A
meeting on Monday between Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdoğan and Pope Francis
may have grave implications for Jerusalem as both
leaders appear to be building an agenda based upon
their joint opposition to US President Donald Trump’s
recognition of the city as Israel’s capital.
The
meeting, which took place at the Vatican, was already
significant in that it was the first visit by a
Turkish head of state since diplomatic relations
between the Vatican and Turkey were established in
1960. However, a statement released by the Vatican
says that both leaders also used the occasion to
discuss the ”the status of Jerusalem, highlighting the
need to promote peace and stability in the region
(Middle East) through dialogue and negotiation, with
respect for human rights and international law.”
Both Erdogan and
Pope Francis are opposed to U.S. President Donald
Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel. Erdogan responded to the move by
calling for an emergency meeting of the OIC. The
summit, held in Istanbul, declared “East Jerusalem
as the capital of the State of Palestine” and called
upon “all countries to recognize the State of
Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied
capital.”
Prolific
end-of-days author and educator, Rabbi Pinchas
Winston noted that
an alliance between
Catholicism and Islam was predicted as an essential
step in the process of Moshiach (Messiah).
Rabbi Winston referenced a work that goes into detail
on the process of the Messianic Redemption
called, Kol Hatur (Cry
of the Turtle Dove). It was written in the 18th
century by Hillel Rivlin of
Shklov, a close disciple of Rabbi Elijah ben Solomon
Zalman, the leading rabbi of the generation known as
the Vilna Gaon.
“This
meeting doesn’t make sense historically or logically
since Islam and Catholicism have been at war for a
millennium,” Rabbi Winston told Breaking
Israel News. “It especially
doesn’t make sense since they fought over Jerusalem
throughout the Middle Ages during the Crusades.”
“But
since we are in the age of Geula (Redemption),
they are coming together, precisely as described by
the Vilna Gaon.”
Rabbi
Winston explained that the coming of Moshiach primarily
consists of two stages. The return to Israel takes
place during the first stage with Moshiach
ben Yosef (Messiah from the house
of Joseph) and the second stage by Moshiach ben
David (Messiah from the house of David).
“Moshaich
ben Yosef and Moshiach
ben Dovid are described as
the shor (bull)
and the chamor (donkey)
for Moshiach on
the side of kedusha (holiness),”
he noted. “Their counterparts are Esau and Ishmael who
are the shor and chamor from
the side of tumah (impurity).”
“Just
as the two Messiahs will appear in the end-of-days,
Esau, which is represented by the Catholic Church and
Ishmael, which is represented by Islam will appear
together in the End-of-Days.”
Despite
their conflict with each other over the timespan of
approximately 1,500 years, Ishmael and Esau actually
forged an alliance almost
4,000 years ago when the latter married the daughter
of the former.
So Esau went
unto Ishmael,
and took unto the wives that he had Mahalath the
daughter of Ishmael Avraham’s
son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife. Genesis
28:9
Rabbi
Winston explained that this unlikely union consisting
of two opposing forces will be facilitated by
the erev rav (mixed
multitude), largely consisting of liberal, left-wing
Jews.
Pope
Francis may actually view an Islamic global agenda as
being worthy of support. The pope on Monday
presented Erdogan with an “angel of peace” on a
bronze medallion, that is seen embracing the
northern and southern hemispheres while overcoming a
dragon.
“This
is the angel of peace who strangles the demon of war,”
the pope told Erdogan as he gave him the medallion.
“(It is) a symbol of a world based on peace and
justice.”
Pope
Francis presented Palestinian Authority Chairman
Mahmoud Abbas with a similar medallion at the Vatican
in May 2015. At the time, the pope said that the “angel
of peace” was “destroying
the bad spirit of war” and praised Abbas
for being an “angel of peace.”
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