Fight for Allah
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Fight for AllahFight for the sake of Allah those that fight against you, but do not attack them first. Allah does not love aggressors. Slay them wherever you find them. Drive them out of the places from which they drove you. Idolatry is more grievous than bloodshed. But do not fight them within the precincts of the Holy Mosque unless they attack you there; if they attack you put them to the sword. Thus shall the unbelievers be rewarded;: but if they mend their ways, know that Allah is forgiving and merciful. Al-Baqarah The Cow 2:190-192 Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. But if they desist, fight none except the evil doers. Al-Baqarah The Cow 2:193 ************************************************ Fighting for the cause
of Allah Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. But you may hate a thing although it is good for you, and love a thing although it is bad for you. Allah knows, but you know not. They ask you about the sacred month. Say: “To fight in this month is a grave offence; but to debar others from the path of Allah, to deny Him, and to expel His worshippers from the Holy Mosque, is far more grave in His sight. Idolatry is more grievous than bloodshed.” They will not cease to fight against you until they force you to renounce your faith if they are able. But whoever of you recants and dies an unbeliever, his works shall come to nothing in this world and in the world to come. Such men shall be the tenants of the Fire, wherein they shall abide forever. Those that have embraced the Faith, and those that have fled their land and fought for the cause of Allah, may hope for Allah’s mercy. Allah is forgiving and merciful. Al-Baqarah The Cow 2:216-218 *********************************************** Fight for the cause of
Allah Fight for the cause of Allah and bear in mind that Allah hears all and knows all. Who will grant Allah a generous loan? He will repay him many times over. Allah gives in scant measure and abundantly. To Him shall you be recalled. Al-Baqarah The Cow 2:244-245 ************************************************ Israel's first king Have you not heard what the leaders of the Israelites demanded of one of their prophets after the death of Moses? "Raise up for us a king, and we will fight for the cause of Allah. He replied, "What if you refuse, when ordered so to fight?" They said, "Why should we refuse to fight for the cause of Allah when we have been driven from our dwellings and our children." But when at last they were ordered to fight, they all refused, except a few of them. Allah knows the evildoers. The prophet said to them: "God has appointed Saul to be your king." But they replied: "Should he be given the kingship, when we are more deserving of it then he? Besides, he is not rich at all." He said: “Allah has chosen him to rule over you and made him grow in wisdom and in stature. Allah gives His sovereignty to whom He will. Allah is munificent and all knowing. Al-Baqarah The Cow 2:246-247 ************************************************ Exalted men Such are Allah's revelations. We recite them to you in all truth, for you are one of Our messengers. Of those messengers We have exalted some above others. To some Allah spoke directly; others He raised to lofty status. We gave Jesus son of Mary veritable signs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. Source of wars Had Allah pleased, those who succeeded them would not have fought against one another after the veritable signs had been given them. But they disagreed among themselves; some had faith and others had none. Yet had Allah pleased they would not have fought against one another. Allah does what He will. Al-Baqarah The Cow 2:252-253 ************************************************ MartyrsIf you have suffered a defeat, so did the enemy. We alternate these vicissitudes among mankind so that Allah may know the true believers and choose martyrs from among you (Allah does not love the evil doers); and that Allah may test the faithful and annihilate the infidels....... Al-I-Imran The Imrans 3:140-141 Rewards No one dies unless Allah wills. The term of every life is fixed. He that desires the reward of this world shall have it, and he that desires the reward of the life to come shall have it also. We will surely recompense the thankful. Al-I-Imran The Imrans 3:145 Those that fled their homes or were expelled from them, and those that suffer persecution for My sake and fought and were slain: I shall forgive them their sins and admit them to gardens watered by running streams, as a recompense from Allah; Allah dispenses the richest recompense. Al-I-Imran The Imrans 3:195 (The whole work on war and martyrs in this section is: Al-I-Imran The Imrans 3:138-195) ************************************************ Fight for the cause of
Allah Let those who would exchange the life of this world for the hereafter, fight for the cause of Allah; whoever fights for the cause of Allah, whether he dies or triumphs, on him We shall bestow a rich recompense. And how should you not fight for the cause of Allah, and for the helpless old men, women, and children who say: “Deliver us, Lord, from this city of wrongdoers; send forth to us a guardian from Your presence; send to us from Your presence one that will help us”? The true believers fight for the cause of Allah, but the infidels fight for the devil.. Fight then against the friends of Satan. Satan's cunning is weak indeed. An-Nisaa Women 4:74-76 Therefore fight for the cause of Allah. You are accountable for none but yourself. Rouse the faithful: perchance Allah will overthrow the might of the unbelievers. Mightier is Allah and more terrible is His punishment. An-Nisaa Women 4:84 ************************************************ Fight for the cause of
Allah Believers, show discernment when you go to fight for the cause of Allah, and do not say to those that offer you peace: "You are not believers,".......... An-Nisaa Women 4:94 He that leaves his home in the cause of Allah shall find many a refuge in the land and great abundance. He that leaves his dwelling to fight for Allah and His apostle and is then overtaken by death shall be recompensed by Allah. Surely Allah is forgiving and merciful. An-Nisaa Women 4:100 Seek out the enemy relentlessly. If you have suffered, they too have suffered: but you at least hope to receive from Allah what they cannot hope for. Allah is all knowing and wise. An-Nisaa Women 4:104 ************************************************ Death to the enemies of
Allah Those that make war against Allah and His apostle and spread disorder in the land shall be slain or crucified or have their hands and feet cut off on alternate sides, or be banished from the land. They shall be held up to shame in this world and sternly punished in the hereafter: except those that repent before you reduce them. For you must know that Allah is forgiving and merciful. Al-Maidah The Table 5:33-34 *********************************************** Fight for Allah Believers, have fear of Allah and seek the right path to Him. Fight valiantly for His cause, so that you may triumph. As for the unbelievers, if they offered all that the earth contains and as much besides to redeem themselves from the torment of the Day of Resurrection, it shall not be accepted from them. Woeful punishment awaits them. They will strive to get out of the Fire, but get out of it they shall not. Lasting punishment awaits them. Al-Maidah The Table 5:35-37 *********************************************** 1,000 angels When you prayed to your Lord for help, He answered: "I am sending to your aid a thousand angels in their ranks." By this good news Allah sought to reassure your hearts, for victory comes only from Allah; Allah is mighty and wise. You were overcome by sleep, a token of His protection. He sent down water from the sky to cleanse you and to purify you of Satan's filth, to strengthen your hearts and to steady your footsteps. Allah revealed His will to the angels, saying: "I shall be with you. Give courage to the believers. I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads, strike off the very tips of their fingers!" An-Anfal The Spoils 8:9-12 *********************************************** Unbelievers and war Tell the unbelievers that if they mend their ways their past shall be forgiven; but if they persist in sin, let them reflect upon the fate of bygone nations. Make war on them until idolatry shall cease and Allah's religion shall reign supreme. If they desist, Allah is cognizant of all their actions; but if they pay no heed, know then that Allah will protect you. He is the noblest Helper and the noblest Protector. An-Anfal The Spoils 8:38-40 *********************************************** True believers Those that have embraced the Faith and fled their homes and fought for the cause of Allah, and those that have sheltered them and helped them -- they are the true believers. Forgiveness and a gracious provision await them. Those that have since embraced the Faith and fled their homes and fought with you - they too are your brothers; although according to the Book of Allah those who are bound by ties of blood are nearest to one another. Allah has knowledge of all things. An-Anfal The Spoils 8:74-75 ************************************************ Holy months and war When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. If they repent and take to prayer and render the alms levy, allow them to go their way. Allah is forgiving and merciful. At-Touba Repentance 9:5 *********************************************** Unbelievers repentance,
fall, and war If an idolater seeks asylum with you, give him protection so that he may hear the Word of Allah, and then convey him to safety. For idolaters are ignorant men..... At-Touba Repentance 9:6 If they repent and take to prayer and render the alms levy, they shall become your brothers in the Faith. Thus do We make plain Our revelations to men of knowledge. But if, after coming to terms with you, they break their oaths, and revile your faith, make war on the leaders of unbelief - for no oaths are binding with them - so that they may desist. Will you not fight against those who have broken the oaths and conspired to banish the Apostle? They were the first to attack you Do you fear them? Surely Allah is more deserving of your fear, if you are true believers. Make war on them: Allah will chastise them at your hands and humble them. He will grant you victory over them and heal the spirit of the faithful. He will take away all rancor from their hearts: Allah shows mercy to whom He pleases. Allah is all knowing and wise. At-Touba Repentance 9:11-15 *********************************************** Fighting for the cause of
Allah Do you pretend that he who gives a drink to the pilgrims and pays a visit to the Sacred Mosque is as worthy as the man who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and fights for Allah's cause? These are not held equal by Allah. Allah does not guide the wrongdoers. Those that have embraced the Faith, and left their homes, and fought for Allah's cause with their wealth and with their persons, are held in higher regard by Allah. It is they who shall triumph. Their Lord has promised them mercy from Himself, and His pleasure and gardens of eternal bliss where they shall dwell for ever. Allah's recompense is great indeed. Say, "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your tribes, the property you have acquired, the merchandise you fear may not be sold, and the homes you love, are dearer to you than Allah, His apostle and the struggle for His cause, then wait until Allah shall fulfill His decree. Allah does not guide the evil doers....... At-Touba Repentance 9:19-24 Fight against such of those to whom the Scriptures were
given as believe in neither Allah nor the Last Day, who do not forbid
what Allah and His apostle have forbidden, and do not embrace the true Faith,
until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued. The Jews say Ezra is the son of God, while the Christians say the Messiah is the son of God. Such are their assertions, by which they imitate the infidels of old. Allah confounded them! How perverse they are! They make their clerics and their monks, and of the Messiah, the son of Mary, Lords besides Allah; though they were ordered to serve one God only. There is no god but Him. Exalted be He above those they deify besides Him!........... At-Touba Repentance 9:29-31 Believers, why is it that when you are told: “March in the cause of Allah,” you linger slothfully in the land? Are you content with this life in preference to the life to come? Few indeed are the blessings of this life, compared with those of the life to come. If you do not go to war, He will punish you sternly and will replace you by other men. You will in no way harm Him: for Allah has power over all things...... At-Touba Repentance 9:38-39 Whether unarmed or well equipped, march on and fight for the cause of Allah, with your wealth and with your persons. This will be best for you, if you but knew it..... At-Touba Repentance 9:41 Those that believe in Allah and the Last Day will not beg you to exempt them from fighting with their wealth and with their persons. Allah best knows the righteous. Only those seek exemption who disbelieve in Allah and the Last Day, and whose hearts are filled with doubt because they doubt, they waver. At-Touba Repentance 9:44-45 ************************************************ War against unbelievers Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home: an evil fate. At-Touba Repentance 9:73 ************************************************ Reward for those who
fight The Apostle and the men who shared his faith fought with their goods and with their persons. These shall be rewarded with good things. These shall surely prosper. Allah has prepared for them gardens watered by running streams, in which they shall abide for ever. That is the supreme triumph. At-Touba Repentance 9:88-89 ************************************************ Reward for Desert Arabs
who fight Yet there are others among the desert Arabs who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and regard what they give as a means of bringing them closer to Allah and to the Apostle's prayers. Indeed, closer they shall be brought; Allah will admit them to His mercy. Allah is forgiving and merciful. As for those who led the way, the first of the muhajirin and the ansar, and those who nobly followed them, Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. He has prepared for them gardens watered by running streams, where they shall dwell for ever. That is the supreme triumph. At-Touba Repentance 9:99-100 ************************************************ True believers Allah has purchased from the faithful their lives and worldly goods, and in return has promised them the Garden. They will fight for the cause of Allah, they will slay and be slain. Such is the true promise which He has made them in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Koran. And who is more true to his pledge than Allah? Rejoice then in the bargain you have made. That is the supreme triumph. Those that repent and those that serve and praise Him; those that fast and those that kneel and prostrate themselves; those that enjoin justice, forbid evil, and observe the commandments of Allah shall be richly recompensed. Proclaim the good tidings to the faithful. At-Touba Repentance 9:111-112 *********************************************** Make war on the infidels It is not right that all the faithful should go to war at once. A band from each community should stay behind to instruct themselves in religion and to admonish their men when they return, so that they may take heed. Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them. Know that Allah is with the righteous. At-Touba Repentance 9:122-123 ************************************************ Judgment day rewardsAs for those who after persecution fled their homes and fought and remained constant to the last, your Lord will be forgiving and merciful to them on the day when every soul will come pleading for itself; when every soul will be requited for its deeds. None shall be wronged. Al-Nahl The Bee 16:110-111 *********************************************** WarPermission to take up arms is hereby given to those who are attacked, because they have been wronged. Allah has power to grant them victory: those who have been unjustly driven from their homes, only because they said: “Our Lord is Allah.” Had Allah not defended some men by the might of others, monasteries and churches, synagogues and mosques in which His praise is daily celebrated, would have been utterly destroyed. But whoever helps Allah shall be helped by Him. Allah is powerful and mighty: He will assuredly help those who, once made masters in the land, will attend to their prayers and render the alms levy, enjoin justice and forbid evil. Allah governs the destiny of all things. Al-Hajj Pilgrimage 22:39-41 ************************************************ Fighting for the cause of AllahAs for those that have fled their homes in the cause of Allah and afterwards died or were slain, Allah will surely make a generous provision for them. Allah is the most munificent Provider. He will surely admit them with a welcome that will please them. All knowing is Allah, and gracious. Al-Hajj Pilgrimage 22:58-59 ************************************************ Worship ritualYou that are true believers, kneel and prostrate yourselves. Worship your Lord and do good works, so that you may triumph. Fight for the cause of Allah with the devotion due to Him. He has chosen you, and laid on you no burdens in the observance of your faith, the faith of Abraham your father. In this, as in former scriptures, He has given you the name of Muslims, so that the Apostle may testify against you, and that you yourselves may testify against your fellow men. Therefore attend to your prayers, render the alms levy, and hold fast to Allah; for He is your Guardian. A gracious guardian and a gracious helper! Al-Hajj Pilgrimage 22:77-78 ************************************************ Fight for AllahThey solemnly swear by Allah that if you order them, they will march forth. Say: “Do not swear: your obedience, not your oaths, will count. Allah is cognizant of all your actions.” Say: “Obey Allah and obey the Apostle. If you do not, he is still bound to fulfill his duty, as you yourselves are bound to fulfill yours. If you obey him, you shall be rightly guided. An apostle’s duty is but to give plain warning.” Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good works to make them masters in the land as He made those who went before them, to strengthen the faith He chose for them, and to change their fears to safety. Let them worship Me and serve none besides Me. Wicked indeed are they who after this deny Me. Al-Nur Light 24:53-55 ************************************************ Fight unbelieversHad it not been Our will, We could have sent to every city someone to give warning. Do not yield to the unbelievers, but fight them vigorously with this. Al-Furqan 25:51-52 Jews and Christians are
unbelievers Unbelievers are those who declare: "God is the Messiah, the son of Mary." Say: "Who could prevent Allah, if He so willed, from destroying the Messiah, the son of Mary, his mother, and all the people of the earth? Allah has sovereignty over the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them. He creates what He will; and Allah has power over all things." Al-Maidah The Table 5:17 Fighting for AllahThose that fight for Our cause We will surely guide to Our own paths. Surely Allah is with the righteous. Al-Ankabut The Spider 29:69 ************************************************ Kill the hypocrites and unbelieversIf the hypocrites and those who have tainted hearts
and the scandal mongers of Medina do not desist, We will rouse you against
them, and their days in that city will be numbered. Cursed wherever they are found, they will be seized
and put to death. Such has been the way of Allah with those who have gone before them. And you shall find no change in the ways of Allah. Al-Ahzab The Confederate Tribes 33:60-62 Fight for AllahWhen you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield strike off their heads and, when you have laid them low, bind your captives firmly. Then grant them their freedom or take a ransom for them, until war shall lay down her burdens. Thus shall you do. Had Allah willed, He could Himself have punished them; [but He has ordained it thus] that He might test you, the one by the other. As for those who are slain in the cause of Allah, He will not allow their works to perish. He will vouchsafe them guidance and ennoble their state; He will admit them to the Paradise He has made known to them. Believers, if you help Allah, Allah will help you and make you strong. But the unbelievers shall be consigned to perdition. He will bring their deeds to nothing. Because they have abhorred His revelations, He will frustrate their works. Have they never journeyed through the land and seen what was the end of those who have gone before them? Allah destroyed them utterly. A similar fate awaits the unbelievers, because Allah is the protector of the faithful: because the unbelievers have no protector. Allah will admit those who embrace the true Faith (Islam) and do good works to gardens watered by running streams. The unbelievers take their fill of pleasure and eat as cattle eat: but the Fire shall be their home. How many cities were mightier than your own city, which has cast you out! We destroyed them all, and there was none to help them. Can he who follows the guidance of his Lord be compared to him who is led by his desires and whose foul deeds seem fair to him? Muhammad 47:4-14 ************************************************ Fighting for Allah = ParadiseWe have given you a glorious victory, so the Allah may forgive you your past and future sins, and perfect His goodness to you; that He may guide you to a straight path and bestow on you His mighty help. It was He who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the faithful, so that their faith might grow stronger (Allah’s are the legions of the heavens and the earth: Allah is all knowing and wise); that He may bring the believers, both man and women, into gardens watered by running streams, there to abide for ever; that He may forgive them their sins (this, in Allah’s sight, is a glorious triumph); Al-Fat-h Victory 48:1-5 ************************************************ Fighting for AllahSay to the desert Arabs who stayed behind: “You shall be called upon to fight a mighty nation, unless they embrace Islam. If you prove obedient, Allah will reward you well. But if you run away, as you have done before this, He will inflict on you a stern chastisement.” It shall be no offence for the blind, the lame, and the sick to stay behind. He that obeys Allah and His apostle shall be admitted to gardens watered by running streams; but he that turns and flees shall be sternly punished by Him. Al-Fat-h Victory 48:16-17 *********************************************** Jews and ChristiansMuhammad is Allah’s apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another. You see them worshipping on their knees, seeking the grace of Allah and His good will. Their marks are on their faces, the traces of their prostrations. Thus are they described in the Torah and in the Gospel: they are like the seed which puts forth its root and strengthens it, so that it rises stout and firm upon its stalk, delighting the sowers. Through them He seeks to enrage the unbelievers. Yet to those of them who will embrace the Faith (Islam) and do good works Allah has promised forgiveness and rich recompense. Al-Fat-h Victory 48:29 *********************************************** True BelieversThe true believers are those that have faith in Allah and His apostle, and never doubt; and who fight with their wealth and with their persons in the cause of Allah. Such are those whose faith is true. Al-Huyurat The Chambers 49:15 *********************************************** Believe, Give, & Fight for cause of AllahHave faith in Allah and His apostle and give in alms of that which He has made your inheritance; for whichever of you believes and gives in alms shall be richly recompensed. And what cause have you not to believe in Allah, when the Apostle calls on you to have faith in your Lord, who has made a covenant with you, if you are true believers? It is He who brings down clear revelations to His servant, so that he may lead you out of darkness into the light. Surely Allah is compassionate to you and merciful. And why should you not give to the cause of Allah, when Allah alone will inherit the heavens and the earth? Those of you that gave of their wealth before the victory, and took part in the fighting, shall receive greater honor than the others who gave and fought thereafter. Yet Allah has promised you all a good reward; Allah has knowledge of all your actions. Who will give a generous loan to Allah? He will pay him back twofold and he shall receive a noble recompense. Al-Hadid Iron 57:7-11 ************************************************ Fight for AllahAllah loves those who fight for His cause in ranks as
firm as a mighty edifice. As-Saff Battle Array 61:4 ************************************************ Fight for AllahBelievers! Shall I point out to you a profitable course that will save you from a woeful scourge? Have faith in Allah and His apostle, and fight for Allah’s cause with your wealth and with your persons. That would be best for you, if you but knew it. As-Saff Battle Array 61:10-11 JesusBelievers, be Allah’s helpers. When Jesus son of Mary said to the disciples: “Who will come with me to the help of Allah?” the disciples replied: “We are Allah’s helpers.” Some of the Israelites believed in him while others did not. We aided the believers against their enemies, and they triumphed over them. As-Saff Battle Array 61:14 *********************************************** After Friday PrayersBelievers, when you are summoned to Friday prayers hasten to the remembrance of Allah and cease your trading. That would be best for you, if you but knew it. Then, when the prayers are ended, disperse and go your ways in quest of Allah’s bounty. Remember Allah always, so that you may prosper. Al-Jumu’a Friday, The day of Congregation 62:9-10 ************************************************ Fight for AllahProphet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites, and deal sternly with them. Hell shall be their home, evil their fate. At-Tahrim Prohibition 66:9 |
"When the LORD your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you, and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them. Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; so the anger of the LORD will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly. But thus you shall deal with them: you shall destroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire. "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. Deuteronomy 7:1-6 NKJV (This only applies to the seven nations whom God had
appointed for judgment because of their sins, as He had said to Abraham, when
He said: "Know
certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not
theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred
years. And also the nation whom they
serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. Now as for you, you shall go to your
fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall
return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete." Genesis 15:13-16 NKJV Notice
the reason for the destruction of these nations; “For the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” Then, six hundred years after He said this
to Abraham, the iniquity of the Amorites was complete and time for their
judgment had come which coincided to the fulfillment of God’s promise to give
the land to Abraham’s descendants as an inheritance). *********************************************** No mention of Sacred months in the BibleRemain faithful to the endThen Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom." Matthew 16:24-28 NKJV (This
is not a call to fight but to endure persecution to the point of martyrdom). *********************************************** *********************************************** Israel’s first kingThen all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations." ..... 1 Samuel 8:4-5 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No, but we will have a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles." 1 Samuel 8:19-21 God chose Saul to be Israel's first king. 1 Samuel 9:1 - 10:27 But some rebels said, "How can this man save us?" So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. 1 Samuel 10:27 NKJV ************************************************ Source of warsWhere do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? James 4:1-4 NKJV ************************************************ Martyrdom through persecutionAnd when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.' "Then He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.' " Acts 22:20-21 NKJV "I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. Revelation 2:13-14 NKJV I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement. Revelation 17:6 NKJV For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. Matthew 16:25 NKJV Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. Luke 17:33 NKJV (This is not a call to fight but to endure persecution to the point of martyrdom). ************************************************ Endurance through Great Tribulation"Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law'; and 'a man's enemies will be those of his own household.' He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. Matthew 10:34-39 NKJV (This is not a call to fight but to endure persecution to the point of martyrdom, and a warning of how deep the persecution will come even among the family members when the time of persecution calls for betrayal of all believers. This will find its final fulfillment at the time of the Antichrist when he demands all the world to worship him according to Revelation 13:7-8 and 15). *********************************************** Martyrs for the sake of
Christ Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels. But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God." Luke 9:23-27 NKJV (This is not a call to fight but to endure persecution to the point of martyrdom). *********************************************** Love your enemies"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. Matthew 5:43-45 NKJV ************************************************ Fight the Good FightI have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 NKJV (This is not a call to fight but to endure persecution to the point of martyrdom following Paul’s example). *********************************************** Twelve legions (72,000) of angels But Jesus said to him, "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?" Matthew 26:52-55 NKJV And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire." Hebrews 1:7 NKJV ************************************************ Convert the Unbelievers Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and
lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. Matthew 28:19-20 NKJV (This is not a call to fight but to endure persecution to the point of martyrdom. The point being to convert the world by preaching the Gospel in love following the example of Jesus). ************************************************ True religion If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. James 1:26-27 NKJV (This is not a call to fight but to endure persecution to the point of martyrdom). ************************************************ CompanionsI
wrote to you in my epistle not to keep company with sexually immoral people. Yet I
certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or
with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need
to go out of the world.
But
now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is
sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard,
or an extortioner--not even to eat with such a person.
For
what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge
those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore
"put away from yourselves the evil person."
1 Corinthians 5:9-13 NKJV ************************************************ Flee IdolatryTherefore,
my beloved, flee
from idolatry.
1 Corinthians 10:14-15 NKJV Walk in the spiritI say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 5:16-26 NKJV ************************************************ Coming of the Kingdom of GodNow when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." Then He said to the disciples, "The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. And they will say to you, 'Look here!' or 'Look there!' Do not go after them or follow them. For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day. But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed. In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left. Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left." And they answered and said to Him, "Where, Lord?" So He said to them, "Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together." Luke 17:20-37 NKJV Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints-- and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. Ephesians 6:10-20 NKJV (This is not a call to fight but to endure persecution to the point of martyrdom). ************************************************ Use the Word of GodFor the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 NKJV ************************************************ ************************************************ And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 1 John 3:23 NKJV Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him 1 John 2:3-5 NKJV Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me. John 14:23-24 NKJV *********************************************** God The Word will destroy the wickedNow I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. Revelation 19:11-16 NKJV ************************************************ Judgment Day rewards For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works. Matthew 16:27 NKJV ************************************************ Taking up armsBut Jesus said to him, "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Matthew 26:51-52 NKJV Then He said to them, "But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. For I say to you that this which is written must still be accomplished in Me: 'And He was numbered with the transgressors.' For the things concerning Me have an end." So they said, "Lord, look, here are two swords." And He said to them, "It is enough." Luke 22:36-38 NKJV ************************************************ Blessing for the Martyrs of the Great Tribulation Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.' " "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them." Revelation 14:13 NKJV ************************************************ True ReligionIf anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. James 1:26-27 NKJV He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NKJV *********************************************** Since Israel was reestablished in the land after the
Babylonian captivity, there is no call in the Bible for them to fight except
for self defense while they were rebuilding the Temple and Jerusalem. Since then, the land has continually been under foreign
occupation and control until 1948 when Israel was given a homeland in the
Land of Israel. Now again it is
necessary to fight for self defense to survive against the attacks of the Arabs. Throughout the time wars have swept across the land and
involved the people of Israel. This will continue until the Lord comes and sets up His
Kingdom in the land. ************************************************ Teach those who oppose the GospelAnd the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:24-26 NIV He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it. Titus 1:9 NIV Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. Titus 2:6-8 NIV ************************************************ Judgment of the HypocritesThe master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 24:50-51 NIV The Lord is not slack
concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward
us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to
repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 NKJV (The Lord will judge the
hypocrites, it is not our job to kill them, but to gently teach them in hope
they might come to repentance and be saved). BASIS OF JUDGMENT At the Judgment Seat of Christ the basis of judgment is the same as the basis of judgment at the Great White Throne. God doesn't change, and He always looks for the same things in people. This following is a list of the things God takes into consideration when passing Judgment on an individual:
Inanimate Witnesses Habakkuk 2:11, Luke 19:39-40 ************************************************ Kingdom of God / Universal Peace"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; Their young ones shall lie down together; And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra's hole, And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper's den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, Isaiah 11:6-9 NKJV The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," Says the LORD. Isaiah 65:25 NKJV For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14 NKJV ************************************************ Embrace the God of Israel Thus says the LORD: "Against all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit--behold, I will pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land. And it
shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, to swear by
My name, 'As the LORD lives,' as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then
they shall be established in the midst of My people. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation," says the LORD. Jeremiah 12:14-17 NKJV ************************************************ Taking the Land destroy IdolatryTake heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images (for you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God), lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you and you eat of his sacrifice, and you take of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods. You shall make no molded gods for yourselves. Exodus 34:12-17 NKJV ************************************************ True Believers And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 1 John 3:23 NKJV Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, "I know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him 1 John 2:3-5 NKJV Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me. John 14:23-24 NKJV *********************************************** Right living Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. 1 Timothy 6:6-21 NKJV *********************************************** Love one another This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. John 15:12-14 NKJV ************************************************ Saved by Believing No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:13-18 NKJV *********************************************** Prayers accompany Holy Living Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4 NKJV But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:7-9 NKJV And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Matthew 6:7 NKJV Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man." Luke 21:36-37 NKJV Pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 NKJV ************************************************ Our War is Spiritual For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 NKJV For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 NKJV For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Colossians 1:16-18 NKJV |