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2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Signs of Satan!

Well known people show ing off the hand signal which represents Satan. From the Satanic Bible

The Horned Hand or The Mano Cornuto:
This gesture is the Satanic salute, a sign of recognition between and allegiance of members of Satanism or other unholy groups.

In today's apostate society, many people scoff at the idea that Rock music is Satanic or demonically inspired. I can say assuredly, Rock 'N' Roll is "the Devil's music."

Music is a spiritual medium through which philosophies, emotions and agendas are conveyed.

Demonic Spirits... The "Spirit of Rock 'N' Roll"

The Bible states in Ephesians 2:2... "Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience." Satan is a spirit. Demons are spirits. God is a Spirit (John 4:24). God created man in His threefold image of body, soul and spirit. Man is a spirit. As such, the human spirit is susceptible to spiritual influences by other sprits, whether they be good or evil. This is how Rock 'N' Roll can be demonically inspired and inspiring. It is a matter of spiritual influence.

Satan and Music

Concerning Satan, the Scriptures WARN:

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" (1st Peter 5:8).

Also in John 10:10 Jesus warned...

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy..."

The preceding passages of Scripture clearly reveal to us some interesting facts about Satan:

• Satan is a fallen angel (Isaiah 14:12, Ezekiel 28:14,16)
• Satan clearly has natural musical abilities (Isaiah 14:11; Ezekiel 28:13)
• Satan seeks to devour (to kill, steal and destroy) as many lives as he can (1st Peter 5:8, John 10:10).

Satan is a musical genius. Music is a natural ability of Satan. He’s a musical being and he has extensive experience having used it to worship God before his fall. It’s no wonder we find musician after musician influenced supernaturally when it comes to music. Our prayer is that people would realize the powerful influence Satan has over much of today’s music, as the scriptures above reveal.

Conclusion

Music is spiritual, i.e., it directly affects one's spirit and mood. Music has the ability to control our emotions—to make us cry, stomp our foot, make us angry, or cause us to dance to the rhythm. Since Satan is a spirit, he is able to influence our spirit through the media of music. Singer, John Denver, stated: "Music is a greater influence over the souls of men than primitive Christianity." I'd say music is an extremely powerful influence.

It is common knowledge that the U.S. Military uses Heavy Metal music to motivate their troops to kill and to intimidate the enemy. During the American invasion of Panama in 1989, troops blasted AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" in order to drive Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega from the Vatican embassy where he had taken refuge (a tactic also used by the FBI at Waco).

Anton LaVey, leader and founder of the Church of Satan.

Above: Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan and author of The Satanic Bible, displaying the "Horned Hand" (also called the "satanic salute" and Il Cornuto) with his left hand, on the back cover of The Satanic Bible.

Crowley was the Master Satanist of the 20th Century

The hierarchy of the Secret-Societies have been deeply involved in the Black-Occult since they have existed. This includes the ritual sacrifice of children and babies. This knowledge has been kept from the minds of society at large until more recently. It is now only a matter of time when the masses of the people become fully aware of the real agenda behind the secret societies and the true purpose of why they exist.

Aleister Crowley - Initiated to the highest levels of Freemasonry and high priest of the Golden Dawn, said: "A white male child of perfect innocence and intelligence makes the most suitable victim." In the US each year 400,000 children are reported missing. In the UK,98,000 children are reported missing.

Crowley's Large Influence Upon Rock Music (and it's fans)

Lest you think that Aleister Crowley (born Edward Alexander Crowley, 1875-1947) was just some crazy fool that no one took seriously, think again. Crowley has had a large influence upon modern rock music. Unbeknownst to most Americans, much of the Hellish music which they idolize was written and sang by devout followers of Crowley and his Satanism.

It happens subliminally. IT'S THE MUSIC THAT COMPELS ME TO DO IT. You don't think about it, it just happens. I'M SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM."
(The Evening Star, Feb. 11, 1993, p. A10)

Nothing about the lyrics! It's the MUSIC!

"How can the Holy Spirit of the Bible use such wicked, fleshly music!"

Regardless of the lyrics!

In Smash Hits magazine, Bon Jovi says: ". . . I'd kill my mother for rock and roll. I WOULD SELL MY SOUL."

“We receive our songs by inspiration, like at a séance” (Keith Richards of the ROLLING STONES, Rolling Stone, May 5, 1977, p. 55).

"The throbbing beat of rock provides a vital sexual release for adolescent audiences." (Jan Berry)

"Pop music is sex, and you have to hit them in the face with it." (Andrew Oldham, recording manager for the 'Rolling Stones')

"We take kids away from their parents and their environment to where the only reality is the rhythm and the beat." (Donnie Brewer of Grand Funk)

"Rock music is a greater influence over the souls of men than primitive Christianity." (John Denver)

"Sex is where its at in music... and I like it." (Johnny Bristol)

"I’ve always thought that the main ingredients in rock are sex, really good stage shows and really sassy music, Sex and sass, I think that’s where it’s at." (Debbie Harry, lead singer with Blondie)

"I'm in rock music for the sex and narcotics." (Glenn Frey of 'The Eagles')

"Rock 'n' roll is 99% sex." (John Oates)

"...you meditate and you got the candles, you got the incense and you've been chanting, and all of a sudden you hear this voice: 'Write this down'" (Carlos Santana, Rolling Stone magazine, March 16, 2000, p. 41)

"Everyone takes it for granted that rock and roll is synonymous with sex." (Chris Stein, lead guitarist with 'Blondie.')

"Rock music is sex. The beat matches the body rhythms." (Frank Zappa, superstar of 'Mothers of Invention' fame.)

"Rock concerts are the churches of today." (Guitarist Craig Chaquico of the group 'Jefferson Starship.')

“I felt like a hollow temple filled with many spirits, each one passing through me, each inhabiting me for a little time and then leaving to be replaced by another” (John Lennon, People, Aug. 22, 1988, p. 70).

The song "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones, is the official anthem for the Church of Satan. In it, Lucifer speaks in the first person and asks sympathy for all who meet him. Lead singer, Mick Jagger claims that Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan and author of the Satanic Bible, helped inspire their music! Their album titled, "Their Satanic Majesties Request", leaves no doubt to their allegiance!

All Satan's Apples Have Worms!

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him." -1st John 2:15

Believe it or not! Here's Amy Grant, on the Michael W. Smith, In Concert (Reunion Records, 1985) video tape flashing the "Satanic salute." This is NOT the sign language for "I love you", where the thumb is openly extended. Amy deliberately flashes the "satanic salute" at least two separate times on the video, displaying it for several seconds. Amy is promoting Satan. There is a definite spirit invoked in rock music, secular or Christian - and it's NOT the Holy Spirit! And many times, people involved in rock music get "caught up in this unholy spirit"! Amy is no Christian

The Satanic Salute from P.O.D.'s album.

Faith Hill Featured in Playboy!

Faith Hill (birth name: Audrey Faith Perry) is an imposter! She claims to be a Christian; yet, she allows herself to be featured in demonic Playboy magazine:

• "Playboy" (USA), May 2000, Vol. 47, Issue 5, pg. 31, by: staff, "Babe of the Month: Faith Hill"
• "Playboy" (USA), April 1994, Vol. 41, Issue 4, pg. 167, by: Paul Natkin, "Grapevine: Hill Top"

Here is a list of some of the most popular so-called "Christian" rockers and rappers, i.e., hip hop artists today.

I call it the list of Christian IMPOSTERS!!! God calls them wolves in sheep's clothing:

ZION NET TRIGGS ChapWillakaTruth SHINE4 Living Proof DILLONCHASE Strictly Jesus TRU-SAINTS OMEGA 7 PRBLM CHYLD The Sanctuary Bleszt Marinated Musiq Hardheaded Sneeuwman hyphy 101 Sanctified Syndicate Yung Jay Dirty South Souljahz God Squad Ministries K2S BB Jay Jennifer Knapp Family Force 5 Fighting Instinct Sarah Kelly 4th Avenue Jones

Life Saving Decision BSquared VICTORIUS The Cross Movement Saved Thugz LeCrae Christian Rap KJ-52 SHORTY ROC NYC Kingdom Music Production LOYAL-DEAD 2 FLESH ReAsOn DiSciPLe tHe HiGH cHieF named Dockery Mike Shelton The Magi SEEK ONE Saved Sinner TrippleThreaTOnlineDotCom Da'Scyple Style Pastor Barry Smith Elle R.O.C. Mars ILL John Reuben Reliant K LA Symphony The Showdown Ayiesha Woods

Shonlock Ziklag Shei Atkins Dynamic Twins Mr. Del Izreal R. Jones Canton Jones Infinity FTF R-Swift Mariaha Markel DJ Maj GAS Bishop A SkiLL Beatz Inspiration Pro-Christ MessengA T-Bone Tunnel Rats Chasing Victory House of Heroes Liquid Paul Wright StorySide:B Amy Grant

"Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils."

-1st Corinthians 10:21
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JARS OF CLAY names Jimmy Hendrix and the Beatles as their inspiration (Dann Denny, “Christian Rock,” Sunday Herald Times, Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 8, 1998). The lead guitarist for Jars of Clay is said to be a “Beatles fanatic” (Christian News, Dec. 8, 1997). When asked by Christianity Today to list their musical influences, Jars of Clay members “listed no Christian artists” (Christianity Today, Nov. 15, 1999). Jars of Clay performs Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” during their concerts. Osbourne is the filthy-mouthed former lead singer for the occultic rock group Black Sabbath. Though members of Black Sabbath today claim it was all done in innocence and “fun,” they promoted occultic themes through their music and concerts, including upside down crosses and altar calls for Satan. They blasphemed Jesus Christ and railed against the authority of the God of the Bible. Osbourne has almost died several times because of his outrageous drug abuse and alcoholism. He has bitten the head off of a live bat in concert. He has dressed in women’s clothing and stripped off most of his clothes during concerts. At one point he attempted to kill his wife and had to be jailed. He is deeply scarred by his savage lifestyle and maintains a semblance of normalcy today through the drug Prozac. Ozzy Osbourne is of the Devil.

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Here's a clip from Nine Inch Nails video "Closer"! DC Talk openly admits to watching this kind of blasphemy! "If you think I WORSHIP SATAN because of something you see in the 'Closer' video [with its images of a crucified monkey]- great!" (Trent Reznor, People, Feb. 6, 1995)

SOME EXAMPLES OF THE P.O.D. SYMBOL

P.O.D. "Warriors" Album Symbol in Top Right

From P.O.D.'s website (www.payableondeath.com)

P.O.D. Patch Symbol in middle of "O"

THE P.O.D. SYMBOL & WITCHCRAFT? The Craft: A Witch's Book of Shadows The Witch's Book of Shadows or Grimoire is a book of spells, enchantments, and rituals. Includes Rituals, Spells, and Wicca Ethics The Craft Companion: A Witch's Journal By Dorothy Morrison, a high priest of Witchcraft. NOTE: We circled (in YELLOW and RED), and also enlarged to the side The P.O.D. symbol.

JIMMY PAGE'S "ZOSO" MATCHES CROWLEY'S 666


The above is from Aliester Crowley’s
book The Equinox of the Gods (p. 253):
Notice the first statement — "So is O" matches Page's "Zoso".
and Now 666 = My Name, = The number of the Beast.


he Lord is very, very clear about the satanic practice of DIVINATION.

Deuteronomy 18:9-12
9 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

2 King 17
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

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Jesus and World Religions leaders:How do they compare? part1

Let's take a brief look at some of the major aspects of Jesus Christ, which stand in stark contrast to what's in the world's religions.

• God pursues a relationship with us. Have you ever been in a relationship where you were always the one who was initiating? They are tiresome and usually don't last very long. Best friends are the ones who enjoy each other so much that they invest their time equally in pursuit of that relationship. Unlike religions that try to reach their God, with Christ you see God reaching out to us. Jesus Christ said why he came: "that you might have life, and have it more abundantly." He came to give us an eternal life with him, for those who will believe in him.

• Jesus lived a perfect life and showed his superiority in the miracles he performed...healing the blind, quieting a violent storm at sea, raising people from the dead, instantly providing food for thousands of people. World religions have leaders who gave interesting messages, but none of them showed their miraculous power like Jesus did. Jesus said, "Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves."

• In many world religions people whip themselves for their sins or perform extensive self-sacrificing rituals. Jesus offers us forgiveness because as God, he paid for our sin for us. "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." On the cross, Jesus carried all of our sins for us and paid for them.

• Jesus rose from the dead three days after he was crucified. Many religions talk about reincarnation. Jesus, on a number of occasions, told others that he would be crucified and would then rise from the dead three days later. Jesus wanted to publicly prove his deity beyond any doubt. The Roman authorities were aware of this, and so posted an 11-14 man Roman guard outside Jesus tomb, and sealed it with a Roman insignia warning people to stand clear. Yet, three days later his body was gone from the tomb and Jesus showed himself alive to more than 500 people.
  
• No world religion claims that their central figure physically rose from the dead or even said that they would.

• The message of the Bible is unique. It is not a compilation of poetic, disjointed ideas. The Bible reveals God and His plan for our lives. It records for us that something in history went wrong and that the relationship we had with God was broken. It tells us how to restore that relationship and what the benefits are of doing that. Click here for a summary of what the Bible presents about this.

1. Jesus Christ is the only major world religion founder who had no beginning in time or space.

The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, unlike any other person who has ever lived, had no beginning in time or space.

The gospel of John states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made" (John 1:1-3, NIV).

The apostle Paul, in Colossians 1:15-17 (NIV) stated, "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth . . . all things were created by him and for him."

Jesus Himself, when questioned as to His own origin, made the audacious claim, "before Abraham was born, I am" (John 8:58, NIV)!

The Bible teaches that Jesus existed eternally and had no chronological origin. No other religious leader can make such a claim. Gautama Buddha (560-480 B.C.), Mohammed (A.D. 570-632), Confucius (551-479 B.C.), and all other religious founders began their life at birth. Jesus already existed in heaven, prior to His earthly birth.

2. Jesus Christ is the only major world religion founder who lived a perfect and sinless life.

To be fair, Christians agree that many of the world's religions' founders taught high standards of morality and justice. For example,

• Buddha taught the Eightfold Path as a way to wisdom and morality.
• Baha'u'llah taught high principles of justice, world peace, and human rights.
• Moses, of course, provided the Ten Commandments and the Books of Law.

In none of these religions, nor in any other non-Christian faith, do the followers claim their founders to be perfect or without sin.

Only Christians claim, as the Bible teaches, that Jesus Christ was totally without the stain of sin. The writer of Hebrews stated, "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin" (Heb. 4:15, NIV).

Likewise, the apostle Paul in commenting about the effectiveness of Christ's atonement stated, "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Cor. 5:21, NIV). Even Pontius Pilate, the Roman Governor who unjustly condemned Jesus to die, admitted, "As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him" (John 19:6, NIV).

Jesus Christ, of all the world's religious founders, was without sin and lived a perfect life. Thus, he alone was qualified to do what was necessary to make salvation available to mankind.

3. Jesus Christ is the only major world religion founder who died as a sacrificial atonement for the sins of humanity.

Muhammad taught that to receive forgiveness of sins, one needs to ask for it sincerely and,

• if Allah (the Islamic god) wills (and you can never be sure of that), he may grant it.
• Buddha taught that sins cannot really be "forgiven", only that the desires of this life must be overcome by enlightenment.

The Bible, however, teaches that the only way sins may be forgiven is for an atonement to be made to cover them. The Old Testament taught that a sacrificial system using animals could temporarily atone for some sins. The New Testament, however, teaches that the ultimate sacrifice for sin was made by Jesus Christ by His death on the cross. He died as a sacrificial atonement for the sins of the world.

As John 3:16, (NIV), states, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Romans 8:3 (NIV) states, "For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering."

Only Jesus was qualified to be our sacrifice as He was without sin. Further, He gave Himself willingly to rescue us from our sinful lives and hell. Jesus said, "No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord" (John 10:18a NIV).

4. Jesus Christ is the only major world religion founder who rose from the dead to demonstrate His power and authority.

Ever wonder what would rank as the most important event in all of world history?Would it be the invention of the wheel, the rise of the Roman Empire,World War II,or the fall of Communism?

Clearly, the most important event of all time, and one of the best attested historically of ancient times, was the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The Bible indicates that the third day after His crucifixion He rose from the dead and then, for 40 days afterward, was seen alive by a number of witnesses.

The apostle Paul reported to the Corinthians after Jesus' death "that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born" (1 Cor. 15:4-8, NIV).

Paul, along with the writers of the four Gospels and the other New Testament writers were absolutely convinced of the fact of Jesus' resurrection. Paul even states that if it were not true, then the Christian faith is false, "and if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead" (1 Cor. 15:14-15, NIV).

Indeed, Christianity stands or falls on the truth of Christ's resurrection. It is the one historical event that validates both the claims of Jesus about Himself and the message that Christians proclaim. No other religious leader validated his truth claims in such an undeniable way.

• Moses, as great a prophet as he was, is dead.
• Muhammad is dead.
  
• Buddha is dead.
• Confucius is dead.
  
• Baha'u'llah is dead.
  
• Any and all the founders of the world's religions are dead.
  

• Only Jesus Christ overcame death itself with this ultimate miracle, establishing once and for all the truth of His Lordship.

Jesus, however, demonstrated His superiority to all others by His birth, life, death, and resurrection. Thus, no other person who has ever lived can and should capture our allegiance as does Jesus. He alone offers us the way of salvation and the assurance of eternal life. As the apostle Peter boldly stated so long ago, "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12, NIV). Jesus Himself said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John14:6, NIV).

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PART 1 ----ISLAM
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MOHAMMAD AND JESUS CHRIST
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SOME OF THEIR LAST WORDS

JESUS: "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Luke 23:34. (said while dying on the cross at Calvary after being betrayed and sentenced to die for no legitimate reason).

MUHAMMAD: "May Allah curse the Jews and Christians for they built the places of worship at the graves of the prophets." Bukhari, Vol. 1, #427 [Muhammad had been poisoned years earlier by a Jewish woman whose husband was killed by the Muslims and the poison had slowly worked its effect. He said this while dying in the arms of his wife Aisha].

SLAVERY

JESUS: had no slaves. Jesus taught to do to others as you would have them do to you. Jesus had no slaves, and it is apparent from His teachings that He would not have slaves. He freed men, not enslaved them. No one wants to be enslaved against their will.

Further, Paul wrote in 1 Timothy 1:8-10,

"We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers..."

From these verses, we see that forcibly enslaving people, and trading in slaves, are against Christian teachings.

MUHAMMAD: was a slaver. He owned and sold many slaves, both male and female. He said Allah allowed him and his Muslim followers to have sex with their female slaves when the men wanted to. Reference the Quran, Sura (chapters) 33:50, 52, 23:5, and 70:30. Slaves are considered "booty" for Muslims when taken in raids, thus they are Muslim's property. Muhammad felt proud and conceited enough to enslave thousands of people.

The great Islamic historian Tabari wrote regarding Muhammad's sexual intercourse with his slave Mariyah; "he had intercourse with her by virtue of her being his property." [Tabari, Volume 39, page 194].

Muhammad made slaves out of the people he raided and fought against. Most notable were the women and children survivors of Muhammad's massacre of the 800 males (young teens and up) of the Jewish Banu Quraydhah, Sura 33:26. The Sirat Rasulallah - the earliest biography of Muhammad, gives much more detail on pages 461 and on. Shortly after massacring the Jewish males Ibn Ishaq wrote on page 466:

"Then the apostle divided the property, wives, and children of the Banu Qurayza among the Muslims, and he made known on that day the shares of horse and men, and took out the fifth", (Muhammad and his family got one fifth of all the spoils of war). . . Then the apostle sent Sa'd . . . with some of the captive women of Banu Qurayza to Najd and he sold them for horses and weapons."

SIN

JESUS: was born sinless; He lived a sinless life. Jesus asserted his sinlessness.

John 8:46 - "Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth why don't you believe me?" Also note 2 Cor. 5:21, 1 John 3:5, Heb. 4:15

MUHAMMAD: was declared to be a sinner - Sura 40:55 - "Therefore have patience; God's promise is surely true. Implore forgiveness for your sins, and celebrate the praise of your Lord evening and morning."

Sura 48:1,2 - "We gave you a glorious victory so that God may forgive you your past and future sins ....."

Muhammad also prayed for forgiveness of his sins, Bukhari volume 9, #482:

"...O Allah! Forgive me the sins that I did in the past or will do in the future, and also the sins that I did in secret or in public.

Further, Muhammad even acknowledged harming or cursing people unjustly. From Sahih Muslim, volume 4, "The Book of Virtue and Good Manners, and Joining the Ties of Relationship, chapter MLXXV

"HE UPON WHOM ALLAH'S APOSTLE INVOKED CURSES WHEREAS HE IN FACT DID NOT DESERVE IT, IT WOULD BE A SOURCE OF REWARD AND MERCY FOR HIM".

Hadith #6287 - "Abu Juraira reported Allah's Messenger as saying, "O Allah, I am a human being and for any person amongst Muslims upon whom I hurl malediction or invoke curse or give him whipping make it a source of purity and mercy."

PUNISHING SINNERS WHO WERE WILLING TO REPENT

JESUS

From John 8:2-11

At dawn He (Jesus) appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" They were using this question as a trap in order to have a basis to accuse Him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with His finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one sir", she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."

MUHAMMAD

From the Hadith of Abu Dawud, #4428

"Buraidah said: "A woman of Ghamid came to the Prophet and said: "I have committed fornication", He said: "Go back". She returned and on the next day she came to him again, and said: "Perhaps you want to send me back as you did to Maiz b. Malik. I swear by Allah, I am pregnant." He said to her: "Go back". She then returned and came to him the next day. He said to her: "Go back until you give birth to the child." She then returned. When she gave birth to the child she brought the child to him, and said: "Here it is! I have given birth to it." He said: "Go back, and suckle him until you wean him." When she had weaned him, she brought him to him with something in his hand which he was eating.The boy was then given to a certain man of the Muslims and he (the prophet) commanded regarding her. So a pit was dug for her, and he gave orders about her and she was stoned to death. Khalid was one of those who were throwing stones at her. He threw a stone at her. When a drop of blood fell on his cheek, he abused her. The prophet said to him: "Gently, Khalid. By Him in Whose hand my soul is, she has repented to such an extent that if one who wrongfully takes an extra tax were to repent to a like extent, he would be forgiven". Then giving command regarding her, prayed over her and she was buried.""

WAR - TREATMENT OF ADVERSARIES

JESUS: In Luke 9:54, 55 Jesus rebuked His disciples when they wanted to destroy a town that rejected Him. Also, in Luke 22:52, Jesus' disciples started to fight against those that came to arrest Jesus, He stopped them, and healed a man injured in the fight.

MUHAMMAD: told his followers to aggressively make war on non-Muslims: 9:5, 29. Sura 9 was one of the last Suras given by Muhammad. Initially, when Muhammad's group was weak, he ordered his followers to try to get along with other people. After the Muslims became powerful, he ordered them to spread Islam by force. Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman continued his wars of aggression. A few of Muhammad’s actions include:

The massacre of approximately 800 Jewish male captives: (noted in Sura 33:26).

He ordered the execution of 10 people when he took Mecca.Three of these people were slave girls who had previously made fun of Muhammad.Refer to "The Life of Muhammad", pages 551 and 552.

He attacked the Jewish city of Khaibar where he took one of the Jewish leaders and tortured him to force him to tell where some buried money was.After the man refused to talk, and was near death, Muhammad ordered that his head be cut off. Refer to "The Life of Muhammad", page 515.

WOMEN & MARRIAGE

JESUS:was not married. He healed women, forgave women, and encouraged women. The New Testament teaches that husbands should love their wives and not be harsh with them:Col. 3:19, Eph. 5:25, that men and women are equal in Christ - Gal 3:28, that they should be treated with respect - 1 Pet 3:7.

MUHAMMAD: commanded his male followers to beat their disobedient wives. He gave men the right to beat their wives who persistently disobeyed them.

Sura 4:34 "As those you fear may be rebellious admonish, banish them to their couches, and beat them."

The above verse was revealed in connection with a woman who complained to Muhammad that her husband slapped her on the face, which was still marked by the slap. At first Muhammad said to her "Get even with him", but then added 'Wait until I think about it". Later on the above verse was revealed, and Muhammad added, 'We (He and the woman) wanted one thing, Allah wanted another.

The Hadith also said much about women:

Muhammad said that women are generally so evil, that they will make up the majority of people in to hell.

Continuing with Bukhari,Vol. 1, #301: "O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women). They [women] asked, "Why is it so, O Allah's Apostle?" He replied, "You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands."

Bukhari Vol. 1, #28: "The Prophet said, "I was shown the Hell-fire and the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do they disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they ungrateful to Allah?), he replied, "They are ungrateful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors and the good done to them...."

CHRIST'S IDENTITY

JESUS: said He was the Son of God: John 5:18-27, 10:36, Matt 26:63, 64

[Jesus] asked, "Who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven."

Matthew 16: 15-17

JESUS IS THE WORD OF GOD

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14

MUHAMMAD:said Jesus was not the Son of God - the Quran makes no distinction among Prophets and Christ is no more than a Messenger:

Sura 5:75 "Christ the son of Mary was no more than a messenger: many were the messengers that passed away before him ..."

The Quran denies Christ's divine origin:

Sura 43:59:"He was no more than a servant: we granted our favor to him, and we made him an example to the children of Israel."

Sura 3:59:"The similitude of Jesus before Allah is that of Adam: he created him from dust, then said to him, "Be": and he was."

JESUS WAS WORTHY OF WORSHIP

A man worshipped Jesus, and Jesus permitted it, but Jesus taught that only God was to be worshipped in Matthew 4:10 -

Jesus said to him, "Away from me Satan for it is written, "Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only".

Yet Jesus allowed people to worship him in Matthew 8:2 -

"And behold, there came a leper and worshipped Him saying..."

The Bible commands us to worship Jesus Christ:

"... all should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father which sent him." John 5:23

"... let all the angels of God worship him." Hebrews 1:6

"... at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:10, 11

MUHAMMAD: JESUS WAS NOT WORTHY OF WORSHIP

The Quran implies that Jesus is not worthy of worship:

Sura 43:81:"Say: 'If the Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship him.'"

PRAYER

JESUS: taught His disciples to pray simply, and from the heart.God listens to the heart, not the outward form:

Matt: 6:5-13:"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words..."

Jesus taught that true prayer was an expression of relationship and communication with a heavenly Father.

MUHAMMAD: taught formalized prayer ritual: (quotes are from Bukhari, Vol. 1)

488 - passing in front of a praying person annuls his prayer

489 - it's a sin to pass in front of someone while they're praying

660 - don't raise from prayer before the Imam {Muslim cleric leading the formal, ritualized prayers), or God will turn your face into a donkey's face

685 - if the prayer rows (of men) aren't straight, God will alter your faces

690 - if the prayer rows aren't straight, the prayer is not good

717 - if you look up during prayer, you'll lose your eyesight

759 - if you don't perform the bowing perfectly, your prayers are not accepted

******note: all references of scripture are accurate to best of my knowledge

BOOK OF AUTHORITY-HERE ARE THE REASONS WHY?? A MUST READ

Genuine divine Bible prophecy

Prophecy is foretelling an event in such detail before it happens so as to necessarily require divine guidance. The Bible is a book containing hundreds of detailed prophecies. There are, for example, well over 60 distinct predictions in regard to our divine Saviour Jesus Christ. Here is a sample of just 10 prophecies that foretold the crucifixion of Christ. Not only were the predictions made 1000 years before Christ came from heaven to earth, but they were made over 500 years before crucifixion was first used anywhere in the world as a form of capital punishment! Crucifixion didn't exist when the prophecies were made.

A scientist picked out 48 such prophecies and determined that the probability of one man randomly fulfilling them all is 1 in 10 to the exponent of 157. That is one followed by 157 zeros! Your chances of winning a typical lottery jackpot is about 1 in 108. (100,000,000) Yet, Jesus fulfilled all the prophecies!

Concerning his birth	Prophesied	Fulfilled
1. Born of the seed of woman	Gen 3:15	Gal 4:4
2. Born of a virgin	Isa 7:14	Mt 1:18-25
3. Seed of Abraham	Gen 22:18	Mt 1:1
4. Seed of Isaac	Gen 21:12	Lk 3:23+34
5. Seed of Jacob	Num 24:17	Lk 3:34
6. Seed of David	Jer 23:5	Lk 3:31
7. Tribe of Judah	Gen 49:10	Rev 5:5
8. Family line of Jesse	Isa 11:1	Lk 3:32
9. Born in Bethlehem	Mic 5:2	Mt 2:1-6
10. Herod kills the children	Jer 31:15	Mt 2:16-18
Concerning his nature	Prophesied	Fulfilled
11. He pre-existed creation	Mic 5:2	1 Pet 1:20
12. He shall be called Lord	Ps 110:1	Acts 2:36
13. Called Immanuel (God with us)	Isa 7:14	Mt 1:22-23
14. Prophet	Deut 18:18-19	Acts 3:18-25
15. Priest	Ps 110:4	Heb 5:5-6
16. Judge	Isa 33:22	Jn 5:22-23
17. King	Ps 2:6	Jn 18:33-37
18. Anointed by the Spirit	Isa 11:2	Mt 3:16-17
19. His zeal for God	Ps 69:9	Jn 2:15-17
Concerning his ministry	Prophesied	Fulfilled
20. Preceded by a messenger	Isa 40:3	Mt 3:1-3
21. To begin in Galilee	Isa 9:1-2	Mt 4:12-17
22. Ministry of Miracles	Isa 35:5-6	Mt 9:35;11:4
23. Teacher of parables	Ps 78:1-4	Mt 13:34-35
24. He was to enter the temple	Mal 3:1	Mt 21:10-12
25. Enter Jerusalem on donkey	Zech 9:9	Mt 21:1-7
26. Stone of stumbling to Jews	Isa 28:16; Ps 118:22	1 Pet 2:6-8
27. Light to Gentiles	Isa 49:6	Acts 13:46-48
The day Jesus was crucified	Prophesied	Fulfilled
28. Betrayed by a friend	Ps 41:9	Jn 13:18-27
29. Sold for 30 pieces of silver	Zech 11:12	Mt 26:14-15
30. 30 pieces thrown in Temple	Zech 11:13	Mt 27:3-5
31. 30 pieces buys potters field	Zech 11:13	Mt 27:6-10
32. Forsaken by His disciples	Zech 13:7	Mk 14:27+50
33. Accused by false witnesses	Ps 35:11+20-21	Mt 26:59-61
34. Silent before accusers	Isa 53:7	Mt 27:12-14
35. Wounded and bruised	Isa 53:4-6	1 Pet 2:21-25
36. Beaten and spit upon	Isa 50:6	Mt 26:67-68
37. Mocked	Ps 22:6-8	Mt 27:27-31
38. Fell under the cross	Ps 109:24-25	Jn 19:17; Lk23:26
39. Hands and feet pierced	Ps 22:16	Jn 20:24-28
40. Crucified with thieves	Isa 53:12	Mt 27:38
41. Prayed for enemies	Isa 53:12	Lk 23:34
42. Rejected by His own people	Isa 53:3	Jn 19:14-15
43. Hated without cause	Ps 69:4	Jn 15:25
44. Friends stood aloof	Ps 38:11	Lk22:54;23:49
45. People wag their heads	Ps 22:7;109:25	Mt 27:39
46. People stared at Him	Ps 22:17	Lk 23:35
47. Cloths divided and gambled for	Ps 22:18	Jn 19:23-24
48. Became very thirsty	Ps 22:15	Jn 19:28
49. Gall and vinegar offered Him	Ps 69:21	Mt 27:34
50. His forsaken cry	Ps 22:1	Mt 27:46
51. Committed Himself to God	Ps 31:5	Lk 23:46
52. Bones not broken	Ps 34:20	Jn 19:32-36
53. Heart broken	Ps 69:20;22:14	Jn 19:34
54. His side pierced	Zech 12:10	Jn 19:34+37
55. Darkness over the land	Amos 8:9	Lk 23:44-45
56. Buried in rich man's tomb	Isa 53:9	Mt 27:57-60
His Resurrection & Ascension	Prophesied	Fulfilled
57. Raised from the dead	Ps 16:8-11	Acts 2:24-31
58. Begotten as Son of God	Ps 2:7	Acts 13:32-35
59. Ascended to God	Ps 68:18	Eph 2:8-10
60. Seated beside God	Ps 110:1	Heb 1:3+13

Today, the only way Bible scoffers can explain away this astronomical probability is to discredit the prophecies in one way or another. Their only alternative is to accept that God is the author of the Scriptures. The Bible is a reliable book of genuine divine prophecy. You can trust it!

The evidence of divine prophecy presented here is just a tiny portion of the proofs available to establish the divine origin of the Bible. Yet, they are more than sufficient to prove the inspiration of the Bible. There will always be men who scoff at the Bible. You, however, can be confident when you read your Bible that God is the author

According to the
Scriptures, He had to be born of a virgin in
Bethlehem, live a sinless life, ride into
Jerusalem on a foal of a donkey precisely on
April 6, 32 A.D., exactly 173,880 days after the
command to rebuild Jerusalem by the
Babylonian king Artaxerxes.

• The Jewish Messiah also had to suffer and lay down His life for our sins. This is clearly shown in
Isaiah 53. He did this for both Jews and Gentiles.

• There were over 360 prophecies foretold about the coming Jewish Messiah - hundreds of years
before Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Jesus fulfilled all 365 of these prophecies. Of these 360+
prophecies, there are 109 that only Jesus (Yeshua) could have fulfilled.

• His name in Greek is Jesus, and His Hebrew name is Yehoshua. In Aramaic it's:
"Yeshua".

In the "Suffering Servant" passage of Isaiah 53:5 written: 712 B.C.) where we read:
"He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed" Read Torah, Isaiah 53 3-6: "He is despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and
acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Written: 712 BC (Before Christ)



Isaiah 42:1 - Isaiah 42:9
Here is my servant! I have made him strong. He is my chosen one; I am pleased
with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.
He won't shout or yell or call out in the streets.
He won't break off a bent reed or put out a dying flame, but he will make sure that
justice is done.
He won't quit or give up until he brings justice everywhere on earth, and people in
foreign nations long for his teaching.You will give sight to the blind; you will set prisoners free from dark dungeons.



Look at the below in totality! The odds against the below being fulfilled by the
only person who claimed to be the Son of God, and who died on a "tree" on
Calvary, and who rose the 3rd day are astronomical! In totality--these are no
longer "vague"! Now remember, that all these were written hundreds of years
before the birth of Christ and were documented. Isaiah & Micah wrote their
prophecies below about 700 years before Christ... Zechariah wrote about 500
years before Christ. The Psalms were written over 1000 years before Christ.


the virgin birth, and his name...
Isaiah 7:14 written: 758 BC (Before Christ)
Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a
Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Word "Immanuel" means: God with us. In the Old Testament it occurs only in
Isaiah. 7:14 and 8:8.
Isaiah 8:8 written: 758 BC (Before Christ) "And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he
reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel."


his place of birth...
Micah 5:2 written: 710 BC (Before Christ)
"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out
of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have
been from of old, from everlasting."



Jeremiah 31:15 "This is what the Lord says: 'A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more.'"
Matthew 2:16 "When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was
furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were
two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi."


Jesus is born of the House of David (Jesse is the
father of David)...
Isaiah 11:1 & 11:10 written: 713 BC (Before Christ)
"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem
of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his
roots:"
"And in that day there shall stand for an ensign of
the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his
rest shall be glorious."


Isaiah 28:16 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
Therefore thus saith the LORD GOD,
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a
tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure
foundation: he that believeth shall not make
haste.
Isaiah 53:2 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
"For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant,
and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no
beauty that we should desire him."
John the Baptist prepares the way...
Isaiah 40:3 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
"The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in
the desert a highway for our God."
Isaiah 11:2 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)"The Spirit of the Lord will
rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge
and of the fear of the Lord."


His Own Disciples Forsake Him
the forsaking of the disciples through being offended
at him.....Psalm 31:11 written: 1042 BC (Before Christ)
Zecheriah 13:7 - "Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the Man who is My
Companion," says the LORD of hosts. "Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be
scattered; then I will turn My hand against the little ones.
Matthew 26:31 - Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because
of Me this night, for it is written: `I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock
will be scattered.'


being crucified....
Psalm 22:16 written: 1018 BC (Before Christ)
"For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my
hands and my feet."

Jesus bears our sins at Calvary...
Isaiah 53:4 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
"Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten
of God, and afflicted."

Isaiah 53:5 (Suffering Servant Passage) written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our
of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."


Messiah will be Rejected in Israel:
Isaiah 8:14 written: 742 BC (Before Christ)
"And he shall be a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both
the houses of Israel, for a gin and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem."
Isaiah 53:3 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as
it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Isaiah 53:11 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
"He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my
righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities."

the taunt of nondeliverance...
Psalm 22:7-8 written: 1018 BC (Before Christ)
"All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,"
"He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him."

Soldiers gave Jesus vinegar to drink as he hung on the cross
Psalm 69:21 written: 1018 BC (Before Christ)
"They put gall in my food and gave me vinegar for my thirst."


none of his bones were broken...
Psalm 34:20 written: 1042 BC (Before Christ)
keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken."


the gambling for his garments...
Psalm 22:18 written: 1018 BC (Before Christ)
"They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture."


being forsaken by God...
Psalm 22:1 "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me,
and the words of my roaring?" "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani"

the yielding of his spirit into the hands of his
Father...
Psalm 31:5 written: 1042 BC (Before Christ)
"Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth."

being included with sinners....and prayer for
his enemies...
Isaiah 53:12 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
"Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the
strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the
transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."


Darkness reported at Christ's Crucifixion
Amos 8:9 written: 787 BC (Before Christ)
"And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of God, that I will cause the sun to go
down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:"

Coincidence? A pagan historian by the name of Thallus, who lived shortly after the resurrection of Christ (about A.D. 52)
wrote concerning a miraculous darkness that covered the earth at the Passover of A.D. 32 and attempted to explain it
as an eclipse of the sun. There was no eclipse of the sun that year.


being proven guiltless...buried in a rich man's
tomb...
Isaiah 53:9 written: 712 BC (Before Christ)
"And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no
violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth."


The resurrection of Jesus/Yeshua
Psalm 16:10 written: 1018 BC (Before Christ)
"For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption."

Jesus Ascended into Heaven - witnessed by many:
Psalm 68:18 "When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men,
even from the rebellious--that you, O Lord God, might dwell there."


His Victory over death
Isaiah 25:8 written: 712 BC (Before Christ) - He will swallow up death forever, and the
Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; the rebuke of His people he will take
away from all the earth; for the LORD has spoken.


A priest like Melchizedek
Psalm 110:4 - The LORD has sworn and will
according to the order of Melchizedek."


The Jewish Babylonian Talmud (Sanhedrin 43a) from the Tannaitic Period
recorded: "On the eve of the Passover Yeshu [the Nazarene] was hanged"....
On the eve of the Passover Yeshu [the Nazarene] was hanged. For forty days before the execution took place a
herald went forth and cried, "He is going forth to be stoned because he has practiced sorcery and enticed Israel
to apostasy. Anyone who can say anything in his favor, let him come and plead on his behalf." And since nothing
was brought forward in his favor, he was hanged on the eve of Passover." Babylonian Talmud (Sanhedrin 43a)

The emperor Tiberius reigned from 14-37A.D. This is the period during which
Jesus the Christ died on the cross . Tacitus wrote about how the beliefs of this
group (Christians) "Broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of (these ideas),
but even in Rome", and he goes on to describe how the Christians were widely
hated, and many put to death in Rome. All this accords with the New Testament
record of Jesus, the disciples and the apostles first spreading their teaching in
Judaea, and then throughout the Roman world, including Rome, with great
opposition to them.

THE RELIABILITY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
Liberal scholars have long argued that the New Testament cannot be considered reliable as it was,
in their opinion, written over 100 years after the events it described. If this were true, considering
that the authors claims to have personally witnessed their accounts, the Scriptures must be false,
or at least unreliable. So widespread were these sentiments, and so loudly and publicly
proclaimed, that even today, after overwhelming documentary evidence proves that these texts
were written within 30-35 years of the actual events, many still believe them to be historically
inaccurate. Capitalizing on this feeling, many scholars now claim that these Scriptures, while
accurate historically, must have been contaminated over the years with additional and erroneous
information, accounts and statements by well-meaning believers during the last few decades of the
first century.
Consider that the modern scholars now possess over 5000 manuscript copies of the New
Testament in the original Greek, as well as over 15,000 manuscripts in other languages, all from
the first few centuries of this era. No other important historical or religious text has more than a few
dozen copies surviving from this time. These 20,000 different texts can be shown to contain some
minor differences, in spelling for example, but no difference in even one small fact or single
doctrine. These documents give scholars the strongest possible evidence to confirm the accuracy
of the New Testament text as well as confirming their widespread distribution among the churches during the last four decades of the first century.

In the books of the old testament we find references to our enemies an what we should do to our enemies...now the question arises who is my enemy.
in the new testament we find Jesus defining who is my neighbor from the parable of the good Samaritan when a lawyer questions

Luke 10:29 And who is my neighbour?

and Jesus taught him who his neighbor was through this parable:

Luke 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

and the reply was

Luke 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

now since we have the definition of neighbour we would seek to find out who our enemy is.
there are various psalms which talk about enemy...most of them talk about fighting our enemies.
are we supposed to fight our enemies since jesus commanded us not fight against our enemies

Romans 12:20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

but in the old testament we find hatred against our enemies

• Psalms 64:1 my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
• Psalms 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
• Psalms 42:9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
• Psalms 143:3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

so then the question arises who is my Enemy??????
Jesus answers that also.....

• Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy (Satan): and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
• Luke 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
  
• Matthew 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

so we see here the real enemy of mankind is Satan....and the way rid of the devil is demonstrated by the apostle Paul in the book of acts.when he encounters a girl with a demon of fortune telling.

Acts 16:18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.