BAHAI FAITH by Dale Brown
The Bahai concept of religious unity and international government, is closely linked to the many other religious groups involved in the ecumenical movement, and at times associated with the "New Age" movement. They are highly evangelistic in promoting their views. Bahaism began in Persia, as an offshoot of Islam, with Mirza Ali Muhammed (1819-1850). In 1844 he announced that he was the Bab (the Gate) who would be the forerunner of the "Promised One" who would be a manifestation of God. After his death, one of his followers, Baha'u'llah (the glory of Allah), came to believe that he was this "Promised One".
Baha'u'llah claimed himself to be another manifestation of Christ and the fulfillment of the prophecy by Jesus in John 14:16-17 in which there was to come a SPIRIT or Comforter which would be with us forever. Baha'u'llah however died in 1892 at the age of 75 and is no longer with us. Muslims make similar claims about Muhammad therefore we have a problem.
Baha'u'llah's son, Abdul Baha, brought the new religion to the United States in 1912 and built a $2.5 temple in Wilmette, Illinois. Their world headquarters is in Haifa, Israel.
In Bahaism the Biblical and historical version of Christianity is modified. Christ is robbed of his incarnate deity by placing him on the same level as the other religious teachers. He is also accorded a position inferior to that granted to Baha'u'llah. Bahais do not believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ, the inerrancy of the Bible, eternal punishment, a literal Hell, the blood atonement of the cross, nor Satan and his demons whom Jesus dealt with through out his ministry. Yet, they claim that Baha'u'llah taught the same things as the Bible. Jesus' true believers have to deal with the Devil and resist his demons. (Mark 16:17-18)
The Bible tells us the true Comforter, or Holy Spirit, came to us at the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21) and gave POWER to the believers and supernatural gifts as a witness for God's kingdom.
Bahaism is a prime example of Jesus' words in Matthew 24:11, when he spoke of the end of this present age. "And many false prophets will arise and will mislead many." Then concerning the Bahais plea for world peace they avoid apostle Paul's warning of the true visitation of the Day of the Lord. "While they are saying, 'Peace and safety!' then destruction will come upon them suddenly like birth pangs upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." (1 Thess. 5:3)
Apostle Paul wrote these extremely strong words concerning those who would follow after a false gospel, "But even though we or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed" (Gal. 1:8&9).
The Bible says in John 3:36, "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." Therefore, it is necessary that we repent of any false gospel and turn away from any sin or deception, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the true Holy Spirit. Jesus said that otherwise we shall die in our sins and be thrown into the lake of fire, which is the second death or Hell. (Acts 2:38, Rev. 20:15, 21:8)
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
ReplyDelete(Bahá'u'lláh - Israel)
having seven heads
1. Nebuchadnezzar
2. Cyrus
3. Alexander the Great
4. Antiochus IV "Epiphanes"
5. Julius Caesar
6. Domitian
7. Constantine
and ten horns,
1. Paul Lample
2. Chuungu Malitonga
3. Payman Mohajer
4. Shahriar Razavi
5. Stephen Birkland
6. Stephen Hall
7. Ayman Rouhani
8. Juan Francisco Mora
9. Praveen Mallik
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_House_of_Justice
10. Pope Francis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope
and upon his horns ten crowns,
1. Wilmette, Illinois (North America)
2. Panama City, Panama (Central America)
3. Apia, Samoa (Pacific Islands)
4. Santiago, Chile (South America)
5. Frankfurt, Germany (Europe)
6. Kampala, Uganda (Africa)
7. Sydney, Australia (Australasia)
8. New Delhi, India (East Asia)
9. Tehran, Iran (Central Asia)
10. Haifa, Israel (Middle East - the Earth)
and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
( Bahá'u'lláh - the "Splendor of God")
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,
(resembling Greece)
and his feet were as the feet of a bear,
(originating in Persia)
and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
(commissioned in Babylonian)
and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. If any man have an ear, let him hear. He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;
(Muhammad - Islam)
and he had two horns like a lamb,
1. Sunni Caliphate
2. Shi'a Imamate
and he spake as a dragon.
-Revelation 13:1-11
And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast *before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. (v. 12)
*(Before meaning: "ahead of", as opposed to earlier than).
And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the *sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. (vs 13, 14)
*(Sight meaning:"hindsight". as opposed to foresight).
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.