We live in a world where radical terrorism is increasing and it’s hard for us to comprehend the forces of evil.
Best-selling author and novelist Joel Rosenberg discusses the truth about terrorism from his personal research. He warns us of the greatest potential threat to America’s security: apocalyptic Islam.
Based out of the novels and , Joel addresses the darkness seen in our world today,
“There is darkness, deep darkness, falling upon the Middle East right now. Unfortunately, the forces of evil are on the advance and the force of the freedom are on the retreat. I reflect that to extent in these novels, but I also write about what some worst-case scenarios that, thank God, haven’t happened yet if our leaders are blindsided by an evil they do not understand.”
There is a difference between radical Islam and apocalyptic Islam.
“Radical Islam is when people use violence to attack us, hoping that by attacking us we will withdraw and leave the Middle East and North Africa…that’s the objective of radical Islam; they want to attack us.
“The object of apocalyptic Islam is not to attack us, but it’s to annihilate us.”
Leaders of Iran and the Islamic state believe that we are in the end days.
“They believe that the end of days has arrived, that their Messiah, known as the Mahdi, will come at any moment. The way to accelerate the coming of the Messiah and establish a global Islamic kingdom is to annihilate two countries in particular – Israel; which they call ‘The Little Satan,’ and the United States which they call ‘The Great Satan.’”
Joel warns us of the genocidal approach linked to the Islamic State’s apocalyptic battle plan.
“Once you read what these leaders in Iran and ISIS are saying; what their objectives are how they’re recruiting people to come help them, you begin to realize this is genocide that they’re talking about, this is evil. It’s a significantly different than mere radical Islam, which is dangerous enough, but it’s not genocidal. Apocalyptic Islam is.”
As Christians we need to pray, be prepared and be reminded that our hope is in the Lord.
