Don’t Say I Did Not Warn the Prophetic World!
I Have Warned the Prophetic Buffs for 35 Years
That Antichrist would be Islamic, not a European
And he would arise within the Old Assyrian Empire
Between Israel’s northern border and the Black Sea
I Consider Greater Syria as the MOST Likely Location
But he may well arise to Syria’s north among the Turks
And I believe we will know where he arises prior to 2015!
The 10 toes and horns of Daniel 2 and 7 are not European
They Are a MINGLING of Arab And Persian Islamic Countries
That unite to counterattack the nation of Israel prior to 2015!
The Gulf News Excerpt following our heading is Worth Reading!
June 11, 2010
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
Daniel 11:40,41 – And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
[41] He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown:
Daniel 7:23-25 – Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. [24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. [25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
When a best selling book was written in the fifties about six emerging European Common Market nations, it began to cause many theologians to rapidly change their minds as to where the antichrist would eventually arise.
Prior to that time many had believed he would arise out of the old Seleucid dynasty, which was formed by one of the generals who divided Alexander’s Grecian Empire into four sections. Many believed the Assyrian, in the fifth chapter of Micah, would be the antichrist, and that he would arise in, and come out of, modern day Syria.
Before the European Common Market theory arose, many believed antichrist could come out of the southern half of the old Roman Empire, rather than out of the European northern half. But the popularity of the aforementioned book ascended to the highest levels of acceptability, and previous beliefs were dwarfed to obscurity. The book indicated that the six original members of the Common Market would soon be joined by four other nations to reach ten, and then be joined by the eleventh horn, who would be the antichrist of Daniel’s fourth beast in chapter 7. However, soon there were ten horns, then there were eleven, then more, then fifteen, and now more have come to be added. But the astounding popularity of this book, and the thousands of preachers and other teachers who have taught it, have left a legacy that is difficult to convince they might not be correct in what they have taught, and are still teaching.
I have been concerned, since the book was first published, about the possibility it might cause many to be deceived when he does not arise in Europe, but in Greater Syria or Turkey. Quite frankly, I watch both Europe and Syria just like a hawk, and, if I do see him rising in Europe, I most assuredly will accept it. I am prepared for both. But many are so convinced he must come out of Europe, I doubt if anything would change t
heir minds. In any case, in future updates I will show my reasons for believing he will come out of the Syria area.
The beast of Daniel 7:23 does indeed represent the old Roman Empire, and it certainly did tread down “the whole world,” that is, the “known” world of Daniel’s day. Have you ever thought that perhaps we were meant to take the expressions of Daniel’s day concerning the world, and believe that is the only part of the present world the antichrist will dominate completely? The ten horns will arise out of “the whole world” of Daniel’s day. But why do they have to be European nations? Were not Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, northern Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and northern Sudan part of the old Roman Empire under the Emperor Trajan? And are not most of these countries the descendants of Ishmael, the first son of Abraham, and Keturah’s six sons by Abraham, and the two sons of Abraham’s nephew Lot, Moab and Ammon by his two daughters? Are not these descendants of Abraham the ones who have hated and battled the sons of Abraham through Israel for many centuries
? In any case, since I believe the attack is likely to occur before 2015, I expect to know where he will arise one way or the other in the next few years, that is, if I survive the grave before Jesus returns.
I do not question that Europe will come down as part of the mass of many nations that join antichrist in Jerusalem for the final battle of Armageddon, but I am confident that the initial attack of the tribulation period will be by the antichrist leading Islamic nations against Israel.
Begin Excerpt from Gulf News
Tel Aviv faces a formidable Middle East coalition
Turkey, Iran and Syria are determined to counter the Jewish state’s attempts to dominate the region
By Patrick Seale, Special to Gulf News
GULF NEWS
Published: 00:00 June 11, 2010
A formidable coalition against Israel is taking shape in the Greater Middle East. At its core are Turkey, Iran and Syria, three countries harbouring bitter grievances against the Jewish state.
They are determined to hold in check Israel’s military power and force it to change course.
Turkey, once Israel’s ally, is now leading the campaign against it. Turkish opinion has been outraged by the death of nine Turks, killed by Israeli commandos when they assaulted an aid ship bound for Gaza on May 31.
Iran and Syria have been Israel’s main opponents for decades and now see a chance to alter the regional balance in their favour.
Early this past week, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a Eurasian summit in Istanbul at which many of the region’s most dangerous conflicts were aired — Gaza, of course, where the main target was Israel and its aggressive behaviour towards the aid flotilla, but also Afghanistan, where US forces suffered heavy casualties this week. The quarrel between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme was also a feature of the summit and of several bilateral meetings.
High profile
The summit was attended by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai, and senior representatives from China, India and Pakistan, among other regional leaders. Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, and Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas were invited guests.
In addition to pressuring Israel over Gaza, Turkey is seeking to use its influence to pacify the situation in Afghanistan.
It hosted a meeting between Afghanistan’s Karzai and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. These two countries are both fighting the Taliban, but are suspicious of each other’s motives and aims.
Karzai is seeking to engage the Taliban leadership in peace talks, as he explored at the recent jirga of tribal chiefs he hosted in Kabul. But Pakistan, intent on countering India’s influence in Afghanistan, wants to ensure that it is given the leading role in any peace talks, and that its local allies come out on top.
The Eurasian summit was followed by a meeting on Wednesday of the Turkish-Arab Cooperation Forum, attended by Turkish and Arab League foreign ministers.
At all these meetings, decisions were taken aimed at increasing pressure on Israel. A number of specific demands were formulated, namely that Israel lift the siege on Gaza and agree to an independent international commission of enquiry into its assault in international waters on the Gaza-bound flotilla, which led to the Turkish deaths. Israel has already rejected both these demands.
Erdogan repeated his accusation that Israel was guilty of ‘state terrorism’. He declared that his country would not normalise its relations with Israel until it agreed to an independent enquiry.
Erdogan also seized the occasion to press Abbas to seek reconciliation with Hamas, as a necessary precondition for progress towards a Palestinian state. Abbas announced that he would send a delegation to Gaza, and urged the Hamas leaders to accept Egypt’s peace plan as a basis for an inter-Palestinian settlement.
Turkey’s efforts to promote global and regional peace in a wide range of conflict zones — in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Armenia, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Iraqi Kurdistan — are in total contradiction with Israel’s determination to impose its will by military force, not only on the Palestinians, but on the whole region.
This is the essence of the contest now taking place between them.
Syria and Iran are Turkey’s main associates in this struggle, although they play only supporting roles. Turkey and Syria have several strategic interests in common. They both want to keep a lid on Kurdish aspirations for independence. They both strongly object to the possibility of an Israeli and/or American strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. And, having opposed America’s war in Iraq, they both have a keen interest in the revival of Iraq as a unitary state.
Israel, in contrast, has for decades channelled clandestine aid to the Kurds, in order to weaken both Iraq and Syria; it has campaigned tirelessly for American action against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which it has demonised as a threat to the whole world; and having pushed the US into overthrowing Saddam Hussain, its present aim is to see Iraq reshaped as a weak, federal state, unable to pose any challenge to Israel in the foreseeable future.
The realignment of Turkey away from Israel is part of a region-wide process which, some hope, might persuade the next generation of Israeli leaders, if not this one, to rethink their country’s security doctrine: to choose peace and co-existence with its neighbours, rather than attempt to maintain its military supremacy.
The great question is whether this necessary evolution of Israeli thinking can take place without another war. A great deal will depend on how US President Barack Obama and major European leaders react to the current crises over Gaza, Afghanistan and Iran. It must be recognised that the omens are not particularly favourable in any of them.
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