Please Note Well — It is not our intent to belittle, unduly criticize, or
“bash” anyone who may hold religious or political persuasions or opinions other than our
own. Even though we may absolutely and totally disagree with your opinion, we will defend to
the death your G-d-given right to hold it. Since
this website was originally launched in 1995, we have held the position that We are not
“anti-”anybody; we are only pro-Truth [click
here for the definition of “Truth”].
We firmly believe that it can be proven with
absolute certainty that the Bible, and the Bible only, is the revealed
Word of G-d, and is the standard by
which all knowledge and opinion must be judged. Information on this website that
concerns non-Biblical religious beliefs is provided for the sole purpose of comparing those
beliefs with the
Revealed Truth of the Bible.
We also attempt to demonstrate how far the true Body of Messiah has drifted from its Jewish
origins. We earnestly await the return of Messiah and the “Restoration of All Things” as
promised by the prophets. For more on this subject, please
CLICK HERE.
As the End-Times (Olam Habah) quickly approaches, each of us is being faced with some
very difficult choices. One of these choices is whether or not to defend
ourselves from those who would force us to “submit” to the rule of Islam
and Allah over every aspect of our daily lives. (The
word “Islam” literally means "to submit" or "to surrender" to Allah.) “As for
me and my household, we will serve ADONAI!”
(Jos 24:15
(CJB) -
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)
Our political and religious leaders tell us daily that Islam is a
peaceful religion and that the great majority of Muslims want only to
live next to us in peace. However, it is expressly forbidden by the Qur'an to
accept a non-Muslim as a friend (Sura 3:28), and whoever does so “shall
have nothing of Allah” (i.e., cannot, by their own definition, be a
true Muslim). If a person claims to believe the Qur'an, they must
believe the whole Qur'an, which also says: “Say to those who
disbelieve: You shall be vanquished, and driven together to hell; and
evil is the resting-place” (Sura
3:12). In Islamic eschatology (the teaching about the future)
the ultimate goal of Islam is to
kill all Jews and Christians, and to have a one-world Islamic
government and religion.
Click here for more from the Qur'an. Due to the numerous threats we
have received, we have been forced to remove our physical address from
the website.
The Great Religions of the World
In order to effectively share the Gospel of
Yeshua HaMashiach with a non-believer it is always a good idea to have at
least some idea of what that person already believes. Remember that when Rav
Sha'ul addressed the people in Athens (Acts 17:16-34) he began his message to
them by mentioning that they had in their city an alter to “an unknown G-d.”
From that point he was able to tell them that the G-d that they considered
“unknown” was the only true G-d. He started from a point in their own belief
system and from there was able to share the Gospel with them.
King Solomon once said, “There is nothing
new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Virtually all of the cults that the
Bible-believer will encounter are either based on old heresies that have been
dusted off and given a fresh coat of paint to make them look new, or they are
simply a Westernized version of one or more of the religions of man.
This section provides a brief summary of
the core teachings of many of the world religions and the cults that are
derived from them.
Most of the
documents in this section of our site are compiled from a series of
lectures on the cults and world religions delivered by Prof. Rickard L. Sawyer, ThM, ThD, DMin
(Ari Levitt) and Prof. Grady L.
Davis, BD, MCM, PhD in the Department of Comparative Religion on the
Alameda, California, campus of Golden Gate School of Theology from
1983 to 1985, and in numerous churches in California and Tennessee from
1980 to 1995. Some minor editorial changes have been made to present a more
Messianic Jewish viewpoint than that of the original Baptist-oriented
presentation.
The United States Navy Chaplain Corps maintains a
website with additional information about several different religious groups
at:
http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/index.htm.
Please Pardon
Our Dust
while we remodel our site
to make it more “User-friendly”
Please note: When we are finished with our current
“remodeling” project we will be creating “printer-friendly”
pages for all of our articles and sheorim (lessons). Thank you for your continued
patience and support.
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to a significant lack of interest in the Messianic Message in our geographical
area, Adat B'nei HaMelech has been forced (at least for the foreseeable future) to
cease functioning as an active congregation. These adverse circumstances have forced
me to take a full-time secular position which will require me to work evenings and
weekends for the foreseeable future, precluding group Bible studies due to schedule
conflicts. I will, however, continue to operate this website as an on-line ministry
for as long as the LORD leads me to do so. As the LORD leads you, your continuing
prayers and financial support to offset the on-going web-hosting and other operating
costs will be sincerely appreciated. — Ari
The pages on this website contain the name of G-d in various
forms. If you print any of these pages, please be sure to handle them with the
appropriate amount of reverence and respect.
*Ari Levitt is the shem kodesh of
Dr. Rickard (Ari) Levitt-Sawyer.
Except where otherwise specifically indicated, the opinions expressed on this website
are my own, are sometimes highly speculative in nature and subject to differing
intrpretations, and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of MJAA, IAMCS,
MBI, UMJC, or any other organization or individual. If you disagree with my
opinions, please CLICK HERE before contacting me about it.
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