Category Archives: eschatology

Iran Nuclear Weapons: Decision and Timing

UPDATE (2 Feb 2012) Israel’s defense minister says Iran has enough 20% uranium to make 4 nuclear bombs. ForeignAffairs.com has published a set of articles and commentary: “The Iran Debate: To Strike or Not to Strike — Arguments Over Military … Continue reading

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Why Iran Won’t Nuke Israel

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Iran will obtain nuclear weapons, sooner or later. Some commentators think that it will take them until 2013 — only a year or two from now. Others say that Iran could build a nuclear bomb by sometime in 2012, if … Continue reading

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Radical Shia Eschatology, Iran’s View of the End Times

Both Christianity and Islam have prophecies about the End Times (the apocalypse). In one Muslim prophecy, Islam conquers Europe. In another Muslim prophecy, Islam conquers the whole world: all Christians and Jews either convert or die. In the radical Shia … Continue reading

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Could Jesus Possibly Return At Any Moment? No, not really.

The return of Jesus Christ at His second coming is Catholic dogma; it is an infallible teaching of the Roman Catholic Magisterium. His Return has been the constant teaching of Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture and the Magisterium from the … Continue reading

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Daniel’s 70 Weeks of Years: an eschatological explanation

{9:24} Seventy weeks of years are concentrated on your people and on your holy city, so that transgression shall be finished, and sin shall reach an end, and iniquity shall be wiped away, and so that everlasting justice shall be … Continue reading

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Former CIA and NSA Director on the threat from Iran

Former CIA Chief: Iran ‘Single Greatest Destabilizing’ Force in 2012 [Fox News] General Michael Hayden was one of the highest ranking military intelligence officers in the armed forces. He then went on to become the Director of the National Security … Continue reading

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My comments on Fr. Z.’s predictions for 2012

Fr. Z. has offered some predictions for 2012. My commentary on some of his predictions: “Israel will attack Iran (one of these years I’ll be right about this).” Iran has been known to be developing a nuclear bomb as well … Continue reading

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GOP Candidates talk tough on Iran

Mitt Romney said, during a past debate, that if he is elected, he will prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons: ” ‘If we re-elect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon. And if you elect Mitt Romney, Iran will … Continue reading

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Iran plans new nuclear talks

Here is the new story, as reported by CNN, Fox, and the Washington Post: “Iran proposes new round of nuclear talks with 6 world powers as sanctions hit hard”. The media has concluded that this call for new talks is … Continue reading

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My Predictions for 2012

1. Iran will support extremists in Iraq, and they will take control of the Iraqi government. 2. Pope Benedict will die, either before or during his trip abroad. 3. Cardinal Arinze will be elected Pope, and he will take the … Continue reading

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The Future of the Papacy

I’ve just released a new Kindle booklet: The Future and the Popes The booklet is about future Popes. It begins with a discussion of St. Malachy’s prophetic list of Popes. The last Pope on the list is “Peter the Roman”, … Continue reading

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Extremists will soon take control of Iraq

Wave of Bombings Across Iraqi Capital Kills At Least 57 “A wave of violence ripped across Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 57 people and injuring nearly 200 in a coordinated attack designed to wreak havoc in the Iraqi … Continue reading

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