Khilafat and Mujaddidiyyat — Page 9
9 would be the final battle between the Messiah and the satanic forces. On that day Satan would come fully equipped with all its powers, its offsprings and machinations for this spiritual battle. This battle would be so fierce that the world has never before seen such a fierce duel between good and evil. On that day the machinations of Satan and the satanic sciences would reach their climax and all those ways with which Satan could misguide would be at its disposal. After a pitched spiritual battle, the Messiah of God would triumph and the satanic power would perish. Then the Majesty, Grandeur, Holiness and Unity of God would continue spreading on the earth for a period of one thousand years which is called the Seventh Day and then the world would end. I am that Messiah; if anyone wishes, let him accept me. " (Lecture Lahore, pp. 32-33; Roohani Khazain , Vol. 20, pp. 178-79). The Last Battle As it is the last battle with Satan, the final duel between good and evil, and all the machinations of Satan are to be deployed, the Promised Messiah has said that such a fight between religion and irreligiousness, between virtue and evil has never been fought before in the progeny of Adam; and it is this very age in which we have entered. The Ahmadiyya Khilafat In order to overpower Satan in this battle, to frustrate it in its plans and to achieve the final victory in favour of Islam, it is essential to have