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A Jewish Lie, and a Muslim Lie

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  A Jewish Lie, and a Muslim Lie (Is Ishmael  Really  A Wild Ass?)   Jews and Muslims have been lying about each other for millennia. Mind you, there's nothing wrong with their  scriptures . It's the  interpretations  thereof which are the problem. Muslims, for example, teach their children that all Jews and Christians must either  die , or convert. But the Holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, said that everyone who believes in the Jewish or Christian scriptures will be  saved!    Who's fooling who? Although few of you can read Arabic, I feel compelled to show you the Arabic text, which I will then translate for you:      As those of you who read Arabic know, this is translated:   "Those who believe * , and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabians, and who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve."  ...

What is a "Messiah"?

  What is a "Messiah"?   First of all, let us clear up our terminology. The Bible never uses the title "Messiah" to describe anyone who hasn't already come. The future savior of the whole world has no title in the Bible. Who is he (or she)? In the book of Matthew (24:27) it is said that the coming of the Son of Man shall be  "as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west" . Now, the horizon is about 3 miles away in every direction. Many Christians therefore believe that the Son of Man will be 6 miles long, flying under his own power. Is this reasonable? Perhaps. Zechariah (14:4) says that he will land on the Mount of Olives, causing what is usually interpreted as a massive earthquake. Maybe he is 6 miles long. What happens next, however, is not specified in scripture, but assumed by Christians to be true. A horrifying number of them believe that the 6-mile man will walk about in the world, ripping Jews and Muslims (and others)...

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  ARK OF SALVATION The above symbol shows that the historical relationship between the three western monotheistic faiths is not linear, but circular. Each one led inevitably to the next, and the last is entirely dependent upon the ongoing fulfillment of the prophecies of the first, now and forever. This completes the circle. These three faiths each emphasize rules of daily living, almost to the exclusion of the mystical aspects of religion. Adherents of the faiths have therefore developed mystical sects, which endeavor to bring their followers into direct contact with God. This may be protrayed graphically : In contrast, the religions of the Orient have tended to dwell extensively on the pathway to direct experience of God, a state they describe by various different names such as "Enlightenment". If, as a graphic expedient, we use the Yin Yang symbol to represent them all, then we have the complete relationship between East and West, for believers :   TABLE OF CONTENTS   ...