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The biggest threat now is not Radical Islam. It is “Apocalyptic Islam.”

Feb/27, 2015 - Joel Rosenberg warns that "Apocalyptic Islam" is the most serious threat because . . .

". . . for the first time in all of human history, we have not just one but two nation states whose rulers are driven not by political ideology — or even mere religious theology — but by apocalyptic, genocidal End Times eschatology.

The two main branches of Islam are the Shia and the Sunni. Both branches believe the End of days has come and their messiah, the “Mahdi” is about to appear. However, the two groups have different strategies to hasten his arrival.

At the core of the ISIS terrorist movement, radical Sunnis are committing genocide now in an effort to build a caliphate (Islamic empire) at the cost of millions of lives.

Iran is the center of the Shia branch of Islam. They want to build The Bomb. They think that having nuclear weapons, and probably using them--and killing tens of millions--will open the way for the Madhi to return.

Source: Joel Rosenberg

What does ISIS want? To usher in the End of Days. Here’s the short version. (Must-read article in The Atlantic) - Joel Rosenberg

Netanyahu Warns Iranian Messianic Apocalyptic Cult May Get Nuclear Weapons:ONS: If U.S. doesn’t act, Israel will - Joel Rosenberg

The issue from the perspective of a Muslim Leader: Muslims Predict Jesus Will Defeat ISIS, Beginning in 2015 - Dr. David Liepert

Prophetic Significance of Islam

Al-Azhar top cleric calls for religious teaching reform

Feb. 213, 2015 - Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, The Grand Imam of Egypt's top Islamic institution, has called for a radical reform of religious teaching. He claims that terrorism is the result of "bad interpretations" of the Koran and the life of the Prophet Muhammad.

"The only hope for the Muslim nation to recover unity is to tackle in our schools and universities this tendency to accuse Muslims of being unbelievers."

Source: BBC

Egypt Top Cleric Calls for Religious Education Reform to Counter Extremism - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi said in a televised statement that the creation of a united Arab military force is crucial in the struggle against terrorism in the Middle East. - Sputnik

Must read: What ISIS Really Wants

Feb. 17, 2015 - Read this insightful article to really understand what is behind the ISIS movement, and how their theology is leading to the apocalypse. It is long, but thoroughly worth the time and concentration it requires of the reader. Here is the author's summary of the information.

The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.

Source: By Graeme Wood - The Atlantic

An Administration Adrift on Denial Peggy Noonan - Wall Street Journal

What does ISIS want? To usher in the End of Days. Here’s the short version - Joel Rosenberg

Franklin Graham: ISIS 'will bow' to Jesus - WND

U.S. at war with Islam since Thomas Jefferson's time

Feb. 16, 2015 - Even in the days of America's founding fathers Muslim pirates were capturing American ships and making slaves of their captors. The U.S. fought two wars against Islamists soon after we won our independence.

The First Barbary War, 1801-1805, America’s first war after the Revolution, and the Second Barbary War, 1815, gave rise to the Marine Anthem: “From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli.”

Source: Bill Federer - WND

Obama Keeps Bowing in the Middle East

Jan. 30, 2015 - Even if President Obama doesn't bow to the new Saudi king, America's attitude, and especially the President's attitude, toward Saudi Arabia is disturbing. Why is nothing ever said about the Saudi support for jihadist causes, and the obvious connection between Islam and violence. David Harsanyi, author of this article writes:

“There is no god but God; Mohammed is the messenger of God” — which is neatly underlined by a sword. This, I think it’s fair to say, may insinuate that a coupling of violence and faith is indeed possible in modern religion.

Source: National Review

Hamas leader’s son tells synagogue: ‘Islam is greatest threat to humanity’

Jan. 23, 2015 - Mosab Hassan Yousef (also known as "Son of Hamas") told a crowd at the Garden Suburb Synagogue in London that Islamic ideology is the most dangerous thing humanity is facing. Yousef is the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a top Hamas leader. He converted to Christianity and joined Israel's spy agency Shin Bet. He said:

“Why do you think ISIS beheads people? They could shoot people but it’s inspired by Muhammad. . . I believe Muhammad is a terrorist and the terrorists are just following in his footsteps. Peaceful Muslims misinterpret Islam.”

Source: Ham&High

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dead at 90, half-brother succeeds him

Jan. 22, 2015 - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has died at age 90. He has been a strong ally with the US against al Qaeda. He is succeeded by his 79-year-old half-brother, Prince Salman.

The death of King Abdullah, coupled with the collapse of the government in Yemen, is a "worst case scenario" for the U.S. because current events are allowing Iran to extend its reach and influence in the region.

Source: Fox

Yemeni president, cabinet resign, deepening turmoil for a key U.S. ally - Washington Post

Islam's Likely Doom

Jan. 14, 2014 - As recently as 2012 it seemed like the different sects of Muslims might be able to work together in their war against Western values, but they have now resumed fighting against each other.

Islamists have in recent months abruptly and overwhelmingly thrown themselves at each others’ throats. Islamists still constitute a single movement that shares similar supremacist and utopian goals, but they also have different personnel, ethnic affiliations, methods, and philosophies.

Source: Daniel Pipes - National Review

World leaders join historic Paris march for attack victims

Jan. 11, 2015 -

"More than a million people and dozens of world leaders were expected to march through Paris on Sunday in a historic display of global defiance against extremism after Islamist attacks that left 17 dead."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will join French President Francois Hollande and approximately forty other world leaders in a show of unity against Islamic Terrorism. Jordanian King Abdullah will be there, but President Obama is not planning to attend.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

World leaders to join up to 1 million people at Paris rally - ABC - Australia

Why Isn't President Obama Going to Paris? - Forbes

Charlie Hebdo killings condemned by Arab states – but hailed online by extremists

Jan. 7, 2015 - Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan, Bahrain, Morocco, Algeria and Qatar all issued statements denouncing the attack on Paris' satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo,

The Arab League and Egypt’s al-Azhar university – the leading theological institution in the Sunni Muslim world – also denounced the incident in which masked gunmen shouted “Allahu Akbar” – “god is great ” in Arabic.

Source:The Guardian - UK

Breaking News: Charlie Hebdo attackers killed, hostage reportedly safe

Jan. 9, 2015 - The two brothers suspected in the Charlie Hebdo massacre were killed after they had held hostages in a Paris Jewish supermarket.

Source: Deccan Chronicle

Massacre Suspects Killed, Hostage Freed - Fox

Al Qaeda plotting massive deadly attacks on West, Britain’s MI5 chief says - Fox

Muslim leaders condemn French attack, but fail to grapple with root causes - Times of Israel

Egypt's Sisi: 1.6 Billion Muslims Antagonizing the Entire World

Jan 8, 2015 - In a surprising and courageous speech to the Islamic leaders at Cairo's Al-Azhar University, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on them to reverse the trend of Islamic terrorism. He said that the worlds Muslims must not continue to be a "source of anxiety, danger, killing and destruction for the rest of the world,”

“That thinking – I am not saying ‘religion’ but ‘thinking’ – that corpus of texts and ideas that we have sacralized over the years, to the point that departing from them has become almost impossible, is antagonizing the entire world.

Source:Israel National News

Translated escerpts from the speech - Islam Translated

ISIS, al Qaeda targeted France before Paris newspaper shooting

Jan. 8, 2015 - It is not yet known whether the massacre at satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo was directed by ISIS or al Qaeda, but there have been threats from both organizations recently.

In a video released by ISIS just days ago, a French jihadi in Syria issued a chilling order: "Blow up France and tear it down to pieces," he said. "Do it with a stone or a knife or whatever you can get your hands on."

Source:

Profile in courage: The French editor who defied Islamic terror threats - Fox

Why don’t more moderate Muslims denounce extremism? - They do; we're just not listening. - Washington Post

Paris attack highlights Europe's struggle with Islamism - BBC

Islam is the Most Violent Religion in the World, But Let’s Keep Calling it ‘Peaceful’ Anyway - The Blaze

At least 12 dead in shooting at office of satirical French publication

Jan. 7, 2015 - Three terrorists attacked the offices of Charlie Hebdo, the publication that has published satirical cartoons of Muhammad and Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. At least 12 employees were killed in the massacre.

“We’ve avenged the honor of the prophet!” the killers shouted, according to witnesses who spoke to Sky News. The gunmen spoke French without any accent, according to Le Monde

French police are trying to find the gunment.

Source: Fox

Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 12 - French President Francois Hollande: "This is an act of exceptional barbarism" - BBC

Live Coverage - Fox

Live Coverage - BBC

Is Charlie Hebdo shooting linked to growing threat from Islamist extremism? - CNN