Genesis 16:12 As a man, he’ll be uncontrollable.[a] He’ll[b] be against everyone, everyone will be against him,[c]and he’ll live in conflict with[d] all of his relatives.” [ISV]
ISV Footnotes:
Genesis 16:12 Lit. be a wild donkey; i.e., stubborn, volatile, and highly resistant to being tamed.
Genesis 16:12 Lit. His hand will
Genesis 16:12 Lit. against his hand
Genesis 16:12 Lit. in the face of [ISV]
Genesis 16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. [KJV]
Genesis 16:12 is certainly working itself out today. Past dictators of various Muslim countries committed human rights violation against their own people including the use of chemical weapons. During the time of POTUS George Bush Saddam Hussein was captured and executed. Then came the Arab Spring.
“Arab Spring refers to the democratic uprisings that arose independently and spread across the Arab world in 2011. The movement originated in Tunisia in December 2010 and quickly took hold in Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan.”
"Qaddafi Warned Tony Blair of Coming ISIS Invasion: Obama Ordered Qaddafi’s Murder” By Geri Ungurean"
http://www.raptureready.com/soap2/ungurean81.html
In my opinion, Islamic eschatology is more complicated than the anticipated arrival of the 12th Imam. The Hatfield and McCoy’s have nothing on those competing for power in the Islam faith. Starting in 656, only 24 years after the death of the Prophet Mohammed, there was competition within the Muslim Ummah (nation, people, community) between the followers of Mohammed’s cousin and son-in-law Ali and the Umayyad clan led by a general Muawiyah. So one of the fundamental differences between the Sunni and Shi’a lines of the Islamic tradition is the role given to the family of the Prophet Mohammed and to his descendants in general.
Born in the 10th Century Muhammad al-Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam, was the final Imam in his line. He, the Twelfth Imam survived attempts on his life by withdrawing/ being hidden from the world possibly residing in a well. Allah will recall him to usher in the End of Days.
As an aside, those of the Hashemite Dynasty in Jordan are descendants of the Prophet from another line.
To add even more to this stew, there are the Zoroastrians for whom the end of days would bring someone called the Saoshyant (or Astvat-Ereta), who would serve a role similar to the Messiah or Mahdi.
Then there are the Ismai'li Shi'a Muslims, AKA Seveners who had had a living Imam called the Aga Khan. However, Aga Khan lived the lifestyle of the rich and famous in the 20th Century, a no-no.
Regardless of Twelver’s, Seveners or Saoshyant, In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will rule for at least seven years before the Day of Judgment/ Day of Resurrection. During his rule the Mahdi will rid the world of evil, that evil being the non-Muslims, convert, pay a tax or die.
Ahmadinejad of Iran was quoted as saying, "Yes, that’s true. I prayed for the arrival of the 12th Imam." With the resent capitulation of the POTUS and his minions toward a nuclear Iran, the clock to the End of Days was advanced.
It will be interesting to witness how ISIS finally fits in with the Islamic End of Days.
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