It started on the banks of the great river Euphrates

Submitted by Ugri (Finland), Jul 27, 2013 at 11:44

"America's leaders and politicians have not and will not confront the vile, psychopathic, totalitarian, freedom-hating, violent, aggressive and murderous aspects of islam because they have been bought off and corrupted either blantantly, surreptitiously, or in many obsequious, clever, veiled, and delusional ways."
Submitted by Domenic Pepe (United States), Jul 26, 2013

Refreshingly straightforward, politically incorrect text. I can't help a certain vision coming to mind. Revelation 16:
"12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. 13 Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty."

"Go out to the kings of the whole world."
That's what is going on before our very eyes. It started "on the banks of the great river Euphrates", in the middle of Saddam's Iraq. A well-known exegete claims he has convincing evidence the release of those spirits took place in the autumn 2000.

I leave it to the reader to judge whether the recent activities in the spread of Islam "in many obsequious, clever, veiled, and delusional ways" entail any supernatural measures.

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