THE RISE OF ISLAM... part 2

God gave Daniel a vision of four empires that he has used and would use in dealing with his apostate people. (Daniel 7:3) “And four great beasts were coming up out of the sea…” The identity of the first three empires becomes clear when we understand which empires God specifically used in dealing with his people.

Assyria (Like a Lion, waited patiently until it suddenly pounced on the weakest victim... the northern kingdom of Israel). Babylon (Like a Bear that rips its victims to pieces, used a scorched earth policy of complete destruction when it came to Judah, Jerusalem, and the Temple... the "Three Ribs"). Persia (the Leopard with four heads was a consolidation of four kingdoms... Lydia, Media, Egypt, and Babylon. And, God gave it dominion or "Guardianship" over the Jews).

However, Daniel was also told that a fourth empire would rise in the future, and would be the most fearful and powerful of them all, and it would conquer and rule the entire world. (Daniel 7:23) “…and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces.” (Daniel 7:23) “As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms…” The fourth empire is unique. The Islamic Empire exists without any borders or boundaries, and it is based solely on religion.

Daniel also gave us an astonishingly accurate prophetic timetable. Daniel’s timetable reveals the specific empire that will bring complete desolation to the entire planet. (Daniel 12:11-12) “And from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days (prophetic years).” Daniel is telling us that there will be exactly 1,290 years between these two events. 

Historical evidence proves that the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple, and removed all of its holy contents in 600BC, thus putting an end to the regular sacrifice in 600BC. If we add 1,290 years to 600BC, we arrive at 690AD. The abominable Islamic “Dome of the Rock” was set-up on the holy Temple Mount in Jerusalem in 690AD. Obviously, God is clearly telling us that the “abomination” that will cause the Last Days worldwide devastation, is the false prophet Mohammed, and the violent religion of Islam.

Jesus in his description of the Last Days said… (Matthew 24:15-16) “Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation (the Dome of the Rock) standing in the holy place, let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains (wilderness).” Islam’s first holy jihad against God’s apostate people began in 690AD. By 711AD Judaism and Christianity were virtually eradicated from the Holy land and the Middle East.

There is still more! It was revealed to the apostle John that this “fleeing into the wilderness” would be for exactly 1,260 prophetic days (Revelation 12:6). Add 1,260 years to 690AD, and that brings us to 1950AD. This is the exact year that Israel won its war of independence, and the regathering of the Jews to the Holy Land truly began.