A Message from the President...

... of Iran.

No, I am not joking.  I want you read this message from Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadi Nejad titled "President’s Message on the occasion of Jesus Christ’s birthday."

I know -- I, too, find it odd that I am referencing this.  However when you read it, it is quite curious, sad, frightening, but true.  (And no, he does not mention getting nuclear weapons -- Go read it!!)

Curious

What does the President of Iran want to say regarding Jesus' birth?  It sounds very familiar and it is almost easy to miss something important.  What is most notable is what is missing:  Jesus as the Son of God.

 In the Name of Almighty God, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate

My sincere congratulations to everyone for the Glorious and Auspicious Birthday of Divine Prophet - confirmed and authenticated by Gabriel, the angel of Divine revelation - the Obedient of Almighty God,
Jesus Christ, the Messiah (peace be upon Him)

Then again, that is the crucial difference among all of the religions:  only one of them has Jesus as God. 

Sad

Whereas I reject his analysis and conclusion, sadly I have to agree that many wars and injustices have occurred when people took God's words/will and manipulated them for their own means.

Unfortunately during the history, some egoistic and tyrant individuals have existed that stood against the convocations and the sermons of the Divine Prophets. And these tyrants and oppressors were the causation of all the adversities and the originator of all wars and animosities.

Frightening

Immediately after blaming others for manipulating God's words for their own means, Dr. Admadi Nejad manipulates them:  as a rationale for going to war against us.  At first he sounds right:

Frankly, if Jesus Christ – the Messiah (peace be upon Him) was present today, how would He react? And whom would He stand with and against?
If Jesus Christ (peace be upon Him) was present today, he would order an encounter against those who would propagate corruption, obscenity and perversion, and try to nullify and exterminate the merits and the rights of women and diminish their position – a position that virgin Mary (peace be upon Her) – is their role model and sample.

But then he goes off the deep end by mislabeling who those people are who the cause of the ills in society.

If Jesus Christ (peace be upon Him) was present today, He would order a contention against those who try to discharge the world from morality, spirituality, intellectuality, justice, and peace. And accordingly, the true followers of the Divine Prophets would follow their steps in regard to strengthening the morality, intellectuality, spirituality, peace and justice in the world.

True

We believe that the beloved Jesus Christ – the Messiah (peace be upon Him and His Mother) would also reappear for the fulfillment of the promises of all the Divine prophets. And together – accompanying the invited of the nations – would bring all the beauties and goodness for humanity of the world. And we are getting close to that date.

He is most correct:  Jesus will reappear for the fulfillment of the promise.  And He will do so soon.

Conclusion

So where do we find ourselves?  I can't help thinking that this guy is a person who sees himself as being a way to make prophesies be fulfilled.  Many of his speeches are apocalyptic and he is seeking nuclear weapons. 

Not too long ago, my Aunt took me to see a movie called The Omega Code.  While the movie was made to play off the then popular "Bible Code" -- the idea that hidden messages that predict the future can be found in the Bible when it is viewed as a three dimensional matrix (the Bible Code is a two dimensional matrix and is strongly doubted by many people see Wikipedia article).  The "bad guy" (Stone Alexander) in the movie got a copy of the computer program and started following the prophecies coming true (though the plot became fussy as to if the guy was following the prophecy or if he was creating the events to fit the "prophecy").

The connection?  I see Dr. Ahmadi Nejad as a real-life Stone Alexander.  The importance?  None.  Keep harvesting in the fields and petitioning the Lord of the Harvest to send more workers.  Though you could, if you want, look up your name in the Bible Code to see if there is anything important said about you.  (Disclaimer:  I find the Bible Code to be total bunk).

Luke 10:2

He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.  -- Jesus