The Burden Against Islam
By Matt Leasher
“You shall have no
other gods before
Me.
“You shall not make
for yourself a
carved image—any
likeness
of anything
that
is
in heaven above, or
that
is
in the earth
beneath, or that
is
in the water under
the earth; you shall
not bow down to them
nor serve them. For
I, the LORD your
God,
am
a jealous God,
visiting the
iniquity of the
fathers upon the
children to the
third and fourth
generations
of those who hate
Me, (Exodus 20:3-5)
Throughout the ages
of history people of
all kinds of
cultures and walks
of life have
followed and
worshipped a wide
array of false gods
and idols.
The first two
of the Ten
Commandments listed
above show that
God’s anger and
jealousy will become
stirred towards
those that worship
false gods.
The Lord God
that created all of
creation certainly
has the right to be
jealous if we are
found worshipping
any other god but
Him.
He created
all things and all
people so all
praise, honor and
adoration belong to
Him and Him alone.
Furthermore,
the Lord says that
if we pass our
worship of a false
god down to our
children they too
will be subject to
His anger and wrath.
EMPIRES OF IDOLS
Throughout the
history of the
world’s great
empires, almost all
of them were
centered on false
gods and idols.
The Bible
lays out the history
of the world’s great
empires in the book
of Daniel,
particularly
chapters 2 and 7.
The empires
of the world
worshipped so many
gods for so many
things that the list
is too long to list
here, however there
were certain gods
that were of highest
prominence over the
other gods.
For instance, Egypt worshipped Ra, the Sun god. Babylon
worshipped Marduk
and Sin, (or Bel),
the moon god. The
Greeks worshipped
many gods but viewed
Zeus, (the god of
sky and thunder) as
king over all of the
other astral
deities. Later the
Romans also honored
Zeus but under the
name of Jupiter. In
the Old Testament
God was severely
angered at the
Israelites that
would worship Baal,
(also referred to as
Baal-Zebub in 2
Kings 1:2). It is
no coincidence that
Baal-Zebub sounds a
lot like Beelzebub
which is one of the
many names for
Satan, (see Matthew
12:24).
Anytime an entire
nation or yet empire
is led to worship a
false god it is
without a doubt the
work of Satan
leading people away
from the true God.
With that in mind we
can undoubtedly
label Allah, the god
of Islam, as Satan
in yet another one
of his disguises
leading millions of
people astray. Even
the Quran itself
labels Allah as "the
great deceiver"!
ISLAM – THE RELIGION
OF SATAN
As mentioned, the
Babylonians
worshipped Bel the
moon god and the god
Sin “the controller
of the night” which
had a crescent moon
as his emblem.
This moon god
became Allah when
Islam was being
formed. Even in
pre-Islamic
Arabia,
Allah was already
being recognized as
a moon god before
Muhammad adopted
him.
Now in Isaiah
14:12 we are given
another one of the
names of Satan being
referred to as
Lucifer which means
“morning star” or
“son of the morning
star.”
When we put
these two things
together the image
of the Islamic
crescent moon with
the star next to it
comes to mind.
This emblem
is used on many of
the flags we see for
Islamic nations.
For further
relevance, Islam is
an eastern religion
and the east is
where the morning
(or the day) begins,
hence “morning
star”.
WHERE IS THE PEACE?
The word “Islam”
itself means
“submission”.
According to
tradition Muhammad
received the
inspiration to write
the Quran while
under the
“submission” of an
angel.
Despite the
many claims from
moderate Muslims
that Islam is a
religion of peace
their holy book says
otherwise.
Violence is
commanded:
"Fight and slay the
pagans (infidels)
wherever ye find
them, and seize
them, beleaguer
them, and lie in
wait for them in
every stratagem of
war." Quran, Sura
9:5
If Islam is
resisted:
"Their punishment is
execution, or
crucifixion, or the
cutting off of hands
and feet from the
opposite sides, or
exile from the
land." Sura 5:33
"Let not the
unbelievers think
they will ever get
away... strike
terror into the
enemy of God and
your enemy... rouse
the faithful to
arms!” Sura 8:59
"If they reject your
judgment, know that
it is Allah's wish
to scourge them for
their sins. Sura
5:49
These commandments
from the Quran are
hardly commandments
of a peaceful
religion. If a
muslim is true to
his lord, (Allah),
then these are his
commandments
otherwise he is just
a “professing”
muslim in the same
way that we see
“professing
Christians, people
that carry the title
of “I’m a Christian”
yet they don’t read
their Bibles, go to
church, or live
lifestyles that
hardly resemble
Jesus.
Some even
call themselves
Christians and don’t
even believe or
acknowledge Jesus as
Lord or that He is
the only way to
salvation.
The same is
true in the Islamic
world. These
proclaiming
“peaceful” Muslims
are of the same kind
of tree.
Most of them
either inherited
their faith or were
forced into it and
they wear the garb
and follow the
rituals but don’t
realize that they
are following a
satanic cult driven
by deception,
violence and hatred
and are ignorant to
what their holy book
commands of them.
Jesus said
that we would know a
tree by the fruit
that it bears,
(Matthew 7:20).
If we are
bearing good fruit
then we are kind,
loving, respectful
and compassionate of
others regardless of
their beliefs and we
are following Jesus
and obeying His
commandments to the
best of our ability.
“If you love Me,
keep My
commandments.” (John
14:15)
ISLAM IN THE
TRIBULATION – THE
GREEN HORSE?
In Revelation
chapter 6 we see the
details of the
beginning of the
Tribulation period
with the opening of
the seal judgments.
The fourth seal is
of the “pale” horse
rider.
The Greek
word that was
translated as “pale”
is
chloros,
which is the root
word for
chlorophyll, the
pigment in plants
that makes them
green.
All the other
places where
“chloros” is used in
the New Testament it
is translated as
green so this “pale”
horse is in reality
a “green” horse.
Green is the
color of Islam.
Many of their
national flags are
green as is much of
their apparel.
Muhammad
himself had
instituted green as
the color of Islam
because he described
paradise as being
filled with green
and that the people
of paradise would
wear green garments
of fine silk, as
recorded in the
Hadith – the
teachings of the
prophet Muhammad.
Looking further into
this green horse in
Revelation 6:8 it
says this, “So
I looked, and
behold, a pale
horse. And the name
of him who sat on it
was Death, and Hades
followed with him.”
In Islam
they glorify death.
Islam
teaches that the
shedding of ones own
blood in martyrdom
in the name of Allah
is how they are
accepted into
heaven.
This is in
complete contrast
with the redeeming
blood of Jesus
Christ that was shed
for the remittance
of all sins so that
through Him we are
accepted into
heaven. Satan has
muslim terrorists
believing that when
they commit an act
of suicide killing
they will be
rewarded with
paradise but in
reality they are
immediately sent to
hell -
“all murderers will
have their part in
the lake of fire,
(Revelation 21:8).
When a muslim
sacrifices his life
in the name of the
false god of Allah,
he is dying in his
sins!
…the time is coming
that whoever kills
you will think that
he offers God
service. And these
things they will do
to you because they
have not known the
Father nor
Me.
(John 16:2-3)
Islam does not know
the Father or the
Son.
Continuing on
in verse 8,
“and power was given
to them over a
fourth of the earth,
to kill with sword,
with hunger, with
death, and by the
beasts of the
earth.”
Notice it says that
“power was given
onto
them,
(speaking about a
group of people),
over a fourth of the
earth.”
There are
about 6.8 billion
people in the world
and approximately
1.8 of them are
muslims. This is
almost exactly a
fourth of the
population.
It then says
that they are
to kill with the
sword. It has
been a long
tradition within
Islam to kill with
the sword for
centuries even in
these modern times.
When they
behead infidels it
is with the sword.
Furthermore,
we see the symbol of
the cross-swords on
many of their flags.
To kill with hunger
- Many of
the governments and
leaders of the
Islamic nations in
the Middle East and Africa purposely oppress their people in poverty and hoard
the wealth to
themselves hence,
killing with hunger
and death.
Immediately after
the pale green horse
rides we see in the
5th seal
the cry of the
martyrs that were
slain for the word
of God and the
testimony that they
held.
These are
most likely the
victims of the
onslaught of the
Islamic pale green
horse!
We know from Psalm
83 and Ezekiel 38 &
39 that the Islamic
nations of today
will be involved in
at least two very
big end time wars,
so with that
combined with the
description of the
“green” horse of
Revelation 6, we can
rightly assume that
Islam will play a
significant role in
the Tribulation
period.
THE PEOPLE OF THE
PRINCE TO COME
Traditional Bible
scholars tend to
believe that the
anti-christ will be
from Rome because of
the verse in Daniel
9:26 which states
that the “prince who
is to come”,
(anti-christ), will
be of the same
people that will
destroy the city and
the sanctuary which
was the destruction
of Jerusalem and the
Temple in 70 A.D. at
the hand of the
Roman army.
Flavius Josephus'
historic recordings
have confirmed many
of the events in the
Scriptures. The one
thing that is
particularly
interesting is
Josephus' observance
of exactly who it
was that destroyed
the Temple in 70 A.D. and
particularly in
regards to the verse
in Daniel 9:26. Now
we know that the "people
of the prince who is
to come" (the
antichrist) were the
Romans and because
of this verse many
biblical scholars
hold firm that the
antichrist will come
out of Europe in the
form of the revised
Roman Empire but if
we look at the fine
details, the people
of the prince to
come actually has an
Islamic twist to it.
All of the empires
that have ruled
throughout the ages
that are mentioned
in the Bible have
all covered the
landmass of today's
major Muslim nations
that are threatening
Israel.
This is also true
with the Roman
Empire especially
the Eastern leg of
the Roman Empire in
the time of the
Temple's
destruction. In
fact Josephus'
writings delve
deeper into the
identification of
the exact
legion of the Roman
Empire that
destroyed the
Temple.
The
Temple
was destroyed by the
Eastern leg of the
Roman Empire
under the reign of
Titus Caesar. Now
Titus' confederation
was divided into 4
legions. All four
attacked
Jerusalem
in 70 A.D., however
it was the Fretensis
legion that were the
ones who physically
burned the
Temple
down. Now who were
the Fretensis legion
made up of? They
were made up of
people from
Turkey
and Syria which by
that time were long
under the Roman rule
and had become Roman
soldiers themselves!
So here we find the
exact identity of
"the people of the
prince who is to
come"!
WHAT’S UP WITH
TURKEY?
In Daniel chapter 2
we see the statue of
metals that depict
the Empires
throughout the ages
both past, present
(in Daniel's time)
and future. The legs
of the statue are
made of iron and
represent the two
legs of the
Roman Empire.
The western leg had Rome as its capital and the eastern leg had Constantinople as its capital founded by Constantine in
which whom the Roman
Catholic Church
would be founded in
380 AD.
Constantinople was
located in an area
of Asia Minor which
is today's nation of Turkey. The
eastern leg of the
Roman Empire fell
from within in 476
AD but the western
leg was conquered in
1453 by the Ottoman
Turks which were of
the Islamic Ottoman
Empire and would go
on to reign
throughout southeast
Europe, western Asia
and northern Africa
up until 1923.
Christian
Constantinople would
become Islamic
Istanbul as it is
today.
In Daniel chapter 8
we see the vision of
the ram and goat and
how the Grecian
Empire was divided
into 4 inner Empires
after the death of
Alexander the Great.
We then see a
prophecy of
Antiochus Epiphanies
who was a parallel
to the coming
anti-christ in how
he desecrated the
Temple
and took away the
daily sacrifice.
Ironically Antiochus
Epiphanies came from
the Seleucid
division of the
Grecian Empire that
was stationed in the
area of today's
Turkey, Syria and Iran!
Time and time again
the Bible seems to
be telling us that
the anti-christ is
going to arise out
of the area of Turkey and be of
Islamic rule.... not
necessarily strictly
European as so
commonly believed.
However,
there is still a
very good
possibility that it
could be both!
After all,
Turkey
is a NATO member and
has been strongly
bidding to get into
the EU.
ISLAMIC EUROPE?
Many of the nations
in Europe today are
being overrun by an
Islamic presence
such as France, Germany,
the
Netherlands
and England and many
have more mosques
than they do
churches. In fact
over 900 churches in
the UK have been
converted into
mosques!
It isn't hard
to foresee Islam
possibly getting the
upper hand in
Europe
sometime in the near
future.
Currently a
man by the name of
Anjem Choudary, an
Islamic cleric and
Sharia judge that
lives in the
UK,
has been vigorously
campaigning to get
Sharia Law passed in
the UK through his
radical Islamist
group named
Islam4UK.
In Daniel 7:25 it
says that the
anti-christ beast
"shall intend to
change times and
law".
Whenever
Islam takes over a
nation they
immediately
implement Sharia Law
and along with their
Islamic calendar
which is a lunar
calendar of 12
months but 354 or
355 days rather than
the 365 days of our
Gregorian calendar.
The first
year of their
calendar began with
the Hijra, which is
the emigration of
the prophet Muhammad
from
Mecca to
Medina. The
current Islamic year
is 1432 AH.
Islam
attempts to change
times and laws!
While none of the
European nations
have become Islamic
nations as of yet,
the influence of
Islam and the push
for Sharia Law is
fierce.
If Turkey gets its way and becomes an EU member
things could change
in
Europe
drastically and
quickly.
With this in
mind it can be very
possible that the
anti-christ will be
Islamic and from the
revised Roman Empire (the EU) both at the same time!
It can very
well be
all-inclusive.
The two feet
in Daniel's statue
are yet to be
fulfilled and they
are made of iron
mixed with clay.
It would make
sense that they
would be a mixture
of the eastern leg
of the Roman Empire
(Europe) and of the
western leg of the
Roman Empire (Turkey
and
Middle East).
After all,
the feet are
connected to the
legs on a literal
human body aren't
they?
The iron is
the revised
Roman Empire
mixed with the clay,
which is Islam.
Iron doesn’t
mix well with clay
and we can clearly
see even from
current news that
the Islamic states
cannot even get
along with each
other.
ISLAM IS “ANTI”
CHRIST
Almost every single
terrorist act that
we read or hear
about was done in
the name of Allah.
For 1400
years they have been
all about world
domination. They
don’t want to share
the world they want
to own it and they
are driven to do so
with terror and
force. They will not
be satisfied until
the entire world is
bowing down to
Allah. This will
never change.
That is why
they will be a force
to reckon with as we
etch further and
further into the
last days.
Islam is the
only religion that
is “anti”,
(against), Jesus
Christ.
They deny the
entire trinity. They
reject Christ as the
Son of God and they
reject the God of
the Bible – Jehovah.
In fact
inside the dome on
the Dome of the Rock
mosque that sits on
the temple mount in
Jerusalem, the
Islamic writing on
the inside southeast
side of the dome
reads, “…believe
only in Allah and of
his messenger, but
do not say
"Three" (Trinity)
and it will be
better for you.
Allah is only one
God.
Far be it
from His glory
that he should have
a son.”
Indeed, a bold
denial against the
Trinity and against
the Lord Jesus
Christ! All other
religions go off on
their own agenda but
Islam is out to
convert all others
to theirs by all
means possible.
Jesus is
named in the Quran
but only recognized
as a prophet that
will return with the
Mahdi, (Islamic
Messiah) and tell
everyone that
Christianity was a
lie and he will help
the Mahdi convert
the world to Islam.
Blasphemy at
its height!
Ironically, the
Islamic Mahdi,
(which means “one of
the moon”), is the
prophesied redeemer
of Islam who will be
on the Earth for
seven years during a
time of world chaos
to rid the world of
injustice against
Islam and led what
is left of the world
to follow him and
then led them into a
final apocalyptic
battle to defeat the
forces of evil.
A stark
parallel to the
characteristics of
the anti-Christ that
is described in the
Bible only being on
the wrong side of
good and evil and
with the wrong
conclusion!
And then the lawless
one will be
revealed, whom the
Lord will consume
with the breath of
His mouth and
destroy with the
brightness of His
coming. (2
Thessalonians 2:8)
SUMMING IT UP
It seems to be of no
coincidence that as
we get closer to the
Tribulation hour
that Islam has been
on the rise more and
more.
As we examine
current events we
see that the things
going on in the
Islamic nations and
around Israel are
lining up with the
Scriptures.
Throughout
the books of the
prophets we see
judgment upon
judgment being laid
on nations that are
all today’s Islam
nations.
There is the
burden against Egypt, (Isaiah 19), the burden against Babylon, (Isaiah 13), the burden against Edom, (Isaiah 21:11), the burden against Arabia,
(Isaiah 21:13), the
burden against
Syria,
(Isaiah 17) and even
the burden against Israel that shares its land with a
large Islamic
presence.
The word
“burden” means “a
duty or misfortune
that causes
hardship, anxiety or
grief.”
Do we not see
this in all of these
nations today?
Sure other
nations are going
through troubles too
but they are not
listed in the Bible
and that is for a
reason.
The reason
being is that the
Bible is outlining
the nations that are
specifically against
God or shall we say
“anti” (against)
Christ.
Traditional
Bible scholars have
overly insisted that
the anti-christ and
his system will
evolve out of
Rome but
we don’t see “the
burden against
Rome”
anywhere in the
Bible.
The Bible is
consistently naming
Middle Eastern
nations throughout
its prophecies as
being the subject of
God’s wrath.
Furthermore, the
Roman Catholic
Church does not deny
the Father, Son or
Holy Spirit.
Islam does!
As for
the Muslims that are
faithful to their
holy book we can
certainly see the
kind of fruit that
they bear.
“Every tree that
does not bear good
fruit is cut down
and thrown into the
fire.” (Matthew
7:19)