The Everlasting Hatred by Hal Lindsey

utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” And Moses built an altar, and named it The Lord is My Banner; and he said, “The Lord has sworn; the Lord will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.” 91
Edom Becomes a Dominant Symbol of Arabs
    Ezekiel predicts that God will judge “all Edom” (referring here to all Arabs) for appropriating Israel’s land. This judgment comes in the last days when God miraculously returns the Israelites from all the countries where He scattered them. This prophecy refers to our time. God warns, “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against
all Edom
, for
with glee
and
with malice in their hearts
they made my land their own possession so that they might plunder its pastureland.” 92
    God warns Edom again about the judgment that will fall on all his descendants at the coming of the Messiah. The reason is clearly given here:
    This is what the LORD says: “For three sins of Edom, even for four, I will not turn back my wrath.
Because he pursued his brother [Israel] with a sword, stifling all compassion, because his anger raged continually and his fury flamed unchecked
, I will send fire upon Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.” 93
    A prophecy in the Psalms concerning the final mad attempt of the ancient descendants of Abraham’s other sons to destroy Israel shows that Edom and Ishmael linked together and leading the confederacy to wipe Israel off the earth. Just look at the list ofIsrael’s enemies in the “Last Days.” It reads like a “Who’s Who” of their ancient enemies.
    Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! For behold,
Your
enemies make a tumult; And those who hate
You
have lifted up their head. They have taken crafty counsel against
Your
people, And consulted together against
Your
sheltered ones. They have said,
“Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more
.” For they have consulted together with one consent; they form a confederacy against You: The tents of
Edom
and the
Ishmaelites
; Moab and the Hagrites; Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assyria also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot… . Who said, “Let us take for ourselves The pastures of God for a possession.” 94
    All the usual suspects are in this predicted line up of bad guys. Edom and the Ishmaelites are the primary Arab people. The descendants of Moab, the Hagrites, Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, and Philistia melted in the mixed group that were absorbed by the Arab culture and then later became converted to Islam. Today, these people make up the nations of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar. The other places named are:
    Tyre, which is now Lebanon
    Assyria, which is modern Syria
    Persia, which is modern Iran
    All of these people are linked together by their common continuous enmity toward Israel.
    The battle cry of all these people in five previous wars with Israel has been to wipe Israel off the map and to slaughter itspeople. God enabled Israel to defeat them in 1947, 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982. But now Iran (Persia) is on the verge of producing nuclear weapons. The Ayatollah Khomeini and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have both declared that they will soon obliterate the state of Israel.
    In the next chapter, we will examine how this ancient enmity became woven into a religion founded by a direct descendant of Ishmael. We will see how the spread of hatred toward Israel became co-extensive with the spread of this religion—Islam.

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THE MUSLIM GENESIS
    â€œFrom the beginning, its [Islam’s] spread was accomplished through physical violence, bloodshed and war. Violence not only against non-Muslim infidels, but also against fellow