Is It Just Me, or Are Things Getting Biblical Up In Here?

First off, I just want to apologize for missing the last few weeks. I've been in something of an energetic and creative slump. I'll try to do better, I really will.

 Anyway, a topic that's come up a few times with my friends and co-workers has been prophecy. Particularly prophecy concerning the last days before the Second Coming. And I have to tell you... I find it rather convincing and extremely interesting.

 One thing I remember is reading through Revelations back in Jr High, and it talked about huge armies besieging Jerusalem. At the time I couldn't imagine where those armies would even come from. I don't think we really need to imagine anymore. Israel is surrounded by Muslim nations just waiting for the right moment, ISIS is cutting a bloody swath through Syria and Iraq trying to establish a new Caliphate (and right now the US is letting the barbarians do it). We have widespread violent persecution of Christians and everyone not Muslim...

 My point, that I'm so inelequently trying to make is that Islam is making itself pretty clear to be one of Satan's mockeries of more divine systems.

 This article makes that point fairly well, I think. Don't get me wrong, not all Muslims are violent extremists, but it's becoming fairly clear that any Muslims that take their 'religion' seriously should be dealt with cautiously. There have been too many cases of "Sudden Jihad Syndrome" not to.

Seriously, the symbol of Islam is the Morning Star... also known as one of the Devil's titles.

During a lunch break a week or two ago, one of my co-workers brought up Jewish prophecy concerning different periods of time that are about fifty years, I think... I forgot the term he used, but essentially, the British (an overseas empire) ruled Israel for 2 or 3 of these periods, and the Prophecy says that the Jews will self-rule Jerusalem for one of these periods (which I believe started in 1967 and look at that, ends in 3 years...). Apparently every time that there's a blood moon something big and/or bad happens... and we've got 2 or three more to go before 2017? My Co-Worker also said that the prophecy talked about a Pope who resigns without the cause relating to health, age, or death and... That gives us Pope Benedict XVI. And after that Pope will be the last Pope, who came out and said that he probably only has about, get this, 3 years left.

My co-worker made a much better presentation of it all, and he does have the gravitas of age and experience, but isn't that cool? We've got Christian and Israeli prophecy coming to be all the time. Honestly, if 2017 isn't a big year I'm going to be disappointed. At least there'll be 8 comic book movies that year to take solace in.

Was this a depressing topic? Because it's one that I enjoy talking about and hearing about. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for reading!