Premise

All three of these religious groups would admit that the Creator of all things spoke to Abraham, the husband of Sarah, and commanded him to sacrifice his son as a test of faith and obedience.  

However, the majority of people, including many 'Jews and Christians', have simply believed a lie!  

Many Westerners have believed that 'Allah' is just the Arabic name for their God.  

Christians have been heard to say, "Jesus is the only way to Allah".  This statement is, at worst, a deliberately misleading and dangerous lie or, at very least, a heavy misconception! (See page 10) 

 

Islam 

Islam is a religion that was started in the seventh century AD, reputedly by a man named Mohammed, though some adherents do boast that they can prove that the 'roots of Islam' reach all the way back to the fabled and mystical Babylonian era!

 

 'AD' means Anno Domini, which is Latin for 'In the year of our Lord'. Our modern calendar is dated from the time of Jesus Christ (AD) and the era before that is referred to as BC (before Christ).

 

The modern day concept of Islam was developed therefore, 'in the year of our Lord', (referring to Jesus Christ) in approximately 700 AD or, 700 years after Christ. (See Appendix: A)

 

This relatively young religion is founded on basic concepts similar to pseudo-Judeo/Christian principles, such as 'only one God' (who created all things) who has one main 'Messiah' (whose teachings are to be adhered to by all mankind) and one hell, which is a place of eternal torment.

 

Adherents of Islam are called Muslims

 

The following is a Muslim quotation and is the basic 'confession' of any individual who claims to be an adherent of Islam.

 

“I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except for the One True God Allah [Who is Alone and without any partners] and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger and slave of Allah.”

 

Many Muslims believe and claim that their religion has basically the same roots as that of both Jews and Christians, citing the original Covenant of Abraham recorded in The Book of Genesis (meaning beginnings) as a common denominator.

 

However, there is also one principal difference found in the Koran (the reputed teachings of Mohammed, the prophet of Islam) That principle difference is discussed later (see pages 10 - 12)

 

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The Koran

 

The Koran is the sacred book of Islam but it was not actually written personally by Mohammed, who was, for all accounts and purposes, an uneducated man.

 

In 632 AD, at the age of 63 years, Mohammed died of fever in Medina . His bones still lie in the tomb where he was buried. Apparently, adherents of Islam wrote the Koran subsequent to this date.

 

The writings of the Koran, quoted freely throughout this study, are relatively simple, straightforward, easy to understand and demonstrate clearly that Islam especially opposes traditional Judaism, modern Jewish beliefs, Christianity and modern Christian beliefs.

 

Adherents of Judaism are called Jews

 

Most adherents of Judaism, if asked, would specify that they are still awaiting the approach of the long-promised Jewish Messiah, who is yet to arrive someday to bring peace on the earth.

 

These Jewish adherents are obviously unable to adhere to teachings from any promised Messiah, which they have not yet received.

 

Followers of Judaism adhere to the Torah, which contains the writings and roots of the history of the children of Israel and of Judaism.

 

The Torah

 

The five books of Torah (meaning Law or Teachings) reputedly written by a man called Moses, record, among other things, that G-d created all things and that the name of G-d the Creator is 'YHWH' (Jehovah) or 'I Am'.

 

The Torah records how G-d chose to make a covenant with a man called Abram.

 

As part of the covenant, Abram became renamed 'Abraham'.

 

Apparently the account of creation and of this covenant was kept alive by oral tradition until eventually it was written down by Moses, a well-known Israelite leader.

 

The famous 'Ten Commandments' were given by G-d to Moses and recorded in the Torah.

 

According to the original proponents of Judaism, G-d has chosen to reveal Himself to the people of the world solely through writers born amongst the Children of Israel, which fact is hotly disputed by Muslim scholars and by many other religions around the world.

 

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Other inspired writings

 

Other inspired writings were added to the Torah as history (or 'His story') unfolded and collectively these books are called the Tenach.

 

The Tenach

 

The Tenach contains the full 39 books of the Jewish canon, including the Torah (Law), the Naviim (Prophets) and the Kethubim (Writings).

 

The full collective writings of Jewish history became known as 'The Bible' (meaning 'The Book') and Jewish people are still known today as 'The Chosen People' or 'The People of the Book'.

 

'The Bible'

 

The Bible is actually a collection of books, reputedly written by Jewish men from various walks of life that were, we understand, inspired by God.  

 

Many adherents of modern Judaism claim that the last divinely inspired book on earth was the book of Malachi, written around 400 BC and the final book of the Tenach. This book ended with an exhortation to 'remember the Law of Moses', together with a promise of 'the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.

 

Some four hundred years after Malachi, a series of Jewish books and letters of exhortation became accepted as inspired by God and became known collectively as 'The New Testament'.

 

The New Testament

 

There are 27 missives in the canon of the New Testament, which was written by followers and disciples of the Jewish Rabbi, known as Jesus Christ.

 

The name Jesus means 'Jehovah saves', while the title of Christ means, 'the anointed one'

 

Initially, most of those followers (who believed that this man Jesus was the promised Jewish Messiah) were themselves Jewish.   

 

However, since the message brought by Jesus Christ was for 'anyone who would believe', gradually many non-Jews joined the ranks of this innovative Jewish sect.

 

 

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Where did Christians originate?

 

Simply put, Christians in general are referred to as being like wild branches grafted into the roots of the tree of the Children of Israel (see page 12).

 

In time, both the Jewish and non-Jewish believers in Jesus Christ became collectively called 'Christians', meaning 'followers of the Anointed One'.

 

This is because adherents of Christianity believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah of the Jews.

 

The New Testament therefore is a Jewish book and is, in part, a continuation of Israel 's history.

 

Since most adherents of Christianity believe that the Bible is now fully completed by the addition of the New Testament, they reject any 'additions' (such as the writer of the Koran offers).

 

Most adherents of Christianity therefore generally reject the claims of Islam regarding the supposed inspiration of the Koran by God the Creator.

 

Christianity and the Messiah of the Jews

 

Most adherents of Christianity believe that Jesus Christ fulfilled many Jewish prophecies regarding the coming of the Messiah, promised throughout the Old Testament (I.E. the Tenach)

 

Most adherents of Christianity believe that Jesus Christ was sired by the Holy Spirit of God, born of a virgin, killed by crucifixion, raised from the dead by God and left the world again with a promise to return to bring a thousand years of lasting peace.

 

Most Jewish Christians, Christian Zionists, Messianic Jews and Netzarims know the 'Messiah of the Jews' by the Hebraic name of 'Yeshua' or 'Y'shua' (Y'shua means 'YHWH saves') sometimes using the Hebraic title, Y'shua Ha Mechiach', which means Y'shua the Messiah.

 

Others know Him simply as Jesus, the One who offers 'salvation', a descendant of Abraham and, in being a Jew, is a legal recipient of the promises made to Abraham by God.

 

Most adherents of Christianity believe that, when any person makes Jesus his or her Lord by asking the Spirit of Jesus Christ to live within the personal inner being, the promises made to the descendants of Abraham become real and pertinent to that recipient, regardless of previous beliefs, actions, race, age or gender.

 

Most adherents of Christianity believe that God's offer of 'salvation' through Jesus, is free to anyone, Jew, Arab or otherwise who is willing to accept the offer, to accept Jesus Christ for who He claimed to be and to follow His teachings.

 

 

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The effect of accepting Y'shua as the Messiah of the Jews

 

After acceptance, the Jew still remains a Jew (albeit a 'Messianic' Jew) the Arab remains an Arab, but………………………

 

 No Muslim can remain a Muslim after accepting this offer from Jesus Christ!

 

Since the writer of the Koran seeks to displace Jesus Christ as the most important person who ever lived, while adding claims of the worth of Mohammed, it is impossible for a Muslim to retain faith in Islam while accepting the claims of Jesus Christ. Though a Jewish Christian will continue to study and believe the 'Old Testament', the ex-Muslim must forsake all the teachings of the Koran.

 

Islam especially opposes modern Christian belief

 

Most Muslims deny that Jesus Christ is still alive and that He was the only man to raise Himself from the dead and that He is to return once again as the acclaimed and acknowledged Son of God.

 

Islamic denial of ALL of the major claims of Jesus Christ

 

Naturally, staunch adherents of Islam deny most of the claims and many of the statements made by Y'shua such as, 'Abraham rejoiced to see my day' and, 'Before Abraham was, I Am'.

 

On that point some Muslims actually find a common ground with many adherents of Judaism, who also do NOT wish to acknowledge the many claims of Jesus of Nazareth. 

 

It seems though, that most Muslims consider Christianity to be just an extension of original Judaism, seeing as Christians necessarily acknowledge the Messianic line as flowing through Isaac and the Jewish people RATHER than Ishmael and the Arab nations.

 

Christians are also referred to as 'People of the Book', because they believe and study all the teachings of the Jewish writers of the Bible, which include both the New and the Old Testaments.

 

Many Christians believe that they have been adopted into the line of David and grafted into the family tree of the Children of Israel through the presence of the Spirit of the perfect Jew, living in their hearts. Many Christians therefore believe that they can claim, lay hold on and share all the promises that God made to the descendants of Abraham.

 

Throughout the Bible, Jesus warned that hell existed, explained how to avoid it and also how to receive eternal life through faith in His name.

 

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Born a Jew,

 

Jesus of Nazareth , born a Jew, taught many new things such as the concept of binding and casting out demons to heal the afflicted.

 

Jesus, however made only one stated 'new commandment'.

 

Jesus said, "This is my commandment; that you love one another, that your joy might be full."

 

The KORAN on the other hand, gives many commands with clear instructions to the followers of Mohammed concerning those who do not convert to the faith of Islam.

  

Let us now examine a few of them.

 

 

Though there are various translations, this Islamic web site contains an accurate account of just one and the following quotations are taken from this version.             http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/simple.html

 

Instructions to Muslims about Unbelievers

 

*Koran (The Immunity) 9:29 Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day. nor do they prohibit what Allah and his apostle have prohibited, nor follow the *religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book;.(fight them) till they pay the jiziya (poll tax) in acknowledgement of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.

 

(* 'religion of truth' in the Koran, is referring only to 'Islam')

 

Koran (The Immunity) 9:14 Fight them, Allah will punish them by your hands and bring them to disgrace, and assist you against them and heal the hearts of a believing people.

 

Koran (the Immunity) 9:123 O you who believe! Fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness; and know that Allah is with those who guard.

 

Koran (Time) 76:4 Surely we have prepared for the unbelievers chains and shackles and a burning fire.

 

Koran (the Women) 4:76 Those who believe fight in the way of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the way of the *Shaitan. Fight therefore against the friends of the Shaitan; surely the strategy of the Shaitan is weak.     (*Shaitan =Satan = the 'adversary').

 

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Step by step instruction

 

Koran (the Accessions) 8:12 Remember Thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the believers, I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers.

Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them.

 

Here the author of the Koran is giving step by step instruction on how to treat Kafirs (unbelievers) if they refuse to follow Islam.

 

Islam divided the Arabian society into two tight compartments: Momins and Kafirs.

 

The word Momin means' believer in Mohammed and Allah'.

 

In contrast a Kafir is a non-believer in the teachings of Mohammed and his god Allah.

 

The Momins did not have to be better men than the Kafirs in terms of character or consciousness.

 

Momins had only to recite the Kalima (incantation) - "There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his Prophet".  Just by doing that, the 'Momins' became qualified to kill as many Kafirs as they could or pleased, looting and burning their belongings and enslaving their women and children in the process.

 

What if God is saying a new thing?

 

A Jew may quote Solomon who said, "There is nothing new under the sun", but

another could easily ask, "Was the book of Ecclesiastes then the last inspired book?"

 

Someone else asks, "When then did God say He had finished and done with writing?"

 

If God is saying a new thing, through new writings we shouldn't be stiff-necked or resistant and the dictates of our God-given consciences together with our knowledge of the accepted canon and inner witness should offer some kind of protection, with a drive to do good and to avoid evil.

 

A Christian quotes Jesus Christ on the cross, who said, "It is finished!" but another asks, "Why then were the gospels and letters written well after that statement?" Another quotes the book of the Revelation of John saying, "If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues, written in this book and if anyone takes away from the words of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life".

 

Who can deny that none can change any part of that particular prophecy given to John , nor add anything new to the book of Ecclesiastes?  Nevertheless, life, commentaries and other writings can continue.

 

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The Argument - Different and new writings from God?

 

How then are we to judge if any other different and new writings are from God?

 

There were seven lamps on the top of the seven branches of the Menorah to give light in the Holy place, of the Tabernacle, symbolizing the perfection of the light of the Holy Spirit.

 

But were there not found sixty-six almond ornaments along the shaft of that Temple Menorah ?

 

The numbers were set and unchangeable, just as is the number of the books.

 

We must then remain open to any words that God would write, wherever He chooses to write them, so that, just as Daniel read the writing on the wall, we may understand what God is saying to us or to others.

 

However, when an otherwise good man gets led astray by deceptive teachings the spirit of pride can attempt to keep his eyes turned away from the admission of Truth.

 

It can be very difficult to admit error and to say categorically, 'I was wrong - and I WAS DECEIVED'.

 

"Allah works through his people"

 

Koran (the Accessions) 8:17 So you did not slay them, but it was Allah Who slew them, and you did not smite when you smote (the enemy), but it was Allah Who smote, and that He might confer upon the believers a good gift from Himself;

 

Actually, in this case the writer of the Koran seems to be trying to alleviate the consciences of Muslims who kill others by saying they are not really responsible for such murders because actually it was 'Allah' who was the one who was murdering unbelievers through the hands of fundamentalist Muslims.

 

This seems similar to the North American comedian who always got a laughing response from his audience by saying  -  "the Devil made me do it!"

 

But what do fundamental Muslims fear most? (see page 9)

 

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Subjugate and deal rigorously with the infidel!

 

Koran (the Immunity) 9:73 Prophet, strive hard (make war) against the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their Home: an evil fate.

 

Koran (the women) 4:144 Believers, do not choose the unbelievers rather than the faithful as your friends. Would you give Allah a clear proof against yourselves?

 

The writer of the Koran, perhaps in order to ensure that Muslims would not get influenced by anyone who might question the validity of his claims, states that if a Muslim befriends a Non-Muslim then the wrath of Allah will be on him. Therefore in fundamentalist Islam sects, people of other religions are treated with contempt, disrespect and cruelty.  Muslims are also thus cleverly made to be fearful and afraid of investigating the veracity of any claims suggesting that there could be deception in Islam.

 

Koran (The Dinner Table) 5:33-34 The punishment of those who make war against Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be murdered or crucified, or their hands and their feet should be cut off on alternate sides. or they should be imprisoned.; this shall be a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement; Save those who repent before ye overpower them. For know that Allah is forgiving, merciful.

 

In the above verse, the writer of the Koran is once again instructing Muslims in exactly what kind of violence was required for afflicting unbelievers (I.E. all people of other religions or beliefs). Plainly this is not just a judgement of hell to come, but is a terror recommended by the Koran to be inflicted on all 'unbelievers' here and now!

 

Who is as vile as the unbeliever?

 

Koran (the Accessions) 8:55 Surely the vilest of animals in Allah's sight are those who disbelieve.

 

Koran (the Inevitable) 69:31-33 And burn ye him in the blazing fire. Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits. This was he that would not believe in Allah Most high

 

Through these verses, the Koran, which is treated as a timeless scripture by Muslims, is teaching how lowly unbelievers should be treated by Muslims, regardless of time or space.

 

Why are fundamentalist Jews and Christians especially abhorrent to fundamentalist Muslims?

 

The writer of the Koran specifically instructs adherents of Islam to abhor Jews and Christians. (see page 10)

 

 

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Specific instructions to Muslims regarding Christians and Jews

 

The writer of the Koran has reserved a special position for certain sects of 'Unbelievers'. Those specially despised 'unbelievers' are none other than followers of Christianity and Judaism.

 

Koran (the Dinner table) 5:51 Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends. They are friends with one another. Whoever of you seeks their friendship shall become one of their number. Allah does not guide the wrongdoers.

 

In that verse the author of the Koran is showing his opinion of Jews and Christians.

 

Koran (the Dinner table) 5:64 The Jews say: 'Allah's hand is chained.' May their own hands be chained! May they be cursed for what they say!...

 

 Remember that many learned Jews do not accept the name of 'Allah' other than as an originally pagan and an idolatrous usurper of the place of reverence reserved for the true G-d of Israel .

 

Koran (the Immunity) 9:29 Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the latter day, nor hold the forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and his messenger, nor follow the Religion of Truth from among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jiziyah with willing submission. And feel themselves subdued.

 

In the Koran, remember, 'People of the Book' refers to Christians and Jews.

 

In the Koran, the 'Religion of Truth' refers only to Islam, so in the above verse, the author of the Koran is instructing Muslims to fight Christians and Jews (who necessarily do not believe in his Islamic version of god) until they pay tax to Muslims for their very existence.

 

Muslims are thus instructed by the Koran writer to make Christians and Jews feel 'subdued'.

 

Koran (the Immunity) 9:30 The Jews call 'Uzayr-a son of Allah', and the Christians call 'Christ the Son Of Allah'. That is a saying from their mouth; (In this) they but intimate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth.

 

The author of the Koran is simply putting Allah's curse on all Jews and all Christians.

 

Note: Since both Jews and Christians commonly accept that Allah is definitely not the true name of God the Creator of all things, understanding that God is called 'YHWH' or 'Jehovah',  somewhere in all this is either deception or a deliberate lie.

 

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Where many fundamental Jews and fundamental Christians can agree

 

From studying Scripture and history, knowledgeable Judeo-Christians have the understanding that 'Allah' is a demonically-inspired name, derived originally from an ancient pagan deity (see pages 18 and 19 ) made for the purpose of forcing people into following demonic teachings and violence whilst deceiving them into believing that such demonic teachings are actually from God the Creator.

 

Islamic Hell and Unbelievers

 

Koran (the Clear evidence) 98:6 Surely those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the pagans shall burn for ever in the fire of Hell. They are the worst of all men.

 

Here again, "People of The Book" refers to Christians and Jews. So the author of the Koran is stating categorically that Christians, Jews and pagans are the worst of all men in the world. (some translations say 'the vilest of men')

 

Koran 22:19-22 Garments of fire have been prepared for the unbelievers. Scalding water shall be poured upon their heads, melting their skins and that which is in their bellies.

 

Here the author of the Koran has imagined vividly how people of other religions should be punished in hell. It seems he is trying to make sure that people of other religions convert to Islam out of sheer terror of hell. And if this terror doesn't work, then the Muslims are instructed to convert unbelievers to Islam brutally (and by force) in 'Jihad'.

 

Throughout the text of the KORAN there appears to be continuously repeated exhortations to use force and terror to make converts to Islam.

 

Can any Muslim claim differently?

 

Ask your Muslim friends to explain the above Koran verses otherwise!

 

Because in the Koran, both Jews and Christians are referred to as "The People of The Book", there is a question that logically follows that understanding.

 

The God of the Jews is the God of Abraham.

 

 How is it possible to love and obey the God of Israel , while simultaneously hating the Jews?

 

In 'The Book", this same God promised Abraham that He would make a great nation out of him.  God is also recorded in Genesis as having said to Abraham, "I will bless those who bless you and curse him that curses you, and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed".

 

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What is the blessing of Abraham, and through which nation does it come?

 

What kind of blessing are we receiving from this 'great nation', promised by God?

 

We understand from the Bible that the blessings from God are to come through connecting ourselves with the promised Messiah who comes from that great nation as promised by God.

 

This Messiah comes from which great nation?

 

From Abraham's sons, Ishmael and Isaac, came two separate nations.

 

One group believes that Ishmael's nation was the nation of blessing, while another group believes that Isaac's nation was the one referred to by God.

 

One of these groups must therefore be walking in either error - or deception! 

 

Who is the deceiver, but Satan the destroyer? (see page 26)

 

So, one must ask oneself, which group is in error, or being deceived and which one is practicing the works of his father?

 

Most adherents of Christianity believe that the Messiah is Jesus Christ, the lion of the tribe of Judah, who rose from the dead and left the earth with a promise to return.

 

Christians therefore necessarily believe that the nation of the man called Israel , who was born as Jacob the son of Isaac, is the nation that God chose to use to bless all the families of the earth.

 

Most adherents of Christianity can believe this because the Torah records that God told Jacob that "in his seed all the families of the earth would be blessed".

 

Who is the seed?

 

This 'seed' refers to the Messiah of Israel , who was to come.

 

According to 'The Book', they believe that the God of Israel was to manifest Himself in the flesh (as a man) as it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah;

 

"For unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace".

 

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The Jewish viewpoint

 

Most Jewish people are taught by rabbis to expect the promised Messiah to make a first time appearance as an entirely different person than the Jesus the fundamental Christians wait for.

 

This event, the rabbis believe, will prove once and for all, that Jewish resistance was right all along to reject the offer of Y'shua (meaning YHWH is salvation) who died on the cross of Calvary .

 

Fighting against Satanic deception

 

Koran (the Women) 4:76 Those who believe fight in the way of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the way of the *Shaitan. Fight therefore against the friends of the Shaitan; surely the strategy of the Shaitan is weak.     (*Shaitan =Satan = the 'adversary').

 

By deceiving many into believing that the nation from Abraham's other son was the real recipient of the promise, Satan has produced an army of destruction to fight against God's promised blessings.

 

The really important question is, "Which son was the promised blessing to come through?"

 

Satan was always proud of his destructive power, which was his necessary downfall (see page 26).

 

When Y'shua spoke to certain religious leaders and rebuked them for manifesting the works of "their father, the Devil", they became furious.

 

It seems obvious that those who choose Satan for a 'father', will then try to destroy others along with themselves, according to the nature of their father.

 

Can this be called a blessing?

 

The Satanic deception viewpoint

 

The teachings of the G-d of Israel in the Torah and the teachings of the writer of the Koran have several things in common (One God, one main Messiah or Prophet, one hell, etc.) and it seems that one is trying to imitate the other.

 

Can one be true and the other false?  Indeed, must one be true and the other false?

 

Is one of these religions actually a religion created by Satan to twist the message of the other and to deceive any possible seekers of truth before they find it?  Who is Satan? (See page 26)

 

 

 

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Western understanding

 

To the western mind, the Koran may seem to be filled with hate and threatening throughout, with very little that is really spiritual but what if we try to understand the spirit behind the Koran?

 

The entire reward for being a devout Muslim man is seemingly described by fundamental Islamic sects as an eternity of rivers of wine and sex with supernatural Houris.

 

To many in the West who have not yet accepted such Islamic teachings, the Koran seems to be an instruction manual encouraging murder, looting, terrorists, bigots, tyrants, and oppressors.

 

But, perhaps western people just do not understand this type of 'spirituality'.

 

Then again, are 'peaceful Muslims' even aware of these verses?

 

Or are peaceful Muslims, like so many followers in other religions, just 'blissfully unaware' of what their religious book actually teaches?

 

In other words, have 'peaceful Muslims' even read their own book?

 

Are there any truly peaceful Muslims?

 

Do not forget that many individuals who would still call themselves 'Muslim' have fled from Muslim-controlled oppression.

 

Like a lot of Christians and Jews, who do not really know what their Bible says, many Muslims have not even read all that their 'holy book' actually says, so many may have not even considered the possibility that their teachers could have been deceived!

 

Many are not even truly aware of the 'teachings of hate' exposed by this writing and who has the right to criticize the Bible or the Koran unless they have first at least checked out the contents?

 

Two types of believers

 

There appear to be two types of believers common to Muslims, Christians and Jews.

 

Those who have studied their holy book/s, who understand why they believe what they believe and why they conduct themselves in the manner of their faith.

 

Those who have not studied their holy book/s and therefore do not exactly understand why they say they believe what they believe or why they conduct themselves in a certain manner.

 

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Giving peaceful Muslims, Christians and Jews the benefit of the doubt

 

Firstly, perhaps we should give peaceful Muslims the benefit of the doubt and simply ask them to explain why they believe as they do.

 

For example, did 'peaceful Muslims' just accept the Islamic faith blindly or through tradition handed down or even out of fear, or is there some other explanation?

 

Perhaps some Muslims, Christians and Jews are just apathetic and have not truly 'thought it all through'.

 

If any Muslim reads the foregoing list of actual 'teachings of Mohammed', taken from the Koran, they would have to admit that, as Muslims, they are being instructed and required to hate, fight and kill those who do not agree with the teachings of the writer of the Koran.

 

 Many so-called 'Muslims' would not agree with such teachings to use force on non-Muslims to maim and to kill. Why then do they still call themselves 'Muslims'? - Ask them.

 

Are peaceful Muslims deceived or not?  Are Jews and Christians deceived?

 

Are non-Muslims deceived? -  Are they deceived or are we deceived?

 

Who is deceived?

 

Which group is not willing to have their established values and doctrines logically examined?

 

Individuals of which group get satanically violent when their instilled values are questioned?

 

Which group is ignoring the well-established and provable facts of history, archaeology and the light of day?

 

Surely any reader should think for himself or herself, using open logic and an honest desire for Truth.

 

Truth is Truth but who is willing to honestly search it out?

 

It is said that a man who believes a lie has been fooled, but a man who willingly lies to himself and then believes the lie is more than twice a fool and a liar.

 

Wishfulness is not truth and one who wishes that the Truth of life were not so, leaves an open door for the liar to make of him a twice-dead fool.

 

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Islam is a territorial religion and divides the world into two basic camps

 

1.   "Dar al-Islam" [House of Islam] consists of all lands where Islam has prevailed at any time.

 

2.   "Dar al-Harb" [House of War] is all other unconquered lands where jihad must eventually be waged.

The fundamentalist teaching of the KORAN is that it is the duty of every able Muslim to join the holy struggle to win back, through force of arms, all territories that Islam had at one time conquered that have been lost over the centuries. This includes present-day Israel , the Iberian Peninsula [ Spain and Portugal ], and large parts of southeastern Europe up to Vienna .

 

After that - the world!

 

The whole world? - Is Islam intent on forcing Islamic rules upon everyone in the world?

 

Yes indeed, the fundamentalist Muslims also promote the ideal of a promised renewed golden age of Islam, when the faith of Mohammed will rule the entire world. 

 

Do Muslim regimes similar to the infamous Taliban envision themselves as eventually governing the nations as part of this leadership?

 

They most certainly do!!

 

The long-awaited Caliph

 

'Caliph' is an Islamic concept, almost the equivalent of the Jewish and Christian 'Messiah', but perhaps more perfectly aligned with the old German political concept of Das Fuehrer (the Leader).

Many Muslims await a modern-day pan-Islamic figure - a new 'caliph' - to lead this physical battle against 'the infidel' nations.  It appears that the late Khomeini, Saddam Hussein, bin Laden, and even Arafat have aspired to claim this mantle at various times by their decrees of jihad against their respective enemies and territories.

 

This is the Islamic Caliph of Jihad, as opposed to the peaceful Messiah awaited by the Christian and the Jew alike of whom it is written, in their common Scriptures,

 

"Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end upon the throne of David and upon His kingdom to order it and to establish it with judgement and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this."  Isaiah 9:7

 

 

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"Death to the infidels!"

 

This common agenda has been aided of late by a series of fatwas, or religious decrees, by leading Muslim clerics. Among other things, these fatwas declare that suicide attacks are an acceptable form of jihad; that the US is an appropriate target for assaults, and - in a very recent ruling - that any Muslim who cooperates with non-Muslim intelligence agencies is an apostate worthy of death.

 

Militant Muslim leaders view America as the main impediment to their quest to spread Islam throughout the entire world through jihad and thus, the US is widely presented by Muslim clerics as the "Great Satan" which must be defeated in battle.      http://www.ict.org.il/articles/fatwah.htm

 

Satan, remember, is an angelic being/person with a fallen nature and an army of demonic spirits who are co-existent with mankind living here on this earth.  Satan is an actually existent and an absolutely real spiritual being and he is not a nation or a religion, but his influence on the minds of his 'puppets' is more readily seen in crime, sin and false religions in every part of the world.

 

Satan seems to have had a certain measure of success and we can see by looking around that he still takes delight in enslaving mankind through a variety of religions and false belief systems.

 

Satan and his spiritual principalities are the real enemy!

 

The question that arises here is "But how do you fight a spiritual enemy that is unseen and who attacks you through your friends, in attempting to influence neighbors, strangers and even your brothers against you?" (See page 37).

 

The roots of true and false religions

 

Scholars throughout the years have traced back the roots of religion and find two basic sources, where beliefs have sprouted to form what we call 'religion'.

 

1.   Israel and district: Judeo-Christian belief, founded on the historical details and principles found in the Book of Books known collectively as 'the Bible'.

 

2.   Iraq and area: According to a summation of said scholar's reports, found in the late Alexander Hislop's book 'The two Babylons', every religion (other than Judeo-Christian) can be traced back to Iraq in the area known then as ' Babylon '. Babylon means 'confusion'. This is actually all recorded in the Bible.

 

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Which religion was first?

 

The first 'false religion', seems to have started in Babylon , apparently focused on the deities named Baal and Tammuz (representative of the sun god and the moon god respectively).

 

As this religion spread throughout the world it changed and evolved, introducing a host of other spiritual beings as so-called gods and goddesses. 

 

Idols were often fashioned in the image of these so-called deities and were reproduced by craftsmen. Increasingly, these images or idols became the subject of worship in the various cults and beliefs that evolved with varying degrees of acceptance.

 

Large cultures with good communication usually formed agreement on which idol or idols were to be given veneration in their area. In nomad cultures such as the Arab nations, it was common to find each tribe with its own idol or 'deity'.

 

In modern India , idolatry has spread so much that today, literally millions of different idols and 'household gods' are still being venerated!

 

Political expediencies

 

In ancient times, when a community became settled and communication improved, often rulers tried to stop squabbling over differences of opinion by imposing their own favorite idol or deity to bring the area into religious unity of purpose. This helped to establish a common belief system for political expediency and whether it was true or not may have been considered irrelevant.

 

In other cases, specific individuals such as Mohammed have separated themselves by claiming to have special spiritual knowledge or revelation and have adapted their country's belief systems to what they felt was a more perfect way.

 

These are the religions of old, rooted in ' Babylon ', which tradition and habitual adherence have kept alive to this very day.

 

Names of the moon god      

 

The names given by men to the moon god varied from area to area.  Nanna, Suen and Assimbabbar were utilized in ancient Sumeria.  In Assyria and Babylon , Suen became pronounced 'Sin' as the favorite name for the deity of these moon-cult followers.

 

 Represented by a crescent moon, the god 'Sin' was considered to be the 'controller of the night' or the 'ruler of the darkness'.

 

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The title of Sin

 The title of the god Sin was 'Al-ilah', which in Arabic means 'the great god', as Al-ilah was considered to be the greatest of all of these pagan gods.  These pagans believed that Al-ilah was married to the sun goddess and that the stars were their daughters. http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/moongod.htm

 During their time of sojourning in the 'wilderness of Sin', the Israelites, time and time again, were warned by the G-d of Moses never to submit to this particular idolatrous pagan deity being offered by all the neighboring pagan nations.  This is recorded in the book of EXODUS.

 The Israelites were commanded to worship the actual Creator of all things who had revealed Himself to Moses, who had called Himself  'I AM' and whom they knew also as 'YHWH'.

 In those days they knew very well that the moon god was not the same entity as the G-d of Israel who had befriended and cut covenant with their forefather Abraham.

The Gods of the Quraysh tribe

 Mohammed’s family was of the powerful Quraysh (or KURAYSH) tribe, keeper of the Ka’bah, who worshiped a pantheon (or god system) of pagan gods. The greatest of these pagan gods was AL-ILAH (Allah or al-Lllah) who had three daughters named al-Uzza, Manāh and Allat.

The Quraysh tribe initially, and violently, resisted Mohammed, Islam and his followers. They were eventually defeated by the Muslims at the battle of Badr. Then, in the year 630AD, the Muslims entered Mecca and destroyed all the other idols (reputedly 167 in total) in the Ka’bah.

Once Mohammed became successful in promoting his pseudo 'mono-theism' he decreed that all the other idols and all other forms of pagan worship be banned.  Mohammed claimed that Allah, the greatest of their pagan gods, was the same God as the God of the People of the Book (the Hebrews and the Christians). Being encouraged and no doubt influenced by Khadijah, his Catholic wife, he probably even sincerely believed this.

If that assumption was correct it would follow that Allah, the familiar god (of his father)  which had been worshipped for generations by his ancestors, must be the actual creator of all things. Mohammed now began to insist that his god alone be worshipped and, after some initial and bloody resistance, this new ‘monotheistic’ religion brought some degree of religious unity to the Arab world.

 

The last local group to succumb was a military alliance led by the Thaqif Tribe from the mountain city of Taif.

 

The Arabs of the Thaqif Tribe, all worshipped the goddess 'Al-ilat' (Allat) the daughter of Allah. Considered the most powerful of all the deities worshipped by pagans in those days, Allat continued to be venerated alongside Al-Lllah until the Thaqif tribe and their allies were finally subdued and forced to embrace Islam and Allah alone.

The origin of the flag of Islam

The crescent moon and the stars, originally symbolic of the moon god and his daughter goddesses, were retained on the flag of this new religion and are still the symbol of Islam today, linked with the spreading of the Islamic belief system in all continents of the earth, while their origins are either ignored or rationalised as irrelevant.

 

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Jews, Christians and Muslims all agree on at least one thing - to a point!

 

Though all three of these religious groups agree and admit that the Creator of all things spoke to Abraham and commanded him to sacrifice his son as a test of faith and obedience, there is a related point where differing opinions clash head-on with historic truth and logical thinking.

 

If God is love, which 'religions' teach love?

 

Which religion was first?

 

Which religion is imitating the other but adding satanic lies?

 

They cannot all be true!

 

The difference of opinion begins here.

 

Abraham had two sons.  Only one of them could be the ancestor of God's blessing to the world.

 

The elder son was called Ishmael, whom Abraham had sired with his wife's bondmaid Hagar.

 

The younger son was called Isaac and was born to Abraham's wife Sarah.

 

Ishmael became the father of the twelve Arab nations.

 

Isaac became the father of twins whom he named Esau and Jacob. 

 

Esau had appeared as firstborn but his brother had emerged grasping the heel of the 'elder' so the second born was therefore called Jacob (meaning 'the supplanter'). 

 

Later in life, in a moment of weakness, the first born sold his birthright to his younger brother Jacob.  This was a cause of strife between them and, in the grace and purpose of God, Jacob was removed to a distant part of the country for a set number of years.

 

Jacob later had a dream in which the Lord spoke clearly identifying Himself as the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac.

 

 The Lord promised to bless all the families of the earth through the Seed of Jacob.

 

Jacob called the place by the name of Beth-el, meaning 'House of God' and made a vow to serve God and to give back a tenth of all that God would give to him.

 

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Jacob becomes Israel .

 

Jacob ended up with two wives who had each lent their respective handmaidens to him so that he had sired eleven sons by the time he returned to meet his brother Esau.

 

On that journey, Jacob saw angels at the place called Mahanaim (meaning two armies). Later, Jacob had his time of wrestling at a place he called Peni-el (meaning face of God) where he was told he would be called no more Jacob (meaning supplanter) but instead he would be called 'Israel' (meaning 'he shall be prince of God'). 

 

After making peace with his brother Esau , Israel purchased land next to the city of Shalem and spread his tent there.

 

Shalem, in those days, had the meaning 'at peace, safe, complete and perfect' and is now called Jerusalem , which today is still referred to as the City of Peace .

 

In that place Israel erected an altar and called it El-elohe-Israel (meaning God, the God of Israel ).

 

Thus Abraham became the father of all the Israelite tribes, including the tribe of Judah which has lent its name to all descendents of Israel who are also now called 'the Jews' and are thus recipients of all the promises made to Abraham by God the Creator

 

Abraham is therefore the father of all the Arab nations through Ishmael the elder and also of all the Jewish peoples through Isaac the younger.

 

Why would brother fight against brother? 

 

The Promises were given to Abraham's descendants through only one of his sons. 

 

The Islamic religion was founded on the concept that the son offered by Abraham for sacrifice was Ishmael, the father of the Arabs, while the Jews believe that the son offered for sacrifice by Abraham was in fact Isaac, the father of the children of Israel .

 

Only one of these beliefs can be based on the true account as recorded in the Holy Scriptures. 

 

Ancient copies of the Scriptures dating back many hundreds of years have been found in the area of the Dead Sea and these ancient copies confirmed the following account of the covenant that God the Creator made with Abraham.

 

The following account is taken directly from several relevant passages of the Authorized Version of the King James Translation of the Holy Scriptures.

 

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The Covenant that God the Creator made with Abraham.

 

GENESIS 22

 

1.         Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him "Abraham!" And he said "Here I am."

And He said, "take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah , and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."

So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son: and he split the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off.

And Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.

So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together.

But Isaac spoke to Abraham his Father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." And he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering." And the two of them went together.

Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar of wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.

And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

But the angel of the Lord called to him from Heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."

And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

And Abraham called the name of the place, 'The Lord will provide'; as it is said to this day, " In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided."

Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,

And said: "By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

"in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand that is on the sea shore; and your descendants shall possess the gates of their enemies".

 

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Blessings promised to all nations of earth through the seed of Abraham!

 

GENESIS 22 (continued)

 

"In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

 

In a previous chapter of the Holy Bible, the events leading up to this event are described as follows.

 

GENESIS 17: Verses 1 - 9

 

 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, " I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.

"And I will make my covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly."

Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying;

"As for Me, behold My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

"No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham: for I have made you a father of many nations.

"I will make you exceedingly fruitful: and I will make nations of you and kings shall come from you.

"Also I give to you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.

"Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan , as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."

"And God said to Abraham: "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

 

GENESIS 17: Verses18 - 21

 

18.               And Abraham said to God, "Oh, that Ishmael might live before you!"

Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac: I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

"And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

"But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year."

 

So the line of Isaac, the ancestor of Israel , was the one through whom the promise would come.

 

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That original covenant was made with Abraham by almighty God

 

That original covenant, to be established through Isaac, was made for the benefit of all mankind, which benefit Satan constantly tries to hinder, by causing man to fight against man instead of against his own evil intentions.

 

The Scriptures say that Abraham's faith was accounted to him for righteousness. 

 

We know that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence for things not seen, but do we not consider logic, seeing as God has given us minds to reason with?

 

Is there not a place for Logic in all this?

 

There surely is a place for logic in all this disputing.

 

If almighty God created and predestined mankind to have a relationship with Him, similar to the relationship that a dependent wife has with her husband, do you think that He would allow anyone to rob Him of His goal?

 

If God views the earth as a field in which He has planted a crop which is to be harvested in order to populate His heavenly realms for His fellowship and His pleasure, do you think that any created being could ever frustrate His plan?

 

When God said, "Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit", do you not think He has a plan outside of the wars that men have with each other?

 

What father would want his very own children to fight one another and if God is the Father of the righteous, would He not choose to show a good example to His offspring on how to behave?

 

Examples of Jewish Prayers that ask for peace

 

"May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life for us and for all Israel ; and say ye, Amen.

"May He who establishes peace in the heavens, grant peace unto us and unto all Israel ; and say ye, Amen."

 

"Eternal God, who sendest consolation unto all sorrowing hearts, we turn to Thee for solace in this, our trying hour. Though bowed in grief at the passing of our loved ones, we affirm our faith in Thee, our Father, who art just and merciful, who healest broken hearts and art ever near to those who are afflicted. May the Kaddish prayer, proclaiming Israel 's hope for Thy true kingdom here on earth, impel us to help speed that day when peace shall be established through justice, and all men recognize their brotherhood in Thee. With trust in Thy great goodness, we who mourn, rise to sanctify Thy name."

 

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Peace over Israel and over all the peoples of the earth - a Jewish prayer

 

"O beneficent Father, as we recall this day the gratitude of the children of Israel for the harvest of their fields in Eretz Yisrael [the land of Israel ], we, too, acknowledge Thee, the source of all our bounties. For all our blessings we give Thee thanks. May the portion of the Torah we read today teach us to share Thy gifts with those in need. Hasten that day when the children of Israel , in the land of their fathers, shall bring in their sheaves with rejoicing. We pray that Thou, who didst protect our forefathers when they dwelt in tabernacles in the wilderness, will extend Thy tabernacle Amen."

 

But logically, would God not reward good behaviour?

 

One would reason that God would reward good behaviour, while correcting and showing disapproval of bad behaviour.

 

Logical questions found in the Arabic news media

 

Tunisian columnist Al-'Afif Al-Akhdhar wrote in Al-Hayat, an Arabic daily based in London that it is time for the Arab world to stop blaming others for the various defeats continually handed out to it since Napoleon. He lays the blame for the failure of the Arab-Israeli peace process squarely at the feet of PLO chief Yasser Arafat.

"After every defeat, we became less courageous in asking [ourselves] painful questions, and more deeply mired in the culture of finding excuses, placing responsibility for our defeats on the unknown and settling for complaining about the trap laid by the West and its 'stepdaughter' Israel ," wrote Al-Akhdhar. "All this [has happened] without us asking [ourselves] the embarrassing question of whether internal factors have made us, unlike all other nations, easy prey to all. The [Arab] elites have opted for ... denying their overwhelming responsibility for these defeats."

He also wrote: "[Former US President Bill] Clinton presented proposals to the Palestinian leaders on a golden platter, and they answered him with an Intifada of armed struggle and suicide bombings - in an era when these are no longer appropriate. Thus, at one blow, we lost [both] the land ... and
our reputation. The occupation army returned [to the territories] and in everyone's eyes our image was tarnished by egotism unprecedented in our history."          

 

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Is there any God greater than Allah?

Perhaps columnist Al-'Afif Al-Akhdhar  and others need to truly ask themselves the question, "If Allah is not giving Islam the victory, is there any God greater than Allah?"  (see page 28)

 

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But, why would God become a man just to allow Himself to be sacrificed?

 

Could it be that He did this in order that forgiveness might be granted to all that accept and believe, so that all may live for God?  All have sinned and therefore all are guilty of that particular murder and all were a part of the cause, but has He not made a way for all to be forgiven?

 

Think for yourself.    

 

Why did Y'shua say, "In the multitude of the Book, it is written of Me" and why is Y'shua known as 'The Lamb of God'?

 

Was Jesus not foreshadowed by the lamb provided by God Himself to Abraham in substitute for the son of Sarah?

 

Submitting to the will of his father, Isaac in a 'type', walked up the hill, carrying the wood that was to be used in his sacrifice.  Later, in a fulfillment of this 'type', Y'shua submitted to the will of His Father in walking to the Hill, carrying the wooden cross that was used to sacrifice Him as the Lamb of God.

 

Someone says "The death of Jesus Christ was not a sacrifice, because Jesus was murdered by the Romans and by His brethren the Jews", but I say to you that if any man has sinned in any way he is himself guilty of the blood necessarily shed by God for the redemption of the children of men.

 

Are Jews then to be excluded?

 

Au contraire! According to the New Testament, "Salvation is of the Jews!"

 

The Jewish Rabbi Paul asked rhetorically, "Has God cast away His people?  God forbid! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham", so we see that neither the Jews nor the Arabs are excluded from the grace and mercy of God.

 

If we believe the New Testament Scriptures, we can thank God that we need only to admit our guilt and to ask for forgiveness in the Name of Jesus, the epitome of the perfect Jew, by the grace of God. 

 

Christians thank God that none has any right to boast so that no one has any excuse for falling by the snare of pride that took Lucifer and robbed him of his position of prominence with God. 

 

We understand from the Scriptures that Lucifer, the highest of angels and later to be the greatest of the fallen 'gods', became lifted up with pride, which brought about his downfall so that he has became now known as Satan (meaning 'Adversary') - the adversary of the People of the Book!

 

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Pride goes before a fall

 

Pride goes before a fall but we all must follow the example of the humility and the obedience of Y'shua Ha Mechiach if we want to please God the Creator without falling into the snare of Satan.

 

The substitutional sacrifice of the ram for Abraham's son, Isaac took place on a hill; just as, on the hill of Golgotha the Lamb of God was crucified as a substitute for each of us.

 

That ram, being caught by its horns in a thorn bush, depicted, in spiritual analogy, the thorns that would be used to make the crown of thorns that pierced the head of the Lord of glory.

 

The thorns of the crown that pierced the head of the Lord of glory depict the thoughts that Satan has used throughout the ages to attack the minds of the children of men.

 

As Isaac was the only son of Abraham born to his wife Sarah, so was Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God. 

 

As Isaac, the only son of Abraham, was bound upon the wood of the altar, likewise was Y'shua the Messiah, the Lamb of God affixed by nails to the wood of the cross.

 

As Isaiah prophesied.

 

"He was wounded for our transgressions; He was bruised for our iniquities, The chastisement for our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed. All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned, every one to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all."

 

Spiritual Language

 

Does God not fulfil our instruction with the use of many allegories?

 

This language is spiritual so, just as dreams and visions can be allegorical, why does God who is Spirit choose to use this spiritual means of communication until we are fully matured and adapted to His nature, being the nature of our Lord Jesus Christ the man? 

 

We may choose to see or choose to remain blind to the pictures presented by God who has given us the free will to follow whichever nature we choose to believe.

 

Truth is self-existent, but wishful jealousy can lead a man astray.

 

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Symbolic substitution is a spiritual language

 

The spiritual meaning of the pictorial substitution of the ram for the son is obvious to those who choose to look, to see, to understand and to believe!

 

Blessed be the Lord God who provided Himself a substitute sacrifice in our place!

 

God created mankind and put them on the earth like a gardener who puts seed into the earth hoping that it will grow but Satan is like an enemy of the gardener, sowing tares to hinder the crop, hoping that the harvest would fail.

 

Tares and weeds grow up with the good crop but, unlike the wheat, they refuse to bow to Truth!

 

A Roman ruler once asked, "What is Truth?"

 

Who said, 'I am the Way, the Truth and the Life!'?

 

Who said, 'No man comes to the Father but by me!'?

 

Who has ascended up into heaven?

 

Who has gathered the wind in His fists?

 

Who has bound the waters in a garment?

 

 Who has established all the ends of the earth?

 

What is His name?

 

And what is His Son's name if you can tell?………Proverbs 30:4

 

Who has dared to defy the Son and dares to attempt to destroy the Brethren of the Son?

 

Our mutual enemy is Satan, the perpetrator of our self-destruction. (see page 26)

 

Our mutual friend is Abraham, the friend of God, who gave us the prophesied seed of Jacob.

 

He who allows himself to be deceived by the spirit of Satan is not wise, for Satan demands submission with the blood of your children but God has given us His only Son instead!

 

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Have you examined and chosen only Truth?

 

Can you, dear reader truly say with me, "I have chosen to believe the Truth, no matter what it costs or what it may be, of the One who is the Nature of the Truth, pleasing to God, to His loved ones and to myself as one with them"?

 

The symbolism explained

 

In the New Testament, in the book of Galatians, written by a Pharisee and Jew of letters, called Saul of Tarsus, (known also as Paul) the symbolism of these events is explained in this way.

 

Letter to the GALATIANS chapter 4

 

For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a free woman.

But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the free woman through promise.

Which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar-

For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and now is in bondage with her children-

But the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all.

For it is written:

 

"Rejoice, o barren, you who do not bear! Break forth and shout, you who do not travail! For the desolate has many more children than she who has a husband"

 

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now.

 

The present fleshly warfare is not from God the Creator who loves all His creatures.

 

This scenario of God and His friend Abraham, the ancestor of both the Jews and the Arabs was portrayed as a symbolism depicting the One that was to come as a substitute for their blood.

 

The lamb was the substitute for Isaac.

 

 Isaac was spared by God, just as we are when we accept the Lamb of God.

 

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The Covenant of Abraham, the Handshake of God

 

So the Word teaches, reaching out for your heart to grasp as in the handshake of a friend of God. This you become when you trust, acknowledge and cling to the seed, which is the Messiah of every Jew and every believer in the fidelity of Truth and the truthfulness of faith.

 

Does God want brothers to kill brothers?

 

If not God, then who is the perpetrator of the present warfare and lack of understanding?

 

The present fleshly warfare comes from Satan the destroyer who uses the ignorance of mankind to trick them into using themselves to murder one another.

 

While we war in the flesh we have no victory in the spirit. 

 

As it is written,

 

'The weapons of our warfare are not physical but are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds and the casting down of imaginations',         and again,

 

 'We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age and against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenlies.'

 

Notice that the enemy is a spiritual enemy.

 

A spiritual enemy must be overcome with spiritual weapons instead of physical weapons, which we rather do away with according to the prophecies of old.

 

We beat our swords into agricultural implements.

 

So it is with our words, which we now use to build one another up in the Truth of the good news (known as the gospel) and in the holiness of Godly co-operation so that we have no reason to weep any more except it be for joy itself.

 

Now we have a choice, to believe or not to believe, to receive or not to receive, that is the question.

 

Will we serve the God of love who created all things and who forgives all those who ask Him to forgive or will we continue to serve the god of hatred who promotes violence and self-destruction?

 

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But is it ever 'Politically Correct' to question the ideologies of others?

 

Perhaps we should cite the many warning voices that were ignored during the ascendancy of National Socialism, which seemed to be filled with hate and threatening.

 

Ignoring these voices ended up in the experience of NATZI terrors that plunged almost the whole world into the bloodiest conflict ever experienced until that time.

 

The other voices

 

If Satan was behind that dreadful conflict, perhaps we should ask ourselves just who is behind the other voices that have said 'Hitler was on the right track but just didn't finish the job'?

 

The above sentiment has been expressed recently by the several of the present enemies of Israel .

 

We might ask ourselves, "where does Islam in general stand on such issues?"

 

Would moderate Muslims ever join in Nazi style attempts at world domination?

 

Fundamental honesty

 

If indeed we wish to follow the Instructions of God the Creator, how can we blame others who also wish to fully submit?

 

If we have access to truly inspired writings, we would be hypocritical not to follow their teachings.

 

The key of course is to make sure that we are truly hearing from God and are not being deceived by erroneous writings inspired by some spirit other than God the Creator.

 

It seems that fundamentalist practitioners are at least honest in their attempts to obey the literal writings, assuming them to be 'from God'.

 

Note: Because the god 'Allah' is NOT the same spiritual being as Yahweh  ('Jehovah God') written of in the Bible, these two are of necessity in direct opposition.        Only ONE of them can be the true AUTHOR OF CREATION and the other must be the ruler of the darkness, I.E. Satan - the adversary.

 

Inspiration of these spiritual books

 

There is no doubt that the Torah, the Tenach, the Naviim the Kethubim, the New Testament and the Koran are each 'inspired' by some spiritual being. The question is, "Which of these books were inspired by God and which were inspired by the adversary?"

 

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Willful pride or humble truth?

 

How long can an honest man willfully allow his own pride to perpetrate and hold satanic deceptions in his mind?

 

How long before a humble conscience of truth is released and allowed to admit, 'I was deceived, and I have sinned against God! - God forgive me and have mercy on me - a sinner!'

 

If we ask God, through the Spirit of Truth in Jesus Christ to sever the cords of deception, we know that He is faithful to answer the call of the humble and the sincere.

 

It is an individual's personal choice, just as He says, 'Choose you this day whom you will serve'. 

 

"Choose life or choose death, for if you be contrary to Me, I will be contrary to you".

 

Yet again I exhort you, 'Choose life'.

 

Who is in opposition to Islam?

 

Some religious people may never have the courage to honestly investigate for themselves this question of truth because they are concerned what others might think of them.  Some care more for the approval of men rather than the approval of God and where their eternity will be spent - forever.

       

Long before Mohammed began directing his followers to force the so-called 'truth of Islam' on all others and to loot and kill whenever seemingly desirable or necessary - with dozens of directives to attain that end, there was a diametrically opposed teaching spreading like wildfire around the world. 

 

This new teaching was mostly spread by Jewish disciples of a man whose teaching was backed up by God through astounding miracles of healing and many words of peace and love.

 

Who was this man?

 

Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah of Jew and gentile alike

 

The young Jewish teacher called Y'shua (Jesus of Nazareth) exhorted his followers,

 

"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you". 

 

This was a new concept indeed for our warring world and the followers of Y'shua came to understand that they were fighting not against physical enemies but against all the real spiritual beings that constantly caused wars and strife in the world.

 

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Warring against spiritual beings

 

The war was against spiritual beings that have been putting deceiving concepts and ideologies into the minds of people everywhere, since the days of Adam, the original man. 

 

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against (spiritual) principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6: 12 )

 

 Nowadays these deceiving spirits are often referred to as 'demons', or in New-age terminology 'daemons', which is an old Greek word with the root meaning of 'voices'. Influences in the mind?

 

How should we then direct our own thoughts and prayers?

 

We must remember that 'people' are not the real enemy. All the 'People of the Book' should remember that our battle is not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers; against spiritual wickednesses in high places and not against people made in the image of the God whom we all should be worshipping and obeying.

 

According to 'The Book', there is one real 'adversary' who is in control of legions of demons. By that we understand that Satan is an actual and real spiritual being who, with his legions of demons, tries to detrimentally influence the thoughts, minds, hearts, loyalties and actions of all mankind.

 

So where are all these demons?

 

The very first murderer was Cain, the son of Adam.

 

After Cain had murdered his brother, he was told by God that if he did not do well then 'sin crouches at the door, desiring him' and that he should rule over him. 

 

Surely the door was the door of his heart, but on which side of the door was the demonic spirit crouching?

 

Was it like a dog scratching for entrance or a like dog whining to be allowed to manifest its nature from within?

 

Or was the sin nature like lice in the flesh or like flies that buzz around the brain - or all of these?

 

God firstly spoke to the first man Adam and asked him, "Where are you?"

 

God spoke to the second man Cain and asked him, "Where is your brother?"

 

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Where do I stand with God?

 

We must first ask ourselves honestly where we stand with God, for it is senseless to try to hide from the all seeing Father of lights, with whom there is no variance or shadow of turning.

 

Where does my brother stand with God?

 

If we are right with God, we should next ask ourselves, 'where is my brother?' and how can I help him to be closer to God?

 

Cain lied and asked God, 'am I my brother's keeper?' but Jesus commanded us to Love God and to love our neighbors as ourselves.

 

How different are the ideals of the follower of Satan?

 

 Satan opposes (opposes the command of Y'shua to love one another). 

 

Satan is the 'liar' and the 'deceiver' who wants to spread destruction and death throughout mankind.

 

Satan is the murderer and the terrorist who tries to deceive and influence the minds of gullible men and women and tries to twist the thoughts and decisions of mankind from good into evil. His nature is rebellion to God and hatred of any that desire to love and to serve the God of Israel .

 

Satan's 'voices' used to encourage SBT attacks?

 

Many voices in the secular and Arab/Islamic world have defended the SBT attacks (suicide bomb terrorist attacks) as a justified response to American support for the so-called "Little Satan" - Israel .

 

Sacrifice Israel, this line of thinking goes, and America will no longer be a target of the terrorists.

 

Yet such a course of action would only have the opposite effect.

 

We know that Satan is a real spiritual being who attempts to use deception, pride, traditions etc. to influence and control the actions of well-meaning people and murderers alike.

 

Satan is not a country or regime but he does actually exist as a kind of puppet master who influences minds by 'pulling the strings' from behind the scenes, of those who unquestioningly accede to his thought like suggestions.

 

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Christian Prayers

 

"If my people, which are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and will heal their land."             

 

Believe it!

 

First: Cleanse yourself and your prayer partners from all sin

 

In a private place, perhaps while actually washing your physical being, you have already enumerated and have asked daily for forgiveness for specifics in the following.

 

·        Omissions

·        Transgressions

·        Iniquities

·        Blasphemies

·        Unclean tongue

·        Presumptions and Assumptions

·        Then you renounced whatever was brought to mind by the Holy Spirit e.g. Anger, Unforgiveness, Resentment, Bitterness, Hypocrisy etc.

·        Then you asked for the washing and renewing of the Holy Spirit

·        Then you asked for the washing of the blood of Jesus

·        Then you asked for the purifying cleansing of the fire of the Holy Spirit

·        Then as you dried your face perhaps you asked for new programming in purity, holiness, goodness and virtue similar to the inner programming of Enoch who walked with God.

·        Then you asked for the healing of the Balm of Gilead and the healing of the Holy Spirit

Thank God and praise God

Thank God and praise God for revelation specifics.

 

 'Blessed be the Lord who sets His people free from all of the bondages of the wicked'.

 

Thank God for guidance through His Holy Spirit.

 

Thank and Praise God for answers to past prayers.

 

Thank God that you are hid in Christ and that the wicked cannot touch you. Acknowledge that God is protecting you and your loved ones from enemy attacks.

 

Pray for yourself and your prayer partners that the Spirit of Truth will rest upon you and live in you.

 

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Satan is the author of all false religions

 

The people that Satan deceives seem to be influenced to make themselves as enemies to other people who may, or may not, be personally deceived.

 

Again, remember that they are only deceived puppets of Satan's purposes.

 

The puppets are not the real enemy because if a puppet is destroyed it can easily be replaced by another puppet.

 

The real enemy is the person of Satan himself

 

The puppet master called Satan is a very real spiritual being who makes himself the adversary of mankind and who uses false 'religions' as a means to influence the minds and decisions of men and to cause men to fight with men. Satan cares not for his puppets. This war then, is to win the hearts of men to practice Truth and Love as a way of life instead of manifesting the deceptions of Satan.

 

Recognize then that even Hitler was not the real enemy of the Jews. Hitler was only a puppet utilized by the spirit of anti-Semitism, as directed by Satan.

 

When Hitler destroyed himself, Satan looked around for other puppets to do his will.

 

The spirit of anti-Semitism still lives in the hearts of those people who listen to Satan's demonic spirits and heed his ideas and allow their thought patterns to be established as directed by him.

 

In other words hatred of the 'People of the Book' exists only in the hearts of those who have become the puppets of Satan.

 

Osama bin Laden was likewise only a puppet of the real adversary. Was he also backed by the freedom-hating nations? There is no doubt about it.

 

Are these freedom-hating nations then the true enemy?

 

Or are they not also just puppets of Satan and his spirit forces?

 

Therefore pray to set the puppets free from Satan's mind-controlling deceptions.        

 

Warfare Prayers should be directed at bringing down the spirits of hatred and disbelief that are principalities and powers in the countries where the people are in bondage to cruel masters of false religion and despotism. 

 

First and afterwards, guard by asking the Lord for special protection from demonic counterattacks directed through family members, friends, acquaintances and the actions of others.

 

 

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Pray always in the name of Jesus Christ

 

 Pray always in the name of Jesus Christ, giving thanks and acknowledgement, to God the Father with rejoicing for the grace of God that your name is written in the Book of Life.

 

Rejoice in the gift of Salvation and not because you have been given authority over the spirits you are about to come against.

 

You have work ahead of you, but the counterattacks are real!

 

Pray against the deceptive spirits rather than against the people!

 

The demons originating from the East are mainly the religious fruits of Babylonian bondage whereas in the West the demons working (for example) through Hollywood script writers, immoral politicians and the cults have been creating havoc in libertine bondage and the self-destructive stubbornness of pseudo-rights organizations etc.

 

Perhaps it is a spirit of stubbornness or pride that keeps so many people in bondage to a religion they don't actually fully agree with!

 

These spirits can be prayed against to set your religious friends free!

 

Even as David prayed

 

Pray constantly along these lines, even as David prayed against his enemies in the psalms.

 

·        Let the spirit of deception in ----(named friend) be as the wax that melts in the fire. See it melt.

 

·        Let stubborn pride be as smoke that blows away and is dispersed in the wind. See it disperse.

 

·        Let false doctrine be as the grass that withers and dies or as a salted dandelion. See it withering.

 

·        Let the roots of (------) false religion be as rottenness from this day forth. See it waste away.

 

·        Let the spirits of Lust (which try to drive these young men to imagine, yearn, long and lust for the falsely promised paradise of 70 'houris' and sexual eternity) be as ashes scattered on rivers of water.

 

·         Let demonically inspired sexual imaginations be cast down so that no more sexual energy can be directed into the martyr syndromes of Jihad or to any other demonic scheme or purpose.

 

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Wicked thoughts and imaginations

 

·        Let wicked thoughts and imaginations become like the grass that grows on the rooftops of Israel , which grass dries up, withers in the sun and dies. Picture it and see it withering away.

 

·        Likewise deal with the spirits of Antichrist, Hate, Fanaticism, Terrorism and Murder etc.

 

·        As Jesus cursed the fig tree and it brought forth no more fruit, so speak against the spiritual tree of Islamic Deception and jihad so that it bears no more fruit.

 

·        Let the spirits of Islamic deception be bound as a man bound in chains of steel, but let these unclean spirits be bound with the cords of the love of Jesus and given to Him to dispose of.

 

·        Let the spirit of error be chased from the doctrines of all people throughout ……… (Name city or district) who sincerely want to love and serve God the Creator.

 

·        Let divisiveness strike at the heart of each physical and spiritual organization controlled by Satan or his puppets, knowing the Scripture - "…for a house divided against itself must fall"

 

·        Pray specifically for division amongst the demonic organizations and their puppets in the district of….... (Name of city).

 

DISENCHANTING THE ENCHANTED

 

·        Let the followers of false religions and demons become 'DISENCHANTED' with them.

 

Pray this:    Let all demonic 'chanted words' from devotees of false religions be cancelled, SPECIFICALLY…….

 

·        Let the………. 'enchantments', incantations and spells begin to crumble, dissipating like smoke blown in the wind. (See it)

 

·        " In the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, we cancel this day, the power of all demonically inspired exhortations and incantations in the city of………."

 

·        Let the words and enchantments of all witches, warlocks, sorcerers, necromancers and the like in the city of………. be like wooden arrows that are broken into pieces and fall to the ground (see them) but let Christian prayers be like (spiritual) bullets that strike their mark and set the captives free. BE CAREFUL! A ' Broken Arrow ' is a new military slang from Holywood for 'A Stolen Nuclear Device'.  We don't want to pray that their chanted words would be as nuclear bombs.     "Nice try Satan! But your trickery cannot work against God Most High"

 

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Name and Forbid

 

·        Name and Forbid each of the named wicked spirits from continuing to influence the minds of their puppets in the district of…..…. (Name of area, organization, town etc.)  See the puppet strings being cut!

 

·        Let divisiveness strike at the heart of each physical and spiritual organization controlled by Satan or his puppets, knowing the Scripture - "for a house divided against itself must fall"

 

·        Name those individuals who are to be set free from false doctrines.

 

·        Pray to the Lord of the Harvest and ask for labourers to be sent into the harvest fields of your acquaintances to witness of the Truth to them - in ways they will receive.

 

·        Ask for favour towards the gospel Truths to be put into the hearts of those you pray for.

 

·        Ask the Holy Spirit to draw those you are naming for salvation to Himself.

 

·        Ask the Lord to guide all the actions of your relationship with those you pray for and those you witness to.  What will they know by your love?

 

·        Name yourself also for total freedom from error and that the spirit of Truth would manifest in and through you.

 

·        Ask God the Father to keep you from temptation.

 

·        Pray that God draws your friend to Him by His Holy Spirit so that your friend will know the Truth and will be set free!

 

·        Pray that the hinderers be hindered as one who rolls a boulder and it rolls back upon himself.

 

·        Let those demonic spirits who send counterattacks against us be as those whose own feet are caught in the snares they have set and as those who fall into the pit they have dug, but keep Your servants safe from their devices O Lord our God.

 

·        O Lord forgive those people who have been honestly deceived. They did not know or even understand what they were doing.  Give them a chance to repent and accept Your Truth.

 

·        Thank you Lord for Your grace and for Your mercy towards those people who were Your enemies and who attacked Your people in error.

 

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Examples of Jewish Prayers that glorify the God of Israel alone

 

"Magnified and sanctified be the name of God throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom during the days of your life and during the life of all of the house of Israel , speedily, yea soon; and say, ye, Amen".

 

"May His great name be blessed forever and ever".

 

"Exalted and honored be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, whose glory transcends, yea is beyond all praises, hymns and blessings that man can render unto Him; and say ye, Amen".

 

"O Lord/ Guard my tongue from evil and my lips from speaking guile,/ And to those who slander me, let me give no heed./ May my soul be humble and forgiving unto all./ Open Thou my heart, O Lord, unto Thy sacred Law,/ That Thy statutes I may know and all Thy truths pursue./ Bring to naught designs of those who seek to do me ill;/Speedily defeat their aims and thwart their purposes/ For Thine own sake, for Thine own power,/ For Thy holiness and Law,/ That Thy loved ones be delivered,/ Answer us, O Lord, and save with Thy redeeming power."

 

"May our prayer come before Thee. Hide not Thyself from our supplication, for we are neither so arrogant nor so hardened, as to say before Thee, O Lord our God and God of our fathers, 'we are righteous and have not sinned'; verily, we have sinned".

 

"We have turned away from Thy commandments and Thy judgments that are good, and it has profited us naught. But Thou art righteous in all that has come upon us for Thou has acted truthfully, but we have wrought unrighteousness".

 

"What shall we say before Thee, O Thou who dwellest on high and what shall we declare before Thee, Thou who abidest in the heavens? Dost Thou not know all things, both the hidden and the revealed?"

 

"Thou knowest the mysteries of the universe and the hidden secrets of all living. Thou searchest out the heart of man, and probest all our thoughts and aspiration. Naught escapeth Thee, neither is anything concealed from Thy sight."

 

"May it therefore be Thy will, O Lord, our God and God of our fathers, to forgive us all our sins, to pardon all our iniquities, and to grant us atonement for our transgressions".

 

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Protection from counterattack!

 

Pray heavily for protection from retaliation by displaced spirits.  · Plead the Blood of Jesus and, in the power and authority of the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth who came in the flesh and who was crucified and who rose on the third day.  · Forbid such spirits to attack you, your loved ones, their loved ones or any of the affairs of yourself or of those named.   · Cover our heads in the day of battle and let the enemy search in vain to locate us, for we are hid in Christ.  · Keep us as the apple of Your eye, hide us under the shadow of your wings and cause us to walk in the unity of agreement for submission to the present purposes of God.  · "Let the Angel of the Lord encamp round about us, our loved ones and their loved ones and all of our affairs and those who help us in any way.   · Let no weapon formed against us prosper.  · If the enemy comes against us one way they shall be scattered and flee away in seven directions, with their feet on slippery ground while the Angel of the Lord chases them.  · Let these unclean spirits be as one who turns his back on the archer, having his feet on slippery ground and chased about by the angel of the Lord.  · As you protected and prospered Job in his latter days so protect us with your hedge of protection O merciful Lord.   · As you stood between the Israelites and the Egyptians in the days of the Exodus as a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of smoke by day, so that the Israelites were safe, so protect us from our enemies O Lord, in Jesus' name we pray!   · As You delivered the Israelites from their enemies in those days, so deliver your people in these days O most gracious and merciful Father.   · Keep us in the way of righteousness and cause us to manifest the nature of our Lord Jesus Christ in all things and at all times, being in agreement as one with the Spirit of unity." 

 

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Examples of Islamic or Muslim Prayers

 

The following excerpts from SERMONS PREACHING HATE OF JEWS AND "INFIDELS are taken from the records of the ICEJ NEWS SERVICE, which provides news and comment on Middle East affairs.

 

<http://www.icej.org/>          "Official television stations of four different Arab countries - including Jordan - broadcast sermons last Friday with nearly identical prayers to Allah to bring destruction to Jews, Americans and other infidels."

The live broadcasts on the official TV stations in Jordan, Yemen, Iraq and Saudi Arabia all contained similar calls for the destruction of Jews and their supporters, an indication of how standardized such prayers have become in the Arab/Muslim world.

"O Allah, help your mujahidin servants in Iraq , Palestine , Afghanistan , and elsewhere on the land of Allah . O Allah, give them a clear victory," the Iraqi imam prayed. "O Allah, strengthen them and give them victory over their enemy. O Allah, destroy the Jews and Americans for they are within
your power; shoot down their warplanes, drown their ships, weaken their power, and abort their designs."

"O Allah," broadcast the state-run Saudi TV outlet, "strengthen Islam and Muslims. O Allah, protect the religion; destroy the enemies of Islam, the tyrants, and the corrupt; close the Muslims' ranks; and give wisdom to their leaders . O Allah extend your support to the mujahidin everywhere. O Allah, help them score victory in Palestine , Khashmir, and Chechnya . O Allah, destroy the tyrant Jews and their supporters for they are within your power."

"O Allah, give victory to Islam and Muslims, support those supporting Islam, and humiliate those disappointing Muslims," prayed the imam on Yemeni TV. "O Allah, give victory to the mujahidin everywhere. O Allah, destroy the Jews and their supporters. O Allah, destroy the Christians and
their supporters for they are within your power."

The most surprising broadcast, however, came on Jordan 's official Channel One TV. "O Allah, strengthen Islam and Muslims and humiliate infidelity and infidels," the Muslim preacher stated. "O Allah, destroy the Jews and the aggressors. O Allah, shake the ground under them and show them a black day. O Allah, give victory to the mujahidin everywhere."

All four broadcasts were monitored and translated by FBIS, a US government
translation service, and distributed by IMRA, an Israeli media-monitoring firm.

 

One might ask, "Why are these prayers so violently oriented towards 'non-believers' and especially towards Jews Christians and Americans?"

 

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What is the main or root cause of Anti-American bigotry and hatred?

 

The main root cause of the alarming level of anti-American hatred in many parts of the world lies in militant Islamic fundamentalist theology, propaganda and its vision of world conquest.

 

USA seems to be almost like a world policeman put in the way of the zealot's vision of conquest.

 

Where did this destructive thinking originate?             (See Appendix: B)

 

Death to all infidels!

 

Because of the teachings in the Koran, most fundamentalist Islam sects promote the violent opposition of ALL other religions, monotheistic or not. (See Appendix: B)

 

Koran (the Cow) 2:191 And kill them wherever you find them., and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter., and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers.

 

Koran (the Family of Imran) 3:151 We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, because they set up with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and their abode is in the fire, and evil is the abode of the unjust.

 

Koran (the Women) 4:89 They desire that you should disbelieve as they have disbelieved, so that you might be all alike; therefore take not from among them friends until they fly their homes in Allah's way.; but if they turn back, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them, and take not from among them a friend or a helper.

 

Koran (The Immunity) 9:5 "Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them captives, and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush. Then if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."

 

Koran (the Women) 4.: 91 You will find others who desire that they should be safe from you and secure from their own people; as often as they are sent back to the mischief they get thrown into it headlong.; therefore if they do not withdraw from you, and (do not) offer you peace and restrain their hands, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them; and against these We have given you a clear authority.

 

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Just what is the goal of Islam today?

 

The goal of Islam today is still world dominance resulting in universal submission to their god 'Allah'.

 

Though there is a zealous sincerity among fundamental Muslim leaders, the directing force for converting people to Islam seems to be elitism and fear.

 

Islam is a way of life that dictates every aspect of life - when to pray, what to eat, how to dress etc.

 

Give an inch and they'll take a mile!

 

Any step or measure at this time in which the US appears to distance itself from its democratic ally Israel will be interpreted by fundamental Muslim extremists as a weakness and an achievement in their terror campaign.

 

Rendering Israel and Jerusalem more vulnerable would only fuel radical Muslim thinking that their dreams of world conquest are one step closer, and would enhance their ability to draft the masses of ordinary Muslims to their cause.

 

How many Islamic believers were in this world in 2002 AD?

 

In 2002 AD there were over 1.1 billion people adhering to Islam. (See Appendix: B)

 

The Zionist Prophet Isaiah is quoted here

 

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. For the Lord shall comfort Zion: He will comfort all her waste places; and He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

 

Again,

 

Thus saith thy Lord the Lord, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of His people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling, even of the dregs of the cup of My fury; thou shall no more drink it again: But I will put it in the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul. Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

 

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Jewish prayers of compassion and mercy

 

"O Lord and King who art full of compassion, in whose hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all flesh, to Thine all-wise care do we commit the souls of our dear ones, who have departed from this earth. Teach all who mourn to accept the judgment of Thine inscrutable will and cause them to know the sweetness of Thy consolation. Quicken by Thy holy words those bowed in sorrow, that like all the faithful in Israel who have gone before, they too may be faithful to Thy Torah and thus advance the reign of Thy Kingdom upon earth".

 

"In solemn testimony to that unbroken faith which links the generations one to another, let those who mourn now rise to magnify and sanctify Thy holy name."

 

"Almighty and eternal Father, in adversity as in joy, Thou, our source of life, art ever with us. As we recall with affection those whom Thou hast summoned unto Thee, we thank Thee for the example of their lives, for our sweet companionship with them, for the cherished memories and the undying inspiration they leave behind. In tribute to our departed who are bound with Thee in the bond of everlasting life, may our lives be consecrated to Thy service. Comfort, we pray Thee, all who mourn. Though they may not comprehend Thy purpose, keep steadfast their trust in Thy wisdom. Do Thou, O God, give them strength in their sorrow, and sustain their faith in Thee as they rise to sanctify Thy name."

 

Spiritual principles and spiritual terminology 

 

Seeing that we know God is Spirit, should we be surprised when He teaches us spiritual principles using spiritual terminology? 

 

Pictures, representations and symbols of the promised realm of perfection are utilized throughout the Books of the Book, in order to teach us to think and to communicate in a spiritual manner.

 

Zechariah, son of Bechariah prophesied of the Messiah saying, "Behold the man whose name is the BRANCH and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord."

 

Paul, after calling himself the apostle of the gentiles said, "If the root be holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches be broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them partake of the root and fatness of the olive tree; Boast not against the branches".

 

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To sum up the facts

 

To sum up the facts, it was Isaac, the son of Abraham and the father of Israel to be, who was required by God to be offered as a sacrifice.  Through Israel came the Messiah who is the greatest blessing the world will ever know. The Messiah was sacrificed as a substitute for you and I et al.

 

In short, the blessing was promised to mankind through the seed of Abraham and the seed of Israel .  That seed is the Messiah of every spiritual Jew who receives Him.

 

Both of the nations may therefore choose to partake

 

Both of the nations from the sons of Abraham may therefore choose to partake of the promised blessing, which is given freely to everyone who will believe and receive.

 

All the nations of the world may choose to partake

 

All the nations of the world may choose to partake in the blessing, just as promised to Abraham by God!

 

AUTHOR:  Larry Lovelaw

 

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APPENDIX

 

Appendix A:

 

The Koran (The Cow) 1.[2.189] They ask you concerning the new moon. Say: They are times appointed for (the benefit of) men, and (for) the pilgrimage;

 

The Islamic calendar is based on LUNAR CYCLES alone, from the time the CRESCENT MOON can be seen from any given area. This Muslim LUNAR calendar was formed in 638 AD and dated from July 16th. 622 AD when Muhammad had migrated from Makkah to Medina to start the original Muslim city-state. This was the origin of the Hijri year of twelve purely LUNAR months.

 

The Hijri year falls short of the normal calendar year by 11 days, making each of the spring/ summer/ fall/ winter seasons arrive 11 days earlier than the year before. The 'AH' calendar (Anno Hegira) unsuccessfully attempted to replace the 'AD' calendar for world usage.

 

The most recent attempt to usurp Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord) is to replace 'BC' (before Christ) with 'BCE' (Before Common Era). This proposed change in nomenclature would have allowed 'AD' to be replaced by 'CE' (Common Era) and such attempts still continue to this day.

 

Anyhow, each Hijri month in the Muslim calendar starts with a sighting of the NEW MOON.

 

 "Efforts for obtaining an astronomical criterion…go back the Babylonian Era, with significant improvements done later by Muslim scientists. - No Hijri software can be 100% reliable and an actual CRESCENT MOON sighting remains essential for fixing important dates such as Ramadhaan." - from 'A modern guide to astronomical calculation of Islamic calendar Times & Qibla' - Berita Publishing 1984 (ISBN: 967-969-009)

 

Appendix: B:       

 

Historic facts concerning Mohammed and Islam.

http://www.templemount.org/missler.html

 

Appendix: C:

 

Allah and YHWH are two very different spirits.

This fact needs to be emphasized to Muslims, Christians and Jews alike.

http://www.menorah.org/allahtrc.html

 

Page 48

 

Headings for easy reference:

 

"We Muslims, Christians and Jews can all agree on at least one thing!"

 

The Koran,

The Torah

Other inspired writings

 The Tanak

 'The Bible'

 The New Testament

Where did Christians originate?

  Christianity and the Messiah of the Jews

Islam especially opposes modern Christian belief 

Islamic denial of ALL of the major claims of Jesus Christ

 Born a Jew

 Islamic web site

Instructions to Muslims about Unbelievers

Islam divided the Arabian society into two tight compartments

What if God is saying a new thing?          

"Allah works through his people"

 But what do Muslims fear most?

Subjugate and deal rigorously with the infidel!

Who is as vile as the unbeliever?

Specific instructions to Muslims regarding Christians and Jews 

Allah's curse

Where fundamental Jews and fundamental Christians agree

  Islamic Hell and Unbelievers

Can any Muslim claim differently?

What is the blessing of Abraham, and through which nation does it come?

 which great nation?

Who is the seed?

The Jewish viewpoint

Fighting against Satanic deception

The Satanic deception viewpoint

Western understanding

Are there any truly peaceful Muslims?

Two types of believers

Giving peaceful Muslims, Christians and Jews the benefit of the doubt

Islam is a territorial religion and divides the world into two basic camps

The long-awaited Caliph

"Death to the infidels!"

Satan and his spiritual principalities are the real enemy!

The roots of true and false religions

 

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Headings for easy reference continued:

 

Which religion was first?

Political expediencies

Names of the moon god    

The title of Sin

The birth of Islam

Jews, Christians and Muslims all agree on at least one thing - to a point!

The difference of opinion begins here.

Jacob becomes Israel .

Why would brother fight against brother?

The Covenant that God the Creator made with Abraham.

Blessings promised to all nations of earth through the seed of Abraham!

That original covenant was made with Abraham by almighty God

Is there not a place for Logic in all this?

Peace over Israel and over all the peoples of the earth - a Jewish prayer

But logically, would God not reward good behaviour

Logical questions found in the Arabic news media

Is there any God greater than Allah?

Why would God become a man just to allow Himself to be sacrificed?

Think for yourself.

Are Jews then to be excluded?

Pride goes before a fall 

Spiritual Language

Symbolic substitution is a spiritual language

A Roman ruler once asked, "What is Truth?"

Have you examined and chosen only Truth?

The symbolism explained

The Covenant of Abraham, the Handshake of God

 Does God want brothers to kill brothers?

While we war in the flesh we have no victory in the spirit.

Notice that the enemy is a spiritual enemy.

But is it ever 'Politically Correct' to question the ideologies of others?

The other voices

Fundamental honesty

Inspiration of these spiritual books

Willful pride or humble truth?

Who is in opposition to Islam?

Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah of Jew and gentile alike

Warring against spiritual beings

How should we then direct our own thoughts and prayers?

So where are all these demons?

 

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Headings for easy reference continued:

 

Where do I stand with God? 

Where does my brother stand with God?

How different are the ideals of the follower of Satan?

Satan's 'voices' used to encourage SBT attacks?

Christian Prayers

 First: Cleanse yourself and your prayer partners from all sin

 Thank God and praise God

Satan is the author of all false religions

 The real enemy is the person of Satan himself

Pray always in the name of Jesus Christ

Pray against the deceptive spirits rather than against the people!

Even as David prayed

Wicked thoughts and imaginations

DISENCHANTING THE ENCHANTED

Name and Forbid

Examples of Jewish Prayers that glorify the God of Israel alone

Judge these Jewish prayers for yourself - Are they proud? - or are they humble?

 Protection from counterattack

  Pray heavily for protection

 Examples of Islamic or Muslim Prayers

Death to all infidels!

Just what is the goal of Islam today?

What is the main or root cause of Anti-American bigotry and hatred?

Death to all infidels!

 Give an inch and they'll take a mile!

How many Islamic believers were in this world in 2002 AD?

Fundamental honesty

Inspiration of these spiritual books

Just what is the goal of Islam today?

 Give an inch and they'll take a mile!

 How many Islamic believers were in this world in 2002 AD?

The Zionist Prophet Isaiah is quoted here

Examples of Jewish Prayers that ask for peace

Jewish prayers of compassion and mercy

Spiritual principles and spiritual terminology

To sum up the facts

 Both of the nations may therefore partake

All the nations of the world may partake

APPENDIX

The Islamic calendar is based on LUNAR CYCLES

CRESCENT MOON

go back the Babylonian Era,

Historic facts concerning Mohammed and Islam.

emphasized to Muslims, Christians and Jews alike

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