Unleashing the Beast

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die, nevertheless even so l will send my angels to carry thee back into Paradise ( The Travels of Marco Polo ). The same spirit that inspired Sabbah to sacrifice young boys for his cause also inspired leaders such as the late Ayatollah Khomeini and even Saddam Hussein to offer their youth as human shields and sacrifices for Allah. Such events occurred during the 10-year war between Iraq and Iran. The border between the countries was filled with dangerous land mines. In order to spare the top soldiers from a tragic death, plastic keys were tied around the necks of thousands of young boys, who were sent into the land mines in order to clear the field for their army. They were given the plastic key so that, upon their deaths, the key would fit the gates of paradise. Inside Israel, Palestinian schools teach young children more than reading and writing. There are areas designed to promote the concept of martyrdom in the name of Islam for the cause of jihad against Israelis. While having lunch, one Palestinian friend told me, "Those who are going to blow themselves up literally sit around all day and fantasize about the hoor al-ain, the virgins of paradise. They conjure up images of how each virgin will look and the acts they will perform." The revelations coming out of the Arabian desert in the sixth century are far different from the Biblical truth that was birthed on Mount Sinai through Moses and confirmed by the Apostle Paul. The Bible is a book containing thousands of prophecies. While the parallels between the Islamic Mahdi and the future Beast are amazing, there is