Iran and the Bomb and the Twelfth Imam

We know in the time of the end, Iran is a major aggressor with Russia, against Israel.

IRAN (PERSIA of GOG/MAGOG ALLIANCE)
Ezekiel 38:2-6
"Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, (Russia, Moscow, Tobolsk?) and prophesy against him and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal. "I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them splendidly attired, a great company with buckler and shield, all of them wielding swords; Persia (Iran), Ethiopia, Cush (Sudan) and Put (Libya) with them, all of them with shield and helmet; Gomer (Turkey) with all its troops; Beth-togarmah (Armenia) from the remote parts of the north with all its troops--many peoples with you."

This is a big week for Iran and what happens at the Nuclear Talks October 1 portends much to come.

Iran refuses to discuss nuclear program at negotiating table Thursday
Iran declared its refusal Tuesday to discuss its nuclear program -- including the disclosure of a second nuclear enrichment plant -- when it sits down at the negotiating table Thursday with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany, Reuters reported. A top Iranian official told the news agency that his country will not abandon its nuclear activities, "even for a second."

Space-tech missile tested in Iran
A long-range Sejil missile was launched in Iran on Monday. [T]he missile is not restricted by certain geographic locations, and could be launched from anywhere in Iran.

Iran may quit Nuclear Proliferation Treaty
Tehran will pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty if talks with the "Iran Six" on its nuclear program are fruitless, a senior Iranian MP said on Tuesday. ...

Limited Geneva deal wins Iran sanctions respite
Iran's pledge to give U.N. inspectors access in the coming weeks to a second uranium enrichment site that Western powers said was hidden for three years, and plans for follow-up talks, bought Tehran a reprieve from tougher sanctions in the near future.

Israel To Strike Iran If No Sanctions -Ex-Deputy Defense Minister
Israel will attack Iran if the U.S. fails to impose effective new sanctions over its nuclear program, a former Israeli deputy defense minister said Tuesday. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Ephraim Sneh said "whether the U.S. take the decision to embark on crippling sanctions or Israel is in the corner and we are compelled to take an action."

So why do we care about Iran, aside from the fact that they are led by a man who has vowed to "wipe Israel off the map" and lied to the IAEA (and the world) three times? Because of their end-time eschatology and how almost no one is taking it seriously. Yes, they really do mean it when they say they want to wipe Israel off the map. Here's why.

Iran is governed by a theocracy. In 1979 the country underwent a revolution and the Shah was overthrown. The country approved a theocratic constitution with the result the nation was now an Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Religion in Iran is dominated by the Twelver Shi'a branch of Islam, also the largest sect of Islam. Just as Christianity has denominations and sects, some more conservative than others, so does Islam. About 90% of Iran is composed of the Twelver Shi'as, which is the most conservative and the most apocalyptic.

The Twelver Branch is derived from their belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, called Imams. The Twelve Imams are the spiritual and political successors to Muhammad. An Imam is an infallible human individual who not only rules over the community with justice, but also is able to keep and interpret the Sharia and its esoteric meaning. There is always an 'Imam of the Age,' who is the divinely appointed authority on all matters of faith and law in the Muslim community. According to Twelver doctrine, "the 12th Imam is alive and is the owner of this age. He is the current Imam and the promised Mahdi, a messianic figure who will return with Christ. He will reestablish the rightful governance of Islam and replete the earth with justice and peace." The current theocratic rulers, including Khomenei's successor, Khamenei, believe this doctrine, as does the Iranian "President, "Ahmadinejad.

It's spin that the Imam is coming in peace and brotherly love. Here's the truth: Shi'a Muslims believe that the age cannot be brotherly nor exist in peace as long as any Christian or any Jew is alive on the planet. They must be annihilated first, then the era of brotherly peace will be ushered in. Annihilating the Jews and Christians will bring in the brotherly peace, and cause the 12th Imam to appear.

Joel Rosenberg was interviewed on the Glenn Beck show this week. Rosenberg is a Christian Jew, and is familiar with Middle East politics and religion. Beck asked him, "So, the Mahdi, when he comes crawling out of the well, he is supposed to create a global government. He persecutes the Christians and he has them either submit or he cuts their heads off, right?" (Koran: "Strike off their heads till ye have made a great slaughter among them" - Sura 47:4).)

Does this sound familiar?

Rev 13:7-- It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.

Rev 13:16-17-- And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the the number of his name.

Rev. 20:4-- Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God,

The Antichrist as described in the bible has the same power and authority as does the 12th Imam as described in the Koran. In both, they are depicted as a global dictator, religious potentate, and worldwide exterminator, but are mirror images of each other.

BECK: It seems like the same thing that plays out in the Book of Revelations. Are they connected at all, at least in the minds of the 12ers?
ROSENBERG: It’s a mirror image.

Christians know that the Antichrist (12th Imam) is evil and Muslims see the 12th Imam (Antichrist) as good.

The news comes out of the Nuclear talks in Geneva today that the world powers are giving Iran a "few weeks" to open up their facilities. Obama said that this promise from Amadinejad is good enough for him, so, sanctions are not necessary at this time. Never mind that the leaders of Iranian Shi'a Muslim nation subscribe to a theology in which destruction and mayhem is laudable for the purposes of bringing in the global regime of Islam, never mind that the Supreme Leader Khamenei and President Ahmadinejad have vowed to rid the world of Israel, never mind that Ahmadinejad has said he is praying for the return of the 12th Imam ... and all that entails ...

Ahmadinejad to Anne Curry: "I prayed for the arrival of the 12th Imam. The owner of the age, as we call him."

What this means is that the world does not take the religious convictions of the Leaders of Iran seriously. It means that they do not think that their religious convictions are intertwined with their political decisions to the extent that they are. That their religious convictions are incidental to their political decisions. However, their religious convictions drive their political decisions. Every delay in stopping Iran from getting the bomb at this late stage of their nuclear program means that Iran is that many days closer to possessing the ultimate killing weapon. They mean it when they say they will not leave off making a nuke "even for a second". It means Iran will likely soon have the bomb and Israel is on her own. Look for Damascus to be destroyed. O Lord, come!