{"id":11966,"date":"2012-06-30T05:25:55","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T13:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=11966"},"modified":"2012-06-30T06:11:55","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T14:11:55","slug":"egypts-first-islamist-president-takes-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/egypts-first-islamist-president-takes-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt&#8217;s &#8216;First Islamist President&#8217; Takes Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/mohamed-morsi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mohamed Morsi (Photo by Mohammed Bin Abdullah)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/cogwriter.htm\">COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Muslim Brotherhood&#8217;s Mohamed Morsi (sometimes spelled Mursi or Morsy in English) has now taken his oath of office:<\/p>\n<div id=\"articleInfo\">\n<blockquote><p>By Alistair Lyon and Yasmine Saleh<\/p>\n<p>CAIRO | Sat Jun 30, 2012<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>(Reuters) &#8211; Egypt&#8217;s first Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, was sworn in on Saturday, propelling his Muslim Brotherhood into power after 84 years of struggle, although the military remains determined to call the shots.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after swearing his oath, he said a civil, national, constitutional and modern state was &#8220;born today&#8221;. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/06\/30\/us-egypt-politics-idUSBRE85S0JP20120630\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/06\/30\/us-egypt-politics-idUSBRE85S0JP20120630<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div>What kind of &#8220;state&#8221; does Dr. Morsi want?\u00a0 Notice:<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Dr. Mohamed Morsi, candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) for the presidency, said that the party and the group have great confidence in the Egyptian people\u2019s awareness and enlightenment, and that they shall willingly and jealously rally around the Renaissance Project&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Morsi said&#8230;\u201cNeedless to say, currently, the candidate of the FJP and the Muslim Brotherhood is the only contender who offers a clearly Islamic project.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikhwanweb.com\/article.php?id=29910\">http:\/\/www.ikhwanweb.com\/article.php?id=29910<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>What is the Muslim Brotherhood?&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Islamic nation,\u201d its charter states, \u201cmust be fully prepared to fight the tyrants and the enemies of Allah as a prelude to establishing an Islamic state\u201d\u2014ideally a re-established caliphate, stretching from Spain across the Middle East and Central Asia to Indonesia, to be governed according to Islamic sharia law. (Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood. February 14, 2011. \u00a9 The Muslim Brotherhood. http:\/\/www.ikhwanweb.com\/article.php?id=28019 viewed 11\/21\/2011)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Note: I have tended to use the spelling Morsi, instead of Mursi, as the website quoted above was under the direction of Dr. Morsi for some time and presumably he knew how he wanted his name spelled in English.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the final Islamic Caliphate will not end up with Spain if I understand certain aspects of Bible prophecy correctly, but the confederation of the final King of the South may go from around Western Sahara and\/or Mauritania to the tip of the Arab Peninsula and perhaps extending to Afghanistan, with possible coordination with Pakistan and\/or Indonesia. (plus or minus).<\/p>\n<p>And how has the website of the Muslim Brotherhood, under Dr. Morsi&#8217;s leadership, tended to view the United States? Notice:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What is its stance toward Israel and the U.S.?<\/p>\n<p>Unremittingly negative. In past decades, the group had a blatantly anti-Semitic agenda, translating Hitler\u2019s Mein Kampf and the forged Protocols of the Elders of Zion into Arabic and disseminating them to foment hatred of the Jews. More recently, it has contented itself with railing against \u201cU.S. and Zionist domination.\u201d (Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood. February 14, 2011. \u00a9 The Muslim Brotherhood. http:\/\/www.ikhwanweb.com\/article.php?id=28019 viewed 11\/25\/2011)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Bible tells the rise of a leader of a confederation that seems to be based south of Jerusalem. Likely one composed of nations in North Africa, the Middle East, and perhaps the Near East. The main leader of the King of the South could be Egyptian:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>40 At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and <strong>the king of the North shall come against him<\/strong> like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through. 41 He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, <strong>and the land of Egypt shall not escape<\/strong>. (Daniel 11:40-42).<\/p>\n<p>1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2 &#8220;Son of man, prophesy and say, &#8216;Thus says the Lord God:&#8221;Wail, &#8216;Woe to the day!&#8217; 3 For the day is near,Even the day of the Lord is near;It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles. 4 The sword shall come upon Egypt,And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia,When the slain fall in Egypt,And they take away her wealth,And her foundations are broken down. 5 &#8220;Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword.&#8221; (Ezekiel 30:1-5)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Ezekiel 30:1-5 is discussing an Arabic confederation that supports Egypt before the Day of the Lord that will not do well. This is further support that the Egyptians will most likely have significant involvement with the king of the South (as does the fact their land does not escape the wrath of the King of the North). And while Dr. Morsi may not be the one who will the final King of the South, the group he is associated with would certainly be expected to support that type of Islamic confederation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;\">Moderates in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world beware. The King of the South will form despite any assurances by Dr. Morsi hinting the contrary. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Muslim Brotherhood was originally established in Egypt and seems to have the most adherents currently there (though it has branches in most of the Arab nations, if not all of them) and has made major political inroads in Egypt (as well as Gaza, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and elsewhere).<\/p>\n<p>To bring enough Arab nations together, I have felt that some type of \u201cstrongman\u201d needed to rise up. One who Arabs would tend to respect&#8211;who might use or not use the title Imam Mahdi or Grand Mufti or Caliph (he could perhaps use a version one or more of those titles, with perhaps other ones with more of a modern political sound)&#8211;he is likely to have title more than simply &#8220;president&#8221; (though that could be used along perhaps with a religious title). The time may be now for him to start to rise up and the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups may play an important role.<\/p>\n<p>Last Fall:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tunisia\u2019s first democratically elected prime minister has alarmed liberals and secularists by claiming the arrival of the \u201csixth caliphate\u201d, a controversial term for a Muslim empire.<\/p>\n<div><a title=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/tunisia\/8894858\/Tunisias-Islamists-hail-arrival-of-the-sixth-caliphate.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/tunisia\/8894858\/Tunisias-Islamists-hail-arrival-of-the-sixth-caliphate.html\">http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/africaandindianocean\/tunisia\/8894858\/Tunisias-Islamists-hail-arrival-of-the-sixth-caliphate.html<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That individual is part of a Muslim Brotherhood-related group.\u00a0 Now, we also have the new President of Egypt advocating that a new state was &#8220;born today.&#8221;\u00a0 Over time, Egypt will be in confederation with a group of nations including Tunisia and others.\u00a0 And it will be a type of Islamist Empire (historically called a caliphate).<\/p>\n<p>Events supporting the rise of the final <a href=\"\/south.htm\">King of the South<\/a> are happening. Watch (Mark 13:37).<\/p>\n<p><em>Some articles of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/arabprophecy.htm\">The Arab World In the Bible, History, and Prophecy<\/a> The Bible discusses the origins of the Arab world and discusses the Middle East in prophecy. What is ahead for the Middle East and those who follow Islam?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/south.htm\">Is There A Future King of the South?<\/a> Some no longer believe there needs to be. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? What does the Bible say?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/arabic-nazarenes.htm\">Arabic Nazarenes May Have Kept Original Christian Practices<\/a> Were their faithful Arabs who held to original Christianity?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/Nazarene.htm\">Nazarene Christianity: Were the Original Christians Nazarenes?<\/a> Should Christians be Nazarenes today? What were the practices of the Nazarenes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohamed Morsi (Photo by Mohammed Bin Abdullah) COGwriter The Muslim Brotherhood&#8217;s Mohamed Morsi (sometimes spelled Mursi or Morsy in English) has now taken his oath of office: By Alistair Lyon and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO | Sat Jun 30, 2012 (Reuters) &#8211; Egypt&#8217;s first Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, was sworn in on Saturday, propelling his Muslim [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prophecy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11966"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11968,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11966\/revisions\/11968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}