Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & the End Times
Does this excerpt from an ABC News profile of Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad disturb you?
From his first days in office, he began to express a fervent belief in the Shiite prophecy that the 12th imam, or the messiah, would return to save the believers and kill the infidels. What really got many people's attention was that the new president said it would happen in the next two years.Well, it disturbs me. The video report aired tonight also mentioned that Ahmadinejad has discussed with others in his government a vision he had regarding his prophecies. Mind you, visions are a critical element of my faith, but I'm certain that Ahmadinejad isn't receiving these gifts from God, but rather from a powerful and sinister source.
Some analysts fear just how Ahmadinejad might try to bring about the end of the world and what he might do with a nuclear weapon.
Go ahead and look through some Bible commentaries (and the Bible itself, of course). It's pretty clear that Iran is going to be the problem. Maybe that's why the Bush administration is in Iraq. It is trying to create a buffer zone.
My thoughts on all this are far too chaotic to make sense to anyone but myself, I fear. It would behoove me to set aside some quality time to organize them into a coherent unit.
