CBN News has obtained a video produced by the Iranian regime that says all the signs are moving into place, that the current unrest in the Middle East is a signal that the Mahdi--or Islamic messiah--is about to appear.
Report by Erick Stakelbeck - CNB news:
The propaganda footage has reportedly been approved at the highest levels of the Iranian government.
It's called The Coming is Near and it describes current events in the Middle East as a prelude to the arrival of the mythical tweflth Imam or Mahdi -- the messiah figure who Islamic scriptures say will lead the armies of Islam to victory over all non-Muslims in the last days.
"This video has been produced by a group called the Conductors of the Coming, in connection with the Basiji -- the Iranian paramilitary force, and in collaboration with the Iranian president's office," said Reza Kahlil, a former member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards who shared the video with CBN News.
Kahlili, author of the book, A Time to Betray, worked as a double agent for the CIA inside the Iranian regime, told CBN News:
"Just a few weeks ago, Ahmadenijad's office screened this movie with much excitement for the clerics,The target audience is Muslims in the Middle East and around the world."
The video claims that Iran is destined to rise as a great power in the last days to help defeat America and Israel and usher in the return of the Mahdi. And it makes clear the Iranians believe that time is fast approaching.
"The Hadith have clearly described the events and the various transformations of countries in the Middle East and also that of Iran in the age of the coming," said a narrator, who went on to say that America's invasion of Iraq was foretold by Islamic scripture--and that the Mahdi will one day soon rule the world from Iraq.
"I think it's a very grave development," Mideast expert Joel Rosenberg, author of The Twelfth Imam, told CBN News, "because it gives you a window into the thinking of the Iranian leadership: that they believe the time for war with Israel may be even sooner than others had imagined."
Kahlili says The Coming is Near will soon be distributed by the Iranian regime throughout the Middle East. He explained their goal to instigate further uprisings in Arab countries.
"I think it's a very grave development," Mideast expert Joel Rosenberg, author of The Twelfth Imam, told CBN News, "because it gives you a window into the thinking of the Iranian leadership: that they believe the time for war with Israel may be even sooner than others had imagined."
Kahlili says The Coming is Near will soon be distributed by the Iranian regime throughout the Middle East. He explained their goal to instigate further uprisings in Arab countries.