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Vol. 4 / Issue 50 / June 28 2001
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Editorial Download Palm Doc format Allah and Elohim - Are they same God? part 17 Download Palm Doc format News Items (Common to all issues) : Standing in the Gap - Fasting prayer on 12th Aug. 2008 Printed Version of the Magazine Download Articles in Handheld Computers Please Join us in "Peace Prayer Room" Your Spam Folder Hindi / Malayalam/Tamil Bible Online Free Tutorials for your Kids! Allah and Elohim - Are they the same God? Book Free E-Cards Online Games for you!
Editorial
Judges 6:3-6, "So it was, whenever Israel had sown, Midianites would come up; also Amalekites and the people of the East would come up against them. Then they would encamp against them and destroy the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep nor ox nor donkey. For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were without number; and they would enter the land to destroy it. So Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD."And in Judges 6:11, "Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites."We read in this passage that Gideon was trying to hide wheat from the Midianites. Why? Because Midianites were the enemy of Israelites and they used to come and destroy their crops and the produce of the earth. Gideon was afraid of them. So he was trying to hide wheat from them. Gideon was afraid that if the Midianites came and destroyed his crops and produce of earth then he and his family would be left with no food? He might have thought, "then I and my family will have to starve." Yes, it was quite natural for him to be in grip of fear. How many times we feel afraid when we do not have enough income and when we have huge bills to pay. How many times we feel devastated and despaired worrying about tomorrow. But God wants us to be in peace. He wants to remove all our fear and worries from our hearts and He wants to give perfect peace in our lives. When the Angel of God came to Gideon, he was afraid but when he spoke to him, his fear left him and he calls God, "The-LORD-Is-Peace." (Judges 6:24)I remember when my father was retired from his job we had no idea where to go and how to get money for our living. We were studying at that time and my father who was a big official in Govt. was laid off only with 3 days notice. One of my father's friends built his new house and invited us to stay in that house as long as we had no other place to go. So we went there and lived for almost one and half years without paying any rent. But many a times we had no money in our hand to purchase any food. Once we had limited quantity of flour and we five people had to eat. But every morning when my mother went to kitchen she prayed to God saying please bless my vessels and kneading bowl as the Bible says in Deuteronomy 28:5, "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl." And we experienced mighty miracles. We five ate many days with that limited flour and the cooking gas cylinder which usually used to go only for 15 to 20 days lasted for more than three months... Yes, there is a God who really cares for us. Are you worried how you will provide your family? How and from where the next meal will come on your table? Look to Jesus who is still alive. When He was in this world, He was moved with compassion for those who were needy and provided for them. When He saw multitudes with Him and having nothing to eat, He was moved with compassion and provided food for them. He can do the same thing for you.And further we read that how miraculously God saved Israelites through Gideon who was a man full of fear. He was afraid of the Midianites but only through three hundred people he could get victory over the Midianites, not because of his ability or because of his might, no, but because God gave him victory over the Midianites. The same God is still alive today and can give you victory over everything. No matter what your situation may be today or no matter how big an enemy you may be facing, God can deliver you and give you victory.
Allah and Elohim - Are they same God? part 17
By Sherly Isaac
According to Muslims and some translations of Quran angel Gabriel is considered as Holy Spirit. Is it a confusion of Allah or of people who think Holy Spirit is angel? Bible tells us that Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. The following is a portion of my conversation with one Muslim friend. MF is used for Muslim Friend and Me for me MF: Below are just a few Quranic verses speaking of "RUH" [i.e. spirit and Gabriel]. I hope that the verses will speak for themselves in disproving your [unintentional] misrepresentation of the Quran to support your Jesus = God case. Should you fail to see the proof in such verses, then I shall know that your article was not posted due to "unintentional" misunderstanding, but rather due to pre-meditated and evil reasons.Therein come down the angels and the Spirit [al-ruh] by Allah's permission, on every errand: [97:4]The Day that the Spirit [al-ruh] and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and he will say what is right. [78:38]The angels and the Spirit [al-ruh] ascend unto Him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years: [70:4] Me: I read all the verses very very carefully which you have quoted here. But I did not find any verse which says that Ruh = Muhammed or Ruh = Angel Gabriel... And I am sure it is not there in whole Quran. Because the meaning of RUH is purely SPIRIT. Yes, I agree with you that angels are spiritual beings and that they are spirits but it does not mean that they are Spirit of God. We also have a spirit (Human Spirit) does it mean that we are angels? NO. OK, let us go through your verses one by one: MF: Therein come down the angels and the Spirit [al-ruh] by Allah's permission, on every errand: [97:4] Me: It says "angels" and "the Spirit".. does not it differentiate between both angels and the spirit? MF: The Day that the Spirit [al-ruh] and the angels will stand forth in ranks, none shall speak except any who is permitted by (Allah) Most Gracious, and he will say what is right. [78:38] Me: It says the same thing!! MF: The angels and the Spirit [al-ruh] ascend unto Him in a Day the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years: [70:4] Me: It says the same thing and I think it is making it clear that angels and the spirit are different things. MF: Thou wilt not find any people who believe in Allah and the Last Day, loving those who resist Allah and His Messenger, even though they were their fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. For such He has written Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with a spirit [bi-ruh-in] from Himself. And He will admit them to Gardens beneath which Rivers flow, to dwell therein (forever). Allah will be well pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the Party of Allah. Truly it is the Party of Allah that will achieve Felicity. [58:22] Me: OK, now this verse says that, "and strengthened them with a spirit [bi-ruh-in] from Himself" Notice here, A spirit from Himself means "Spirit of God." So obviously it is not angel because it is Spirit of God. MF: He doth send down His angels with inspiration [bil-ruh] of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying) "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me." [16:2] Me: This verse says about angels with INSPIRATION and again it does not say that angels are spirit of God or angel Gabriel or Muhammed. MF: NOTICE THE "TO ANY OF HIS SERVANTS", NOT ONLY TO "JESUS" ABOVE. Me: If Holy Spirit is coming upon every servant of God, does it mean that Holy Spirit is Angel Gabriel? I think not! MF: With it came down the Spirit of Faith and Truth [al-ruh al-ameen], [26:193] Say, the Holy Spirit [ruh al-qudus] has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth, in order to strengthen those who believe, and as a Guide and Glad Tidings to Muslims. [16:102] Me: This verse simply talks about spirit of Truth i.e. Holy Spirit or Spirit of God. If you read all these verses you can notice that these verses are distinguishing the Spirit of God and angels.. MF: Then will Allah say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! recount My favour to thee and to thy mother. Behold! I strengthened thee with the holy spirit [bi-ruh al-qudus], so that thou didst speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel. And behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it, and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave. And behold! thou bringest forth the dead by My leave. And behold! I did restrain the Children of Israel from (violence to) thee when thou didst show them the Clear Signs, and the unbelievers among them said: This is nothing but evident magic.' [5:110] Me: Now notice, here it says Holy Spirit and the word in brackets are the same that was for Spirit of God. And the same thing Bible says that Jesus was anointed by the mighty power of Holy Spirit and did mighty miracles. When Holy Spirit (Spirit of God) comes upon a person he/she does mighty miracles by the mighty power of God. And it is happening even today itself. MF: You start by misleading the reader, as usual! Where in the world did I say [or any muslim for that matter] that ruh=Muhammad? Then you reiterate your false notion that there is no where in the quran where it says that ruh=gabriel! Let's see your misrepresentation and lack of understanding of the quran from your words:Therein come down the angels and the Spirit [al-ruh] by Allah's permission, on every errand: [97:4] Me: Can you please show me where it says Ruh= Gabriel? Gabriel is a "NAME" of an angel. Is it possible that a name can be spirit (ruh)? In every language there are two different words for "angel" and "spirit" like in
Standing in the Gap - Fasting prayer on 12th Aug. 2008
As the Bible says in Ezekiel 22:30 "So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it." And also the Bible says in Numbers 16:48, "And he (Aaron) stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped." We have fasting prayer every second Tuesday of each month. Our next fasting prayer meeting will be conducted on 12th Aug. 2008
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