(1 March 2026) An interim, and third, supreme leader has just been appointed to lead. Meet 67-year-old Alireza Arafi, one of the top clerics in Iran and former member of the Assembly of Experts.
New interim “supreme leader” Alireza Arafi, pictured in 2020.
Technically he is only the senior member of a group of three clerics to rule in the interim. Word is from the regime he was appointed to fill in until the Assembly of Experts can vote in a new supreme leader.
In a post from yesterday, I was posing the question if Daniel 11:2 might apply here. Well, if Arafi is counted as number 3, then it will be supreme leader number 4 who will arouse war against Yavan.
Interestingly, if that is the case, we see history repeating and following God’s grand design here. In the ancient Persian Empire, the first king of the Empire was Cyrus II who founded the empire and ruled for 20 or 30 years depending how one counts his reign. He is the one who conquered Babylon.
Then came Cambyses II who ruled for 8 years.
The third king was an imposter named Bardiya who ruled only a few months at most. The parallel here is to Arafi, who is a fill-in between properly elected supreme leaders.
The fourth king was Darius I (the Great) who ruled for 36 years and conquered Egypt, and much of the outlying territory of Greece. The battle of Marathon in 490 BC ended Darius’ attempt to conquer Greece.
We will see if Arafi stays as supreme leader or not. By this I mean if he is replaced, the replacement might be your 4th king. If not replaced, and Arafi presides over the Second Signpost, then Daniel 11:2 can be confirmed as being fulfilled only in ancient times.
Time will tell.
Categories: In The News, Signpost #2: Iran
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