Annette Rattray (19 Apr 2004)
"SHARON HAS OPENED THE GATES TO HELL and THE SNARE AND THE BEAST"

Dear John and Doves,
"SHARON HAS OPENED THE GATES TO HELL…"Hamas" - 24th March 2004

Are you "seeing" what I'm seeing, and "hearing" what I'm hearing?

With this statement, Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, (deceased 17th April 2004) declared a change in focus in the Intifada/war between the Palestinians and Israel, following the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

Perhaps you haven't noticed, but there are phrases and words being used in media reports that have not appeared before, and we can therefore expect to see an escalation of the current "arena" of strife, as the Islamic World takes notice of what it is being told.

Four posts on Fivedoves on 30th March 2004, have "rung bells" for me.

  1. Joseph Farah's G2 bulletin - Warnings from Islam's 'messianic whirlpool'.


    2. http://worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37782

    Jihadists in global frenzy over coming of prophesied 'Mahdi'

  2. Steve Quayle News Alert


    3. http://www.stevequayle.com/News.alert/04_Unrest/040329.Bush.Islam.html

    Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi gave a fiery open-air speech before 5,000 saying that "America and Sharon have declared war on God (allah). God (allah) declared war on America, Bush and Sharon…"

  3. Living and Dying by the Sword


    4. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0304/thomas_2004_03_24.php3?printer_friendly

    Last sentence, quote - "By taking out Yassin, Israel removed one of many heads from the terrorist hydra." This is the second time I have read of the Islamic Terrorists being described as a "multi-headed hydra". The first time was from the mouth of a French politician - I think it was the French Minister of Foreign affairs, about 3 - 4 weeks ago.

  4. Mubarak tries to reset Arab talks
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2004/paolop329.htm

The summit meeting called by Arab league leaders was "inexplicably" cancelled by the Tunisians. It was to re-launch a 2-year-old Saudi-crafted peace initiative toward Israel. The possible date for this summit is now later in April.

Something is "up" folks. My interpretation -
  1. Islam is looking for their Mahdi at THIS TIME. He is a candidate for the Anti-Christ. An "Islamic" leader does not worship the God of his father Abraham! They use a different calendar to us (times and seasons) and


    2. They study "dark verses" - The Koran. They are the ones trying to sign a "useless" peace (piece of land) agreement with Israel.

  2. The terrorists are trying to turn this battle for land between Palestine and Israel into a wider "religious war" which would then be global in scope.
     3.    The multi-headed beast is rising and is being recognised for what it is.
    HYDRA - Websters: Gr. Water serpent, akin to hydor Water. 1. Gr. Myth - the nine-headed serpent slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours; when any one of its heads is cut off, it is replaced by two others.

    This symbolism would have been familiar to the Apostle John when he wrote

    Revelation 13:1 "And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

    1 John 2:22 "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus in the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

    This very denial (of Jesus being the Son of God) is what is written in the mosque on the temple mount.

  1. There is nothing "inexplicable" about God's timing of events. Watch this summit and see what the Arabs come up with.
As well as the above reports, we are seeing a new willingness between different Islamic factions to "work together". I understand from various reports that I have read (30th March 2004) that Hamas are seeking a closer liaison with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance movement, to consolidate its presence after the killing of Sheikh Yassin. The P.L.O. held an emergency meeting on Sunday 28th March 2004.

We have also seen Shiite Radicals join with Sunni Insurgents in Ramadi, IRAQ, as reported on Debka file. http://www.debka.com/article_print.php?aid=822

However, one of the most interesting developments is that the U.S.A. appears to be moving closer to Israel's position on the withdrawal from Gaza, and the non-right of return of Palestinians to Israeli territory. Ephraim and Judah are coming together. See my post - THE WHITE HORSE OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE - http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2003/annetter41-2.htm
 
 

THE SNARE AND THE BEAST:

LUKE 21:35 - 37

Jesus said - "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

SNARE: Strongs: No. 3803 trap, snare

Websters:- 1. a kind of trap for small animals, usually consisting of a noose which jerks tight upon the release of a spring trigger. 2. Anything dangerous, risky, etc that tempts or attracts; thing by which a person is entangled; trap.

Jesus has warned us that the events of the last days will come upon us as a snare! While most Christians are looking for a revived Roman 10-nation entity beast to arise some time in the future?, we are already ensnared in many Northern Hemisphere Nations with active (and "sleeper") cells of Islamic terrorists.

A snare is unseen, until one steps into it, and it is activated.

I believe we have just seen the abomination of desolation (snare) being "set-up" ready for the "spring trigger". Will it be sprung by the death (assassination) of another "horn" on one of the heads.? We need to be watching for the "spring-trigger" which activates the snare. There is something in the wind, and I believe it will happen soon.

In the past we have not identified the "beast" correctly. The beast is specifically identified as coming out of the areas previously covered by Babylon, Media/Persia, Greece, and Rome (eastern leg). The entity which inhabits these areas is ISLAM!! The "prince of Persia"(Iran) and the "prince of Greece", (4 parts of the divided Grecian Empire - Seleucid empire/dynasty in particular - from Syria to India) are singled out in Daniel as the enemy of "his people."

It is a composite beast, made out of various elements found in the above-mentioned empires. It has 7 heads (kings, without kingdoms), but from within Kingdoms. It has horns - THE MOON has horns! The moon is their symbol.

C/f. Daniel 7:7-8, 23-25 Daniel 8:9-11, 23-25, Revelation 13:1-4. and Rev. 17:8-13

The BEAST is a multi-headed beast/organisation, that affects the whole World. It has many leaders (horns = power-bases) on each "head" -

e.g. Hamas - Muhammed Deif

(Damascus - Khaled Mashaal) (Gaza- Adel Aziz Rantisi's secret replacement).

Al Qaeda has three horns that I am aware of -

Osama bin laden,

Ayman al-zawahiri,

and the hidden one - Mullah Mohammed OMAR.

 This man of all of them is yet to reveal himself - He is the One-eyed leader of the Taliban Time Magazines 1st Oct. 2001, 15th Oct.2001, 26th Nov. 2001, and 24th December 2001, contain quite a lot of material about this shadowy leader of the Taliban who is believed to still be at large.

Time Magazine 1st Oct. 2001. Page 35 - "Before Omar left Kandahar, he opened the marble vault in the city's most venerated shrine and held up the Respectable Cloak of the Prophet Muhammad, seen publicly only two times previously in more than a millennium. The sight inspired Taliban foot soldiers for a final assault against Kabul in 1996."

Time Magazine 24th Dec. 2001 page 23/24 This man is described as being "a one-eyed visionary who conversed with the Prophet in his dreams".

Who is it who will finally wear the mantle of Mohammed?

There are plenty of heads and horns to choose from among the plethora of Islamic terrorist groups - Hizbollah, Islamic Jihad, Hamas, Fatah, Al Qaeda, Al Aqsa Martyr's Brigade, Islamic Jamia, Al Azhar Fatwa - not to mention the ones in Asia and Russia - the list goes on and gets longer by the day…

 The only thing suppressing this beast at the moment is the COALITION OF THE WILLING, and the international hunt for terrorists. The full shape of the beast is not clear yet, but there are plenty of candidates to choose from. When the heads start coming together and co-operating, the World had better look out !

When Muqtada al-Sadr calls his militia followers Mahdi Army, we need to take note.

Islam's method of martyrdom is by the SWORD.

Gulf Daily News 11th April 2004 - Quote: "An Iraqi group said yesterday it was holding 30 foreign hostages who would be beheaded unless US forces lifted their siege of Fallujah…"

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/printnews.asp?Article=78909
 
 

You might have noticed also, that what has been termed Iraq War 2, began in the week leading up to Easter.

See my article - INTIFADA 2000 - 1290 and 1335 days http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2004/annette317.htm

See also Debka file report dated 5th April 2004 - New Warfront opens in Iraq Three Months before Handover. http://www.debka.com/article_print.php?aid=820

The Bible itself tells us that the messages in Daniel and Revelation are sealed up until the end times. Trying to interpret them before THE TIME, has led to a wrong conclusion. It is a prince from "Ishmael" we should be looking for at this time - not Prince Charles, Prince William, Bill Clinton or any other western leader.

If Sharon has indeed opened the gates of hell, then what comes out of it will be ISLAMIC TERRORISM.

Very few people recognised the shape or form of the "Beast" prior to September 11th, but fortunately a few people are beginning to see the "real thing".
 
 

The good news is that God is in control and no "horsemen of the apocalypse" can be released until "The Lamb" begins opening the seals of Revelation 6.

We have a few more things to watch for before the 1335 days from Intifada 2000 are complete on Pentecost, May 26th 2004.

Daniel 12:12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

God Bless You all,  Annette