This next story about Abraham is one of my favorites. It is interesting because we see the stand that had to be taken while the possible loss could have been great. It is this lack of compromise in Abraham’s life that intrigues me because we see so much compromise within the church body today. I think the stakes were higher in Abraham’s time because the loss of life of one believer would have been catastrophic as there were not many “God as Creator” fearing believers among the people. Today it may be that greed and lust from people who have set themselves up as leaders in the body of Christ is causing compromise of ideas and principals in Christianity today. I will leave it to you to do the research on this ridiculous idea of Chrislam, a combining of Christianity and Islam to make one new world religion. Really this is more ridiculous then you may think and the cast of characters is a most surprising bunch. I have to say the bible is never wrong. If we adhere to the idea that the anti-christ is a man from Europe and that the Roman Catholic Church is the one world religion we will miss the truths revealed in the bible. However if we understand the role of Islam as the end-time beast, etc, then we will understand that the one world religion we have been expecting is probably Chrislam. In Hebraic prophecy we understand that a prophecy is given and then when the events unfold we can look back and see that this is what we were told, in other words, we understand by hindsight. In Greek, Christian, and Islamic prophecy, predictions are made then self fulfilled. Meaning we then try to act and move in a way to make the prophecy come to pass. This is not how Hebraic prophecy works. Therefore we know there is to be a one world religion at the end of the age, seeing Chrislam encompassing both Islam and Christianity seems to fit that prophecy. We will see soon enough. I do need to point out however that if you take up this compromise of Chrislam, you will be compromising yourself right out of the called, chosen, and faithful. As we say, many are called but few are chosen. Why? Although many may be called, only those who are found faithful until the end will be chosen by the Lord. There cannot be compromise in our lives, Jesus did not compromise for us, or make a deal with the devil for us, he stood strong. I will add more at the end on this subject.
Abraham stood strong as well. We do have some discrepancy between Jubliees and Jasher but looking at both books I tend to lean on Jasher as there are a lot of details in this story. Jubliees places Haran’s death in Terah’s house due to fire, Jasher places Haran’s death in the fire Nimrod built. Josephus says there is a monument made for Haran in Babylon, which would say that his death was Nimrod’s mistake, not his own. So we will look at the Jasher version of this account, keeping in mind that even though this is not in the bible we can learn a lot from it. We also have to keep in mind that many people stood, suffering hardships and near death and death experiences. Steven was stoned Peter Jailed, Paul was thrown to lions, spend a day in the ocean, stoned, whipped three times, beaten with rods, and jailed. Miraculous events seem to take place when people stand for the Lord. We have to make that determination in our lives; will we stand and not compromise? I know that I’d rather be counted among the legends of those who stood for God, rather than lost with the compromisers.
Jasher Ch 11:13 And in the fiftieth year of the life of Abram son of Terah, Abram came forth from the house of Noah, and went to his father's house.14 And Abram knew the Lord, and he went in his ways and instructions, and the Lord his God was with him.15 And Terah his father was in those days, still captain of the host of king Nimrod, and he still followed strange gods.16 And Abram came to his father's house and saw twelve gods standing there in their temples, and the anger of Abram was kindled when he saw these images in his father's house. 17 And Abram said, As the Lord liveth these images shall not remain in my father's house; so shall the Lord who created me do unto me if in three days' time I do not break them all.18 And Abram went from them, and his anger burned within him. And Abram hastened and went from the chamber to his father's outer court, and he found his father sitting in the court, and all his servants with him, and Abram came and sat before him. 19And Abram asked his father, saying, Father, tell me where is God who created heaven and earth, and all the sons of men upon earth, and who created thee and me. And Terah answered his son Abram and said, Behold those who created us are all with us in the house.20 And Abram said to his father, My lord, shew them to me I pray thee; and Terah brought Abram into the chamber of the inner court, and Abram saw, and behold the whole room was full of gods of wood and stone, twelve great images and others less than they without number.21 And Terah said to his son, Behold these are they which made all thou seest upon earth, and which created me and thee, and all mankind.22 And Terah bowed down to his gods, and he then went away from them, and Abram, his son, went away with him.23 And when Abram had gone from them he went to his mother and sat before her, and he said to his mother, Behold, my father has shown me those who made heaven and earth, and all the sons of men.24 Now, therefore, hasten and fetch a kid from the flock, and make of it savory meat, that I may bring it to my father's gods as an offering for them to eat; perhaps I may thereby become acceptable to them 25 And his mother did so, and she fetched a kid, and made savory meat thereof, and brought it to Abram, and Abram took the savory meat from his mother and brought it before his father's gods, and he drew nigh to them that they might eat; and Terah his father, did not know of it.26 And Abram saw on the day when he was sitting amongst them, that they had no voice, no hearing, no motion, and not one of them could stretch forth his hand to eat.27 And Abram mocked them, and said, Surely the savory meat that I prepared has not pleased them, or perhaps it was too little for them, and for that reason they would not eat; therefore tomorrow I will prepare fresh savory meat, better and more plentiful than this, in order that I may see the result.28 And it was on the next day that Abram directed his mother concerning the savory meat, and his mother rose and fetched three fine kids from the flock, and she made of them some excellent savory meat, such as her son was fond of, and she gave it to her son Abram; and Terah his father did not know of it.29 And Abram took the savory meat from his mother, and brought it before his father's gods into the chamber; and he came nigh unto them that they might eat, and he placed it before them, and Abram sat before them all day, thinking perhaps they might eat 30 And Abram viewed them, and behold they had neither voice nor hearing, nor did one of them stretch forth his hand to the meat to eat.31 And in the evening of that day in that house Abram was clothed with the spirit of God.32 And he called out and said, Wo unto my father and this wicked generation, whose hearts are all inclined to vanity, who serve these idols of wood and stone which can neither eat, smell, hear nor speak, who have mouths without speech, eyes without sight, ears without hearing, hands without feeling, and legs which cannot move; like them are those that made them and that trust in them.33 And when Abram saw all these things his anger was kindled against his father, and he hastened and took a hatchet in his hand, and came unto the chamber of the gods, and he broke all his father's gods.34 And when he had done breaking the images, he placed the hatchet in the hand of the great god which was there before them, and he went out; and Terah his father came home, for he had heard at the door the sound of the striking of the hatchet; so Terah came into the house to know what this was about.35 And Terah, having heard the noise of the hatchet in the room of images, ran to the room to the images, and he met Abram going out.36 And Terah entered the room and found all the idols fallen down and broken, and the hatchet in the hand of the largest, which was not broken, and the savory meat which Abram his son had made was still before them.37 And when Terah saw this his anger was greatly kindled, and he hastened and went from the room to Abram.38 And he found Abram his son still sitting in the house; and he said to him, What is this work thou hast done to my gods?39 And Abram answered Terah his father and he said, Not so my lord, for I brought savory meat before them, and when I came nigh to them with the meat that they might eat, they all at once stretched forth their hands to eat before the great one had put forth his hand to eat.40And the large one saw their works that they did before him, and his anger was violently kindled against them, and he went and took the hatchet that was in the house and came to them and broke them all, and behold the hatchet is yet in his hand as thou seest.41And Terah's anger was kindled against his son Abram, when he spoke this; and Terah said to Abram his son in his anger, What is this tale that thou hast told? Thou speakest lies to me.
Wait for it…..Terah continues
42 Is there in these gods spirit, soul or power to do all thou hast told me? Are they not wood and stone, and have I not myself made them, and canst thou speak such lies, saying that the large god that was with them smote them? It is thou that didst place the hatchet in his hands, and then sayest he smote them all.
Funny Terah knew his idols were not anything more than dumb.
43 And Abram answered his father and said to him, And how canst thou then serve these idols in whom there is no power to do any thing? Can those idols in which thou trustest deliver thee? can they hear thy prayers when thou callest upon them? can they deliver thee from the hands of thy enemies, or will they fight thy battles for thee against thy enemies, that thou shouldst serve wood and stone which can neither speak nor hear?44 And now surely it is not good for thee nor for the sons of men that are connected with thee, to do these things; are you so silly, so foolish or so short of understanding that you will serve wood and stone, and do after this manner?45 And forget the Lord God who made heaven and earth, and who created you in the earth, and thereby bring a great evil upon your souls in this matter by serving stone and wood?46 Did not our fathers in days of old sin in this matter, and the Lord God of the universe brought the waters of the flood upon them and destroyed the whole earth?47 And how can you continue to do this and serve gods of wood and stone, who cannot hear, or speak, or deliver you from oppression, thereby bringing down the anger of the God of the universe upon you?48Now therefore my father refrain from this, and bring not evil upon thy soul and the souls of thy household.49And Abram hastened and sprang from before his father, and took the hatchet from his father's largest idol, with which Abram broke it and ran away.
This is why Abraham is the father of many nations in the sense of believing. This is Abraham’s stand and The Book of Jasher shows the basic tenants of the Melchizedek priesthood, belief in the God who created the universe, fear of Him, walking uprightly, and our personal relationship with God. Quite simple, yet we complicate it in an effort to deceive ourselves so we can follow foolish lusts. This is why in the Leviticial order we have so many do’s and don’ts. Today we try to make a religion out of the Levitical laws to reconcile ourselves to God, however we cannot do it ourselves even if we kept every law we would just be a debtor to the law. This is why we needed a savior and one who fulfilled the law but was not of the law in his priesthood. A savior who’s priesthood preceded the law, combining kingship and priesthood together.
Terah tries to get Abraham killed. He doesn’t seem to value the life of his son more than his dumb idols. He also doesn’t fear God at all.
50And Terah, seeing all that Abram had done, hastened to go from his house, and he went to the king and he came before Nimrod and stood before him, and he bowed down to the king; and the king said, What dost thou want?51 And he said, I beseech thee my lord, to hear me--Now fifty years back a child was born to me, and thus has he done to my gods and thus has he spoken; and now therefore, my lord and king, send for him that he may come before thee, and judge him according to the law, that we may be delivered from his evil.52 And the king sent three men of his servants, and they went and brought Abram before the king. And Nimrod and all his princes and servants were that day sitting before him, and Terah sat also before them.53 And the king said to Abram, What is this that thou hast done to thy father and to his gods? And Abram answered the king in the words that he spoke to his father, and he said, The large god that was with them in the house did to them what thou hast heard.54And the king said to Abram, Had they power to speak and eat and do as thou hast said? And Abram answered the king, saying, And if there be no power in them why dost thou serve them and cause the sons of men to err through thy follies?
In wisdom Abraham did it again, this time to Nimrod. Abraham goes on to say
55 Dost thou imagine that they can deliver thee or do anything small or great, that thou shouldst serve them? And why wilt thou not sense the God of the whole universe, who created thee and in whose power it is to kill and keep alive?56 0 foolish, simple, and ignorant king, woe unto thee forever.57I thought thou wouldst teach thy servants the upright way, but thou hast not done this, but hast filled the whole earth with thy sins and the sins of thy people who have followed thy ways.58Dost thou not know, or hast thou not heard, that this evil which thou doest, our ancestors sinned therein in days of old, and the eternal God brought the waters of the flood upon them and destroyed them all, and also destroyed the whole earth on their account? And wilt thou and thy people rise up now and do like unto this work, in order to bring down the anger of the Lord God of the universe, and to bring evil upon thee and the whole earth?59Now therefore put away this evil deed which thou doest, and serve the God of the universe, as thy soul is in his hands, and then it will be well with thee.60And if thy wicked heart will not hearken to my words to cause thee to forsake thy evil ways, and to serve the eternal God, then wilt thou die in shame in the latter days, thou, thy people and all who are connected with thee, hearing thy words or walking in thy evil ways.61And when Abram had ceased speaking before the king and princes, Abram lifted up his eyes to the heavens, and he said, The Lord seeth all the wicked, and he will judge them.
Jasher 12:1-43 And when the king heard the words of Abram he ordered him to be put into prison; and Abram was ten days in prison.2 And at the end of those days the king ordered that all the kings, princes and governors of different provinces and the sages should come before him, and they sat before him, and Abram was still in the house of confinement.3 And the king said to the princes and sages, Have you heard what Abram, the son of Terah, has done to his father? Thus has he done to him, and I ordered him to be brought before me, and thus has he spoken; his heart did not misgive him, neither did he stir in my presence, and behold now he is confined in the prison.4 And therefore decide what judgment is due to this man who reviled the king; who spoke and did all the things that you heard.5 And they all answered the king saying, The man who revileth the king should be hanged upon a tree; but having done all the things that he said, and having despised our gods, he must therefore be burned to death, for this is the law in this matter.6 If it pleaseth the king to do this, let him order his servants to kindle a fire both night and day in thy brick furnace, and then we will cast this man into it. And the king did so, and he commanded his servants that they should prepare a fire for three days and three nights in the king's furnace, that is in Casdim; and the king ordered them to take Abram from prison and bring him out to be burned.7 And all the king's servants, princes, lords, governors, and judges, and all the inhabitants of the land, about nine hundred thousand men, stood opposite the furnace to see Abram.8 And all the women and little ones crowded upon the roofs and towers to see what was doing with Abram, and they all stood together at a distance; and there was not a man left that did not come on that day to behold the scene.
Now they figure out that Abraham was supposed to have been dead from shortly after birth.
9 And when Abram was come, the conjurors of the king and the sages saw Abram, and they cried out to the king, saying, Our sovereign lord, surely this is the man whom we know to have been the child at whose birth the great star swallowed the four stars, which we declared to the king now fifty years since.10 And behold now his father has also transgressed thy commands, and mocked thee by bringing thee another child, which thou didst kill.11 And when the king heard their words, he was exceedingly wroth, and he ordered Terah to be brought before him.12 And the king said, Hast thou heard what the conjurors have spoken? Now tell me truly, how didst thou; and if thou shalt speak truth thou shalt be acquitted.13 And seeing that the king's anger was so much kindled, Terah said to the king, My lord and king, thou hast heard the truth, and what the sages have spoken is right. And the king said, How couldst thou do this thing, to transgress my orders and to give me a child that thou didst not beget, and to take value for him?14 And Terah answered the king, Because my tender feelings were excited for my son, at that time, and I took a son of my handmaid, and I brought him to the king.15 And the king said Who advised thee to this? Tell me, do not hide aught from me, and then thou shalt not die.16 And Terah was greatly terrified in the king's presence, and he said to the king, It was Haran my eldest son who advised me to this; and Haran was in those days that Abram was born, two and thirty years old.
Nice dad, Terah. We might think we have nasty parents, well so did Abraham and Haran. Not only is Terah living in a land under Nimrod, a Hamite, instead of with the Shemites, he is serving a wicked king who leads people to sin. Then he turns in Abraham to the wicked king when Abraham exposes his foolishness, but then he lies and gets Haran in trouble with the king as well. What a slimy evil man. Haran actually wanted to follow the ways of Abraham.
17 But Haran did not advise his father to anything, for Terah said this to the king in order to deliver his soul from the king, for he feared greatly; and the king said to Terah, Haran thy son who advised thee to this shall die through fire with Abram; for the sentence of death is upon him for having rebelled against the king's desire in doing this thing.18 And Haran at that time felt inclined to follow the ways of Abram, but he kept it within himself.19 And Haran said in his heart, Behold now the king has seized Abram on account of these things which Abram did, and it shall come to pass, that if Abram prevail over the king I will follow him, but if the king prevail I will go after the king.
People make deals in their hearts all the time, this one got Haran killed. A bold stand would have spared him.
20 And when Terah had spoken this to the king concerning Haran his son, the king ordered Haran to be seized with Abram.21 And they brought them both, Abram and Haran his brother, to cast them into the fire; and all the inhabitants of the land and the king's servants and princes and all the women and little ones were there, standing that day over them.22 And the king's servants took Abram and his brother, and they stripped them of all their clothes excepting their lower garments which were upon them.23 And they bound their hands and feet with linen cords, and the servants of the king lifted them up and cast them both into the furnace.24 And the Lord loved Abram and he had compassion over him, and the Lord came down and delivered Abram from the fire and he was not burned.25 But all the cords with which they bound him were burned, while Abram remained and walked about in the fire.
This happened to some young boys in Babylon years later.
Dan 3:22-25 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.KJV
In the same land we have a similar incident and again God delivered his servants. It is amazing what we can learn from history.
26 And Haran died when they had cast him into the fire, and he was burned to ashes, for his heart was not perfect with the Lord; and those men who cast him into the fire, the flame of the fire spread over them, and they were burned, and twelve men of them died.27 And Abram walked in the midst of the fire three days and three nights, and all the servants of the king saw him walking in the fire, and they came and told the king, saying, Behold we have seen Abram walking about in the midst of the fire, and even the lower garments which are upon him are not burned, but the cord with which he was bound is burned.28 And when the king heard their words his heart fainted and he would not believe them; so he sent other faithful princes to see this matter, and they went and saw it and told it to the king; and the king rose to go and see it, and he saw Abram walking to and fro in the midst of the fire, and he saw Haran's body burned, and the king wondered greatly.29 And the king ordered Abram to be taken out from the fire; and his servants approached to take him out and they could not, for the fire was round about and the flame ascending toward them from the furnace.30 And the king's servants fled from it, and the king rebuked them, saying, Make haste and bring Abram out of the fire that you shall not die.31 And the servants of the king again approached to bring Abram out, and the flames came upon them and burned their faces so that eight of them died.32 And when the king saw that his servants could not approach the fire lest they should be burned, the king called to Abram, O servant of the God who is in heaven, go forth from amidst the fire and come hither before me; and Abram hearkened to the voice of the king, and he went forth from the fire and came and stood before the king. 33 And when Abram came out the king and all his servants saw Abram coming before the king, with his lower garments upon him, for they were not burned, but the cord with which he was bound was burned.34 And the king said to Abram, How is it that thou wast not burned in the fire?35 And Abram said to the king, The God of heaven and earth in whom I trust and who has all in his power, he delivered me from the fire into which thou didst cast me.
36 And Haran the brother of Abram was burned to ashes, and they sought for his body, and they found it consumed.37 And Haran was eighty-two years old when he died in the fire of Casdim. And the king, princes, and inhabitants of the land, seeing that Abram was delivered from the fire, they came and bowed down to Abram.38 And Abram said to them, Do not bow down to me, but bow down to the God of the world who made you, and serve him, and go in his ways for it is he who delivered me from out of this fire, and it is he who created the souls and spirits of all men, and formed man in his mother's womb, and brought him forth into the world, and it is he who will deliver those who trust in him from all pain.39 And this thing seemed very wonderful in the eyes of the king and princes, that Abram was saved from the fire and that Haran was burned; and the king gave Abram many presents and he gave him his two head servants from the king's house; the name of one was Oni and the name of the other was Eliezer.40 And all the kings, princes and servants gave Abram many gifts of silver and gold and pearl, and the king and his princes sent him away, and he went in peace.41 And Abram went forth from the king in peace, and many of the king's servants followed him, and about three hundred men joined him.42 And Abram returned on that day and went to his father's house, he and the men that followed him, and Abram served the Lord his God all the days of his life, and he walked in his ways and followed his law.43 And from that day forward Abram inclined the hearts of the sons of men to serve the Lord.
In the Melchizedek priesthood we see that if a servant takes a stand during persecution he will be delivered. We also see Abraham diverting worship from himself to God. He admonishes them to worship God as creator and to serve him. He tells them that God will deliver those who trust Him from pain. Abraham was given lots of wealth. It seems that at least at this point people feared God enough to give Abraham wealth. Maybe they felt a bit guilty over forsaking God the Creator.
Back in March we saw how Lucifer was known as the King of a Rock in Palestine. He is also called the King of Babylon. Although Nimrod is the King of Babylon at this time period in a physical sense, Lucifer is the spiritual king of Babylon. It was Lucifer and those demons in his command who encouraged people to turn away from God, staying in the land when they should have left, creating idols of wood and stone and worshiping them. It was Lucifer who seeing God’s plan for Abraham written in the stars tried to thwart it. Then again Lucifer and his demons tried to influence the rulers to try to kill Abraham for witnessing God as Creator. Lucifer’s name in Arabic is crescent moon. We should understand that today one religion uses the crescent moon as symbolism for their religion and their national flags. If Lucifer is said to be the king of the dome of the rock, and the king of Babylon, and his name means crescent moon, then isn’t it obvious that he is the god of the religion of Islam, which from the time of Abraham, persecutes those who stand for Yahweh? Understanding and interpretation is in hindsight, not in foresight. This is not a prediction that we try to make come to pass, molding our ideas to fit; it has been unfolding by itself for a long time. We humans have not understood it until the understanding has been revealed by Yahweh to us and then we can look back and see it. For over two thousand years, Lucifer was known in the mid-east as the crescent moon with the star. But in the west we haven’t understood that at all. Language barriers from the time of the tower of Babel have hindered our understanding; therefore we must be diligent to research. Now some people who have set themselves as leaders in the body of Christ want to combine Islam and Christianity. It is quite obvious that these individuals do not know their bibles, and do not study biblical text. It is clear that the devil has blinded the minds of those who are promoting Chrislam. So the wrap up, if your religion has a crescent moon involved in its symbolism, it’s time for a new religion.
The bible reviews Abraham’s time in Ur and his leaving with his family to Haran. Then Abraham goes on to Canaan.
Gen 11:26-12:6 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. 12:1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. KJV
End Notes:
Chrislam:
"This compromise is going to permeate Christianity," Van Impe said. "I'm calling for the old-time religion to be restored."God called me to preach. And I will not stand down for any man, for any church, for any Christian organization," he said.
The report noted that there are some Christian missionaries overseas who have "eliminated 91 verses in God's Holy Word because they wanted to please Islam and the Muslims."
Those references identify Jesus as the Son of God.
Other developments include moves by some Christian churches to remove clear Christian emblems such as crosses.
He said what churches need today is that "old time religion" and less "self-esteem psycho-babble."
Criticized on the program were recommendations attributed to Warren that churches change music to a contemporary rock style, eliminate hymnbooks and the choir, eliminate the Sunday evening or Wednesday prayer services, remove the word "church" and refer to it as a "campus," and reduce the use of the words "unsaved," "lost," "hell" and "heaven."
Other ministries have voiced criticism similar to Van Impe's.
Joe Schimmel, senior pastor of Blessed Hope Chapel in Southern California and chief of the Good Fight Ministries,openly has questioned whether church leaders are affirming Allah.
Schimmel, who is best known for "They Sold Their Souls for Rock n Roll," which exposes satanic influences behind much of yesterday and today's popular music and how it negatively influences youth, suggested in a WND column, "Could it be that we are witnessing the formation of the prophesied one-world religion under the Antichrist? (Revelation 13:1-18) "
He cited Brian McLaren of the emerging church movement, who planned for an Islamic Ramadan celebration. And he mentioned Warren's agreement to address the Islamic Society of North America, which "the Department of Justice categorized two years ago as a co-conspirator in financing a foreign terrorist group!"
Another church leader, Tony Campolo, "a proponent of the so-called 'evangelical left' claimed that 'even if' Muslims 'don't convert, they are God's people,'" Schimmel wrote.
"Even more chilling is the fact that over 300 prominent Christian leaders signed a letter issued by the Yale Center for Faith and Culture claiming that world peace is dependent on Muslims and Christians recognizing 'Allah' and 'Yahweh' as the same God. This letter, titled 'Loving God and Neighbor Together,' was written in response to a signed document by 138 Muslim leaders titled 'A Common Word Between Us and You.' McLaren, Warren, Robert Schuller and Bill Hybels were just several of the signatories to this outright betrayal of Christ!" he said.
TBN previously had a conflict over its intolerance for criticism of Islam.It was in 2006 when Hal Lindsey,WND columnistand one of the world's most popular non-fiction authors, clashed with the network because TBN wanted him to soften his views on Muslims. Lindsey refused.
Lucifer/the Crescent Moon:
Isaiah 14:12 identifies Lucifer as seen in the following;
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer (heylel), son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
The Hebrew word "heylel" (hay-lale' ) 1966 means: "light-bearer"
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer (heylel), son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
The Hebrew word "heylel" (hay-lale' ) 1966 means: "light-bearer"
1. shining one, morning star, Lucifer
a. of the king of Babylon and Satan (fig.)
2. (TWOT) 'Helel' describing the king of Babylon
In Arabic it is "hilal" and means "crescent moon." GO HERE
Islam's symbol is the crescent moon and a star. Did you know Islam is spoken of in Judges 8:21, 26 and Isaiah 3:18? Look at how they are identified as Midianites. Midyan (Midian) 4080 was the King of Arabia whose father was Abraham by Keturah.
Islam's symbol is the crescent moon and a star. Did you know Islam is spoken of in Judges 8:21, 26 and Isaiah 3:18? Look at how they are identified as Midianites. Midyan (Midian) 4080 was the King of Arabia whose father was Abraham by Keturah.
Origin of the Crescent and Star
Isaiah 14:12
How (EYK) art thou fallen (NAPHAL) from heaven (MIN) (SHAMAYIM), O Lucifer (HEYLEL),son of the morning! (SHACHAR) art thou cut down (GADA) to the ground (ERETS)which didst weaken (CHALASH) (AL) the nations (GOY)
The name Lucifer in Hebrew is HEYLEL . According to Strong Dictionary it means (brightness); the morning star: lucifer. The word HEYLEL in Hebrew has the same meaning in Arabic. HILAL (Arabic) : is an Arabic term, associated with the crescent moon, first developed in pre- Islamic Arabia.
The phrase in Isaiah 14:12 means the shining/brightness born of the morning/dawn. What is that shining brightness? It could be the rays of the sun but it could also be the day star or morning star, Venus, which is how some translations render it. In Latin, the word "Lucifer", meaning "Light-Bringer" (from lux, lucis, "light", and ferre, "to bear, bring"), is a name for the "Morning Star" (the planet Venus in its dawn appearances).
I am going to make this short and abreviate where I can and just post the scriptures location rather than the scripture itself for the essence of time and saving my wrists (carpal tunnel had surgery on both years ago - nerve damage) So if you have any questions or need more info I'll try to provide it as I can:
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| In Judges 8:21, the word used for crescent is saharon, which literally means crescent moon. It comes from the root of shar, which is literally used for the name of Satan in Isaiah 14 as Hilal ben Sahar. Hilal, or Heylal, is the word that the KJ Bible translates as Lucifer. The full phrase actually means "morning star/crescent moon", which is the very symbol of Islam. In other words, the symbol of Islam and the name of Satan are one and the same. The Hastings Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics confirms the fact that the Arab name Allah correlates to Bel: Allah is the pre-Islamic name corresponding to the Babylonian god known as Bel. Gideon was named Jerub-Ba'al - the one who contends with Ba'al (the moon god). Gideon also took the crescent ornaments that were on the necks of their camels - see Psalm 83:11 Connecting the Harlot to the Harlot of Rev 17 - (The destruction of Babylon Through the Messiah) - The connection of this to the Harlot of Babylon can be found in the context of Isaiah 45-47; "The Lady of Kingdoms" (Isaiah 47:5) a place that lives in pleasures (Isaiah 47:8) which no one sees and sins in secret (Isaiah 47:10). Such references must be lined to the Harlot of Babylon in Rev 17. Unlike the West, which sins in the open, Arabia practices its sins in secret. Christ Confronts Islam with the Trinity - see Isaiah 48:16 Crescent Moon - Satan's Image & Title - (additional info) - In Isaiah 14, we find the story of the sin and fall of Satan. Isaiah 14:12-14 provides a description of who Satan really is. In Hebrew,the name for Lucifer is 3 words: Heylal Ben Shahar. Translated fully this means "Shining One Son of the Morning Star" or "the Shining Brilliant One". Etymologically, Hebrew Halel corresponds to the Ugaritic hll which occurs in the follwing expressions, bnt hll snnt, Daughters of Brightness, swallow or perhaps "Shining Ones" and bnt hll b'l gml, Daughters of Brightness, Lord of the Crescent Moon. Hilal is an Arabic word that means Crescent moon. When we put the whole phrase together, Heylal Ben Shachar simply means Crescent Mooon, Son of the Morning Star" or in simpler terms a crescent moon with a star lingering over it, the very symbol and image of Islam. |
The above information is taken from Walid Shoebat's Book "God's War on Terror" - I thought it was very interesting and hope everyone else does too. Most of it is word for word but I didnt type out the scriptures like he did and if I could say what he wrote in a shorter way without altering what he said I did that too, but I didnt change what he said.
I posted this as a food for thought. I realize that being able to read the Bible knowing Hebrew and Arabic is interesting and in some ways simplifying. Wouldnt it be great to know the nuances and the little stuff like we know it in English.
Anyway - I just wanted to post it because I thought it was interesting!!
