Signs of the end times?

Are you wondering just what the uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Lebanon and Jordan means in terms of bible prophecy? We have tracked down a handful of excellent op/ed articles that break down what this means and how it will impact upon middle-east affairs and upon Israel. Time is short, and events are moving along quicker and quicker as we near the end of this dispensation.

From the articles:

While everyone is afraid of Iran's build up of nuclear weapons -- bombs that are capable of reaching Israel -- Iran is not waiting for a nuclear bomb. Instead, they are stirring up trouble on every side of Israel's borders. All of this creates a perfect environment for toppling current regimes and replacing them with anti-Israeli militant Islamic governments, thus tightening the noose around Israel's neck. Dr. Michael Youssef

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In the past several days, the dynamic of the protests in Egypt has changed rapidly, and not for the better. What started out as a genuine and positive pro-freedom movement is being steadily co-opted by the Muslim Brotherhood and other violent and extremist forces. There is now a growing risk that the overthrow of the Mubarak regime could lead either to an authoritarian military regime, or a Radical Islamist regime. We must pray neither scenario comes to pass. The people of Egypt would be further oppressed. The U.S., Israel and the West would be endangered. Bottom line: This is a very complex and fast-moving crisis, and it could get much worse. Joel Rosenberg

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Islamists, in particular the anti-Western Muslim Brotherhood, seem poised to take power throughout the Middle East as a result of riots that have already toppled one Arab regime and are threatening others, in what some are calling only the latest wave of an Islamic "tsunami" sweeping the globe. Aaron Klein

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In case you didn't notice, and few have, there is a global Islamist revolution under way. This is the work of the Muslim Brotherhood, with the aid and encouragement of Tehran. And the ripple effect of what we're seeing is hard to overstate. As the leader of Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood, Hammam Saeed, warned over the weekend, the unrest in Egypt will spread across the Mideast and Arabs will topple leaders allied with the United States. Joseph Farah