Is Islam the 4th Beast and the Pale Horse?

Is Islam, of which ISIS is the most recent manifestation of this "religion", the fourth beast and fourth horse?

Dan 7:7  After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.

Dan 7:19  Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;

Rev 6:8  And I looked, and behold a pale (green) horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Immediately after the appearance of the fourth horse, you see the opening of the fifth seal and the revelation of the souls of those "slain for the Word of God" under the alter:

Rev 6:9 - 11  And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Who Is the God of Islam

You can't live in the world today and not be aware that the god of Muslims is Allah. What you might not know is that this god is mentioned in the Bible...by name:

Isa 14:12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isa 14:13  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
Isa 14:14  I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

"Ascend"

‛âlâh
aw-law'

A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or active (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literally and figuratively: - arise (up). (cause to) ascend up, at once, break [the day] (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up), grow (over), increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, [make] up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.

"Alah" or "Allah"

Characteristics of Allah vs Jehovah God

The Quran	The Bible
Allah is unknowable	God is knowable
Allah is nonpersonal	God is personal
Allah is not a spirit	God is a Spirit
Allah is not a Father, nor Jesus the Son of God	God is the Father, Jesus Christ is his only begotten Son and the only means by which a man can be saved
Allah can do anything with no limitations	God cannot go against His immutable nature e.g. God cannot lie.
Allah is capricious	God is trustworthy
Allah has no feelings towards man	God loves man deeply
Allah doesn't personally enter human history.	God, the Son, became a man to bring about man's salvation.
Allah provides no saviour or intecessor. You're on your own. No concept of grace.	God provided a Saviour through his manifold grace and kindness and love. Jesus came to save.

Beast(s)

Rev 11:7  And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

Complaining Keeps You in Your Problem

The Word says much about the words of our mouth, but today I want to focus on complaining...or "murmuring" as the Bible calls it.

The Israelites really got on God's last nerve with their constant murmuring and complaining. It didn't matter what He did, how miraculously He provided for them, they found something to complain about. Finally, He'd had enough when they complained about the Promised Land. At that point He condemned them to wander in the wilderness for 40 years until all those over 20 years old, with the exception of two who did NOT complain, were dead.

And if you think that because we live in a time of grace that there's no more consequences of murmuring and complaining, you might want to rethink that idea.

1Co 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

When we murmur and complain, we are opening ourselves up to being vulnerable to the Destroyer...the Devil and his demons. We bring it on ourselves.
So What Are You Supposed to Say About Your Problems?

NOTHING! Or at least nothing that might be interpreted by the hearer as being a complaint.

First of all, no one wants to hear you complaining, because they've got their own problems!

Second, your own words can condemn you to staying in those awful circumstances.

Third, complaining ruins your testimony among the brethren.
When you are tempted to start complaining learn to ask yourself:

Is what I'm about to say, edifying?

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Eph 4:29

Do you know that the meaning of "corrupt" is "rotten" and "worthless"?

Is what I'm about to say, praising?

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Php 4:8

Where Do You Belong? Patriot, Citizen or Pilgrim?

If you were asked, "Where do you belong?" What would you answer?

Would you say, "I'm an American." Or claim citizenship in some other country? 

How about, "I'm a Texan. Born and raised!"

Now, I'm as patriotic as the next person. I love my nation (not the Government), but what this nation has been and could be again, if... I choke up at the National Anthem. It saddens me...nah, infuriates me when I see the blatant attempts to destroy this nation.

You might think that I should be patriotic and should love my nation. But you would be wrong. 

What?!!!

Yeah. You see, if I'm Believer, a follower of Jesus Christ, then I should no longer consider myself a citizen of any earthly nation. Several years ago, I was thinking about the future of the United States, and praying for the nation. Suddenly the Lord spoke clear in my spirit, "I know you love your country, but do you love it more than Me?"

Whoa! What? Of course not!

No specific words were spoken, but inside there was a suddenly a knowing that this nation was going to fall. Judgment was/is coming, and if I allowed myself to get caught up in defending her or pleading with God for the preservation of the Nation, then I would be praying against God.

So what is one to do when you see people tearing down monuments, trying to destroying the history of this once-proud (and there is the problem...proud) nation, and threatening the duly-elected, put-in-place-by-God, one-last-chance-for-the-nation-to-repent president? 

You pray for souls. You crank up the heat on your testifying, witnessing, and going after lost souls. This is NOT the time to sit back and "woe is me" as you watch what happens. You get into the Word, until you know beyond a shadow of a doubt what God would have you to do. 

• Will He tell you to prepare to help others (since preparing to survive is basically a selfish thing)? 
• Will he tell you to be one of those that picks up a weapon to defend the weak and defenseless? 
• Will He begin to reveal to you a place of refuge where you are to head when He tells you to "Go!"? 
• Will He tell you to speak with authority and command the demons controlling the enemy that will come against you? 
• Will He tell you to stay even in the face of living in a sure target of a nuclear attack?

You may not be ready if you don't first adjust your thinking about where your ultimate loyalty lies. Are you a citizen of Heaven or are you going to be emotionally crippled as you watch the destruction that is even now beginning to flood this nation?

You decide. Where do you belong?

These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. Heb 11:13-16

Just a thought. Years ago, I read a book by a favorite Western author. In this book the  main character entered a town and when asked his name, just said, "Passin' through." From that point on he was called "Passin'". Maybe that needs to be our attitude as Believers; we're just passin' through.