"Allah" may well forbid, but "Allah" won't have any say
in the matter.

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Muslim leader: Messiah not coming to Israel

By Ryan Jones

October 23rd, 2005

A prominent Israeli-Arab Muslim leader at the weekend blasted
Evangelical Christian support for Israel as a misguided effort 
to hasten the return of the Messiah.

Speaking to WorldNetDaily's Aaron Klein, Islamic Movement Vice-
Chairman Sheikh Kamal Hatib said the "crazy" Christian support 
"is based on their faith that the return of the Messiah...would 
be in Israel."

[Ed. Note - Muslims in general accept that Jesus is the "messiah," but
do not regard him as mankind's savior. Nor do they accept that he was
a Jew, but rather a "Palestinian" adherent of Islam.]

"Therefore," Hatib continued, "[the Christians] support Israel,
because they believe that the continuation of Israel to exist 
hastens the arrival of the Messiah."

"Allah forbid!" the sheikh exclaimed.

He surmised that this belief has led these Christians to desire "a war
of civilizations" between themselves and Islam, which George W. Bush,
a born again Christian, is currently leading.

Ignoring that the Bush-led war on terror began as a direct result of
unprecedented Islamic attacks on the United States, Hatib condemned
what he saw as the true Christian rationale for the conflict.

"The Messiah can never be the reason for war," he stated.

Readers of the Bible know that the Book of Revelation tells of a time
when Messiah himself will engage in unparalleled acts of warfare prior
to establishing his rule from Jerusalem. (Revelation 19:21)

The Bible also indicates Messiah will only return following the
rebuilding of Israel's temple to the Almighty (Malachi 3:1, Ezekiel
43:2-5), something Hatib insists the Jews have no right to do atop
Jerusalem's Temple Mount.

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Full article at "Jerusalem Newswire" ...
http://www.jnewswire.com/library/article.php?articleid=817


Cheers, Steve..

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