More on 12th Imam

We have written on the 12th Imam a few times over the past years. Once you begin to understand what many in the Muslim world believe about this mythical being who will come in the very last days....it helps one to understand what many in the Muslim world are up to....and what THEIR blessed hope may be.

The more details you understand about this character, the more it seems to fit the characteristics of what the Bible tells us about the coming Antichrist.

So when the President of Iran gets up to give a speech at the United Nations and opens it with a prayer to the 12th Imam, inviting him to hasten his return....I pray our leaders know WHO he is praying to.

We turn on our radios and TV’s everyday, and if you’re like me, you wonder what has happened since I last listened? What has caught the attention of the people of this world and points to a world that is imploding upon itself? It’s all around us. The news of the unrest in theMiddle East. The spreading anarchy and rebellion in the hearts of the Arab nations yearning for what they believe in. They wish for the destruction of the western way of life, the return of their 12^th Imam, known as the Mahdi and the enslavement of all infidels to the sword of their god, called Allah. It’s part of their belief system. Don’t believe it, then read on.

So what is their belief when it comes to this Mahdi, or the return of the 12^th Imam? People are very uninformed if they do not understand what is behind all the chaos involved in the cradle of civilization known as the Middle East surrounding God’s Holy Land, known today as Israel. So who is this missing 12^th Imam they speak of?

Most accounts of the story say that al Mahdi went into hiding as a child around the age of 5 years (about 13th Century). It said he has been ‘in hiding’ in caves ever since but will supernaturally return just before the Day of Judgment. According to the Hadith the criteria for the Hidden Imam are:

• He will be a descendant of Muhammad and the son of Fatima
• Will have a broad forehead and pointed nose
• Will return just before the end of the world
• His appearance will be preceded by a number of prophetic events during 3 years of horrendous world chaos, tyranny and oppression
• Will escape from Madina to Mekkah, (Mecca) thousands will pledge allegiance to him
• Will rule over the Arabs and the world for 7 years
• Will eradicate all tyranny and oppression bringing harmony and total peace
• Will lead a prayer in Mecca which Jesus will be at his side and follow in.

He is believed to be coming back to set up an Islamic Caliphate and rule in the end of time and bring Islamic Sharia law to the world and make Islam supreme in all the land and this Mahdi is considered to be “divine”.

See it here; http://www.raptureready.com/soap/taylor31.html

So when you see Ahmadinejad yesterday telling the world that the current order of the world is soon passing away and he tells his listeners to imagine a day where Israel and the U.S. don't exist because "the one" who is bringing justice is soon coming...we better understand what he believes.

Furthermore we better understand that Ahmadinejad, and other Muslims, believe it is THEIR role to help usher in the chaos necessary to hasten his return.