Iran’s President Prepares for Apocalypse
The LA Times article 'End Times' Religious Groups Want Apocalypse Soon explains various religious groups' efforts to prepare and in some cases hasten the arrival of the end of the world.
What stuck me was the devotion Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has to preparing for the return of the Muslim messiah, Mahdi.
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As mayor of Tehran in 2004, he spent millions on improvements to make the city more welcoming for the return of a Muslim messiah known as the Mahdi, according to a recent report by the American Foreign Policy Center, a nonpartisan think tank. To the majority of Shiites, the Mahdi was the last of the prophet Muhammad's true heirs, his 12 righteous descendants chosen by God to lead the faithful. Ahmadinejad hopes to welcome the Mahdi to Tehran within two years. |
The article continues, citing an address Ahmadinejad gave to the UN:
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An opposing vision, invoked by Ahmadinejad in an address before the United Nations last year, suggests that the Imam Mahdi, a 9th century figure, will soon emerge from a well to conquer the world and convert everyone to Islam. "O mighty Lord," he said, "I pray to you to hasten the emergence of your last repository, the promised one, that perfect and pure human being, the one that will fill this world with justice and peace." |
This is the same man driving Iran's nuclear program claiming it is for peaceful purposes. Discussing this with a freind, I mentioned this is like giving a gun to someone who is suicidal and he added "with plenty of ammunition".