MENE MENE TEKEL and PARSIN

“Mene, Mene, Tekel and Parsin.” (The writing on the wall, Daniel 5:1 — 31)

“…[T]he Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away.” (Job 1:21)

King Belshazzar did not heed these words and his kingdom was divided between the Medes and the Persians (modern day Iran).

The Islamic Republic News Agency reported this today:

Supporters of the Zionist regime will receive their response during the world Qods Day’s rallies, government spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Elham, said Wednesday. Referring to the approaching World Qods Day, the spokesman stressed, “Supporters of the Zionist regime will definitely receive the final response for their support on that day.”

The day falls on October 12 this year.

Qods Day is held each year on the last Friday of Muslims fasting month of Ramadan after it was nominated by the late Founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, as a day to voice the protest of the Islamic Ummah against the Zionists.

According to Wikipedia Gholam-Hossein Elham , Ph.D, is Iran’s official government spokesperson. In addition, he is a member of the Guardian Council and became the Minister of Justice upon the death of Jamal Karimi-Rad . He is the husband of Fatemeh Rajabi , a journalist known for her support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and also for her fierce criticism of former-presidents Akbar Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami.

AP Reports:

We (Iran) have drawn up a plan to strike back at Israel with our bombers if this regime (Israel) makes a silly mistake,” deputy air force chief, Gen. Mohammad Alavi was quoted as telling Fars in an interview.

Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammed Najjar, however, did tell the official IRNA news agency Wednesday that “we keep various options open to respond to threats … we will make use of them if required.

The UN Security Council voted unanimously in favor of imposing additional – albeit considered – sanctions on Iran on 24 March.

UN Resolution 1747 banned Iranian arms exports and froze the assets of a further 28 officials and institutions involved in the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Janes Defence Weekly reports:

• Explosion aborts Chemical Weapons project run by Iran and Syria, 17-Sep-2007
• Iraqi Navy patrol boat purchase is key to oil security, 07-Sep-2007
• Iran develops 2,000 lb ’smart bomb’, 24-Aug-2007

What conclusions or insights do you glean from all this?