If you are anything like I am, when you think about Scripture and the Beast, you focus on ‘the mark.’ But what about the rest of the warnings Scripture gives about the Beast? Do you even know about them? I didn’t.
In my previous post, What Is ‘The Mark of The Beast?’, I explained that I believe ‘the mark of the beast’ is connected to how we think and how we act (i.e. in your head and in your hand). However, this mark is not the only warning the Scriptures give us about the Beast. When you read the rest of the warnings in the Scriptures, it should be clear that the true threat is much more than a physical mark on our heads or hands.
Here are the Scriptures that we should really be studying; the passages that describe the true threat:
they worshipedthe dragon because he gave his authority to thebeast; and they worshipedthebeast, saying, “Who is like thebeast, and who is able to wage war with him?”
He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worshipthe first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
And it was given to him to give breath to the image of thebeast, so that the image of thebeast would even speak and cause as many as do not worshipthe image of thebeast to be killed.
[ Doom for Worshipers of theBeast ] Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worshipsthebeast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,
And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worshipthebeast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of thebeast and who worshiped his image.
[ Doom of theBeast and False Prophet ] And thebeast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of thebeast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.
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 worshipedthebeast 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.
You see, the real threat is not about a mark, it’s about worship. If you worship the One True God, then you will be sealed with His mark. If you are sealed by YHWH, you are assured salvation. However, if you worship the Beast, then you will bear his mark, and being marked by the Beast assures damnation. Which mark you take all depends upon which you worship: YHWH, or the dragon.
Now, this is not to say that the Beast will not force us to take a physical mark on our hand or head. This is certainly possible. But I do not believe this mark alone is what will condemn us. If it is, if we can be condemned simply for a mark on our skin, then Scripture is in contradiction with itself, as it clearly says we are justified by faith and sanctified by our fruits. Therefore, what condemns us is worshiping any god other than the One True Living God, the Most High Elohim.
Which means, if we want to make sure we are safe, the next thing we should do is find out how the Scriptures define ‘worship’ and make sure that we are worshiping YHWH, and no other(s).
Given everything that is going on in this world today, and all the resulting confusion — especially confusion over the Prophetic Word and the false teachings of men — I thought it might be timely to bring this over from OnTheRoadToDamascus:
Now that I have explained why I believe a ‘beast‘ represents an evil kingdom, and that ‘on their right hand or on their forehead‘ refers to what we think and do, I’d like to explain my thoughts about what the mark of the beast might be. However, before we begin, I’ll just admit to you that I make no special claim of knowing what the mark is with any degree of certainty. I just want to explain what I believe it may be based on the previous two posts in this series.
As I said when I left off the last post, I think there are a few keys in Matthew 15:15-20:
15 Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.” 16 Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also? 17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? 18 But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. 20These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
‘For out of the heart…’
Often times, there are very subtle differences in the Scriptures that get lost in translation, but which are crucial to a deeper, fuller understanding of its meaning. The Hebrew word behind the word we most often translate as, ‘heart,’ is one of those ‘lost in translation’ things. A more literal translation would be, ‘entrails,’ because this is where the ancients thought the mind resided: at least, that part of us responsible for making informed decisions. Whether this is carried over to the Greek word we translate as, ‘heart,’ I have not yet studied, but I’m also doubtful that I need to do so as the autho remains the same. Therefore, no matter what word he lead His prophet, Apostle or scribe to use, the Lord would still intend us to understand that He is speaking about our mind, or conscious will, not our emotional self or desires. So, with this behind us, let us look at that again:
‘Out of the heart come evil thoughts…’ ‘Out of our mind, or our will, come evil thoughts.’
Others are free to disagree, but this line of reasoning just seems to flow for me, so I believe it to be the correct interpretation. Especially when we consider that these words are connected to the next set of words that I have highlighted in bold:
‘These are the things which defile the man;…’
We are defiled, not by the things that go inside us, such as food, but by the thoughts which lead to words and actions.
Now, I confess, it is also possible that one could understand that our feelings or desires — the things we in the modern West most closely associate with ‘the heart’ — could easily be confused for the cause of evil deeds, but I would disagree. I have evil impulses and desires all the time, but I resist them. If they were what drove my every act, then I would act on every evil desire — but I don’t. Why? Because my mind is what controls my actions, not my desire. So, to me, Matthew 15:15-20 clearly teaches us that what we think will ultimately control what we do; and, if what we think is evil, we will do evil. This is what defiles us: not some physical mark on our skin, but a Spiritual mark in our minds, our will.
Now that we have looked at all the underlying meanings that might be pertinent to understanding the passage in question, let’s have a look at that passage that has fascinated so many for so long:
16 And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, [a]to 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. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is [b]six hundred and sixty-six.
Here is where I might start to disappoint some readers, for, as I said earlier, I am not going to assert any definitive answers as to what the mark may be. This is largely because of how I approach all prophecy. I look first for the Spiritual message, because I believe that will be simple and consistent. Then I look for how it manifests in this material world. If we approach prophecy in this way, many times, we will find that there can be many physical manifestations of the prophecy, not just one. Therefore, I am merely going to ask a series of pointed questions and leave each reader to ponder the answers for themselves.
‘…no one will be able to buy or sell without the mark…’
What is required to buy or sell if not money? And who controls the money if not the government?
‘…for the number is that of a man; and his number is [b]six hundred and sixty-six.’
What is the Scriptural number for Man? (Look it up. I suspect you will find that the number, ‘6,’ is connected to Man: 6 being one less than the number for perfection, 7). So, could this mean that the mark of the Beast, the number of a Man, means that the Beast is the mark of Man’s work: man’s effort to perfect himself, or to make his own paradise on Earth?
Is there anywhere else in Scripture where we either find the number six, six, six, or six hundred and sixty-six? Or anywhere where the number, 6, is connected to money, or to Man’s efforts to make himself into his own god?
This passage is difficult, as there seems to be strong disagreement about the meaning of the name, Adonikam. However, as Adonikam is believed to be from the Tribe of Dan, and Dan has been erased in the prophetic futures of Israel because of its Spiritual wickedness, there does seem to be a connection here that suggests the number, 666, is connected to Spiritual enemies of YHWH and His people.
There is yet another passage where the number, 6, plays and interesting role, but it is not so easily seen. It is in the story of Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue, Dan 3:1-18. In this story, the statue is a representation of Nebuchadnezzar as a god, or the figure of some god he designed/created and commanded the people to worship. It was 60 cubits tall, and 6 cubits wide. Then, a list of six instruments is named, and the people are told to bow to the statue every time they hear those six instruments play. Those six instruments are listed three times within this story (6, 3 times: 6-6-6).
Admittedly, we do not see a literal ‘666’ in this story, but the number 6 is prominently linked to gold (money), man as his own god (the statue) and false worship (the instruments and music). So, while I cannot point to a definitive link between Daniel 3 and Revelation 13, I can’t help but suspect one exists, and it points to money, man as god, and rebellion to YHWH.
[NOTE: there is a similar passage in which six materials are listed three times in connection to man setting himself up as a god, but I could not find it right away. I will add it to this post once I do as it is a close parallel to Daniel 3.]
CONCLUSIONS
Since a ‘beast’ represents a kingdom, not a man; and, since the Antichrist is a Spirit, not a unique historical figure, I have given up looking for him, or for a way to connect the ‘beast’ to a man, or the number, 666, to a single, unique person. Instead, I have started to look at the Spiritual meanings in the language John used. They are Hebrew in nature, and they can be identified with a great deal of certainty. Thus, I have come to believe that the mark of the beast has something to do with adopting a belief or way of thinking that is not only rebellious to YHWH’s Law, but which also causes us to act contrary to that Law. Furthermore, I believe it may well be connected to money, or, at the very least, a love of money (which closely parallels a lust for control over the lives and will of others). Once again, I do not know any of this for certain. I will just say that, for me, the way I have come to understand this issue seems to fit better with the whole of Scripture than anything else I’ve found. Once again, I am speaking for me and me alone, so I will end here and leave others to decide for themselves.
OK, so there are a lot of ‘crazies’ out there, and this title places me firmly in the center of them — right? Well, maybe. But, before you dismiss this post as yet another blog by one of these religious conspiracy theory nut cases, how about you read it first. You might just realize that I am seeing something you are not (probably because you are not looking for it, or don’t even know what to look for).
Let’s start with a little clarification, first. I am not saying that Sorors, Gates and the COVID shots are specifically mentioned in the Book of Revelations. However, I am saying that the thing that ties all of them together may be. What ties them together? The movement we call, ‘Eugenics.’
Scripturally, Eugenics is an attempt to reverse one of YHWH’s first commands:
28 God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
We can discuss Eugenics later. For now, please understand that the Eugenics movement is primarily focused on the reduction of the global population and the re-inventing of human nature/evolution — and both through ‘science.’ Specifically, they seek to do this through vaccinations and genetic manipulation.
So, where and how does this connect to the Book of Revelations? Well, that part is also easy to show you:
23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.
Here is where we have to go a little deeper to see the connection. The Greek word translated here as, ‘sorcery,’ is, ‘pharmakeia.’
This is the word from which our English word, pharmacy, is derived.
Strong’s Concordancepharmakeia: the use of medicine, drugs or spellsOriginal Word: φαρμακεία, ας, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pharmakeia Phonetic Spelling: (far-mak-i’-ah) Definition: the use of medicine, drugs or spells Usage: magic, sorcery, enchantment.
So, now, let us use this to revise Revelation 18:23 so that it reads in a more modern, Western way of understanding:
23 and the light [guidance] of a lamp [YHWH’s Teachings — TORAH] will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom [Yeshua — Maschiach] and bride[The Body of Believers — the Church] will not be heard in you [Babylon — the apostate material or Satanic world] any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery [medicines used to commit acts of witchcraft or sorcery — magic].
Now, the reader does not have to agree with my understanding of this passage in Revelation, but they should not dismiss it, either. All I ask is that the reader give it some serious consideration because, if they do so, I believe — though they may still disagree — they will find that this understanding certainly fits the times.
The ‘Atheistic’ world-view behind the Eugenics movement has lead to the use of both drugs and medical practices designed to reduce the human population while — at the same time — altering the human genome for the purpose of ceasing control over and re-directing the evolution of Man by Man. To the ancient world — and even to many today — this would seem like witchcraft and/or sorcery — because it is, especially if considered in light of several other passages in Scripture:
28 It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;
Yes, both passages say that people will be caught by surprise by the return of the Messiah, but there is something more lurking in the background. Both passages would also have brought the stories in I Enoch to the minds of the first century Hebrews who heard Yeshua make these statements.
Now, some have seen the return of the Nephilim in these passages, or maybe even a connection to UFO’s. I don’t even want us to focus on these things here. The surface meaning of the two passages above is clear: the people will not see the signs of the Messiah’s imminent return because they will be too spiritually blind. All the masses will see is the affairs of their own lives and, thus, they will be caught by surprise. However, both stories — Noah and Lot — are about times and places where the people are so evil, only one righteous man can be found in either, Noah and Lot, respectively. This is also at the heart of the story-line in I Enoch, which was well known in YTeshua’s time. Peter and Jude both make allusions to I Enoch. Therefore, it is very unlikely the people would not bring I Enoch to mind when Yeshua mentions the Days of Noah and Lot — especially when we think of the things I Enoch says Man was taught by the Watchers:
“Taught all the sorcerers, and dividers of roots.”
4. Armers, Armeros, Armaros
“Taught the solution of sorcery.” “Taught the resolving of enchantments.”
14. Kasdeja, Kisdeja
“Taught the children of men all the wicked smitings of spirits and demons, and the smitings of the embryo in the womb, that it may pass away.”
OK, here me now, and listen very closely:
I Enoch is not Scripture! It should not be taken as the Word of YHWH!
However, this does not mean it is not in the minds of the 1st Century Hebrews. The Books of Jasher and of Jubilees, as well as The Wisdom of Solomon are in their minds, as is evidenced by Scripture either directing the People to read them for edification or making direct references to them. None of those books are Scripture, either. The point is simple:
Scripture was written by real people in a real, material world, and the things going on in that world outside of the Scriptures would still be on the minds of the People who both wrote and who heard the teachings and Scriptures of the New Testament.
So, while I am not saying the story-line of I Enoch is meant to be assumed in connection to anything I have cited here, I am saying that — if it were — it would fit with the overall message of prophecy — especially as it relates to our modern world.
Just consider it, test it against Scripture, and do so in constant prayer for guidance by the holy Spirit and understanding from the Messiah.
This is one of those areas where you need to either do long, hard, careful study on your own — for years — or find a teacher who has done so and who you have reason to trust. Even then, let the teacher guide you, but then, check what he teaches against the Scriptures and the material world. And do all of these things while in a constant state of continual, sincere prayer: asking for protection and guidance the whole time.
OK, let’s get right to this. Here is the relevant passage:
23 and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the voice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any longer; for your merchants were the great men of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.
The COVID shots (and much more) are hiding behind the Greek word that we see here translated as, ‘sorcery.’ In fact, most English translations of this verse translate the Greek word as, ‘sorcery.’ This is an unfortunate translation, as it hides an important part of this prophecy.
The actual Greek word is, ‘pharmakeia.’ This is the word from which we get our English word, pharam, as in pharmaceuticals. In Greek, it means:
Strong’s Concordance
pharmakeia: the use of medicine, drugs or spells
Original Word: φαρμακεία, ας, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: pharmakeia Phonetic Spelling: (far-mak-i’-ah) Definition: the use of medicine, drugs or spells Usage: magic, sorcery, enchantment.h
5331pharmakeía (from pharmakeuō, “administer drugs”) – properly, drug-related sorcery, like the practice of magical-arts, etc. (A. T. Robertson).
Now, here is the reason I said you need to study hard, or find a good teacher who has done so. This warning is not about all drugs! There are some medicines that I refuse to believe fall under this condemnation, and they would be those medications which are — themselves — or are directly derived from natural substances. I believe the condemnation here is the abuse of natural substances (such as hallucinogenics), as well as Man-made substances. Furthermore, I believe the condemnation applies to the use of these substances for nefarious, lawless purposes. Unfortunately, this applies to the vast majority of drugs currently in use today — especially in the Western world. It most certainly applies to genetic therapies using Man-made RNA strands to re-program YHWH’s DNA coding.
So, I’ll leave you to decide for yourself what you think about the COVID shots. But do not be deceived: they are covered by this warning in the Book of Revelation of Yeshua, ha Mashiach!
This is a post I have been prompted to write for a long time. I have resisted because… Well, let’s be honest with each other: there are already far too many books, articles and essays about prophecy out there, every one of them claiming to have the answers. Why should I just add to the confusion? At least, this has been my thinking for several years — until now. I have no idea why, but I can no longer resist the feeling that I am meant to write what follows. I pray I am not doing harm, especially since my understanding of Daniel is very, very different from what has been taught since the time of the Apostles. Still, the only one who would know whether or not I am wrong, or the rest have been wrong is the Apostle, John, whom Yeshua loved. Since John isn’t here, I’ll just have to leave it with you and trust in the Holly Spirit to guide whoever finds and reads this. May the Lord protect us both from error.
I will start in Daniel, Chapter 2: Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about the statue of gold, silver, bronze and iron. Before I give a detailed explanation of how I understand Daniel 2, I want to share a diagram I made to help explain pictorially. I’ve written some notes in the Left margin, used a picture depicting the statue in the dream, and the corresponding kingdoms — as I understand them — in the right margin. Hopefully, this picture will be a useful guide to refer back to us I dive into the details of this post.
Before we start with my detailed explanation of my understanding of Daniel 2 and 7, there are a few things we need to understand about the Book of Daniel. First, it is a bifid. This means it is divided into two parts. The first part is believed to have been written originally in Chaldean. This is because it is written to the Chaldean’s (Babylonians) and is abut them and what will happen to them and their kingdom in the future. The second half of Daniel is was originally written in Hebrew. It was written to the Jews and is about what will happen to the Jews in the future. Here it is important to note that we are dealing with the House of Judah — not the House of Israel or the House of Jacob. Therefore, Daniel is writing only to those members of the Tribe of Judah and the remnant of the Tribes that clung to them. He is not writing to or about the Norther, ‘Lost’ Tribes. Finally, Daniel includes a great deal of parallelism; both in chiasms embedded within each half of the bifid, as well as between the two halves, themselves. This is important because chapters 2 and 7 are about the same prophecy, they are just addressed to two different audiences. When we understand this, it helps us because we can then use Daniel 2 to help interpret Daniel 7 and vice-versa. So, with this said, let us start where I break from the traditional interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about the statue.
The very first — and most important — thing we need to do is admit that the Legs of Iron and the Fourth Beast are two images of the same kingdom, and this kingdom is never identified — by name — anywhere in prophecy. We have assumed, but assuming does not mean we are correct. Now, let’s look at Daniel a lot closer, and much more carefully; using everything we can muster about our knowledge of Scripture. We’ll start at Daniel 2:3.
The Third Kingdom, the belly and thighs of Bronze, is a parallel vision to the chest and arms of silver, which was defined as Medo-Persia. We tend to think of it as the Persian Empire, mostly because the Medes were the far weaker State in the alliance, but the fact remains: there were two nations represented by the two arms, an arm for each nation. OK, so, how do I get from there to thinking the belly and thighs are the Greco-Roman Empire. Well, if you know anything about Hebrew parallelism, then you shouldn’t be surprised if there is a parallel between the arms representing two nations and the two thighs also representing two nations. The belly would represent Greece, and the two thighs would represent the two halves of the Roman Empire which grew out of Greece. The question is: do we have anything other than my assumption upon which we can base this understanding of the Bronze Belly and Thigh Nation? The answers is, yes!
If you will do a simple search of the internet for the term, ‘Greco-Roman,’ you might find that history records them as associated kingdoms. They are associated because, while they had different rulers and governments, they had related cultures. They even shared many of the same gods, though they did call them by different names. Do not dismiss this last part, as it is crucial to understanding why I hold so strongly to this understanding. In his book, “The Unseen Realm,” Dr. Michael Heiser explains that the Scriptures considered each nation to have its own god assigned to it. Again, do not dismiss this until after you read his argument, because Scripture actually supports him! So, why is it important that Greece and Rome shared gods? Because Babylon and Medo-Persia each had different gods! Greece and Rome did not. Therefore, by the Ancient Near East (ANE) way of thinking, Greece and Rome were essentially the same kingdom — at least, they were in the spiritual sense. And, after all is said and done, prophecy is dealing more with the Spirit world than the material.
Next, there is the passage elsewhere in Daniel where the angel tells Daniel he will show Daniel the future of his people and the Holy Land. Daniel was a Jew, which means he is of the House of Judah. Once again, this is crucial. The House of Israel was already sifted into the nations, and have a very different history from the House of Judah (see the prophecies about Ephraim). Therefore, we should keep our focus in the material world confined to the Jews and the Holy Lands, and especially on Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. After all, Scripture tells us Jerusalem is YHWH’s foot stool forever, and that the Temple Mount will be in play until the very end.
There is one more reason to believe that the Bronze Belly and Thigh kingdom should be viewed as the Greco-Roman Empire. Looking at the maps below, we can see that the Babylonian, Medo-Persian and Greek Empires all focused further East than Rome. In fact, Rome only ever controlled the Capital of Greece. It never controlled Babylon or Persepolis. What’s more, Medo-Persia conquered Babylon; Greece conquered Medo-Persia; but Rome never conquered all of Greece! So, what difference does any of this make? A lot! Remember I said that Daniel 7 is parallel with Daniel 2, and that the two give different information about the same four kingdoms/beasts? Well, Daniel 2 and 7 are also parallel with Revelation, which means the Fourth Beast in Daniel 7, and the Legs in Dan 2 are also the Leopard(Greek)–Bear(Persian)–Lion(Babylonian) Beast of Revelation! So, you see, Rome would have no prophetic connection to the Leopard-Bear-Lion Beast — but there is an historical kingdom that does!
Daniel’s visions foretold the future of the Jews, the Holy Land and the Temple Mount, but they also included the Gentile Nations, as well. That is what the first half of the bifid is about: the future of the Gentile Nations in the same region. This is what the statue dream in Dan 2 is all about: the Gentile nations. Now, If the Fourth Kingdom in Dan 2 is meant to be understood as Rome, then what happened to all those Centuries in-between when Rome fell and the end of days? Was there a kingdom that conquered Rome? Was it different from all the kingdoms which came before it? Does it fit the description of the Legs of Iron and Feet of Iron and Clay Kingdom? There are affirmative answers to all of these questions. The answer to all of them can be found in Islam!
First, if you will read about the Greco-Roman Empire, you’ll find that it is also considered to be the same as ‘ClassicCivilization.’ Here is yet another area where we have interpreted things incorrectly (mostly because we were not looking at them with Spiritual eyes). The commonly accepted reasons for the fall of Rome are all valid, but only to a point. The force that actually lead to its destruction and ushered in the Dark Ages was Islam. If you will read the book, “Mohammed and Charlemagne Revisited,” by Emmet Scott, I believe you will understand why I am convinced I am on the correct path. What’s more, this fits the pattern of the next kingdom/beast defeating the previous one, and of each succeeding kingdom/beast having different gods.
Next, let’s tackle the prophecy about the final kingdom/best being different from all those that had come before it. Islam is totally unlike any of the previous kingdoms in that it is a spiritual kingdom. To be sure, it as based in an apostate religion, and thus, is born of evil, but this does not change the fact that it is a borderless, spiritual kingdom. Once again, if we had not been reading Daniel and Revelation with previous understandings already in our head, and we had been reading them with Spiritual eyes, instead, we would have seen the obvious. The Kingdom of YHWH is a borderless, Spiritual Kingdom. It was set in motion by Yeshua, and — by the time Islam arrives on scene — had pretty much converted the whole of the ancient world. Since Satan cannot create of his own, he mimics, or copies. Therefore, Islam is a Satanic copy of the Kingdom of YHWH, but it’s a photo-negative copy. What YHWH calls good, Islam calls bad. Heck, the inscription around the outside of the Dome of the Rock Mosque is the literal definition of ‘antichrist,’ per John’s four definitions in that it denies the Messiah and the crucifixion.
There’s more, and I no longer dismiss such things as ‘coincidence’ (that belies Spiritual blindness). Here, have a look for yourself. Do you see it?
OK, next: is Islam a divided kingdom? Yes! The sunni-Shi’a divide is the very definition of a divided kingdom.
How is Islam both hard like iron and weak like clay? Most of your terrorism (and make no mistake here, Muhammad said, ‘I conquer with terror!’) comes from the Shi’a side of Islam. Now, the Sunni’s are just as violent, it’s just that they believe global Jihad can only be declared by a seated and recognized Caliph (think Islamic Pope). The Shi’a Muslims have no such restriction. Muhammad’s last command was to wage war against the entire world until there is only Islam, and Shi’a Islam has never stopped trying to obey that command.
How does Islam sort itself by the seed of men? Again, if you know Islam, this is easy to answer. When Muhammad died, he left no instructions for who should succeed him. This is what led to the Sunni-Shi’a split. Sunnis believe that the leader of Islam did not have to be a blood-relative to Muhammad. Shi’a Islam believes that only a blood relative to Muhammad can be the rightful leader of Islam. The two sides have been at war with each other over this split since Muhammad died.
What about the ten toes and ten horns? Once again, you have to know Islam. If you do, then you know that the number, ’10,’ comes up quite often. We first see it in the first ten Caliphs after Muhammad. The first three were not blood relatives of Muhammad. The fourth was, but he was a child. Never the less, he declared the first three Caliphs as ‘abrogated:’ he declared them to be literally erased them from Islamic history — as though pulled up by their very roots and thrown away. A little child pulling up the first three horns of Islam by their roots? Hmmm….. Does this sound familiar?
But there is more. The number, ’10,’ comes up in connection to Islamic prophecy and the 12th Imam (Islams counterpart to Yeshua ha Mashiach — a.k.a. the Islamic messiah). The united Arab Emirates is comprised of seven Islamic Emirates (nations). Ten nations minus three. Probably not related to the prophecy, but it rings with the sound of the prophecy. Have you noticed that there are a growing number of countries that have fallen to Islam since Obama launched the Arab Spring? They keep calling these new nations ‘Islamic Emirates.’ It is difficult to pin down, but I wonder whether or not we may end up with ten of them, and then they all vote to recognize a new Caliph? Maybe not what we are meant to watch for, but this could reflect ten kings without spiritual kingdoms who exist only to give their power to the new Caliph. And then there is the fact that Islam has already appointed ten men inside Islam, and they are working toward appointing the next Caliphe. This has been detailed at great length by former Muslims now turned Christian. They are trying to warn us, but the world does not listen or heed because it is Spiritually deaf and blind.
There’s more. If Daniel 2 and 7 are parallel with Revelation, then where is the head wound that is healed? Again, you have to know the history of Islam. In Dan 2, the resurrected kingdom would be the feet and toes. But the head wound would refer to 1924, when the Allies ended the Ottoman Empire (a.k.a. the Islamic Caliphate). The kingdom of Islam, and thus its head, was literally killed. But fast forward to today and we see the Western world literally breathing life back into the dead beast of Islam. The most important public figure in the rise of the modern Caliphate has been none other than Obama! He gave Islam a voice, funded it, helped organize it, protected it: he has even sent U.S. troops to fight on its side! Yes, he has (but that is a different post). And now, Biden (most likely working for Obama) has armed the Taliban, which is Al Qaeda by another name, and is even talking about giving them diplomatic recognition, followed by U.S. funding.
So, you see, everything I know about Islam, and the history of the Jews and the Holy Lands and Islam fits the prophecies in Dan 2, 7 and Revelation. Sure, I may be missing pieces, but that’s just it: they are missing. The big picture still falls into place without any need to use a hammer to make the pieces fit. This is why, unless and until I find good, solid, Scriptural reason — supported by material world history — to change my mind, I am holding firmly to this understanding of Prophecy. Especially since there is much, much more to Prophecy. Daniel 2 and 7 are but a small part of the total story. My understanding of Revelation blends my understanding of Dan 2 and 7 smoothly into one big picture, and it all points to the fact that a season of trials and tribulations such as Man has never seen is now upon us. The real question for you now, dear reader, is whether or not you are going to use this information I just shared to draw closer to YHWH and His Son, Yeshua, or reject them and dismiss this as the rantings of yet another religious mad man.
