ADDENDUM to September 11

(Eleventh Anniversary of 9/11)

Isaiah 14 gives us a picture of what transpired in the heavenlies when Lucifer fell because of his sin of pride. In verse 14, he declares his open rebellion; he says, “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will be like the Most High.” In these few words he has proclaimed the one thing he desires through all his evil machinations. Lucifer, Satan, the Devil wants the one thing that is God’s alone—the worship of man.

May I suggest that through the religion of Islam, he has attained his goal to a degree and may I suggest that the ultimate aim of Islam—to control the entire earth—is a manifestation of the evil heart of Satan himself. The Bible tells us that Satan comes to “steal, kill, and destroy,” John 10:10, and from its inception, Islam has shared these same characteristics.

A cursory study of the history of Islam cannot but invalidate the assertion that it is a ‘religion of peace.’ Mohammed began his conquest of his neighbors and ruthlessly slew any who defied his religion and his authority. The pages of history are spattered with the blood of those who resisted him.

It has been only when those attacked by Islam prevailed militarily over the ‘worldview machine’ set in motion by Mohammed that Islam rested with the intent to rise another day. With the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, militant Islam was dormant for a time but waiting to rise again.

We have seen that rise in our generation, perhaps beginning with the attack upon the Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich and extending to the 9/11 attack upon the United States, and continuing through acts of terrorism today in Israel and elsewhere. The Muslim war on Judaism and Christianity is on-going and extends far beyond the denial of religious freedom within Muslim lands.

We know the Islamic world awaits their Twelfth Madhi, but are we aware of how closely this figure parallels the Biblical Antichrist? Are we aware that the Bible prophecies a great, world-wide conflagration that will pit the forces of Satan against the people of God? As we see Islam on the ascendancy we cannot but be aware that their tactics now, as they have ever been, are bloodshed and conquest and this is the methodology that will be employed by the Madhi in his quest for world domination.

Unlike Christianity, which appeals to the tender heart of a man and implores him to choose forgiveness and love over unforgiveness and hatred; which compels him to allow Jesus to wash away all negative thoughts and actions in His shed blood, Islam propagates the strategy of the evil one which is described in John 10:10.

On this anniversary of 9/11, may believers in Christ resolve to be vigilant because the threat against our faith and our culture will only intensify as the time of the Madhi/Antichrist draws near. Those who have made themselves enemies of the One True God, who hate the Cross of Christ, who deny that God loves man enough to have died for him, and deny the efficaciousness of Jesus’ blood are determined to prevail.

Yet, as Jesus Himself said, “When you see these things…look up and lift up your head, for your redemption draws near” Luke 21:28. Yes, we live in a world of conflict. Yes, the evil one has many adherents who do his bidding and think they do God a favor. Yes, there are perilous days ahead.

But at the same time, many are being drawn into the Arc of Safety. Many are hearing and embracing the Gospel of Christ. The Good News of salvation from hatred and blood lust and sin is touching the hearts of many who have been held captive to the lies of the enemy, so we who believe continue to pray, continue to trust and continue to look toward the Eastern Sky, knowing that JESUS IS COMING SOON; knowing that ultimate victory is His.

Be blessed, people of Christ. The God you serve will not be defeated and YOU are more than conquerors in Him! (Romans 8:37)