Dr. Timothy Furnish, a scholar of Islamic history, discusses his new book Sects, Lies, and the Caliphate: Ten Years of Observations on Islam, and he explains why the goals of the Islamic State are a return to the values of Muslim states prior to the fall of the Ottoman Empire.Continue Reading

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VOTERS IN Turkey go to the polls this weekend. At stake are the ambitions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who apparently wants to reestablish the caliphate. Cliff Garner discusses the political situation in Turkey and why some scholars see Erdogan’s goal as the prophesied Beast of Revelation.Continue Reading

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LAST WEEK, the Vatican formally acknowledged the existence of a Palestinian state. Israelis, as you might guess, are generally unhappy about this development. Jim Fletcher, host of Israel Watch on Rapture Ready Radio and the director of Prophecy Matters, joined us to discuss the implications for Israel and a growing tide of anti-Israel sentiment among American evangelicals.Continue Reading

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The idea that the Antichrist will be the Muslim Mahdi is a popular teaching among evangelical Christians right now. But does it align with scripture? Chris White joins us to discuss his new book, Islamic Antichrist Debunked.Continue Reading

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IT IS difficult to address a problem that one willingly refuses to acknowledge. Dr. Timothy R. Furnish, a consultant, researcher and author on the topics of Islam, Mahdism, Jihadism, Shi`ism, and other Islamic sects, discusses the eschatology of the Islamic State (ISIS) and how its view of end times prophecy directs its bloody agenda.Continue Reading

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