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Bad Moon Rising: Islam, Armageddon, and the Most Diabolical Double-Cross in History
Islam will be the world's largest religion by 2075. Why?
Derek P. Gilbert, author of the groundbreaking books The Great Inception and Last Clash of the Titans, argues that Islam is too big and too successful to be the work of just one spirit. Tracing the pagan religions of the nations around ancient Israel, Gilbert makes the bold claim that the religion of Muhammad is actually a collaboration by the old gods of Mesopotamia, a desperate partnership of fallen angels who were caught off-guard by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Bad Moon Rising reveals:
Why Islam is the supernatural equivalent of a corporate merger
How "the iniquity of the Amorites" affects the world today
The importance of the moon-god, then and now
How Islam's history reflects the characteristics of the gods of Mesopotamia
Shocking links between Mount Hermon, Petra, and Mecca
The prophesied death of the gods at Armageddon
Islam's tragic role in the end times
Drawing on peer-reviewed academic research, Gilbert exposes Islam as a dark alliance of pagan gods and lays out a scenario of the end times that reveals the bloody role of Islam on the road to Armageddon.
Derek P. Gilbert, author of the groundbreaking books The Great Inception and Last Clash of the Titans, argues that Islam is too big and too successful to be the work of just one spirit. Tracing the pagan religions of the nations around ancient Israel, Gilbert makes the bold claim that the religion of Muhammad is actually a collaboration by the old gods of Mesopotamia, a desperate partnership of fallen angels who were caught off-guard by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Bad Moon Rising reveals:
Why Islam is the supernatural equivalent of a corporate merger
How "the iniquity of the Amorites" affects the world today
The importance of the moon-god, then and now
How Islam's history reflects the characteristics of the gods of Mesopotamia
Shocking links between Mount Hermon, Petra, and Mecca
The prophesied death of the gods at Armageddon
Islam's tragic role in the end times
Drawing on peer-reviewed academic research, Gilbert exposes Islam as a dark alliance of pagan gods and lays out a scenario of the end times that reveals the bloody role of Islam on the road to Armageddon.
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352 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
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Derek P. Gilbert
16 books99 followersDerek P. Gilbert hosts SkyWatchTV and co-hosts SciFriday, a weekly television program that looks at science news with his wife, author and analyst Sharon K. Gilbert. He’s been interviewing guests for his podcast, A View from the Bunker, since 2009.
Derek is a Christian, a husband and father, and the author of the groundbreaking books The Great Inception and Last Clash of the Titans.
He’s also the co-author with Josh Peck of a book about the occult origins of the modern UFO phenomenon, The Day the Earth Stands Still. Derek’s forthcoming book, Bad Moon Rising (fall 2019), analyzes the spiritual forces behind Islam.
Derek is a popular speaker at churches and conferences in recent years on topics such as Dominion theology, Transhumanism, and his mind-blowing research connecting the ancient Canaanites to the Nephilim, the Watchers of the Bible, and the old gods of the Greek pantheon, the Titans.
Derek is a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs, prefers glasses to contacts, and he’s been known to sing the high part in barbershop and gospel quartets.
Derek is a Christian, a husband and father, and the author of the groundbreaking books The Great Inception and Last Clash of the Titans.
He’s also the co-author with Josh Peck of a book about the occult origins of the modern UFO phenomenon, The Day the Earth Stands Still. Derek’s forthcoming book, Bad Moon Rising (fall 2019), analyzes the spiritual forces behind Islam.
Derek is a popular speaker at churches and conferences in recent years on topics such as Dominion theology, Transhumanism, and his mind-blowing research connecting the ancient Canaanites to the Nephilim, the Watchers of the Bible, and the old gods of the Greek pantheon, the Titans.
Derek is a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs, prefers glasses to contacts, and he’s been known to sing the high part in barbershop and gospel quartets.
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May 20, 2023
FURTHER SPECULATIONS ON THE ‘WATCHERS,’ ‘GODS,’ AND ISLAM
Author Derek Gilbert wrote in the Introduction to this 2019 book, “The Bible makes it clear that the gods of the ancient world are real… there is only one … capital-‘G’ god. There are, however, a boatload of small-G gods---at least seventy, according to the Bible, and a couple of hundred more if you accept the testimony of the pseudepigraphical Book of 1 Enoch… In this book, you’ll learn how the moon-god of the ancient world has influenced human history far more than you ever imagined… This book is not intended to bash Muslims… We’ll examine Islam and its teachings to show you why it’s … a partnership formed by the old gods who were caught off-guard at Calvary.” (Pg. 1-4) Later, he adds, “the theme of the book… is identifying the spirits behind geopolitics---‘theopolitics,’ as it were.” (Pg. 16)
He asserts, “the sinful angels mentioned by Peter and Jude [are]… the ‘sons of God’ called ‘Watchers’ in Jewish texts… Watchers were especially powerful and exercised free will… these rebellious angels were cast into Tartarus, just like the Titans of the Greeks.” (Pg. 8-9)
He argues, “Do you see why Jesus devoted so much of His ministry to casting out demons?... in the supernatural realm He was doing battle with the sone of the Watchers who dared to occupy ground sacred to Yahweh. Jesus was kicking them off of His property!” (Pg. 70)
He states, “people living in the land of Midian continued to worship the moon-god under various names well into the Christian era. But for the time being, the moon-god was no longer a clear and present danger to Israel. The next major showdown between Yahweh and Sin would be more than six hundred years in the making.” (Pg. 72) But later, “Babylon was done. And that was the last time the moon-god threatened the people of Yahweh for more than a thousand years.” (Pg. 80)
He contends, “Well-meaning teachers have taught for generations that pagan worship can be traced to Nimrod and his wife, Semiramis… To be blunt, such teachings are not based on what pagans of the ancient world believed. There is no evidence whatsoever… that Nimrod was worshiped by anybody, anywhere, at any time… Nimrod IS venerated by the highest levels of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, but that’s a modern cult… the city of Babylon wasn’t founded until … at lest eight hundred years after Babel.. So, Babel had nothing to do with Babylon… Calling Nimrod a sun-god and blaming him for Babylon has no basis in history.” (Pg. 105-106)
He summarizes, “The history of the ancient world suggests a series of conflicts not just between the fallen angels who rebelled against the Creator .. but between one another… various city-states and nations … followed different gods. For a time, ‘the’ god… was supreme… If our theory is correct, and the entity behind the myths and faces of ‘the’ god is the leader of the Watchers who descended to the summit of Mount Hermon, then we can add one more name to his rap sheet: Shemihazah…” (Pg. 141)
He suggests, “we can draw one more conclusion that seems solidly grounded in history: … there is one land frequently mentioned in the Bible where Christianity never gained a firm foothold---Arabia. Extrapolating from that bit of history, we offer this theory: The gods of the ancient world, stunned and alarmed by the Resurrection, withdrew… to a waterless place---Arabia. And there they planned their counterstrike.” (Pg. 160-161)
He states, “It would be easy to categorize Islam as worship of the moon-god. The flags of many Muslim nations feature a crescent moon and star… Muslims reject the idea that their religion is based on older pagan religions that worshipped the moon… This may surprise you, but I agree---Allah was NOT a moon-god…” (Pg. 177-178)
He contends, “While even pagans believed the old god was confined to the netherworld, he’s still persuaded or intimidated humans for millennia to trade the lives of children for the promise of divine favor… Despite his imprisonment, statistics argue that his power is still felt in the natural realm. The number-one cause of death around the world in 2018 was abortion… There were more deaths by abortion than from malaria, HIV/AIDS, smoking, alcohol, and traffic accidents combined….And he’s lent his title to the figurehead of the cause.” (Pg. 181)
He outlines, “My goal is to demonstrate that the Enemy---specifically, Allah Inc. … has put in motion a brilliant end game that will draw in many otherwise good people to their doom, people who may well believe they’re doing God’s work as they volunteer to serve the Antichrist. It is my view---and I write this with no joy---that Muslims will play the most tragic role of all.” (Pg. 229)
He continues, “Sunnis and Shias both expect the other’s Mahdi to be … comparable to the Christian Antichrist… and it’s unlikely that Muslims or Jews will recognize the true Messian for who he is. In other words, the Fallen have woven a confusing tangle of deception that will lead to a lot of people discovering, too late, that they followed the wrong man… That’s partly why prophecy scholars still can’t agree on how things play out… Of course, the main reason we haven’t figured it all out is because God is the greatest military mind of all time and He hadn’t told us everything He knows…” (Pg. 248)
He asks, “Who, what, or where is Babylon the Great of Revelation 17 & 18?... Joel Richardson made a strong case for Mecca in his 2017 book, ‘Mystery Babylon.’ … The faithful followers of Muhammad won’t know what hit them. It’s tragic irony. The ultimate end of Mystery Babylon is to be slaughtered and served up as a sacrifice for the Beast from the Abyss… Mystery Babylon---Mecca---will be destroyed in the war that brings the Antichrist to power, a war that sacrifices and entire religion in a diabolical double-cross to lure Jews (and Christians, if the church is still on the earth) into worshiping the Man of Sin.” (Pg. 268-269)
He adds, “I’m not suggesting that the Antichrist will BE Jewish, only that he will CLAIM to be. This interpretation won’t win many fans among conservative Christians (or Jews, obviously), but it’s the scenario that make most sense.” (Pg. 271)
He summarizes, “A coalition of the most prominent and powerful … gods of the ancient Near East, banded together to create a new religion the growing movement of Christ followers. It’s my belief that the rebel gods… realized that their only hope of surviving the judgment decreed by God was to work together. They created a new religion in the early seventh century through the agency of a charismatic spiritual leader and brilliant military tactician, Muhammed. Muhammed was exactly what the Fallen needed… While I agree that Satan is involved, I contend that the moon-god is real and a key member of the coalition behind Islam…” (Pg. 305)
Gilbert’s anti-Islamic apocalyptic speculations will offend many, of course.
Author Derek Gilbert wrote in the Introduction to this 2019 book, “The Bible makes it clear that the gods of the ancient world are real… there is only one … capital-‘G’ god. There are, however, a boatload of small-G gods---at least seventy, according to the Bible, and a couple of hundred more if you accept the testimony of the pseudepigraphical Book of 1 Enoch… In this book, you’ll learn how the moon-god of the ancient world has influenced human history far more than you ever imagined… This book is not intended to bash Muslims… We’ll examine Islam and its teachings to show you why it’s … a partnership formed by the old gods who were caught off-guard at Calvary.” (Pg. 1-4) Later, he adds, “the theme of the book… is identifying the spirits behind geopolitics---‘theopolitics,’ as it were.” (Pg. 16)
He asserts, “the sinful angels mentioned by Peter and Jude [are]… the ‘sons of God’ called ‘Watchers’ in Jewish texts… Watchers were especially powerful and exercised free will… these rebellious angels were cast into Tartarus, just like the Titans of the Greeks.” (Pg. 8-9)
He argues, “Do you see why Jesus devoted so much of His ministry to casting out demons?... in the supernatural realm He was doing battle with the sone of the Watchers who dared to occupy ground sacred to Yahweh. Jesus was kicking them off of His property!” (Pg. 70)
He states, “people living in the land of Midian continued to worship the moon-god under various names well into the Christian era. But for the time being, the moon-god was no longer a clear and present danger to Israel. The next major showdown between Yahweh and Sin would be more than six hundred years in the making.” (Pg. 72) But later, “Babylon was done. And that was the last time the moon-god threatened the people of Yahweh for more than a thousand years.” (Pg. 80)
He contends, “Well-meaning teachers have taught for generations that pagan worship can be traced to Nimrod and his wife, Semiramis… To be blunt, such teachings are not based on what pagans of the ancient world believed. There is no evidence whatsoever… that Nimrod was worshiped by anybody, anywhere, at any time… Nimrod IS venerated by the highest levels of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, but that’s a modern cult… the city of Babylon wasn’t founded until … at lest eight hundred years after Babel.. So, Babel had nothing to do with Babylon… Calling Nimrod a sun-god and blaming him for Babylon has no basis in history.” (Pg. 105-106)
He summarizes, “The history of the ancient world suggests a series of conflicts not just between the fallen angels who rebelled against the Creator .. but between one another… various city-states and nations … followed different gods. For a time, ‘the’ god… was supreme… If our theory is correct, and the entity behind the myths and faces of ‘the’ god is the leader of the Watchers who descended to the summit of Mount Hermon, then we can add one more name to his rap sheet: Shemihazah…” (Pg. 141)
He suggests, “we can draw one more conclusion that seems solidly grounded in history: … there is one land frequently mentioned in the Bible where Christianity never gained a firm foothold---Arabia. Extrapolating from that bit of history, we offer this theory: The gods of the ancient world, stunned and alarmed by the Resurrection, withdrew… to a waterless place---Arabia. And there they planned their counterstrike.” (Pg. 160-161)
He states, “It would be easy to categorize Islam as worship of the moon-god. The flags of many Muslim nations feature a crescent moon and star… Muslims reject the idea that their religion is based on older pagan religions that worshipped the moon… This may surprise you, but I agree---Allah was NOT a moon-god…” (Pg. 177-178)
He contends, “While even pagans believed the old god was confined to the netherworld, he’s still persuaded or intimidated humans for millennia to trade the lives of children for the promise of divine favor… Despite his imprisonment, statistics argue that his power is still felt in the natural realm. The number-one cause of death around the world in 2018 was abortion… There were more deaths by abortion than from malaria, HIV/AIDS, smoking, alcohol, and traffic accidents combined….And he’s lent his title to the figurehead of the cause.” (Pg. 181)
He outlines, “My goal is to demonstrate that the Enemy---specifically, Allah Inc. … has put in motion a brilliant end game that will draw in many otherwise good people to their doom, people who may well believe they’re doing God’s work as they volunteer to serve the Antichrist. It is my view---and I write this with no joy---that Muslims will play the most tragic role of all.” (Pg. 229)
He continues, “Sunnis and Shias both expect the other’s Mahdi to be … comparable to the Christian Antichrist… and it’s unlikely that Muslims or Jews will recognize the true Messian for who he is. In other words, the Fallen have woven a confusing tangle of deception that will lead to a lot of people discovering, too late, that they followed the wrong man… That’s partly why prophecy scholars still can’t agree on how things play out… Of course, the main reason we haven’t figured it all out is because God is the greatest military mind of all time and He hadn’t told us everything He knows…” (Pg. 248)
He asks, “Who, what, or where is Babylon the Great of Revelation 17 & 18?... Joel Richardson made a strong case for Mecca in his 2017 book, ‘Mystery Babylon.’ … The faithful followers of Muhammad won’t know what hit them. It’s tragic irony. The ultimate end of Mystery Babylon is to be slaughtered and served up as a sacrifice for the Beast from the Abyss… Mystery Babylon---Mecca---will be destroyed in the war that brings the Antichrist to power, a war that sacrifices and entire religion in a diabolical double-cross to lure Jews (and Christians, if the church is still on the earth) into worshiping the Man of Sin.” (Pg. 268-269)
He adds, “I’m not suggesting that the Antichrist will BE Jewish, only that he will CLAIM to be. This interpretation won’t win many fans among conservative Christians (or Jews, obviously), but it’s the scenario that make most sense.” (Pg. 271)
He summarizes, “A coalition of the most prominent and powerful … gods of the ancient Near East, banded together to create a new religion the growing movement of Christ followers. It’s my belief that the rebel gods… realized that their only hope of surviving the judgment decreed by God was to work together. They created a new religion in the early seventh century through the agency of a charismatic spiritual leader and brilliant military tactician, Muhammed. Muhammed was exactly what the Fallen needed… While I agree that Satan is involved, I contend that the moon-god is real and a key member of the coalition behind Islam…” (Pg. 305)
Gilbert’s anti-Islamic apocalyptic speculations will offend many, of course.
May 7, 2021
Simple and concise to understand, good historical information, a lot of speculation with tracing, but I disagree with some of the premises and thus resulting conclusions. If you'd like a perspective from the Ancient Near East on the Middle Eastern conflict, Islam, and Christianity, it's a nice book to have. But anything beyond that, like actually gleaning Biblical doctrine, I very much recommend against.
December 3, 2020
This book develops and expands on themes he wrote about in his previous book, "Last Clash of the Titans". In both books, he argues that the pagan gods of the ancient Near East, Greece and Rome were and are real existing entities. In this one he ties it all in with the emergence of Islam and what it means for the world in terms of the biblical prophecies for the last days. If you are into biblical prophecy (I'm mostly not but still like to keep an eye on it, just in case - as a Christian I affirm what the Apostles and Nicene Creeds say about the last days, but the rest is mostly speculation - what it all will look like when it happens is anybody's guess), this is an awesome take on how things might play out.
January 31, 2021
Wow! Quite an eye-opener!
I have never read a book like this one!An unbiased history of the Islamic religion is truly shocking. It destroys the intellectualism comparison between Christianity and islam, peeling back the attempt to make islam look like a good religion, and revealing its rotten, reaking, interior, proving that it is truly evil and without mercy of love. Truly scary.
I have never read a book like this one!An unbiased history of the Islamic religion is truly shocking. It destroys the intellectualism comparison between Christianity and islam, peeling back the attempt to make islam look like a good religion, and revealing its rotten, reaking, interior, proving that it is truly evil and without mercy of love. Truly scary.
March 13, 2021
Wasn't sure I'd be able to follow the history of the Amorite gods and the "infernal council", but this book was well written. I learned so much about the gods of the bible and how much greater Yahweh really is. I knew nothing of how Islam fit into end-times prophecy. Jesus said to pray for our enemies. Thank you, Derek Gilbert for researching and putting this book together.
October 15, 2021
The topic of this book are the ancient gods of the regions in and around the lands given to Israel. The worship of these ancient gods formed the fabric of the pagan nations. The author- scholar delves deep into the worship and ideology represented by these pagan deities. The author quotes scripture and ancient historical sources to illustrate the personage of these gods, fallen angels, nephillim, and rephaim. He also establishes a tie between these gods and the disobedience of the ancient non-Jewish nations who later embraced Islam. This is not anti-Islam book rather an independent analysis of the faith cycle of the non-Jewish peoples of the ancient Middle East. He ties revelation to these gods and exposes the betrayal and manipulation of the Islamic faith followers by Satan. This book is a sound and scholarly book.
August 4, 2019
Derek Gilbert knocks it out of the yard with this eye-opening tome, beautifully tying Ancient Near East cosmology to modern times. A must-read!
January 26, 2020
The book is very informative and uses many scriptural references. The book is confusing at times and
the author jumps around much within a chapter. He warns Christians that they should be aware of the biblical prophecies that are being fulfilled these days such as the conflict between Iran and Israel. He also mentions how transgender people are not just a modern day phenomenon as pagan deities were considered transgender.
the author jumps around much within a chapter. He warns Christians that they should be aware of the biblical prophecies that are being fulfilled these days such as the conflict between Iran and Israel. He also mentions how transgender people are not just a modern day phenomenon as pagan deities were considered transgender.
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