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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font size="3"><u><b>2008-10-27
- LOUIS FARRAKHAN AND "THE MAHDI"</b></u></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font size="3"><u><b>THE
ARRIVAL OF WHOSE MESSIAH?</b></u></font></p>
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<font size="3"><b>To view recent speech by Farrakhan calling Barak
Obama "the messiah", click link below:</b></font></p>
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<font size="3"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowxMcVTjTE"><font face="verdana"><b>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OowxMcVTjTE</b></font></a></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><u><b>The
Arrival of Whose Messiah?</b></u></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>The capital of
Islam in the West." That's how Elijah Muhammad, leader of America's
Nation of Islam branded the city of Chicago before he died Feb. 26,
1975.</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Louis
Farrakhan, the present controversial leader of the black American
movement known as the Nation of Islam, and successor of founder,
Elijah Muhammad, just rededicated a Mosque on Chicago's South Stony
Island Avenue to Jesus' mother Mary. The religiously muddled program
tied the event to Yom Kippur of the Jewish Calendar, and sounded the
traditional Jewish shofar as a call to prayer (done only at Rosh
Hashana). The Ave Maria was sung and the Hallelujah Chorus was
performed as a benediction.</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Even if one
overlooks the eclectic muddle, it all seems laughable in light of
Elijah Muhammad's comment on Christianity and Farrakhan's comments on
Judaism:</b></font></font></p>
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"<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Regardless
as to how long and how hard you try to be a good Christian, you never
have a sincere true love for your own black brother and sister as you
should. Islam will give you true brothers and sisters the world over.
This is what you need."</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>-- Elijah
Muhammad</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>In spite of
Louis Farrakhan labeling Judaism as a "gutter-religion" he
included a very famous section of Israel's Day of Atonement (Yom
Kippur) in his program, the Kol Nidre ceremony. This haunting dirge
was a Jewish heart-cry for God's forgiveness when they were forced to
convert in Spain's Inquisition in the 1400's.</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Elijah
Muhammad's political-theological view of America should be alarming
to us. And, these ideas are still espoused by Louis Farrakhan today.
Elijah said:</b></font></font></p>
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"<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>God is
drying America up by degrees. The time is at hand, and hell is
kindling up. Islam is the right way."</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>This strange
theology has been growing since 1930 here in the USA. The group
believes that "Allah (God) appeared in the Person of Master W. Fard
Muhammad, July, 1930; the long-awaited "Messiah" of the
Christians and the "Mahdi" of the Muslims."</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>But, history
of the N.O.I. aside, our current presidential race has brought much
to light from the dark corners of the organization. Farrakhan gave a
speech in which he hinted at the Messiah (Mahdi) calling forth the
youth of the world to open their ears to his (their Messiah) message.
This, by the way is an earmark of the coming of the Islamic Messiah
figure, the Mahdi.</b></font></font></p>
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"<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>The Messiah
is absolutely speaking!" Farrakhan declared. This statement came on
the heels of noting that Obama had galvanized the black youth of
America into a political entity who were not interested in politics
beforehand.</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Another
euphemism for the Mahdi, Islam's Messiah is the "Hope of the Entire
World." Farrakhan spoke of Obama in those glowing terms - a
slippery title which serves as a code word for Muslims, but could be
denied to be just a glowing assessment of one's potential should a
strong challenge arise.</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>In his first
major public address at the dedication of the Mosque Maryam,
Farrakhan said that Obama is the "hope of the entire world" and
that the U.S. will change for the better. He added, </b></font></font>
</p>
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"<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>A black man
with a white mother became a savior to us," speaking of the Nation
of Islam's founder Fard Muhammad in 1930. "A black man with a white
mother could turn out to be one who can lift America from her fall"
he added, likening Obama to the N.O.I. founder.</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><u><b>Muslim's
believe in Jesus, but which One?</b></u></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Iran's
President Ahmadinejad, for the first time ever, told this years UN
General Assembly that the Mahdi would soon come and that when he did,
Jesus would come with him. Islam's Jesus, is not Jesus of Nazareth,
he is Jesus of Mary of Mecca. Let this page of Farrakhan's program
speak for itself.</b></font></font></p>
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"<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>This mosque
is named after Mary, the Mother of Jesus. She is given great
distinction and honor in the Qur'an because she gives birth to the
Messiah who carries the indwelling spirit of Allah, manifesting
Allah's presence, which allows Jesus, the Messiah to do that which no
prophet or messenger did before him. He gives sight to the blind by
Allah's permission. He makes the deaf to hear by Allah's permission.
He gives life to the dead by Allah's permission.</b></font></font></p>
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"<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>It is
written in the Qur'an concerning Mary, that she was purified by Allah
and chosen by Him above all the women of the world. She is more
honored in the Qur'an than the mothers of Abraham, Moses, and
Muhammad. None of these mothers of the prophets, no matter how great
their sons were, was given the distinction of having a chapter in the
Qur'an named after them. The honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has
named this Mosque after the Mother of Jesus to let this dominant
Christian nation know and understand that every Muslim believes in
Jesus."</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><u><b>When
He Comes</b></u></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Until October
the 19<sup>th</sup>, I didn't realize that the same plague that
threatens the nation of Israel's very existence was so close to home.
Islamic sources say that when the Islamic Messiah (the Mahdi) comes
out of hiding that Jesus will come too. Not out of clouds of glory as
described in the New Testament, but out of the desert.</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>When that
happens, Jesus will accompany the Mahdi to Mecca where the Mahdi will
instruct Jesus on prayer (Jesus being a lower prophet), and Jesus
will announce to the world that the Gospels were corrupt. He will
then issue an invitation to Islam, the real religion and the war will
begin leaving Islam the last standing religion on the face of the
earth.</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Obama has
distanced himself from characters like Farrakhan, Rev. Jeremiah
Wright, and Bill Ayers the founder of the Weather Underground in the
1970's, who will do him great damage just by association. However,
those endorsing Obama, continue to be very dubious. How needful it is
to understand the times in which we find ourselves.</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>Ron Cantrell</b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b>October 24,
2008</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><u><b>NOTE:</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
Ron Cantrell and his wife Carol have been close friends of ours
since 1990, where we met at Congregation Beth Simcha under the
leadership of Murray Silberling. Twice we visited them in Israel, and
have appreciated their ministry with "Bridges for Peace" for a
number of years. Ron has authored a number of books. Click on
<<a href="http://www.shalom-shalom-jerusalem.org/">www.shalom-shalom-jerusalem.org</a>>
to see his book </b></span><b><u>"The Mahdi: Hijacked Messiah."</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
If it doesn't appeal to you as relevant "today," it will
"tomorrow."</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, is an avid Islamic, expecting the
very soon-coming of the Mahdi.</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">You
ask, "Who is this coming Mahdi?" In 1966 a movie entitled
"Khartoum", starring Charlton Heston as General Gordon, and
Laurence Olivier as the Sudanese Mahdi, who believed Mohammad in
vision showed him to be the world Messiah, or Mahdi. For many, this
is a scary thought, and Ron Cantrell's book on this subject can throw
much light on it.</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font face="Nimbus Roman No9 L, serif"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
above article by Ron Cantrell on this subject by Louis Farrakhan,
links Senator Obama with this thought. What is your take on this?</span></b></font></font></p>
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