Libya: The Situation Has Changed
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The situation in Libya is changing:
Doubts Mount on Libya War
By Chris Stirewalt
Published March 21, 2011| FoxNews.com
Fractures Emerge in Anti-Qaddafi Coalition
“What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone. And what we want is the protection of civilians and not the shelling of more civilians.”
— Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League, condemning the U.S.-led air assault on Libya…
The Arab League, which helped spur a sudden shift in the Obama administration late last week by calling for a no-fly zone, is now expressing misgivings about the size and ferocity of the effort. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/21/doubts-mount-libya-war/#ixzz1HF6wcf8X
Qaddafi Vows to Repel ‘Christian States’Bloomberg – March 20, 2011Qaddafi denounced the countries allied against him as “the party of Satan.” The military action continued today with the bombing of airfields and air-defense sites.“We will not leave our oil to America or France or Britain or the enemy Christian states that are aligned now against us,” the Libyan leader, who has ruled since 1969, said on state television today. “We will not leave our land. We will fight for every inch of our land and liberate every inch of it.”
Libyan rebels launch offensive; coalition continues pounding Gaddafi’s forces
By Peter Finn, Greg Jaffe and William Branigin, Monday, March 21, 9:17 AM
Buoyed by U.S. and allied airstrikes that relieved a siege of Benghazi, Libyan rebels launched an offensive early Monday aimed at retaking the strategic city of Ajdabiya, as Western warplanes continued pounding forces loyal to longtime leader Moammar Gaddafi.
Explosions and plumes of smoke marked the scene of the strikes against Gaddafi’s forces in Ajdabiya, about 100 miles south of the rebels’ de facto capital of Benghazi, and advancing rebels cheered when Western warplanes flew overhead, news agencies reported. The rebels by Monday had regained control of Zuwaytinah, an oil terminal about 16 miles northwest of Ajdabiya that had been captured by loyalist forces last week.
In Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city, spokesmen for the opposition to Gaddafi said the rebels ultimately still plan to march on Tripoli, the Libyan capital where the 68-year-old strongman remains ensconced. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-jets-strike-gaddafis-forces-coalition-continues-hitting-libyan-air-defenses-/2011/03/20/ABgFNa3_story.html
Cruise Missile Slams Gadhafi’s Compound Near Tent
Mar 20, 2011 – 11:59 PM…TRIPOLI, Libya — A cruise missile blasted Moammar Gadhafi’s residential compound in an attack that carried as much symbolism as military effect, and fighter jets destroyed a line of tanks moving on the rebel capital. The U.S. said the international assault would hit any government forces attacking the opposition…“I feel like in two days max we will destroy Gadhafi,” said Ezzeldin Helwani, 35, a rebel standing next to the smoldering wreckage of an armored personnel carrier, the air thick with smoke and the pungent smell of burning rubber. http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/20/us-calls-libya-bombing-successful-endgame-unclear/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk1%7C206815
What the West is doing is more than simply stopping Libya from using its air force against those who wish to overthrow its leader, Moammar Gaddafi. Some in the West are determined to remove Colonel Gaddafi, and apparently have decided that this is the time to do it. While the rantings of Colonel Gaddafi against the “crusaders” and “enemy Christian states” tends to be downplayed in the West, the reality is that these terms strike many Muslims as signs of Western imperialism–especially since the West has done more than simply stop the Libyan air force from flying.
As I have been reporting, I believe that interim governments will likely be put in place in various nations in the Middle East/North Africa. These will be followed ultimately by one that supports a pan-Arabic leader known biblically as the King of the South, but also known as the Caliph or Imam Mahdi by various ones in the Islamic world. The stage clearly is being set for this to happen and the current concerns by the Arab League are consistent with that.
Notice what one Muslim wrote about the appearance of their Mahdi/Mehdi:
SIGNS BEFORE HIS APPEARANCE AS THE MEHDI
The world will be filled with a great amount of injustice and oppression. There will be widespread evil in which all people will be heavily involved.
Muslim countries and their people will have become so weak that even animals would defeat them in battle.
Muslims would be totally disunited, hence their state of weakness. On the other hand, the Kuffar of the whole world would be united under one leader…
Throughout the world earthquakes would occur frequently. Innocent people will be put to death…
I would suggest that the protesters and rebels in the Middle East believe that they have been subject to injustice and oppression. If an earthquake happens in the region, it would seem that some may consider that to be a sign for the leader to rise up as they already believe that they have the injustice and oppression. I would also suggest that if the West continues to pound Libya, that some Muslims will believe that this is making the Arab world very weak, “so weak that even animals would defeat them in battle” (at least enough to justify the rise of the Mehdi). Thus, as the situation in Libya has once again changed, it does seem to be consistent with a leader ultimately rising up in the Arab world.
Yet, while it may also take a war in the Middle East for this leader to rise up, civil unrest, riots, rebellions, demonstrations, and protests may also be involved. Things are changing in the Arab world. And events are lining up for the King of the South/Imam Mahdi to arise.
R.C. Meredith of the Living Church of God (LCG) wrote:
Al Qaeda named its Internet newscast, which debuted in September, ‘The Voice of the Caliphate.’…Kerem Acar, a tailor in central Istanbul {said} ‘…one day maybe my children’s children will see someone declare himself the caliph, like the pope, and have an impact’” (January 14, 2006). Indeed, a coming “Mahdi” whose arrival Muslims are expecting—in Bible prophecy known as the “King of the South” (Daniel 11:40–45)—will soon arise and have a dramatic impact on world events. This powerful Muslim religious leader will unite many of the more than one billion Muslims. He will pose a genuine threat to the coming European Empire, which will have to crush that threat in order to continue exploiting Middle Eastern oil to further its military ambitions. (Meredith RC. Prophecy Fulfilled: God’s Hand in World Affairs. LCG Booklet, 2007, pp. 16-17)
And the current situation in Libya and elsewhere in the Arab world seem to be pointing in that direction.
Three articles of possibly related interest may include:
The Arab World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam?
Is There A Future King of the South? Some no longer believe there needs to be. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? What does the Bible say?
Africa: Its Biblical Past and Prophesied Future What does the Bible teach about Africa and its future? Did the early Church reach Africa? Will God call all the Africans?
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