the remaining Jews and Christians who refuse to worship allah. And Jesus will rule as head of the one-world government subject to the Mahdi. These prophecies are not necessarily found entirely in the Koran itself, but through other prophecies over the centuries that are widely accepted by today’s Muslims.