A lot of research has been done upon Armageddon. Especially how it will effect mankind and what man should do to prepare for it. As an example let us take a look at a theisis published in 1965 by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in cooperation with the International Bible Students' Association under the title :
A. "YOU MAY SURVIVE ARMAGEDDON AND ENTER INTO GOD'S NEW KINGDOM"
A summary has been given on pages 7-15 of this research where they have informed :
A meeting was called on Sunday 28th July 1963, to enlighten the people of the World upon the following prophecy made by Prophet Isaiah some twenty-five centuries back as to what would happen after Armageddon viz :
"... And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more" [190].
The President of this Association opened his speech with : "Armageddon will be the worst thing ever to hit the earth within the history of man. God's new world will be the best thing ever to come to distressed mankind" (Page 11).
He went on to say :
"For us to know that the best immediately follows the worst gives us courage to consider the subject of our discussion.. So if we have yet to endure Armageddon, it will be better for us to face it with understanding, in the hope surviving and entering into a new world of God's making, a world altogether different from the one mankind has known now for thousands of years, to its sorrow, Armageddon will prove a great blessing in disguise" (Page 11).
This momentous speech was closed with these words :
"Avoid perishing with this old world in the war of the day of God Almighty. Get ready now to live after Armageddon in God's New World" (Page 11).
Ordinarily for any man to think of trouble is not a pleasant thing. We all instinctively shrink from it. But the consideration of Armageddon, when rightly understood is indeed inviting beneficial. No man on the earth can hope to escape this war. There will be no neutrals in this war. Each will have to be on either one side or the other. Happy will be those, who find themselves on the winning side. Only those who favour and uphold the winning side can have a hope of surviving this greatest of all wars. It is now possible to know which would be the winning side. And to take one's stand in advance. And this is what invites us to a consideration of Armageddon, and God's New World that will follow it. That is why we can be wise if we are thoughtful from now and consider the overwhelming evidence of the nearness of it.
B. THE FALSE PROPHET
What will happen after the destruction of the Mighty Beast or World Power ? The first part of Daniel 7 : 24 informs :
"And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise”.
So ten men would make themselves kings or rulers over the remanents of this shattered earth after the destruction of the Communists Empires.
The second part of Daniel 7 : 24 discloses :
"And another shall rise after them ; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings".
Daniel goes on to say further in the next verse :
"And he shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws......" [191].
The fact that he would speak against God, attack saints, and try to change the divine laws clearly shows that he will be an evil power out to rule upon the blood of saintly people. His kingdom will last for a period of about seven years [192].
At the end of this period the False Prophet will be "Cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone " [193].
This period of 7 years is also known as "Tribulation".
The title of this person will be "Dadjdjal" or "Masih-AI-Dadjdjal".
In Syriac it is found "Meshihe daggale" has been used to translate the Anti-Christ in St. Matthew 24 : 24.
In Syriac "Nebiya daggale" has been used for "False Prophet".
In Arabic the verb "dadjala" means "to deceive".
It is reported that the "Dadjdjal" will be blind in his right eye. This is open to two interpretations, viz :
a) That the dadjdjal will be physically blind in his right eye,—or
b) The right side of the body is supposed to represent goodness. The left side is evil. So blind in the right eye could even mean that he would be a person who has no goodness at all in him but only evil !
However time will soon show what this evil genius is. He is expected to be of Jewish origin. He will have the full support of the Jews and their allies, the Christians.
"The Unfolding of the Ages" by David L Cooper of Biblical Research Society, Los Angeles in 1958 reveals on pages 6 & 7 :
"But we are told by our Lord, that, before the Tribulation, there will be a period of peace and prosperity, men engaging in regular commercial and social persuits [194].
“Paul said that, when the general sentiment and outlook of the people of earth will be that of peace and safety, then comes the throes of the day of the Lord.
"From Jesus and Paul, therefore, we learn that, immediately preceeding the day of the Lord, there is to be a period of peace and prosperity.
"This is indicated on the chart by the seventh arrow in this period".
“The eighth arrow signifies the next important event on the programme, namely, the rise of the Antichrist, and the beginning of the Tribulation".
"He appears after the world-empire has collapsed and fallen into its ten divisions. It takes him a little time to ingratiate himself into the favour of these mighty dictators, but he does gain the ascendancy. Finally, he enters into contract with the Jews making a covenant with them for seven years. This event seem to be at the very beginning of the Tribulation. Thus the seven years of the day of the Lord are counted from this event.”
"If anyone were to hold strictly to the position of the rupture as indicated on the chart, he would think that it occurs immediately before the Tribulation begins. This position is held by many excellent Bible students".
"The chronological order of events that is presented here seem to be the one that is demanded by the Scriptures".
"When the Antichrist enters into covenant relations with the apostate remnants of Israel [195], God's clock, which strikes off the hours of the Tribulation, starts running". This period is of seven years' duration. It has been referred to in the “Book of Revelation".
C. THE SEVEN YEARS OF TRIBULATION
The Holy Bible informs that this period of seven years is divided into two periods of about 3.5 years each :
"....For it is given unto Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot (for) forty and two months.
"And I will give power unto two witnesses, and they shall prophecy a thousand two hundred and three score days clothe in sack cloth” [196].
1. The first half of the period of Tribulation will be 42 months. During this period the holy city of Jerusalem will be tread upon by the Anti-Christ under his foot. Many will be killed.
The believers in God would be his chief opponents. He would weed them out individually from house to house giving them one of the two undermentioned options viz :
a) To accept him as Lord and Master and obey him,—or
b) To be tortured until death overtakes the victims.
2) In this way, many saints and believers would be martyred by this evil master mind, who would daily cover the streets with blood and corpses. All places under his control would become totally unsafe for anybody believing in God. Such a dangerous situation on a world-wide scale had never taken place before and will not occur again. The Holy Bible gives us the following warnings :
"And Jesus answered and said unto them. Take heed that no man deceive you".
"For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ, and shall deceive many" [197].
"All these are the beginning of sorrows (i e. the seven years of “Tribulation").
"Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all nations for My (i.e. God's) name's sake" [198].
3) When such terrible conditions will prevail then the Holy Bible requests the true believers to flee from Palestine as under :
"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation (i.e. blood and corpses of the innocent), spoken of by Daniel the Prophet, stand in the holy place, (whose readeth, let him understand ).
"Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains :
"Let him which is on the house top not come down to take anything out of his house :
"Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
"And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days !
"But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day:
"For then shall be great Tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no nor ever shall be" [199].
4) The second part of the Tribulation will be a period of 1260 days or about 3.5 years. During this this period two witnesses i.e. saints will prophesy the coming Battle of Armageddon and the return of Jesus ! They will get their Powers from God [200]. Those who accept the Saints and endure the troubles and reach the end of this 7 years will be saved [201]. Such will be the lucky ones to enter into God's New Kingdom.
So it becomes the duty of all mankind to try and find these two Saints who have the powers to save them.
D) SUPPORTERS OF THE FALSE PROPHET OR ANTI CHRIST !
Recently a very powerful Kingdom has been created upon the blood of martyrs by the might of the arms of the developed nations ! This has naturally resulted in the destruction of the surrounding Kingdoms. This new regime appears to be involved in all the three disasters referred to by the Bible. A brief study of the backgrond would help readers to fomulate their own views.
1) TURKEY INVOLVED IN A WAR WITH EUROPEANS
About the beginning of the fourteenth Century Hijrah (The 14th century of Hijrah is from about 1883 to 1981 A.D.) Turkey will be under the rule of a single king for 32 years. At the end of his reign, this Turkish ruler will be involved in a war with European Nations. After the war this king will be deposed. This will bring about the end of the Sultanate in Turkey [202].
Sultan Abdul Hamid Khan ruled for 32 years from 1887 till he was deposed in 1919 A.D. This has marked the end of the Sultanate in Turkey. He was replaced by Mustafa Kamal Ataturk, an Army Commander, who became the founder of modern Turkey and its first President.
2) ARAB - TURK WAR
The European nations during the above war will get the Arabs to revolt against Turkey. This war will destroy the Islamic Empire [203] under Turbis rule. Lawrence of Arabia has fulfilled this 1400 year old foretelling during World War 1.
3) EUROPEAN INFLUENCE OVER ARAB COUNTRIES
When the above two incidents occur the Muslim Empire will be broken. European nations will bring these Arab lands under their control [204]. The whole of North Africa, Northern Arabia including Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and the Arab Gulf States did actually come under the influence of the different European Nations.
4) THE SOVEREIGNTY OF FOREIGN POWERS OVER THE HOLY LANDS
Great Britain asked world Jewery to finance her with their vast resources and to help her to tide over her financial difficulties caused by the two World Wars. The Jews in return asked Britain for the Holy Lands of Palestine now under their control. Britain was under agreements with the Arab rulers to give them protection. But this condition was insisted upon by the Jews to give finance. So Britain decided with the co-operation of the European group of Nations including the U.S.A. to betray the unsuspecting Arabs and stab them in the back.
Therefore in furtherance of this pact with Jewery, Britain assisted by the U.S A., and other European Nations secretly trained the Jews and gave them unlimited supplies of modern arms.
5) BETRAYAL OF THE ARAB NATIONS IN AND AROUND PALESTINE
These armed Jews were allowed to make settlements in Palestine. The Arabs not only in Palestine but in all the surrounding countries were kept totally unarmed or supplied a few obsolete weapons by this consortium of European Nations.
Thus the Jews had an excellent, secretly well-armed and trained army with unlimited supplies of modern weapons, which could easily destroy the combined strength of the surrounding ill-armed Arab countries.
That is how the European Nations betrayed the Arab Protectorates under their control. This had been foretold by the Prophet of Islam 1400 years ago [205].
6) THE INVASION OF ITALY BY EUROPEAN NATIONS HAVING WORLDWIDE POWERS
In a war amongst European Nations the country of Italy would be invaded by certain European Nations having world-wide influence [206]. This has taken place when the Allied armies invaded Italy during World War II to drive out the Nazi German Army from North Africa and Italy.
7) THESE INVADERS OF ITALY WILL SET UP A KINGDOM BY FORCE OF ARMS IN THE ARAB LANDS
After the invasion of Italy, these European Nations with world-wide influence will set up a kingdom by force of arms on the blood of innocent martyrs, about 15 "Manzils" North of Madinah in an area between Madinah and Damascus [206].
A "Manzil" is an approximate distance of 30/45 miles, which can be travelled comfortably by a camel in one night.
Therefore fifteen " Manzils" means an approximate distan of 450/675 miles from Madinah. Palestine is about this distance. England, America, and General De Gaulle's Foreign French Forces — the European Nations having world-wide influence, who invaded Italy in World War II, according to these foretellings, were going to set up an independent country in the Arab Lands about 450/675 miles North of Madinah in between Madinah and Damascus.
8) SETTING UP OF A JEWISH COUNTRY ON ARAB-LANDS !
A Foreign country has actually been established by this very European group of Nations by force of arms on the blood of martyred innocent Arabs including many saints, helpless women and defenceless children. These foreign imported Jews from all the European countries have bulldozed the homes of the resident population of Arabs in their home towns and villages of Palestine. These European Jews have rendered hundreds of thousands of natives homeless in Palestine. Robbed them their hearths and homes and drove them out as refugees without any compensation. This abomination of these foreign Jews is the basic cause of the formation of armed Palestine Liberation Organisation for their self defence.
Thus this establishment of a country by Foreign Jews on the lands of the native Arabs is not only a fulfilment of this 1,400-year-old foretelling, but it is also according to the prophecies of the Holy Bible that at the end of the present system of civilisation, the Jews will snatch away the land of Palestine by the sword from many nations who would be dwelling there [207].
9) THE OBJECT OF THESE FOREIGN POWERS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNTRY FOR FOREIGNERS ON THE NATIVE ARABS OF PALESTINE
The object for which these European Powers planned the establishment of a Foreign country by the expelled European Jews in the homeland of the Arabs in Palestine was to try and destroy the religion of Islam or "Surrender to the Will of Allah". From the time of the First Crusade the European Nations have repeatedly tried to destroy Islam, but failed on each occasion. This time they intended to use a circumcised people to do this job for them. Because the Christians were uncircumcised people, hence outside the fold of the children of Abraham. They now thought that by putting a circumcised group of people i.e. the Jews against Muslims they would be able to achieve better results in the destruction of Islam than they had achieved so far.
Thus the plan of getting the mandate established in the Holy Land of the Arab countries was for the sole purpose of causing a "Fratricide" by arming the Jews who were the descendants from Isaac, the second son of Abraham, to destroy the followers of Ishmael, the first born of Abraham, viz. the Muslims, both of them being the circumcised children and followers of Abraham !
10. THE BALFOUR DECLARATION
This is proved by the “Balfour" Declaration of the British Government which is as follows :
British Foreign Office
London dated November, 2nd. 1917
"Dear Lord Rothschild,
I have much pleasure in conveying to you on behalf of His Majesty's Government the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to and approved by the Cabinet :
"His Majesty's Government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish Communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country”.
I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR.
11) ESTABLISHMENT OF A ZIONIST KINGDOM IN PALESTINE
Therefore Britain quietly ended her mandate in 1948 and slipped out of Palestine, when all plans for the forcible occupation of the Arab lands of Palestine by the European-armed armies of European Jews were completed. These foreign Jews thus fully armed by America, Britain, and the European group of nations began to murder and destroy the native Arabs and deprive them of their hearths and homes. Hence these armed brigands created forcibly a Zionist state on the blood of innocent Arabs in lands robbed by them from the natives at the point of the gun.
12) THE PUNISHMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A ZIONIST COUNTRY IN PALESTINE !
The Prophet Mohammad has warned that those European countries with world-wide influence who invaded Italy and who will help in the establishment of a foreign kingdom in the Arab lands by force of arms on the blood of Arab martyrs will incur the anger of God.
Their extensive dominions would be snatched away from them. They would be tortured by internal strife and disunity even leading to bloody internal riots. Their widespread influence would be snatched away from them. Eventually they will be destroyed in a very big and devastating war ! That would be the punishment of God for having established a Zionist kingdom forcibly on the blood of innocent martyrs in the Arab land of Palestine. From these it will be clear that the Christian Nations throughout the world would be the supporters of the Jews.
13) THE BRITISH EMPIRE
The British Empire, which was so widespread in 1917 at the time of the Balfour declaration that they could boast :
"The Sun never sets upon the British Empire",
has within a space of only 25 years from the establishment of this Zionist kingdom in 1947 on the blood of innocent native Arabs become reduced from a world-wide power to only :
"The Cliffs of Dover in the South of England".
On pages 167-168 of Cheiro's World Predictions one reads :
"Great Britain will suffer terribly in the prolonged warfare. Most of London and Towns on the East Coast will be destroyed by fleets of aeroplanes from Russia".
In Ireland there will be Civil War between the North arid the South. It will inflict considerable loss and damage to England.
14) THE FRENCH EMPIRE
France has similarly been reduced not only by the loss of her Empire, but she has also suffered financially by her student-labour revolts and riots resulting in the eventual rejection of De Gaulle.
15) THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The United States of America with its huge resources has also been reduced to an insignificant position when it was shown clearly that the entire might of the U.S.A. could not crush the baby Vietnam, where the Americans have suffered so much humiliation in spite of all the the armed might that they had thrown into South Vietnam. The more the U.S.A. is going support the Zionist state of Israel, the more she is going to suffer.
16) DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN NATIONS INCLUDING NORTH AMERICA !
The foretellings read earlier warns us of destruction of the European Nations by Russia which from above will be clear that it is the punishment of God for their support to the establishment and protection given to Israel. In spite of these, the Zionist nation will continue to receive the support of the world of Christianity until the final battle of Armageddon when they will be destroyed with the Anti-Christ or False Prophet.
E. SEARCH OF A SAVIOUR !
When such terrible conditions will prevail there will naturally be a search for a "Saviour" to pull the people out of the clutches of the False Prophet. Numerous books refer to the same. e.g.
1) The coming of a Saintly person who would unite the World into one universal brotherhood as mentioned in the Bible is also known in India for the past 3,500 years. This can be gathered from the prehistoric Hindu record known as “Kalki Puran”.
On page 1 of this book we are told that when the 14 conditions quoted earlier in chapter 10 will prevail for sometime, then a person from the descendants of Prophets will be born in "Shambal Deep". Professor Max Muller says "Shambal Deep” means the Arab Countries bordering the Red Sea. The father's name of this child will mean "Servant of the Lord" (in Arabic the name "Abdulla" means "Servant of Allah"). The mother's name would be "Shomti" or "Respectable Lady" (in Arabic it would be "Amena"). He will establish the Original Religion as taught by his ancestors. This child will wipe out all governments which are based upon persecution and denial of human rights and love of mankind.
He will spread successfully a religion based upon surrender to the purpose and will of the Creator throughout the world. He will teach kindness for all including man and beast. Wars will become a thing of the past. Under his inspiration there will be a great spiritual revival in mankind. People all over the earth will become pious. Such a wonderful condition had never existed in the past.
2) Jamaseph was one of the chief disciples of Zoroaster. He has recorded about 4000 years back in "Jamaseph Nama" as follows :
That when the various planets will be in certain positions a guide will be born amongst the Arabs. This will happen at the time of the end of the present (i.e. second) civilisation. He will have a big head, strong physique and long legs. He will teach the religion of his ancestors. Large forces following him (or coming to his assistance) will traverse Iran. Wherever he will establish settlements or cities, such place would become fruitful and prosperous. His teachings of Justice and love will be such that it will not only make mankind live as a single brotherhood irrespective of castes, colour, creed or nationality, but that animals also would be so much influenced that a lion and a lamb shall drink water side by side from the same place. Spiritual knowledge will spread throughout mankind and there would be thousands of saints giving correct spiritual guidance to mankind. The whole world, like a new bride adoring her husband, will become joyfully a worshipper of the One and Alone. Injustice and persecution will be eradicated from the face of the earth. People will destroy their armaments. Wars will be forgotten [208].
3) Jeane Dixon, who foretold the shooting of President John Kenedy and so many other important events, has stated in "A Gift of Prophecy" :
a) "A Child, born somewhere in the Middle East shortly after 7 A.M. (EST) on February 5, 1962 will revolutionize the world. Before the close of the century he will bring together all mankind in one all-embracing faith with every sect and creed united through this man, who will walk among the people to spread the wisdom of the Almighty Power" (Pages 168-172).
b) "Mankind", Jeane Dixon has said, "will begin to feet the great force of this man from 1980s (i.e. after the 14th Century of Islam is over) and his power will grow mightily until 1999 when there will be peace on earth to all men of goodwill" (Page 182). This is the concluding remark upon which she has ended her book.
4) Dr. T. Lobsang Rampa has disclosed the following facts in his thesis "Chapters of Life" based upon Old Tibetan records :
Around the end of 2000 years from the birth of Jesus yet another world leader or saviour shall arise. Conditions shall improve and so, gently, in the course of time, people shall be led into a new Age where they will have different abilities to what they now have. Man will be able to communicate with fellow men and even with animals by means of telepathy and would know in advance what things are going to take place. There would be a spiritual revival of man (Pages 23-24).
This will originate from the configuration that has taken place on 5th February, 1962 and will be completed when the same configuration takes places again on 5th May 2000 A.D. (page 138).
This means that the Tibetan sources and what Jeane Dixon has informed about the birth of a Saviour on 5th February 1962 exactly tallies to the date. Also that this guide would bring mankind together in 1999 A.D. (according to Jeane Dixon) and 5th May 2000 A.D. (page 138, "Chapters of Life" by Dr. Rampa) are really close enough. These dates further seem to agree with Daniel's prediction which shows that blessed times would start after 1997 A.D. and the Astrological Magazines' forecast read earlier that the present transition period will end in 1998 and the new era will start from 1999 A.D. or what Jeane Dixon has said.
Jesus has said : "But that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not (even) the angels of heaven but my God only" [209].
A few years this way or that really does not make any difference when nobody knows the exact dates. It is sufficien if we take the earliest date and prepare for the coming events. Because it concerns mankind's future on this earth. Hence these dates should always be regarded as an indication to give an approximate idea to mankind as to when such events may be expected :
"Fore Warned Is Fore Armed”
F. DISCLOSURE OF THE SAVIOUR, THE MAHDI OR GUIDE
After destroying the Western Civilisation in the first Nuclear war which as read earlier was expected around 1987 i. e. approximately a couple of years after Halley's Comet comes into visible distance from the earth, the victorious Gog and his Magogs (i.e. the Russians and their Communist allies) for the sake of the oil resources will decide upon attacking Harmain (i. e. Arabia) from Judea or the present Zionist Kingdom.
At this juncture the duplicate of the Being of Light will be discovered and recognised on the plains of Arafaat, which are about 12 miles from Macca. A voice will miraculously proclaim from the sky for the countless millions present at that particular Haj on the plains of Arafaat all dressed in white with the prayer marks on their foreheads :
"Haza Khalifat-Ullah Al Mahdi Fastamou Ela Atiou".
Translation from Arabic :
"This is the Khalifa (Viceroy) of Allah, the Mahdi. Listen to him and obey him" [210].
G. DESCRIPTION AND NAME OF THE SAVIOUR GUIDE
The following Hadis (sayings of Prophet Mohammad) was disclosed by Ali to Abu Ishak :
"You see this son of mine, patting his eldest son Hasan on the shoulder, the Holy Prophet (May Allah's peace be on him) has said that this son of mine is a 'Syed’ and from his descendants would come a child answering the following descriptions :
1) "His name would be the same as that of the Holy Prophet i.e. Mohammad.
2) "This child’s father's name would be the same as the Holy Prophet's father's name i. e. Abdulla.
3) "His mother's name would be the same as the Holy Prophet's mother's name i.e. Amena.
4) "This child's face and features would be the same as those of Mohammad, the Being of Light, the Comforter of the Universe.
5) This child will be a duplicate of the Holy Prophet Mohammad, the Being of Light through out his life except that he will slightly stammer when speaking.
6) "He would fill the earth with as much piety before his departure from earthly life as it was filled with wickedness at the time of his birth around the last part of the 14th century A. H.
7) "He would bring the people of the world into a single community with only one religion of ‘Surrender to the will of God’.
8) His title will be "Mahdi" (Peace of Allah be on him) [211]. If one looks at page 310 of the Shorter Encyclopaedia of Islam by H. A. R. Gibb and J. H. Kramers, he will get the meaning of Mahdi as follows :
"AL MAHDI means literally 'the guided one'. As all guidance (huda) is from Allah, it has come to mean 'the divinely guided one’ ..........".
Hence "Mahdi" is the title given under Islam to the Saint Saviour—the saint referred to in the Holy Bible, who will guide the believers through the Battle of Armageddon to establish universally the religion of "Surrender to the will of Allah" or "Al Islam". The peace he will establish amongst mankind will last for several centuries. Man will achieve unimaginable happiness, progress and success by accepting his guidance.
H. THE REVIVAL MOVEMENT STARTED BY THE MAHDI OR SAINT-SAVIOUR
The Saint-Saviour or the Duplicate of the Being of Light will start a great movement for revival, which will eventually guide the whole world to one religion :
"Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven".
The number of conversions will be so very great, as had never before taken place. All these believers will have the mark of prayers on their foreheads and they will be coming from all parts of the earth, the white men from Turkey and Northern Africa, and Arabia, the Black from all over Africa, the Brown from South East Asia, the yellow from China and Far East etc. all speaking different languages and having separate cultures. But all dressed in two pieces of white unstitched cloth, the pilgrim’s robes, praying day and night before the house or seat of Allah—the Kaabah which was built by Prophet Abraham, in such a large multitude that they cannot be counted, has been foretold even in the Holy Bible :
"And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holdings the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
"And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God : and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea
"Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads” [212].
"After this I beheld, and lo, a great Multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people and tongues, stood before the throne clothed with white robes…….."
"And one of the elders answered, saying unto me : What are these which are arrayed in white robes ? And whence came they?
"And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, these are they which came out of great tribulation".
"Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple" [213].
Over here arise the following questions :
1) Who are these people ? Who worship the One God Who has no equals ?
2) Who are these people ? Who have the mark of worship of the Creator on their foreheads ?
3) Who are these people of numerous nations speaking different tongues gathered together, all of them wearing the same white robes who serve Him day and night in His temple ?
4) Who will be these people, who have survived through the great tribulation ?
a) There is only one group of people on earth who worship the One God Who has no equals and don't believe in such thing as Mother of God, God the Father, God the Son etc.
b) This is the only group of people who have the mark of prayer on their forheads ! They get this mark due to their having to prostrated about one hundred times every day before the Almighty in their five compulsory prayers during the day and night.
c) This group of people comprises about one third of the world's population.
d) They are scattered amongst all the nations of the world.
e) This group of people do not live their Iives according to their own wishes. All their activities are controlled by the law of God given in the last of the Divine Books revealed on earth known as the "Quran" or "The Sayings of Allah".
f) Because this group of people live according to the will of God they are known as :
"Those who have surrendered to the will of God" or Al Islam (singular Muslim).
g) Prophet Mohammad of Arabia (Peace of Allah be on him) not only proclaimed "Universal Human Brotherhood", but also for the first time in the history of mankind, made it a principle and a fact of common law ! The most conspicuous example is seen every year by the whole world on the occasion of Haj. Here countless millions of Muslims from the different parts of our earth, with varying colours of skin from the pure white to yellow, brown and even black, with differing customs and manners and separate languages fraternise together for a period of some months. All men wear the same pilgrim's robe which comprises two pieces of unstitched plain white cloth which has been referred to above in the Bible as : "wearing white robes". There is absolutely no distinction between the rich and the poor. The kings, the merchants and the slaves are all dressed alike and are treated on the same footing for all the prayers and functions. They are all men, hence alike before their Creator. They all stand and pray alike at the temple of God known as the Kaabah at Macca. There are no reseved places for anybody ! This has proved to the world again and again for the past 1,400 years that there is no distinction whatsoever between Man and Man !
This reference in the Holy Bible therefore without any scope for doubt relates to that gathering of Muslims before God's Temple, the Kaabah, wearing the white robe every year when they go for the pilgrimage of Haj to Macca. They are the only people on earth who have the mark of the prayer on their forehead !
I. EVENTS LEADING TO THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
The Jews with their Nuclear weapons under the guidance of the False Prophet or the King of Terror will try to change the laws of God and prepare to wipe out the religion of :
"Surrender to the One and Only Allah—
Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven".
They will torture and kill each and every Muslim they can lay their hands on.
On the other hand the saint at whose behest the Communists were destroyed for their attack on Madinah and Macca, will also have won a large number of converts all over the world to "the religion of Surrender to the will of Allah".
Therefore a direct confrontation is inevitable between these two opposing forces viz :
a) The False Prophet or the King of Terror with the Jews and the Christians on one hand with all their scientific might, and
b) The Saints and their followers with only the name of "Allah" to save them.
This battle will take place at the end of the seven years of tribulation according to the Bible. The place where the battle will start is where the river Jordan rises from Lake Tubariya. This area lies between Israel and Syria — the disputed Golan Heights.
The armies of the Saints will lose in the beginning and fall back towards Damascus. There will be cries and prayers from the Saints and their followers for Divine assistance. The Holy Bible informs :
"I beheld, and the same horn made war with the Saints, and prevailed against them ;
"Until the Ancient of days came, and judgement was given to the Saints of the Most High, and the time came that the Saints possessed the kingdom" [214].
J. THE RETURN OF JESUS, SON OF VIRGIN MARY !
Allah, in response to the prayers of the Mahdi, will send Jesus down from heaven supported by two angels. Jesus would be wearing a saffron-coloured robe The angels would leave him on the top of the Eastern minaret of the Jamae Mosque of Damascus. The time would be that of Asar Prayers. Asar prayer time comprises about two hours daily and ends as soon as the sun sets. Jesus will call out from the top of the minaret for a ladder to enable him to come down. The public will enquire that when angels have brought him down from heaven upto the top of the minaret then why not down to the ground. Jesus will reply that this is one of the signs given to Muslims by their Prophet Mohammad by which the Muslims would recognise him. The Mahdi will arrange for a ladder to be put up to bring Jesus down from the minaret [215].
K. DESCRIPTION OF JESUS, SON OF THE VIRGIN MARY !
The Prophet Mohammad has foretold that between him and the return of Jesus, the son of the Virgin Mary, there will be no other Prophet. You will be able to recognise Jesus, said he, by the following signs (quoted from "Aalam-e-lslam aur Yahudiat" by Arif Dehelavi, M. A. published by Friends Publications, Multan) :
1) Jesus will come down from Heaven supported by two angels each holding him up from under each of his arms (page 85).
2) The two angels would deposit Jesus on the top of the Eastern Minaret of the mosque at Damascus (page 85).
3) Jesus will call out to the people to put a ladder up for him to climb down (page 85).
4) Jesus will be wearing a robe made of two pieces of cloth. The colour would be saffron (page 85).
5) Jesus would be of medium height (page 85).
6) Colour of his skin would be fair with reddish tint (page 85).
7) His hair would look like dripping wet, but it would be dry (page 85).
8 Jesus would descend amongst Muslims (page 82).
L. THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE OF JESUS
By the time Jesus is brought down from the minaret, the time for Asar prayers would be coming to an end. The Mahdi will offer Jesus the opportunity of leading the prayers because he is a Prophet in his own rights. But Jesus will decline the offer. Jesus will point out that he has come to earth on this second occasion not as a Prophet, because the religion of Islam, which was incomplete uptil his time on earth had been completed by Mohammad, the Comforter of the Universe. The divine message has also been delivered in the Quran ; as such no more Prophets are required !
It will be settled between Jesus and the Mahdi that the Mahdi will lead the prayers as Imam and Jesus will pray behind the Mahdi as his disciple. May Allah bless both of them [216].
The Holy Prophet Mohammad had made the following announcement :
"Jesus will return to earth as a Khalifa of my follower (i.e. the Khalifa of the Mahdi). He will destroy the believers in the sign of the cross and kill the eaters of swine-flesh. Jesus will live for about forty years after his return to earth. He will marry and be blessed with children. Then he will die a natural death. How can my followers be destroyed from the face of this earth, when I am there first and Jesus is at the end whilst in the middle of us two is the Madhi, who is from my descendants [217].
M. ANNOUNCEMENT OF JESUS
Thereafter Jesus will announce to the opposing army of the False Prophet that :
1) He is the real Jesus, son of the Virgin Mary.
2) He has returned again in bodily form as had been promised in the Holy Bible :
"... Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven ? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven" [218].
3) His first Mission on earth was to pave the way and prepare the world for the reception and welcome of "Mohammad, the Messenger of Allah" for whom the entire universe was created by Allah. As such the book of Jesus is known as "Gospel" which means "Good News" !
4) Now Jesus was sent to destroy, at the Battle of Armageddon, the Masih Al-Dadjdjal or False Prophet and his army of apostate Jews and uncircumcised Christians who are even now following the condemned Babylonian faith.
5) Jesus will warn the Jews and the Christians that Allah does not change the destinies of people unless and until they strive to change and improve themselves.
Then Jesus will refer to the following warnings given in the final scriptures :
"Beware ! Allah will not change the destiny of a people (or nation) unless and until they change that (hatred) which they have in their hearts (against Islam)" [219].
"(The History of Mankind is a record of) How many a Community that dealt unjustly have We (Allah) destroyed (e.g. The Predeluge people being destroyed and Noah's family starting the second Civilisation of Man, Pompeii, Sodom, Gomorroh, Atlantis etc.) and raised up after them another folk” [220].
"There is no compulsion in religion. The right path is quite distinct from the path of error. And he who rejecteth false deities (of trinity in Unity, son of God etc.) and believeth in the Oneness of Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower.
"Allah is the Protecting Friend of those who believe in Islam. He brings them out of the darkness into His light (of guidance). As for those who disbelieve (in Islam and Mohammad) their patrons are false deities, who bring them out of the light (of guidance) into darkness. Such are the rightful owners of the Fire (of Hell). They will abide therein" [221].
6) Jesus will warn that this was the last chance for those who want to convert to Islam. All disbelievers in Islam in the whole world would be exterminated as a result of the Battle of Armageddon which is commencing forthwith.
N. THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON BEGINS
On the next morning Jesus, leading the forces of the Mahdi, will come out of Damascus In the first battle there will be no victory for either side.
Jesus, the Mahdi and the Muslims will recite the following prayer of Jesus and his followers :
"O Mohammad ! come quickly to our assistance for the Salvation of the World" [222].
O. THE BRINGER OF DIVINE HELP AT ARMAGEDDON !
In response to this prayer, the army of the Saint Saviour would receive divine assistance in the form of Prophet Mohammad clothed in white robes on a white horse with an army of angels. This has also been foretold in the Holy Bible but instead of the name Mohammad he has been described by his title "Al-Amin" i.e. "The Faithful and True" which was given to him by the Maccans when he was only 24 years, 9 months and 6 days old. In the following verse he has also been described by his divine title "Amar Allah" i.e. the word of God or Logos. In other words two descriptions have been given of the Prophet of Islam, both of which titles have not been blessed upon any other person.
"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse ; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
"His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
"And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood and his name is called The Word of God.
"And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
"And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations : and he shall rule them with a rod of iron : and he treadeth the wine press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God" [223].
The last of the Divine Scriptures also confirms as follows :
"Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should support you with three thousand angels sent down ?" [224].
P. FLIGHT OF DADJDJAL, THE FALSE PROPHET
The Dadjdjal upon seeing Jesus would start melting with fear and will flee back across the Golan Heights. His army will retreat back to the valley where the Jordan River rises from Lake Tubariya. This place has been called Armageddon in the Holy Bible. The entire army of the Dadjdjal will perish here [225].
Q. THE DEATH OF DADJDJAL !
The Dadjdjal and some of his uncircumcised followers, who escape the great killing at Armageddon, will all be captured one by one and killed within 40 days thereafter by the army of Saints. Jesus will capture and kill the Masih Al-Dadjdjal, the False Prophet at Lod (now known as Lydda) the airport to Tel-Aviv [226].
R. JESUS WILL REVENGE HIMSELF BY KILLING EVERYONE WHO BLASPHEMED BY CALLING HIM "GOD" OR "SON OF GOD"
Jesus was very much embarrassed in heaven because his so-called followers instead of following his teachings gave up the covenant of circumcision. Thus they came under the magical spell of the Babylonian Religion and started blaspheming in the name of Jesus by calling him by the titles of King Nimrod i.e. "God", "Trinity in Unity", "The only begotten son of God" born of the "Mother of God" etc. The said questions and answers as revealed in the Divine passages of the Quran are reproduced for a ready reference :
"And when Allah questioned : O Jesus, son of Mary ! Did you say unto mankind : Take me and my mother for two gods (i. e. son of God and Mary mother of God) besides Allah ? He (Jesus) replied: (O Allah) Be glorified ! It was not for me to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knewest what is in my mind and I know not what is in Thy mind. Lo ! Thou, only Thou art the knower of things hidden.
"I spoke unto them only that which Thou commandest me (teaching) : Worship Allah my God and your God (St. John 20 : 7). I was a witness of them whilst I dwelt amongst them, and when Thou tookest me, Thou wast the watcher over them, Thou art witness over all things.
"If Thou punish them (for their blasphemy) Lo ! they are Thy slaves and if Thou forgive them (lo ! they are Thy slaves). Lo ! Thou only Thou art the Mighty, the Wise" [227].
The Roman Emperor Constantine in 312 A. D. had a dream, in which he saw a flaming cross in the heavens, under the sun, bearing the words "In Hoc Signo Vinces". This means "By this sign you will conquer". He immediately converted his army into an army of the cross. This first army of the "Cross" was victorious against Maxentius in 312 A.D. and Constantine was declared on 28th October 312 A D. by the Roman Senate to be the Chief Augustus and Pontifex Maximus.
Constantine called a meeting of all religious heads of his empire in 325 A.D. in Nicaea in Asia Minor. Constantine presided over this council. For the sake of uniformity amongst the religions of his subjects he had the Hebrew originals of the Gospel of Jesus seized from Arius and burnt. Arius was banished. These were replaced by the Greek New Testaments. In Greek the sign of the cross is written as "X" and pronuned Khi or Chi. From it he derived "Khristos". So Constantine founded Kristos or Christ, Christmas, Easter, Crucification of Jesus on the cross all of which are from Babyloniansm which he incorporated including the sign of the cross, eating of swine flesh, trinity etc.
Jesus felt very much insulted and humilited in heaven, when he was thus questioned by Allah. Jesus, son of the Virgin Mary, will avenge himself at the Battle of Armageddon by fighting and destroying each and every believer in Babylonianism. Jesus will destroy the religion of the sign of the cross and the eaters of swine flesh as foretold by Mohammad [228].
List of References To Chapter 11 :
[190] Holy Bible—Isaiah 2:4.
[191] Holy Bible—Daniel 7:25.
[192] Holy Bible—Revelation 11:2 & 3.
[193] Holy Bible—Revelation 19:20.
[194] Holy Bible—St. Matthew 24 : 37-39.
[195] Holy Bible—Daniel 9: 27.
[196] Holy Bible—Revelation 11:2 & 3.
[197] Holy Bible—St. Matthew 24:4 & 5.
[198] Holy Bible—St. Matthew 24:8 & 9.
[199] Holy Bible—St. Matthew 24:15—21.
[200] Holy Bible—Revelation 11:3.
[201] Holy Bible—St. Matthew 24 : 13.
[202] Page 21, "Imam Uz Zaman Ki Aamad" by Khwaja Hasan Nizami published in Urdu by Ibni Arabi Ka Rukun Halka-e-Mashaek, Delhi, January 1927, 4th Edition.
[203] Page 450, Vol. 2, "Tafrihul Azkia Fil Ahwal Ul Anbia".
[204] Page 484, Vol. 2, 'Tafrihul Azkia Fil Ahwal Ul Anbia".
[205] Page 21, "Mojizat-e-Mohammadia" by Maulana Enayatullah.
[206] Page 32, "Imam Uz Zaman Ki Aamad".
[207] Holy Bible—Ezekiel 38 : 8.
[208] Page 15, "Imam-Uz-Zaman Ki Aamad".
[209] Holy Bible—St. Matthew 24: 36.
[210] Page 484, Vol. 2, "Tafrihul Azkia Fil Ahwal Ul Anbia" & page 10, "Imam Uz Zaman Ki Aamad".
[211] Page 329, Vol. 5, "Mishkat Sharif" by AbduJ Huq Muhaddis Dehelvi in Urdu published by Navalkishore Press, Lucknow.
[212] Holy Bible—Revelation 7 : 1-3.
[213] Holy Bible—Revelation 7 : 9, 13-15.
[214] Holy Bible Daniel 7:21-22.
[215] Page 483, Vol 2, "Tafrihul Azkia Fil Ahwal Ul Anbia".
[216] Page 484—485, Vol. 2, "Tafrihul Azkia Fil Ahwal Ul Anbia".
[217] Page 463, Vol. 1, "Ajaibal Kassas" by Mohammad Ahsan-ullah Khan Bahadur".
[218] Holy Bible—Acts 1:11.
[219] Holy Quran, Surah 13 - Ar Rad : Ayat 11.
[220] Holy Quran, Surah 20—Al Anbia : Ayat 11.
[221] Holy Quran, Surah 2—Al Bakr: Ayats 256 & 257.
[222] Page 22, “The Gospel of Barnabas".
[223] Holy Bible—Revelation 19 :11-15.
[224] Holy Quran, Surah 3—Al Imran : Ayat 124.
[225] Page 485, Vol. 2, "Tafrihul Azkia Fil Ahwal Ul Anbia".
[226] Page 485, Vol. 2, "Tafrihul Azkia Fil Ahwal Ul Anbia" & Page 87, "Aalam-e-lslam aur Yahudiat".
[227] Holy Quran, Surah 5-Al Maidah : Ayats 116-118.[228] Pages 82, 84-86 of "Aalam-e-lslam aur Yahudiat".
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