It seems like every day recently has brought news of a new Middle-Eastern nation dealing with protests and uprisings. Iran, Bahrain, and Libya are three of the nations to join Egypt in dealing with civil unrest.
Following these events through the lens of Scripture, I have three thoughts on things I am keeping an eye on.
1. I believe the unrest in this region is further preparing the world stage for the appearance of the Antichrist. Egypt and Libya are two nations mentioned in Daniel 11:42-43 that will be taken over by the Antichrist when he comes to world power. Any unrest in these nations helps to lay the foundation for his arrival.
2. The Islamic nations of the Middle-East may find themselves looking for a strong leader to bring peace to the region. Islam teaches that in the last days an Islamic leader will arrive called the Mahdi. The similarities between the Islamic Mahdi and the Antichrist of the Bible are eerie. Here are a few:
Muslims believe the Mahdi will unite the world under an Islamic Caliphate (a one-world government), he will kill all the Christians and the Jews who won't convert to Islam by beheading (make war on the saints), he will cause all men to convert to Islam (one world religion), and he will rule for seven years (this one is obvious).
Recently Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stated that the arrival of the Mahdi is at hand. Ahmadinejad believes it is his duty to hasten his arrival by causing war and chaos in the world. The Mahdi is supposed to arrive during a time of war and great chaos in the world according to Islam.
It could be that the recent events in the Middle East are further preparing the way for Antichrist.
3. I would not be surprised to see Iran try to provoke Israel as a means of trying to unify protesters against someone other than the Islamic regimes they have been protesting against.
We may be entering into one of the most significant seasons of table setting and putting the pieces in place for the unfolding of end-time events that we have ever seen.
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