Jesus, Jihad and Peace: What Bible Prophecy Says About World Events Today

165 Pages·2016·1.04 MB·English

by  Michael Youssef

This compelling message is an alarm clock waking believers from their stupor.
Read it soon.
—Gov. Mike Huckabee Dr. Youssef has been on my show discussing the
Islamist agenda. In Jesus, Jihad, and Peace, he goes much deeper, answering
questions we all have about today’s turbulent events in the Middle East and what
they mean in prophetic terms.
—Sean Hannity
Host, Hannity, Fox News
JESUS,
JIHAD

AND
PEACE
WHAT BIBLE PROPHECY SAYS
ABOUT WORLD EVENTS TODAY
JESUS,
JIHAD

AND
PEACE
WHAT BIBLE PROPHECY SAYS
ABOUT WORLD EVENTS TODAY
MICHAEL YOUSSEF
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Contents
Author’s Preface
Introduction: A Wake-Up Call
1 The Goal of World Domination
2 Ignored Warnings
3 The Prophet and the Koran
4 Are Allah and Jehovah the Same God?
5 What Does Islam Teach About the End Times?
6 Two Different Prescriptions for Life
7 What Is Jihad?
8 The Global Caliphate
9 All Roads Lead to Israel
10 The Spreading Wildfire
11 A Spiritual Battle
12 God’s Peace Treaty
Notes
Author’s Preface
I WAS BORN IN THE MIDDLE EAST, spent my early years in the culture of the
Middle East, and I return to the Middle East often. I have had many long,
revealing conversations with Muslims in general and Islamist hard-liners in
particular. I know the Middle East well and have had much firsthand experience
with Islamic practices and thought processes. Although I am an American now,
for most of my life I have lived with one foot in the West and one foot in the
East.
Throughout this book, I have tried to distinguish between Islamic ideology
and Muslims as people. I have many dear friends and acquaintances who
embrace Islam. While I risk being criticized for my sociological, economic,
political, and religious assessments of Islam, my ardent desire is that no one
would misunderstand my genuine affection and appreciation for Muslim people.
From my perspective as a Christian, I see all other religious systems as less
than whole. Jesus declared, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). And the apostle Peter
testified before the members of the Jewish ruling council, the Sanhedrin,
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given
to mankind by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). I cannot be true to my
Christian faith and believe otherwise.
Yet the fact that I, as a Christian, understand Islam to be a false worldview
does not mean I look down on Muslim people in any way. On the contrary, I am
compelled by my love for Muslim people. I feel a deep burden for them, and I
humbly yearn for them to know the fullness of life that comes only through a
personal relationship with Jesus Christ.