Posted on 12/31/2006 10:51:47 AM PST by freedom44
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State media says, ‘Shiite messiah will kill archenemy in Jerusalem, could come during spring equinox'
A triumphal religious prophecy has appeared on an Iranian official state media website, heralding the return of the Shiite messiah.
According to the website, "Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance) will appear all of a sudden on the world scene with a voice from the skies announcing his reappearance at the holy Ka'ba in Mecca."
The Islamic Republic of Iran broadcasting (IRIB) website said in a program called 'The World Towards Illumination,' that the Mahdi will reappear in Mecca and form an army to defeat Islam's enemies in a series of apocalyptic battles, in which the Mahdi will overcome his archvillain in Jerusalem.
"The Mahdi's far sightedness and firmness in the face of mischievous elements will strike awe. After his uprising from Mecca all of Arabia will be submit to him and then other parts of the world as he marches upon Iraq and established his seat of global government in the city of Kufa. “Then the Imam will send 10 thousand of his forces to the east and west to uproot the oppressors. At this time God will facilitate things for him and lands will come under his control one after the other," the website declared.
"After his appearance the Imam would remain in Mecca for some time, and then go to Medina... a descendant of the Prophet's archenemy Abu Sofyan will seize Syria and attack Iraq and the Hejaz with the ferocity of a beast… finally Imam Mahdi sends troops who kill the Sofyani in Beit ol-Moqaddas (Jerusalem), the Islamic holy city in Palestine that is currently under occupation of the Zionists," the IRIB added. According to the Iranian series, the Mahdi will reappear on earth with Jesus: "We read in the book Tazkarat ol-Olia, 'the Mahdi will come with Jesus son of Mary accompanying him.' …Imam Mahdi will be the leader while Prophet Jesus will act as his lieutenant in the struggle against oppression and establishment of justice in the world. Jesus had himself given the tidings of the coming of God's last messenger and will see Mohammad's ideals materialize in the time of the Mahdi."
A Daily Briefing of Major News Stories on Iran:
Mistranslation.
The so-called 12th Imam will crawl not from a well in Northern Iran, but from a deeply dug privy outside the (un)holy city of Qom.
Very near where the mad ayatollah Khomeini regularly crapped.
Wasn't Qom the city at was completley leveled with that major earthquake at hit Iran within the past couple years?
And of course our media will give this the"Well maybe they know something we don't know "approach while they snicker at the "Second Coming".Al Gore will turn this into "Allah is pissed that we're polluting his planet and we're all gonna die" movie which they'll play nonstop on all the TV sets at Walmart
Go to my FR Homepage for an essay about Ahmadinejad's End-Time beliefs.
Go to my FR Homepage for an essay about Ahmadinejad's End-Time beliefs.
No thats bam
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ping.
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