THE AYATOLLAHS of Iran may not be as eager to use a nuclear weapon, if and when they get one, as we've been led to believe.
Dr. Timothy Furnish, expert on Islamic eschatology and author of Holiest Wars: Islamic Mahdis, Their Jihads, and Osama bin Laden, explains that the Shia sect of Islam does not believe they can hasten the return of the Twelfth Imam, unlike Sunni Islam, which -- in addition to rejecting the concept of the Twelfth Imam -- hopes to provoke a cataclysmic war with the forces of Christendom. Further, they do not believe that victorious global jihad will occur before the Twelfth Imam returns from occultation.
This doesn't mean Iran is committed to peace in the Middle East, nor does it mean they don't want to have a nuclear arsenal. But maybe we can address the situation more effectively if we analyze it realistically. Click here to open Dr. Furnish's 2011 paper "A Western View on Iran’s WMD Goal: Nuclearizing the Eschaton, or Pre-Stocking the Mahdi’s Arsenal?"
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THE AYATOLLAHS of Iran may not be as eager to use a nuclear weapon, if and when they get one, as we’ve been led to believe. Dr. Timothy Furnish, expert on Islamic eschatology, explains why.Continue Reading
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ONE OF the most significant days in recent American history was the day a mediocre science fiction author decided to become a god. Mark Bunker, a broadcaster, newsman, and film producer, joins us to discuss the legacy of L. Ron Hubbard and the Church of Scientology.Continue Reading
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THINGS ARE so convoluted in the Middle East that it’s almost impossible to figure out who is fighting who. Jim Fletcher, director of Prophecy Matters, joins us to discuss the tangled web of Middle Eastern geopolitics, including the nuclear deal with Iran, and how Israel figures into the whole thing.Continue Reading
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AMERICA ISN’T what we conservative Christians want it to be. The thing is, it probably never was, and we won’t reclaim it at the ballot box. Doug Woodward discusses his latest book, Uncommon Sense: A Prophetic Manifesto for the Church in Babylon.Continue Reading
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THE SHAPE of Christianity — and Christendom — is being shaped in subtle ways by a group that proclaims education to be a cornerstone of its ministry. Johnny Cirucci, author of the new book Illuminati Unmasked, joins us for another discussion of the Jesuits.Continue Reading
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