Post by Daniel on Sept 3, 2015 10:59:20 GMT -5
Battle of the Messiah’s: Iran Hastening Process of Mahdi’s Arrival with Horrific Chaos Around the World
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz September 3, 2015
“‘Therefore wait for Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘For the day when I rise up as a witness Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.’” (Zephaniah 3:8)
Most people are aware of the Christian and Jewish concepts of messiah, but very few outside of Islam know of their concept of messiah and how it irreconcilably pits them against the Judeo-Christian world. Today, the Islamic concept of the messiah is being expressed in current political events, most notably in the nuclear agreement with Iran.
There is no direct reference to a messiah in the Koran, however Islam has a strong tradition of Mahdi, a redeemer of Islam who will come as a ruler. The arrival of Mahdi will coincide with the arrival of the Christian messiah, who will be the Mahdi’s assistant in fighting the Masih ad-Dajjal, the false messiah, or anti-Christ. According to the tradition, the Mahdi will reappear along with Jesus, who will declare himself a Muslim, and kill Christians who refuse to convert.
Mahdi is also seen as a time when everyone will convert to Islam. In the Hadith, quotes from Umm Salama, one of Muhammad’s wives, states that when the Mahdi arrives, non-Muslims will all convert. According to Shia Islam, the Mahdi will be preceded by an era in which two thirds of the world’s population will die – one third by plague and one third by war. The time before the arrival of the Mahdi will also see a great war in Syria and Iraq that will destroy both countries, accompanied by a great fire and “redness in the sky.”
For Sunni Muslims, the Mahdi is the Prophet Muhammad’s successor who is yet to come. For most Shia Muslims, the Mahdi was born but disappeared and will remain hidden from humanity until he reappears to bring justice to the world. As in Judaism and Christianity, there have been Muslim leaders through the ages who have claimed to be the Mahdi, though his arrival is still anticipated.
The Shia Islamic concept of Mahdi includes resurrection of the dead, especially of their dead imams and leaders, as well as the belief that the Mahdi will conquer Constantinople, which was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, instrumental in the rise of Christianity. Constantinople was later conquered and became the capital of the Islamic Ottoman Empire. Istanbul, its modern incarnation, is the most populous city in Turkey, which has recently joined the US led fight against the Islamic State (ISIS).
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www.breakingisraelnews.com/48214/nuclear-deal-irans-attempt-create-horrific-chaos-prophesied-before-final-coming-islamic-messiah-middle-east/
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz September 3, 2015
“‘Therefore wait for Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘For the day when I rise up as a witness Indeed, My decision is to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them My indignation, All My burning anger; For all the earth will be devoured By the fire of My zeal.’” (Zephaniah 3:8)
Most people are aware of the Christian and Jewish concepts of messiah, but very few outside of Islam know of their concept of messiah and how it irreconcilably pits them against the Judeo-Christian world. Today, the Islamic concept of the messiah is being expressed in current political events, most notably in the nuclear agreement with Iran.
There is no direct reference to a messiah in the Koran, however Islam has a strong tradition of Mahdi, a redeemer of Islam who will come as a ruler. The arrival of Mahdi will coincide with the arrival of the Christian messiah, who will be the Mahdi’s assistant in fighting the Masih ad-Dajjal, the false messiah, or anti-Christ. According to the tradition, the Mahdi will reappear along with Jesus, who will declare himself a Muslim, and kill Christians who refuse to convert.
Mahdi is also seen as a time when everyone will convert to Islam. In the Hadith, quotes from Umm Salama, one of Muhammad’s wives, states that when the Mahdi arrives, non-Muslims will all convert. According to Shia Islam, the Mahdi will be preceded by an era in which two thirds of the world’s population will die – one third by plague and one third by war. The time before the arrival of the Mahdi will also see a great war in Syria and Iraq that will destroy both countries, accompanied by a great fire and “redness in the sky.”
For Sunni Muslims, the Mahdi is the Prophet Muhammad’s successor who is yet to come. For most Shia Muslims, the Mahdi was born but disappeared and will remain hidden from humanity until he reappears to bring justice to the world. As in Judaism and Christianity, there have been Muslim leaders through the ages who have claimed to be the Mahdi, though his arrival is still anticipated.
The Shia Islamic concept of Mahdi includes resurrection of the dead, especially of their dead imams and leaders, as well as the belief that the Mahdi will conquer Constantinople, which was the capital of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, instrumental in the rise of Christianity. Constantinople was later conquered and became the capital of the Islamic Ottoman Empire. Istanbul, its modern incarnation, is the most populous city in Turkey, which has recently joined the US led fight against the Islamic State (ISIS).
continue reading
www.breakingisraelnews.com/48214/nuclear-deal-irans-attempt-create-horrific-chaos-prophesied-before-final-coming-islamic-messiah-middle-east/
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