MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

For the glory of the all-compassionate and all-merciful “Allah.” One of the suspects apparently used false documentation to enter the country. If it’s happening in Australia, then it’s likely happening much closer to home as well …

Qur’an Sura 2:256a, “Let there be no compulsion in religion …”

Qur’an Sura 8:12, “… I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks …”

Zechariah 5:3a, 8a, “… This is the curse [אָלָה – ‘alah’] that goes out over the face of the whole earth … This is Wickedness …”

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• Flashback: US May Have Let ‘Dozens’ Of Terrorists Into Country As ‘Refugees’
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By Jared Owens and Dan Box, The Australian – “A VIDEO seized from the home of two Sydney men arrested this week shows a self-described ‘soldier of the caliphate’ brandishing a knife and pledging to begin ‘stabbing the kidneys and striking the necks’ of Islamic State’s enemies, Tony Abbott has told parliament.

Omar Al-Kutobi, 24, and Mohammad Kiad, 25, were allegedly about to kill or harm a member of the public with a knife as part of a terrorist attack but were arrested at a property in Sydney’s west on Tuesday afternoon.

The Prime Minister this afternoon gave a graphic description of the video, which he was shown at a counter-terrorism briefing in Canberra this morning.

‘Kneeling before the death cult flag with a knife in his hand and a machete before him one of those arrested said this: ‘I swear to all mighty Allah, we will carry out the first operation for the soldiers of the caliphate in Australia’,’ Mr Abbott told parliament.

‘He went on to say, Madam Speaker: ‘I swear to all mighty Allah, blond people, there is no room for blame between you and us. We only are you, stabbing the kidneys and striking the necks’.’ …

Earlier today, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said one of the men suspected of planning a terror plot to kill a member of the public might have flown to Australia with false documentation.

The men were allegedly about to kill or harm a member of the public with a knife as part of a terrorist attack but were arrested on Tuesday afternoon at a property in Sydney’s west.

Police have alleged a machete, a hunting knife and an Islamic State flag were seized from a small, converted garage that the men shared in Fairfield in Sydney’s west.

Mr Dutton has now asked for an urgent review following suggestions one of the suspects used false documentation to enter Australia. He said there were about 50,000 people who also arrived on boats around that time, hampering intelligence agencies’ ability to check every person thoroughly.

‘It is a difficult situation, particularly that period of time, for the intelligence agencies,’ Mr Dutton said.” Read more.

Flashback: Australia: Muslim Preacher Publicly Prays For Slaughter Of Non-Muslims, Authorities Say It’s OK – “POLICE say they will not act against a radical preacher who publicly prayed for the slaughter of Hindus and Buddhists, leaving him free to spread his messages of hatred. A sermon videotaped in South Australia last year also showed Sheikh Sharif Hussein accusing Australian troops, whom he called ‘crusader pigs’, of helping to rape tens of thousands of women in Iraq, but SA police say he has broken no laws. This has prompted outspoken SA conservative senator Cory Bernardi to demand changes to race-hate laws, or the way they are enforced.” Read more.

Flashback: Australia: Police Commissioner Outraged To See Muslim Children Carrying Signs Calling For The Beheading Of Non-Muslims – “NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says he was outraged to see children holding signs that called for the beheading of anti-Islamists at a Sydney protest. Mr Scipione said it was the actions of ‘extremist offenders’ who turned a peaceful protest violent on Saturday, leaving six police and 17 others injured. ‘It was an outrage,’ he told reporters in Sydney today. ‘To see a young child with a placard thrust in his hand calling for the beheading of a person is simply something I cannot comprehend. ‘It’s just not what we teach our children.’” Read more.

In all likelihood their targets would have been local Jews or Christians. When it comes to being the type of Muslim that the “prophet” of Islam wanted his followers to be and the barbaric practice of beheading, you cannot become the one without preparing for the other …

Qur’an Sura 8:12b, “… terrorize and behead those who believe in scriptures other than the Qur’an.”

Qur’an Sura 24:2, “Let not compassion move you from carrying out [Allah’s] law …”

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By Ean Higgins and Dan Box, The Australian – “PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says NSW Police have saved the nation from a third brush with terrorism.

‘This country has already had two brushes with terrorism,’ Mr Abbott told parliament today following the arrest this morning of two men during terror raids in Sydney.

‘There was the attack on police officers in Victoria in September, and then we had the terrorist incident in Martin Place in December. We could easily have had a third but for strong action by NSW Police and the joint counterterrorist team.’

Omar al-Kutobi, 24, and Mohammad Kiad, 25 are suspected of planning to carry out an attack yesterday, amid suspicions they were plotting a public beheading.

A machete, a hunting knife and a flag associated with Islamic State were among items seized in the raids on their Fairfield home, along with a video of a man talking about carrying out an attack.

Neither man appeared during a brief hearing in Fairfield court, in Sydney’s west this afternoon, where prosecutor Michael Allnutt said they are facing a ‘very, very serious allegation.’

Both have been charged with preparing or planning a terrorist act.

Court documents show the two men have been charged with committing ‘an act in preparation/planning a terrorist act’ at some point between 12pm on Monday and 4.40pm yesterday afternoon.

While it is not yet known what the act was, it seems police responded quickly, arresting them at 4.40pm yesterday afternoon.

‘On 10 February 2015, in the state of New South Wales and elsewhere, (the two men) did commit an act in preparation for, or planning a terrorist act,’ the documents said.

Both men are expected to appear by video-link in Sydney’s Central Local Court, where they will also be provided with an Arabic translator, the documents show.

Mr Abbott, asked in parliament about the arrests, said counterterrorism agencies had thwarted ‘an imminent attack’ against Australians.

‘Police found a large ISIL or Daesh flag, a machete, a hunting knife and a video of a recording of one suspect kneeling in front of the ISIL flag with the two knives while making a statement in Arabic,’ the Prime Minister told parliament.

‘This was an imminent attack in Australia inspired by the ISIL or Daesh death cult.’ Read more.

The secular media is reporting on current events that were foretold in the Bible. This is not a coincidence …

1 Peter 4:12-13, “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you … but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.”

Matthew 24:29-31, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days … they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect …”

Colossians 3:12-13, “Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another …”

Acts 14:22b, “… we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.”

By David Curry, FOX News – “Boko Haram continues its march toward making Nigeria an Islamic state. A few weeks ago, as the world focused on the terror attacks in Paris, the group continued its murderous rampage across the northern part of the country. Last weekend it killed dozens in Maiduguri. These are just the latest atrocities from Boko Haram, which has kidnapped hundreds of schoolchildren, murdered thousands of innocent men, women and children and driven hundreds of thousands more from their homes.

Unfortunately, all indicators point to the likelihood that the worst is yet to come.

Last month, Open Doors released its 2015 World Watch List, an annual survey of the most dangerous and difficult places in the world to be a Christian. This year’s report uncovered some startling and worrisome trends. In every region of the world — Africa, Asia and even in the Americas — persecution of Christians is growing. There was not one country on the 2015 list that decreased its acts of violence and persecution from the previous year. The escalation of violence over the past year was so great that the threshold used to create the list had to be increased. With nearly twice the number of Christians persecuted over the previous year, it’s clear why Christians should be very concerned.

What may not be as clear is why everyone else should care.

What all Americans must understand is this: Ending the persecution of Christians is not just morally right; it is in our national interest. When we promote and defend freedom of religious expression throughout the world we are making the world safer for oppressed peoples, we are promoting a value that keeps extremism of any kind in check.

After 13 years of creating the World Watch List in its modern form, Open Doors has observed that the persecution of Christians is a lead harbinger for discord in the wider society. If history teaches us anything, it is to pay attention to the signs that warn of geopolitical upheaval; in particular, the restriction of religious minority groups.  When religious minorities are first marginalized within a society, then targeted for attacks without notice from the free societies around the world, a purge is the next logical step in the mind of extremists.

For example, more than a decade ago, Christians in Iraq worshipped in relative peace. Even under the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, they faced no greater threat to their freedom than the general population of Iraq. But now Iraq ranks third on the World Watch List as one of the most brutal places for expression of the Christian faith.

In 2003, Open Doors began to take notice of a sharp increase in acts of violence against Christians and their places of worship in …” Read more.

Revelation 17:5-6a, “And on her forehead a name [was] written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus …”

Flashback: David Alton On Islamic Persecution: The West Is Sleep-Walking Into A Tragedy With Implications Beyond The Middle East – “THE WEST is sleep-walking into a tragedy with implications beyond the Middle East unless it exposes the ideology behind radical Islamist thinking, writes Lord Alton. Reports of religiously-motivated atrocities against Christians appear almost daily but the West, including some Christian leaders, seems to be in a state of denial. Persecution in Nigeria, Syria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sudan, Iran, Egypt and many other countries is relevant to us and by denying it, the nature and intensity of the suffering is minimised.” Read more.

Flashback: ‘Time Is Running Out’: US Congressman Asks Why Churches In The West Are Silent On Worldwide Christian Persecution – “Congressman Frank Wolf, who has been a champion of human rights, is hard pressed to understand why U.S. churches are silent when it comes to advocating for persecuted Christians. The Republican Virginia rep. specifically called out big-name pastors such as Rick Warren and John Piper for their non-activity, especially at a time when Christians and other religious minorities in Syria and Egypt are at greater risk for persecution.” Read more.

Flashback: ‘Terrifying’: 150 Million Christians Suffering At Hands Of Muslims Have Reached ‘Biblical Proportions’ – “‘The number of persecuted Christians in the world is 150 million.’ There are many other figures, terrifying and dramatic, in the pages of the ‘Blackbook of the plight of Christians in the world’, a unique initiative of French scholars and coordinated by journalist Samuel Lieven. Snapshots of a global and amorphous war. In particular, there is a disconcerting statistic: ’80 percent of the acts of religious persecution in the world are directed against Christians.’ How many victims? The Center for the Study of Global Christianity brings the average of one hundred thousand Christians killed each year for their faith throughout the last decade. An average of five Christians every minute.” Read more.

Flashback: Terrorism Expert: The Middle East Is Experiencing ‘A Christian Version Of The Holocaust And Nothing Less’ – “International media remain apathetic to Christian persecution in the Middle East. Speaking on ‘Breitbart News Saturday’ Dr. Sebastian Gorka addressed the subject after being asked by the host, Alex Marlow, why the press is not interested in the story. Before Gorka gave his answer he called the situation ‘a Christian version of the Holocaust and nothing less.’ Gorka then went on to say that the West has done much to stand up for Muslims in the past two decades. ‘Whether it was to save the Muslims in Bosnia or the Albanians, Kosovars, and Muslims in Serbia, it is now time for a humanitarian operation to save the remaining Christians in Iraq,’ he said.” Read more.

Revelation 6:4, “Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.”

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By Raymond Ibrahim, The Commentator – “The one glaring fact concerning the persecution of approximately 100 million Christians around the world today is that the overwhelming majority of it is being committed by Muslims of all races, nationalities, languages, and socio-political circumstances.

Muslims from among America’s allies (Saudi Arabia) and from its enemies (Iran); Muslims from economically rich nations (Qatar) and from poor nations (Somalia and Yemen); Muslims from ‘Islamic republic’ nations (Afghanistan) and from ‘moderate’ nations (Malaysia and Indonesia); Muslims from nations rescued by America (Kuwait) and Muslims from nations claiming ‘grievances’ against the U.S. (fill in the blank __).

This fact is underscored in Open Doors’ recent 2015 World Watch List — a report that highlights and ranks the 50 worst nations persecuting Christians.

It finds that ‘Islamic extremism’ is the main source of persecution in 40 of the top 50 countries — that is, 80 percent of the nations where Christians are persecuted are Muslim.

As for the top ten worst countries persecuting Christians, nine of them are Muslim-majority — that is, 90 percent of nations where Christians experience ‘extreme persecution’ are Muslim.

Still, considering that the 2015 World Watch List ranks North Korea — non-Islamic, communist — as the number one worst persecutor of Christians, why belabor the religious identity of Muslims?

Surely Christian persecution is not intrinsic to the Islamic world, but is a product of repressive regimes and other socio-economic factors — as the North Korean example suggests and as many analysts and media maintain?

Here we come to some critically important but blurred distinctions.

While Christians are indeed suffering extreme persecution in North Korea, these fall into the realm of the temporal and aberrant.  Something as simple as overthrowing the North Korean regime would likely end persecution there overnight — just as the fall of Communist Soviet Union saw religious persecution come to a quick close.

In the Islamic world, however, a similar scenario would not alleviate the sufferings of Christians one iota. Quite the opposite; where dictators fall (often thanks to U.S. intervention) — Saddam in Iraq, Qaddafi in Libya, and ongoing attempts against Assad in Syria — Christian persecution dramatically rises.

Today Iraq is the third worst nation in the world in which to be Christian, Syria fourth, and Libya 13th.

The reason for this dichotomy is that Christian persecution by non-Muslims (mostly communists) is often rooted in a particular regime.  Conversely, Muslim persecution of Christians is perennial, existential, and far transcends this or that regime or ruler. It is part and parcel of the history, doctrines, and socio-political makeup of Islam — hence its tenacity; hence its ubiquity.

Moreover, atheistic communism is a relatively new phenomenon — about a century old — and, over the years, its rule (if not variants of its ideology) has greatly waned, so that only a handful of nations today are communist.

On the other hand, Muslim persecution of Christians is as old as Islam. It is a well-documented, even if suppressed, history.

To further understand the differences between temporal and existential persecution, consider Russia. Under communism, its own Christians were grossly persecuted; yet today, after the fall of the USSR, Russia is again reclaiming its Orthodox Christian heritage (and is prominent among Western nations for showing support for persecuted Christians).

North Korea — where Kim Jong-Un is worshipped as a god and the people are shielded from reality — seems to be experiencing what Russia did under the Soviet Union. But if the once mighty USSR could not persevere, surely it’s a matter of time before tiny North Korea’s walls also come crumbling down, with the resulting religious freedom that former communist nations have experienced.

(Tellingly, the only countries that were part of the USSR that still persecute Christians are Muslim, such as Uzbekistan, ranked #15, ‘severe persecution,’ and Turkmenistan, ranked #20, also ‘severe persecution.’)

Time, however, is not on the side of Christians living amid Muslims; quite the opposite.” Read more.