The Coming Is Near video from Iranian government claims the end times are quickly approaching with return of the Mahdi.

End TimesMarch 28th, 2011

Does the Iranian government actually believe that the end times – the end of the world – is at hand?  According to CBN, yes.  A new video has surfaced that Christian Broadcast News claims has been approved by the Iranian government.

Is the Mahdi (Islamic messiah) soon to appear?  If so, what does that mean?  If not, but Islamic militants believe it is true anyway, what does that mean?

Are the End Times near?

The video claims that the current state of the Middle East is a sign of the coming of the Mahdi – the twelfth Imam.  The various revolutions throughout the Middle East are said to be signs that a messiah figure will arrive to bring victory for the Islamic armies over all non-Muslims during the end times and the last days.

Signs of the End Times

The various revolutions, uprisings, and upheavals in the Middle East, the poor health and illness of Saudi Arabia’s king – a rival of Iran, the rising power of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the leadership of the Ayatollah and the President of Iran are all supposed to be prophetic signs of the end times.

Fulfilling Prophecy

Do I believe that Iran is about to usher in the last days and lead Islamic militants to ultimate victory? No, of course not.

However, I do believe that if this video is used to create a strong belief in Islamic militants that the time has come for their messiah to lead them to final victory over America and American allies, then we do have a potential worldwide situation on our hands.

Will this video create such a fervor? I don’t know.  Different Islamic militants have been trying to create such an atmosphere for a very long time.  If one crazy video could accomplish it, I think Bid Laden would have starred in it years ago.

According to CBN, one expert had this to say:

“I think it’s a very grave development… because it gives you a window into the thinking of the Iranian leadership: that they believe the time for war with Israel may be even sooner than others imagined.”  Joel Rosenberg, author of The Twelfth Imam

What do you think?  Is the coming near?

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