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Khalil (Egypt) Khalil started memorizing the Qur’an at a very early age and developed what he called a love for the word of God.  As he grew older, he started reading books on Islam and the interpretation of the Qur’an.  By sorting out Muslims from non-Muslims according to the Qur’an’s teaching, he ended up considering his own parents infidels.  Little things such as a woman not wearing a veil would make her a non-Muslim according to the way he understood the Qur’an.  If a man didn’t grow a beard he would be considered a non-Muslim.  He considered the Christians his worst enemies and started getting involved in attacks against Christians and churches.  The Islamic Group, dedicated to the overthrow of the secular government of Egypt and the installation of a strict Muslim government, recruited him into their ranks, appointing him as a local leader. His group became involved in k...

Watch this video and see that the Bible tells us the true fact, not fiction. The Exodus Decoded is a documentary film that aired on April 16, 2006, on The History Channel. The program was created by Israeli-Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici and the producer/director James Cameron . The documentary explores evidence for the Biblical account of the Exodus. Its claims and methods were criticized by Biblical scholars and mainstream scientists. Jacobovici suggests that the Exodus took place around 1500 BC, during the reign of pharaoh Ahmose I , and that it coincided with the Minoan eruption . In the documentary, the plagues that ravaged Egypt in the Bible are explained as having resulted from that eruption and a related limnic eruption in the Nile Delta , similar to what occurred in the 1980s at Lake Nyos in Cameroon . While much of Jacobovici's archaeological evidence for the Exodus comes from Egypt, some comes from Mycenae on mainland Greece, such as a gold ornament tha...

.1. False Bible teachers would be money hungry . They would be smooth talkers, have many followers, and slur the Christian faith (2 Peter 2:1-3) 2. Homosexuality would be increasingly evident at the end of the age (2 Timothy 3:3) 3. Earthquakes would be in diverse places (Matthew 24:7) 4. Stress would be part of living (2 Timothy 3:1) 5. Many wars would erupt (Matthew 24:6) 6. People would forsake the Ten Commandments as a moral code, committing adultery, stealing, lying, and killing (Matthew 24:12) 7. There would be a cold religious system, in denying God's power (2 Timothy 3:5) 8. Men would substitute fantasy in place of Christian truth (2 Timothy 4:4). This is so evident at Christmas when the birth of the Savior is lost behind the myth of Santa Claus. 9. Deadly diseases would be prevalent (Matthew 24:7). The worldwide increase in AIDS deaths is almost inestimable. Over 160,0...

There are Many things we do in life knowingly or unknowingly. Its some time very disturbing, and frustrating. But have you ever thought of why things have not been the way you think and expect them to happen? There are few things that Christians have forgotten to follow. It is nothing but Godly wisdom. Proverbs 3:1-10 Talks about Most Important principles that every Christian do to inherit prosperity, peace and recognition from God. Lets take a look at few verses; 1.My son, do not forget my teaching,      but keep my commands in your heart, = Complete Priority to God's Word 2  for they will prolong your life many years      and bring you peace and prosperity. = Complete Life, Peace, and prosperity will come 3  Let love and faithfulness never leave you;      bind them around your neck,             = Complete Love and Faithfulness to God's word   ...

In the book of Daniel, chapter 2, Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar had a disturbing dream. Asking for the dream to be interpreted, he gathered all his magicians, astrologers, sorcerers, and the Chaldeans for them to interpret the dream. As if interpreting the dream itself wasn't difficult enough, Nebuchadnezzar asked them to not only interpret the dream, but to tell him what he'd dreamed! This, of course, presented quite a problem. All the king's interpreters told him only the gods could reveal such things to him which angered him greatly. He issued a decree that all his interpreters be killed for failing to interpret the dream, including Daniel and his fellows. Daniel appeared before Nebuchadnezzar after hearing the decree had been issued, promising he would return to him and interpret the dream. After Daniel entered a period of prayer, God revealed the dream to Daniel in the night and Daniel praised Him for it. Returning b...

There is no doubt that world war will be a part of the future. Christ plainly taught that there would be war prior to His return ( Matthew 24:4-31 ). Some hold that He spoke generally of the Church age in verses 4-14 and spoke of the tribulation period starting at its mid-point in verses 15-31. Others believe that Christ spoke of only the seven-year period known as the tribulation in verses 4-31. Though verses 4-14 do seem to be giving general descriptions, they parallel the description given early in Revelation 6 , which records details concerning the beginning of the tribulation. Matthew 24:6-7 says there will be "wars and rumors of wars...For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes." Here, Christ makes it very clear that war will play a significant role in the last seven years prior to His return. To be more specific, the future does hold at least one more world war. There is...

Biblical archaeology is the science of investigating and recovering remains of past cultures that can validate, or at least shed new light on, the biblical narrative. Biblical archaeology involves the study of architecture, language, literature, art, tools, pottery and many other items that have survived the ravages of time. For almost two hundred years, those who study biblical archaeology have been working in the Middle East in their quest to recover the past. There have been thousands of archaeological finds that have advanced the study greatly, but some are more significant than others. Some of these finds have been the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Tel Dan Inscription, the Caiaphas Ossuary, the Crucified Man, the Ketef Hinnom Amulets, the House of God Ostracon, and the Pilate Inscription. Let’s briefly look at each one of these to see why they are significant. Dead Sea Scrolls : One of the most important finds of in the field of biblical archaeology is the discovery of the...

Chariot Wheels found at the bottom of the Red Sea -- See pictures below and the route You will be surprised to see proof of Pharaoh's chariot and bones of horses and men found in the Red Sea. Evidence of the crossing of the Red Sea . PARTING OF THE RED SEA Pharaoh's drowned army. Confirmation of the actual Exodus route has come from divers finding coral-encrusted bones and chariot remains in the Gulf of Aqaba . ONE of the most dramatic records of Divine intervention in history is the account of the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt The subsequent drowning of the entire Egyptian army in the Red Sea was not an insignificant event, and confirmation of this event is compelling evidence that the Biblical narrative is truly authentic. Over the years, many divers have searched the Gulf of Suez in vain for artifac...

The Bible addresses many basic issues of life and death, of the present and the future, and so it is difficult to select just one theme as the main one. Students of the Bible have generally grouped the leading topics treated in the Bible under two main heads. Let's look briefly at both of them. The first school suggests that the main message of the Bible is the wonderful presentation of salvation . The good news of salvation in Jesus Christ is the fundamental message of the Scripture. Under this head there are many basic truths: God created a majestic universe and crowned it by forming the first man and woman in sinless perfection. Adam and Eve succumbed to temptation from Satan, and fell into sin and shame. The consequences of sin are obvious, but people everywhere still love to rebel against God. Yet God did not abandon humanity on its course to destruction. He chose one people to demonstrate his special care and from them to provide a Savior for th...

The Bible was not written in one specific year or in a single location. The Bible is a collection of writings, and the earliest ones were set down nearly 3500 years ago. So let's start at the beginning of this fascinating story. The first five books of the Bible are attributed to Moses and are commonly called the Pentateuch (literally "five scrolls"). Moses lived between 1500 and 1300 BC, though he recounts events in the first eleven chapters of the Bible that occurred long before his time (such as the creation and the flood). These earliest accounts were handed on from generation to generation in songs, narratives, and poetry. In those early societies there was no writing as yet and people passed on these oral accounts with great detail and accuracy. The earliest writing began when symbols were scratched or pressed on clay tablets. The Egyptians refined this technique and developed an early form of writing known as hieroglyphics. The Bible tells us ...

Many people contributed to the writing of the Bible. Actually, the Bible is a collection of writings from about forty contributors, thirty in the Old Testament and ten in the New Testament. For example, the Psalms are a collection of the works of several authors, of whom David, the "sweet singer of Israel", is the best known. But psalms were also written by Moses, by Asaph, by a man named Ethan, and by the sons of Korah. The accounts which have been preserved in the Old Testament date from the earliest times and were both written down and communicated orally. As time passed, they were collected together and received by the Hebrews as coming to them by God's mandate. The prophets transmit God's message to humans, while many of the Psalms articulate cries of people to God. Both types of writing are preserved in the Bible as part of God's message to mankind. The New Testament stories and teachings were widely circulated among the early Christia...

The Bible is the account of God's action in the world, and his purpose with all creation. The writing of the Bible took place over sixteen centuries and is the work of over forty human authors. It is quite an amazing collection of 66 books with very different styles, all containing the message God desired us to have. This compilation of booklets contains an astonishing variety of literary styles. It provides many stories about the lives of good and bad people, about battles and journeys, about the life of Jesus, and about early church activity. It comes to us in narratives and dialogues, in proverbs and parables, in songs and allegories, in history and prophecy. The accounts in the Bible were not generally written down as they occurred. Rather they were told over and over again and handed down through the years, before evetually being written down. Yet the same themes may be found throughout the book. Along with the diversity there is also remarkable unity th...

In what language was the Bible first written? The first human author to write down the biblical record was Moses. He was commanded by God to take on this task, for Exodus 34:27 records God's words to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." And what language did he use? He wrote in his native language, called Hebrew . Hebrew is one of a group of languages known as the Semitic languages which were spoken throughout that part of the world, then called Mesopotamia, located today mainly in Iraq. Their alphabet consisted of 22 letters, all consonants. (Imagine having an alphabet with no vowels! Much later they did add vowels.) During the thousand years of its composition, almost the entire Old Testament was written in Hebrew. But a few chapters in the prophecies of Ezra and Daniel and one verse in Jeremiah were written in a language called Aramaic. This language became very popular...

Once 'dead' language brings Israel to life Hebrew: After 1,700 years, a revived language becomes a common thread knitting together a nation of immigrants with little in common except religion.   April 26, 1998 | By Dan Fesperman | Dan Fesperman,SUN FOREIGN STAFF Contributors to this section; Sun research librarians Paul McCardell, Jean Packard and Andrea Wilson, and news intern Brenda Santamaria, contributed to these articles.   JERUSALEM - It was a dead language, an 8,000-word relic. And as 19th-century Jewish pilgrims began settling the hills and valleys of what would become Israel, the status of Hebrew seemed like that of the crumbling Roman aqueducts strung across the landscape - interesting to study but unfit for restoration. Theodor Herzl, the father of Zionism, felt that way, wanting no part of a language that you couldn't even use to buy a train ticket. Use German or English, he said, or both. <script type=\"text/javasc...

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.” ( Matt. 24:32-33 ) Many students of prophecy identify the Lesson of the Fig Tree in Matt. 24 as a reference to Israel. While the fig tree is often used to symbolize Israel, this is not one of those times. The fig tree is one of the last trees to bud in the spring, so when it begins to get leaves people know that summer is right around the corner. There’ll be no more false starts, no more cold snaps. Summer is now certain and soon. Jesus used this analogy to tell people who’ll be on Earth at the time that when they see the things he described beginning in Matt. 24:15 , they’ll know that His coming is really near. Earlier in Matt. 24 He had told them that wars and rumors of war will be characteristic of the age ( Matt. 24:6 ), and that t...