I have been continuing my study of Islam and the connection
to the end times. It is truly amazing some of the parallels to the Bible that I
have found in doing this. I do not want to put too much stock in what the Quran
says, but I would like to emphasize that there are some very intriguing
similarities. To take that a step further, if Islam really is an antichrist
religion and Satan is Allah, then wouldn’t it make sense that some of their
prophecy would be correct? What I mean when I say this is that Satan was a
former angelic being. During that time period would he not have learned a thing
or two about the end times? Obviously he does not have it all right,
considering he still believes he has a chance at victory, but some things may
be correct. Then, take into consideration that there are quite a few
similarities between both the Quran and the Bible. They are not exact, but
close enough to be linked.
An interesting fact that I have come across is that the second
most holy book, according to Islam, is the Hadith. The Hadiths are the writings
of Muhammad. Hadith 4272 stood out to me because it concerns the end times and
the Mahdi of Islam, or their spiritual and temporal leader who will rule before
the end of the world and restore religion and justice. Let’s take a look at
what Muhammad says.
Hadith 4272
The Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) said: The Mahdi will be of my stock, and will have a broad
forehead a prominent nose. He will fill the earth will equity and justice as it
was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years.
The reason this stands out is because of the seven year
reign.
Daniel 9: 27
He will confirm a
covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an
end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination
that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
As you can see, the Mahdi of Islam will rule for seven
years, and the Antichrist of the Bible will make a covenant that leads to the
end of the world. These seem to be linked without question. Another link has to
deal with Allah as mentioned in the Quran.
Qur'an 3:54
And they (the
unbelievers) planned to deceive, and Allah planned to deceive (the
unbelievers), and Allah is the best of deceivers.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon
was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the
whole world
As we can see, another parallel between both the Bible and the
beliefs of Islam. Allah is known as the best of deceivers, which is exactly
what the Bible says. Satan deceives the whole world. The only way to deceive the
whole world is to be very good at deception.
Speaking of being good at deception, the book of Daniel
seems to agree with this idea.
Daniel 8: 25
And through his policy
also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself
in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against
the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Through his deception he will cause prosperity for his
people. We already know that he breaks his deal in the middle of the seven years
that is deceptive in itself. But, there is another thing that stands out in
this verse. That is, through peace he will destroy many. How does that work. Let
us think about this for a second. Since we are talking about Islam, how are
they related to peace?
We know that Islam is continuously claiming that they are a
religion of peace. However, they are also the only group in the world that are
continuously killing people that do not agree with their beliefs. Could that be
it? Could the book of Daniel be giving us a huge clue? Through peace, he will
destroy many.
One final similarity, I have found many more, but for the
purpose of this short blog I will leave it at this, comes from the book of
Revelation, speaking about the return of Christ.
Revelation 19: 16
"And on his robe
and written on his thigh is a name:
King of kings and Lord
of Lords"
The Sahih Bukhari volume 8, book 73, verse 225
"The most awful
name in Allah's sight is a man calling himself king of kings"
This is absolutely amazing in my eyes. What more could you
want to show that Allah is, in fact, Satan himself. Of course the King of kings
is the most dreaded and hated name in Allah’s eyes. That is because Allah is
about to be destroyed at the hands of the one that bears that name.
I did a quick search of the countries that go up against
Israel according to Psalm 83 at the end days. Then, I also did a quick search
of the names of the children of Ishmael according to Genesis 25 simply to see
if there were any links. I noticed that a lot of these people became the
countries that are in direct relation to the end time’s destruction. That being
said, these countries either go back to Ishmael, the one that Islam stems from
OR Esau, the one that YHWH hates.
Psalm 83: 5-8
For they have
consulted together with one consent;
They form a confederacy
against You:
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab and the Hagrites;
Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the
inhabitants of Tyre;
Assyria also has joined
with them;
They have helped the
children of Lot.
Genesis 32: 3
Then Jacob sent
messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Genesis 19: 36-38
Thus both the
daughters of Lot were with child by their father. The firstborn bore a son and
called his name Moab; he is the
father of the Moabites to this day. And the younger, she also bore a son and
called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.
Moab, and Ammon both stem from an unholy union between
father and daughter. They are the result of an incestuous relationship.
Genesis 36: 12
Now Timna was the
concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
These are the four that were found in Psalms. Here is what I
have found in terms of the countries prophesied against for the last days.
Genesis 25: 13-16
And these were the
names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations:
The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar,
Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah,
Massa, Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish,
and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by
their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations.
Ezekiel 25: 13
therefore thus says
the Lord God: “I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword.
Isaiah 21: 13
and the remainder of
the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken
it.”
Isaiah 21: 11
The burden against Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir, “Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
As we can see, all the end times’ prophetic countries are
centered in the Middle East. In our world today, which many consider to be the
last days, they are all Islamic countries. That being said, it truly seems that
what makes the most sense about who and where the Antichrist will come from
must indeed be centered in the Middle East, and Islam.
