Part 9. Interesting Prophecies to come!
Dear Friends,
Welcome to Part 9. Interesting Prophecies to come.
Let me start by saying that there is a huge misunderstanding about the bible being a boring book. Oh, just another story, made up fiction. The bible actually has been made fun of many times.
What people don't really know is that the bible is a book of Prophecy.
It is compilation of books of Prophets and the history of the Jewish people.
Along with theology God gives His reasons and Prophecies so that when people look back in time they realize that it is The True God that made those events to pass. Not some natural occurance.
It is through Prophecy that God reveals Himself.
God has no reason to lie or decieve us. On the Contrary He wants us to know what will happen next so that we are aware it is His Hand at work and that we might be saved.
We have revealed that the days of Noah and Lot prophecies by Jesus have been fulfilled with all the evidences.
I would now like to take you into a tour of Heaven through the Book of Revelation, The Most Prophetic book of the Bible.
Hard to comprehend for those who don't know the the past. But we are above those.
With an insight to the past, prophecies fulfilled by Jesus, We now go to Heaven and the Words of Jesus.
The whole book has to be read. I suggest that each reader take the time to read the Book of Revelation and if any questions arise please do not hesitate to contact me
on dipoopinky@gmail.com
This Book has striking similarities with the Book of Daniel and the Book of Enoch.
I suggest also to the reader that a reading of those Books too is essential.
Why the Book of Revelation?
In the end Chapter 22 verse 7; Jesus says" Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.".
In short, Prophecy in this book has to be preached correctly, More so Jesus is saying this, so the importance is too great to ignore.
The First three verses of Chapter 1 say it all,
Revelation 1 New International Version (NIV)
Prologue
1 The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
I would like to implore the fact that it is imperative that the reader go through the entire book first.
Although you might not understand the images or visions seen, just be patient as I will try to explain them. In some instances God gives a pretty clear picture of what He intends to do.
Here are a few charts:
The Failures of each Church are spoken about by Jesus from Chapter 1 verse 17 to Chapter 3 verse 22.
The Resurrection of the Dead
Timeline
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of
them that slept.” – I Corinthians 15:20
“But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits;
afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he
shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have
put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must
reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that
shall be destroyed is death.” – I Corinthians 15:22-26
“The
Firstfruits of the Resurrection”
Jesus Christ
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AD33
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“The First
Resurrection”
They That Are Christ’s at His
Coming
The
Rapture
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“The Second
Resurrection”
Christians Who Are Born/Saved
after the Rapture
After the
Millennium
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“But
every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits;” – I Corinthians
15:23a
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“afterward
they that are Christ's at his coming.” - I Corinthians 15:23b
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“Then
cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even
the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his
feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” – I
Corinthians 15:24-26
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“I
am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore,
Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
–
Revelation 1:18
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“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. – Revelation 20:4,5 |
“Marvel
not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which
all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth;
they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done
evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” – John 5:28,29
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Before we continue to explain these charts Let us all look at some other Prophecies of other Religions.
Ancient Vedic
Predictions And PropheciesFrom Susan Ferguson
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Predictions And PropheciesFrom Susan Ferguson
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Now let us look at Islamic Views.
The Minor Signs of the Last
Day
by Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali
by Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali
Qiyamah will come when...
Hadhrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (R.A.) narrates that Rasulallah (Sallallahu Alayhii Wassallam) said, "Qiyamah will come...
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* When it will be regarded as a shame to act on
Quranic injunctions. * When untrustworthy people
will be regarded as trustworthy and the trustworthy will be regarded as
untrustworthy. * When it will be hot in winter
(and vice versa). * When the length of days is
stretched, i.e. a journey of a few days is covered in a matter of
hours. * When orators and lecturers lie
openly. * When people dispute over petty
issues. * When women with children come displeased
on account of them bearing offspring, and barren women remain happy on account
of having no responsibility of offspring. * When
oppression, jealousy, and greed become the order of the day.
* When people blatantly follow their passions and
whims. * When lies prevail over the
truth. * When violence, bloodshed and anarchy
become common. * When immorality overtakes
shamelessness and is perpetrated publicly. * When
legislation matters pertaining to Deen is handed over to the worst elements of
the Ummat, and if people accept them and are satisfied with their findings, then
such persons will not smell the fragrance of Jannat.
* When the offspring become a cause of grief and anger (for
their parents).
The following is part of a lengthy Hadith narrated by Hadhrat Abdullah Ibn Mas'ood (R.A.) when he inquired from Rasulallah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wassallam) about the Signs of Qiyamah.
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* Music and musical instruments will be found in
every home. * People will indulge in
homosexuality. * There will be an abundance of
illegitimate children. * There will be an
abundance of critics, tale-carriers, back- biters and taunters in
society. * People will establish ties with
strangers and sever relations with their near and dear ones.
* Hypocrites will be in control of the affairs of the community
and evil, immoral people will be at the helm of business
establishments. * The Masjid will be decorated,
but the hearts of the people will be devoid of guidance.
* The courtyards of Masjids will be built beautifully and high
mimbars (pulpits) will be erected. * Gangsters and
evil people will prevail. * Various wines will be
consumed excessively.
Auf bin Malik (R.A.) says: I came to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) while he was in his skin tent during the Tabuk expedition. He said to me, "Count six things before the advent of Qiyamah:
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1 My death 2 The
conquest of Jerusalem 3 Mass deaths amongst you
people, just as when sheep die in large numbers during an epidemic
4 Abundance of wealth to such an extent that if a person were
to be given a hundred Dinars he will still not be satisfied
5 General anarchy and bloodshed, that no Arab household will be
spared from it 6 Then a life of peace as a result
of a peace agreement between you and the Banil Asfaar
(Romans) which they will break and attack you with a force
consisting of eighty flags and under each flag will be an army of twelve
thousand men." (Hadith: Sahih Bukhari).
IRAQ and SYRIA
Abu Nadhrah says: "We were sitting in the company of Jabir bin Abdullah (R.A.) when he said: 'Soon the people of IRAQ will neither receive any food (grain) nor any money.'" We asked, "Why would such a thing happen?" He replied, "Because of the non-Arabs." (i.e they will prevent food from going into Iraq, in the form of "sanctions" to this day.) He then said: "Soon the people of Shaam (SYRIA) will neither receive any money nor grain." We asked as to why this would happen. He replied: "Because of the Romans (christians)."
CONCEITED PEOPLE:
Hadhrat Abbas (R.A) narrates that Rasulallah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wassallam) has said, "Islam will spread far and wide, across the seas. Horses will cross the land and seas in the cause of Jihaad. Then a time will come wherein a group of people will emerge which recites the Quraan. They will claim,
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'We have recited the Quraan and is there anyone who
understands the Quraan better than us? There is NO ONE more proficient than us
in the study of the Quraan.'
Then Rasulallah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wassallam) asked the Sahaba, "Do you see any good in their claims?" The Sahaba replied, "No". Rasulallah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wassallam) said, "But these conceited claimants will be from my Ummah and will be the fuel of the Fire."
from "Signs of Qiyamah" (excerpts) by Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali
What Islam believes about the End
When reading the Quran, or the Hadith(s),
the reader cannot help but understand the end is firmly in view by the Muslim.
Muslims do not view this life as the end, but only as the start of the next
life. The role of the current life is to determine the next life. The result of
the Muslim’s restoration and relationship with Allah through
Mohammad.
The subject of the end times is
known as eschatology and covers both what happens after death and the
events at the end of time. Christianity and Islam share some similar beliefs,
with much different outcomes. For one, in Christianity and Islam, Jesus
Christ plays a central role in the timing of end; Islam believes the return
of Jesus will occur at the end, like Christians. Muslims also believe in the
resurrection of both the wicked and the righteous and the final
judgment. Islam and Christianity both proclaim an eternal dwelling of the lost
and saved, in either Hell or Heaven (Paradise). Therefore, in many ways, the
structure of the end (eschatology) is similar to Christianity.
However, Christians and Muslims have
two different views of what the final matter is. Both views of the end,
however, cannot be true since they are diametrically opposed to each other. The
Muslim Jesus descends and converts the world to Islam, kills the Jews, breaks
crosses, declares himself a Muslim and gets married. He dies after 40-years.
Therefore, in the Muslim view, the
end has a much different outcome compared to the Christian or the Jewish view.
All Muslims do not agree on every aspect of Muslim eschatology. Sunnis and
Shiites have a different view on the role of Muslim end time figure, known as
the Mahdi, who will arrive before the return of Jesus. The Shiites view
this person as someone who will establish order in the world and turn people to
Islam before the return of Jesus. Even the particular events of the end are not
completely spelled out in the Quran. The Hadith supplements what the Quran does
not say.
Belief in the end-times or the last
days is mandatory in Islam. It is listed as the fifth article of faith.
The Five articles of faith in
Islam
1. God: He is One; his nature and qualities
are chiefly revealed in his ninety-nine 'Most Beautiful Names'.
2. His angels: these include four archangels
(e.g. Gabriel) and an indefinite number of ordinary
angels. There are also creatures between angels and men called jinn, some of which are good and
some evil.
angels. There are also creatures between angels and men called jinn, some of which are good and
some evil.
3. His books: Scriptures were revealed to Adam,
Seth, Enoch and Abraham, but these have now been lost. These are the main
Scriptures: a. The Pentateuch (tawrat)
b. The Psalms (zabur)
(Both of these are said by Muslims to have been corrupted or misinterpreted by the
Jews.)
c. The Gospel (injil)
(said by Muslims to have been corrupted or misinterpreted by the Christians)
d. The Quran, revealed to Muhammad
b. The Psalms (zabur)
(Both of these are said by Muslims to have been corrupted or misinterpreted by the
Jews.)
c. The Gospel (injil)
(said by Muslims to have been corrupted or misinterpreted by the Christians)
d. The Quran, revealed to Muhammad
4. His apostles: The Quran names twenty-eight
apostles, most of whom are biblical characters.
The six greatest are Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, (Jesus) and Muhammad.
The six greatest are Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, (Jesus) and Muhammad.
5. The Last Day: the day of judgment, when all will be
judged according to their deeds, and
admitted to Paradise or to hell. Some summaries add the following two doctrines:
admitted to Paradise or to hell. Some summaries add the following two doctrines:
6. The predestination
of good and evil
by God.
7. The bodily resurrection
of all people at
the last day.
After death, What?
What happens after someone dies?
According to the Quran, is not entirely clear. For this reason we need to
examine the Hadith (traditions) to shed additional light on the matter. The
event of death is something every human being will experience according to
Islam. On the Day of Judgment, people will be paid full recompense. The
experience for the faithful Muslim is different than the non-Muslim.
185. Every soul will taste of death.
And ye will be paid on the Day of Resurrection only that which ye have fairly
earned. Whoso is removed from the Fire and is made to enter Paradise, he indeed
is triumphant. The life of this world is but comfort of illusion. Surah 3;185
(Pickthall)
The exact process of death is not
clear, but the events at death are peppered throughout the Quran. First, the
soul of a dying person comes to his throat,
“Why, then, when (the soul)
cometh up to the throat (of the dying) Surah 56:83”.
This is then followed by the angels,
who come and remove the soul from the body. The soul of the non-Muslim is
violently removed; angels smite the soul in the process.
when the wrong doers reach the pangs
of death and the angels stretch their hands out, saying: Deliver up your
souls.
Surah 6;93
Surah 6;93
If thou couldst see how the anguish
receive those who disbelieve, smiting their faces and their backs and (saying):
Taste the punishment of burning!
Surah 8:50
Surah 8:50
According to the Hadith, what
happens to a believer (Muslim) and a non-Muslim is vastly different.
Geisler summarizes these events,
Geisler summarizes these events,
“The soul of the faithful person,
which is easily removed from the body, is clothed in a heavenly and sweet
smelling garment by radiant and smiling angels. The soul is taken through the
seven heavens, entering the presence of God who then orders the angels to return
the soul to its earthly body until the day of judgment. On the other hand, the
soul of the unbelieving person is removed from its body with a great deal of
struggle. The angel of death clothes the soul with a foul smelling garment.
The angel responsible for the wicked soul also tries to take the soul through
the various levels of heaven but he gates of heaven are not opened to them
(7:40), and the soul is then returned to the body”[1]
All these events take place while
the body is being washed, demonstrating how quick the above events take
place.
1. Life in the Grave
(Barzakh)
According to Islam, life continues
in the grave after the body is buried. Life in the grave is known as
Barzakh. According to Islamic tradition, while in the grave, two angels
question the newly dead. Their names are Munkar and Nakir. They
ask the person three questions:
1. Who is your God?
2. Who is your prophet?
3. What is your faith?
If the person answers correctly --
Allah, Islam and Muhammad -- the angels will make the grave more comfortable.
They open a window where the view and orders of paradise can be enjoyed. For
those who do not answer correctly, a window to hell will be opened, their grave
will narrow, their ribs are crushed as they feel the heat and hot winds of hell.
This will continue while the person awaits judgment. Only those who die in
Jihad will go directly to Paradise.
Torment in the grave is clearly
taught in Islam, especially in the traditions of the prophet. In the Bukhari we
read the following.
Narrated Anas bin Malik:Allah's Apostle said, "When (Allah's) slave is put in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask, 'What did you use to say about this man (i.e. Muhammad)?' The faithful Believer will say, 'I testify that he is Allah's slave and His Apostle.' Then they will say to him, 'Look at your place in the Hell Fire; Allah has given you a place in Paradise instead of it.' So he will see both his places." (Qatada said, "We were informed that his grave would be made spacious." Then Qatada went back to the narration of Anas who said;) Whereas a hypocrite or a non-believer will be asked, "What did you use to say about this man." He will reply, "I do not know; but I used to say what the people used to say." So they will say to him, "Neither did you know nor did you take the guidance (by reciting the Quran)." Then he will be hit with iron hammers once, that he will send such a cry as everything near to him will hear, except Jinns and human beings. (See Hadith No. 422). Volume 2, Book 23, number 456 Bukhari
Narrated Anas bin Malik:Allah's Apostle said, "When (Allah's) slave is put in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask, 'What did you use to say about this man (i.e. Muhammad)?' The faithful Believer will say, 'I testify that he is Allah's slave and His Apostle.' Then they will say to him, 'Look at your place in the Hell Fire; Allah has given you a place in Paradise instead of it.' So he will see both his places." (Qatada said, "We were informed that his grave would be made spacious." Then Qatada went back to the narration of Anas who said;) Whereas a hypocrite or a non-believer will be asked, "What did you use to say about this man." He will reply, "I do not know; but I used to say what the people used to say." So they will say to him, "Neither did you know nor did you take the guidance (by reciting the Quran)." Then he will be hit with iron hammers once, that he will send such a cry as everything near to him will hear, except Jinns and human beings. (See Hadith No. 422). Volume 2, Book 23, number 456 Bukhari
Aisha, Mohammad’s favorite wife,
relates Mohammad’s comments about punishment in the grave. She states how
Mohammad feared punishment in grave and prayed that he would be kept from
it.
Narrated Masruq: 'Aisha said that a Jewess came to
her and mentioned the punishment in the grave, saying to her, "May Allah protect
you from the punishment of the grave." 'Aisha then asked Allah's Apostle about
the punishment of the grave. He said, "Yes, (there is) punishment in the grave."
'Aisha added, "After that I never saw Allah's Apostle but seeking refuge with
Allah from the punishment in the grave in every prayer he prayed." Volume 2, Book 23, Number
454:Bukhari
There is, however, an exception for
the believer who dies in Jihad. He goes directly to Paradise, foregoing life in
the grave, as others who die. He is guaranteed by Allah to go right to
Paradise.
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "Allah guarantees him who strives in His Cause and whose motivation for
going out is nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will
admit him into Paradise (if martyred) or bring him back to his dwelling place,
whence he has come out, with what he gains of reward and booty." Volume 4, Book 53, Number 352:
Bukhari
Regarding the rest of the believers
(Muslims) there is speculation. The Quran does not go into detail about life
after death. According to Al-Ghazzali, a famous Muslim theologian, the
condition of the believer can vary between four categories. Some will wander
the earth; some God allows to slumber; martyrs are flown up to heaven after a
few months in the grave; and the prophets can choose to remain on earth or go to
heaven.[2] All of this
continues until the Final Hour, when history is concluded.
The End Times
Like both Christianity and Judaism,
Islam has a point when history is brought to a conclusion -- the final hour or
the end times. In Islam, Christianity and Judaism, this end time is a conflict
between nations and God’s Messiah. Both Christianity and Islam, see Jesus as
the Messiah, while Judaism rejects Jesus as Messiah. Judaism however, looks to
the coming of their Messiah at the end of days.
All three faiths see the coming of
an antichrist. Although the term used might differ in each, they see an
end times world leader who opposes God and his rule. The Muslims call
him, Dajjal; in Judaism he is called Armilus;[3] while in Christianity he is known as
the Antichrist or the Beast[4]. In
all three faiths, the Messiah defeats this end times world leader, who opposes
God’s law. God's law for the Muslims is the Quran.
Also, playing a prominent role in
end times events for all three faiths, is the appearance of Gog and
Magog. These nations are mentioned in the Old Testament (Ezekiel
38 & 39), in the book of Revelation (Chapter 20) and in the Quran (Surah
18:94,97, 21:96). Gog and Magog head a group of nations opposed to God in the
end of days.
Another character playing a
prominent role in Islam, especially in the Shia sect is the Mahdi. Mahdi comes
either before or with the return of Jesus, to set things in order. There is
dispute within Islam regarding his nature and function. The Shia sect views
this individual as the 12th Imam, hidden until the time when
he should appear.
The time of the end
According to the Quran, the end
times is hidden by Allah, who will reveal the time when it is at
hand.
15. Lo! the Hour is surely coming.
But I will to keep it hidden, that every soul may be rewarded for that which it
striveth (to achieve)
Surah 20:15
Surah 20:15
63. Men ask you of the Hour. Say: The
knowledge of it is with Allah only. What can convey (the knowledge) unto thee?
It may be that the Hour is nigh.
Surah 30:63
Surah 30:63
Even though the time is hidden,
according to the Quran, there are signs, which Muslims are told to watch
for. These signs are recorded in the
81st and 82nd Surahs. They list environmental events which effect the whole
earth.
1. When the heaven is cleft asunder,
2. When the planets are dispersed,
3. When the seas are poured forth, 4. And the sepulchres are overturned,
5. A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
Surah 82:1-5. Al-Infitar
3. When the seas are poured forth, 4. And the sepulchres are overturned,
5. A soul will know what it hath sent before (it) and what left behind.
Surah 82:1-5. Al-Infitar
1. When the sun is overthrown, 2. And
when the stars fall,
3. And when the hills are moved,
6. And when the seas rise,
10. And when the pages are laid open,
11. And when the sky is torn away,
Surah 81:1-3, 6, 10-11
3. And when the hills are moved,
6. And when the seas rise,
10. And when the pages are laid open,
11. And when the sky is torn away,
Surah 81:1-3, 6, 10-11
In addition to the Quran, the Hadith
(or traditions) also focuses on end-times. The Hadith refers to the end times
as the Last Hour. In fact, the 41st book of the Sahih Muslim
Hadith deals entirely with the Last Hour. In the Last Hour, Muslims view
events leading to the return of Jesus, son of Mary. Sahih Muslim lists ten
signs leading to the return of Jesus.
Hudhaifa b. Usaid Ghifari
reported: Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) came to us all of a sudden as we were (busy in
a discussion). He said: What do you discuss about? They (the Companions) said.
We are discussing about the Last Hour. Thereupon he said: It will not cone until
you see ten signs before and (in this connection) he made a mention of the
smoke, Dajjal, the beast, the rising of the sun from the west, the descent of
Jesus son of Mary (Allah be pleased with him), the Gog and Magog, and
land-slidings in three places, one in the east, one in the west and one in
Arabia at the end of which fire would burn forth from the Yemen, and would drive
people to the place of their assembly. Sahih Muslim Book 041, Number
6931
The Dajjal (The
Imposter)
According to Islamic tradition, the
person of the Dajjal or Antichrist plays a prominent role. Many Hadith repeat
information; some Hadiths conflict with others; one Hadith has him linked to the
fall of Constantinople[5] in 1453 A.D.;
another links him to a contemporary of Mohammad[6], Ibn Sayyad, indicating
Mohammad expected his day to be the Last Hour.
In Islam, the Antichrist is
described in several ways, one of the more common understandings is he will be a
Jew who will have one eye, with the word Kafir on his forehead. He will
lead the armies against Islam, only to be defeated by Jesus Christ, at the
second coming.
He is a Jew … (Book 041, Number
6995: Sahih
Muslim)
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's
Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Dajjal is blind of one eye and there is
written between his eyes the word" Kafir". He then spelled the word as k. f. r.,
which every Muslim would be able to read. ( Book 041, Number 7009 Sahih
Muslim)
The Second Coming of Jesus,
who is referred to as the Son of Mary, has several descriptions in the Hadith.
The description below describes a coming confrontation between the "Muslim"
Jesus and the Dajjal (Antichrist). Here the Dajjal turns people to the wrong
religion, causes rainfall and draught and does signs and wonders.
An-Nawwas b. Sam'an reported that
Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) made a mention of the Dajjal one day
in the morning……. If he comes forth while I am among on, I (Muhammad) shall
contend with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth while I am not amongst
you, a man must contend on his own behalf and Allah would take care of every
Muslim on my behalf …... He (Dajjal) would be a young man with twisted,
contracted hair, and a blind eye. I compare him to 'Abd-ul-'Uzza b. Qatan. He
who amongst you would survive to see him should recite over him the opening
verses of Sura Kahf (xviii.). He would appear on the way between Syria and Iraq
and would spread mischief right and left. O servant of Allah! adhere (to the
path of Truth). We said: Allah's Messenger, how long would he stay on the earth?
He said.. For forty days, one day like a year and one day like a month and one
day like a week and the rest of the days would be like your days. ……..He would
come to the people and invite them (to a wrong religion) and they would affirm
their faith in him and respond to him. He would then give command to the sky and
there would be rainfall upon the earth and it would grow crops. …..He (Dajjal)
would then walk through the waste, land and say to it: Bring forth your
treasures, and the treasures would come out and collect (themselves) before him
like the swarm of bees. He would then call a person brimming with youth and
strike him with the sword and cut him into two pieces and (make these pieces lie
at a distance which is generally) between the archer and his target. He would
then call (that young man) and he will come forward laughing with his face
gleaming (with happiness) and it would at this very time that Allah would send
Christ, son of Mary, and he will descend at the white minaret in the eastern
side of Damscus wearing two garments lightly dyed with saffron and placing his
hands on the wings of two Angels. When he would lower his head, there would fall
beads of perspiration from his head, and when he would raise it up, beads like
pearls would scatter from it. Every non-believer who would smell the odour of
his self would die and his breath would reach as far as he would be able to see.
He would then search for him (Dajjal) until he would catch hold of him at the
gate of Ludd and would kill him. Book 041, Number
7015
Sahih Muslim
These descriptions in the Quran and
the Hadith do not always match - several conflict with others. The main point
is that Jesus returns in the end and kills the Dajjal, the Antichrist. Another
person who plays a part in the Muslim perspective, is the Mahdi.
The Mahdi (the guided one) and the Muslim Jesus
The Mahdi will lead the armies of
Islam in the end times struggle against the enemies of Islam. The Shia sect of
Islam puts a greater emphasis on the Mahdi as opposed to the Sunni sect of
Islam. The Mahdi is not mentioned in the Quran, so almost all understanding of
his role comes from Islamic tradition and history. Regarding the Hadiths, he (the Mahdi)
is not in the most reliable hadiths such as Bakhari or Sahih Muslim.
However, his coming is also sought in the Sunni part of Islam as
well.
Narrated AbuSa'id
al-Khudri: 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.
Abu Dawud
Book 36, Number 4272:
Encyclopedia Britannica writes
regarding the Muslim belief in the Mahdi,
(Arabic: “divinely guided one”), in
Islāmic eschatology, a messianic deliverer who will fill the Earth with justice
and equity, restore true religion, and usher in a short golden age lasting
seven, eight, or nine years before the end of the world. The Qurʾān (Islāmic
sacred scriptures) does not mention him, and almost no reliable ḥ adīth (saying attributed to the
Prophet Muḥammad) concerning the mahdī can be
adduced. Many orthodox Sunnī theologians accordingly question Mahdist beliefs,
but such beliefs form a necessary part of Shīʿī doctrine……………..The doctrine of
the mahdī seems to have gained currency during the confusion and insecurity of
the religious and political upheavals of early Islām (7th and 8th centuries). In
686, al-Mukhtār ibn Abū ʿUbayd at-Thaqafī, leader of a revolt of non-Arab
Muslims in Iraq, seems to have first used the doctrine by maintaining his
allegiance to a son of ʿAlī (Muḥammad's son-in-law and fourth
caliph), Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafīyah, even after al-Ḥanafīyah's death. Abū ʿUbayd taught
that, as mahdī, al-Ḥanafīyah remained alive in his tomb
in a state of occultation (ghaybah) and would reappear to vanquish his enemies.
In 750 the ʿAbbāsid revolution made use of eschatological prophecies current at
the time that the mahdī would rise in Khorāsān in the east, carrying a black
banner……………Belief in the mahdī has tended to receive new emphasis in every time
of crisis. Thus, after the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212), when most of
Spain was lost for Islām, Spanish Muslims circulated traditions ascribed to the
Prophet foretelling a reconquest of Spain by the mahdī. During the Napoleonic
invasion of Egypt, a person claiming to be the mahdī appeared briefly in Lower
Egypt.
According to the Shia sect, the
Mahdi is the 12th Imam, Muḥammad Al-muntazar, the Hidden Imam, who disappeared
in 878 A.D. They believe he is alive and will reappear at the end of time to
lead the Muslim armies. Jesus and the armies of Mahdi conquer the world and
force everyone to become Muslims. The Dajjal, the Antichrist, and his force of
70,000 Jews will be destroyed. In the process, Jesus will kill the pigs, break
the crosses and kills the Jews. After this, Jesus will get married, live
fourty-years, and have children. He will die and be buried next to Mohammad in
Medina.
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon
him) as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight
against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide
themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or
the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree
Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.
Book 041, Number
6985: Sahih
Muslim:
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle
said, "The Hour will not be established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus)
descends amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs,
and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept
it (as charitable gifts). Volume 3, Book
43, Number 656 Bukahri
Narrated AbuHurayrah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him)
said: There is no prophet between me and him, that is, Jesus
(peace_be_upon_him). He will descent (to the earth). When you see him, recognise
him: a man of medium height, reddish fair, wearing two light yellow garments,
looking as if drops were falling down from his head though it will not be wet.
He will fight the people for the cause of Islam. He will break the cross, kill
swine, and abolish jizyah. Allah will perish all religions except Islam. He will
destroy the Antichrist and will live on the earth for forty years and then he
will die. The Muslims will pray over him. Book 37, Number
4310: Abu Dawud
The Resurrection
Following the death and burial of
Jesus, will be the resurrection of all, according to Islam. This event will be
preceded by the trumpet blast, which crushes the mountains. In Islam all will
be gathered and submit to Allah.
13. And when the trumpet shall sound
one blast
14. And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
15. Then, on that day will the Event befall.
16. And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
Surah 69:13-16
14. And the earth with the mountains shall be lifted up and crushed with one crash,
15. Then, on that day will the Event befall.
16. And the heaven will split asunder, for that day it will be frail.
Surah 69:13-16
Every living creature will die, even
the angels, causing all to submit to the oneness of God, tawhid. (Surah
55:26-27, 28:88) Then all will be resurrected, including the angel who blows
the trumpet to the resurrection. All will be gathered before the throne of God
to be judged for their deeds. On this day, two groups will be separated. The
believers will have joy and the disbelievers will face doom.
33. But when the
Shout cometh 34. On the day when a man fleeth from his brother
35. And his mother and his father 36. And his wife and his children,
37. Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
38. On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
39. Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
40. And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
41. Veiled in darkness,
42. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Surah 80:33-42
35. And his mother and his father 36. And his wife and his children,
37. Every man that day will have concern enough to make him heedless (of others).
38. On that day faces will be bright as dawn,
39. Laughing, rejoicing at good news;
40. And other faces, on that day, with dust upon them,
41. Veiled in darkness,
42. Those are the disbelievers, the wicked.
Surah 80:33-42
The Day of
Accounting
With the masses of humanity and jinn
assembled before the throne, the time comes for them to be divided, according to
judgment. The sins and actions of humanity recorded in the book of deeds will
be placed before them, according to the Quran.
49. And the Book is placed, and thou
seest the guilty fearful of that which is therein, and they say: What Kind of a
book is this that leaveth not a small thing nor a great thing but hath counted
it! And they find all that they did confronting them, and thy Lord wrongeth no
one. Surah 18:49
Individuals whose good deeds
outweigh their bad deeds will attain “Success”. Those whose scales are light
will loose their souls. (Surah 7:8-9) The people will be gathered to the right
and the left of the throne of God, which is upheld by eight angels.
Those on the right will enter the
Gardens of Paradise, those on the left will get chains for hell. Both groups
will then be forced to cross over the bridge of “Hell”, called sirat
(seerat).
18. On that day ye will be exposed;
not a secret of you will be hidden. 19. Then, as for him who is given his
record in his right hand, he will say: Take, read my book! 20. Surely I knew
that I should have to meet my reckoning. 21. Then he will be in blissful state
22. In a high Garden 23. Whereof the clusters are in easy reach. 24. (And it
will be said unto those therein): Eat and drink at ease for that which ye sent
on before you in past days. 25. But as for him who is given his record in his
left hand, he will say: Oh, would that I had not been given my book 26. And
knew not what my reckoning! 27. Oh, would that it had been death! 28. My
wealth hath not availed me, 29. My power hath gone from me. 30. (It will be
said): Take him and fetter him 31. And then expose him to hell fire 32. And
then insert him in a chain whereof the length is seventy cubits.
Surah 69:18-31
Surah 69:18-31
The believers will be successful in
their crossing, but those on the left will fall into Hell when they try to
cross. The Hadith, and not the Quran, sheds the most light on this event.
Muslims will also face Hell, to pay for their sins, but eventually, the Mercy of
Allah will free them.
Narrated 'Ata' bin Yazid
Al-Laithi:……….Then a
bridge will be laid across Hell (Fire)' I and my followers will be the first
ones to go across it and none will speak on that Day except the Apostles. And
the invocation of the Apostles on that Day will be, 'O Allah, save! Save!' In
Hell (or over The Bridge) there will be hooks like the thorns of As-Sa'dan
(thorny plant)…… Those hooks will snap the people away according to their deeds.
Some of the people will stay in Hell (be destroyed) because of their (evil)
deeds, and some will be cut or torn by the hooks (and fall into Hell) and some
will be punished and then relieved. When Allah has finished His Judgments among
the people, He will take whomever He will out of Hell through His Mercy. He will
then order the angels to take out of the Fire all those who used to worship none
but Allah from among those whom Allah wanted to be merciful to and those who
testified (in the world) that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah.
Volume 9, Book 93, Number 532c:
Bukhari
Mohammed as
Intercessor
Muslims are dependent on
their works to save them from the fires of Hell. If their bad deeds outweigh
the good, they are destined to burn in Hell fire. Unlike Islam, Christianity
has a Messiah who paid for the sins of those who are lost, by dying on the
cross. Islam has no such savior in the Quran. However, in the Hadith, Mohammad
takes on the role as intercessor for the Muslim. Even Jesus and Abraham cannot
equal the intercession of Mohammad. So Muslims, on the day of judgment, put
their ultimate hope on Muhammad and his ability to intercede.
"Muhammad talked to us saying, 'On
the Day of Resurrection the people will surge with each other like waves, and
then they will come to Adam and say, 'Please intercede for us with your Lord.'
He will say, 'I am not fit for that but you'd better go to Abraham as he is the
Khalil of the Beneficent.' They will go to Abraham and he will say, 'I am not
fit for that, but you'd better go to Moses as he is the one to whom Allah spoke
directly.' So they will go to Moses and he will say, 'I am not fit for that, but
you'd better go to Jesus as he is a soul created by Allah and His Word.' (Be:
And it was) they will go to Jesus and he will say, 'I am not fit for that,
but you'd better go to Muhammad.' ……………
They would come to me and I would
say, 'I am for that.' Then I will ask for my Lord's permission, and it will be
given, and then He will inspire me to praise Him with such praises as I do not
know now. So I will praise Him with those praises and will fall down, prostrate
before Him. Then it will be said, 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for
you will be listened to; and ask, for your will be granted (your request); and
intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my
followers! My followers!' And then it will be said, 'Go and take out of Hell
(Fire) all those who have faith in their hearts, equal to the weight of a
barley grain.' I will go and do so and return to praise Him with the same
praises, and fall down (prostrate) before Him. Then it will be said, 'O
Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to, and ask, for
you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your intercession will be
accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers! My followers!' It will be said,
'Go and take out of it all those who have faith in their hearts equal to the
weight of a small ant or a mustard seed.' I will go and do so and return to
praise Him with the same praises, and fall down in prostration before Him. It
will be said, 'O, Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened
to, and ask, for you will be granted (your request); and intercede, for your
intercession will be accepted.' I will say, 'O Lord, my followers!' Then He will
say, 'Go and take out (all those) in whose hearts there is faith even to the
lightest, lightest mustard seed. (Take them) out of the Fire.' I will go and do
so… Volume 9, Book 93, Number 601: Bukhari
Heaven and Hell
The description of Heaven and Hell
as the final destination are presented in both the Quran and the Hadith. Like
the rest of Islam, the more detailed presentation is made in the Hadith as
opposed to the Quran. The Quran describes Hell in graphic terms, a place of
torment and burning.
62. Is this better as a welcome, or
the tree of Zaqqam?
63. Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong doers.
64. Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell
65. Its crop is as it were the heads of devils
66. And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.
67. And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
68. And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell. Surah 37:62-68
63. Lo! We have appointed it a torment for wrong doers.
64. Lo! it is a tree that springeth in the heart of hell
65. Its crop is as it were the heads of devils
66. And lo! they verily must eat thereof, and fill (their) bellies therewith.
67. And afterward, lo! thereupon they have a drink of boiling water
68. And afterward, lo! their return is surely unto hell. Surah 37:62-68
35. On the day when it will (all) be
heated in the fire of hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and their backs
will be branded therewith (and it will be said unto them): Here is that which ye
hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what ye used to hoard. Surah
9:35
While Heaven (Paradise) is described
as a place where one enjoys his wives, drinks non-intoxicating wine, and lives
in bliss in the shade. The Bukhari Hadith describes heaven (Paradise) as having
a pearl sixty miles wide, where one set of wives do not see the others. This
allows the believer (Muslim) to visit his many wives in Paradise, without having
the other wives know.
43. In the Gardens of delight, 44. On
couches facing one another 45. A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for
them,
46. White, delicious to the drinkers, 47. Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
48. And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes, Surah 37:43-48
46. White, delicious to the drinkers, 47. Wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby.
48. And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes, Surah 37:43-48
55. Lo! those who merit paradise this
day are happily employed, 56. They and their wives, in pleasant shade, on
thrones reclining; 57. Theirs the fruit (of their good deeds) and theirs (all)
that they ask; 58. The word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace!
Surah 36:55-58
Surah 36:55-58
Narrated Abdullah bin Qais: Allah's
Apostle said, "In Paradise there is a pavilion made of a single hollow pearl
sixty miles wide, in each corner of which there are wives who will not see those
in the other corners; and the believers will visit and enjoy them. And there are
two gardens, the utensils and contents of which are made of silver; and two
other gardens, the utensils and contents of which are made of so-and-so (i.e.
gold) and nothing will prevent the people staying in the Garden of Eden from
seeing their Lord except the curtain of Majesty over His
Face.” Volume 6, Book 60, Number 402:
Bukhari
In contrast to the rest of those in
Paradise, the martyr or the person who dies in Jihad, receives 72 wives in
Paradise and has the right to intercede for seventy relatives.
Al-Miqdam ibn madikarib Ma'dikarib
(Hadith)
MISHKAT AL-MASABIH (Hadith)
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The martyr receives six good things from Allah: he is forgiven at the first shedding of his blood; he is shown his abode in Paradise; he is preserved from the punishment in the grave; he is kept safe from the greatest terror; he has placed on his head the crown of honour, a ruby of which is better than the world and what it contains; he is married to seventy-two wives of the maidens with large dark eyes; and is made intercessor for seventy of his relatives."
Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
MISHKAT AL-MASABIH (Hadith)
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "The martyr receives six good things from Allah: he is forgiven at the first shedding of his blood; he is shown his abode in Paradise; he is preserved from the punishment in the grave; he is kept safe from the greatest terror; he has placed on his head the crown of honour, a ruby of which is better than the world and what it contains; he is married to seventy-two wives of the maidens with large dark eyes; and is made intercessor for seventy of his relatives."
Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
Buddhist Time Prophecies
At that period, brethren, there will arise in the world an Exalted. One
named Metteyya, Arahat, Fully Awakened, abounding in wisdom and goodness, happy,
with knowledge of the worlds, unsurpassed as a guide to mortals willing to be
led, a teacher for gods and men, an Exalted One,
a Buddha, even as I am
now...
...He, by himself, will thoroughly know and see, as it
were face to face, this universe, with Its worlds of the spirits, Its Brahmas
and Its Maras, and Its world of recluses and Brahmins, of princes and peoples,
even as I now, by myself, thoroughly know and see them. -Digha Nikaya 1
The truth [the Norm, the Dhamma], lovely in
origin, lovely in Its progress, lovely in Its consummation, will he (Metteyya
Buddha) proclaim, both in the spirit and in letter, the higher life will he
make known, in all Its fullness and in all Its purity, even as I do know. He
will be accompanied by a congregation of some thousands of Brethren, even as I
an now accompanied by a congregation of some hundreds of Brethren.
---Digha Nikaya 2
This prophecy of Gautama Buddha clearly predicts that the teaching of
Mettayya Buddha will be a worldwide teaching.
Baha'u'llah, the founder of Baha'i Faith, does not just fulfill the Buddhist
prophecies. He is also Promised One of Jews "the expected Messiah", for
Christians and Muslims the awaited return of Christ, for the Zoroastrians
(Parsees) the Saoshyant, for the Hindus the Kalki Avatar, as well as being for
Buddhists the Metteyya Buddha.
The prophecy of the Lord Buddha that the teaching of Metteyya Buddha will be
much more extensive than his own is already being fulfilled through the Baha'i
Faith, already a worldwide religion with communities in every part of the planet
consisting of all the races and nations of humanity.
So what is this ' teaching that is lovely' predicted by Gautama Buddha and
which Baha'is believe Baha'u'll'ah has brought? It is the renewed spiritual
guidance and the new social teachings given by Baha'u'll'ah.
TIME PROPHECIES
But there is another
prophecy that is much more specific about the time of the coming of the Metteyya
Buddha. Sariputta asked the Buddha:
'The Hero that shall follow you?
As Buddha of what sort is
he?
The account in full I fain would learn.
Declare to me thou seeing
one'
Gautama Buddha replied:
' I will tell you, Sariputta
Pray lend your ears, for I will speak.
In
this auspicious aeon
' Three leaders have already lived
Kakusandha,
Konagamana
And also the leader Kassapa.
'The Buddha Supreme, now am I
But after me Mettayya comes,
Before this
auspicious aeon
Runs to the end of years.
"This Buddha, then, Mettayya by name
Supreme, and of all men the
chief...'
Sariputta: 'How will it occur?'
Buddha replied:
'After my decease, first will occur the five
disappearences. And what are the five disappearances?' The disappearance of
attainments [to nibbana], the disappearance of the method [inability to practice
wisdom, insight and the four purities of moral habit], the disappearance of
learning [loss of men who follow the Dhamma and the forgetting of the Pitakas
and other scriptures], the disappearance of the symbols [the loss of the outward
forms, the robes and practices of monkhood], the disappearance of the relics
[the Dhatu]...
"Then when the Dispensation of the perfect Buddha is 5000
years old, the relics, not receiving reverence and
honor will go to places where they can receive them... This, Sariputta, is
called the disappearance of relics'.
This passage clearly shows that the Metteyya Buddha will appear 'before this
auspicious aeon runs to the end of years'. Since Gautama Buddha appeared in
India and was speaking to disciples who had also been Hindus and were familiar
with the Hindu system of dating cycles.
It would seem likely that when Gautama Buddha said 'before this auspicious
aeon runs to the end of years', he was speaking of the Hindu Kali Yuga in the
middle of which he had appeared.
This Kali Yuga ended at noon on 1 August 1943, equivalent to the year 2486 of
the Buddhist Era. Therefore according to this prophecy of the Buddha, the
Metteyya Buddha should already have appeared sometime before 1943.
It is true that this prophecy of the Five Disappearances states that the last
of the Disappearances will occur when the Dispensation of the Buddha is five
thousand years old. Since only 2,500 years have passed, It might seem that it is
not yet time for the coming of Metteyya Buddha.
It should however, be borne in mind that when the Buddha allowed woman to be
ordained as nuns, he then prophesied that because of this time that the Dhamma
endured would be halved. The period during which the full Dhamma is known
and Nibbana achieved (the First Disappearance) is halved from one thousand years
to five hundred and similarly for the whole process.
Thus resulting in 2,500 years during which all of the Five Disappearances
must occur. The year 2500 of the Buddhist Era was celebrated in AD 1956. This
ties in very well with AD 1943 as the last possible date for the appearance of
the Metteyya Buddha. Baha'is believe that Baha'u'llah, who appeared in the
century before the expiration of this deadline, was the Metteyya Buddha.
The Five Disappearances refer to the gradual disappearance of the Dhamma from
the world. This is something which the Buddha knew would happen since everything
in this world is transient and changes.
He describes the gradual fading of the efficacy of his teachings until even
the 'true sacred relics (Dh'atu), not receiving reverence and honor, will go to
places where they can receive them. If we consider the situation in the Buddhist
world at the time of the advent of Baha'u'll'ah in the middle of the nineteenth
century, we will note that all of this prophecy had been fulfilled by that time.
Buddhism had disappeared from native soil in India, the sacred relics had
gone from India ' to places where they can receive reverence and honor in Sri
Lanka, Burma, Thailand and elsewhere in the Buddhist world. The scripture and
the Dhamma could even be said to have disappeared from the Buddhist community,
when Colonel Olcott arrived in Sri Lanka in the last half of the nineteenth
century, he could find no monks who knew Pali and could read the scriptures.
There has, of course been a revival in Buddhism since those days but this is
only to be expected. For with the appearance of a new
Buddha, Baha'u'llah, in this world, the light is once more shining, and
the sun, when It shines, shines on all things, whether or not they are turned to
it.
Even today in Buddhist countries, however, It is difficult to apply the laws
of the Sangha as given in the Buddhist scriptures. Monks, for example, rarely
now join the Sangha for life: many are forced to carry money with them, some are
involved in politics, and so forth.
Gautama Buddha described the degraded state of the world at the time of the
coming of Metteyya, these conditions have been fulfilled today.
Thus, brethren, from goods not being bestowed on the destitute, poverty grew
great ..stealing... violence... murder...lying...evil
speaking...adultery...abusive and idle talk...covetousness and ill-will...false
opinions... incest, wanton greed and perverted lust...till finally lack of
filial and religious piety and lack of regard for the head of the clan grew
great. From these things growing, the life-span of those beings and the
comliness of them wasted.
Among such humans, the ten moral courses on conduct will disappear, the ten
immoral courses of action will flourish excessively, there will be no word for
moral among such humans - far less any moral agent. Among such humans, brethren,
they who lack filial and religious piety, and show no respect for the head clan
- It is they whom homage and praise will be given to the filial-minded, to the
pious and to them who respect the heads of their clans...
The world will fall into promiscuity, like goats and sheep, fowls and swine,
dogs and jackals. Among such humans, brethren, keen mutual enmity will become
the rule, keen ill-will, keen animosity, passionate thoughts even of killing, in
a mother towards her child. In a child towards mother, in a father towards his
child and a child towards his father, in brother to brother, in brother to
sister, in sister to brother...
As indicated in this prophecy, the Dhamma will have disappeared from the
world by this time. Gautama Buddha states that the true Dhamma will not
disappear from the world until a false Dhamma appears to replace it.
There is no disappearing of the true Dhamma until a counterfeit Dhamma arises
in the world. Once a counterfeit Dhamma arises then there is a disappearing of
the true Dhamma. It is when, here in the order itself, hollow and foolish
persons arise that they make this true Dhamma disappear. Baha'u'llah has
confirmed that this false, counterfeit Dhamma is present in the world and is
replacing the true Dhamma. In the Baha'i writings it is stated that the true
Dhamma has been replaced by a desire for material things:
Today, all the peoples of the world are indulging in self-interest and exert
the utmost effort and endeavor to promote their own material interests. They are
worshiping themselves and not the divine reality. They seek diligently their own
benefit and not the common weal. This is because they are captives of the world
of nature and unaware of the divine teachings, of the bounty, of the kingdom and
of the Sun of Truth.
These prophecies appear to describe accurately the present condition of the
world with materialism, consumerism, promiscuity, drug problems and increasing
violence and conflict. These problems are ravaging every society and undermining
the pillars of all social structures.
The way in which this situation can be remedied is, as the prophecy
indicates, for a new Buddha to arise. Only a new Buddha can restore the Dhamma
and replace the counterfeit Dhamma of materialism and selfishness. Only a new
Buddha can give the new teachings to solve the social problems of the world.
Only a new Buddha can solve the problems caused by the modern world by giving
new laws.
Baha'is believe that Baha'u'llah is
the
Metteyya Buddha prophesied by Lord Buddha.
Baha'is
recognize Baha'u'llah "as the Judge, the Lawgiver and Redeemer of all mankind,
as the Organizer of the entire planet, as the Unifier of the children of men, as
the Inaugurator of the long-awaited millennium, as the Originator of a new
"Universal Cycle," as the Establisher of the Most Great Peace, as the Fountain
of the Most Great Justice, as the Proclaimer of the coming of age of the entire
human race, as the Creator of a new World Order, and as the Inspirer and Founder
of a world civilization.
To Israel He was neither more nor less than the incarnation of the
"Everlasting Father," the "Lord of Hosts" come down "with ten thousands of
saints"; to Christendom Christ returned "in the glory of the Father," to Shi'ah
Islam the return of the Imam Husayn; to Sunni Islam the descent of the "Spirit
of God" (Jesus Christ); to the Zoroastrians the promised Shah-Bahram; to the
Hindus the reincarnation of Krishna; to the Buddhists the fifth Buddha...
He alone is meant by the prophecy attributed to Gautama Buddha Himself, that
"a Buddha named Maitreye, the Buddha of universal fellowship" should, in the
fullness of time, arise and reveal "His boundless glory"...
Baha'u'llah wrote:
"Verily I say, this is the day in which mankind can behold the Face
and hear the Voice of the Promised One. The call of God hath been raised, and
the light of His countenance hath been lifted up upon men. It behooveth every
man to blot out the trace of every idle word from the tablet of his heart, and
to gaze, with an open and unbiased mind, on the signs of His Revelation, the
proofs of His Mission, and the tokens of His Glory."-Baha'u'llah,
Baha'i World Faith p.9-11
a Buddha, even as I am now...
As Buddha of what sort is he?
The account in full I fain would learn.
Declare to me thou seeing one'
Gautama Buddha replied: ' I will tell you, Sariputta
Pray lend your ears, for I will speak.
In this auspicious aeon
' Three leaders have already lived
Kakusandha, Konagamana
And also the leader Kassapa. 'The Buddha Supreme, now am I
But after me Mettayya comes,
Before this auspicious aeon
Runs to the end of years. "This Buddha, then, Mettayya by name
Supreme, and of all men the chief...'
the Metteyya Buddha prophesied by Lord Buddha.
Praise God!
Please note: What is the main hope of Christian? By Now you must have realized that it is the Rapture and the Second Coming of Christ.
Christ according to Islam will come with Angels to find and Kill the Dajjal.
Ok. So we have seen many Prophecies of different religions.
Not one of them mentions the Rapture.
If those religions don't mention the Rapture then those who are followers would naturally not be looking for the signs or prophecies to be fulfilled and will not keep watch! Thus missing the Rapture and Glory of the Kingdom and then they would be left at the Devil's mercy and God's Wrath!
Here are a few points to ponder on:
Christianity is very clear what happens to a soul. Where the soul goes, the first ressurection and the Second Ressurection and the Final Judgement. Christ will reign for a thousnd years after His Second Coming. Remember " The whole world mourns on seeing Him"?
Now do you know why All those people Mourn?
SO THE ONLY MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK FOR THE WORLD IS THE RAPTURE!!!!
SO THE ONLY MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK FOR THE WORLD IS THE RAPTURE!!!!
SO THE ONLY MAJOR STUMBLING BLOCK FOR THE WORLD IS THE RAPTURE!!!!
Now is the picture getting brighter? A little more clearer?
Satan's Falsifictaion of being the Christ!
Now when millions of people disappear, and there is chaos, no one knows where or why this happened and a false Christ appears in heaven coming down to earth, to decieve the whole world" EVEN THE ELECT", and gives the world an explanation, imagine the deception.
ONE GREAT PROPHECY IS THAT THE ANTICHRIST WOULD BE FATALLY WOUNDED IN THE HEAD, IT COULD INCLUDE THE FACE, ETC. AND AFTER 3 DAYS WOULD COME BACK TO LIFE FULLY HEALED.
THIS IS WHEN SATAN HIMSELF ENTERS THE BODY AND GIVES ALL HIS AUTHORITY TO THE ANTI-CHRIST. HE WILL RECREATE JESUS'S RESURRECTION AND THE WHOLE WORLD WILL BE IN WONDER!
A FALSE PROPHET WILL DECLARE AND PERFORM MIRACLES ON BEHALF OF THE ANTICHRIST.
ALL THE PROPHECIES OF THE ANTI-CHRIST HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE PREVIOUS PARTS.
Remember at this time the Church would have been Raptured.
Why do I believe so, why do I keep repeating these things. Well please let us take a microscopic view at the book of Revelation:
Summary of the events on earth as Prophesied:
There is a Scroll in Heaven that only Jesus can Open:
There are seven seals on the scroll. Remember in ancient times, any scroll or important roll of paper would bear a wax seal with the insignia of the person sending it. It would only be opened by the Highest authority or the person mentioned by the accompanying letter. Otherwise it could not be opened. Penalty was very harsh.
So Jesus is found worthy in Heaven to open the Scroll Given by God.
Seals 1-4 when opened unleash the four Horsemen:
Seal one broken: A white horse, he who sat on it had a bow, and a crown was given to him to conquer and he went out conquering and to conquer: This is the Spirit of the the Anti-Christ. AKA the devil.
Explanation: Before the world was created, God created Jesus, The Elect One.
When Adam sinned, this seal was opened. The Spirit of the Devil has been conquering ever since. REMEMBER NIMROD? DID YOU READ IN PART 2 THAT HE WAS THE FIRST CONQUEROR AND HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST ARCHERS TO HAVE EVER LIVED? DID WE NOT PROVE THAT? THUS, HE CORRUPTED AND CONQUERED MANY SOULS BY DESTROYING THE FAITH IN THE LIVING GOD BY MEANS OF CREATING FALSE RELIGIONS AND PRACTICES. NOW ARE YOU ABLE TO CONNECT THE DOTS?
Seal two broken: A fiery red horse, and it was granted to him to take peace away from the earth, that people should kill one another; and a great sword was given to him.
Explanation: ( This too is an Angel that incites people to kill eachother. Also the Devil).PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS CONTINUING AND WILL CONTINUE. NO REAL PEACE HAS EVER EXSISTED SINCE THE TIME ADAM SINNED, AND WILL CONTINUE TILL JESUS COMES BACK.
Seal three Broken: A black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
(Please make note of this next sentence) " And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying" A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine".
Explanation: ( Believe it or not, This is talking about inflation. The inflation reaches such a ridiculous rate that everyday labourers can not afford to feed themselves and their families properly. But "Do not harm the oil and wine" means that the rich will not be affected by this inflation. Not only that but the rich will not share their wealth with the poor. The Spirit of Greed and Pride. Another Satanic Attribute.
Please note the latest Global Inflation Rates. Well another prophecy fulfilled.
What is so compelling in this data is that no Country in this World has a Negative Inflation Rate. It has continued to rise. Which Ancient Text talks so clearly about these things all being fulfilled. What? Please Note: