Curious Questions About Islam And The Confusing Qur’an

Currently (2023-2024), Israel is at war against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi Islamic Jihadists who want to destroy them, as well as those who support the terrorists. With all the wars and terrorist attacks around the world, it certainly feels as if we are close to the "great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be" (Matthew 24:21 ESV). Islam is at the forefront of it all, as well as playing a primary part before and during the seven-year Tribulation period.

The two largest sects of Islam are the Sunni, who represent about 85% of the world's Muslim population, and the Shiites. All Muslims follow the Qur'an, which is their holy book given by Allah to his messenger Mohammad. It is divided into 114 chapters called Suras.

In the Qur'an, Allah, who is their god, demands war against unbelievers, especially against Jews and Christians (Surah 2:216; 5:34; 9:5, 29, 73, 47:4; 123-124, 191). Many passages in the Qur'an exhort Muslims to hate or kill or terrorize infidels (non-Muslims) wherever they find them (See Sura 2:190-193, 2:216, 2:244, 3:56, 3:142, 3:151, 4:56, 4:74 (beheading), 4:76, 4:84, 4:89, 4:91, 4:95, 4:104, 5:51, 5:32-38, 7:96-99, 8:12-15 (beheading), 8:39, 8:57-60, 8:65-67, 9:5, 9:14, 9:20-30, 9:38-41, 9:73, 9:88, 9:111, 9:123, 17:16, 18:65-81, 21:44, 22:18-22, 25:52, 33:60-62, 47:3-4 (beheading), 47:35, 48:16-17, 48:29, 61:4, and 66:8-12.

English translators of the Qur'an have tried to soften the true Arabic meaning of some of the passages. For example, the word "fight" really means to kill in Arabic. There are various versions of the Qur'an online, so you can look up the passages presented here.

Many believe that Islam remains the greatest threat to the world today because, throughout history, Islamic Jihad has been carried out against Christianity, and those Christians living through it believed they were in the Great Tribulation as tens of thousands were murdered and churches attacked and destroyed.

In the Book of Revelation, Jesus sent a message to seven churches that were located in the western part of Asia Minor, directly south of the Black Sea (Revelation 1:4-8; 2:1-29; 3:1-22). The word "church" is translated from the Greek word 'ekklesia' which means the people of God, the whole collective body of Born-Again Christians found everywhere on the Earth throughout history.

The seven churches ultimately disappeared from the Earth, and the areas where they existed are no longer considered 'Christian.' However, during the late 20th Century, the archaeological remains of all seven locations were discovered in present-day Turkey.

The primary reason the seven churches of Asia Minor do not exist today is that countless Born-Again Christians throughout history refused to bow down to the god of Mohammad by reciting the 'Shahada' (There is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is his messenger) and renounce their faith in Jesus. Instead, they willingly chose to experience a horrible death. It is overwhelmingly clear that their transformation after becoming Born-Again was so utterly profound and life-changing that nothing could shake their faith in Jesus because they did not fear death.

There is an emerging contingent of those who believe that the Antichrist mentioned in the Bible may well be the Mahdi spoken of in Islam because he fulfills all the characteristics and actions of the biblical Antichrist (aka the Assyrian - see Revelation 13:1-10; Micah 5:5; Qur'an 27:82).

There is also a growing belief that the "false Prophet" will be the 'Isa' of Islam. The final world empire will actually be the "Beast," which is the one who fills the office of the Caliph (Mahdi?) after a Caliphate comprised of 10 Islamic nations is established (see Daniel 7:11; Revelation 17:9-11; 19:20; Qur'an 27:82).

When the seven-year Tribulation period begins, four horsemen will appear with the Antichrist riding a white horse carrying a bow without arrows and wearing a crown as a diplomatic conqueror (Revelation 6:1-2). He will work with a 'prophet' and perform public miracles by the power of the evil one, which will deceive the people of the Earth (2 Thessalonians 2:9-10). He will bring peace and economic stability to the whole Earth unlike anyone has seen in history for 42 months and appears to solve all the problems of the world, including allowing the Third Temple to be built in Jerusalem, and the people of the world will become united (Daniel 9:27,12:11; Matthew 21:21; 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12; Revelation 13:5-7,13,16-17). It will seem as if Heaven came to Earth.

At the end of the first 42 months of the Tribulation period, people will be forced to take a 'mark' of the Antichrist, and those who do not will be persecuted and killed, which will make it known to everyone that he is the Anti-Christ Jesus warned of (Daniel 12:11; Matthew 21:21; Revelation 20:4). He will reveal his true arrogant self, and at the end of the Great Tribulation, he will cause all of the armies of the Earth to fight against Jesus and His army, and defile the Third Temple (Revelation 19:19). However, they will lose the battle! (See Daniel 7:11; Psalm 2:1-5; Isaiah 45:9; Revelation 19:20-21)