Reports about the car bombings are coming in as I write. It seems the West's war against terror has become a war between radical Islam and moderate Islam. Today, three bombs were detonated in the Egyptian tourist town of Dahar, on the easter shore of the Sinai Peninsula Read about it here.

Already, Al Qaeda is being blamed. As it was 18 months ago, it is believed the target of the bombings was Egypt's tourist industry. And, as the death toll rises, it's understood that the majority of those killed will be foreigners -- European foreigners.

I suspect there was another target also in mind -- the Egyptian government's recent moves toward democracy. Like I said before, I suspect what we're seeing is radical Islam against  moderate Islam -- an Islamic civil war.

Take a look at what's going on in the Palestinian Authority since the election of Hamas. Here, too, it looks like we're seeing a fight between radical Islam and moderate Islam Read about it here.

What's interesting to us students of prophecy is how the international community will respond. That's because, when this Islamic civil war is over, we know what to expect. The Bible indicates that two major powers will eventually rise over the Mediterranean region (Revelation chapter 13). The first power is widely believed to be a revival of the old Roman Empire. The second is believed to be some kind of religiously motivated political entity that will work in concert with this revived Rome. And, speaking of concert, I can't help but think of the so-called "Quartet." The Quartet, as you may know, are the four international players who are supposedly working in concert to bring peace to the Middle East -- the EU, the US, the UN and the Russian Federation.

Now, this brings us to the person who dreamed up the Quartet idea in the first place -- the EU's Javier Solana. Where does Solana stand in this on-going Islamic civil war? Evidently, according to this report, unlike the US who wants to get rid of radical Hamas, Solana believes changing Hamas is the better answer Read about it here. In other words, Solana wants to convert Hamas.

And, this in turn brings us to what I believe really should concern us. If you've been following the news, you will find Solana and company has been very busy lately attempting to retrofit a religious element into both his Euro-Mediterranean Partnership for Peace, and in his new, international order that he's attempting to create in the UN.

In other words, what we appear to now be witnessing is not only a revival of the old Roman Empire, but also, as a result of this Islamic civil war, the beginning of a global religious authority. These two powers are not only wanting to bring peace to their region, but to the world.

It's just like the Bible predicted.