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Originally Posted by Alamgir
Meaning what exactly?
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It means that in Torah Judaism there is a moral imperative but only in rare instances in which you, your family, your people or your Torah's existence is threatened with destruction; those poised to kill you must be destroyed. (Like being being threatened with words of nuclear threat like 'wiped off the face of the earth.')
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There is no threat of an 'Armageddon' coming out of Tehran. There is alot more to Iran and Iranians than Ahmedinejad and nuclear issues.
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That's interesting.... Iran and Iranians have no democratic voting power to remove their Imams and Ahmedinejad from office to avoid nuclear war. The laws and actions of Iran and Iranians have nothing to do with the actions by their religious clerics and their mouthpiece dictator.
In a 2006 WALL STREET JOURNAL op-ed, Princeton's Bernard Lewis writes: "There is a radical difference between the Islamic Republic of Iran and other governments with nuclear weapons. This difference is expressed in what can only be described as the apocalyptic world view of Iran's present rulers."
"In Islam as in Judaism and Christianity, there are certain beliefs concerning the cosmic struggle at the end of time -- Gog and Magog, anti-Christ, Armageddon, and for Shiite Muslims, the long awaited return of the Hidden Imam, ending in the final victory of the forces of good over evil, however these may be defined."
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "and his followers clearly believe that this time is now, and that the terminal struggle has already begun and is indeed well advanced. It may even have a date, indicated by several references by the Iranian president to giving his final answer to the US about nuclear development by Aug. 22," which this year corresponds "to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427.
This, by tradition, is the night when many Muslims commemorate the night flight of the prophet Muhammad on the winged horse Buraq, first to 'the farthest mosque,' usually identified with Jerusalem, and then to heaven and back (c.f., Koran XVII.1).
"This might well be deemed an appropriate date for the apocalyptic ending of Israel and if necessary of the world. It is far from certain that Mr. Ahmadinejad plans any such cataclysmic events precisely for Aug. 22. But it would be wise to bear the possibility in mind."