On Dec 18, 4:00 pm, Wings of a Dove <noahdo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Muslim Encounters with Jesus
>
> '. . . more and more stories are coming out of closed countries of God
> supernaturally evangelizing Muslims through dreams and visions. Of the
> estimated thousands of new believers in Iran in the last few years,
> over half of them became believers after Jesus personally came to them
> in a dream or vision.' Wendell Evans of the Billy Graham Center's
> Institute for Muslim Studies refers to 'the frequency of re****ted
> dreams and visions of Christ among Muslims . . .' Source
>
> Hell
>
> Abdullah was a faithful Muslim. He lived just an hour's drive from
> Mecca, prayed in the mosque five times a day, practiced all the Muslim
> beliefs, and, of course, regularly visited Mecca. Like many Muslims,
> he was taught that Christians had evil spirits and that he must keep
> away from them.
>
> One night Abdullah dreamed he was in hell, burning in a blazing fire.
> The next morning, very worried, he prayed to Allah, 'I have done
> everything well; why would I go to hell?' During the following days he
> grew increasingly troubled. One night he was sleepless because of
> fear, when at midnight a bright light lit his room and a voice said,
> 'I am Jesus. Come to me. I am the way to heaven. Follow me and you
> shall be saved from hell.' Abdullah fell on his face crying and said,
> 'Please help me find you.'
>
> Within days Abdullah found a Christian Bible and began reading it. He
> soon committed his life to Jesus. Filled with joy, he started sharing
> his new-found faith with his family and friends. By his country's law,
> however, a Muslim who leaves his faith must be killed. Abdullah's
> family turned him over to the authorities. He was jailed and tortured
> for months.
>
> When Abdullah refused to deny Jesus, he was taken to the Sheria Court,
> where the most dangerous criminals are tried. The judge said to
> Abdullah, 'Deny your new beliefs and you will walk out a free man; if
> you don't, you will be beheaded.'
>
> 'I will never deny Jesus,' Abdullah replied, 'If you kill me I will go
> to heaven, but my blood will be on your hands.' Abdullah was sentenced
> to be beheaded the following Friday.
>
> He was returned to jail and bound hands and feet. On the day of his
> execution, however, no one turned up. Next Monday morning the guards
> removed his chains saying, 'Run you demon, we do not want to see you
> again.' Unable to believe his ears, Abdullah asked for an explanation.
> The guards said that on the day Abdullah was to be executed the
> judge's son had suddenly died. As a result the judge reversed his
> decision.
>
> Like most Saudis, Abdullah was from a wealthy family and had
> everything he needed. Not only was he rejected by his family, he had
> no source of income, and could not get a job because he was considered
> a betrayer. All of his identification papers were taken from him and
> he could have been arrested again at any time. And yet despite this
> pressure Abdullah continued to live for several years in Saudi Arabia,
> actively telling others about Jesus. Source
>
So the upshot of this message is, turn to Jesus and you will spend
months being tortured for no good reason, other than if you repudiate
Jesus you'll be tortured eternally. What kind of nutcase God would
even think of such a thing?
You're not going to make many converts with an offer like that.
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