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Iran website heralding 'Mahdi' by springtime

Via: WND An official state media website in Iran has posted a message heralding the coming of the Shiite messianic figure, Imam Mahdi, noting he could arrive by the spring equinox.

"Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his reappearance) will appear all of a sudden on the world scene with a voice from the skies announcing his reappearance at the holy Ka'ba in Mecca," the message says.

The Islamic Republic of Iran broadcasting website said in a program called "The World toward Illumination," that the Mahdi will form an army to defeat the enemies of Islam in a series of apocalyptic battles, in which the Mahdi will overcome his archvillain in Jerusalem.

The Mahdi's far sightedness and firmness in the face of mischievous elements will strike awe. After his uprising from Mecca all of Arabia will be submit to him and then other parts of the world as he marches upon Iraq and established his seat of global government in the city of Kufa.Then the Imam will send 10 thousand of his forces to the east and west to uproot the oppressors. At this time God will facilitate things for him and lands will come under his control one after the other. ...

After his appearance the Imam would remain in Mecca for some time, and then go to Medina. ... a descendant of the Prophet's archenemy Abu Sofyan will seize Syria and attack Iraq and the Hejaz with the ferocity of a beast ... finally Imam Mahdi sends troops who kill the Sofyani in Beit ol-Moqaddas (Jerusalem), the Islamic holy city in Palestine that is currently under occupation of the Zionists.

The Iranian series also claims the Mahdi will reappear on Earth with Jesus: "We read in the book Tazkarat ol-Olia, 'the Mahdi will come with Jesus son of Mary accompanying him.' ... Imam Mahdi will be the leader while Prophet Jesus will act as his lieutenant in the struggle against oppression and establishment of justice in the world. Jesus had himself given the tidings of the coming of God's last messenger and will see Mohammad's ideals materialize in the time of the Mahdi."

As WND reported this month, in a greeting to the world's Christians for the coming new year, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he expects both Jesus and the Mahdi, to return and "wipe away oppression."

"I wish all the Christians a very happy new year and I wish to ask them a question as well," said Ahmadinejad, according to an Iranian Student News Agency report cited by YnetNews.com

"My one question from the Christians is: What would Jesus do if he were present in the world today? What would he do before some of the oppressive powers of the world who are in fact residing in Christian countries? Which powers would he revive and which of them would he destroy?" asked the Iranian leader.

"If Jesus were present today, who would be facing him and who would be following him?"

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Border Security: What's Working, What's Not

There are dozens of legal ways to get into the United States from Mexico. One is this portal in Nogales, Ariz.

Unfortunately, last year alone more than a million people were caught crossing the border the illegal way. Many were looking for work but in addition to those arrests, agents seized more than a billion dollars worth of drugs. Add to these numbers, reports that 11 million Mexicans are living illegally in the U.S., and there is clearly more work to be done.

Part of that work is a new 700 mile fence ordered by Congress to close the holes along the border. But so far there is little agreement on whether this seven billion dollar deterrent will do the job.

I spent some time recently along the border near Nogales, Arizona, exploring this tough issue from both sides of the fence.

Of the 262 miles of border that the Tucson sector takes care of, most of it is just cattle fence. It only took me about two seconds to cross into the United States, and it's pretty easy to get away.

But it wouldn't really matter if they put a 20 foot wall out here, if there was nobody around to see it.

Inside Iran: A Rising Chorus

TEHRAN, Iran - It was never supposed to turn out this way.

"We had this idealistic dream that Islam would solve all our problems," an Iranian Christian said.

So much was promised. So little was delivered.

"We had hoped that this religion would save us and give us a better life," another Iranian believer said.

The goal was to raise a generation to carry the banner of Islam to the ends of the earth.

"People loved Islam so much that they were willing to die for it," said Grand Ayatollah Yusef Saanei.

"Nobody could have damaged Islam as much as the men who once ruled our nation, and those in charge toda," declared Human rights activist Roya Toloui.

They have left a nation struggling to find its soul.

One Iranian convert to Christianity said, "We are still asking our parents why they stood for such a revolution, for such a religion."

With too few answers, many Iranians are now seeking alternatives to Islam.

"There is a vacuum, a spiritual vacuum in Iran. In their mind, most of them are done with Islam," said an Iranian pastor.