Thanks Ahmadinejad, this war IS about God.

Matthew 24:11 says, “`and many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray;

It shouldn’t be a surprise anymore when we see one. The thing that I like about Ahmadinejad of Iran is that he is growing in recognition as a prophet. He isn’t just a radical leader of a renegade country. Many Muslims believe that when he spoke to the U.N. a radiance of light appeared around him. They are now saying that the words he wrote in his 18 page letter to President Bush were divinely inspired. This is not the case for the other tyrants who profess to hate America. Kim of North Korea wants to be thought of as deity, but he is far from it. The Taliban acted under “religious authority” but it was not recognized outside of their sect. Saddam was, well, he was just a thug even though he had many statues of his own likeness erected in Iraq. This man Ahmadinejad is being given credit for hearing from the Muslim’s 13th prophet.
Even though I have not read the content of the 18 page letter, from what I understand, he is carrying out a Muslim prerequisite. He must give us an invitation to convert to the Moslem faith. If we do not then he is compelled to wage war against us. I love it that he has separated the issues. Our most important issue is whether or not he is making nuclear weapons. That’s a minor issue to Ahmadinejad. The real issue to him is the incompatibility of our gods. Simply put, if we are not for his god we are against him. He calls our God the Great Satan. He hates Christianity. He hates Israel. They are the enemies of his god. He regularly prophesies that Israel will be wiped off the map. Any attempt on our part to call him on such a statement falls of deaf ears. He does not hear the leaders of other countries. He only listens to this mysterious 13th prophet for further direction. I like this guy.
Why do I like him? He is making us face the reality of what this war is all about. From the beginning, since 9-11 we have tried to define the conflict as us against a radically militant portion of an otherwise peaceful people group. We have done this for two main reasons:
1. An attempt to marginalize the militants and separate them from the Muslims who have not taken up arms against us.
2. An attempt to define this as something other than a religious war so that our secular western culture and the press that serves it would hopefully stay engaged on our side.

Because our western society is now predominantly secular, it just does not have the understanding of what this war is all about. I am quite sure that our western society believes that it can be neutral in this whose God do you choose? issue that Ahmadinejad is forcing on us. I believe that God will use this conflict to destroy the neutral position.

This man has signed on with the enemy of God. He is fearless and determined on the issue of who we will serve. To him, issues of oil and nuclear power are merely tools for the real issue. Up to now we have only had powerless false prophets show up. This one has power and craves more. And he doesn’t crave it to bask in it; he craves it to use it for his god. We have been waiting for him. I believe that he will unify the Muslim world like never before, and unless he is stopped soon, he will convert many in Europe, Asia, and even in the Americas to the Moslem faith. They will see their choice as converting and joining in his power, or become relegated to a powerless, impoverished existance.
Am I saying that Ahmadinejad is the anti-Christ? Matthew 24: 24 says: “For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great miraculous signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones.”
I believe he is one of many to come. Know this. The Messiah will not come in the form of a leader of a country. He will not come out of a deep well as the Muslim 13th prophet is said to be coming.

Matthew 24:27 says, “"For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.”
Yes, the real Messiah has a much grander entrance in mind.

We have the false prophet Ahmadinejad before us as a sign that Jesus Christ is on his way.