The Wild Man
Genesis 16:11-12
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The “Wild Man” is loose on the earth and fulfilling Bible prophecy daily. He has always been here, but today he is ACTIVE. We can call him Ishmael; we can identify him, his descendants, ideologically and spiritually. He is no longer frozen in the Middle East, but has spread, even to a new friend in the White House. At one time the USA was a friend to Israel. The shadow of the wild man has arrived on our scene, within our coasts, but once the wild man’s influence permeated our government that friendship changed to suspicion and opposition. We MUST remember, God promised a blessing or cursing based upon how any country or individual treated Israel!
The WILDMAN has constantly tried to gain a foothold of credibility and presence in our country. He was slowly making progress until 9/11, but once his agenda became clear our government and people quickly sought to close off his easy access. This was the 9/12 mentality. Times change however; in the last year his avarice has increased, his cunning doubled and his cause advanced; in the last year he has made progress into the heart of our country and the life of its citizens, and now we find ourselves back in the 9/10 mentality, and worse.
Since 9/11 we have learned a new vocabulary:
We have learned Islam, Mohammad, Allah, Jihad, Taliban, and al Qaeda.
Previous to 9/11 these were silly words, irrelevant words, words used by missionaries or foreigners with towels on their heads and beards. We didn’t know these words nor did we care. That is a luxury that we can no longer afford.
These “wild men” are a faceless enemy; they wear no uniform and they fight dirty. Can I make an observation? They do have faces; faces that we can see and they walk among us! Not only do they walk among us with equality, they have garnered a preferred status! They have more protection than you or I have as Christians! What scares me is that they have infiltrated our healthcare institutions; today we call them our “Doctors” and nurses! These wildmen now surround us in ever increasing numbers as we go to work, play and do our daily business. At this point in time they are non-violent, let us hope they stay that way, but don’t be taken in! The warning flags are waving!
As for the so called Radicals; they now have special rights! They enjoy these privileges in our courtrooms! Can you believe that we are so foolish to have given them a stage to act out their hatred and murder; to brag about their foul deeds in public court? And the world laughs at our lack of will and interprets it as weakness! We say, “Sure Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, come in and enjoy our freedoms, our courts and juries after you tried to destroy them down the street!” Can we no longer deport anyone?!
These “Wildmen” have taken up residence in Congress [Keith Ellison of Minnesota, took his oath of office on the Koran! By the way, who allowed that? America should decide what you swear upon, not the elected one], and they are in our military, but we had better not profile one! It might be the end of your career! You might be prejudiced or politically incorrect even if you are right! The polls this week reveal that more Americans call what Nidal Malik Hasan did at Ft. Hood a crime than call it terrorism, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. It walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...and yet, our Major News outlets have taken cover with the pre-9/10 mentality of saying, “Duck? What duck?”
Political correctness permeates the workplaces, the media, government, and sadly, many churches. And it is going to be the end of us as a nation if we don’t wake us and start making changes fast.
It’s more important to be correct than politically correct. The Bible indicates that if a nation has been given much light from God and then rejects that light, God will give them a mind that cannot even comprehend what is in its best interest.
Our country is doing things that just don’t make sense! However, the Bible does warn us that in the last days things will become confusing and that nations who once were blessed of God will do things that are counterproductive even to the point of facing their own destruction.
And don’t think this is about Radical Muslims or Moderates; Hasan was an average Moderate Muslim until he came under pressure, then what was deep inside came gushing out. I wonder, what will happen when the entire country of America is squeezed?
The media in our country and world leaders in the UN have made it clear, it isn’t about Islam. Why, don’t you know? True Islam is peaceful and harmless, they say.
I find the comments of Salmon Rushdie, a Muslim sentenced to death by Muslim clerics over his 1988 book, “The Satanic Verses” very interesting. Rushdie said after 9/11, “The trouble with this …disclaimer is that it isn’t true. If this isn’t about Islam, then why the worldwide Muslim demonstrations in support of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda?” [as quoted in “Israel My Glory” (March/April 2002) p. 7]
In commenting on the 2001 terrorist attacks on the USA, Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham, said of Islam, "I don’t believe this is a wonderful, peaceful religion. When you read the Koran and you read the verses from the Koran, it instructs the killing of the infidel, or those that are non-Muslim." He went on to say, "It wasn’t Methodists flying into those buildings, it wasn’t Lutherans, it was an attack on this country by people of the Islamic faith." [as quoted by Andrew Webb. “A More Realistic Assessment of Islam.” PCA News.com].
In like fashion Chuck Colson has commented, “The Truth is that bin Laden and his followers did not hijack Islam; they simply took it seriously.” They are the conservatives who believe and practice their book. This is scary when you see our nation falling for the politically correct notion that we should embrace people of this faith as long as they are not radical. Bush 43 recognized and celebrated Ramadan for PC purposes, and many who call themselves conservatives have bought the lie that Islam is fundamentally a peaceful religion. It is not.
While the overwhelming majority of Arabs are Muslim, most Muslims are not Arab. Although Islam had its origins in the Middle East, the four largest populations of Muslims are Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today (there are between 1.2 and 1.5 billion Muslims in the world, nearly 25% making it the 2nd largest religion after Christianity at about 33%).
v. 10 Geographically, about 1/3rd of the land is Arabic or controlled by Arabs. In America, they’re at least 7 million and quickly rising.
There were 11,000 converts to Islam each year in the United States in the early 90s (Newsweek, Oct. 30, 1995) and 90% of them are among the black population.
Islam, like Judaism traces its lineage to the patriarch Abraham. The Arabs, however, trace their lineage to the firstborn son of Abraham by Hagar, Ishmael. The Jews trace their lineage to Isaac, the son of Abraham and Sarah who had been promised by God. The war in the Middle East today can be traced back to this Biblical story of who really is the rightful son of Abraham. The truth about the Middle East is that the Palestinians and surrounding Muslim nations will never make a genuine and lasting peace with Israel. They don’t want peace – they never wanted peace – they want Israel, all of it, and its inhabitants and supporters dead. And we’re all infidels [unbelievers] to them.
The word Islam, meaning submission, says much about the attitude of the followers of Islam.
And while they are among us, they are not of us. Even if not spoken aloud, they have a strong opinion of us and have little or no loyalty to our nation.
Ill.—USA Today published a survey taken of Arab Muslims living in the U.S. concerning their attitude toward the war in Iraq, terrorism, etc. 82% said they would not be willing to allow their son or daughter to fight for this, their country which they have taken an oath to defend. They should be deported if they answer this way. Over ½ stated they would not support war w/ any Arab nation for any reason. By the way, that survey was taken before the first invasion of Iraq [2/6/91]. Much has changed since then!
Let’s be clear: not every Muslim is a terrorist or a terrorism supporter, but almost every terrorist today is a Muslim! And because of what the Koran says, every Muslim is high risk to one day rise up against us.
And the wild men following this belief system are convinced that the moment they blow themselves up, taking ‘infidels’ with them, they will be transported to a heaven where 72 virgins will satiate their lusts and food and drink will satisfy their every appetite. This is why some of the 9/11 terrorists were frequenting porn shops just before their attacks…they were preparing for their move to ‘paradise.’ Major Hasan was visiting strip clubs just before his rampage.
True Christianity is spread by love and choice – Islam is spread by sword and force.
It is true that some Muslims, like Christians, are willing to die for their faith. Some unfortunately, are also willing to kill for it. In fact the one sure way of earning salvation as a Muslim is to die as a martyr for the faith. They believe that just as Mohammed was whisked immediately to heaven and given several maidens, so will it be done for those who die for the cause of Islam. Those who attacked the World Trade Center and engaged in other acts of terrorism were acting in full accord with the tenets of Islam and the teachings of the Koran. The West, the United States in particular, is seen as corrupting the entire world and worthy of death. The U. S. policy of befriending Israel is particularly seen as harmful to the Muslim people and their cause. The principle of Jihad, or “holy war” is taught in the Koran as a viable tool for the cause of Islam. Evangelism is not so much by the word as it is with the sword. The followers of Mohammad have been the most violent people in the history of the world, and continue to be so to this day — a fact well attested to in history. Jesus taught that we are to love the sinner. Mohammed taught that the infidel must be killed if he refuses to convert.
Whether you realize it or not, America is at war. How severe will this war be, how long will it last, how many lives will it cost, what form will it take?…these are questions that no one can answer. But make no mistake about it--we are fighting for our way of life, we are fighting for survival. We are fighting against people who are willing to kill us any way they can. We are not playing on a level playing field, as was proven in the Gulf war, we are not allowed to give out Bibles in their lands, even to our own troops, yet they are allowed to build Mosques in our country. And in NYC, Muslim children are allowed to pray in their custom, while our kids cannot.
Now, what about the theory that President Barack Obama is a Muslim? In short I would say that he is not, but that he might as well be. Watch this video made by a group who believes he is Muslim. Some of it is inaccurate, some out of context, but there is still so much truth in it that will frighten you out of your skin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCAffMSWSzY
We do not endorse this video as truth...only as eye opening as it applies to the friend of Islam that our president is. We used to be the friend of Israel. God has promised either a blessing or a curse based on which direction we go from here.
[Some of this material from an excellent sermon courtesy John Hamby, with add’l thoughts from Herb Braille.]
http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WildMan.html
