Sans,
It depends on whether you are speaking of the trees or the forest. Looking at trees, then the small armed conflict occuring in the Middle East right now, could very well be about oil, or limiting their influence or any combination of things.
I am speaking of the forest.
A global war, that has not yet been realized.
There is a tremendous amount of wealth in oil rich nations, which are primarily Muslim in religious persuasion. They are NOT going to have their faith stripped from them. I don't think any globalist is naive enough to believe this is even possible.
So if you are speaking of a globalist agenda to destory religion as an institution, I can't see that being realistic. Strongly held faiths like Islam, will not be changed easily, or taken away by force.
There is not much attack on RELIGION anyway. There is really more of a worldwide attack on a SINGLE religion. Namely... Christianity. It is the religion of Christianity under assault. And while humanists may believe this is because of the many "evils" done under the banner of Christianity, this is false. Christianity has done FAR MORE GOOD than evil in this world. Just as America has done FAR MORE GOOD than evil in this world. In fact, the primary reason that America has sought to do good when it has, is because of the strong Christian influence here.
They may think they are against "Christianity". They are really against Christ. This is a set-up for the last days.
As I have said before. The Temple Mount in Israel is the ONLY place where their Temple can be established. They have waited nearly 200 years to rebuild their temple. It is the ONLY place they can practice animal sacrifice. The synagogue is a place for learning Hebrew Scriptures, but animal sacrifice is not allowed there. And animal sacrifice is neccessary, because as their scriptures teach them, without the shedding of blood, there is NO REMISSION OF SIN. There are Jewish Rabbis, who have the instruments required for this type of worship. They are waiting... just waiting, to be able to use them in the correct place. Which according to scripture is the Temple Mount and NOWHERE ELSE!
The problem of course, is that on this very spot, on the Temple Mount, the ONLY place where God will allow them to build their temple, there CURRENTLY exists a Muslim Mosque. The third holiest site in the world to Muslims. Unless this Mosque is destroyed, there will NEVER be another Jewish Temple, and they never will be able to practice animal sacrifice and be redeemed. They won't accept this. The land there, is now Israel again. THERE WILL BE A TEMPLE AGAIN. and this Mosque WILL BE DESTROYED.
A few decades ago, there was an uproar among the Muslims because the Israeli Government began building a tunnel UNDERNEATH this Mosque. Their excuse for doing this, was that congested tourism required a tunnel underground to make pedestrian traffic easier. Why there? Why unde the Mosque? I'll tell you why. Because it was a plot to destroy this Mosque. A construction "accident" would be a great excuse for having to destroy the rest of the Mosque for safety reasons. And since the Mosque would have to be rebuilt anyway, hmm... why don't we just move it OVER HERE for you nice Muslims? We'll give you more area for it, put it in a nice spot for you guys... but we'll put it a little ways away, from this particular spot. Then years later, if it had been accepted or the anger blown over, trust me... construction would have begun on the Temple again. It has ALWAYS been rebuilt, and they have waited hundreds of years for it to happen in the past. We are talking about a religion with THOUSANDS of years of history. They won't revise their long held faith in their scripture, and rebuild the Temple somewhere else.
When you see the old Jewish Rabbis who are moving their heads back and forth along a wall... It is called the Wailing Wall. It is the remnants, all that is left, of their beloved Temple. They are there praying for it's restoration.
When this Mosque is finally removed or destroyed, the Muslims will unite over the outrage, of having their third holiest site demolished and tarnished and being forced to be replaced by a Jewish Temple. This is what would cause many Islamic nations, once again, to unite, and go to war with Israel. When this occurs, Israel will respond. America will have little choice but to come to their defense. Russia will engage on the side of the Muslims. When all the treaties are honored that have been formed from the world's nations over many dozens of years, the world, once again, will find itself at war. But it will be the first time that America and Russia are fighting directly. It will not be pretty. It will not be avoided.
Armageddon is not merely the name of a battle. But the name of the place where this battle is waged. It is there in the Middle East. When Napolean visited this area in 1800, he excalimed that it was a perfect place for a battle of such magnitude. He is not the only military leader to have said this.
All the world's armies are not going to commune on one piece of real estate. But it is where the trouble starts. It will be the center, the origin, of what will ultimately become a world conflict.
Everyone will undestand that this war is ultimately a religious war, because it's roots are a conflict between two ancient enemies. Israel and Islam.
But in conjuction with this war, the Bible also prophecies that there will be natural disasters, the degree of which, man has never witnessed before. Earthquakes, diseases, famine, a meteor strike as well.
Is anyone aware, that in 2012 there will be a unique alignement of the planets with the center of the galaxy. This anomaly only occurs every 26,000 years. Some scientists actually believe it could affect the planets magnetic field to such a degree that it would actually shift or reverse the poles. So that a compass would point South rather than North. Those who believe this is a possiblity are unsure what it could mean to the planet, but expect major natural disasters as a result.
There is a black hole in the center of the Galaxy. As everyone knows, the gravitational power of a black hole is so consuming that not even light can escape it's pull. When these planets align with that, who knows how it will affect life on Earth.
