Will Islam Conquer The World?


Pastor Longinus Ekeh, December 1, 2014. 07:00am MDT.


The spirit of Osman is stirring, the world cannot play the ignorant! Our world is changing;we cannot be indifferent. It is a cultural, social and spiritual war! A revolutionary war that would not leave the worldthe way it met it!! The vibration of Arab Awakening, or better put, Islamic Revolution is heard everywhere. First, the world thought it was agitation for political change when the revolution first started in Tunisia and spread to Egypt, but now the grand objective is an open secret. The Islamic/Arab world believes they can capture the world through a global jihad and that the time is now. And they seem to be making significant progress.

Almost every government of the world has directly or indirectly buckled, intimidated with the threat of violence. European nations are almost losing their freedom of speech; they have streamlined their democracy to accommodate Islamic extremism and to avoid aggression.

America

Islam is the fastest growing religion in USA. The rapid conversion and high birth rates expand their population in millions. Their agitation for recognition and aggression have got to the root of almost every key structure in the US. America is fast changing from what it used to be. Islamic ideologies and practices are being given preference over Christianity. Long standing Christian institutions and freedom are struck down in sympathy to Islam. Government rules are changing, Islam is fast gaining ground to the extent of advocating for Sharia Law in the US. They are such a formidable force that they lobby and successfully strike down bills which were intended to ban introduction of Sharia Law in the States and campaign against politicians who support such bills. Some public schools in America now say Islamic prayers, as reported by the Billion Bibles1 website. The website also stated how the US financial institutions indirectly fund the Muslim Brotherhood and Jihadist organizations as a condition for accessing Islamic funds. Obviously, America is not what it used to be.

The Kingdom of God

The United Kingdom

"Islam is the second fastest growing religious confession in the UK after Irreligion and its adherents have the lowest average age out of all the major religious groups. Between 2001 and 2009 the Muslim population increased almost 10 times faster than the non-Muslim population. Majority of Muslims in United Kingdom belong to Sunni denomination..." Source, the Wikipedia2 . The report stated that in 2011 United Kingdom had around 100,000 converts to Islam, 40,000 more than in 2001.

It is official that the growth of Islam in the UK outstrips that of the national population; and whilst Islam is on the increase Christianity is on the decline. That Islam is popular among the youths indicates where the UK is headed. Between 2001 and 2011 the number of mosques in UK grew from 614 to 1,500 (that is, 144%). Currently, in London Islam constitutes over 12% of the population, according to the survey by Channel43. In UK in general one out of every ten children is a Muslim, according to the Mail Online4. When one considers the high rates of Islamic immigration and aggressive conversion one needs no prophet to predict the direction of things in few years.

Germany

We had published an article titled, "Where is Germany headed?" We did an expository teaching on the prophetic destiny of Germany, and matched that with the current, silent revolution going on and its probable result. Would Germany escape the grip of Islam? It is unlikely.

Europe

Sharia Law in Europe5 is not new any more. It is already enforced in Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Austria and several other nations. The government have failed to face the reality of the threat of Islam but have instead succumbed to the fear as they rationalize the danger posed by Islamic revolution in European countries. The Gatestone Institute captured it in their publication which reads, "In Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, published in 2009, Christopher Caldwell noted that 'Europe could not stay the same with a different population in it'. He added that any debate in Europe on the impact and dangers of Islam is impossible because 'violent Islamists intimidate and threaten'. He also added that the demographic trends and the rise of radical Islam in the Middle East do not indicate that the situation will improve. Five years later, it is clear that he was right. Europe is heading towards an increasingly uncertain future. Debates on the impact and dangers of Islam are even less possible today than five years ago. Demographic trends are irrepressibly moving in a direction that is Muslim. Radical Islam in the Middle East and in Europe is rising ever more rapidly, with no one lifting a finger to stop it."

In almost all of these European countries and UK Mosques are taking over Churches in hundreds and gigantic Islamic institutions are springing up rapidly. Indeed, Europe seems to have been conquered by Islam the manifestation of which would be seen in a couple of years.

If these economic and political heavy weights countries are scared stiff by violent Islam then who is standing? From all indications Islamic world conquest looks a matter of few years away.

Why Islam keeps conquering

Beneath the spread and popularity of Islam in Western nations is the huge financial resources at their disposal. They have the oil; they are stupendously rich, whilst on the other hand the economy of the West is crumbling like a pack of cards. No nation in economic turmoil would be able to resist the adoption of Islam. The US debt is in trillions; they need investments or else the economy would collapse in no time. The shaky economies of the European nations are public knowledge. They cannot afford to turn off major investors; Islamic investors. The needy Western nations look to the rich Arab nations for funding and as the proverb goes that he who pays the piper dictates the tune, the price of leaning on Islamic funding is adoption of Islam. For fear of economic collapse the Western nations have not only accommodated but have also encouraged Islamic evangelism within their population, which of course, is a pre-condition for accessing funds.

The motivation

The Muslim world believes in the coming of Islamic Messiah called the Imam Madhi, the Twelfth Imam or the Hidden Imam. Although the Shia and the Sunni sects have different beliefs about the Imam Madhi, they are in agreement when it comes to the personality and the events that would usher in the Twelfth Imam. They believe he would rule the world. The article of Michael Youssef on this subject in the Charisma Magazine gives much insight (see reference below)6.

According to the Wikipedia, Islamic tradition stated a few signs which would precede the coming of the Imam Madhi, and some of them are; violence and plague which would kill two-third of the world population, crises in Syria and Bagdad. The world is witnessing virtually all of these presently. And that also explains why the desperation of Iran to acquire Nuclear Weapons.

"According to the Twelver Shia, the main goal of the Mahdi will be to establish an Islamic state and to apply Islamic laws that were revealed to Muhammad. The Mahdi is believed to be the Twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi. They believe that the Twelfth Imam will return from the Occultation as the Mahdi with ‘a company of his chosen ones,’ and his enemies will be led by Antichrist and the Sufyani. The two armies will fight ‘one final apocalyptic battle’ where the Mahdi and his forces will prevail over evil. After the Mahdi has ruled Earth for a number of years, Isa will return." The Wikipedia7.

By promoting violence, forced conversion, and all forms of radical Islamic evangelism the Muslim world seeks to usher in the reign of the Islamic Messiah, the Madhi (which by interpretation means, Guided by God). Armed with enormous oil resources and burning with religious zeal they seem to have got the world under their feet.

If Islam prevails...

I tried to stretch my thinking a little bit to see what could happen if Islam should prevail. If Islam should prevail;

i) The nation of Israel would be wiped off the face of the earth.
ii) Christianity would be wiped off the face of the earth
iii) The civilization clock would be reset hundreds of years behind
iv) The whole world would be Islamized.

In our next article we would survey the possibility of Islamic world rule from the view point of Biblical prophecies. In any case, these are prophetic warnings to indicate that we are living at the ending of the End-Times.

Jesus knew where the world was headed and so admonished His disciples and said, “… I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33). No matter the tumults and troubles in the world, Jesus is our peace. In Jer.16:19, the prophet declared, “LORD, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! ...” Let God be your refuge! Strengthen your faith in God’s Word, deepen your trust in God because that is going to be the only anchor of the soul in the days ahead. Serve God with your whole strength and resources, soon that opportunity shall be no more. Let us live as those who are expecting their Lord, in fervent prayers and intercessions, holy living, earnest zeal, proclaiming the gospel, and helping the weak. In no distant time we would receive the reward if we do not faint.

References

  1. The Billion Bibles
  2. Wikipedia
  3. Channel 4
  4. Mail Online
  5. Sharia Law in Europe
  6. The article of Michael Youssef on the Madhi
  7. The Wikipedia on the Mahdi
  8. 7.
  9. The Independent