About fifteen years ago I was given a vision of a man. He was tall, arabic, clad in white, including a white turban, and serious in demeanour. The image was then replaced by another, slightly smaller man, also dressed in white but this time faired-skinned, round-headed and less serious. Finally, this image was replaced by three words: THIS IS JESUS.
The first man I immediately recognised as Osama bin Laden. The second man I eventually came to recognise as Pope John Paul II, arguably, the most successful pope in history. They were both Jesus.
Most Christian theologies predict the triumphant return of Jesus at the end of history. Less well known in Christian circles is that Islam also expects the return of Jesus (Isa), to defeat the antichrist (dajjal) and his followers during a time of trouble. The antichrist, or false messiah, was therefore represented by the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
9/11 represented the Day of Atonement, the most holy day in Judaism, when in biblical times the High Priest performed five atonement sacrifices. On 9/11, Bin Laden played the role of High Priest. Each of the atonement sacrifices was replicated on 9/11, and in the same chronological order. Jews know that the Tabernacle represents a female and the Most Holy Place the womb. The fertilisation of the ovum within the womb took place on 9/11.
9/11 was also a reenactment of the Crucifixion, with the twin towers as the cross and the five-sided Pentagon as the crucified Lord, the rose on the cross. Flight 77 was then the soldier's spear piercing his side.
The funeral of Pope John Paul II, three and a half years later, symbolised the Resurrection. For Catholics the Pope is the Vicar of Christ for the entire world and a catholic funeral is not really about the deceased but is focused on the Risen Christ, to whose image the deceased Catholic now conforms. Therefore nothing could more potently symbolise the Resurrection of Christ than the funeral of Christ's earthly representative, particularly this particular pope, who travelled further and blessed more souls than any before him.
Although they lived very different lives, in the end those lives were tightly drawn together in death. The beatification of Pope John Paul II on 1 May 2011 took place only a few hours before the assassination of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. The marriage of William and Catherine two days beforehand, symbolised the return of the Bridegroom for His bride.
The first man I immediately recognised as Osama bin Laden. The second man I eventually came to recognise as Pope John Paul II, arguably, the most successful pope in history. They were both Jesus.
Most Christian theologies predict the triumphant return of Jesus at the end of history. Less well known in Christian circles is that Islam also expects the return of Jesus (Isa), to defeat the antichrist (dajjal) and his followers during a time of trouble. The antichrist, or false messiah, was therefore represented by the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
9/11 represented the Day of Atonement, the most holy day in Judaism, when in biblical times the High Priest performed five atonement sacrifices. On 9/11, Bin Laden played the role of High Priest. Each of the atonement sacrifices was replicated on 9/11, and in the same chronological order. Jews know that the Tabernacle represents a female and the Most Holy Place the womb. The fertilisation of the ovum within the womb took place on 9/11.
9/11 was also a reenactment of the Crucifixion, with the twin towers as the cross and the five-sided Pentagon as the crucified Lord, the rose on the cross. Flight 77 was then the soldier's spear piercing his side.
The funeral of Pope John Paul II, three and a half years later, symbolised the Resurrection. For Catholics the Pope is the Vicar of Christ for the entire world and a catholic funeral is not really about the deceased but is focused on the Risen Christ, to whose image the deceased Catholic now conforms. Therefore nothing could more potently symbolise the Resurrection of Christ than the funeral of Christ's earthly representative, particularly this particular pope, who travelled further and blessed more souls than any before him.
Although they lived very different lives, in the end those lives were tightly drawn together in death. The beatification of Pope John Paul II on 1 May 2011 took place only a few hours before the assassination of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. The marriage of William and Catherine two days beforehand, symbolised the return of the Bridegroom for His bride.
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