Recently one of the SI moderators reopened a thread which gave a testimony of Richard Wormbrandt as he appeared before the U S Senate and spoke of his experiences in Romania. Wormbrandt detailed his tortures and persecutions at the hands of the communist authorities and what he endured. His appearing before the U S Senate was in the context of the cold war of the 1960(s. Those my age (I am 60) can remember the Cuban middle crisis, Vietnam, Berlin Wall, etc. We even remember 'duck and cover'.
It was during that time two books came out that reminded people that there was a persecuted church.behind the Iron Curtain. One book by a Dutchman called Brother Andrew spoke of the need for Bibles for the underground church in Russia and its satellite countries. It reminded the west there was a suffering church that needed prayers and Bibles. The other book Tortured for Christ by Richard Wormbrandt reminded the west of a suffering church under communism through the experiences of its author.
Richard Wormbrandt spoke of communism not so much as an evil political system but more as an evil spiritual system inspired by Satan. I would commend Wormbrandt's book called Marx and Satan where the author goes more into this.
Ok, Communism was defeated. Russia fell. Except for places like Cuba and China communism is no longer a threat. Why the history lesson? Because a greater threat has emerged. Perhaps more dangerous than communism. Because the threat is religion. The religion is Islam.
When we think back to the tragic event of 9/11 it was not radical communist but radical moslems that attacked us. Then we were introduced to words such as Al Queda, Taliban, Bin Laden, Koran, jihad, sharks, etc. Islam came to the forefront of tge American scene. But as usual Christians were asleep and Satan was on the move.
While the U S wages a successful war against Islamic extremist the moslems are quietly converting young people in America and England to Islam. In the south I an seeing that Islam is starting to have an appeal to African American young women. Despite the fact that Islam oppressed women these African American females have baught the lie that Islam respects women.
As I have talked with such women at the mall they have been decked out in the hajib, the traditional Islamic female dress.
We see mislems building mosques in places you would not think of. Not New York or Chicago. Forget ground zero. I am talking Bible belt America. I am talking Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Okahoma, Texas, etc. State legislatures that have tried to enact laws against sharia have been over turned in Federal courts.
Michigan probably has more moslems than any other state. It us my undrstanding that moslems are quietly starting a grass roots movement to take contrl.of local governments. They run candidates for local school boards and city council. And probably win. Next would be the Michigan state legislature. And sharia.
Impossible you say. Our Constitution would not allow it. I say to you, dear saint wake up. It has happened in England. It is said England has more Moslems than Methodist.
So the Tea Party is our salvation. Surely Rick Perry or Michelle Backman will deliver us from this vile threat. NayI say! And a thousand times nay! Jesus Christ is our only hope for deliverance. Richard Wormbrandt and Brother Andrew said that Jesus Christ must be our answer to communism. So Jesus Christ must must be our answer to Islam.
Like it or not we wil be forced to engage the Moslem. They are coming to our front door. Brother Andrew has said if we do not go to the moslems with the love of Christ and his gospel they will come to us in judgment as terrorist. Tragically they did on 9/11.
I found it disheartening that during the 9/11 prayer call no slot was given for the evangelization of the moslens. Are we not to pray for our enemies. There was prayer for Israel. But no prayer for the gospel to go forth to the moslems. I must ask why????????
Saints we need to wake up. There is a greater threat than communism at our door. The threat is Islam. But the same gospel that defeated communism can also defeat Islam. Let us engage them with the love and gospel of Jesus.
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Blaine Scogin