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Contact details Biography of Daniel Shayesteh July /September 05 June / July 2005 March / May 2005 Feb 2006 April 2006 July 2006 Sept 2006 December 2006 April 2007 August 2007 October 2007 December 2007 Feb 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 Sept 2008 October 2008 Nov 2008 Jan 2009 |
'Eternal Confidence is only found in Jesus Christ' Latest news on the ministry from Shayesteh’s: October 08 Warm greeting to all of you, our prayer partners and supporters. You are a vital part in our ministry: We greatly value your prayers, support and partnership with us in the ministry. Because you have labored so faithfully in these things, God has opened the door of ministry for us to many countries in order to awaken people to the Glory of our Savior Jesus Christ, especially in these increasingly dark days. Thank you so much for standing behind us. In our lead article we look at ‘Committed Muslims Never Rest Until They Occupy and Destroy’ Contents: 1. A message from Daniel Shayesteh: ‘Committed Muslims Never Rest Until They Occupy and Destroy’. 2. Latest news on Daniel’s ministry in the USA 3. Upcoming Events – USA, Asia, Europe and Canada. 4. Exodus from Darkness Prayer Requests 5. Daniel’s Books A web-based version of this e-newsletter is available at http://www.ministryblue.com/exodus.html. We also invite you to visit our NEW EFD website at http://www.exodusfromdarkness.org.au 1. Committed Muslims Never Rest Until They Occupy and Destroy Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, never rested in his commitment for Islam. He invaded day and night until all nationalities and people groups in Saudi Arabia were made subject to the Islamic law. On his death bed, as he drew his final breaths, he said to his followers that two religions cannot exist in Saudi Arabia, even though the Quran says in chapter 9 that Jews and Christians can practice their religions under the rule of Islam if they pay yearly life tax to Muslims in order to be spared of Islam's sword, but Muhammad's hatred towards them was so high that caused him to ignore his own holy scripture. He made this proclamation because there were still some Jews who were giving 50% of their products to Muslims in exchange for life and practicing their religion. This hatred has remained Muhammad's legacy to his successors and followers ever since his death until this day. Now, when it comes to non-Muslims, committed Muslims follow the footsteps of Muhammad and break their wows and treaties with or concerning non-Muslims. Muslims will even pretend to deny their beliefs, if conditions necessitate, in order to penetrate the lives of non-Muslims: This strategy is necessary in order to establish roots in the areas they have designated for future occupation or destruction. Muslims are also obliged to use all of their wealth for the destruction of others. Imagine that at present in a few Islamic countries where poverty is a big problem, some Muslim leaders willingly commit millions of dollars as bounty for the heads of those who aim to open the eyes of Muslims to the deceptions of Islam. Recently, an Egyptian Orthodox priest, Zakaria Boutros, got 60 million dollars put on his head by extremist Muslims in Iran and Saudi Arabia, simply because he was challenging Muslims to compare their Quran with the Bible. With these large sums of money, Muslims could instead build houses for many of their fellow Muslims who are poor and they could also provide working opportunities for them, but this is not the heart of Islam. Islam does not care about the well being of its followers since its overriding focus is to destroy those who speak above the words of the Quran and Muhammad. There are 146 references to Hell in the Qur’an: 94% of these references are for those who criticize Muhammad or do not follow him. Only 6% of them are for immorality or lawlessness. In other words, almost the whole mission of Islam is to silence critics. The Quran says: It is not for a believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and his apostle to have any option about their decision: If any one disobeys Allah and his apostle, he is indeed on a clearly wrong path (Q.33:36). Those who resist Allah and His Apostle will be among those most humiliated. Allah has decreed: "It is I and My apostles who must prevail": For Allah is One full of strength, able to enforce His Will (Q.58:20-21). Allah has sent his apostle with a religion of the truth, that he may make it victorious over every other religion (Q.9:33). So what matters for the committed Muslims is not to care first for their fellow hungry Muslims or fight poverty, but to employ soldiers for Islam in order to invade others' rights, demolish their values and impose Islam on all people. The predominant goal of Islam has united committed Muslims globally for destruction. It is so sad that many of these committed Muslims have had extreme success in the democratic countries. We have seen personally and have also heard and read from various sources that many committed Muslims have been able, as a result of their wealth and success, to penetrate powerful organizations in the West and have used their position for the advancement of Islam, and in some cases for the support of terrorist organizations. Though some of them have been caught and put in prisons, even the threat of imprisonment could not stop their associates and followers from continuing to plan and execute evil activities. We are witness that the numbers of dangerous Muslims are increasing year after year, and if they are ready to die for Islam, the threat of imprisonment will not be sufficient to frighten them or deter them in their dangerous ambitions. The great contributions and rewards of their middle- eastern oil masters has also opened impassible doors for them and thereby they are able to do everything that is necessary to advance Islam. It is a worthwhile reminder that the indifferent stance of many western leaders and communities towards committed Muslims has also increased the scope of their activities. As a result of indifference, this apparent minority of committed Muslims have been able to silence their critics in some western countries by removing their eye opening books from bookstores or universities. Some have even won the interests of politicians and are working diligently to have western laws changed in favor of Islam in order to put an end to all criticism about Islam. These committed Muslim have put in their minds and hearts to work in a way that is moving Islam very quickly toward its goal of establishing itself and its laws in the West and westerners need to know now that Islam will not tolerate criticism of any sort and will deal harshly, even violently, with all of its critics, even in the West where a false sense of security prevails. Committed Muslims are impatient for the approval of laws that will suppress anyone from talking about the realities of Islam: From time to time, I hear from my host churches or newspaper editors that imams of the local mosques have called them in order to convince them to cancel my meetings. The imams have accused them of promoting hatred toward Muslims by giving their pulpits to me or writing about my transformed life. In some cases, these committed Muslims have been attending the meetings in order to disturb me or intimidate me. They blame Christians for promoting hatred but our Gospel says, Hate is evil (Rom.12:9); Bless those who persecute you, bless do not curse (v.14). Their own Quran is full of hating and killing verses, but they blame Christians who believe that hate is sin. Why do they blame Christians for hatred if our Master, Jesus, has condemned hatred as sin? They are doing this for the sake of confusing people and also to create chaos and fear. Their mission is to deceive (called Pious Deception in Islam), confuse, terrify, occupy and destroy. We should not be afraid. If we are afraid, then those who choose fear as their weapon will succeed. We have to be afraid of God only to whom we are accountable. We need to expose Islam courageously and open the eyes of people to the threats of Islam. Our God loved the nations and gave a great price for their freedom and salvation. We, as His followers, also need to pay the price for freedom and overcome fear. Daniel Shayesteh 2. News from Daniel’s trips in the South America and USA: Lima, Peru No matter which country we go to, we hear the problems Islam has caused in that country. Peru also has not been immune to Islamic conspiracy. Some Peruvian Christian leaders heard me last May in Chile and they found my message strategic for their country and therefore invited me to visit their churches in Lima, the capital city of Peru. It was so encouraging to see that the South American churches are caring for the souls of the Islamic world, sending missionaries to these less unreached nations. I gave my testimony in the following Alliance (Alianza) churches, and showed them the way in order to protect their country from the political correctness which has become an entry way for the establishment of Islam in the West. I also answered people's questions in some churches. The churches I visited were San Felipe Alianza, Comas Alianza, Miraflores Alianza, Pueblo Libre Alianza, El Agustino Alianza, IBC Alianza, Brena Alianza, Los Olives Alianza, San Miguel Alianza, Monterrico Alianza and Cono Norte Alianza. Also, I lectured to pastors and elders in a seminar arranged by the Peruvian Alliance Headquarter. I covered the following lectures: 1. Basics of Islam 2. Unveiling the Nature of Islam 3. Conversational Evangelism The C&MA of Peru aims to invite me in the future to teach about worldviews in the churches and Christian colleges. New York, USA On Saturday evening, Oct 25, I spoke about my life journey form Islam to Christ in the Queen Herald Church in New York. On Sunday, I preached in three services. The messages in the two services were translated into Cantonese. The title of the message was "How Does a Radical Muslim Become an Evangelist for Christ?" Praise God that Chinese churches are amongst the fastest growing churches in the world. Not only this, they also have started to learn how to reach out to other people groups in the world. Christians' zeal in the church was so encouraging. Morgantown, WV/USA On Friday evening, Oct 31, I gave my testimony in the Morgantown Chinese Alliance church and, at the end, answered their questions. 3. The Future Calendar October to November 2008: USA December to 14th February 2009: Asia and Europe 15th February to March 2009: USA April to May 2009: Europe June 2009: Canada October 2009: Asia 4. Exodus from Darkness Prayer Requests Please praise the Lord with us for all that has been achieved through the ministry of Exodus from Darkness throughout the world. We speak in Jesus' Name to many hearts across the world, that they will be challenged to search for the Truth with all their heart. Please pray for the Lord’s guidance and provision so that we might be able to have access to media for a greater fruitfulness for the kingdom of God. Please pray for the financial provision by God for the recording of Daniel’s lectures in DVD’s so that they can be used world wide. 5. Daniel's books Many people have been blessed through the special insights into Islam and other religions that are provided by Daniel's books. Always accompanying these insights is Daniel's testimony to the uniqueness of Christ our Lord in every dimension of life. Please make use of Daniel's books listed below and share them with your churches, bible colleges and friends. “The Difference is the Son” compares the Qur'an and the Bible against the backdrop of Islam's early history and Islam's contemporary message. Daniel concludes that the difference between these two books in all dimensions of life is the 'Son' - our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the only source of eternal confidence. “Christ above all gods” looks at the nature of 'god', sin and salvation in all the world's major religions, while at the same time challenging the conscience (God given!) of every human being to search for the Truth. 'The Difference is the Son' - suggested donation $20 + $5 for postage " Christ above all gods " - suggested donation $15 + $5 for postage. Daniel’s Testimony DVD- suggested donation $15 + $3 for postage. For contact details for ordering these books, please see the end of this email. I close with the words of Jesus. "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Matthew 9:37, 38 (CEV) EFD Contact Details Email/mail to the Director, Dr Daniel Shayesteh: 7spirits(at)gmail.com EFD Inc. PO Box 1885 Castle Hill NSW 1765 Mobile for Director: 0402 464 412 Email/mail address for donations and ordering books/recordings, Janet Shayesteh: dmjcd(at)bigpond.com EFD Inc. PO Box 1885 Castle Hill NSW 1765 EFD Bank Account Details for direct deposits: Exodus from Darkness Inc., Commonwealth Bank, Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia BSB: 062279; Account Number: 10193530 We also accept donations on Bankcard, Mastercard or Visa by phone or mail. Cheques can be made payable to "Exodus from Darkness Inc." Exodus from Darkness (ABN: 51 091 519 696) is endorsed by the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Australia (http://www.cma.org.au/) Facilitator for EFD Inc. Michael York PhD Phone: 02 9896 5951 Mobile: 040 88 66 164 Email: michaeljyork(at)primusonline.com.au Email/mail address for donations and ordering books/recordings, Janet Shayesteh: dmjcd@bigpond.com.au EFD Inc. PO Box 1885 Castle Hill NSW 1765 EFD Bank Account Details for direct deposits: Exodus from Darkness Inc., Commonwealth Bank, Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia BSB: 062279; Account Number: 10193530 We also accept donations on Bankcard, Mastercard or Visa by phone or mail. Cheques can be made payable to "Exodus from Darkness Inc." Exodus from Darkness (ABN: 51 091 519 696) is endorsed by the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Australia (http://www.cma.org.au/) Facilitator for EFD Inc. Michael York PhD Phone: 02 9896 5951 Mobile: 040 88 66 164 Email: michaeljyork@primusonline.com.au or efd@exodusfromdarkness.org |
