"kangarooistan" wrote in message news:3c075c8f-2f66-4c93-8f63-e85c2e1dbf42@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
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The Muslims expect a special enlightened one, called Al Mahdi, to make his appearance on the world scene. He will convert the world to the Islamic religion, and he will punish anyone who rejects Mohammed and the Islamic religion. The punishment will be by beheading (Revelation 20:1-4). According to many traditions, especially among the Shiites, this final leader will appear in the area of Iraq, from the cities of Karballa or Samarrah. Recently, there was a cleric named al-Sadr who had formed a Mahdi army that was fighting and resisting U.S. troops. He is one of the many thousands who believe it is time for this Islamic leader to rise and defeat the west. He knows as long as America is in the region, the rise of Al-Mahdi will not occur.
This is an important point. As long as the United States remains in Iraq, our presence will "hinder" the appearance of the Islamic Mahdi. This is why there are so many kidnappings, bombings and demands that America pull out of Iraq. This is also why terrorists are increasing their attacks. If America can establish a democracy in Iraq, it will greatly hinder the ideas and the personal agenda of the fanatics in the area. It will also interrupt the prophetic expectations of many Muslims in the region.
I must also point out that many of the terrorists in Iraq are Muslims, but are not necessarily Iraqis. They are fanatics from other nations that have come into the country from across the borders to fight in this jihad against the west.
The Beheadings
News commentators often ask the question, "Why is there such silence in the Islamic nations when fanatics behead an innocent person?" The answer is that the Muslim holy book, the Koran, teaches that Muslims can behead those who fight against them. Any Muslim country that would stand against the beheadings would, in reality, be contradicting the words of the Koran.
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