Edition 1.

Standing in the Gap

Edition 1.8

Ezekiel 22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

A Publication of: The Wheel Inside the Wheel Outreach Ministry

Standing in the Gap

Edition 1.8 Silent Too Long

Page |3

Its been awhile that any articles have been posted to Standing in the Gap, not because theres been little to say, yet more due to my busy schedule. So allow me to enjoy your patience as I spill out a few words concerning this ridiculous movie Innocence of Muslims, which seems to have raised a fuss in the Muslim community, as I have been watching a small piece of the public reaction on YouTube. Let me begin with a word to the taunting Christians, who apparently know less about the Bible than they do the Quran, as I would have them ask themselves, are you behaving in a Christ-like manner? Are you reacting to Islam the way Christ would have? In the days the Lord walked the earth, there was no nation of Islam, yet if you read the Old Testament, you will see there was no shortage of false and pagan religions: religions of violence and human sacrifice, which Christ remained notably silent about, and although Christ did confront evil, he never argued nor debated a wicked thing. Yet he simply rebuked them. Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. The Prophet Muhammad was born generations after the passion of Christ, after the Acts of the Apostles, and after the establishment of Christianity. So it is reasonable to assume that Muhammad knew Christians. As the apostle Paul was authoring the epistles, he makes no mention of Muhammad, because Muhammad did not exist, and wouldnt for a few hundred years. Yet Paul did warn us of false prophets and false teachers, not sparing Christianity. (Coming in like grievous wolves not sparing the flock) The world is in the process of Islamizing, and if this process continues, Christianity will be driven to the edge of extinction, which, by the way, was prophesied by John of Patmos as he recorded his visions in the book of Revelations some 2,000 years ago, again, hundreds of years before the life of Muhammad. It is said by Islam that Muhammad was the greatest man ever born, so great, in fact, that Muslims are willing to murder any that would besmirch, or otherwise slander, the name of such a great man. I would like to focus for a moment on the word man for Muhammad himself never claimed to be deity, nor was he the only prophet, liar or otherwise, ever born. Yet, they were all still just lowly men, and I would like you to consider this: no true prophet of God ever had a religion form around them. No true man of God ever heaped followers to themselves, yet always endeavored to keep mans attention on Almighty God himself. With that in mind, I would like you to consider this: if the heathen says to Islam, There is no Allah, there is no God, they are simply ignored. Yet, let the same call the man Muhammad a liar prophet, and in the name of God, they are put to death. So allow me to remind my Christian readers again, that they need to behave more Christ-like. Ask yourselves, how would Jesus Christ, who was God wrapped in the flesh, have responded should Islam have existed in his lifetime? as I pray you stop acting like fools. Remember, I pray, that our warfare is not of the flesh, but of a spiritual nature, as he rebuked the devil, yet would have man saved. Keep this lost people in prayer, as you try to remember that Jesus Christ never taunted, made fun of, or told jokes about any evil empire or the men that obeyed them. Yet he lovingly ministered of kingdom come that all men might repent and come to knowledge unto salvation, even though he lived in a time

Standing in the Gap

Edition 1.8

Page |4

when the children of God were surrounded by the evil Roman Empire in the same way Christians today are surrounded by Islam, and remember, this is not the first time that the devil has established his kingdom on earth in an effort to raise it above Gods heavenly one. Thank you for your time, and keep the faith. Glenn The Deacon Mersereau