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Rootsof tihad
I believethat todoy'sterroristattackscanonlybe understoodby leorninghow thisconflictbegan.Therootsof the
lslomictihod or holy wor con be traced back 4000 yearsago to the Biblicolpatriorch Abraham and his
descendants.I know it's hard to imaginehow o 4M) year-oldfamily feud couldinvolvethe wholeworld. Yet
that's exoctlywhot the Biblepredicted.Centrolto thisjihod (struggle)with lsraelond her olliesin the west(USA)
ore the roatsof siblingrivolrydescribedin scripture.
12:1-4).
1.Godpromised
Abrahama NATION(Genesis
12:6-7/ Genesis15:7-19/ Genesis17:1-8)
2. GodpromisedAbrahama LAND(Genesis
15:1-6)
3. Godpromised
Abrahama SON(Genesis
Abrahom'sTwoSons:
16:1-4,15-16
lshmael- Genesis
lsaac- Genesist7:15-22
Rivalry- Genesist6:lL-L2 Genesis21:8-10 Genesis25:5-6
(Genesis
4. God'spromiseto Abrahamwasreaffirmedto JACOB
35:9-12)
(Exodus3:7-15/ Numbers20:14-21)
5. God'spromiseto Abrahamwasreaffirmedto MOSES
Historyof tihod
*Fightthosewho believenotin Allahnorthe LastDay,nor hold thatforbiddenwhich hasbeen
forbiddenby Alloh
ond HisMessenger,nor ocknowledgethe Religionof Truth,from among the Peopleof the Eook (Jewsond
Christions),
ondfeel themselves
subdued." Suroh9:29,
until theypoy compensationwith willing submission
Quron
lslammeans'thepeacethe comesfromsubmission
to Allah".ForMuslims,
that peaceandsubmission
onlycomes
personal
throughJihad". Jihadmeans"to fight,struggle".ForsomeMuslims,
that struggleis
andspiritual.For
world. Hereisa briefaccountof that struggleasrecordedin
others,it isa globalwardeclaredon the non-Muslim
history:
30AD
Christianity
established
in lsraeland beginsto spreadthroughoutthe world
70 AD
is destroyedby the RomansandChristianpersecution
begins
Jerusalem
100AD
Inspiteof persecution,
Christianity
spreadsthroughoutRomanempire
314AD
Christianity
declaredthe officialreligionof the Romanempireby Constantine
570AD
Muhammedbornin Meccaintoa worlddominatedbyChristianity
andJudaism
510AD
622AD
Muhammed's
beginduringthe monthof Ramadan
Quranicrevelations
in Meccato Medina
Muhammedfleespersecution
627AD
Muhammedgathersan armyandexecutesoverT00Jewsin Medina
630AD
Muhammedconquers
Meccaandinstitutes
worshipof Allahat the Ka'aba
632AD
Muhammedmakeshisfinalpilgrimage
to Mecca,thendies
535-642
AD
732AD
1099-1272
AD
(Caliphs)
(lran),
Muhammed's
leadMuslimarmiesthat conquerSyria,lraq,Persia
successors
EgyptandJerusalem
Muslimexpansion
to Europehaltedin southernFranceat the Battleof Tours
European
Christians
to liberatethe HolyLandfrom Muslims
launchthe Crusades
1453AD
(Christian
TurkishMuslims(Ottomans)
conquerConstantinople
stronghold)
andrule
Syria,Palestine
andAfrica
1699AD
Ottomanempirebeginsits decline
1703AD
MuhammedibnWahhabis bornin Arabiaandgivesrebirthto lslamicnationalism
1979AD
Ayatollah
Khomeini
returnsfromexileto establish
lslamicRepublic
in lran
1990AD
lslamhmilitantsexpandtheirglobaljihadwith attacksin Europe,Asia& Africa
1993AD
PLOChairman
YasirArafat& lsraeliPrimeMinisterRabinsignOsloAccords
2001AD
Muslimradicalsbringjihadto Americawith attackson NewYorkandWashington
2013AD
lslamicStatedeclaredin Syriaand lraq
Futureof tthad
1. The ARMIESof Jihad
Ezekiel38:1-9 Revelation
16:12-16Revelation
19:19-21
Gogof Magog(thesouthernnations("Stanclan")of the formerSovietUnion
Rosh{Russia}
Meshech& Tubal{northernTurkey& southeastern
Europe}
Persia{lran& lraq}
Cush(Sudan& Egypt)
Put(Libya)
Gomer& Togarmah(southernTurkey)
manyother nations
of Jihad
2. the WEAPONS
Cyber-Terrorism
13:13-15)
{Revelation
(Revelation
Economic
Terrorism
13:15-17)
(Revelation
Bio-Terrorism
6:8)
WarfaretRevelation
6:8)
Chemical
NuclearTerrorism
3. the TARGETS
of Jihad
America
Christians
& Jewsaroundthe world
lsrael
Ezekiel39:1-8Matthew 24:9 Revelation16:16 Revelation20:9
RESOURCES
ON ISIAM:
DVD: Escape
FromDarkness,
2007
escapefromdarkness.org,
lslamIn A Post9/11World,TruthIn ActionMinistries,
MilitantandMisled:Understanding
Radical
2011
PublicScopeFilms,2008
TheThirdJihad:Radical
lslam'sVisionForAmerica,
BOOKS:FastFactsOn lslam,JohnAnkerberg
& JohnWeldon,HarvestHousePublishers,
2001
lslamAt TheCrossroads,
RobertaGreen,LelaGilbert,BakerBooks,2002
PaulMarshall,
It ls Aboutlslam,GlennBeck,MercuryRadioArts,2015
MuslimsNextDoor,ShirinTaber,Zondervan,2OO4
TheEverlasting
Hatred:TheRootsof lslam,HalLindsey,
OracleHousePublishers,
2002
lslam,JamesA. Beverley,
ThomasNelsonPublishers,
Understanding
2001
lslam,ErgunCaner& EmirCaner,KregelPublications,
Unveiling
2002
GeorgeW. Braswell,
WhatYouNeedTo KnowAboutlslamandMuslims,
& Holman,2OO0
Broadman