In Reply to: Re: August 22nd and heaven and hell and Mohammed posted by The Coniuratio on August 16, 2006 at 17:30:51:
Please get your facts straight: I did not equate Bush with Ahmadinejad.
What I said is that the CLAIMS Professor Lewis has made about Ahmadinejad's adherance to Islamic doomsday prophecy are similar to the claims that left-wing ideologues have made about Bush's adherance to Christian doomsday prophecy. I don't see convincing evidence that supports such conclusions about either of these national leaders, who appear to be mortal enemies.
As for your other response to my post, I don't agree that your initial post was ONLY about TFI using Islamic prophecy as a basis for their August prediction. You posted a lengthy, unedited chunk of material from Professor Lewis as though he is an unquestionably reliable authority on Islamic doomsday prophesy. I challenged the content of Lewis' argument appearing in your post because I am very skeptical about his assertions regarding the role of Islamic doomsday prophesy among nations directly involved in the middle east conflict. For that reason, I am also skeptical as to whether TFI's knowledge of Islam has much to do with their August prophecy. I think the co-incidence of the two predictions is interesting, but not necessarily related.
It might help if you knew more about my beliefs regarding prophecy. I don't believe Biblical prophecy has anything to do with predicting future events involving the rise and fall of nations, and I don't believe anyone in TFI now has or ever has had the ability to reliably predict future world events.
I believe Biblical prophecy is a warning to the People of God (i.e., those who are in a covenant relationship with Yaweh Elohim) regarding the negative consequences of their actions should they continue to practice injustice and violence under a guise of righteousness.
I don't know jack about Islamic interpretations of doomsday prophecy, but I suspect it's full of as much hokum, hooey, and snake oil as the interpretations of Christian doomsday prophecy preached by John Hagee and Timothy LeHaye.