About twelve years ago, as I was starting the research for my book on the re-birth of anti-Semitism (They have Conspired Against You), I took an in-depth look at Psalm 83. The supplication of Asaph to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob was poignant to say the least.
The psalmist (a contemporary of King David) was begging God, pleading for justice against the enemies of Israel. Psalm 83:4 reads: They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, That the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
It is almost verbatim the kind of venom that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or any leader of the Muslim Brotherhood would spew out. But what is very interesting to serious students of biblical prophecy is the list of countries and people groups that follows.
Possibly struck by naivete or an overwhelming desire to refrain from sensationalizing the Bible to make it fit current events, I originally felt that the ten countries listed in Psalm 83 were a literary device used by Asaph to describe the great danger that Israel’s enemies posed back in his days. While there is still some truth to that view, I am increasingly leaning towards a more literal view of a modern day concert of anti-Israel nations. A quick review of the countries at stake does paint a sobering picture:
The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites; Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assyria also has joined with them (Psalm 83:6-8)
When put together, these countries form a conspiracy that geographically surrounds the Land of Israel in a way that cannot be ignored. The question remains that if this is to be a physical attack against Israel, will it occur during the future Great Tribulation or even sooner in our lifetime? With Jordan and Egypt currently at peace with Israel, maybe some would think that I am more of a doomsday hearer than necessary. Think again!
The situation in the Middle East has never been so volatile. Not to mention Iran’s masqueraded race to nuclear power, our eyes should turn to Egypt and Syria and the current turmoil they are in. The “Arab Spring” turns out to be far from what the Western world thought it would be, as the tides of change from dictatorships to democracies, appear to have been nipped in the bud. But even before we turn to the current events of Egypt and Syria, it is worth remembering that within days of Lybia’s Gaddafi death, Al Qaeda’s flags were flying high over many government buildings. Democracy? I think not!
Egyptians are gearing up for a presidential election that is CRITICAL for the future of the Middle East region. The two candidates for President are Ahmed Shafiq (prime minister and former general under Hosni Mubarak’s government) and Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi. Whichever way the scale tips will be far from the democracy hoped for by the instigators of the “Arab Spring”. If the Muslim Brotherhood wins, like many think will happen, we can expect a quick turn of events punctuated by the implementation of sharia law and the annulment of the over two decades old peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
Syria’s predicament is only adding fuel to the fire, an increasing fire approaching a powder keg that would affect not only the Middle East but most of Western civilization. There are great concerns about again the Muslim Brotherhood taking control of Syria if and when Bashar Al Assad is deposed.
A very interesting sequence of events has been delineated that identifies the false premise of democracy used by Islamists to implement sharia law in recently toppled Middle East countries:
It is an excellent and true article. Many people are not aware of Muruna as it is discribe in their book, the koran, to mean it is A OK to lie to an infidel. More people need to know what the koran teaches.
Totally excellent article!! May the God of Abraham, Isaac and the fear of Jacob be PRAISED!!!