I know it sounds odd, but I feel obligated to offer a thought I had after a nap. It relates to prophesy and religious matters in the current world scene, specifically with some highly notable figures in todays media.
First, it’s important to be familiar with Revelation 11. Go ahead and read it, then return. This speaks of the two witnesses who are killed by the beast in the last days, lie dead is the streets for days, them miraculously rise again.
The passage mentions the ‘beast’ which is often referred to as the antichrist, or a system that is antichrist. We often hear of a ‘mark’ or ‘number’ associated with the beast that is placed on all of it’s subjects and without the mark “no man might buy or sell.” (Rev. 13:17) Whether this be a biochip in the hand or forehead, or simply the credit cards that we hold in our hand and remember the pin in our heads, it doesn’t really matter. All we know is that a financial institution is central to the ‘beasts’ empire of control.
Back to the two witnesses; they will be two men who testify to the world calling them to repent and forsake the beast and his control over mankind. They will “torment them that dwell on earth,” wear “sackcloth” and testify for “a thousand two hundred and threescore days” (or around 3 1/2 years.)
They’ll fight the financial institutions that are built like temples to man’s greatness, have these systems declare war upon them and be hated to the extent that the entire world will rejoice when their dead. So I present to you the two men to the right. On the left Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama Bin Laden. If you’re so inclined, please, please, please read this letter to the American people by Osama Bin Laden. Start with section Q2, where he states “What are we calling you to, and what do we want from you?” FULL ARTICLE.
The letter is powerful, and nearly every faithful person in the US cannot say that he is wrong in the majority of his statements. We have permitted immorality in our system. We are controlled by evil corporate empires that are destroying the environment, impoverishing weaker nations and enslaving mankind. He even mentions AIDS as a “Satanic American Invention” (Which is something I personally believe. Maybe in a future blog post.) Again, I encourage you to read the letter above.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that I believe what I’m writing. I’m simply putting forth an idea, a possible explanation for a religious prophesy that most Americans are familiar with. The God that I understand isn’t always predictable, doesn’t always make sense at first; even allowed Sampson (a noted terrorist,) to kill hundreds, had Joshua (another terrorist,) to brutally invade Israel, and commanded Nephi (Book of Mormon prophet,) to assassinate the king of Jerusalem. So assuming that these two terrorists could have been called of God shouldn’t seem too far fetched.
I fully support Barack Obama as our next president, but I also need to be weary. He seems to have come from nowhere, rallied the world behind him with his enthusiasm and energy and will undoubtedly aim to remedy the economic crisis the US and world is enduring and reignite the war against radical islamists in favor of an unnecessary war in Iraq. These ingredients could easily produce the ideal environment for the ‘beast’ to come to power and set the stage for the two witnesses to be killed. The world today can change so rapidly that almost any conceivable idea could become reality in only months and it’s up to those with a watching eye to warn against calamities that could befall the best of men.
Don’t read this as doctrine, fact or even speculation. It’s probably best to read this as entertainment until we know more about what’s really going on in the world. So this concludes my odd post-nap thought.





