Revolution in Iran
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Free enough to know what is biblical and what is not.
Now tell us about Saudi Arabia that created the sect of Islam called wahhabism that ISIS and Al Qaeda follow.
Says the person who was arguing against Biblical marriage.
Sure, the only Muslim sect that rejects violence is the Ahmadi. And the other sects reject them as not true Muslims. Sunni Islam being violent does not excuse Shia's murderous regime. And then there is Sufi, Ibadi and Alawite. It's wonderful. If Muslims run out of infidels to kill, they can always start on each other. And they call themselves the religion of peace.
Praise Jesus.
Psalm 68:1-4
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
Psalm 68:1-4
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.
Trump's current approach to the Iran conflict centers heavily on Kharg Island as a key pressure point to economically cripple the regime without a full-scale ground invasion of mainland Iran.
Kharg Island handles about 90% of Iran's oil exports, making it the regime's primary revenue source (funding military, IRGC, proxies, and nuclear ambitions). The strategy appears to be using it as leverage to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (currently disrupted, halting most shipping and spiking global oil prices) and potentially negotiate an end to the war on U.S. terms.
What has already happened:
In mid-March 2026, U.S. forces (under CENTCOM) conducted major airstrikes on Kharg, described by Trump as one of the "most powerful bombing raids in Middle East history." They targeted and "totally obliterated" military assets (missile sites, naval facilities, defenses) while deliberately sparing the oil infrastructure and terminals.
Trump has repeatedly threatened escalation: He said the U.S. "may hit it a few more times just for fun" if Iran doesn't comply, and warned that oil facilities would be struck if disruptions in the Strait continue. He also urged allies to send warships for security.
The apparent broader plan:
Seizure/capture of Kharg Island is actively under discussion and reportedly appeals to Trump as an "economic knockout" — seizing or holding it would defund the regime almost immediately (Iran's oil revenue collapses, troops go unpaid, proxies starve).
Recent deployments align with this: Additional ~2,500–5,000 Marines (including amphibious assault specialists from units like the 11th MEU and 31st MEU) and ships (e.g., USS Boxer ARG, USS Tripoli) are rushing to the region. These forces specialize in amphibious landings, suggesting preparation for a potential marine insertion to take and hold the island (a small, ~5–12 km strip off Iran's coast).
Analysts and officials frame it as a high-risk but high-reward "Hail Mary" or bargaining chip: Secure Kharg → control Iran's oil lifeline → force concessions (e.g., nuclear rollback, Strait reopening, regime behavior change) without invading Tehran.
Influential voices like Sen. Lindsey Graham have publicly urged Trump to "take" Kharg to destroy Iran's economy without a broader invasion.
Kharg Island handles about 90% of Iran's oil exports, making it the regime's primary revenue source (funding military, IRGC, proxies, and nuclear ambitions). The strategy appears to be using it as leverage to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (currently disrupted, halting most shipping and spiking global oil prices) and potentially negotiate an end to the war on U.S. terms.
What has already happened:
In mid-March 2026, U.S. forces (under CENTCOM) conducted major airstrikes on Kharg, described by Trump as one of the "most powerful bombing raids in Middle East history." They targeted and "totally obliterated" military assets (missile sites, naval facilities, defenses) while deliberately sparing the oil infrastructure and terminals.
Trump has repeatedly threatened escalation: He said the U.S. "may hit it a few more times just for fun" if Iran doesn't comply, and warned that oil facilities would be struck if disruptions in the Strait continue. He also urged allies to send warships for security.
The apparent broader plan:
Seizure/capture of Kharg Island is actively under discussion and reportedly appeals to Trump as an "economic knockout" — seizing or holding it would defund the regime almost immediately (Iran's oil revenue collapses, troops go unpaid, proxies starve).
Recent deployments align with this: Additional ~2,500–5,000 Marines (including amphibious assault specialists from units like the 11th MEU and 31st MEU) and ships (e.g., USS Boxer ARG, USS Tripoli) are rushing to the region. These forces specialize in amphibious landings, suggesting preparation for a potential marine insertion to take and hold the island (a small, ~5–12 km strip off Iran's coast).
Analysts and officials frame it as a high-risk but high-reward "Hail Mary" or bargaining chip: Secure Kharg → control Iran's oil lifeline → force concessions (e.g., nuclear rollback, Strait reopening, regime behavior change) without invading Tehran.
Influential voices like Sen. Lindsey Graham have publicly urged Trump to "take" Kharg to destroy Iran's economy without a broader invasion.
Another risky dumb move. Iran would likely just obliterate oil production in the Gulf making it impossible for any oil to leave. You guys are determined to destroy the world.
What China should do to put an end to this madness is fly in troops to occupy Kharg Island. It's definitely in their national interest.
Can't believe you haven't been offered a job in the Department of War. There is a high level opening.
It's more like America's support is so erratic that countries had better get nukes to defend itself. It would be my highest priority I if I ruled Australia. I expect Japan, Taiwan and South Korea to be thinking the same.
Non proliferation has been based on the understanding that America would be the last resort defence if things went pear shaped. Ukraine has proven that understanding to be baseless. Mr Trump tore up the agreements that protected Ukraine from Russian aggression. Twice. Fool me once.......... you know the rest.
Israel almost was defeated in 1973. Even then, they did not use their nuclear weapons. So I don't know why they would resort to something that would be diplomatic suicide. Israel is not under existential threat. There is a vast amount of disinformation, deception and downright lies, as is normal in war. The trick is not to be the one spreading disinformation and lies.
This is one of the dumbest things I have ever read. Halfway through I was like "I bet whoever wrote this is gay"... and sure enough he is a UMC LGBT inclusion pastor.
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I need to correct my earlier point that the "end times began with Christs assentation to heaven". I just looked up some of my pastors sermon notes, and found that he preached a slightly different message to what I actually remembered and stated earlier.
He preached that the "end times" or the "last days" began with the first coming of Jesus Christ—specifically his incarnation, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension—and will conclude with his second coming. This period is characterized as the "already but not yet" age, spanning the entire church age.
I know that Christians usually hold to one of the four main eschatological views—Amillennialism, Postmillennialism, Historic Premillennialism, and Dispensational Premillennialism. These interpret the timing of Christ’s return relative to a 1,000-year "millennium" described in Revelation 20. These views differ on whether the kingdom is current/spiritual or future/literal, and the role of Israel.
I'm not sure which of the four views you hold to, but I've never heard of "the age of the nations", so that's something completely new to me. In any case our eschatology is not a salvific issue, so most Churches have members who differ on their eschatological views.
As you may have gathered, my pastor teaches us the amillennial view and I agree with it as well because it makes most sense to me.
- Inauguration at Christ's First Coming: The last days commenced 2,000 years ago, as described in Hebrews 1:1–4, where the writer states God spoke in these last days through his Son.
- Pentecost as Commencement: Peter interprets the events of Pentecost (Acts 2) as the fulfillment of Joel 2, signalling that the last days had arrived.
- "Already/Not Yet" Tension: Reformed theology holds that the kingdom of God has "already" been inaugurated, but is "not yet" fully consummated.
- Apostolic Era Context: The apostles considered themselves to be living in the last days.
Although the Lord Jesus told those those things to His Disciples, they are relevant to us in 2026 as well. The Disciples must have known that He wouldn't return in their lifetimes, because they had no means of travelling to remote parts of the world to preach the gospel.
I'm pre-millennialist. The age of the nations is what is called the times of the gentiles in this verse in a lot of bibles. Gentiles means nations
And they will fall by the edge of the sword and will be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by nations, until the times of the nations are fulfilled. Luke 21:24