The Immanency of the Rapture/Muslim Attack on the U.S.

There are several different scenarios in which one could postulate the ‘catching away’ (1 Thess. 4:16,17). The author of this article believes this is going to happen, and so we will not deal with other views in this article. I’m going to seek to show how and why the Rapture could likely happen in the event of an Islamic attack.

Many think that the Rapture itself could happen, and cause catastrophic devastation, which would result in mass crime, looting, chaos, confusion… leading to martial law in the States, and effectively bring about the one world government spoken of in the book of Daniel. Another hypothesis is that we could come under attack by Russia, who has had her ships off the coast of Venezuela in S. America, or by N. Korea, who has threatened us with a nuclear attack for so much as “threatening” her. Or it could be a number of enemies to democracy and capitalism, seeking to bring down the U.S., but, that during these attacks we could be ‘caught up’ to be with the Lord forever.

If one has followed the news, we all know Iran has called for the destruction of Israel, whom it calls the little Satan. And these calls have not only continued, but probably intensified. And most media coverage of this is scant, and poorly represented. The reasons this Muslim nation wants to wipe Israel off the map, is that the Qur’an states that they resurrection of the dead won’t occur until Muslims fight and wipe out the nation of Jews. But the one in Islamic eschatology who is to do that is the Mahdi, their ‘savior,’ who won’t appear until there is a time of global chaos. Then the Mahdi, the ‘hidden imam’ who supposedly fell down a well a long time ago, will emerge, and set thing right, and rule from Jerusalem in ‘righteousness and peace.’

But Islam must destroy the Satans from the world, Israel, the little Satan, and the U.S., the great Satan! In recent months, the Ayatollah Khomeini has been calling for the Muslim nations of the world to unite, in order to pave the way for the Mahdi. This means the Muslim nations are to fight and seek to destroy all infidels, and their infidel governments. Their prophecy says the Mahdi will only come at a time of Global Chaos, therefore this call for Muslims to unite to pave the way for the Mahdi is a call for Muslims to wreak as much havoc and chaos upon the ‘unbelieving’ nations of the world to incite the coming of their Madhi.

Why do I all of a sudden think that Islam is going to be the coming one-world religion? Let’s look at a few of the similarities between end-time descriptions of Islam and Christianity I listed in response to a blog.

I just read the Islamic Antichrist (found at www.wnd.com), and the similarities between Islam and the Bible is amazing, but Islam is the flip opposite of the Bible. I truly believe Islam is going to be the 'one-world religion', as it goal is world-domination, and all who refuse to submit to it, will have their heads cut off (martyrs under the altar). Their Mahdi (the Maitreya?) will make a seven yr. peace treaty with an Aaronic priest. He will also find 'new' biblical parchments to show Christians and Jews were misinformed and should follow Islam. He'll also recover the ark of the covenant from the area of Galillee. Muslims also believe Jesus is coming back, but he will point people to the Madhi, and will kill all those who don't bow to Madhi, or take the number of His mark upon his forehead! This parallels the biblical description of the false prophet! There are too many other parallels to just be coincidence. Islam is going to be the one-world religion. Just look at how many of the emergent and apostate evangelical leaders signed onto a document saying the worship the same god as Muslims, and agreed to fast in Ramadan! It's happening before our eyes!

Now let’s look at what some of our scriptures say concerning this end-time, before the return of the Messiah (in fulfillment to Yahweh’s covenant promises to Abraham):

Of the antichrist (psuedo or false Christ)
Daniel 7:21-22 21 "I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the 1saints and overpowering them 22 until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was 1passed in favor of the 2saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the 2saints took possession of the kingdom.

Revelation 13:7 7 It was also given to him to make war with the 1saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.

Daniel 7:25 25 'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and 3they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.

Of the false prophet (Muslim Jesus?)
Revelation 13:11-12 11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a dragon. 12 He exercises all the authority of the first beast 1bin his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.

Revelation 13:15-17 15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even 1speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, 1to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name.

Beheaded Saints
Revelation 20:4 4 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

One thing I didn’t mention above, like Judaism has a calendar, and much of the world goes by the Gregorian calendar, Islam also has a calendar, dating from Muhammad’s hajj (or journey) to Mecca. One aspect of bringing the entire world into subjugation to Islam, is changing the calendar system to that of Islam, and the days of worship, “alterations in the times and the law.” Judaism worships on the Sabbath (Saturday) and the Church on Sunday, but Islam would change it to Friday.

These parallels are too uncanny to just be coincidence. This facts and more are listed in Joel Richardson’s new book: Islamic Antichrist. So for this, I won’t go into more of this topic… but I think the parallels are sufficient to show that Islam in the one-world religion, and the Mahdi will be the false savior coming in the name of peace.

We see the Islamic fervor for overtaking America and the world all over, and their desire for the Mahdi. But the Mahdi can’t appear until there is a time of unprecedented global chaos and destruction. What does the Bible have to say in regards to the appearance of the Antichrist? 6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way (2 Thessalonians 2:6-7).

Another reason I think a Muslim attack is immanent against the U.S. aside form the calls of the Ayatollah for the Muslim world to unite, is that of Daniel J. Hill. Hill is a former Musilm special ops terrorist. In 1998 He asked the U.S. govt. help in assassinating Osama Bin Laden, and was refused. He also predicted the attack of 9/11 2001 to the FBI and CIA but was ignored. Hill says that it was eight years from the bombing of the World Trade Center to 9/11, and now it has been 8 years again. He says symbology is very big in Islam, and his sources tell him another attack is very near for the U.S. In 2001, the attack on America came during the month of Ramadan (or shortly thereafter), and NOW is the month of Ramadan for all Muslims.

For this reason, I think that when the Muslims launch their pre-emptive strike on the western, democratic nations of the world in the name of jihad to bring the coming of their Mahdi, this Muslim savior, I think the Church is going to be removed from the earth, according to scriptures, and the Mahdi will make his appearance.