Almost daily, the leader of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fires verbal darts at both Israel and the United States. With his calls to “wipe Israel from the map,” his continued denial of the Holocaust, his aim to arm Iran with nuclear weapons, and his disdain for the world in general, and the U.S. in particular combine to make Ahmadinajad one of the most dangerous leaders today.
Even more dangerous than the rhetoric of Iran’s president is his belief that the second coming of the Mahdi will be prompted by an apocalyptic event. It will usher in the Mahdi and a worldwide Islamic caliphate in which Christians and Jews alike would be forced to bow to Islam or die.
This Apocalypse of death and destruction in the Islamic prophecies precedes the Mahdi’s return. Ahmadinejad or anyone else seeking to fulfill the Islamic prophecies could decide that a nuclear attack on Israel is predestined. The resulting chaos might result in a nuclear retaliation by Israel, or by Israel’s allies including the United States.
This Apocalypse of death and destruction in the Islamic prophecies precedes the Mahdi’s return. Ahmadinejad or anyone else seeking to fulfill the Islamic prophecies could decide that a nuclear attack on Israel is predestined. The resulting chaos might result in a nuclear retaliation by Israel, or by Israel’s allies including the United States.
