In the paper today we see an article about plans for a huge new Big Ben-like clock tower in Mecca.  It will be the second tallest building in the world when the final spire with a crescent is put on the top.  It will be emblazoned with the words “In the name of Allah.”  It is called the Royal Mecca Clock Tower.  This clock will call Muslim worshipers to prayer five times a day.  But the goal of Islamic scholars, however, goes far beyond this.  As stated in the newspaper article, their desire is to make Mecca the true centre of the earth.  For the past 125 years, the international community has accepted that the start of each day should be measured from the prime meridian, representing 0 degrees longitude, which passes through the Greenwich Observatory in London.  The goal of this new project is to replace Greenwich as the point by which all clocks around the world are set.  (Mecca time is three hours ahead of GMT.)  If successful this would mean all clocks in the world would be set using a new standard – perhaps called MMT (Mecca mean time.)  Here is the link to the Telegraph article:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/7937123/Giant-Mecca-clock-seeks-to-call-time-on-Greenwich.html

This has huge prophetic significance.  In Daniel 7 we are told of the 4th beast in Daniel’s vision, the Anti-Christ of Revelation 13.   In verses 23-25 we are told some of the things the Anti-Christ will do in the Great Tribulation.  Let me quote vs. 25 in the NKJV:  “He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High, and shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand for a time and times and half a time.”

Could this passage be speaking about this new attempt to change the basis of the world’s time and Sharia law?  There is more and more information coming out that is leading to the conclusion that Islam could be the anti-Christ system so long thought to be a revived Roman empire.  Stay tuned and keep watching and preparing.