As you may have already heard, this past Sunday the Egyptian military took a   
   major step towards fulfilling some of the demands of the January 25th   
   Revolution protestors. Major news outlets are reporting that the Egyptian   
   Parliament -- which was Hosni Mubarak's puppet government -- has been   
   dissolved; the Egyptian Constitution has been suspended, and the military   
   chiefs have called for elections within six months.   
      
   While all of this sounds good on the surface, let us not fail to recognize   
   the inherent danger here as well. At this moment in time, only days after   
   the fall of a ruthless dictator, all political power in Egypt is now   
   concentrated in the hands of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which   
   represents the highest echelon of leadership within the Egyptian military.   
   What they do with that power can go either of two ways. They can either use   
   that great power for the benefit of the people, or else they can turn around   
   and install another military-supported dictator under the same old mantra of   
   security and stability.   
      
   We also need to recognize that the success of the January 25th Revolution   
   rested upon one pivotal fact; and that is that the military chose not to   
   fire upon the Egyptian common people.   
      
   However, what if the opposition determines that the military is not moving   
   fast enough towards an open, free, democratic society in Egypt? Or what if   
   they realize that the Egyptian military has been playing a shrewd game of   
   deception all along? What if the youthful protestors decide to take to the   
   streets en masse once again in order to apply more pressure on the military?   
   Do you honestly believe that the Egyptian military and people like Field   
   Marshall Tantawi and Lt. General Enan will simply stand idly by the next   
   time?   
      
   I don't. Once the final protestors leave Tahrir Square in Cairo, it will not   
   be so easy for them to return again. The Egyptian armed forces, and the   
   returning police, will not let them. That is why even now, small numbers of   
   protestors have still refused to leave Tahrir Square. They are fully aware   
   of the cost of doing so; and they don't wish to lose the momentum of what   
   has already been gained. Once Tahrir Square is empty, it will remain empty.   
      
   So, in short, these are still very dangerous times for the people of Egypt.   
   While a great battle has been won through their perseverance and   
   determination, until an actual democratically-elected, civilian government   
   is in place, the war has not been won yet, and the leaders of the January   
   25th Revolution are very well aware of this fact. They must now move forward   
   wisely and cautiously, and not give in to a spirit of compromise.   
      
   Another danger is that the mass media will soon lose interest in the story,   
   and the people of the world will soon lose interest and forget as well; and   
   then devious deeds will again begin to occur in Egypt when the military   
   believes that not too many people are looking their way.   
      
   As the people of Egypt continue their struggle for political and social   
   freedom, let us also reflect upon the spiritual freedom that we have   
   obtained, through our faith in the atoning Sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We   
   were born in sin, were slaves to sin, and were destined to be judged and   
   condemned by sin; but the Blood of Jesus Christ has set us free, and   
   unleashed us from the shackles of sin, death and hell. Consider the   
   following verses:   
      
   "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my   
   word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the   
   truth shall make you free . . . If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye   
   shall be free indeed."   
   John 8:31-32, 36, KJV   
      
   "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach   
   the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach   
   deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at   
   liberty them that are bruised,"   
   Luke 4:18, KJV   
      
   "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have   
   received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father . . . Because   
   the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption   
   into the glorious liberty of the children of God."   
   Romans 8:15, 21, KJV   
      
   "Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and   
   be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."   
   Galatians 5:1, KJV   
      
      
      
   Jeff Snyder, SysOp - Armageddon BBS  Visit us at endtimeprophecy.org port 23   
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