The hand of the World's Doomsday Clock was pushed forward to 7 minutes before midnight, in the year 2002, and since then the world has seen many more upheavals. We are hearing of figures from the seculars, as well as the religious ones, speak of the end of this world.

In Iran they have a new "messiah' hotline that the people can call, or they can log on to "Bright Future News Agency" to get the latest religious readout, all a part of a new effort in Iran to spread the message of the imminent return of the Madhi, the 12th Imam who is expected to return to impose justice and spread peace. People are anxious to know when and how will he arise; what they must do to receive this worldwide salvation, says Ali Lari, a cleric at the Bright Future Institute in Iran's religious center of Qom. While he waits, Morteza Rabaninejad sits at a new computer with a new telephone and a new headset, and he answers about five calls a day, and about 10 letters a day. In Iran, the theologians say end-of-times beliefs appeal to one-fifth of Iranians.

I would like to take time today, to call Muslims back to the God of Abraham, the true God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, for there are many lessons to be learned here. We need only to look back into earth's history to see that it does not take long for man to forget God or to lose his way. Men need to be constantly called back to God. The God of Abraham, the Creator of Heaven and earth, is calling his children to come home! In every age God has preserved a remnant of his people to serve him, from the time of Adam, Seth, Enoch, Methuselah, Noah, and Shem, were an unbroken line of people revealing his will. Abraham, the son of Terah, became the inheritor of this unbroken trust, idolatry had invited him on every side, but in vain, for he was faithful to God, and he adhered to the worship of the one true God.

Abraham's great faith is one of the most striking things in all of the bible, because God told Abraham to leave his home in Ur, Mesopotamia, which is now in Iraq, and to go to a strange land where God would show him, a place where he had never been before. Abraham somehow, must be separated from his early life, away from the influence of family and friends, for they might interfere with the training that God was planning to give to him, his servant. When Abraham left Ur, he went with his father, his wife Sara, which was also his half sister, and Lot, his brother's son. Abraham must dwell amongst strangers, where he could not even explain his actions to be understood by friends. Spiritual things are spiritually discerned, and not understood by his idolatrous kindred. Our kindred do not necessarily follow the right path, and they are not often a good influence upon us, even though they may have been a help to us in time of need. Abraham was willing to leave home , family and friends, to do what God was calling him to do, and he was willing to go where ever God was calling him to go.

If God called upon you to do the same thing, to leave family and friends, and to go to a strange country and to live amongst strangers; could you do that for him? Abraham was obedient to God and this is why God loved him so and entrusted him with so much. Few people have had this kind of faith in God, and are willing to put their lives in his hands. He did not ask the soil was fertile, if the climate was healthful, or if there would be agreeable surroundings, or opportunities to amass wealth. God had spoken, and his servant must obey, for that is the happiest place on earth for any of us to be. Many of us are still being tested as Abraham was tested, even today.

God's children do not always hear God speaking from the heavens, but he calls them by the teachings of his word, and the events of His providence. They may be required to abandon a career that promises wealth and honor, to leave congenial and profitable associations, and to separate from kindred, and to enter upon a path that seems to lead to self denial, hardship, and sacrifice. God has a work for them to do, but a life of ease and the influence of friends and kindred would hinder the very traits essential for its development. He calls them away from human influences and aid, and God lead them to feel the need of His help, and to depend upon him alone, that he may reveal himself to them. Who is willing to accept new duties and enter untried fields, doing God's work with a willing heart?

Abraham was born in Ur in 1996 BC, and Ur was one of the major cities of the Sumerians, which is located at the South of modern day Iraq. Abraham was 75 years old before he received God's calling at Haran, now Harran, some 1000km North West of Ur in North Western Mesopotamia. From the age of 75, Abraham spent the next 100 years traveling South West through Damascus and Sechem before reaching Zoan, and from Zoan he traveled North East to Hebron, where he died at the age of 175. Hebron is in the Palestinian territory. Abraham bought a field there in Hebron to bury Sarah, and to this day the caves of burial are there, covered by a huge mosque, and what was once a field is now in the City of Hebron, and a site of many Israeli and Muslim confrontations.

One of the most important things that man can ever learn is that we are not to lean on our own understanding of God. Proverbs 3:5,6 Trust in the Lord with all of thine heart; and lean not to thine own understanding. In all of the ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Isaiah 55:8,9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. We are humans made of the dust of the earth, and we do not have the mind of God. Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge! of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways are past finding out! None of us who seek truth will ever find it out, if we try to pretend that we know the mind of God.

So many of us try to put God into our little box and to use our logic on him, and it just will not work. We are human and made of dust, and we can not understand all things pertaining to God. God has told us all that is necessary for our salvation, and we need to learn not to start assuming too much. We really can not understand how

There might be some who would say that Ishmael was the first born son, and that he should have been the inheritor of the riches of Abraham, but it was God himself who decided that Isaac was the son of his promise, and we need to learn early that, we do not have the mind of God, and that he is Just, Holy, and Good in all of his ways. We were created from dust of the earth, and we do not have the mind of God.

Terah was Abraham's father and Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot, but Haran died before they left Ur of Chaldees. Abram brought his wife Sara to Haran, where Terah died at the age of two hundred and five years. Sara was barren and had no child. Abram was 75 years old when they left Haran for Canaan, and even then God promised Abram that he would be the father of a great nation. Every where that Abraham traveled, he built an altar on the way, and left it behind as he passed through. There was a famine in the land, and they had to go to Egypt, where the Pharaoh noticed the beauty of Sara, and he wanted her for his wife, because Abram had said that she was his sister. That was only a partial truth. Lot and Abram later separated, Lot went to Sodom, and Abram settled on the plains of Mamre, near Hebron, and he built yet another altar to the Lord. After Abram separated from Lot, God again made his promise to Abram, "And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

Hagar was flattered with her new position as Abraham's wife, and she was the mother of his first son, Ishmael, and she was hoping to be the mother of a great nation that should descend from Abraham, and she became proud and boastful and treated her mistress, Sarah, with contempt. Mutual jealousies disturbed the once happy home, and he was forced to listen to the complaints of both, and he vainly tried to restore harmony. Even though it was at Sarah's earnest entreaty that Abraham had married Hagar, she now reproached him as the one at fault. Sarah told Abraham that when Hagar had seen that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes, and so Sarah dealt harshly with her, and Hagar fled from the home.

Genesis 17:9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shall keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and they seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man in his generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with any money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. God knew then, just as he knows now that it does not take man long to forget him and his teachings and to go his own way, so God gave to Abraham a sign not so easily forgotten, the sign of circumcision. God never changes and his words are forever. Heaven and earth may pass away, but his words will not fail.

23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the man of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the self same day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised of the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised of the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In that selfsame day, was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And all of the men of his house, born in his house, and bought with the money of a stranger, were circumcised with him. Stories have been told that Ishmael and Hagar were sent from the home of Abraham when the child was just a baby, but we can know that this can not be true, because Ishmael was circumcised in his father's house when he was 13 years old.

the journey of Abraham

Abraham had marked the result of the intermarriage of those who feared God and those who had feared him not, from the days of Cain to his own time. The consequences of his own marriage with Hagar, and the marriage connections of Ishmael and Lot, were before him. The lack of faith on the part of Abraham and Sarah, had resulted in the birth of Ishmael, the mingling of righteous seed with the ungodly. The father's influence upon his son was counteracted by that of the mother's idolatrous kindred, and by Ishmael's connection with heathen wives. The jealousy of Hagar, of the the wives that she chose for Ishmael, surrounded the family with a barrier that Abraham endeavored in vain to over come.

The Lord, through a holy angel, directed him to grant Sarah's desire; his love for Ishmael or Hagar ought not to stand in the way, for only thus could he restore harmony and happiness to his family. And the angel gave him the consoling promise that though separated from his father's home, Ishmael should not be forsaken by God; his life should be preserved, and he should become the father of a great nation .Abraham obeyed the angel's word, but it was not without keen suffering. The father's heart was heavy with unspoken grief as he sent away Hagar and his son.

When Abraham was 99 years old, God changed the name of Abram to Abraham, and at that same time God changed the name of Sara to that of Sarah. When Abraham was 99 years old and when Ishmael was 13 years old, God repeated his promise of a son to both Abraham and to Sarah, his wife, and Abraham fell upon his face and laughed and said, "Shall a child be born to him that is an hundred years old? And shall Sarah that is 90 years old bear? Genesis 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bare thee a son indeed, and thou shalt call him Isaac: and I will establish my covenant, and with his seed after him.

So we may not exactly understand just how God worked with Abraham, why God promised Abraham that he would be the father of a great nation, and then waited to very long to fulfill that promise. Perhaps Abraham even wondered if he had heard correctly, but he did. God has his own reasons, which may require for us to study, in order to understand, but just remember that God's ways are higher than our ways. God can see the end from the beginning, and we can not, so let us put our trust in God.

And as a perpetual reminder of His mercy, she was bidden to call her child Ishmael, "God shall hear."

The instruction given to Abraham touching the sacredness of the marriage relation was to be a lesson for all ages. It declares that the rights and happiness of this relation are to be carefully guarded, even at a great sacrifice. Sarah was the only true wife of Abraham. Her rights as a wife and mother no other person was entitled to share. She reverenced her husband, and in this she is presented in the New Testament as a worthy example. But she was unwilling that Abraham's affections should be given to another, and the Lord did not reprove her for requiring the banishment of her rival. Both Abraham and Sarah distrusted the power of God, and it was this error that led to the marriage with Hagar.

God instituted marriage in Eden with Adam and Eve, and polygamy is not of God's design, and it is something that man ordained. and it has forever caused pain, and the world is suffering today for this. The hatred of the Arabs and Jews goes back to this day, in Abraham's time.

Genesis 23:1,2  And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

Gen 23:19  And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan

Genesis 25:6   But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country

Yes, Abraham had other sons, but they seemed to just have faded into history. It was Ishmael and Isaac that were set to enter on to the world's stage for the next 4,000 years, and this is where we are today. There is still a conflict going on between the sons of Abraham. and they have strayed far from God and need to be called back home again to the God of their father Abraham. The hands on Doomsday clock is now close to the midnight hour.

Did Abraham see Jesus?

Altar The first reference to an altar in the bible is shown in Genesis 8:20,21 and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; The sacrifices were made because of thankfulness to God and for forgiveness of sin. The animals were not killed just to give meat to the poor as we see in the world today.

Abraham Ibrahim (in Arabic)

Angel All angels are created beings, and they are not born of a woman., as is man. Angels are a higher being than man, and they do have a limited immortality. Man can not kill an angel, but God can destroy an angel and he will destroy the wicked ones in hell along with Satan in the end. Evil will not be allowed to continue on has it has in the past.

Prophet A prophet is one called of God to tell of the future things that will come. All of the words of a prophet must be true, and he can not lie, and if he does not speak according to the scriptures, he is not a man of God. This is how we can know if a prophet is a true prophet.

Death God told Adam and Eve that the surely would die if they disobeyed him. Genesis 3:4 4: And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: It took a while for Adam and Eve to die, but both did eventually. Death is the cessation of life, no breathing, no heartbeat, no pain, no knowledge, and no remembrance of God. Jesus described death as a sleep, and it came when sin came into the world. "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." Ezekiel 18:20. Reincarnation, channeling, communication with spirits, spirit worship, and the "undying soul" are all inventions of Satan, with one aim to convince people that when you die, you are not really dead. When people believe that the dead are alive, "spirits of devils working miracles (Rev 16:14) and posing as spirits of the dead will be able to deceive them and lead them astray virtually 100 percent of the time. (Matt. 24:24.

Demon a fallen angel, a spirit being, with no flesh or bone

Devil  Lucifer, the fallen angel, Satan, Sheitan. One who wanted to be like the most High God. One in rebellion against God, by his own choice.

Hell A place created for the Devil and his angels, a place of torment and destruction at the end of the world.

Jinn There is no word in the English language that covers the full Arabic meaning of this word. The closest thing to this in English is a demon, a representative of Satan and his work. There is no such a thing as a good demon, for all are agents of Satan.

Lucifer Lucifer was once a beautiful angel, a part of the heavenly host, until iniquity was found in him. Angels had the free will to serve God, or serve him not. Lucifer rebelled against God, and this war continues today. It is called the "Great Controversy".

Satan, (Seitan) Lucifer, the Devil, Shaitan A fallen angel.  "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." 2 Cor 11:14

Sacrifice Animal sacrifice was instituted soon after sin came into this world. Hebrews 9: "22": And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. This is why Jesus came down from heaven to die for our sins. Jesus became a man for the purpose of dying for us. Who are we that a King should bleed and die for?

Matt 8:11   And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven

The Ever-Loving Father

"A certain man had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country." This younger son had become weary of the restraint of his father's house. He thought that his liberty was restricted. His father's love and care for him were misinterpreted, and he determined to follow the dictates of his own inclination. The youth acknowledges no obligation to his father, and expresses no gratitude; yet he claims the privilege of a child in sharing his father's goods. The inheritance that would fall to him at his father's death he desires to receive now. He is bent on present enjoyment, and cares not for the future.

With money in plenty, and liberty to do as he likes, he flatters himself that the desire of his heart is reached. There is no one to say, Do not do this, for it will be an injury to yourself; or, Do this, because it is right. Evil companions help him to plunge ever deeper into sin, and he wastes his "substance with riotous living." The wealth which he has selfishly claimed from his father he squanders upon harlots. The treasure of his young manhood is wasted.

A great famine arises, he begins to be in want, and he joins himself to a citizen of the country, who sends him into the field to feed swine. To a Jew this was the most menial and degrading of employments. The youth who has boasted of his liberty, now finds himself a slave. As he sat upon the ground in that desolate and famine stricken land with only the swine for companions, he remembered home, for in his father's house, no one lived a life so lowly as he. Gone were his friends who flocked around him in his prosperous days, eating and drinking at his expense. Stilling his conscience, benumbing his sensibilities, he thought himself happy; but now, with money spent, with hunger unsatisfied, with pride humbled, with his moral nature dwarfed, with his will weak and untrustworthy, with his finer feelings seemingly dead, he is the most wretched of mortals.

The man who separates from God that he may serve himself, is the slave of mammon. The mind that God created for the companionship of angels has become degraded to the service of that which is earthly and bestial. This is the end to which self-serving tends. The love of God still yearns over the one who has chosen to separate from Him, and He sets in operation influences to bring him back to the Father's house. He saw that his suffering was the result of his own folly, and he said, "How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to may father." Miserable as he was, the prodigal found hope in the conviction of his father's love. It was that love which was drawing him toward home. So it is the assurance of God's love that constrains the sinner to return to God. "The goodness of God leaded thee to repentance." Romans 2:4

The son determines to confess his guilt. He will go to his father, saying, "I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. Make me as one of thy hired servants". The young man turns from the swine herds and the husks, and sets his face toward home. Trembling with weakness and faint from hunger, he presses eagerly on his way. He has no covering to conceal his rags; but his misery has conquered pride ,and he hurries on to beg a servant's place where he was once a child.

And now as with weary and painful steps he pursues the homeward way, he knows not that one is watching for his return. But while he is yet "a great way off" the father discerns his form. Love is of quick sight. Not even the degradation of the years of sin can conceal the son from the father's eyes. He "had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck" in a long, clinging, tender embrace. The father will permit no contemptuous eye to mock at his son's misery and tatters. He takes from his own shoulders the broad, rich mantle, and wraps it around the son's wasted form, and the youth sobs out his repentance, saying, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son." The father holds him close to his side, and brings him home. No opportunity is given him to ask a servant's place.

The father said to his servants, "Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry." "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." Isaiah 55:7

Luke 15:7  I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repented, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance

The banquet is ready, it is time for us to all be merry, and to rejoice when God's children come back to him. The arms are outstretched and waiting. Judgment Day is drawing near, and the clock is ticking. Come home, Muslims, Come home!

Amy's story                  - a story, full with 'prayer cans' buried under a big oak tree

Brandy's story               - a story, for an autistic girl, police officers and weather proof bag

Sarita's life story           - "Home at last!" - how could a little child verify the Bible with a shovel. The richest girl without shoes.

Thunders's story            - "Pieces of life" - Adventist books thrown from the balcony of the 5th floor, and shouting high ranks officers

The romance of Olive      - sad, but true story happened many years ago, told by Sarita^^

Infinity's story               - the book, that should not be opened ever

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