As many of you will probably have heard by now, in a televised   
   seventeen-minute speech which shocked the Egyptian population, unsettled   
   other world leaders, invoked new criticism, and defied all logical   
   expectations, long-time Egyptian dictator, Hosni Mubarak, adamantly refused   
   to step down from the Egyptian presidency until his current term ends this   
   coming September.   
      
   While reactions abroad were diplomatic but firm in tone, in Egypt itself,   
   the weary protestors -- who have been protesting in Cairo's Tahrir Square   
   for weeks now, and whose numbers at times have swelled according to some   
   reports beyond half a million participants -- were quick to condemn the   
   "president" and his pie-in-the-sky speech.   
      
   Hosni Mubarak's speech marks a serious turning point in the civil unrest   
   which has permeated that country since several weeks ago. Clear lines have   
   now been drawn in the sand, and what comes next may be dreadful -- and   
   bloody -- indeed. It all depends on what the Egyptian Army determines to do.   
   Will they side with the protestors, or will they support the "president"?   
      
   It has been suggested that ambiguous statements made by the Egyptian   
   military's top brass may be an indication that a coup is about to take   
   place, and that Hosni Mubarak will be forced from power, whether he likes it   
   or not.   
      
   Meanwhile, the protestors are not so certain regarding the true intentions   
   of the Egyptian military. Is a military coup what they really have in mind?   
   To the contrary, some are inclined to believe that Friday, February 11, 2011   
   will be a very bloody day in Egypt, in which many lives will be lost as   
   pro-government forces and the military confront the protestors in a   
   bloodbath. It shouldn't take us long to find out, as even as I write this,   
   it is already Friday afternoon in Egypt.   
      
   As Nobel laureate and former head of the United Nations International Atomic   
   Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, recently stated in his Twitter feed:   
      
   "I ask the army to intervene immediately to save Egypt,"   
      
   The big question is this: If Mubarak falls -- as he should -- what will   
   happen next; not just in Egypt, but in the rest of the Arab and Muslim world   
   as well? From Tunisia, to Egypt, to Jordan, to Syria, to Yemen, the voices   
   of protest against oppressive governments have already been raised. One   
   government -- Tunisia -- has already fallen; and the leaders of the   
   remaining countries have already taken steps to try to avoid what is now   
   happening in Egypt; but will they be successful, or will the masses see   
   through their deceptions and half-hearted attempts at reform?   
      
   More importantly, how are these current events in the Middle East related to   
   Biblical Endtime Prophecy? Is there a connection? Is God in fact patiently   
   working behind the scenes in order to set up the final players and events of   
   the Endtime? Will the Beast and the False Prophet soon make their   
   appearance? Will Israel find herself once again surrounded by her enemies on   
   all sides?   
      
   If you are not familiar with these events, then I invite you to avail   
   yourself of the many articles that are found on the Endtime Prophecy Net   
   website.   
      
      
      
   Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23   
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