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“THAT WICKED” IS WAITING IN THE WINGS OF PROPHECY
TO INITIATE THE FINAL RELIGIOUS WAR OF GENTILE AGE!
Part 8
October 9, 2014
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PART 8 – I’ve taught for some 40 years that Revelation seal 6 was a preview of the rest of the tribulation period from Seal 7 through the 7 trumpets and 7 vials. The first 5 seals were the “Beginning of Sorrows.” I taught they would intensify into the tribulation period which would begin when as seal 6 was opened. I believe seal 6 will open at a point in time after Obama leaves office during the administration that follows him. Seals 4 and 5 are now open and we are waiting for “THAT WICKED” to initiate the final religious war of the age of the Gentile Age, which will end some 3 and ½ years later at the final battle of Armageddon.(See Archive Prophecy Update Diagram 321). The final battle will be ended by the 2nd Advent of Christ.

THIS IS WHERE WE ARE NOW IN PROPHECY – Revelation 6:8-11 – And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. [9] And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: [10] And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? [11] And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

THIS IS WHERE WE ARE GOING IN PROPHECY – Revelation 6:12-17 – And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; [13] And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. [14] And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. *[15] And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; [16] And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: [17] For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

*SAVED TO BE CAUGHT UP BEFORE 7 WRATH VIALS – Revelation 11:15,18 – And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. [18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and *SHOULDEST DESTROY THEM WHICH DESTROY THE EARTH.
FALSE RELIGION BELIEVERS LEFT ON EARTH PERISH – II Thessalonians 2:8-12 – And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: [9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, [10] And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. [11] And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: [12] That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Revelation 17:17 – For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

AGE OF THE GENTILES BEGAN WHEN JESUS ROSE – Israel was led away captive into all nations some 40 years later – The Age or The Times of The Gentiles will end at the 2nd Advent of the Messiah, the King of Israel, Everlasting Father of all believers, the Man Christ Jesus, in Whom dwells all the fullness of Almighty God, the Comforter Holy Spirit, as the God-man Godhead of Eternal Life in the Eternal Peace of his Kingdom. I am complete in him and he will never leave me nor forsake me. Colossians 2:9,10 – For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. [10] And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power; – John 5:24 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. John 3:18 – He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 11:26 – And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

LUKE 21:24 WAS FULFILLED IN 70 AD – 25 to 33 SOON WILL BE – Luke 21:24-33 – And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the GENTILES, until the times of the GENTILES be fulfilled. [24] And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; [26] Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. [27] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. [29] And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; [30] When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is NOW NIGH at hand. [31] So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. [32] Verily I say unto you, This GENERATION (GENEA) shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. [33] Heaven and earth shall pass away: but MY WORDS shall not pass away. – I do hope you will consider the DEFINATION of Gentiles and Generations –

GENTILES – In the O.T. it means it means those who are not of Israel, and in the N.T. it means those who are neither of Israel nor of the Church – Bullinger – I Corinthians 10:32 – Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God – GENERATION denotes an age or generation from the point of race – Bullinger (We now live in the GENERATION that will end the AGE of the Gentiles.)

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Daniel 11:40 to 12:1 – 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: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. [42] He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. [43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. [44] But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. [45] And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. [1] And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Begin Excerpt from MEMRI
Middle East Media Research Institute
Inquiry Analysis Series Report
No. 1116
September 10, 2014
Growing Support For The Islamic State (IS) From South Asia To The Far East; Four New Jihadist Groups Planning Islamic Caliphate Comprising Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, And Southern Philippines
By: Tufail Ahmad*
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI’s Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information
Indian Muslims sporting ISIS T-shirts at a mosque in Ramanathapuram district
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Support From Pakistani Jihadists
a) Bai’yah From “Tahreek-e-Khilafat Wa Jihad”
b) Bai’yah From “Ansar Al-Dawla Al-Islamiyyah Fi Pakistan”
c) Radical Pakistani Cleric Abdul Aziz Endorses IS
III. Support From Afghanistan And Pakistan
IS’s Pashtu-Dari Magazine Distributed In Pakistani And Afghan Towns
IV. Support From Kashmir And Other Parts Of India
a) Indian Cleric Salman Nadwi Greets Al-Baghdadi
b) Kashmiri Youth Wave ISIS Flags; Australia-Educated Kashmiri Moves To Syria
c) Tamil Nadu Muslim Youth Wear T-Shirts In Support Of ISIS
d) Four Youth Flew From Mumbai; 80 Indians Fighting In Iraq And Syria
V. Jihadists From The Maldives; 20 Maldivians Fighting In Syria
VI. Jihadists From Singapore; Indians In Singapore Went To Syria
VII. From Indonesian Prisons, Jihadists Urge Bai’yah For Al-Baghdadi
VIII. The Philippines Bai’yah Offered By Jama’at Ansar Al-Khilafa
IX. IS Bomber From Malaysia; Jihadists Plotted A Wave Of Bombings
X. New Jihadist Groups Floating Islamic Caliphate Across Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Southern Thailand and Southern Philippines

I) Introduction
On August 20, a media report surfaced that the Islamic State, which executed U.S. photojournalist James Foley, had “sent a laundry list of demands for the release of the foreigners [captured by the militants in Iraq], starting with money but also prisoner swaps, including the liberation of Aafia Siddiqui, an M.I.T.-trained Pakistani neuroscientist” who is imprisoned in the U.S. over ties to Al-Qaeda.[1] This paper examines the growing support across Asian countries, from Pakistan to Indonesia, for the Islamic State (IS) led by jihadist commander Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.
In an audio statement released on June 29, the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan in the Middle East, Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani, the spokesman of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), announced that the group had established an “Islamic Caliphate” and its leader Al-Baghdadi was appointed as the Caliph of Islam.[2] Al-Adnani also announced that the name ISIS would no longer be used and only “the Islamic State,” representing the single Islamic caliphate, would be used.
The Islamic caliphate has religious resonance across the Muslim world. This will trace how the Islamic State is inspiring jihadists outside the Middle East, mainly from South Asia to the Far East. It should be noted that the June 29 statement declaring Al-Baghdadi as the Caliph of Islam, known also as Emir-ul-Momineen (Leader of the Faithful Muslims), came after several weeks of jihadist rampage in which ISIS fighters took control of several Iraqi cities, butchered hundreds of Iraqi government soldiers, killed Shia Muslims in Iraq, and demolished holy shrines across the country. The declaration that Al-Baghdadi is the new Caliph of Islam also denotes a division in the global jihadist movement. The title of Emir-ul-Momineen, or the caliph, had so far been held by Mullah Muhammad Omar, the leader of Afghan Taliban and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Al-Qaeda’s slain leader Osama bin Laden and other Al-Qaeda affiliates in several countries have offered their bai’yah (oath of fealty) to Mullah Omar.
Since the Al-Baghdadi-led ISIS had been expelled from Al-Qaeda, it was inevitable that it would declare a rival caliph. However, the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban groups have refrained from commenting on the announcement of the caliphate by Al-Baghdadi, though their rank and file are enthused by ISIS’s spectacular achievements across Iraq and Syria. Therefore, statements of support for the IS and its leader Al-Baghdadi began coming from many parts of the world, including Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. However, it is relevant here to keep in mind that there is another category of jihadists in Pakistan who share the ideological objectives of Al-Qaeda and the IS, but haven’t publicly expressed support for Al-Baghdadi. This is mainly due to the fact that these groups, namely Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were created by and work at the behest of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the branch of Pakistani military known for creating and nurturing jihadist organizations.
In view of the jihad by Al-Qaeda and its allied groups over the past decade and more, it is difficult for common Muslims to distinguish the Islamic State from Al-Qaeda. Therefore, a number of Muslim youth, motivated solely by jihad, joined either ISIS/IS or Jabhat Al-Nusra, an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, over the past few years. These youth went from Afghanistan-Pakistan region as well as from the Maldives, Jammu & Kashmir state, and elsewhere in India, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia to fight in Iraq and Syria. In Bangladesh, on India’s eastern border, the government has bravely countered the jihadists over the past five years, yet in August, there was at least one video in which a group of Bangladeshis expressed bai’yah to Al-Baghdadi.[3] Based on media reports that emerged this year, this paper reviews these developments: expressions of support for Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, especially the formal offerings of bai’yah, and reports about Muslim youth moving to Iraq and Syria to join various jihadist organizations, as well as the strengthening of jihadist groups as a result of the inspiration from the ISIS/IS in the Far Eastern countries of Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and others.
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Declaration of bai’yah by Pakistan-based Tahreek-e-Khilafat Wa Jihad
II) Support From Pakistani Jihadists
a) Bai’yah From “Tahreek-e-Khilafat Wa Jihad”
Outside the Middle East, the Pakistan-based Tahreek-e-Khilafat Wa Jihad (TKJ, or Movement for the Caliphate and Jihad) became the first terrorist group to formally offer bai’yah to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi after he declared himself as the Caliph of Islam. The KTJ has been active in Karachi and its surrounding towns over the past 3-4 years. The jihadist group was previously seen in the company of Al-Qaeda in Pakistan.
In a statement in Urdu published on a Pakistani jihadi forum, the TKJ offered a formal bai’yah to Al-Baghdadi, adding: “From today [July 9], the caliph of Muslims, Sheikh Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, may Allah protect him, [should] consider us in Pakistan as one of the arrows he has in his bow. We pray that he may [allow] us to see the day when the borders of the Islamic caliphate will expand to the Pakistan-India Subcontinent and Khorasan [Afghanistan-Pakistan region].”[4]
The statement also explained: “The establishment of the caliphate … is compulsory on all Muslims in the same way that prayer, fasting, and jihad are compulsory. One hundred years have passed since the fall of the Ottoman Caliphate, whereas the jurists [of the past] wouldn’t accept the absence of the caliph for more than three days…”[5] In an earlier statement dated February 27, 2014, the TKJ had outlined its objectives: to liberate Muslim lands from the infidels and demolish the oppressive system of government prevalent there and establish Islamic sharia rule there, explaining that the duty of jihad is compulsory on every Muslim.[6]
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Pakistani youth express support for ISIS in June
b) Bai’yah From “Ansar Al-Dawla Al-Islamiyyah Fi Pakistan”
Over past few years, a number of Pakistani jihadists were reported to have moved from Pakistan to Syria and Iraq to fight against the government forces; the movement of many such youth was also informally facilitated by Pakistan as part of its pro-Saudi policy on Syria. Therefore, it was not surprising that first videos of support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi came from Pakistani jihadists fighting in the Iraq-Syria region. Before the June 29 declaration of the caliphate by Al-Baghdadi, two videos were released by ISIS.[7]
In the first video, released on YouTube on June 19, several Pakistani youth, who were most likely based in the Iraq-Syria region, identified themselves as members of the Ansar Al-Dawla Al-Islamiyyah Fi Pakistan (The Supporters of the Islamic State in Pakistan). Their brief oath of fealty to Al-Baghdadi was delivered in Arabic and they held banners that indicated they were based at a militant training camp known as “Camp of Shaheed Shiraz Tariq Abu Musa Al-Pakistani,” named after a Pakistani militant who died in Syria in December 2013. This bai’yah was offered before Al-Baghdadi declared his caliphate on June 29.
In the second video, a masked man claimed to be a member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or Movement of the Pakistani Taliban) and was described as “the mujahid brother Habibullah Habib.” Expressing support for Al-Baghdadi, Habib stated: “We in the Taliban movement [in Pakistan] declare our support for the oppressed [Islamic] State. And we declare that our lives and money – Allah willing – support the Islamic State. We inform Sheikh Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi – May Allah protect him – oh dignified sheikh, do not listen to the enemy’s words, continue [on your path] with Allah’s blessing, since you are on the right path. We are your soldiers in Pakistan. If you wish to direct a blow against anyone through us, then we are [ready] for it.”[8]
c) Radical Pakistani Cleric Abdul Aziz Endorses IS
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Maulana Abdul Aziz in a video dated July 28
In a video interview dated July 28, which emerged sometime in mid-August, radical Pakistani cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz expressed his support for the Islamic State under Al-Baghdadi. Abdul Aziz is the brother of Maulana Abdur Rasheed Ghazi, a radical cleric who was killed during the 2007 military operation in the Red Mosque of Islamabad. The two brothers controlled the Red Mosque and its adjacent madrassa for girls known as Jamia Hafsa. The military operation was ordered after the girls began enforcing Islamic Sharia code in Islamabad.
A terror training camp named after Abdur Rasheed Ghazi has been operational in Iraq-Syria region for a few years now. It is also the case that some members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a jihadist group that specializes in killing Shia Muslims in Pakistan, is reportedly part of the Abdur Rasheed Ghazi training camp. Importantly, Maulana Abdul Aziz is a towering leader among Pakistani jihadists of all factions in Pakistan. In his July 28 interview, Abdul Aziz was asked to comment on Al-Baghdadi’s declaration of the caliphate and he responded: “See, we ourselves want a caliphate and we want that the caliphate should be established in the entire world including Pakistan. And the caliphate is the solution to problems. So, if these Arab mujahideen have brought about the establishment of the caliphate, we view it as good omen for the Muslim Ummah. Allah willing, as their organization is, if it continues, we will see its springs across the world….”[9]
Maulana Aziz also spoke about the Israeli action in Gaza, urging the Palestinians to march on the path of jihad. He stated: “The only solution is jihad. And the Palestinians will continue to die like this unless they rise on [the path of] jihad. For the Palestinians, our lord Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, had given the path of jihad [which they should follow]. Israel will not bend like this unless it is diagnosed through jihad. If a big power like the Soviet Union can break up by being defeated in the field of jihad [in Afghanistan in the 1980s], Israel is a very small thing. Only that it should come to the mind of Palestinians, to adopt the path of jihad instead of dying like this, begin guerilla war; Allah willing, Israel doesn’t stand.”[10]
III) Support From Afghanistan And Pakistan
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The cover page of the Islamic State’s Pashtu-Dari bilingual magazine
IS’s Pashtu-Dari Magazine Distributed In Pakistani And Afghan Towns
In August 2014, it emerged that a bilingual magazine in Pashtu and Dari languages was issued by the Islamic State and distributed to people in Peshawar and neighboring regions of Pakistan as well as in Kabul and other towns of Afghanistan, as confirmed by independent journalists who also spotted cars in Peshawar carrying slogans like: “Salute to ISIS.” The 12-page magazine was printed in black and white and on low-quality paper.
It carried an article titled “Message to the Muslims and Islamic Ummah,” which stated: “All the Muslims and mujahideen should avoid all kind of illegal discrimination at jihadist fronts and maintain Islamic brotherhood and unity in their ranks in real meaning and continue boycott of all the enemies of Islam, the American taghoot [the one who rules by laws other than those of Allah], all the apostate governments and rulers.”[11] It noted: “As you see the Islamic Caliphate was announced and established in Syria and Iraq [by Al-Baghdadi on June 29] and journey towards the establishment of Islamic caliphate is continuing in Khorasan [Afghanistan-Pakistan region], it is a fact – soon to be proved – that the Islamic caliphate would soon be established in the world and implemented on the Earth as per orders and law of Allah.”[12]
Another article titled “Revival of the Islamic Caliphate” stated: “The hadiths and predictions of the Prophet of Allah [Muhammad] about the current situation and jihad in Khorasan and Syria prove that the ongoing holy jihad in Afghanistan, Khorasan, and Syria against the historic international Crusade war show that the arrival of Imam Mehdi is near. Similarly, it has been ascertained from the hadiths that an Islamic caliphate must be established before the arrival of the Imam Mehdi [the messiah who will be born] and will be imposed in practice. Praise be to Allah, the Islamic caliphate was established, revived and installed in Syria and Iraq in the month of Ramadan of the current year, and Allah again blessed the Muslims with Islamic caliphate after 90 years [since the fall of Ottoman Caliphate in 1924].”[13]
IV) Support From Kashmir And Other Parts Of India
a) Indian Cleric Salman Nadwi Greets Al-Baghdadi
Soon after Al-Baghdadi’s declaration of an Islamic caliphate, leading Indian Islamic scholar Maulana Salman Al-Husaini Nadwi wrote an open letter, greeting him on becoming the Caliph of Muslims. Salman Nadwi is the great grandson of noted Islamic scholar Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi and teaches at the Nadwatul Ulama seminary based in the northern Indian city of Lucknow. He has been known for his advocacy of jihadist groups worldwide and heads an organization of Muslim youth. The letter issue was raised by a Lucknow-based Urdu daily Aag on July 13.[14]
In the letter, which was sent through social media messaging service WhatsApp, and subsequent statements in Hindi and Urdu, Nadwi referred to Al-Baghdadi as Emir-ul-Momineen (Leader of Faithful Muslims) and prayed — “May Allah protect you.” He urged Syria-based jihadist organizations to end their differences, spoke of “good news of victories” in Iraq by Al-Baghdadi’s fighters and advocated that Muslims “abide by” the Emir-ul-Momineen “if he follows Allah’s sharia.”[15] Nadwi also appreciated the “united struggle by Iraq’s different jihadist organizations in making the revolution successful” against Iraq’s then-elected leader Nouri Al-Maliki. He dubbed Al-Maliki “the world’s biggest terrorist” for causing Shia-Sunni differences but in the same breath praised Al-Baghdadi, whose forces are killing Shias, having declared them as infidels.[16]
Indian website NewageIslam.org noted that Maulana Salman Nadwi might have acted at the behest of the Saudi embassy in Delhi, noting: “It is doubtful that Maulana Salman Nadwi would go to these lengths without instigation from the Saudi Embassy in New Delhi.”[17] Later, it also emerged that sometime earlier, Salman Nadwi had written a letter to the Saudi government, asking it to train Indian Muslims to fight against Shia militias in Iraq. An Indian daily reported: “Sunni theologian Maulana Salman Al-Nadwi … has asked the Saudi government to prepare an army of five lakh [500,000] Indian Sunni Muslim youth to fight against the Shia militias in Iraq and elsewhere. The letter has generated strong reaction within the Muslim community.”[18]
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Indian cleric Maulana Salman Nadwi wrote letter to Al-Baghdadi
b) Kashmiri Youth Wave ISIS Flags; Australia-Educated Kashmiri Moves To Syria
On at least two occasions in July, masked Kashmiri youth were seen carrying ISIS flags at a mosque in Srinagar, the capital of India’s Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) state. A media report stated:
“The unexpected appearance of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, flags during recent anti-Israel protests in Srinagar has left government authorities, Sunni-Barelvi scholars and even Kashmiri separatists searching for answers. Masked Kashmiri youngsters were seen carrying ISIS flags on at least two occasions: first outside the Jamia Masjid on July 11 and then on July 29, the day of Eid. The J&K police have so far been unable to round up the masked men…”[19]
In August, it also emerged that a 26-year-old Kashmiri youth from Srinagar, Adil Fayaz, who had an MBA degree from Australia’s Queensland University, went to join the jihadists in Syria, perhaps directly from Australia. The family members thought he was “ostensibly working with an NGO in Turkey” but the Indian intelligence agencies said: “Adil was radicalized by Islamic fundamentalists in Australia. He then… left for Turkey and entered Syria via Jordan to join jihadists in the civil war in June 2013. Although his family claim Adil is working for an NGO in Turkey to help Syrian refugees, they don’t have the name of the NGO or its phone number. Their son talks to them on voice over internet protocol (VoIP).”[20]
c) Tamil Nadu – Muslim Youth Wear T-Shirts In Support Of ISIS
In early August, it emerged that Muslim youth in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu wore ISIS T-shrits (see the topmost image) and posed for a group photograph at mosque in the state’s Ramananthapuram district. An Indian daily reported:
“A group photograph of two dozen Muslim youth, sporting black T-shirts with ‘ISIS’ emblazoned on it and posing in front of a mosque, has gone viral on social media, prompting the intelligence wing of the State police to step up surveillance in Ramanathapuram district, despite initial reports clearing the group of any suspicious behavior. Confirming that the picture was taken in front of the ‘Periya Pallivasal’ (Big Mosque) in Ramanathapuram district, a highly-placed police officer… [said] it was posted on Facebook from an overseas location.”[21]
d) Four Youth Flew From Mumbai; 80 Indians Fighting In Iraq And Syria
In mid-July, Indian investigative journalist Praveen Swami reported that four Muslim youth flew from Mumbai on May 23 as part of a group of Shia pilgrims headed to Baghdad and broke away to join ISIS. The four youths, whose families live in Kalyan, a suburbs of Mumbai, were identified as: Arif Majeed, Fahad Sheikh, Shaheen Tanki and Aman Tandel.[22]
Swami noted: “Other pilgrims on the trip have told investigators, the four Kalyan men hired a taxi to Fallujah, a city west of Baghdad that has emerged as the epicenter of Iraq’s lethal insurgency. Then, the men went silent. Iraqi intelligence officials say Arif Majeed’s cellphone connected to a tower in the Mosul area — and went dead.”[23] It was also reported that four Indian Muslims based in the UAE joined ISIS, but a few of them returned to their homes later.[24] In July, an Indian media report, based on interviews with members of Indian intelligence services, estimated that up to 80 Muslim youth from India have joined the jihadists in Iraq and Syria.[25] Initial reports had put the figure at only eighteen.[26]
An Indian security official was quoted as saying: “Many of these men who joined the war through Singapore have been identified — two are from Thane [suburb of Mumbai], one from Bangalore and another from Chennai. There are others who come from interiors of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh [states of southern India]. Surprisingly, none of them is from north India even though a bunch of UP [Uttar Pradesh, a northern state] youths owing allegiance to [the militant group] Indian Mujahideen has been fighting in Afghanistan alongside the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.”[27] It should be noted that a group called Ansar ut-Tawheed Fi Bilad Al-Hind (Supporters of the Islamic Monotheism in India) emerged in Afghanistan in the summer of 2013. Its videos have shown nearly a dozen Muslim youth from India undergoing militant training. The group might be part of Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State.
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Maldivian suicide bomber Abu Turab (second from left)
V) Jihadists From The Maldives; 20 Maldivians Fighting In Syria
Early in 2009, it emerged that Maldivian nationals were arriving in Pakistan to join the global jihad. That year, according to a Maldivian news website, Ali Jaleel became the first Maldivian national to have carried out a suicide bombing. Jaleel took part in an attack on the Pakistani Inter-Service Intelligence headquarters in Lahore on May 27, 2009.[28] In January 2010, Indian intelligence agencies warned that Pakistan-based jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was using Maldivian nationals for attacks in India and Air India flights were indeed put on hijack alert.[29]
By 2014, the scenario has changed, as Maldivian nationals are moving to Syria and Iraq to fight alongside other jihadists. In May, it emerged that Maldivian national Abu Turab was among a group of suicide bombers who carried out an attack in Syria.[30] He was part of Jabhat Al-Nusra, an Al-Qaeda affiliate, not ISIS, which had previously been part of Al-Qaeda. In June, the jihadists in Syria paid tribute to Abu Turab, saying: “He was a loving husband, a father, and a grandfather”; “Yet he joined the caravan of jihad.”[31]
Importantly, Abu Turab was not an exception, as many youth have been reportedly attracted to the jihadists based in Syria. In October 2013, two Maldivian nationals, ages 25 and 35, were detained by the Maldivian authorities as they tried to board a plane at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport of Malé on way to join the jihadists in Syria.[32] As of July 2014, about twenty Maldivian jihadists are believed to be fighting alongside the Islamic State and Jabhat Al-Nusra in Iraq and Syria as per reports appearing in the Maldivian press.[33]
VI) Jihadists From Singapore; Indians In Singapore Went To Syria
In June, Indian intelligence agencies issued a look-out alert for an Indian youth after Singaporean authorities conveyed that he had possibly joined the jihadists. Haji Fakkurudeen Ali, a resident of Singapore, was born in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where the two dozen Muslim youth posed for a group picture with ISIS T-shirts. As per media reports, Ali was radicalized by another Indian youth from Tamil Nadu, Gul Mohammad, who was deported by Singapore to India.
According to an Indian daily, “Gul Mohammad is believed to have revealed [during interrogation by Indian intelligence officials] that he had financed the trip to Syria of one of several radicalized youths from Tamil Nadu. His disclosures were crosschecked, and investigators discovered that Ali, who had been in touch with Gul Mohammad, had left for Syria in January via Turkey to participate in jihad.”[34]
A media report profiled Haji Fakkurudin Ali: “In March this year, Usman Ali of Paranagipettai near Cuddalore, a picturesque coastal village north of Tamil Nadu, was shaken out of his stupor. It was a call on his wife Rokhyaa’s mobile. Their son Haji Fakkurudeen Ali (37) had phoned to say he was well and his dream had come true. He was now living in Syria with wife Ayesha Siddika and their three children, and fighting alongside ISIS … militants against the Bashar Al-Assad regime. The voice crackled after a brief exchange of words and the connection snapped.”[35]
Singapore was one of the key centers of the Indonesian jihadist group Jema’ah Islamiyyah, whose leaders are now in jail for several terror attacks including the 2002 Bali bombings. It is feared that several Singaporeans, those who are not connected to India, are also part of the jihadist machine in Syria and Iraq. “[A] female Singaporean is believed to have gone to Syria with her foreign husband and two teenaged children. The whole family is taking part in the conflict in various ways, either joining the terrorist groups to fight, or providing aid and support to the fighters,” according to a Singaporean media report.[36] Several Singaporeans who attempted to join the ISIS and other jihadists in Syria were issued with restriction orders as per the Singaporean laws in December 2013. In July 2014, Singaporean Interior Minister Teo Chee Hean expressed concern that the returning jihadists could carry out terror attacks, stating: “This threat is magnified if these returnee fighters are Singaporeans.”[37]
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Abu Bakar Ba’asyir (Source: The Jakarta Post)
VII) From Indonesian Prisons, Jihadists Urge Bai’yah For Al-Baghdadi
On July 22, the IS media company Al-Hayat released a video in which a group of eight jihadist fighters from Indonesia were shown to have arrived in Iraq and were part of the Islamic State. In the video, Abu Muhammad Al-Indonesi, one of the fighters, delivered a message urging Indonesians to join the Islamic State and swear fealty to Al-Baghdadi. The message stated: “We are your brothers from Indonesia who have come to the Islamic State”; “By Allah, we emigrated for the sake of hijra [emigration] and jihad in the path of Allah.”[38]
However, soon after Al-Baghdadi being declared the caliph, elder jihadist leader Abu Bakar Ba’asyir of the former militant group Jema’ah Al-Islamiyyah, which came to global prominence following the 2002 Bali bombings, urged his followers to support Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi and swore fealty to the new caliph. While existing as an underground terror organization, Jema’ah Al-Islamiyyah has now also transformed into Jamaah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT), and is allied to Jabhat Al-Nusra, an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. According to JAT chairman Mochammad Achwan, Ba’asyir’s support for IS was “conveyed after he gathered high-ranking JAT leaders and his family members on Thursday [July 10] in the supposedly maximum-security Pasir Putih prison in Nusakambangan, an island near the coast of Cilacap, Central Java [province of Indonesia where he is serving a 15-year jail term].”[39]
Prominent jihadist clerics who expressed support for the IS at Ba’asyir’s decision included Halawi Makmun of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) and fugitive terrorist Santoso of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT), but it was rejected by several JAT leaders, including his two sons. The sons, Abdul ‘Iim’ Rohim and Rosyid Ridho, and JAT chairman Mochammad Achwan split over the oath of fealty from the parental organization and established their own group known as Jamaah Ansharusy Syariah (JAS), which will continue supporting Jabhat Al-Nusra, the Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, while the JAT supports the Al-Baghdadi-led IS.
VIII The Philippines – Fealty Offered By Jama’at Ansar Al-Khilafa
In May 2014, a group of jihadists from the Philippines declared support for the ISIS. In August, it released a video in which the jihadists, who belonged to Jama’at Ansar Al-Khilafa (JAK), formally swore fealty to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. The video, in which the faces of the jihadists were blurred, was produced by the jihadi media outlet Al-Battar.
In the video, the jihadists chanted the oath of fealty in unison and fired in the air. According to a review of the video, after firing in the air, one of the jihadists read out a more detailed oath, in which he welcomed the establishment of the Islamic State and the appointment of Abu Bakr as caliph, declaring their group JAK would wage jihad for the sake of Allah “until the sharia rules the world or we die for its sake.”[40]
In August, it emerged that scores of Filipino jihadists have joined the Islamic State in Iraq. Fidel Ramos, the former president of the Philippines, told a newspaper: “At least a hundred of our young Filipino-Muslims have infiltrated Iraq where they get training and they can launch jihad when they come back to the Philippines.”[41] Some of these jihadists are connected to the Jema’ah Islamiyyah of Indonesia which remains active across the Far Eastern countries.
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Akel Zainal, former Malaysian rock band drummer from Team Ukays, now fights in Syria
IX) Suicide Bomber From Malaysia; Jihadists Plotted A Wave Of Bombings
On May 26, Ahmad Tarmimi Maliki became the first Malaysian suicide bomber. As part of an ISIS martyrdom operation, the 26-year-old factory worker carried out an attack in Iraq’s Al-Anbar province, killing more than two dozen Iraqi soldiers.[42]
According to a Malaysian website, “Tarmimi’s family members said their last meeting was in March before he left for the Middle East to further his Islamic studies. He had been working in a factory in Selangor [state of Malaysia] since 2012. While he did not act strangely, Ahmad Tarmimi had become more pious and more secretive… From Facebook postings, it is learnt that Ahmad Tarmimi first went to Syria via Turkey before finally ending up in Iraq.”[43] It appears Ahmad Tarmimi is not alone, as Malaysian authorities have identified several youth attracted the jihadist message of the Islamic State.
In August, it emerged that this year Malaysian police foiled several terror plots by jihadists that could have led to a wave of bombings in the country. A media report quoted Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, a top Malaysian counter-terrorism official, as saying: “[At least] 19 suspected militants arrested from April-June were formulating plans to bomb pubs, discos and a Malaysian brewery of Danish beer producer Carlsberg…”[44] He also disclosed that an estimated 40 Malaysians have gone to Syria for fighting.[45] Among those who have joined the jihadists in Syria are Akel Zainal, former rock band drummer from the Team Ukays, while several jihadists in Malaysia are on the run, including a university lecturer, having fled to the Philippines.
X) New Jihadist Groups Planning Islamic Caliphate Across Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Southern Thailand and Southern Philippines
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Jihadists planning regional Islamic caliphate in the Far East
Around the time Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was announcing the establishment of his caliphate, a Singaporean newspaper reported on July 1: “Four new terrorist organizations aiming to establish an Islamic Caliphate in the [Far East] region – called Daulah Islamiah Nusantara and comprising Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, southern Thailand and southern Philippines — have emerged and are embarking on an aggressive recruitment drive.”[46] Also, in June, ISIS released a video which claimed that Muslims from Cambodia were among its ranks.[47] Myanmar and Thailand are also not insulated from global Jihadism.
The July 1 report was based on intelligence sources who examined the threat matrix originating from Jema’ah Islamiyyah of Indonesia and Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia. “They reject the democratic system adopted by nations in the region and are believed to be operating out of Malaysian states such as Perak and Selangor… The announcement [on the establishment of the regional caliphate] comes less than a decade after several regional terror groups with the same aim of establishing a Caliphate in the region were broken up and their leaders arrested [notably those of Jema’ah Islamiyyah in Indonesia in the wake of the 2002 Bali bombings].”[48]
According to the report in The Straits Times of Singapore, “the four groups, although independent of each other, subscribe to the same Salafi Jihadi ideology, similar to that of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Leaders and senior members of the new groups had also established links with similar groups in the region, as well as with ISIS and the Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf. Besides the four new groups, police are also monitoring a terror organization in Sabah [state of Malaysia] called Darul Islam Sabah.”[49]
The plan for a regional Islamic caliphate – Daulah Islamiah Nusantara – was also confirmed in August by Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, the Malaysian counter-terrorism official whose investigations led to the arrest of the 19 jihadists in Malaysia. Ayob Khan confirmed that the militants “had visions of establishing a hardline Southeast Asian caliphate spanning Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore, and planned to travel to Syria” to learn from the Islamic State.[50]
* Tufail Ahmad is Director of MEMRI’s South Asia Studies Project
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MIDDLE EAST PEOPLE REJECTED FIRST ADVENT LIGHT!
AT THE NEXT ADVENT THEY SHALL BE VISITED BY FIRE.
AND “THIS SHALL BE WITH BURNING AND FUEL OF FIRE”
THE ZEAL OF THE LORD OF HOSTS WILL PERFORM THIS
PART 1
October 7, 2014
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ISIS NOW VERY ACTIVE IN GREATER SYRIA (LAST BLOG)
Isaiah 9:5-7 – For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; BUT THIS SHALL BE WITH BURNING AND FUEL OF FIRE. [6] For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. [7] Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. THE ZEAL OF THE LORD OF HOSTS WILL PERFORM THIS.
PLEASE CONSIDER ARCHIVE PROPHECY UPDATE 234A
SPECIAL PROPHECY UPDATE NUMBER 234A
July 31, 2005
10 Jihad Kings among the Kings of Revelation 19:19!
The 10 Jihad Horns of Daniel 7
At the battle of Armageddon most of the kings of the earth will come to join the antichrist in a final attempt to eradicate the nation of Israel. Among them will be 10 nations representing the 10 Jihad horns of Daniel 7.
Revelation 19:19 – And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Some three and one-half years before the final battle of Armageddon, which closes the tribulation period, 10 kings of nations out of the territory once occupied by the ancient Roman Empire will attack Israel from the north.
II Thessalonians 2:3 – Let no man deceive by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
Antichrist’s army is to initially be composed of 10 nations with 10 kings led by the man of sin himself. It was to arise out of a lineage of the old Roman Empire, and I have always believed it would rise out of the southern half of the Empire, being made up of 10 Arab nations. I believe the elements for its formation are in place today, and I suspect that the most likely Arab nations of which it will be comprised are Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
The Empire following the Roman Empire was the vast Umayyad Caliphate, which was individually larger that than any of the Kingdoms which afflicted or ruled Israel after God delivered her from Egyptian bondage. Seven of the great Mediterranean Kingdoms have dominated Israel – The (1) Egyptian, (2) Assyrian, (3) Babylonian, (4) Persian, (5) Grecian, (6) Roman, (7) Umayyad Kingdoms. Number 7 was Islamic as will be the Antichrist’s be Islamic as Number 8, so the two together are counted as the 7th Head on the Revelation Beast of Daniel 17.
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 most 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. (See Nationality of the Antichrist – Parts 1 to 9, in Archive Prophecy Updates 62 to 69)
Before the European Common Market theory arose, a majority believed antichrist would come out of the southern half of the old Roman Empire, rather than out of the European northern half. But the great 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. He was to be the antichrist of Daniel’s fourth beast in chapter seven. However, soon there were ten horns, then there were eleven, then more, then fifteen, then twenty-five, and soon more are likely 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 behind them, and it is difficult to persuade very many they might not be correct in what they have taught, and are still teaching.
I have been concerned, since the book was published, about the possibility it might cause many to be deceived when he does not arise in Europe, but in Syria. 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 their 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? (See Archive Prophecy Updates 77, 77A, 77b, and 77C)
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 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? I do not question that Europe will come down as part of a great mass of many nations and join the antichrist in Jerusalem for the final battle of Armageddon, but I am confident that the initial attack of the tribulation period will be by antichrist leading 10 Islamic nations against Israel. The antichrist leading the attack will start the war that will not end until 1260 days after he attacks, he will be the Assyrian from Meshech and Tubal.
First, the Assyrian, Leading Daniel’s 10 Horns, Drives Israel Into the Negev Wilderness, Which Begins the 1260 Days of Israel Trapped in the Negev. Then, More Than Three Years Later, Russia Comes Down with the Nations of the Post-Columbus Old World to Answer the Call to the Final Battle of the 1260 Days, Which is the Battle of Armageddon.
A few years ago I received a query as to when I believed Russia, that now occupies the territory held by the descendants of Magog when Daniel and Ezekiel wrote their prophecies, would come down to attack Israel? I do not believe that Russia will come down until the latter portion of the last 1260 days of the tribulation period.
You have read my lengthy dissertation of Daniel 9:27 to prove the vast majority of today’s prophetic teachings are based on the three “HE’s” being the antichrist, but that this was not taught before 1740. And, I have been unable to find a clearly stated valid first-of-the-week position before that date.
In order to justify a pre-tribulation rapture, it was necessary to create a war before the tribulation period, out of which the antichrist could arise to sign a peace treaty, which he would break after three and one half years of peace, but such a war never existed before 1740.
I am from the old school of the eighteen hundreds and early nineteen hundreds. The old school believed there was only one war. The modern school believes there are two, a viewpoint that was make very popular by several writers in the nineteen fifties, and is the majority belief today. I am persuaded that there is only one war. It begins when the antichrist, who I believe will come out of Syria, attacks Israel from the north, with the armies of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon actively involved in the attack from without, the Palestinian Authority attacking from within, and Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, and Turkey initially providing logistical support. This starts the one war that will last for 1260 days. I label it as the War of Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. This war ends in the final great battle, the battle of Armageddon. At the time of the writings of Daniel and Ezekiel, most of the descendants of Meshech and Tubal were settled in modern Syria and Lebanon primarily, but some had settled in southern Turkey and extreme northwestern Iraq. Please look at Prophecy Updates 27 through 39, and 71 through 76, along with Birth Pang Numbers 15 to 18, for a more complete exposition of the War of Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and of its final battle, the battle of Armageddon.
The Antichrist, the Assyrian of Micah 5, the King of the North in Daniel 11:40 to 45, and Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, are all one, and the same, person. There is only one war. It begins the last 1260 days of the tribulation period, and culminates with the battle of Armageddon.
In Ezekiel 38:1-3, God tells Ezekiel to set his face against two things, a person, Gog, who is the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and against a land, which is the land of Magog, The chief prince of the battle of Armageddon.
Ezekiel 38:1-3 – And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, [2] Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, [3] And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
The following Scriptures start the War of Gog, who is the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, but is also known as the King of the North, and as the Assyrian.
Ezekiel 38:8-12 – After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. [9] Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. [10] Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: [11] And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, [12] To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
Daniel 11:40-44 – 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: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. [42] He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. [43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. [44] But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. (See Whole Number Archive Prophecy Updates 71 to 75)
Micah 5:5 – And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. (See Archive Prophecy Updates 62 to 69)The following Scriptures pertain to the last battle in the War of the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, which is the final battle Revelation identifies as Armageddon.
Daniel 11:45 to Daniel 12:1 – And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. [1] And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Matthew 24:21,22 – For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. [22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Zechariah 14:3-5 – Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. [4] And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. [5] And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
Revelation 16:16-21 – And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. [17] And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. [18] And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. [19] And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. [20] And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. [21] And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Ezekiel 39:4-8,17-22 – Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. [5] Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. [6] And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the Lord. [7] So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel. [8] Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord God; this is the day whereof I have spoken. [17] And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. [18] Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. [19] And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. [20] Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God. [21] And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. [22] So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward.
What you have just read is a description of the results of the last battle in the War of the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and it is the same as the battle of Armageddon found in Revelation. Please note the numerous similarities of the battlefield scene in Revelation 19:17-21 that parallel the same battle scene from the preceding verses in Ezekiel 39:17-20.
Revelation 19:17-21 – And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; [18] That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. [19] And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. [20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. [21] And the remnant was slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
When the Antichrist, who is also known as the King of the North, the Assyrian, and Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, attacks Israel from Syria, the 1260 days will begin. The 1260 days will culminate with the final battle of Armageddon.
Revelation 12:6 – And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Revelation 16:16 – And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
We are living in a era of time when it would be especially wise for all true believers to heed the warning of Revelation 16:15.
Revelation 16:15 – Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Revelation 3:2-4 – Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. [4] Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
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ISIS IS NOW ACTIVE IN THE GREATER SYRIA LEVANT
I’ve taught for 40 years Antichrist would come from black zone below
His Caliphate will eventually expand from Morocco to Indonesia
October 7, 2014
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THE GREATER SYRIA LEVANT (Everything white and enclosed by It)
Sunday, March 23rd, 2014
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The term denotes the restoration of the medieval Arab Caliphate province of Bilad al-Sham, encompassing the Eastern Mediterranean or the Levant & Western Mesopotamia at the peak glory of the Arab Muslim civilization.

The pre-Islamic, Hellenistic name of the region, “Syria”, was used by the Ottomans in the Vilayet of Syria until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The wave of the Arab nationalism in the region evolved towards the creation of a new “Great Syria” over French governed Occupied Enemy Territory Administration, declared as Hashemite Kingdom on March 1920, claiming extent over the entire Levant. Following the Franco-Syrian War, in July 1920, French armies defeated the newly proclaimed Arab Kingdom of Syria and captured Damascus, aborting the Arab state. The area was consequently partitioned under French and British Mandates into Greater Lebanon, various Syrian states, Mandatory Palestine and Transjordan. The Syrian states were gradually unified as the State of Syria and finally became the independent Republic of Syria in 1946.
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“THAT WICKED” IS WAITING IN THE WINGS OF PROPHECY
TO INITIATE THE FINAL RELIGIOUS WAR OF GENTILE AGE!
PART 7
October 6, 2014
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Please review Parts 1 to 6 before reading this continuing exposition of II Thessalonians 2:1-13.
II Thessalonians 2:10 – AND WITH ALL DECEIVABLENESS OF unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED.
At this stage of Antichrist’s earthly mission, most of the Islamic world will follow him as the incarnate Allah of the Prophet Muhammad. They would not put their faith in he testimony of the Prophet Jesus, who was God incarnate in sinless human flesh. Because they did not put their faith in the words of the Son of God, who was the promised Seed of Abraham through Israel, it will be required of the followers of Muhammad. They will be cast into hell for believing the false god Allah rather than believing in Jesus as the Son of God and calling on his name to save them.
John 3:18 – He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Acts 4:12 – Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Deuteronomy 18:18,19 – I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. [19] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
John 12:48,49 – He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. [49] For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
John 5:40 – And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
They received not the love of the truth in Christ Jesus, but rather put their faith in the word of the false prophet Muhammad. So God allowed them to believe a strong delusion, and they believed Muhammad’s lies.
II Thessalonians 2:11 – And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion that they should believe a lie:
They had no pleasure in receiving the righteousness of Christ, but had pleasure in the unrighteousness of a lie. And, as a result of it, they remained condemned to the damnation of hell.
II Thessalonians 2:12 – That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
John 3:18 – He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
It was God’s plan before the foundation of the world to save anyone by instantaneous spiritual sanctification of their spirit, and the eternal setting apart of their souls by the sealing of his Spirit. It was all to be done by God in response to their faith in the ability of a risen Christ to perform it.
II Thessalonians 2:13 – But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
Acts 20:20,21 – And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, [21] Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
II Peter 3:9 – The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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