“Who is behind the growth of Islam in Europe?”
“The answer: Russia.”
Pastor Dave Bowen of Standing Stones Community Church in Phoenix, Arizona, is sounding the alarm on a growing spiritual and geopolitical shift in Europe—and what it means for the biblical end-time remnant.
According to Bowen, Russia is exporting Islam and training terror groups like Hamas, PLO and even Iran’s religious leadership, “If you want to see why the Christian church is being persecuted around the world and why Islam is being elevated around the world, look at what’s gone on in Russia.”
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The Fall of Christian Europe
Bowen points to London as a key indicator of biblical prophecy unfolding. “Christianity is no longer the majority in London—first time ever,” he said. “London’s West End was lit up with 30,000 lights marking the month of Ramadan. That was the first time that was ever done.”
He mentioned London’s Muslim mayor during the lighting ceremony: “If he had told me all these years ago that within my lifetime we would have lights in London celebrating Ramadan like we do Christmas, I wouldn’t have believed you.
“The most popular baby name in the United Kingdom is no longer Noah or Jack,” Bowen said. “It is now Muhammad. Can you believe that?”
The Remnant: Few Will Find It
Citing Zechariah, Isaiah and the words of Jesus in Matthew 7, Bowen emphasized the prophetic call to the faithful: “Enter through the narrow gate…there are few who find it. That is a remnant.”
He continued, “Zechariah 13 points out that two-thirds of the Jewish population won’t survive this period, which is the Tribulation period. One-third will. Folks, that is a remnant.”
Bowen summarized it this way: “There will be an end-time remnant… the pathway becomes smaller and smaller and more narrow, as Jesus said would take place.”
Islam Is Not Just a Religion—It’s an Ideology
Bowen urged viewers to understand that Islam is more than a set of religious beliefs. “It is not just a religion. It is an ideology. It’s social, it’s political, it’s economic.”
He compared this to Marxism and warned of the increasing alignment between the two. “Marxism and Islam, they come together. It’s about destroying capitalism,” he said. “This ideology leads to a one-world government, a one-world religion, and of course, a one-world financial system.”
Why Russia Matters
“Russia is the start of both the PLO and Hamas,” Bowen stated. “Iran’s imams, the religious leaders in Iran, they got their training in Russia.”
He also noted recent reports that Hamas leaders met with Russian officials in Moscow just days before the October 7, attacks on Israel.
Bowen quoted the Times of Israel and The New York Times, saying, “Both said, ‘Hey, this is happening. Hamas is in Russia.’”
The Hope of the Gospel Still Stands
While exposing the counterfeit doctrines of Islam, Bowen called believers back to the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ. “Only by acknowledging the innocent shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ can our sins be covered and can eternal life be achieved,” he said.
He added, “A Muslim’s entrance into paradise hinges on obedience to five pillars. Still, Allah may not allow them in. Where’s the hope?”
America’s Path Is Following Europe’s
“Just in the last decade in England, the Muslim population increased from 4.9% to 6.5%,” Bowen said. “One out of every three people in the UK now say they have no religion at all.”
He warned that America is heading in the same direction. “One of the greatest movements in America is a group called ‘nunners.’ Not N-U-N. N-O-N-E. No religion.”
Call to the Remnant
Bowen concluded with urgency: “It’s one domino after another beginning to fall. This whole ideology is setting up the end-time remnant we’ve been hearing about in Scripture.”
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James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
