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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN IN PALESTINE
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 369A]
Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. Mark 10:28 – 30, [[authorized King James Bible; AV]
Then Jesus (Yeshua) said to the Apostle Peter, Mathew 19:27 - 29, [AV] “Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.” And Luke 18:28 – 30, [AV] “Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. 29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, 30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.” Jesus (Yeshua) emphases the importance for love of him and His Father, Almighty God (YHWH) at matthew 10:37, [AV] “He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
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[2] WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN IN PALESTINE
The Israelites, ancestors of Abraham's son Isaac were given title to the land now known as Palestine by the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, around 1,500 BC. This is clearly recorded at Numbers 34:1-29 as follows, "And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof
3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:
4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:
5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.
6 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.
7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:
8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.
10 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan to Shepham:
11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about.
13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:
14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance:
15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising.
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.
19 And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli.
23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
29 These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan." (Authorized King James Bible; AV) . So it is clear who the land belongs to.
Now if one squats on another's land, it is obvious he should leave it when the rightful owner arrives. Therefore all the squatters should peacefully leave and return to where their ancestors came from. Quite simple if we take all the politics out of it.
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COMBINATION OF THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES. With the Scripture of the Day first.
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 370A]
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Psalms 15:1 – 5, [AV]
The conditions that will exist when God’s Kingdom takes over earthly rule are as stated at Revelation 21:3 – 4, [AV] “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” And at that time, many will say per Isaiah 2:3, [AV] “And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Acts shows who will be acceptable to Almighty God (YHWH) at Acts 10:35, [AV] “But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” Yes, His eyes will be on the faithful as revealed a Psalms 206:6, [AV] “Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.” And as per Ezekiel 18:17, [AV] “That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.”
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[2] THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES
Here is a Commentary on Bountiful Trees and Vegetables God (YHWH) has provided for mankind, specifically the Marula bears small round shaped fruit; (green in colour when unripe) that ripens to a yellow colour and can be harvested by being collected from the ground from January to March. According to Matt Marten operations manager of MNP, an analysis of the ripe fruit in the 2004 season yielded the following results: Average weight of 19.6g, peel of 31.6 %, stone 33.7% and pulp of 34.7%. The pulp is used as a base for juices, jams, jellies, ciders and alcohol drinks. The peel of the fruit is believed to have more than 27 different kinds of flavours and contains ten newly-isolated volatile esters that may be able to be extracted for use in aromatherapy, homeopathic medicines and essential oils and the freeze dried pulp of the marula fruit can be used in a number of cosmetic applications. Other products are the marula tea and as flavourant for ice –creams, etc. The fruit pulp contains up to four times vitamin C than oranges. Even though this fruit is seasonal, it can be processed into pulp in large volumes and stored frozen for a period of over a year. [source - retrieved from on 4/25/2014]
Sclerocarya birrea, the marula, (Greek skl?rós, "hard", and káryon, "nut", in reference to the stone inside the fleshy fruit) is a medium-ized dioecious tree, indigenous to the miombo woodlands of Southern Africa, the Sudano-Sahelian range of West Africa, and Madagascar. The tree is a single stemmed tree with a wide spreading crown. It is characterised by a grey mottled bark. The tree grows up to 18 m tall mostly in low altitudes and open woodlands. The fruitsare used in the liqueur Amarula. The distribution of this species throughout Africa and Madagascar has followed the Bantu in their migrations, as it has been an important item in their diet since time immemorial.
The fruits which ripen between December and March have a light yellow skin, with white flesh, rich in vitamin C—about eight times the amount found in an orange—are succulent, tart with a strong and distinctive flavour.[2] Inside is a walnut-sized, thick-walled stone. These stones, when dry, expose the seeds by shedding 2 (sometimes 3) small circular plugs at one end. The seeds have a delicate nutty flavour and are much sought after, especially by small rodents who know to gnaw exactly where the plugs are located.
Relationships: Belongs to the same family Anacardiaceae as the mango, cashew, pistachio and sumac, and is closely related to the genus Poupartia from Madagascar.
Common names:
Tshivenda:mafula
English: jelly plum, cat thorn, morula, cider tree, marula, maroola nut/plum
Afrikaans: Maroela[3]
Bambara: nkuna, nkuntan
Portuguese (Mozambique): canhoeiro
Hausa: dania
Sotho: Morula[3]
Swahili: mng'ongo
Shona: mutsomo, mukwakwa, mushomo, muganu, mupfura; [fruits] pfura; [tree] mufura, mafuna, marula
Tswana: Morula[3]
Northern/Southern Ndebele: iganu, ikanyi, umganu, umkano
Swazi: [fruits] emaganu, [tree] umganu
Zulu: Umganu,[3] [fruits] amaganu, [seeds, tree] umganu
Other: Boran (Kenya) – didissa ; Kamba (Kenya) – muua; Kwangali – ufuongo; Lovedu – marula; Maasai (Kenya) – ol-mangwai; Meru (Kenya) – mura; Pedi [fruits] – lerula, marula; Pedi [tree] – morula, merula; Pokot (Kenya) – oruluo; Ronga (Mozambique) – ncanhi; Sebei (Kenya) – katetalum; Shangaan – nkanyi, inkanyi; Diga (Kenya) – mngongo; Tonga: tsua, tsula, umganu; Tugen (Kenya) – tololokwo; Dinka (Sudan) – Gummel; Nuer (Sudan) – Kamel, Omel; Moru (Sudan) – Kyele; Luo (Kenya) Ong'ono.
The Marula tree is protected in South Africa.[3]
Traditional Uses
While little known globally, the fruit is traditionally used for food in Africa, and has considerable socioeconomic importance.[4]
The seed kernels are high in protein and fat, with a subtle nutty flavour, and constitute an important emergency food. Marula oil, made from the seed kernel, is a delicious additive to meals in Africa. It contains antioxidants and oleic acid. The bark is used both as treatment and a prophylaxis for malaria. An infusion of the inner bark of the marula tree may be applied toscorpion stings and snake bites to alleviate pain. The leaves are chewed on to help indigestion and to treat heartburn. Marula oil, made from the seed kernel, can be used as a type of skin care oil. Products of fruits and the tree are useful in crafts and agriculture. Gums exudates from the stem are mixed with water and soot to make ink by certain tribes in the region. The bark also yields a red-brown dye used in colouring traditional craft ware. The fruit infusion is used to bathe tick-infested livestock. The fruit is regarded as a potent insecticide
Commercial Uses
On an industrial level the fruit of the marula tree is collected from the wild by members of rural communities on whose land the trees grow. This harvest and sale of fruit only occurs during two to three months but is an important income to poor rural people. The fruit is delivered to processing plants where fruit pulp, pips, kernels and kernel oil are extracted and stored for processing throughout the year.
The most important industrial product is Amarula which is probably still the second largest selling cream liquor in the world. Mirma, based in Phalaborwa, assembles and processes 4,000 tons a year of fruit. They produce a pulp from the skin and flesh which is refrigerated and shipped to Distel in the Cape Winelands. Here it is fermented, distilled, matured, blended and bottled before being internationally distributed.
Another fruit based product is a frozen marula puree, which is produced by Bronpro in Nelspruit. Bronpro supply puree to food manufacturers who use it as an ingredient in their products. The best known of these products is Marula Mania a juice blend produced by The Ceres Beverage Company under the Liquifruit label.
The third largest marula fruit based industry, is the production of marula oil as an ingredient for cosmetics. This tends to be scattered amongst many producers although PhytoTrade Africa is probably the leading "supplier" to the cosmetics industry through its integration of the production of many producers.
Popular culture
The alcoholic distilled beverage (maroela mampoer) made from the fruit is referenced in the stories of the South African writer Herman Charles Bosman.
The marula fruit is also eaten by various animals in Southern Africa. In the movie Animals Are Beautiful People by Jamie Uys, released in 1974, some scenes portray elephants, warthogs and monkeys becoming intoxicated from eating fermented marula fruit. Later research showed that these scenes, at least in large animals were improbable and, in all probability, staged. Elephants would need a huge amount of fermented marulas to have any effect on them, and other animals prefer the ripe fruit. The amount of water drunk by elephants each day would also dilute the effect of the fruit to such an extent that they would not be affected by it.[5] Reports of elephants becoming intoxicated from marula fruit, however, are persistent.[6]
References
1. Jump up^ "Entry for Sclerocarya birrea". JSTOR Global Plants. JSTOR. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
2. Jump up^ Wickens, G. E.; Food and Agriculture Organization (1995). "Potential Edible Nuts". Edible Nuts. Non-Wood Forest Products 5. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization. ISBN 92-5-103748-5. OCLC 34529770. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e "Protected Trees". Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013.
4. Jump up^ National Research Council (2008-01-25). "Marula". Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits. Lost Crops of Africa 3. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.ISBN 978-0-309-10596-5. OCLC 34344933. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
5. Jump up^ Morris, Steve; David Humphreys and Dan Reynolds (2006). "Myth, marula, and elephant: an assessment of voluntary ethanol intoxication of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) following feeding on the fruit of the marula tree (Sclerocarya birrea)". Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 79 (2): 363–9. doi:10.1086/499983.PMID 16555195. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
6. Jump up^ Couper, Ross. "Elephants drunk on native fruit at South Africa's Singita Sabi Sand". Retrieved 25 April 2014. [source - retrieved from on 4/25/2014]
In Genesis 1:11-13, "And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (American Standard Version, ASV)[for more details, go to www.jw.org].
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] Explanations and Sources on Who and What is God (YHWH), Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 371A]
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 1 John 2:17, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
We should love our neighbor as testified to at Leviticus 19:18, [AV] “Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.” Yes, love is the all important thing as clearly shown by the Apostle Paul at 1 Corinthians 13:2, [Rotherham Bible] “And, though I have the gift of prophesying, and know all sacred secrets, and all knowledge,––and though I have all faith, so as to be removing mountains, and have not, love, I am, nothing;” Love embraces many of the essential Christian qualities including faith per 1 Corinthians 13:4 and 7, [AV] “Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,” and “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
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[2] Explanations and Sources on Who and What is God (YHWH), Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
FIRST, The Father is the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is.
SECOND, Jesus (Yeshua) is per Mark 1:1, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;" (Authorized King James Bible; AV) . To assist all in knowing about Jesus (Yeshua) I have written a documentary on him to assist all in knowing who he is, go to.
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THIRD, The Holy Spirit is NOT a spirit being at all, but the active force and/or power of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael which he shared some of it with his Son, Jesus (Yeshua), and his followers. Go to,
THE HOLY SPIRIT--GOD'S ACTIVE FORCE
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] Islam Has Little Regard For Women
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 372A]
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1 Corinthians 2:12 – 13, [AV]
This is made even more clear by 1 John 5:19 – 20, [AV] “And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.” And at John 15:26 – 27, [AV] “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.” In truth, the sheep will hear the truth and give heed to it per 1 John 4:6, [AV] “We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.”
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[2] Islam Has Little Regard For Women
Some say they do not believe in the Bible, but I wonder if these same ones believe as the grand Mufti, Muslim leader Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali, of all Muslims in Australia that women are just like raw meat which has been left outside that the cats, lustful Muslim men can just go grab and rape?
Let's look as what the Mufti said,
Imam justifies rape of unveiled women
Australian cleric compares victims to 'uncovered meat' that attracts cats
October 26, 2006
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Australia's top Muslim cleric rationalized a series of gang rapes by Arab men, blaming women who "sway suggestively," wear make-up and don't cover themselves in the tradition of Islam.
Sheik Ibrahim Mogra with Sheik Taj el-Dene Elhilaly. (Courtesy Sydney Daily Telegraph)
Sheik Taj el-Dene Elhilaly's comments in a Ramadan sermon in a Sydney mosque have stirred a furor in the country with even Prime Minister John Howard weighing in with condemnation.
The cleric also said the judge in the case, who sentenced the rapists, had "no mercy."
"But the problem, but the problem all began with who?" he said, referring to the women victims - whom he said were "weapons used by Satan."
The victims of the vicious gang rapes are leading the national outcry - with some calling for deportation of the sheik. In a Sydney Daily Telegraph online poll, 84 percent of people said the Egyptian-born sheik should be deported.
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"If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the garden or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it ... whose fault is it, the cats or the uncovered meat?" the sheik said in his sermon. "The uncovered meat is the problem. If she was in her room, in her home, in her hijab, no problem would have occurred."
A 16-year-old girl, whose gang rape investigation was the subject of a secret police report, issued an open letter yesterday.
"You are a sad person who has no understanding of what really happens when these people inflict harm and degrading acts upon me or any other young girl," she said.
Initially, the mufti of Australia would not back away from his comments. But today he apologized.
"I unreservedly apologize to any woman who is offended by my comments," he said in a statement. "I had only intended to protect women's honor."
Howard said the sheik's remarks were "appalling and reprehensible."
Where does everyone stand on this issue?
Let's see how some Muslim women in Australia feel about as shown be the news,
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October 27, 2006 - AAP
Sheikh Hilali
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AN EXPLANATION by Muslim leader Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali for suggesting immodestly dressed women are to blame if they are raped has been deemed totally unsatisfactory by Muslim women and the Federal Government.
The Lakemba-based imam - said to be ill and depressed - issued a statement from his bed late yesterday saying he was shocked about how his remarks had been interpreted.
He was responding to a storm of protest after he told a gathering that women were "weapons" used by "Satan" to control men and calling for Muslim women to cover their bodies.
"If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside on the street, or in the garden or in the park, or in the backyard without a cover, and the cats come and eat it ... whose fault is it, the cats or the uncovered meat?" he said.
"If she was in her room, in her home, in her hijab, no problem would have occurred."
Sheikh Hilali did not deny making the comments but said they were made in the context of premarital fornication, which he said was caused by women "90 per cent" of the time. "I condemn rape," Sheikh Hilali said in the statement. "I unreservedly apologise to any woman who is offended by my comments. I had only intended to protect women's honour."
Prime Minister John Howard described the remarks as "appalling and reprehensible", a sentiment echoed by Labor's Kim Beazley.
Sheikh Hilali calls himself the Mufti of Australia, an honour given to him 17 years ago by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils.
Many Muslims do not recognize this status and there was a chorus of Muslims calling for him to relinquish it.
"He is just one minority group and he's representing them. I'm a Turkish Australian and there's no way that he is representing us," said Semra Batik, a member of Auburn Council. "We have nothing to do with what he says."
That won't be enough for the Islamic Council of Victoria, which demanded Sheikh Hilali's immediate resignation as Mufti.
In an open letter, Council member Waleed Aly said Sheikh Hilali's comments were "deeply repulsive" and it was "morally repugnant and disgraceful to blame the victim of a sexual assault for inciting the crime in any way".
Community spokesman Ameer Aly said Sheikh Hilali's comments would lead to persecution of ordinary Muslims who carried no truck with his views.
"We've had problems with him for years," Mr Aly said. "With today's comments ... it's just gone way too far ... and we've called on him to resign."
Mr Aly said the ICV believed the title of Mufti should be abolished, because it was ridiculous to suggest one person could represent all Muslims. "The only thing it does is ends up suggesting to the world that this one person is representative of all Muslims."
And the antecedent for the Mutfi's uncalled remarks, is as follows:
FrontPageMagazine.com of December 15, 2005. In court, this wicked man even berated one of his tearful 14-year old victims because she had the temerity of shake her head at his testimony.
However, she had every right to express her disgust. This wicked man even told the court, "That he committed the four attacks on girls as young as 13 because they had no right to say "no." They were not covering their face or wearing a headscarf, and therefore, 'I'm not doing anything wrong.'" Of course the judge did not see it that way, nor would any right thinking individual. Now why would any one think this okay? Because of his Islamic cultural background which of course gives no consideration to the rights of women. All women have an absolute right to say "no" to being raped, and in fact a girl younger than 16 can not even give legal consent to con-sexual sex in most civilized countries.
FrontPageMagazine.com | December 15, 2005
In Australia this week amidst anger over an Islamic man's rape conviction and the bashing of two Aussie life savers, working-class locals erupted in a rampage of anger and brawling in some of the worst racial riots in decades. But there is more to the story than is being repeated in the American mainstream media....
Four days after he set foot in Australia, the rape spree began. And during his sexual assault trial in a New South Wales courtroom, the Pakistani man began to berate one of his tearful 14-year-old victims because she had the temerity to shake her head at his testimony.
But she had every reason to express her disgust. After taking an oath on the Qur'an, the man - known only as MSK - told the court he had committed four attacks on girls as young as 13 because they had no right to say "no." They were not covering their face or wearing a headscarf, and therefore, the rapist proclaimed: "I'm not doing anything wrong."
MSK is already serving a 22-year jail term for leading his three younger brothers in a gang rape of two other young Sydney girls in 2002. In his own defense, he argued that his cultural background, was responsible for his crimes.
Clearly proves my statement,
Islam Has Little Regard For Women
when their Mufti of Australia, Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali, would liken women to raw meat. No more need be said.
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] ISLAM HAS INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM AND HATE IN THE QURAN; WHEREAS, THE BIBLE HAS INSTITUTIONALIZED LOVE OF GOD AND NEIGHBOR IN THE BIBLE.
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 373A]
Yes, this wicked worldly system is made up of 3 principle items per Revelation, they are:
FIRST, Revelation 17:5, [AV] “And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” And this great harlot is the world of false religion now numbering over 33,000.
SECOND, Revelation 13:1 – 2, [AV] “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.” And here the great beast having seven heads and ten horns symbolizes worldly political entities not doing the well of Almighty God (YHWH).
THIRD, Revelation 18:11, [AV] “And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:” And here this symbolic of worldly commerce intent on reaping financial gain with no care for the common people.
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[2] ISLAM HAS INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM AND HATE IN THE QURAN; WHEREAS, THE BIBLE HAS INSTITUTIONALIZED LOVE OF GOD AND NEIGHBOR IN THE BIBLE.
THE BIBLE AT 1 JOHN 4:8, [AUTHORIZED KING JAMES BIBLE; AV] CLEARLY STATES, “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” CLEARLY SHOWING THAT THE TRUE GOD’S CHIEF ATTRIBUTE IS LOVE, AND THAT LOVE OF NEIGHBOR IS REQUIRED OF ALL GENUINE BELIEVERS. THIS IS STATED MANY TIMES IN THE BIBLE, AND HERE ARE A FEW OF THOSE PLACES IN THE [AV]:
Le 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
Mt 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mt 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mt 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mr 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Lu 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Ro 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
NOW LET’S LOOK AT REALITY WITH RESPECT WHAT MUSLIM APOLOGIST/PROPAGANDIST AND THE QURAN SAY:
MUSLIM PROPAGANDIST SUCH AS IFTIKHAR, A WELL KNOWN MUSLIM APOLOGIST, DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AND PERVERT THE TRUTH.
FIRST, WITH RESPECT LANGUAGE, THERE IS NOTHING SACRED ABOUT LANGUAGES, THEY ARE BUT A MEANS OF COMMUNICATING BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS, AND NOTHING MORE. ILL INFORMED MUSLIM PROPAGANDIST TRY AND MAKE MUCH MORE OUT OF IT AND SAY NONSENSE THINGS SUCH AS:
(QUOTE) “ English language is not only a lingua franca but also lingua frankensteinia” (QUOTE)
THIS IS UTTER NONSENSE AS ENGLISH IS THE LINGUA FRANCA OF THIS CENTURY AS IT IS UNDERSTOOD IN MORE PLACES THAN ANY OTHER. EVERY ERA HAS A LINGUA FRANCA; FOR EXAMPLE IN THE FIRST CENTURY IT WAS GREEK, THEN IT WAS LATIN, AND NOW IT IS ENGLISH. THE LINGUA FRANCA OF ANY AGE IS NOT A LINGUA FRANKENSTEINIA AS SOME MUSLIM PROPAGANDIST FALSELY AND WITH MALICE A FORETHOUGHT CLAIM.
SECOND, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH OVER 50 (FIFTY) DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND THESE SHOULD BE TAUGHT AT HOME UNTIL THE COLLEGE YEARS AS THEY ALL COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE TAUGHT IN THE LOWER GRADES OF SCHOOLS AND ALL SHOULD BE COGNIZANT OF THIS FACT. ALSO, AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, ALMOST ALL IMPORTANT WORKS, BOOKS, IN OTHER LANGUAGES HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE LANGUAGES IN EXISTENCE. OTHER LANGUAGES SUCH AS URDU DO NOT HAVE WORDS TO EXPRESS MANY THINGS WHICH CAN BE EXPRESSED IN ONE WORD IN ENGLISH, AND NOT REQUIRE AN ENTIRE SENTENCE. YES, IT IS GOOD TO BE MULTILINGUAL AS I AM, BUT OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE IS BEING HIGHLY COMPETENT IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE COUNTRY YOU LIVE IN.
THIS SAME PROPAGANDIST WENT ON TO SAY THE FOLLOWING NONSENSE AND ERROR:
(QUOTE) “English is today the world killer language. Linguistic genocide is a crime against humanity and British schooling is guilty of committing this crime.” (QUOTE)
IF ONE DOES NOT HATES THE LANGUAGE OF THE COUNTRY HE/SHE IS IMMIGRATING TO THEY SHOULD DO EVERYONE A FAVOR AND NOT GO THERE, BUT IN NO CASE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HOST COUNTRY LANGUAGE – THIS IS JUST PLAIN DUMB.
HE GOES ON TO SAY:
(QUOTE) “Majority of Muslim children in British schools are from Pakistan, Bangladesh and India They need to learn Arabic and Urdu to keep in touch with their cultural roots and enjoy the beauty of their literature and poetry.” (QUOTE)
NOW IF THIS BE SO, THEN THEIR PARENTS SHOULD NOT BE NEGLIGENT PARENTS, BUT TEACH THEM INSTEAD OF TRYING TO THROW PARENTAL DUTIES ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I LEARNED MY PARENT’S LANGUAGE FROM THEM, BUT MY HOST COUNTRIE’S LANGUAGE IN THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, AND THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE.
THIRD, IFTIKHAR AND OTHER MUSLIM APOLOGIST TRY TO MAKE IT LIKE OTHERS ARE GUILTY WITH RESPECT TO THEIR OWN WRONG DOINGS AND PRACTICES. TAKE WHAT HE SAYS WITH REGARD TO INSTITUTIONAL RACISM:
(QUOTE) “British schooling is the home of institutional racism and native teachers are chicken racists. “ (QUOTE)
YET WITH RESPECT INSTITUTIONAL RACISM, ISLAM IS THE VERY WORST OFFENDER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. NOW LET’S LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND HOW EVEN ISLAM’S QURAN IS THE STRONGEST PROMOTER OF IT.
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IS A PATTERN OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS — SUCH AS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, BANKS, AND COURTS OF LAW — GIVING NEGATIVE TREATMENT TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR RACE. INSTITUTIONAL RACISM LEADS TO INEQUALITY; SOCIOLOGISTS USE THE CONCEPT TO EXPLAIN WHY SOME PEOPLE FACE UNEQUAL TREATMENT OR OCCUPY UNEQUAL STATUSES. ONE HISTORIC EXAMPLE OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IS THE BARRING OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS FROM ATTENDING CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH LIMITED THE STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HELPED PREVENT THEM FROM ACHIEVING A STATUS EQUAL TO THAT OF OTHERS. INSTITUTIONAL RACISM NEED NOT INVOLVE INTENTIONAL RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. [SOURC - RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://WWW.CHEGG.COM/HOMEWORK-HELP/DEFINITIONS/INSTITUTIONAL-RACISM-49 ON 11/13/2016]
NOW HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RELIGION ACTUALLY INSTITUTING INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN THEIR SO CALLED HOLY BOOK:
QUR’AN SURA 9:29—FIGHT THOSE WHO BELIEVE NOT IN ALLAH NOR THE LAST DAY, NOR HOLD THAT FORBIDDEN WHICH HATH BEEN FORBIDDEN BY ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER, NOR ACKNOWLEDGE THE RELIGION OF TRUTH, FROM AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, UNTIL THEY PAY THE JIZYAH WITH WILLING SUBMISSION, AND FEEL THEMSELVES SUBDUED.
QUR’AN SURA 9:30—THE JEWS CALL UZAIR A SON OF GOD, AND THE CHRISTIANS CALL CHRIST THE SON OF GOD. THAT IS A SAYING FROM THEIR MOUTH; (IN THIS) THEY BUT IMITATE WHAT THE UNBELIEVERS OF OLD USED TO SAY. ALLAH’S CURSE BE ON THEM: HOW THEY ARE DELUDED AWAY FROM THE TRUTH!
NOW WHAT BETTER ILLUSTRATION CAN ONE FIND OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM; YET, TO THIS DAY, MUSLIMS STILL BELIEVE IN THIS INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND REFUSE TO REMOVE IT FROM THEIR QURAN. AND MANY MUSLIM GROUPS STILL REQUIRE THE ‘JIZYAH’ FROM BELIEVERS IN OTHER RELIGIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, ISIS A MUSLIM GROUP, LEVELED IT ON RESIDENTS OF AREAS UNDER THEIR CONTROL AS DO SOME IN SOMALIA AND YEMEN. IN ADDITION, ISLAM HAS FAILED TO RETURN ANY OF THE ‘JIZYAH’ PAID TO THEM IN THE PAST WHICH SHOWS THEY STILL BELIEVE IN INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AGAINST OTHERS.
FURTHER PROOF OF THIS IS IFTIKHAR AHMAD, A MUSLIM PROPAGANDIST IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK) HAS STATED MANY TIMES THAT THERE IS NO PLACE IN A MUSLIM SCHOOL FOR NON-MUSLIMS; WHEREAS, SCHOOLS RUN BY OTHER RELIGIONS, CATHOLIC, CHURCH OF ENGLAND, QUAKER, ETC. READILY ACCEPT CHILDREN OF OTHER RELIGIONS. HE EVEN WENT MUCH FURTHER AND STATED A STANDARD STATE SCHOOL WITH OVER 50 PERCENT MUSLIM CHILDREN IN IT SHOULD BE DECLARED A MUSLIM ACADEMY IN HIS OPINION. YET, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HE ACTUALLY ACCUSED THE UK GOVERNMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM.
YES, THE QURAN HAS MANY MORE INSTITUTIONAL RACISM REQUIREMENTS, SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING:
Qur’an Sura 9:28—O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Qur’an Sura 9:29—Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, from among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.
Qur’an Sura 9:30—The Jews call Uzair a son of God, and the Christians call Christ the son of God. That is a saying from their mouth; (In this) they but imitate what the Unbelievers of old used to say. Allah’s curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth!
Qur’an Sura 9:31—They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord) Christ, the son of Mary; yet they were commanded to worship but One God: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to Him: (Far is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).
Qur’an Sura 9:32—Fain would they extinguish Allah’s Light with their mouths, but Allah will not allow but that His Light should be perfected, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it).
Qur’an Sura 9:33—It is He Who hath sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, to prevail it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it).
Qur’an Sura 5:51—O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other.
Qur’an Sura 9:73—O Prophet! strive hard against the unbelievers and the hypocrites and be unyielding to them.
Qur’an Sura 9:111—Surely Allah has bought of the believers their persons and their property for this, that they shall have the garden; they fight in Allah's way, so they slay and are slain.
Qur’an Sura 9:123—O you who believe! fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness.
Qur’an Sura 47:35—Be not weary and fainthearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost.
Qur’an Sura 48:29—Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves.
QUR’AN Sura 9:111—SURELY ALLAH HAS BOUGHT OF THE BELIEVERS THEIR PERSONS AND THEIR PROPERTY FOR THIS, THAT THEY SHALL HAVE THE GARDEN; THEY FIGHT IN ALLAH'S WAY, SO THEY SLAY AND ARE SLAIN.
QUR’AN Sura 9:123—O YOU WHO BELIEVE! FIGHT THOSE OF THE UNBELIEVERS WHO ARE NEAR TO YOU AND LET THEM FIND IN YOU HARDNESS.
QUR’AN Sura 47:35—BE NOT WEARY AND FAINTHEARTED, CRYING FOR PEACE, WHEN YE SHOULD BE UPPERMOST.
SEE APPENDIX ON HADITHS:
QUR’AN SURA48:29—MUHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH, AND THOSE WHO ARE WITH HIM ARE SEVERE AGAINST DISBELIEVERS, AND MERCIFUL AMONG THEMSELVES.
HIS FALSE ACCUSATION AGAINST THE UK IS REALLY LAUGHABLE AS THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANYTHING REMOTELY APPROACHING INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN THAT KINGDOM SINCE THE REIGN OF KING HENRY VIII IN THE 15 CENTURY. OBVIOUSLY HE HAS A PHOBIA AND IS SEEING NON-EXISTENT THINGS. HE SHOULD NOT CONSTANTLY BE TRYING TO RUN DOWN HIS GRACIOUS HOST COUNTRY AND ITS NATIVES. HE EVEN USES THE CRIMINAL AND SMALL UNDESIRABLE ELEMENT IN THE COUNTRY HE IMMIGRATED TO AS THE SUM AND TOTAL OF THAT COUNTRY SO AS TO HAVE AN IMAGINARY REASON TO REMAIN AN ISOLATIONIST AND NOT ASSIMILATE. HE SHOULD STOP BEING SO NEGATIVE AND JOIN THE MULTI-CULTURAL CULTURE OF THE UK.
AS CAN READILY BE SEEN ISLAM, NOT THE UNITED KINGDOM IS THE WORLDS WORST PRACTICER OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM, BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH UGLY REALITY.
AS I HAVE TOLD THIS MUSLIM APOLOGIST IN THE PAST:
YOU NEED TO WAKE UP. THOSE SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT EVEN EXIST, APPARENTLY YOU HAVE FAILED EITHER TO READ AND/OR COMPREHEND MY REPLY TO YOU YESTERDAY. ANY SCHOOL THAT ONLY ADMITS STUDENTS OF ONE NATIONALITY OR RELIGION IS DISCRIMINATORY AND RACIST AND SHOULD NOT EVEN BE PERMITTED TO EXIST. NOW THAT TRUTH IS KNOWN, WHY SHOULD ONE NOT, I REPEAT, NOT CRITICIZE A DISCRIMINATORY AND RACIST SCHOOL?
NOW LET’S REVERT TO REALITIES I POSTED TO YOU YESTERDAY THAT YOU SHOULD RE-READ AND COMPREHEND INSTEAD OF MAKING MORE HOGwash DUMB RANTS.
FIRST, YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. YOU CLAIM TO BE
IN EDUCATION FOR 40 YEARS, YET YOU DO NOT KNOW MOST LEARN RACISM AND
HATE IN THEIR FORMATIVE YEARS BEFORE THEY EVEN GO TO SCHOOL. IF
PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO HATING OTHERS, A LOVE OF VIOLENCE,
AND A DISREGARD FOR THE PERSON AND PROPERTY OF OTHERS IN THEIR
FORMATIVE YEARS BEFORE SCHOOL, MANY WILL RETAIN THIS REGARDLESS OF
LATER SCHOOLING. YOU EVEN SAID THE FOLLOWING NONSENSE HOGwash:
(QUOTE) “All British 7/7 extremists and Jihadist in Iraq and Syria
are the product of British schooling. None of them were ever educated
in a Muslim school. Muslim children need state funded Muslim schools
with Muslim teachers as role models during their developmental
periods, otherwise,” (QUOTE)
THIS IS NOT TRUE AS MANY OF THEM WERE EDUCATED IN MUSLIM SCHOOLS IN
OTHER COUNTRIES AND ALL WHO LIVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (uk) WENT TO
MOSQUES THERE AND RECEIVED FURTHER EDUCATION.
THE EXPRESS A NEWSPAPER IN THE UK SAID:
(QUOTE) “British imam who recruited murderous teens to radical Islam
asks 'why wasn't I arrested?'
THE "GODFATHER" of Western jihadism who invented the indoctrination
techniques now used by Islamic State to lure young Brits to the Middle
East has admitted he is stunned he has never been arrested for his
crimes.
By NICK GUTTERIDGE
PUBLISHED: 11:38, Mon, Jun 15, 2015 | UPDATED: 11:54, Mon, Jun 15, 2015ITV
Abu Muntasir admits he does not know why he has not been arrested
Reformed radical preacher Abu Muntasir acted as a recruiter for Muslim
extremists for nearly two decades, plucking disaffected youngsters off
the streets of Britain and turning them to the jihadist cause.
In a startlingly frank admission, he has now admitted: "I inspired and
recruited, I raised funds and bought weapons, not just a one-off but
for 15 to 20 years. Why I have never been arrested I don't know."
Muntasir's work developing new recruiting techniques in the West was
so important he came to be known as the "Godfather" of the British
jihadi movement.
He is attributed with grooming "thousands" of disaffected young Muslim
men, and readily admits he "opened the door and the trickle turned to
a flood".
The repentant cleric, who has since turned his back on extremism and
violence, also said it is wrong to make excuses for those going to
fight in the Middle East.
More than 700 Britons have now travelled to fight for Islamic State
Why I have never been arrested I don't know
Abu Muntasir
In a tearful interview, he said: "If I've done those things which have
terribly upset people or hurt people I should be forgiven, I should
forgive others as well.
"I cannot hate, hate is not what Muhammad taught. I have been
forgiven, I will forgive, that's the least I can do. [[JUST HYPOCRISY
AS SHOWN BY HIS ACTIONS.]]
"You have the right to punish me if you think that's fair I will take all that.
"If people want to call me a coward, fine. I'm a coward."
The 55-year-old, who now lives in Suffolk, used his own experience of
fighting for the jihadi cause in Afghanistan and Burma to spread
radical Islam during the 1980s and 1990s.
He also organized arms shipments to extremist fighters and set up
sermons at British mosques where renowned hate preachers indoctrinated
disaffected Muslims.
Speaking today, he said: "There is grooming, no doubt - I know how we
used to convince people by ignoring a lot of facts on the ground,
ignoring reality and alternative views amongst Muslims and Muslim
teaching.
"So the parents need to have more communication with their children,
they need to have more of an overseeing aspect of how to be a good
parent.
Reacting to the news that a 17-year-old is believed to have become
Britain's youngest ever suicide bomber, he added: "It's totally
despicable what he has done, it is an abhorrent crime, and we should
be very careful."
Teenager Talha Asmal, from West Yorkshire, is thought to have
detonated a vehicle packed with explosives while fighting for Islamic
State in Iraq.
His distraught parents say the radicals who sent him to his death
preyed on his "innocence and vulnerability".
British teenagers Kadiza Sultana, Shamima Begum and Amira Abase fled
their homes to join IS
Muntasir made the startling admissions in an upcoming episode of the
ITV documentary series Exposure titled Jihad: A British Story.
His comments came as a number of moderate Muslims warned that Islamic
State is becoming so good at grooming young Britons it is like a
"corporate entity". [[ALSO MANY MUSLIMS IN UK GROOM GIRLS FOR SEXUAL
ACTIVITY AND AS PROSTITUTES]]
The typical age for Britons joining jihad has fallen by ten years
during the Afghanistan War, to between 14 and 26 years old now.
For the first time, significant numbers of Muslim women and young
girls in the West are joining the conflict too.
This has largely been driven by the extremists' effective use of the
internet and social media to appeal to large numbers of young,
disaffected Muslims in the West.
Islamic State has a crack team of online propagandists based at a
nerve centre in its de facto capital Raqqa, who spend all hours of the
day and night promoting the group's vile ideology on the internet.
Haras Rafiq, managing director of counter-extremism think-tank the
Quilliam Foundation, said Islamic State are selling jihad as a fun
"gap year" experience to naive Westerners.
He said: "Youngsters are looking for solutions to problems and
grievances they may have.
"These grievances may be either real and genuine, perceived or
partial. [[DUE TO EARLY PRE-SCHOOL TRAINING]]
SEE PART 3
PART 3
"It could be anything - that they are bored, that they are looking for
adventure or suffering from racism.
"In the case of women it could be that they are suffering from
cultural regressiveness.
"What happens is that they are driven to charismatic recruiters either
offline or online and then they find a solution to their problems
which has a theological justification under it.
He added: "Isis is almost like a corporate entity, this is 21st
century jihad and getting their message out to people is very
important to them."
Qari Asim, imam at the Makkah Mosque in Leeds, said that young people
were being drawn to extremism by a "deluded gang of criminals" who
billed it as a "utopian dream".
He added: "The perpetrators are pretty much acting like paedophiles,
they groom these young individuals over time - radicalisation isn't an
overnight process.
"They prey on these vulnerable young people and brainwash them, and
religion is a unique passion so they tend to use religion to brainwash
these young individuals for their own political aims and gains.
"Mosques, imams, have been very clear and vocal on such issues - that
suicide bombing is not allowed in Islam. Suicide bombing is unlawful
in Islam because it results in one taking his own life, and also
bringing terror and harm on others." [[ALL MOST ALL SUICIDE BOMBERS
TODAY ARE MUSLIM, I COULD ONLY FIND ONE CASE OF A JEW BEING A SUICIDE
BOMBER AND THAT WAS WAY BACK IN THE 1940S]]
It is thought that around 700 young Brits are currently in the Middle
East fighting for Islamic State. [[BEING MURDERS AND/OR ACCESSORY TO
MURDER]]
Alyas Karmani, a former follower of Muntasir's, said the group is
using the same psychology to groom youngsters that his boss once used.
Karmani, who is now a peace campaigner in Bradford, said: "It's not
about ideals - 90 per cent of them never subscribe to the ideals –
it's other factors that are a draw.
"This is the new rock and roll - jihad is sexy. The kid who was not
very good-looking now looks good holding a gun.
"He can get a bride now, he's powerful. The Isis gun is as much a
penis extension as the stockbroker with his Ferrari."
Exposure: Jihad - A British Story will be on ITV at 10.40pm tonight.
[SOURCE - RETRIEVED FROM
ON 11/09/2016]
SO START TELLING THE REALITY, INSTEAD OF PROPAGANDA LIES AND CRAP.
SECOND, HE SPEAKS OF THE WESTERN JUNGLE, BUT FAILS TO SPEAK OF THE
ISLAMIC JUNGLE WHICH IS FAR FAR WORSE. TO SEE THE PROOF OF THIS,
JUST LOOK AT THE MUSLIM MIDDLE EAST AND PAKISTAN AND THE CONDITIONS
AND VIOLENCE THAT IS EPIDEMIC THERE. HE SAID THE FOLLOWING:
(QUOTE) “ they would be lost in western jungle. Muslim children must
develop their cultural, spiritual and linguistic identities before
they are exposed to wider society. The first wave of Muslim immigrants
was not involved in extremism. But their children who were
mis-educated and de-educated by British schooling, were turned to
extremism because British schooling is the home of institutional
racism. It is a crime against humanity to send Muslim children to
state schools with non-Muslim teachers. There is no place for a
non-Muslim child or a teacher in a Muslim school. “ (QUOTE)
PURE HOGwash AS HINDU, ZOROASTRIAN, SIKH, JEAN, BUDDHIST, IBS, ETC.
CHILDREN GET THE EXACT SAME SCHOOLING IN STANDARD NONE RACIST UK
SCHOOLS, AND NONE OF THEM BECOME EXTREMIST OR RADICALIZED. THIS
FACT ALONE SHOWS THE UK GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS PLAY NO PART IN MUSLIMS
GOING ASTRAY.
THIRD, HE SAID:
(QUOTE) “You better teach your children in your own schools and let
migrant communities teach their children according to their needs and
demands. British Establishment and society should concentrate on the
evils of their own society and stop trying to change the way of life
of Muslims.” (QUOTE)
LET’S US LOOK AT REALITY:
RACIST, DISCRIMINATORY, DIVISIVE, MUSLIM SCHOOLS ONLY FOR MUSLIMS
SHOULD NEVER BE PERMITTED, IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF RACISM. WHY?
RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS RUN BY CATHOLICS AND OTHER RELIGIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL
IN BRITIAN, NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SHOULD RESTRICT STUDENTS BASED ON
RELIGION AS NAZI SCHOOLS DID PRIOR TO THE ENDING OF WW2. ALSO, LET’S
FACE IT, ONLY MUSLIMS BECOME RADICALIZED AND NO ONE ELSE CLEARLY
SHOWING THE PROBLEM IS THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, NOT STANDARD SECULAR
GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS.
ONLY REASON FOR RESTRICTING WHAT RELIGION STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED IN A
SCHOOL IS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO HIDE THEIR ANTI-SOCIAL AGENDA AS DID
THE NAZIS. WE ALL KNOW HOW BAD THE OUTCOME WAS FROM THAT.
I HAVE MANY FRIENDS WHO ATTENDED CATHOLIC AND QUAKER SCHOOLS YET WERE
NOT OF THOSE RELIGIONS, AND GOT AN EXCELLENT SECULAR EDUCATION, BUT
THESE SCHOOLS WERE NOT PROMOTING A FIFTH COLUMN AGENDA. IT IS EASY
TO SEE MUSLIMS ARE SINCE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES ENGAGING IN BEHEADINGS
OF BRITISH SOLDIERS, SUBWAY AND BUS BOMBINGS, HONOUR KILLINGS, AND
OTHER NEFEROUS ACTS. ALSO, THEY ARE THE ONLY RELIGION THAT IS
DEMANDING STATE FUNDED MUSLIM FAITH BASED SCHOOLS STRICTLY FOR MUSLIMS
– NO OTHER RELIGION IN BRITIAN DOES THIS – SHOULD PUT YOU ON GUARD.
NO SCHOOL SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DISCRIMINATE AND BE RACIST INCLINED AT
STATE EXPENSE. TO WIT, INDIVIDUALS OF MANY RELIGIONS GO TO STATE
SCHOOLS, BUT ONLY MUSLIMS EVER BECOME RADICALIZED AND NO OTHER. THIS
FACT PROVES BEYOND A DOUBT THAT HOME, MOSQUE, AND FRIENDS TRAINING IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR RADICALIZATION AND NOT STATE SCHOOLS.
FOURTH, HE SAID THE FOLLOWING:
(QUOTE) “Muslim community does not want to integrate with the British
society, indulging in incivility, anti-social behaviour, drug and
knife culture, binge drinking, teenage pregnancies and abortion.”
(QUOTE)
YES, THERE ARE A FEW BAD ELEMENTS WITHIN THE UK COMMUNITY, BUT MOST
ARE GOOD HONEST PEOPLE THAT DO NONE OF THESE NASTY THINGS. BUT MOST
MUSLIM COMMUNITIES ARE FAR WORSE TO THE POINT OF CONSIDERING PEDOPHILE
CHILD MARRIAGES ARE OKAY, HONOR MURDERS, EXTREMISM AND RADICALISM WITH
ONE UK MUSLIM BECOMING A MAJOR BE HEADER FOR ISIS, BOOMING
TRANSPORTATION AND CIVIC CENTERS IN MANY COUNTRIES AND EVEN MURDERING
MANY PEOPLE BY FLYING COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT INTO BUILDINGS, ETC.
DEFINITELY FAR FAR WORSE THAN THE ACTIVITIES OF EVEN THE BAD ONES IN
UK NATIVE SOCIETY.
FIFTH, I AM AN IMMIGRANT MYSELF, BUT AVOIDED BEING BULLIED IN MY HOST
COUNTRY BY INTEGRATING IN AND NOT BEING A RADICAL ISOLATIONIST. I
QUICKLY LEARNED THE LANGUAGE OF MY HOST COUNTRY AND SOUGHT OUT NATIVES
TO BE MY FRIENDS. I AM NOW A WELL THOUGHT OUT LEADER IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY HOST COUNTRY, A GENUINE MEMBER OF ITS MULTICULTURAL
SOCIETY, AND THAT IS THE SAME THING MUSLIMS SHOULD DO AS MANY HINDU,
ZOROASTRIAN, SIKH, JEAN, BUDDHIST, IBS, ETC. HAVE DONE.
APPENDIX ON HADITH:
Ha·dith, Hadith, a noun:
1. a collection of traditions containing sayings of the prophet Muhammad that, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna), constitute the major source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Koran.
NOW HERE ARE SOME CLEARLY SHOWING THAT MEMBERS OF ISLAM SHOULD DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OTHERS AND EVEN SEEK TO TAX THEM FOR BEING NONE MUSLIM. CLEARLY THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS TO BELIEVE DIFFERENTLY, NO MATTER WHAT THEY MAY SAY.
bn Kathir, The Battles of the Prophet, pp. 183-4—Allah, Most High, ordered the believers to prohibit the disbelievers from entering or coming near the sacred Mosque. On that, Quraish thought that this would reduce their profits from trade. Therefore, Allah, Most High, compensated them and ordered them to fight the people of the Book until they embrace Islam or pay the Jizyah. Allah says, “O ye who believe! Truly the pagans are unclean; so let them not, after this year of theirs, approach the sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, soon will Allah enrich you, if He wills, out of His bounty, for Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, from among the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” Therefore, the Messenger of Allah decided to fight the Romans in order to call them to Islam.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (on Qur’an 9:30)—Fighting the Jews and Christians is legislated because they are idolaters and disbelievers. Allah the Exalted encourages the believers to fight the polytheists, disbelieving Jews and Christians, who uttered this terrible statement and utter lies against Allah, the Exalted. As for the Jews, they claimed that Uzayr was the son of God, Allah is free of what they attribute to Him. As for the misguidance of Christians over Isa, it is obvious.
Sahih Muslim 30—Muhammad said: “I have been commanded to fight against people so long as they do not declare that there is no god but Allah.”
Sahih Muslim 4366—Muhammad said: “I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslims.”
Sunan An-Nasa’i 3099—The Prophet said: “Whoever dies without having fought or having thought of fighting, he dies on one of the branches of hypocrisy.”
Sunan Ibn Majah 2763—The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever meets Allah with no mark on him (as a result of fighting) in His cause, he will meet Him with a deficiency.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6922—Allah’s Messenger said, “If anyone changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.”
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 374A]
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 1 John 5:19, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
The Bible clearly states at John 8:47, [AV] “He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.” Yes, we must take great care to understand the words of Almighty God (YHWH) according to Matthew 13:19, [AV] “When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.” This fact was made clear by Jesus (Yeshua) shortly before his execution on a stake at John 12:27 – 31, [AV] “Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.”
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[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 374A]
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 1 John 5:19, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
The Bible clearly states at John 8:47, [AV] “He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.” Yes, we must take great care to understand the words of Almighty God (YHWH) according to Matthew 13:19, [AV] “When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.” This fact was made clear by Jesus (Yeshua) shortly before his execution on a stake at John 12:27 – 31, [AV] “Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.”
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[2] Some Muslims Falsely Claim The Bible Has Been Corrupted:
LET'S LOOK AT THE FACTS:
Some in Islam claim the Bible has been corrupted, but the facts do not support such a finding. Muhammad (pbuh) did not arrive on the scene until over 500 years after the entire Bible, both Old Testament and New Testament, were finished. This would mean that the Bible, including the gospels, injein, and the Torah he had read to him as he did not know Hebrew or Koine Greek, the only two languages the Bible was then available and evidence seems to indicate he could not read or write, would be the Bible of his day, around 622 AD. He never said the Bible oh his day was corrupt as clearly shown in the Quran, as follows,
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YUSUFALI: Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.
PICKTHAL: And lo! it is in the Scriptures of the men of old.
SHAKIR: And most surely the same is in the scriptures of the ancients.
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YUSUFALI: Is it not a Sign to them that the Learned of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?
PICKTHAL: Is it not a token for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it?
SHAKIR: Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Israelites know it?
[[According to the Qu'ran, the revelation God gave to Muhammed can be found in the earlier Scriptures, those of the children of Israel. If this is so, surely the Old Testament should be read by all muslims seeking further confirmation of the truth of the Qu'ranic revelation. Regrettably however, it is rare to meet a muslim who has actually read the Tawrat and the Injil. ]]
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YUSUFALI: Those to whom We have sent the Book study it as it should be studied: They are the ones that believe therein: Those who reject faith therein,- the loss is their own.
PICKTHAL: Those unto whom We have given the Scripture, who read it with the right reading, those believe in it. And whoso disbelieveth in it, those are they who are the losers.
SHAKIR: Those to whom We have given the Book read it as it ought to be read. These believe in it; and whoever disbelieves in it, these it is that are the losers.
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YUSUFALI: O Children of Israel! call to mind the special favour which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred you to all others (for My Message).
PICKTHAL: O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you and how I preferred you to (all) creatures.
SHAKIR: O children of Israel, call to mind My favor which I bestowed on you and that I made you excel the nations.
[[How could they read the text with a right reading if the text itself was corrupt? How could the Qu'ran confirm a corrupted text in their possession? (2:89) ]]
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YUSUFALI: And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming what is with them,- although from of old they had prayed for victory against those without Faith,- when there comes to them that which they (should) have recognised, they refuse to believe in it but the curse of Allah is on those without Faith.
PICKTHAL: And when there cometh unto them a scripture from Allah, confirming that in their possession - though before that they were asking for a signal triumph over those who disbelieved - and when there cometh unto them that which they know (to be the truth) they disbelieve therein. The curse of Allah is on disbelievers.
SHAKIR: And when there came to them a Book from Allah verifying that which they have, and aforetime they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieve, but when there came to them (Prophet) that which they did not recognize, they disbelieved in him; so Allah's curse is on the unbelievers.
[Note, Tawart or Taurat is the Arabic translation of Torah or possibly signify the entire Old Testament or Tanach., a Hebrew word.]
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YUSUFALI: But why do they come to thee for decision, when they have (their own) law before them?- therein is the (plain) command of Allah; yet even after that, they would turn away. For they are not (really) People of Faith.
PICKTHAL: How come they unto thee for judgment when they have the Torah, wherein Allah hath delivered judgment (for them)? Yet even after that they turn away. Such (folk) are not believers.
SHAKIR: And how do they make you a judge and they have the Taurat wherein is Allah's judgment? Yet they turn back after that, and these are not the believers.
Clearly, These Suras show two things, First, that Muhammad (pbuh) found NO FAULT with the Bible of his day, but, Second found fault with the Jews around Medina whom he believed would receive judgment under their own law, the Torah. Now Muhammad (pbuh) would NOT have wanted the Jews to turn to a corrupted Torah for judgment so at that time the Bible could NOT HAVE BEEN CORRUPTED.
At present, there are many copies of the Old Testament from before Muhammad's (pbuh) such as the Septuagint, LXX, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and hundreds of thousands of copies both the Old, as previously mentioned, and the New Testament, either in its entirety or major parts thereof. In addition, there has never been an archaelogical discovery that even suggest the Bible erred even in the smallest detail.
Clearly, Sura 53:36 likewise shows that Muhammad (pbuh) never doubted their accuracy and that they were not corrupted.
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YUSUFALI: Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses-
PICKTHAL: Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses
SHAKIR: Or, has he not been informed of what is in the scriptures of Musa?
Of course, some claim that the Bible was corrupted after the ministry of Jesus (Yeshua), but that can NOT be so as the New Testament and the Old Testament that Muhammad had read to him was from 500 years after the ministry of Jesus (Yeshua) ended, and yet all the earlier manuscripts today CONFIRM THE BIBLE WE HAVE TODAY IS BASICALLY THE SANE, I.E., NOT CORRUPTED. In fact, we have as previously mentioned Old Testament manuscripts from before the arrival of Jesus (Yeshua); and these clearly show the Bible we now have is basically the same as then.
In fact, the Quran cinfirms the accuracy of the Ols Testament at Sura 5:46 as folloes.
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YUSUFALI: And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah.
PICKTHAL: And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed) before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) before it in the Torah - a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil).
SHAKIR: And We sent after them in their footsteps Isa, son of Marium, verifying what was before him of the Taurat and We gave him the Injeel in which was guidance and light, and verifying what was before it of Taurat and a guidance and an admonition for those who guard (against evil).
And this is confirmed at Sura 32:23 as follows.
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YUSUFALI: We did indeed aforetime give the Book to Moses: be not then in doubt of its reaching (thee): and We made it a guide to the Children of Israel.
PICKTHAL: We verily gave Moses the Scripture; so be not ye in doubt of his receiving it; and We appointed it a guidance for the Children of Israel.
SHAKIR: And certainly We gave the Book to Musa, so be not in doubt concerning the receiving of it, and We made it a guide for the children of Israel.
As we see, "Allah" is said to have personally stated to Muhammad in Sura 32:23 that he should have no doubts that the Torah of his time is the very same as given to Moses (Moshe). So it is absurd to believe some of the false claims that it has been corrupted.
And at Sura 2:113 and 3:79.
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YUSUFALI: The Jews say: "The Christians have naught (to stand) upon; and the Christians say: "The Jews have naught (To stand) upon." Yet they (Profess to) study the (same) Book. Like unto their word is what those say who know not; but Allah will judge between them in their quarrel on the Day of Judgment.
PICKTHAL: And the Jews say the Christians follow nothing (true), and the Christians say the Jews follow nothing (true); yet both are readers of the Scripture. Even thus speak those who know not. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differ.
SHAKIR: And the Jews say: The Christians do not follow anything (good) and the Christians say: The Jews do not follow anything (good) while they recite the (same) Book. Even thus say those who have no knowledge, like to what they say; so Allah shall judge between them on the day of resurrection in what they differ.
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YUSUFALI: It is not (possible) that a man, to whom is given the Book, and Wisdom, and the prophetic office, should say to people: "Be ye my worshippers rather than Allah's": on the contrary (He would say) "Be ye worshippers of Him Who is truly the Cherisher of all: For ye have taught the Book and ye have studied it earnestly."
PICKTHAL: It is not (possible) for any human being unto whom Allah had given the Scripture and wisdom and the prophethood that he should afterwards have said unto mankind: Be slaves of me instead of Allah; but (what he said was): Be ye faithful servants of the Lord by virtue of your constant teaching of the Scripture and of your constant study thereof.
SHAKIR: It is not meet for a mortal that Allah should give him the Book and the wisdom and prophethood, then he should say to men: Be my servants rather than Allah's; but rather (he would say): Be worshippers of the Lord because of your teaching the Book and your reading (it yourselves).
And the Quran clearly presumes the existence of an un-corrupted Bible which both Jews and Christians, both genuine (true) and apostate (counterfeit), use. Also,the Arabic term used for the Bible al-Kitab al-Mugaddas; therefore the Kitah referred to in the Quran is the Bible used by Jews ( only the Old Testament except for Messianic Jews)and Christians
This fact is further confirmed by Suras 21:48, 3:53, 3:3, 35.31, 10:37, 6:154-157, 46:12, and 5:48. [*1]
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YUSUFALI: In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the criterion (for judgment), and a Light and a Message for those who would do right,-
PICKTHAL: And We verily gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion (of right and wrong) and a light and a Reminder for those who keep from evil,
SHAKIR: And certainly We gave to Musa and Haroun the Furqan and a light and a reminder for those who would guard (against evil).
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YUSUFALI: And remember We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion (Between right and wrong): There was a chance for you to be guided aright.
PICKTHAL: And when We gave unto Moses the Scripture and the criterion (of right and wrong), that ye might be led aright.
SHAKIR: And when We gave Musa the Book and the distinction that you might walk aright.
[[This is a strong indication that the term Criterion does not suggest that a scripture called by this term corrects and exposes corruption to previous revelation, since there were no scriptures prior to the one given to Moses.]]
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YUSUFALI: It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).
PICKTHAL: He hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture with truth, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, even as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel.
SHAKIR: He has revealed to you the Book with truth, verifying that which is before it, and He revealed the Tavrat and the Injeel aforetime, a guidance for the people, and He sent the Furqan.
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YUSUFALI: That which We have revealed to thee of the Book is the Truth,- confirming what was (revealed) before it: for Allah is assuredly- with respect to His Servants - well acquainted and Fully Observant.
PICKTHAL: As for that which We inspire in thee of the Scripture, it is the Truth confirming that which was (revealed) before it. Lo! Allah is indeed Observer, Seer of His slaves.
SHAKIR: And that which We have revealed to you of the Book, that is the truth verifying that which is before it; most surely with respect to His servants Allah is Aware, Seeing.
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YUSUFALI: This Qur'an is not such as can be produced by other than Allah; on the contrary it is a confirmation of (revelations) that went before it, and a fuller explanation of the Book - wherein there is no doubt - from the Lord of the worlds.
PICKTHAL: And this Qur'an is not such as could ever be invented in despite of Allah; but it is a confirmation of that which was before it and an exposition of that which is decreed for mankind - Therein is no doubt - from the Lord of the Worlds.
SHAKIR: And this Quran is not such as could be forged by those besides Allah, but it is a verification of that which is before it and a clear explanation of the book, there is no doubt in it, from the Lord of the worlds.
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YUSUFALI: Moreover, We gave Moses the Book, completing (Our favour) to those who would do right, and explaining all things in detail,- and a guide and a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
PICKTHAL: Again, We gave the Scripture unto Moses, complete for him who would do good, an explanation of all things, a guidance and a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
SHAKIR: Again, We gave the Book to Musa to complete (Our blessings) on him who would do good (to others), and making plain all things and a guidance and a mercy, so that they should believe in the meeting of their Lord.
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YUSUFALI: And this is a Book which We have revealed as a blessing: so follow it and be righteous, that ye may receive mercy:
PICKTHAL: And this is a blessed Scripture which We have revealed. So follow it and ward off (evil), that ye may find mercy.
SHAKIR: And this is a Book We have revealed, blessed; therefore follow it and guard (against evil) that mercy may be shown to you.
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YUSUFALI: Lest ye should say: "The Book was sent down to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by assiduous study:"
PICKTHAL: Lest ye should say: The Scripture was revealed only to two sects before us, and we in sooth were unaware of what they read;
SHAKIR: Lest you say that the Book was only revealed to two parties before us and We were truly unaware of what they read.
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YUSUFALI: Or lest ye should say: "If the Book had only been sent down to us, we should have followed its guidance better than they." Now then hath come unto you a clear (sign) from your Lord,- and a guide and a mercy: then who could do more wrong than one who rejecteth Allah's signs, and turneth away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn away from Our signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away.
PICKTHAL: Or lest ye should say: If the Scripture had been revealed unto us, we surely had been better guided than are they. Now hath there come unto you a clear proof from your Lord, a guidance and mercy; and who doeth greater wrong than he who denieth the revelations of Allah, and turneth away from them? We award unto those who turn away from Our revelations an evil doom because of their aversion.
SHAKIR: Or lest you should say: If the Book had been revealed to us, we would certainly have been better guided than they, so indeed there has come to you clear proof from your Lord, and guidance and mercy. Who then is more unjust than he who rejects Allah's communications and turns away from them? We will reward those who turn away from Our communications with an evil chastisement because they turned away.
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YUSUFALI: And before this, was the Book of Moses as a guide and a mercy: And this Book confirms (it) in the Arabic tongue; to admonish the unjust, and as Glad Tidings to those who do right.
PICKTHAL: When before it there was the Scripture of Moses, an example and a mercy; and this is a confirming Scripture in the Arabic language, that it may warn those who do wrong and bring good tidings for the righteous.
SHAKIR: And before it the Book of Musa was a guide and a mercy: and this is a Book verifying (it) in the Arabic language that it may warn those who are unjust and as good news for the doers of good.
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YUSUFALI: To thee We sent the Scripture in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety: so judge between them by what Allah hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have we prescribed a law and an open way. If Allah had so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah; it is He that will show you the truth of the matters in which ye dispute;
PICKTHAL: And unto thee have We revealed the Scripture with the truth, confirming whatever Scripture was before it, and a watcher over it. So judge between them by that which Allah hath revealed, and follow not their desires away from the truth which hath come unto thee. For each We have appointed a divine law and a traced-out way. Had Allah willed He could have made you one community. But that He may try you by that which He hath given you (He hath made you as ye are). So vie one with another in good works. Unto Allah ye will all return, and He will then inform you of that wherein ye differ.
SHAKIR: And We have revealed to you the Book with the truth, verifying what is before it of the Book and a guardian over it, therefore judge between them by what Allah has revealed, and do not follow their low desires (to turn away) from the truth that has come to you; for every one of you did We appoint a law and a way, and if Allah had pleased He would have made you (all) a single people, but that He might try you in what He gave you, therefore strive with one another to hasten to virtuous deeds; to Allah is your return, of all (of you), so He will let you know that in which you differed;
CONCLUSION:
As can be seen, the false charge that the Bible has been corrupted after the time of Muhammad (pbuh) is simply untrue as shown by three respected translations/versions of the Quran, and by comparing the Bible we now have with ancient ones and finding them basically the same. So the false charge is shown to be nothing more than a deceitful rationalization by those who are in a state of denial with respect Bible truths.
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COMBINATION OF THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES. With the Scripture of the Day first.
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 375A]
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us–ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Almighty God (YHWH) does not want any to perish, but wants all to turn their life around as stated at Isaiah 30:18 – 19, [AV] “And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.” Yes, accepting Him as the Creator and seeking to win His good pleasure is the only way to salvation as shown by Hebrews 2:3, [AV] “How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?”
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[2] THE RARE FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLES
Here is a Commentary on Bountiful Trees and Vegetables God (YHWH) has provided for mankind, specifically the Matau, Garcinia Tinctoria, Garcinia is a plant genus of the family Clusiaceae native to Asia, Australia, tropical and southern Africa, and Polynesia. The number of species is highly disputed, with various sources recognizing between 50 and about 300 taxa as specifically valid. Commonly, the plants in this genus are called saptrees, mangosteens (which may also refer specifically to the purple mangosteen, G. mangostana), garcinias or, ambiguously, "monkey fruit".
Garcinia species are evergreen trees and shrubs, dioecious and in several cases apomictic. Many species are threatened due to habitat destruction, and at least G. cadelliana from South Andaman Island is almost or even completely extinct already.
The fruit are a food source for several animals, such as the archduke butterflies (Lexias) of tropical eastern Asia which relish the sap of overripe mangosteens.
Many species of Garcinia have fruit with edible arils, but most are eaten locally; some species' fruits are highly esteemed in one region, but unknown just a few hundred kilometres away. The best-known species is the purple mangosteen (G. mangostana), which is now cultivated throughout Southeast Asia and other tropical countries, having become established in the late 20th century. Less well-known, but still of international importance, are kandis (G. forbesii) with small round red fruits with subacid taste and melting flesh, the lemon drop mangosteen (G. intermedia) with yellow fruit that look like a wrinkled lemon, and the thin-skinned orange button mangosteen (G. prainiana).
In addition, mangosteen rind (exocarp) extract is used as a spice. It figures prominently in Kodava culture, and G. multiflora is used to flavour and colour the famous bún riêu soup of Vietnam, where this plant is known as h?t ?i?u màu. Gambooge (G. gummi-gutta) yields a spice widely used in South Asia, in particular in Kerala, where it is called kodumpulli.
Most species in Garcinia are known for their gum resin, brownish-yellow from xanthonoids such as mangostin, and used as purgative or cathartic, but most frequently – at least in former times – as a pigment. The colour term "gamboge" references the gambooge, whose obsolete scientific name is G. cambogia.
Hydroxycitric acid, a toxic appetite suppressant found in mangosteen rind.
Extracts of the exocarp of certain species – typically gambooge, but also purple mangosteen – are often contained in appetite suppressants such as Hydroxycut, Leptoprin or XanGo. But their effectiveness at normal consumption levels is unproven, while at least one case of severe acidosis caused by long-term consumption of such products has been documented. Furthermore, they may contain significant amounts of hydroxycitric acid, which is somewhat toxic and might even destroy the testicles after prolonged use. Fruit extracts from bitter kola (G. kola) have been claimed to be effective at stopping Ebola virus replication in laboratory tests,its seeds are used in folk medicine. G. mannii is popular as a chew stick in western Africa, freshening the breath and cleaning the teeth.
G. subelliptica, called fukugi in Japanese, is the floral emblem of Mobuto and Tarama on Okinawa. The Malaysian town of Beruas – often spelled "Bruas" – derives its name from the seashore mangosteen (G. hombroniana), known locally as pokok bruas. (source - retrieved from on 1/21/2013)
In Genesis 1:11-13, "And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. (American Standard Version, ASV)[for more details, go to www.jw.org].
Pictures of various fruits of this plant family can be viewed at
How this tree and other plants absorb water from the ground. Plants have developed an effective system to absorb, translocate, store, and utilize water. Plants contain a vast network of conduits, which consists of xylem and phloem tissues. These conducting tissues start in the roots and continue up through the trunks of trees, into the branches and then into every leaf. Phloem tissue is made of living elongated cells that are connected to one another and responsible for translocating nutrients and sugars (carbohydrates), which are produced by leaves for energy and growth. The xylem is also composed of elongated cells but once the cells are formed, they die. The walls of the xylem cells still remain intact and serve as an excellent peipline to transport water from the roots to the leaves.
The main driving force of water uptake and transport into a plant is transpiration of water from leaves through specialized openings called stomata. Heat from the sun causes the water to evaporate, setting this ‘water chain’ in motion. The evaporation creates a negative water vapor pressure. Water is pulled into the leaf to replace the water that has transpired from the leaf. This pulling of water, or tension, occurs in the xylem of the leaf. Since the xylem is a continuous water column that extends from the leaf to the roots, this negative water pressure extends into the roots and results in water uptake from the soil. [adapted from: ]
Clearly this clever water transport system shows a superior intelligence of the Creator (YHWH).
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] A Written Sermon on the Wickedness of Adultery, Fornication, and other Forms of Immorality
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 376A]
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the ame commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.” 2 Timothy 2:1 – 5, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Yes, we must be thoroughly with Almighty God (YHWH), and be good soldiers with respect spreading the truth respecting His Kingdom as brought out at Ephesians 6:10 - 16, [AV] “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” True, per John 1:17, [AV] “For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” We must be whole souled with him as revealed at 2 Timothy 1:13 - 14, [AV] “Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.” We must be good soldiers for Christ per 1 timothy 1:18, [AV] “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; “ This was clearly shown at Philemon 2, “And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:”
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[2] A Written Sermon on the Wickedness of Adultery, Fornication, and other Forms of Immorality:
Dear Truth Seeker:
Today many immoral things are practiced by a great number of people, but this widespread committing of wickedness does not make it any less wrong. In fact, this condition, now existing, was foretold long ago in the Holy Bible at 2nd. Timothy 3:1-5 which reads as follows, "Do not forget this: there will be terrible times in the last days...Men will be lovers of self...They will be treacherous, reckless, pompous, lovers of pleasure rather than of God as they make a pretense of religion but negate its power..." (NAB). Immorality in its many forms is unlike other sins in that it is a sin against one's own body as shown at I Corinthians 6:18-19, "...Every other sin a man commits is outside his body, but the fornicator sins against his own body...(NAB). In fact, the truth that fornication is a sin against one's body can readily be seen from recent medical reports even without recourse to the Bible, God's written instructions for us. Specifically, reports about many types of diseases transmitted by illicit sexual relationships of various forms such as adultery, fornication, and other forms of immorality are much in the news. Who has not heard of AIDS, Herpes, Gonorrhea, etc. that plague homosexuals and other promiscuous individuals? Thus, obviously all forms of illicit sexual relationships, homosexual or heterosexual, are indeed sins against one's own body.
All forms of illicit sexual relationships are clearly works of the flesh and the Apostle Paul said, "Now the work of the flesh are..adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness..." (Galatians 6:18-19 per KJV). God does not view these unclean "works" of the flesh with pleasure no matter who may endorse them be he/she a high governmental official, a church leader, a community leader, or a common citizen. These works remain condemned by God as shown by the Apostle Paul at I Corinthians 6:9-10, "Know ye...the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God...be not deceived: neither fornicators,...nor adulteress, nor effeminate,...shall inherit the Kingdom of God." (KJV). In fact is plainly recorded that God will judge all adulteresses and fornicators at Hebrews 13:4 which reads, "...God himself will judge those who traffic in the bodies of others or defile the relationship of marriage." (TNTMB). This fact that God will punish those who practice illicit sexual relationships is made very clear by his actions in the past as shown by his destruction of the inhabitants of ancient Sodom for the practice of immoral sex relations both heterosexual and homosexual. Their sinful practices of adultery, fornication, and homosexuality were so salient that Moses wrote at Genesis 14:13 under God's inspiration, "...the inhabitants of Sodom were very wicked in the sins they committed against the Lord." (NAB). Their evil practices of various forms of illicit sexual relationships were so flagrant they even tried to have homosexual relationships with materialized angles of God as recorded at Genesis 19:1-7, "The two Angles reached Sodom in the evening...Before they went to bed, all the townsmen of Sodom,...closed in on the house. They called to Lot and said to him, 'Where are the men who came to your house tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have intimacies with them.'" (NAB). Because of their wicked action with respect illicit sexual relationships of various types, i.e., homosexuality, adultery, and fornication, God destroyed the Sodomites as recorded at Genesis 19:24, "Then the Lord rained upon Sodom...brimstone and fire...out of heaven;" (KJV).
Sex relations of course in the right context are not wrong. In fact, the Bible recommends that each person have his/her own marriage mate, "God went on to bless Noah and his sons and to say to them. 'Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth," Genesis 9:1 (NWT). It also recommends that each adult having sexual desires should, "Because of the prevalence of fornication, let each man have his own wife and each women have her own husband. Let the husband render to his wife her due; but let the wife also do likewise to her husband...that Satan may not keep tempting you for your lack of self-regulation," 1 Corinthians 7:2-5 (NWT). What is wrong, sinful, etc. is illicit sexual relations of all types, not proper sexual relations between husband and wife. Illicit sexual relations include sexual relations before marriage as clearly shown, as follows, "This is what God wills...that you abstain from fornication; that each one of you should know how to get possession of his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in covetous sexual appetite such as also those have which do not know God; that no one go to the point of harming and encroach upon the rights of his brother in this matter, because Jehovah is one who exacts punishment for all these things, just as we told you beforehand and also gave you a thorough witness. For God called us, not with allowance for uncleanness, but in connection with sanctification. So, then, the man that shows disregard is disregarding, not man, but God, who puts his holy spirit in you," 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 (NWT). Note: the Greek word translated as "fornication" is por-nei'a, and refers to sexual intercourse between unmarried persons, and to married persons having sexual intercourse with other than their mate. Since marriage is the official union of a man and a women to live together as husband and wife according to standards outlined in the Holy Bible; it is a divine institution. The Apostle Paul in one of his writings stated, "Let marriage be honorable among all, and the marriage bed be without defilement, for God will judge fornicators and adulterers," Hebrews 13:4 (NWT). Thus, getting legally married plays an important part in having a marriage that is accepted as being "honorable," and is part of being in subjection to the superior authorities in keeping with Titus 3:1 (NWT) which states, "Continue reminding them to be in subjection and obedient to governments and authorities as rulers." The Apostle Peter states, "Maintain your conduct fine among the nations, that, in the thing in which they are speaking against you as evildoers, they may as a result of your fine works...glorify God in the day for his inspection," 1 Peter 2:12-15 (NWT).
Therefore let no one deceive you--illicit sexual practices bring God's disfavor as shown by many passages in God's written work, the Holy Scriptures. This point is made clear at Romans 1:24-25, "In consequence, God delivered them up in their lusts to unclean practices; they engaged in the mutual degradation of their bodies, these men who exchanged the truth of God for a lie....: (NAB). Rightly, as stated in the Bible at Ecclesiastes 7:29, "...God made mankind upright, but they themselves have sought out many plans." (NWT). These works or plans of the fallen flesh are clearly identified, and I Corinthians 6:13 states, "...God will do away with them in the end--but the body is not for immorality; it is for the lord...." (NAB). In addition, I Corinthians 6:18 warns all wishing to win God's favor to, "Shun lewd conduct." (NAB), since this sin is within the body; whereas, "Every other sin a man commits is outside his body." (NAB). Also, I Corinthians 7:2 warns us to avoid illicit sexual relations in the following words, "But to avoid immorality...." (NAB). The Apostle Paul in his letter to the Colossians warned at Colossians 3:5, "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence..." (KJV).
Since as can be plainly seen from the foregoing we should strive not to be a part of the wrong doing of this sinful generation noted at Mark 8:38, "...this faithless and corrupt age..." (NAB), where all sort of uncleanness exist as noted at Ephesians 4:19 as follows, "Having come to be past all moral sense, they gave themselves over to loose conduct to work uncleanness of every sort...." (NWT). We should take heed to abstain from these things by noting what is God's will as expressed at I Thessalonians 4:3-5, "It is god's will that you grow in holiness: that you abstain from immorality, each of you guarding his members in sanctity and honor, not in passionate desire as do the Gentiles who know not God." (NAB). Not only must we not commit adultery, fornication, homosexuality (sodomy), and other illicit forms of sexual relationships; we must not as recorded at Matthew 5:28, "...look at a women lustfully...." (TNTMB). Specifically we must guard against committing any form of illicit sexual act as God wants us as shown at Hebrews 12:16, "that there may be no fornicator nor anyone not appreciating sacred things...." (NWT) among you; but wishes all to stop these wicked practices and repent as noted at Acts 26:20 as follows, "...they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance." (KJB)>
However, for those who refuse to repent and turn aside from wicked acts of illicit sexual relationships such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality (sodomy), beastality, etc., and as directed at Romans 6:6, "...our old self was crucified with him so that the sinful body might be destroyed and we might be slaves to sin no longer." (NAB). For those who refuse to repent and stop these things a certain judgment awaits as God will give them up to destruction as shown by what he did to Sodom. Also, as shown y his action at Sodom, he can deliver the righteous as recorded at 2 Peter 3:7, "He did deliver Lot...." (NAB). Thus in closing it is imperative to recall to memory that he destroyed Sodom as an example to the ungodly per 2nd Peter 3:6, "And turning the cities of Sodom...into ashes condemned them...making them an example unto those that after should live ungodly." (KJV). To emphasize this he caused to be recorded for our guidance a warning with respect to what will come to pass on those rejecting his teachings and practicing wrong acts such as sodomy at Matthew 10:15 which reads, "Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom...in the day of judgment, than for that city." Be of good cheer win God's approval by rejecting wickedness.
NAB ----- The New American Bible, St. Joseph Edition (Catholic Book Publishing Company)
KJV ----- King James Version of the Holy Bible
TNTMB --- The New Testament in Modern English by J.B. Phillips
NWT ----- The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures by The New World Bible Translation Committee
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] False Religion Spreads False Doctrine and Practice:
[1]
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 378A]
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the ame commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.” 2 Timothy 2:1 – 5, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
Yes, we must be thoroughly with Almighty God (YHWH), and be good soldiers with respect spreading the truth respecting His Kingdom as brought out at Ephesians 6:10 - 16, [AV] “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.” True, per John 1:17, [AV] “For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” We must be whole souled with him as revealed at 2 Timothy 1:13 - 14, [AV] “Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.” We must be good soldiers for Christ per 1 timothy 1:18, [AV] “This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; “ This was clearly shown at Philemon 2, “And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:”
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[2] False Religion Spreads False Doctrine and Practice:
INTRODUCTION:
Many religions teach a belief in a false god or gods or that the soul or some invisible part of a human that survives the death of the physical body. Some teach we should worship or venerate the instrument used to execute Jesus (Yeshua), the Isa, and much commerce is made by sales of replicas thereof, They use these and other false teachings, these false religions extract money from and exploit their members. They also wink at the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, practices such as immoral sex. Some claim their false god(s) demand money or other valuables to protect them, answer their prayers, or to build grandiose edifices or buildings, etc.
But the Bible does NOT teach any of these, they are all false. Let's start by examing two well known false god(s), the Triune god and the old middle eastern celestial Moon god, "Allah."
TWO FALSE GODS:
First it is important to realize there are many false gods of all types that are worshipped. Some individuals even worship money. To fully understand this statement we need to understand what worship means and to do so we need to look at its dictionary definition in a religious dictionary, and is, "homage rendered to God which it is sinful (idolatry) to render to any created being (Ex. 34:14; Isa. 2:8). Such worship was refused by Peter (Acts 10:25,26) and by an angel (Rev. 22:8,9).' [source - Easton's Bible Dictionary by M.G. Easton]. In fact, Jesus (Yeshua), the Son of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, showed even he should not be worshiped at Matthew 4:10-11, "Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him." (Authorized King James Bible; AV) .
Now why so many false gods? A very good question that the Bible answers at 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, "And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. 15 It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." (Authorized King James Bible; AV) ; and 2 Corinthians 4:4, "in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them." (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
Let's look at two examples, using the two largest religions, Catholic and Islam, as examples.
One, apostate (counterfeit) Christians claims to worship but in actuality does NOT; whereas, the other worships the old middle eastern celestial Moon god, "Allah."
Let's first look at so called Christianity who falsely claim to worship the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, but actually worships a hybrid three-in-one god known as the Trinity - no where mentioned in the Bible. To try and 'prove' this none Biblical god, Trinitarians use questionable translations of John 1:1, but conveniently miss the point that this is "a singular anarthrous predicate noun preceding the verb," that is, not just that the noun theos lacks the Greek definite article. Similar Greek construction such Mark 6:49,
Mark 11:32, John 4:19, John 6:70, John 8:44a, John 8:44b, John 9:17, John 10:1,
John 10:13, John 10:33, John 12:6 as usually have an inserted either an "a" or "an" there in most translations.
But we need not get so technical as a quick application of logic to the usual questionable translational construct for John 1:1 quickly shows that it can in no way support a trinity god. Let's look at why. John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.) (AV) - now to have a trinity of anything, one must have THREE like items and only two spirit creatures are mentioned, not three, hence no trinity. In addition, someone can NOT be with someone and be that person also.
Now how did this false god get into so called Christianity? Well it came about in 325 AD when a pagan Roman Emperor, Constantine, a wordhipper of the Unconquered Sun, wanted religious unity in his empire and called a church conference with the view of getting them to accept some pagan doctrines so he could bring about a fusion of so called Christianity with paganism. This council went on a very long time and through coercion and political skull drudgery he finally got most of the attendees, bishops, to go along with what he wanted. This amounted to most of the so called Christian church going apostate.[sources & references - Laing, Gordon Jennings. "Survivals of Roman Religion.". New York: Cooper Square Publishers. 1963, The Encyclopedia of Religions, Carter, Jesse Benedict. "The Religious Life of Ancient Rome: A Study in the Development of Religious Consciousness, from the Foundation of the City Until the Death of Gregory the Great." New York: Cooper Square Publishers. 1972. (page 16-19), Pelikan, Jaroslav. "The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition" (100-600). Chicago: U of Chicago P. 1971. Vol. 1 of "The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine." 5 vols., heraldmag.org., Morodenibig, Naba Lamoussa. "Light From the Trinities.", Edersheim Bible History (page 59-62), New Catholic Encyclopedia, (Vol. XIV, 306), International Encyclopedia of the Bible," Vol. 5, (page 3012), McClintock & Strong's Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Vol. 6, Lamson, Newton & Durant, Will, "Caesar and Christ," cited from Charles Redeker Caesar and Christ, W. Duran (page 595), ENCYLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, 11th Edition, Vol. 3, (page 366), Payne, Robert, "The Holy Fire: The Story of the Early Centuries of the Christian Churches in the Near East" (1957), BETHUNE-BAKER, J,F. "An Introduction to the Early History of Christian Doctrine". Methuen; 5th Ed., 1933, ENCYLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, 11th Edition, Vol. 3, (page 366); David, Francis and Blandrata, Georgio, "De falsa et vera unius Dei Patris, Filii, et Spiritus Sancti cognitone" [Latin](The False and True Knowledge of the Unity of God the Father, Son, and Holy spirit), 1566 A.D., by Francis David and others, Eklof, Todd F., "David's Francis Tower, Strength through Peace," (06-16-02), The New Encyclopedia Britannica: " Micropædia, Vol. X, p. 126. (1976), Parkes, James, "The Foundation of Judaism and Christianity," 1960, Durant, Will. "Caesar and Christ." New York: Simon. 1944. Vol. 3 of The Story of Civilization. 11 vols. 1935-75, and Durant, Will, "Age of Faith,"
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Let's next look at Islam who falsely claim to worship the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, but actually worship the old middle eastern celestial Moon god, "Allah."
Dr. Arthur Jeffery, one of the foremost Western Islamic scholars in modern times and professor of Islamic and Middle East Studies at Columbia University, notes:
<<"The name Allah, as the Quran itself is witness, was well known in pre-Islamic Arabia. Indeed, both it and its feminine form, Allat, are found not infrequently among the theophorous names in inscriptions from North Africa">> [source - Islam: Muhammad, and His Religion, New York: The Liberal Arts Press, 1958, p. 85.].
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, states, <<"The origin of this (Allah) goes back to pre-Muslim times. Allah is not a common name meaning "God" (or a "god"), and the Muslim must use another word or form if he wishes to indicate any other than his own peculiar deity">> [source - Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, I:326, Hastings.].
The Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, states, <<"The name Allah goes back before Muhammad">> [source - Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, I:41, Anthony Mercatante, New York, The Facts on File, 1983.].
And, <<"The word "Allah" comes from the compound Arabic word, al-ilah. Al is the definite article "the" and ilah is an Arabic word for "god." It is not a foreign word. It is not even the Syriac word for God. It is pure Arabic.">> [Reference - There is an interesting discussion of the origins of Allah, in "Arabic Lexicographical Miscellanies" by J. Blau in the Journal of Semitic Studies, Vol. XVII, #2, 1972, pp. 173-190.]
And, Neither is Allah a Hebrew or Greek word for God as found in the Bible. Allah is a purely Arabic term used in reference to an Arabian deity.
Hastings' Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics I:326, T & T Clark, states:
<<"Allah" is a proper name, applicable only to their [Arabs'] peculiar God.">>'
[source - Hastings' Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics I:326]
<<"Pre-Islamic Arabia also had its stone deities. They were stone statues of shapeless volcanic or meteoric stones found in the deserts and believed to have been sent by astral deities. The most prominent deities were Hubal, the male god of the Ka'ba, and the three sister goddesses al-Lat, al-Manat, and al-Uzza; Muhammad's tribe, the Quraysh, thought these three goddesses to be the daughters of Allah. Hubal was the chief god of the Ka'ba among 360 other deities. He was a man-like statue whose body was made of red precious stone and whose arms were of solid gold.">> [source - (George W. Braswell, Jr., Islam Its Prophets, Peoples, Politics and Power" [Broadman & Holman Publishers, Nashville, TN; July, 1996], p. 44]
<<"The old middle eastern Moon god who has gone by many names is still well venerated. This is shown by "The Archeology of The Middle East" which states, "The religion of Islam has as its focus of worship a deity by the name of "Allah." The Muslims claim that Allah in pre-Islamic times was the biblical God of the Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles. The issue is thus one of continuity. Was "Allah" the biblical God or a pagan god in Arabia during pre-Islamic times? The Muslim's claim of continuity is essential to their attempt to convert Jews and Christians for if "Allah" is part of the flow of divine revelation in Scripture, then it is the next step in biblical religion. Thus we should all become Muslims. But, on the other hand, if Allah was a pre-Islamic pagan deity, then its core claim is refuted. Religious claims often fall before the results of hard sciences such as archeology. We can endlessly speculate about the past or go and dig it up and see what the evidence reveals. This is the only way to find out the truth concerning the origins of Allah. As we shall see, the hard evidence demonstrates that the god Allah was a pagan deity. In fact, he was the Moon-god who was married to the sun goddess and the stars were his daughters.
Archaeologists have uncovered temples to the Moon-god throughout the Middle East. From the mountains of Turkey to the banks of the Nile, the most wide-spread religion of the ancient world was the worship of the Moon-god. In the first literate civilization, the Sumerians have left us thousands of clay tablets in which they described their religious beliefs. As demonstrated by Sjoberg and Hall, the ancient Sumerians worshipped a Moon-god who was called many different names. The most popular names were Nanna, Suen and Asimbabbar. His symbol was the crescent moon. Given the amount of artifacts concerning the worship of this Moon-god, it is clear that this was the dominant religion in Sumeria. The cult of the Moon-god was the most popular religion throughout ancient Mesopotamia. The Assyrians, Babylonians, and the Akkadians took the word Suen and transformed it into the word Sin as their favorite name for the Moon-god. As Prof. Potts pointed out, "Sin is a name essentially Sumerian in origin which had been borrowed by the Semites." [source - The Archeology of the Middle East]"[additional references - "South Arabia's stellar religion has always been dominated by the Moon-god in various variations" (Berta Segall, The Iconography of Cosmic Kingship, the Art Bulletin, vol.xxxviii, 1956, p.77).; Isaac Rabinowitz, Aramaic Inscriptions of the Fifth Century, JNES, XV, 1956, pp.1-9; Edward Linski, The Goddess Atirat in Ancient Arabia, in Babylon and in Ugarit: Her Relation to the Moon-god and the Sun-goddess, Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica, 3:101-9; H.J.Drivers, Iconography and Character of the Arab Goddess Allat, found in Études Preliminaries Aux Religions Orientales Dans L'Empire Roman, ed. Maarten J. Verseren, Leiden, Brill, 1978, pp.331-51); Richard Le Baron Bower Jr. and Frank P. Albright, Archaeological Discoveries in South Arabia, Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press, 1958, p.78ff; Ray Cleveland, An Ancient South Arabian Necropolis, Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press, 1965; Nelson Gleuck, Deities and Dolphins, New York, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1965).; Another Aramaic Record of the North Arabian goddess Han'Llat, JNES, XVIII, 1959, pp.154-55.">>[source - There is Only One True God by Iris the Preacher 2005.].
WORSHIP/VENERATION OF OBJECTS-A FORM OF FALSE WORSHIP:
Catholics and other apostate (counterfeit) Christans worship/venerate objects such as the cross which Jesus (Yeshua) is believed by some to have died on, but which was more likely to have been a straight piece of tree as the Romans executed none Romans on such so they could simply drop them in a slit trench. Of course such veneration is both Biblically wrong as shown at Isaiah 44:9-18, "They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit: and their own witnesses see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 10 Who hath fashioned a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed; and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; they shall fear, they shall be ashamed together. 12 The smith maketh an axe, and worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he drinketh no water, and is faint. 13 The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in the house. 14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir tree, and the rain doth nourish it. 15 Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it and worshippeth, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. 18 They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand." (Authorized King James Bible; AV) . Of course this also applies to statue idols, pictures, icons, etc.
Of course, this same false practice is found in Islam. How so? Members of Islam prostrate themselves and make prayers five times a day toward the Kabba in the city of Mecca, a man made large masonry building which they consider the 'holiest' place in Islam. They even go so far as to drape a large piece of cloth over it heavily inlayed with lots of gold.
And, the Bible goes on to show idolatry in any form is wrong at Acts 7:40- , "Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.'" (Authorized King James Bible; AV).
WORSHIP AND PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD:
False religion also misleads people with respect to death. They teach such things such as one has a soul that goes somewhere at death and some even teach that a certain sum of money must be paid to get him/her out of a mythical place called Purgatory. Yet the Bible clearly says at Ezekiel 18:4, "Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die." (Authorized King James Bible; AV) . This fact is further emphasized at Ecclesiastes 9:5 and 10, "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten." (AV) and "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." (AV) clearly emphasizing that we are a living soul, not that we have one. If the reverse were true, there would of course be no need for a resurrection as shown at Hebrews 6:1-2, "Wherefore let us cease to speak of the first principles of Christ, and press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 of the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment." AV); and 1 Corinthians 15:12 and 20-21, "Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?" (AV) , and "But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead." (But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead." (AV) , and 2 Corinthians 4:13-14, "But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak; 14 knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you." (AV); and Acts 17:13-14, " inasmuch as he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead." (AV). This all is in harmony with what was prophesied at Isaiah 25:8, "He hath swallowed up death for ever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it." (AV) .
And Muslims do not believe in the resurrection by the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, of his Son, Jesus (Yeshua), thereby denying the truth and showing they are not in harmony with John 8:32, "and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (Authorized King James Bible; AV) .
LUST FOR IMMORAL DEVIANT FORMS OF SEX:
Among both apostate (counterfeit) Christians and members of Islam some practice deviant forms of sex and both religious groups say this is wrong, but wink at its practice. On 11/02/2006, one leading Evangelical leader was uncovered to be publicly denouncing homosexuality as condemned at Romans 1:27, "and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due." (Authorized King James Bible; AV); here is the news account of this winking at wrong doing by The Rev. Ted Haggard, <<"CATHERINE TSAI, Associated Press Writer (11/03/2006), COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A leading evangelist and outspoken opponent of gay marriage has given up his post as president of the National Association of Evangelicals while a church panel investigates allegations he paid a man for sex. The Rev. Ted Haggard resigned as head of the 30 million-member association Thursday and also gave up leadership of his New Life Church pending the investigation into allegations he had monthly trysts with a gay prostitute over the past three years...
"I just know that there has been some admission of indiscretion, not admission to all of the material that has been discussed, but there is an admission of some guilt," Ross Parsley told KKTV-TV of Colorado Springs.
Parlsey did not elaborate, but in an e-mail addressed to congregants, he wrote that the church's four-member board of overseers had since met with Haggard. "It is important for you to know that he confessed to the overseers that some of the accusations against him are true. He has willingly and humbly submitted to the authority of the board of overseers, and will remain on administrative leave during the course of the investigation," the e-mail stated. A copy was obtained by KMGH-TV in Denver...
[outted by]Jones, who said he is gay, said he was also upset when he discovered Haggard and the New Life Church had publicly opposed same-sex marriage. "It made me angry that here's someone preaching about gay marriage and going behind the scenes having gay sex," he said.
Jones claimed Haggard paid him to have sex nearly every month over three years. He said he advertised himself as an escort on the Internet and was contacted by a man who called himself Art, who snorted methamphetamine before their sexual encounters to heighten his experience...
At the time, Haggard said that he believed marriage is a union between a man and woman rooted in centuries of tradition, and that research shows it's the best family unit for children.">> [[Note, the Los Angeles Times also had a very telling article on this, "Evangelical leader steps down amid allegations The Rev. Ted Haggard denies a man's public charges that the pastor of a mega-church had been paying him for sex. By Stephanie Simon, Times Staff Writer (11/03/2006).]].
Of course this is no isolated case. The cases are so numerous that the accounts would definitely fill a library rack many meters or yards long. Some references on this dysfunction would be "The Church and the Homosexual Priest Facing the challenges and accepting the gifts offered by homosexual priests in the Catholic Church" by James Martin - in The National Catholic Weekly, The Changing Face of the Priesthood, Rev. Donald B. Cozzens, Prince Charles Praises Openly Gay Anglican Priest, by Terry Vanderheyden, published Oct 11, 2006, by LifeSite News:, etc.
And this wrong practice is not limited just to apostate (counterfeit) Christians but the winking at violation of Romans 1:27 carries over into Ialam where gay members of Islam actually operate a web site implicitly implying Muhammad (pbuh) may have been gay, called Gay Egypt>com which states, "sponsors 3,500 forums for 175 million GAY muslims & their admirers across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, & Worldwide."
Gay Egypt said this of Muhammad (pbuh), <<"These essays reveal a forgotten history including the amazing saga of the Prophet Muhammad [(pbuh)]and Zaid Ibn Haritha. A story which has been suppressed in order to justify the persecution of gays in the name of Islam.
Zaid was a slave, a wedding gift from Muhammad's [(pbuh)'s] wealthy older bride Khadija, so there was no question of adultery under Sharia law. When the Prophet eventually freed Zaid, he proclaimed a formal partnership or union, equivalent to a marriage. Zaid became, in effect, a "male wife" who was equal in status to Khadija.
First with Zaid, and later with Ali, Muhammad [(pbuh)] formed a bond which was even closer than those of his ten "heterosexual marriages." Love that was tested through extreme adversity and martydom. [source - ]>>.
Of this organization, Newsweek said,<<"GayEgypt.com "pokes fun at Egypt's autocratic regime with an irreverence no domestic site would dare express,">>, and the The Middle East Times said, <<"GayEgypt.com has emerged as a key source of information and communication for the gay community in Egypt.">>.
Interestingly Islam is winking at this and doing nothing about Gay Egypt.com, nor are members of Islam protesting what most would take as a serious attack on their prophet's moral character; yet they rioted over silly cartoons of Muhammad (pbuh). Makes one wonder does it not?
CONCLUSION:
Apostate (counterfeit) Christians and members of Islam have been shown to practice what was shown as wrong in the Bible and to also wink, do little about or turn a blind eye to them, at these wrong practices.
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COMBINATION OF [1] THE SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY AND [2] False Religions of The World in Politics
[1] SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY [VOL. 379A]
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Revelation 18:4 – 5, [authorized King James Bible; AV]
The plagues spoken of will be visited on false religion at the conclusion of the end times, but now we should flee far from her per Isaiah 48:20, [AV] “Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.” This warning is made even clearer at Isaiah 52:11, [AV] “Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.” Yes, we should get out of her per 2 Corinthians 6:16 - 17, [AV] “And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,” And as 1 Timothy 5:24, [AV] “Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.”
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[2] False Religions of The World in Politics
INTRODUCTION:
False religion of all flavors, i.e., apostate (counterfeit) Christian, Islam, Buddhist, Devil Worshippers, etc., all meddle in politics around the entire world. Clearly false religion is identified as such by this looking to the politics of men to solve their problems and/or to gain power over others, and they forget what Jeremiah, the prophet of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, said long ago that is recorded at Jeremiah 10:23, "O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. " (Authorized King James Bible; AV) .
Why is the meddling in politics a characteristic of false religion that sets them apart from true religion? Let's look at 1 John 5:19, "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness." (AV), which clearly shows that the true followers of Jesus (Yeshua) and his Father, the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, would NOT be apart of the worldly political system. But they would be looking for the solution of this world's problems in the Kingdom of the true God (YHWH) of Abraham, Isaac, and Ishmael, creator of all there is, that all true followers of Jesus (Yeshua) pray for as he did at Matthew 6:9-10, "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.." (AV).
In fact, true followers of Jesus (Yeshua) are clearly warned to stay clear of the wicked political system of this world at James 4:4, "Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." (AV) ; and 1 John 2:15-16, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.." (AV) .
In fact, Jesus (Yeshua) said at John 17:16, "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world." (AV) , with respect his genuine (true) his footstep followers.
METTELING BY FALSE RELIGION RECOGNIZED I ASIAWEEK:
An article in the journal Asiaweek which basically confirms the fact that false religion and corrupt politicians meddles in each other's affairs as follows, <<"Across Asia and beyond, power-hungry leaders are cynically manipulating people's religious sentiments for their own needs.">> And the journal goes on to warn, <<"The world threatens to sink into madness.">> It also reports that a prominent religious leader in the United States said, <<"You've got to kill the terrorist before the killing stops." And his final solution? "Blow them all away in the name of the Lord."[source - Asiaweek]>>.
However, in contrast to this, the Bible clearly says at 1 John 4:20, "If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" (Authorized King James Bible; AV). In fact, Jesus (Yeshua), the Isa, plainly said at Matthew 5:44, "But I say unto you, 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;" (AV).
Clearly showing the intertwining between corrupt politicians and religions that think of and/or bless engaging in war.
TRUE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (YESHUA) DO NOT SEEK ASSOCIATION WITH CORRUPT WORLDLY SYSTEM:
The Bible clearly shows that genuine (true) followers of Jesus (Yeshua) do NOT seek association with the corrupt political system or religions that bless war at 1 Peter 4:3-4, "For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: 4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:" (AV) ; and 1 John 2:15, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." (AV); and 2 Timothy 2:22, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." (AV); and Psalms 26:4-6, "4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. 6 ¶ I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:" (AV) .
DO NOT IDOLIZE MEN AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Genuine (true) Christians do not idolize men or organizations in keeping with 1 Corinthians 10:14, "Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry." (AV): and Romans 1:25, "Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen." (AV); and Acts 12:21-23, "And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost." (AV); and Matthew 4:10 where Jesus (Yeshua) showed his kingdom was not this worldly system when he rejected Satan's offer of all the worldly kingdoms, but did NOT dispute that they belonged to Satan and that he could give then to whom he wanted, "Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." (AV) .
CONCLUSION:
This world is just plain and has as its unseen ruler, Satan the Devil, per John 14:30, "Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me." (AV); and 1 John 5:19, "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness." (AV); and Revelations 12:9, "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." (AV).
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