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Sun Mar 8 2026 Iran Conflict Explained From Ishmael to Isaac: The Difference Between Flesh & Promise

Dr. Timothy McNamara Psalms 23 Dr. Susan Craig - Explores the origin of Muslim, Arab and the respectful pronunciations.The point being made is that the Muslim claim is traced through Ishmael, but Ishmael was “born after the flesh,” whereas Isaac was the promised son, and Paul said those two sons are an allegory of the two covenants: Hagar and Ishmael answer to Mount Sinai in Arabia and the earthly Jerusalem, in bondage, but Sarah and Isaac answer to the Promise and the liberty of the heavenly Jerusalem (Gen. 16–21; Gal. 4:21–31). The teaching in this series says Isaac was “born… by Promise and not the will of the flesh,” and is “allegorical to the New Covenant written in the Heart and Mind,” while the Law that came 430 years later could not disannul the Promise, but served only as a schoolmaster to lead unto Yahshua the Messiah. Therefore, what Yahshua preached was not a fleshly kingdom, a natural lineage, or a continuation of carnal ordinances, because He said, “I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil” (Matt. 5:17), and the pamphlet states plainly that He came to FULFILL, not institute, the Old Covenant, then by His death establish the New Covenant by His blood (Jer. 31:31–34; Heb. 9:16–17; Heb. 10:8–10). So the contrast she is drawing is that Islam is associated with the fleshly line through Ishmael, but Yahshua is the fulfillment of the Promise through the true Seed, and today the blessing is not by natural descent but by the Holy Spirit poured out on Jew and Gentile in fulfillment of the Abrahamic Promise (Gal. 3:16, 28–29; Acts 2; Acts 10:44–45). Dr. Terry Welsh, Dean Iran conflict, Arab controlled nation and there is a background and a religious difference. Shiʿi clerics took control of Iran through the 1979 revolution under Khomeini, during Jimmy Carter’s presidency. The U.S. embassy hostage crisis lasted 444 days. Since 1979 the country has been called the Islamic Republic of Iran. In late February 2026, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in wartime strikes, but Iran’s political-religious system continued through its constitutional succession process rather than disappearing altogether. Twelver Shia Islam, these are the 12 Imams recognized in order: Ali ibn Abi Talib; Hasan ibn Ali; Husayn ibn Ali; Ali Zayn al-Abidin; Muhammad al-Baqir; Ja'far al-Sadiq; Musa al-Kazim; Ali al-Rida; Muhammad al-Jawad; Ali al-Hadi; Hasan al-Askari; and Muhammad al-Mahdi. 12 Imams with a brief line on each, in standard Twelver Shia understanding: Ali ibn Abi Talib — first Imam; cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; regarded by Twelvers as the rightful first successor. Hasan ibn Ali — second Imam; son of Ali; remembered for yielding political rule in order to avoid further bloodshed. Husayn ibn Ali — third Imam; brother of Hasan; central martyr figure in Shia Islam because of Karbala. Ali Zayn al-Abidin — fourth Imam; known for piety, devotion, and survival after Karbala. Muhammad al-Baqir — fifth Imam; associated with expanding religious teaching and interpretation. Ja'far al-Sadiq — sixth Imam; especially important in Shia thought and law; many later traditions are linked to him. Musa al-Kazim — seventh Imam; remembered for patience under persecution and imprisonment. Ali al-Rida — eighth Imam; noted for piety and learning, and briefly named successor by the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun in 817. Muhammad al-Jawad — ninth Imam; known for early accession and learning despite his youth. Ali al-Hadi — tenth Imam; lived under Abbasid pressure and is part of the later Samarra line of Imams. Hasan al-Askari — eleventh Imam; lived under close Abbasid surveillance; Twelvers hold that he was the father of the 12th Imam. Muhammad al-Mahdi — twelfth Imam; believed by Twelver Shia to be in occultation and to return as the Mahdi. They believe the 12th Imam, al-Mahdi, will return at the end of time, establish Allah’s justice on earth, Jesus will also return, evil will be overthrown, and then the world moves into the Day of Judgment under Allah’s final authority. The Catholic Church does call the Pope the “Vicar of Christ” and “pastor of the universal Church on earth.” Canon 331 says the Roman Pontiff is the Vicar of Christ and has “supreme, full, immediate, and universal ordinary power in the Church.” The Catechism compendium likewise says the Pope is the “vicar of Christ” and has “full, supreme, immediate, and universal power.