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This eschatologically-minded new “caliphate” is now well on the path to self-fulfilling its own Islamic “prophecies” and, at this point, will not allow anyone to get in its way …

Mark 13:35-37, “Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming — in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning — lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!”

1 Thessalonians 5:6, “Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.”

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By Rana Moussaoui, Agence France Presse – “A powerful jihadist group known for its ruthless tactics and systemic abuses in the Syrian and Iraqi conflicts announced Sunday the establishment of a ‘caliphate’, or Islamist state.

In an audio recording distributed online, the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) declared its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘the caliph’ and ‘leader for Muslims everywhere.’

The jihadists said they would impose their caliphate on areas they have conquered in Syria and Iraq.

‘The Shura (council) of the Islamic State met and discussed this issue (of the caliphate)… The Islamic State decided to establish an Islamic caliphate and to designate a caliph for the state of the Muslims,’ said ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani.

‘The jihadist preacher Baghdadi was designated the caliph of the Muslims,’ said Adnani, adding that the caliphate will extend ‘from Aleppo (in northern Syria) to Diyala’ in Iraq.

Baghdadi ‘has accepted this allegiance, and has thus become the leader for Muslims everywhere.’

‘The words ‘Iraq’ and ‘Greater Syria’ have been removed from the name of the Islamic State in official papers and documents,’ Adnani said, describing the caliphate as ‘the dream in all the Muslims’ hearts’ and ‘the hope of all jihadists.’

Ever since the Prophet Mohammad’s death, a caliph was designated ‘the prince’ or emir ‘of the believers.'” Read more.

Revelation 13:3-4, “And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, ‘Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?’”

Revelation 13 Commentary: The present, And Future, Of Islam – “Israel/Jerusalem is the epicenter of Scripture and prophecy. It is not Rome, nor the United States, nor the European Union, nor anywhere else. In Revelation 13 there are two Beasts described, and the first Beast here with seven heads are all kingdoms or empires (cf. Revelation 17:9-10) that ruled Israel/the Middle East, including Jerusalem. The first six ‘heads’ are 1. The Egyptian Empire, 2. The Assyrian Empire, 3. The Babylonian Empire, 4. The Persian Empire, 5. The Greek Empire and 6. The Roman Empire. Now, the 7th is not a revival of the 6th – the Roman Empire — as some try to suggest in some prophecy circles, rather it is the empire of Antichrist that is a revival of the 7th. The 7th empire was The Islamic/Ottoman Empire which controlled Jerusalem beginning in the 7th century, and ending in 1924 with the abolition of the Caliphate… A revived Caliphate, in whatever form it ultimately takes, will be in power for at least 3.5 ‘prophetic years’ or 1260 days, or 42 months. At this time I consider these periods to be actual time frames for this eschatonic Beast, which will reiterate what Islam already proclaims today — that Jesus is not the Son of God, that Jesus is not the Savior and that Christians are committing a great and unforgivable sin by associating Jesus with God and worshiping Him.” Read more.