Posted on 09/21/2007 10:01:36 PM PDT by JeepInMazar
For an number of years I've heard many reports about Muslims who have dreams about Jesus during Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.
According to a September 21 report in Christian World News, Brother Andrew of Open Doors International said, "Jesus often appears in a vision or in a dream, especially in this time of Ramadan. They're so concentrated on spiritual things and on heavenly things and on the God they're seeking. Every Muslim is still a seeker for God, and then it so often happens, all over the Muslim world, that Jesus appears and they get a changed heart or a strong desire to follow that man who was in my room, who said, 'I'm Jesus, I came to heal you, I came to save you, I died for you, I want you to be with me in heaven.'"
During the month of Ramadan, many Muslims are seeking for an experience with God. They hope that God will be near to them, especially on the "night of power", which is believe by Muslims to be the day Mohammed supernaturally received the Quran.
For several decades now, Christians have organized to pray for Muslims during the month of Ramadan. This year the initiative led by 30-Days International is dubbed "Loving Muslims Through Prayer".
According to The Christian Post, "Some former Muslims who lived in areas where they have no contact with Christians and no chance of hearing the Gospel have said they had dreams and visions of Jesus which spurred them to seek more information about Jesus Christ, eventually resulting in their conversion."
Indeed Muslims around the world are discovering the truth of Jesus Christ. And in doing so, their lives are changed and they experience the reality written by the Apostle Paul 2,000 years ago to the early Christians:
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7)
I’ve seen this reality in the lives of former Muslims around the world. Some are bold witnesses for the risen Jesus. They have carefully considered the cost of discipleship and have taken up their cross as followers of Christ.
And they are shaking the Islamic world at its very foundations.
Yup!.......[Matthew 10:5-6] These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Later on.....enter Paul: [Acts 9:15] But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.
Was Rome Gentile?..........Is the Pope Catholic?......Was Peter among "The Twelve"?
Carolyn
That’s good. Jesus didn’t approve of chopping heads off and converting people to a moon god worship by violence.
I read someplace, sometime ago, that leading Muslims held a conference in Morroco to discuss the ever increasing numbers of ‘believers’ who are leaving Islam and converting to Christianity.
“I usually pray at least once or twice a day that God helps everyone find Him. In these prayers, Muslims are the number one group of people I pray will see the light.”
We say the same prayer. We also pray for a revival in the hearts and lives of the Americans in the Senate and House who are intent on destroying the country. Seriously.
“It is Peter’s church. The Vatican represents Christs church on earth...”
Is there a Chapter and verse on that, or is it folklore? (Hint: There is no scripture to support that.)
I know it comes from “Upon this rock (Peter) will I build my church”. Then the church takes a flight of fancy and goes on to equate Peter with the pope, and that’s not biblical in any way; it’s “made up”. Don’t take my word, or anyone else’s, for it; read the Bible with an open mind, without extraneous influence, and come to your own conclusions.
It would be nice if people had the same respect for the Bible that they have for the Constituion, and interpreted it literally.
I just pray for everyone to find Him!
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