Intifada Part II

What Arafat Sees (From Iraq to Armageddon by Intrator)

Part II of excerpts from Chapter 8. See previous post for Part I

"How could it have been that Arafat turned down Barak's peace offer? Why did he declare an Intifada war against Israel, which would wreak such damage on his own people? Why did he reject Israel's offer of a cease-fire when Sharon was first elected? Why did he refuse to take a stand against terrorism after the World Trade Center disaster? Why has he used international donations to foster the culture of suicide terrorism instead of seeking to improve his people's socio-economic condition?

Do Arafat and the leaders of the Islamic terrorist groups, like Hamas, Jihad, and Hizbollah see something we don't see?

Arafat believes that millions of Muslims worldwide will stand with him in a Jihad to "liberate" the "holy land" of "Palestine." He believes that through propaganda and media, he can persuade the European community and most of the "third-world" nations either to support him, or at least to raise no objection. He believes that American society and the international Christian community, while sympathizing with Israel, will be neutralized through cowardice, indecision, or passivity. He believes that the pluralistic, democratic society in Israel will be divided against itself and unable to stand.

In short, he sees more in his favor than against him. He believes he can win this Jihad against Israel. To a certain degree, he is correct.

Zechariah 14:2 I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; the city shall be
taken, the houses rifled, and the women raped...

Yes, according to the Bible, the combined Islamic Jihad and the United Nations attack against Israel will win. Let's look at the balance of power. Israel is stronger than the Palestinians. However, the Islamic nations together with the Palestinians are stronger than Israel. The United States together with Israel are stronger than the Islamic nations with the Palestinians. However, the coalition of the United Nations and the Islamic nations are stronger than Israel and the United States. That's part of what Arafat sees. That's why he sees himself as the victor.

While Arafat sees the victory of that great apocolyptic Jihad and international coalition against Israel, there is another part he does not see.

Zechariah 14:3-4a, 12
Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.
And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives.
And this shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peole who fought against Jerusalem; their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, and their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.

The victory of the combined forces against Israel will be short lived. The Apocalypse is interrupted. The battle of Armageddon is not won by the international coalition, but by the intervention of the coming of the Messiah. The forces that attack Israel will be horribly destroyed, and then true peace will begin. Yeshua as King of the Jews will return to Jerusalem to set up His kingdom.

That's the part the Muslim leaders don't see. For that matter, neither do most of the Christians and Jews."

Stay tuned for "What's It All About?" next post.