For the Sake of Biblical Prophecies
By Saeed Qureshi
On the basis of biblical prophecies about the establishment of the Kingdom of
God on earth, the Christendom, since the advent of Islam, has been fighting a
global war against the Muslims and their occupation of Jerusalem. The first
step towards that goal was to reestablish a Jewish homeland in the Middle East
which has, already, been done in 1948. It is indeed paradoxical that the two
rival religions, Christianity and Judaism complement each other in their war
against the Muslims. The purpose of Jews was to reoccupy and retain the
promised land of Palestine while the Christians aim is to pave way for the
second coming of Jesus Christ so as to establish the Kingdom of God on earth.
In one of his unguarded moments after 9/11 and invasion of Iraq, the incumbent
US president G.W. Bush equated his onslaughts against the Muslims as the
revival of the Crusades of the middle Ages. The revival call for crusades which
is solely directed against the Muslims is rooted in the interpretation of the
biblical prophecies by the orthodox Christian faithful. These ancient
prophecies augur the complete sway of the Christianity on earth with Jesus
Christ as the supreme monarch for about 1000 years of peace and blissful tranquility
towards the end time. One of the seven preconditions that would result in the
establishment of such a Godly Kingdom is to restore the land of Palestine to
Jews.
It is in the backdrop of these prophecies attributed to several biblical
prophets such as Daniel, Zechariah, and Isaiah that eight crusades were fought
between Muslims and Christianity over a period of 175 years (1095-1270) with
the Jews on the sidelines. That long drawn conflict remained inconclusive as
the Christians and the Muslims alternated each other in capturing Jerusalem. It
is almost seven centuries after those crusades that the mighty Christendom
under the leadership of Conservative America has once again reopened the
unfinished war with Muslims. The next phase in to engage the infidels in
ˇArmageddon, (the prophesied final horrendous war between the two religious
opponents i.e., pro Christ and anti Christ). This long drawn war would be
fought by Jesus himself resulting in absolute victory over the anti-Christ.
Thereafter the Kingdom of God lasting for a millennium would come into being.
This period would be followed by resurrection of the dead and the Day of
Judgment
According to the Christian dogma, after the handing over the holy land to Jews,
the Christendom will see them destroyed too. The Kingdom of God under the
eagerly awaited Messiah, who is supposed to reappear towards the end of time,
would take the final shape. The people living in that Kingdom would all be
Christians. The end of time is perceived to be very near according to Christian
belief. The Diaspora Jews have been waiting for the first coming of the Jesus
Christ. The Christians, however have been waiting for the second coming of
Jesus after his crucifixion and ascension to heaven.
However, according to the biblical prophecies, it would be the Israel or the
children of Israel who will be the ultimate beneficiaries of the war against
the infidels and opponents of Jewish faith because the Christianity came much
after these prophets. The ancient prophets have mentioned the coming of a
prophet on the back of a donkey by which they meant Jesus Christ. But that had
already happened. Although the second coming of Jesus is mentioned by Jesus
himself, yet this is not believed by the Jews. They believe that the Jesus has
yet to come.
Of late, most of the Jews don't believe in the appearance of a Jesus Christ at
all. For them the main goal of appearance of Jesus was to restore the biblical
land of Palestine to the Jews. But after waiting for more than two centuries no
Jesus or redeemer came that could accomplish this coveted task. They achieved
this goal through political means which resulted in the creation of the state
of Israel in 1948. But since this state is not of the size, they have had in
the ancient times; they do every thing possible to expand its geographical
boundaries. They, therefore, annexed land in their wars against their Arab
neighbors to complete the contours of sacred promised biblical kingdom of
Israel.
Now the vast majority of Jews neither believe in life after death nor do they
believe that the 1000 years of Kingdom of God would be brought about by a
redeemer called Jesus. They now believe that man himself would create such a
kingdom of peace or paradise on earth. On the contrary, as earlier mentioned,
Christians believe in the second coming of Jesus. The long period of war would
be followed by a long period tranquility upon this earth. Thereafter the
destruction and rebirth of the whole mankind and the final Day of Judgment
would take place. This is what they call resurrection.
So it is quite evident that according to Christians belief, by allowing the
Christians to fight a proxy holy war on their behalf with the infidel
contestants i.e. Muslims, the Jews are digging their own grave and moving
towards their own extinction. Even if they would not wish the Christians to
wage a war against the Muslims for the Kingdom of God on earth, the Christians
would, nevertheless, do this on their own for fulfilling the biblical
prophecies. The Muslims are the real enemies for now while the Jews who are
caught in the crossfire per force would be the next to be dealt with.
It is in the backdrop of these biblical premonitions that United States by dint
of her military prowess, technological superiority and economic boom has launched
a worldwide offensive against the Muslims. It is indeed killing two birds with
one stone: to grab or control the natural resources of the Islamic lands
besides fulfilling the ancient prophecies. Yet such a global war labeled as the
war on terror would not have been possible presently, if there was another
president instead of the evangelist George W Bush. Armageddon was to be carried
out by Jesus himself. Therefore, Bush cannot be cast in the role of a Jesus
Christ.
America was the first country to recognize the state of Israel in 1948. America
has in fact revived the crusades for the same purpose that motivated the old
crusaders in launching forays against the Muslims over a prolonged period of
time to recapture Jerusalem. But it appears either the prophets were wrong or
the end of time is far away yet. It seems as if Armageddon is being staged in
Palestine and in the surrounding lands. Ironically, however, this Armageddon is
being fought with the latest weapons and fighting techniques than what are mentioned
in the Bible. The weaponry mentioned in the bible to be used in Armageddon is
of primitive type. Perhaps the ancient prophets did not have the perception of
the sophisticated and mass destruction weapons invented by the modern
generation of humans.
Incidentally, the Muslims too believe in the advent of Jesus for the second
time to clear the world of the infidels or non Muslims and then rule for 1000
years of peace. This period would be followed by Resurrection and Judgment or
the Dooms Day. So there are colliding interpretations by Christians and Muslims
about the arrival of Jesus and his role in overcoming the forces of evil.
Tragically, to prove the veracity of the esoteric and coded prophecies of the
ancient prophets, America under unavoidable influence from the Neo-Cons has
embarked upon a path of self destruction through a colossal military
involvement in the Middle East as well as in Afghanistan. Elsewhere too, it is
busy in wiping out the Muslims as a religious entity or at least weakening them
both economically and militarily. In the modern enlightened times although, the
schisms, divisions, hatred and prejudice on the basis of different creeds and
religions should not exist, the Neo-Cons have driven and engaged America into a
deadly and frenzied war of faith that is causing irreparable dents to America's
economy and moral fiber. Hence the resultant financial global cataclysm and the
economic downslide at home in America. The Middle East has been turned into an
inferno whose blaze would keep burning for a long time to come.
But can we believe the prophecies of an age when man's vision of the nature and
the interplay of forces in the universe were extremely narrow and negligible?
It should be understood that the end time is calibrated by God and it would
come on its own. It cannot be brought earlier by man either by wrongly
interpreting the old prophecies or reinventing them by false and dubious logic.
Secondly the fight against the evil would be initiated by one man: in this case
Jesus Christ and not by a country. It should also be understood that not every
word of the old scriptures is true and their interpretations can be misleading
or spurious.
The Bible consisting of 66 episodes was written over a period of 1600 years by
at least 40 individuals. The old bible is for the Jews and the new is for the
Christians. These two books contradict each other as the New Testament is an
account of only Jesus Christ and it is entirely against the Jewish belief. As
for the Old Testament, the Christians believe in them partially (and so do the
Muslims), because the total belief would justify and validate Judaism. If the
Jewish clergy managed to hang a prophet and Son of God (Christians˘ belief)
then how can the complete commonalty of beliefs come about between the Jews and
the Christians? So their current union is exigent and directed at annihilation
or browbeating Muslims.
The both versions of Bible were written again and again in the history. At
least two times (leaving expulsion from Spain in 1492 AD) before and after the
birth of Jesus Christ, the Jewish believers suffered persecution. Their temples
were destroyed including Solomon's temple in Jerusalem, their religious record
including the Old Testament burnt and they were dispersed. The Diaspora Jews resurrected
the old stories and rewrote them. There is a plethora of gross errors committed
by these writers because they were not witnesses of the happenings as mentioned
in the Bible. Since these writers happened in different times they could not be
inspired to write the same text verbatim. Their versions were naturally
different from each other both in text and description.
Same is the case with the New Testament also called the Christian Greek
Scriptures comprising 27 books. These 27 books containing 4 gospels or four
versions of the new bible besides letters and acts of early missionaries were
written much after the Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Jesus Christ himself also
promised a Heavenly Kingdom. But this Kingdom of Heaven is certainly not what
the Jews want. If the Jews don't believe in Jesus and rather hanged him, how
can they believe in his promise of a Kingdom of God on earth?
The first gospel or New Testament's version was written by Mathew almost 40
years after the ascension of Jesus to Heaven. Even that period is doubtful. So
should we believe or agree that they reproduced word for word what was said or
uttered by Jesus? It is not possible to retain such a huge memory by human
beings. So the whole correlation of writings becomes doubtful. The other
version of Bible written by three writers namely John, Peter and Mark are the
replicas or reproduction of what the first writer wrote. But while writing
their versions they had to use their own words and omit so many details that
were mentioned by the foremost writer. Otherwise there was hardly any reason to
write the original version again and again.
As for Genesis or the creation of the universe (the first chapter of the Old
Testament), it is simply incredible that a witness or scribe was present beside
the creator to record all the minutest details of God's engagement in crafting
this complex and huge world and beyond that the universe. The writer dishes out
the details of creation as if he was watching while God was busy in creating
the material world like a potter. No one has, so far, understood God. God is
beyond time and space. So how could some one figure out or know that God
remained busy for seven days in creating all the existence and then he had to
rest for the seven days as if he was tired like a human being. God is not bound
by days, time or space. As such all these episodes are the fabrication and
fanciful explanation of the unknown by the scribes, who could not be aware of
the complexities of the laws working in the universe. Their augury about the
future also falls into this category.
But as a matter of fact, United States and the Christendom's underlying main
goal is exercise and maintain control over the world economy and natural
resources. Incidentally most of the gas and oil reserves are located in the
Islamic lands. They want that either the Muslims should willingly hand over the
control or sale of these precious resources to the industrialized countries on
the latter's terms as the Saudis have done or else sell them to the affluent nations
on throw away prices. It is necessary that such countries should not be
militarily strong and leave their security and defense to the stronger
countries. Such countries or their segments of population that are defiant and
against the exploitation of their resources by the developed countries are
either being sidelined or suppressed through use of brute military force under
the ruse of clash of civilizations, fundamentalism or radical religious
terrorism. The trumpeting of the bogey of clash of civilizations, the religious
terrorism besides deployment of massive military machine are part of the
strategy to either own or control the oil, gas and other resources and their
shipping routes.
In order to prepare and motivate their societies, it is necessary to raise an
equally motivating and convincing slogan. Hence the opposing religious
practitioners are labeled terrorists and enemies of the Christian civilizations
based on bible's teaching and modern enlightenment. Basically all this strategy
is geared towards marginalizing the opposition groups and eliminating the
pockets of resistance to their universal agenda of mustering control of global
economy in their favor. The developed nations think that they can prevail by
dint of their superior technology, vibrant economy and political clout via
United Nations and its affiliated organs.
This goal could have been achieved even otherwise if United States would have;
instead owning or administering the natural resources shared them with the
respective countries. It could invest money into mineral rich countries,
development of infrastructure, establishment of industries and exploration of
natural resources. In order to subdue the Islamic countries it has come out
with a religious war based on military conquests, annihilation and complete
take over. Such a policy is now backfiring. The present day world is different
from the old colonial eras. Now small countries and warring bands can acquire
lethal weapons and keep a mighty army at bay as we can see in Afghanistan and
Iraq. These groups can be either nationalist revolutionaries or radical
defenders of their faith against powerful countries like United States that use
a combination of ideology and military force to economically colonize the other
nations.
The Islamic radical insurgency in various Islamic lands is the result of the
policy of a war being waged in the name of civilization and religion. United
States is now bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan and may want to get out of
that continuous hellish impasse, but is restrained by her vanity and ego of a
super power status. But the more it drags its feet on winding up this self
suicidal conflict, the more it would suffer human and financial toll. The
erosion of integrity and moral rudder is besides. It seems to be the replay of
the Viet Nam war saga.
United States must understand that a military victory in the conflict zones was
getting slimmer day by day. The astronomical loss of three trillion dollars has
turned counterproductive and decidedly gone down the drain. How much monetary
loss U.S. is ready to suffer is for the leadership of that country to ponder?
But the hard logic and the ground realities demand that sooner U.S. discards
its hegemonic military offensive against the ever ballooning and reorganizing
militants, the better it would be for her and the rest of the world. There is
no loss of face in such a reversal or retreat of the policy as the ongoing war
is neither moral nor fruitful. The biblical prophecies cannot serve as a worthy
cause for destroying the human race.
--
Mike Ghouse
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