The Origins of Islam, and a Report on the Hajj to Mecca

By Helena Lehman
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
http://pillar-of-enoch.com

Photo of Muslim Pilgrims Surrounding the Ka'aba in Mecca:

The Origins of Islam
Long ago, I read that Mohammed, being dissatisfied with the paganism in Arabia and believing that there was only one God, went on a quest to find the truest path to God. During his travels, he spoke with many Jews and Christians trying to find the truth. But, because of widespread apostasy and confusion among Christian and Jewish sects, Mohammed never was taught properly and was never led to accept Yahshua as his Savior.

Instead, Mohammed came to the conclusion that no one religion had the whole truth, but only portions of the truth. So Mohammed decided it would be wise to create a religious platform that everyone could agree on. He felt this would not only eliminate any confusion about the nature of God and what He expects from His human children, but it would lead to world peace because everyone would have the same views on what God’s will for mankind is.

Mohammed tried to achieve this goal of peace by writing down the best stories and traditions from the major monotheistic faiths he encountered at the time, embellishing them with the Arabic folklore surrounding various Jewish and Christian traditions and religious stories. Then, in order to get people to listen to him, Mohammed taught that these stories were dictated to him by the angel Gabriel and were therefore more perfect than the Scriptures written down by men.

However, though Mohammed’s Arab contemporaries readily listened to and followed him, few of the Jews or Christians would listen. Instead, they repeatedly rejected him and refused to become Muslims. As a result, Mohammed got angry and returned to his home in Arabia, where he amended his writings to include the slanderous and violence-promoting passages towards infidels that the Koran contains today.

In addition, Mohammed began to call his followers to join him in a jihad or holy war to spread Islam throughout the whole world at the point of a sword. Though Mohammed’s goal of world Islamic domination was never achieved in history, it did come close several times. But that doesn’t seem good enough to some Muslims, who view the West with fear and contempt due to their moral laxity. This attitude of some devout Muslims is what has led to radical Islam today.

Since Islam is basically a skewed interpretation of Jewish and Christian holy books, it explains why Muslims believe similar things to Jews and Christians while denying the basic tenants of both faiths. For example, in the article linked to above, the Muslims are reported as seeing Abraham as the one who was tempted three times by the Devil instead of Yahshua, and they also see Abraham attempting to slay Ishmael on the altar rather than Isaac.

But the biggest tragedy of Islam is that their teachings about Yahshua, whom they call Isa, are also erroneous. Though they acknowledge his greatness as a teacher and prophet, Muslims deny Yahshua’s deity and holiness - to their everlasting peril. So, in a spirit of true Christian love and brotherhood, we need to pray that God will open a way for us to reach the Muslims with the truth of the Gospel before they all perish in the Antichrist’s kingdom.


Here is a link to an interesting article on Islam that appeared in a local online paper today. This article is reporting on the fact that this week on the Muslim calendar is the traditional time to go on a pilgrimage or Hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia to pray before the Ka’aba:

Muslim hajj pilgrims perform devil stoning ritual:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/8657107-418/muslim-hajj-pilgrims-perform-devil-stoning-ritual.html

Here is a link where you can watch a live feed of the pilgrims in Mecca:
http://live.gph.gov.sa/

RED ALERT:
Israel Preparing for War As Crystal Skull Rituals Are Initiated

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This article focuses on Israel’s struggle to protect itself against her enemies even as a Pandora’s Box of epic proportions is being opened by Mayan Shamans in possession of 13 inherently evil crystal skulls. What’s more, the final skull ritual will occur in Los Angeles on 11-11-11 - the same time that the movie called “The Immortals” focusing on the antics of the fallen angels that were worshiped as gods in ancient times is being released!

If you haven't already heard, let me alert you to a serious development in the Middle East that is happening even as the US Military continues to remove their troops from Iraq.

As revealed in the news story linked to below, it appears that the Israelis are seriously preparing for a coming war with Iran, which has continued to develop nuclear weapons capability without restraint or compromise in their vows to destroy Israel with them once they are ready.

Israeli F15 War Jets

As Iran’s allies, Syria and Russia may also get involved in this coming confrontation with Israel. If so, it probably won't be long before Bible Prophecy is fulfilled and Damascus is completely destroyed along with some top nuclear and military installations in Iran and Russia. If Russia steps in, however, this coming war with Israel could escalate into a devastating world war, with the Rapture possibly happening not long after that. This scenario would be a fulfillment of the Gog/Magog War of Bible Prophecy spoken of in Chapters 38 and 39 of the book of Ezekiel.


ARTICLE: Israeli and UK Media Report Israel
Increasing Preparation for Confrontation with Iran:
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/israeli-uk-media-report-increased-planning-confrontation-iran-211736856.html


In fact, there is so much prophetically significant news occurring at the same time right now, it's mind-boggling. For one thing, the United Nations is planning to vote on elevating Palestine’s statehood, and this move may include giving all or a portion of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. But when this occurs, there is no doubt that the entire world will pay a huge price for dividing God’s Covenant Land and for hating His original Covenant People.

Another scary development is the sudden re-appearance of thirteen reportedly ancient crystal skulls that some Mayan spiritual leaders have been given. These Mayan leaders are none other than pantheistic Shamans that have become adept at wielding demonic power. It is therefore extremely frightening that these Mayan spiritual leaders are traveling across the United States right now with the skulls, performing dark, secret ancient rituals to release their power into the world.

The 13 Crystal Skulls

What's even more unsettling is the fact that they plan to end these rituals on November 11th, 2011 (11-11-11) in Los Angeles in a hotel strikingly named the “GATEWAY” - as in a gateway to demonic power:


Crystal Skull Awakening of Spirits Ceremony ends on 11-11-11:
http://jimmyprophet.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/crystal-skull-awakening-of-spirits-ceremony-ends-on-11-11-11/

The 13 Crystal Skulls Will Arrive In San Francisco On 11-11-11:
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1275/074/The_13_Crystal_Skulls_Will_Arrive_In_San_Francisco_On_11-11-11.html

Intriguingly, the final stop in this continental journey has an interesting distinction. This is the fact that - among the cities of America - the New Age movement is firmly entrenched among the rich and wealthy living in and around Los Angeles and San Francisco. In fact, California as a whole is a New Age play land and therefore the location of a formidable demonic stronghold.

Crystal Skull Used In Meditation

I have read that crystals in general have very real energy-conducting capabilities and are often used in technology for this purpose. However, most people don't know that crystals also seem to conduct and transmit spiritual energy. That is why crystals are so popular for use in meditation and channeling in New Age circles. Here is a blog article that explains how spiritually and cosmically deadly these skulls may truly be:

Letter From Former New Ager
Concerning Crystal Skulls:
http://jimmyprophet.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/letter-from-former-new-ager-concerning-crystal-skulls/


Original Letter Source:
http://stevequayle.com/News.alert/11_Global/111102.crystal.skulls.html

Made in the images of dead men's bones that house the brains of human beings that are continually bent on evil unless they are saved, these crystal skulls are said to be purely evil repositories of curses and demonic power. Legends surrounding the skulls indicate that they could not be destroyed by any ordinary means because of the dark forces protecting them. So the righteous people who finally got hold of the skulls in ancient times carefully hid them around the world to keep them from being used for evil purposes for as long as possible.

But now all thirteen skulls have been recovered and joined back together in the hands of people who do not love the one true God Yahweh or His Son. As such, the skulls are like a Pandora’s Box of epic proportions and can only bring evil into the world by those who use them!

Fascinatingly, a movie called "The Immortals" that focuses on the mortal human hero Theseus' power struggles with the immortal beings worshiped by humanity in ancient times is being released into US Theaters on 11-11-11. Based on Greek mythology, the movie focuses on Theseus, who is chosen by the god Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion.

According to the movie, Theseus is called into action because this evil king is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity. In truth, however, Theseus was the legendary founder of Athens, making him a mortal man who followed the Way of Cain or the Serpent that was the basis of the polytheistic Greek Religion.

For Theseus to be immortalized by the Greeks, he had to have succeeded in doing something inherently more evil than saving the human race from physical extinction. Though saving humanity from extinction was seen as a good thing in God's eyes in relation to Noah and his family, the gods that Theseus and his peers worshiped are the evil spirits of the fallen angels and their Nephilim offspring. Furthermore, both of these inhuman (i.e. alien) races are evil to the core and may be scheduled to make a sinister re-appearance on the world scene in the near future.

Finally, another movie out of Hollywood aptly named "11-11-11" is coming out on that same date. The 11-11-11 movie, which has been called a scary thriller in reviews, was written around the real-life buzz surrounding the eerie fact that the number 11 has been appearing so often in religious people's lives lately. According to one reviewer, this horror movie takes place on 11-11-11 and features an otherworldly entity (translation: a demon or fallen angel) that comes to Earth through Heaven’s 11th gate (?).

All in all, it seems to not only be another attempt to profit from exploiting people's fears, but a way to mock the outwardly religious people that are most likely to be entertaining them. I say this because truly born-again sinners generally are surrounded by the peace that transcends all understanding that only Yahshua our Messiah can give to those who love Him (Philippians 4:7).

All of these developments are sure signs that the Great Tribulation or time of Jacob’s Trouble will soon be upon the world and the Rapture cannot be far off. So please continually pray to be protected, forgiven and spiritual ready, and keep looking UP, because Yahshua our Bridegroom is surely coming soon!

May Yahweh Our God Bless Us All With His Wisdom And Protection As Trouble Approaches Us From Every Side! Amen!

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry (POEM)
http://pillar-of-enoch.com

Encouragement To Keep Looking Up…

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The Great Catching Away or Rapture

I watched a You Tube video made by a man named Jason yesterday and, after pondering what he had to say overnight, decided that it would be good to share it. This short video was created to encourage those who are waiting for our Messiah and Bridegroom Yahshua to come for His Bride the True Church in the Rapture. I hope your spirits will be brightened by it.

I was interested in what Jason had to say and I think you will be too. The fact that the United Nations is set to vote on the establishment of a Palestinian State on November 11th, 2011 (11-11-11) is an intriguing development, to say the least! Eleven is, after all, a number prophetically pointing to disintegration and impending destruction or deliverance. For more on this, check out what E. W. Bullinger wrote about the number eleven in his book “Number in Scripture”. The section concerning the number eleven (and, from there, the entire book) is accessible online free using the following link:

“Number in Scripture - Eleven:”
http://philologos.org/__eb-nis/eleven.htm

That said, keep in mind that Moses entered the Ark in the second month of the Jewish year, which usually falls in May in our era, NOT the eighth Jewish month which generally begins in the eleventh month of November following the Gregorian Calendar:

Genesis 7:10-12 - The Flood Begins:
“And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, IN THE SECOND MONTH, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.”

Nonetheless, there is still a strong dispute among different groups of believers as to whether the second month meant the eighth Lunar month called Cheshvan, which falls after the seventh month of Tishri - or the second month called Iyar, which follows the first month of Nissan.

Since God’s prophetic timeline is encoded into the Feasts of Israel - and the first feasts they celebrated as a free nation fell during Passover Week - it would follow that any prophetic imagery that might be hidden into the story of Noah would follow the prophetic calendar beginning on the 1st of Nissan in the spring. However, Rosh Hashanah is traditionally celebrated on the 1st of Tishri or the Feast of Trumpets in the autumn. This is because Tishri is the first month of the Jewish civil year, which may follow ancient Babylonian traditions, though this is not certain.

In the Bible, however, the liturgical year that God gave the Israelites to follow began on the 1st of Nissan in the spring. This was also the month in which the first Passover was kept, as indicated in the Book of Exodus:

Exodus 12:1-7 - The Passover Instituted:
“Now the LORD (Yahweh) spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 ‘This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. 4 And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man’s need you shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. 7 And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it.’”

Due to the fact that Noah entered the ark on the seventeenth day of the second month - and the 2nd month falls in mid-spring per God’s commandments - I'm NOT at all convinced that the Rapture will happen during mid-autumn. If the Rapture were to follow the biblical account of Noah’s deliverance from certain death in the Great Flood, it makes much more sense that we should be looking for our deliverance in mid-spring. But you never know. After all, Yahshua DID say that He would come when we LEAST expect Him to! So there is ALWAYS reason to hope! :-)

Here is the link to Jason's video at You Tube:

PLEASE WATCH!!!!)-
Eminent Rapture & (NWO) 7 years of Tribulation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvFfCDOMgGM



Jason's Video Commentary:
I'm begging you from the bottom of my heart to BE ENCOURAGED GUYS, PREPARE YOURSELF SPIRITUALLY, DROP TO YOUR KNEES & REPENT OF YOUR SINS & GET YOURSELF RIGHT WITH GOD before the (RAPTURE) & our Lords wrath is poured upon this wicked world; which will happen in the days to follow; very shortly. God Bless, Jason

Enjoy and God bless!

Maranatha!

Helena Lehman -
Pillar of Enoch Ministry (POEM)
http://pillar-of-enoch.com

MASSIVE 10-1 SOLAR IMPACT & CME COVERED-UP!

By Helena Lehman
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
http://pillar-of-enoch.com


Sun Grazing Comet of 10-1-2011:


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For those of you unfamiliar with the potential threat to electronic and satellite communications on the Earth, Coronal Mass Ejections or CMEs can be highly disruptive to electronic communications of all kinds, especially Satellite and aircraft communications. Although CME’s don’t appear to hurt living things on the Earth, extremely large X-Class CME’s may have deleterious affects on all life because electrical currents run through the bodies of living things, which produce invisible energy auras around them that some say can be perceived subconsciously.

With this in mind, a horrendously huge CME occurred on October 1st, 2011 that was NO ordinary one because it seems to have been caused by a massive object hitting our Sun! Judging by the spectacular size of its coma and tail, this object that was hurled into the Sun was likely a massive comet. For those of you unfamiliar with comet physiology, the coma is the aura-like debris and energy field that forms around comets.

This direct “Sun-grazer” Solar impact was so severe that it appears to have caused one of the most massive X Class (X = Highest Level) Solar Flares ever recorded, which lasted over an hour! And what is even more disturbing about this impact and flare is that it was partly censored as it was happening when access to online video feeds of the Sun were cut off! Furthermore, Space.com and Spaceweather.com both severely downplayed this huge Sun-grazer impact and CME as if it was insignificant, which it is NOT!!!

What this impact and CME might mean to human life, and life in general on planet Earth remains to be seen, as it takes anywhere from 1 to 4 days for a CME’s affects to reach our planet. But the fact that this event was partially censored shows that the governments of the world are trying to suppress the seriousness of this event. The first video by Mary Greeley that is linked to and embedded below shows the length of this CME, while the first video by DAHBOO7 shows the whole uncensored Solar impact and CME sequence that was later suppressed.

So that you can formulate you own opinions about this event, here are links (along with embedded videos on my blog) to four You Tube videos that document both the comet impact and the CME that followed it in close succession as well as links to the lousy coverage of this MAJOR event at Space.com and Spaceweather.com. Before ending this article, I want to alert you to stay tuned for my follow-up Blog post, in which I will provide my interpretation of this event using Sacred Astronomy and the Gospel in the Stars.


God bless and Maranatha!

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DAHBOO7’s Videos:

IMPACT FOOTAGE ON THE SUN ( FULL ) 10/2/11:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWKmfLIK8Wc




Update:
Impact Footage Shown But Censored & Huge CMEs 10/2/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roarMP4-zdk



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Mary Greeley’s Videos:

Alert: Massive CME Coronal Mass Ejection Being Censored:
Large Asteroid Impact! October 2, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOOEaVwObgU



Update More Flares, Earth Directed (CME) Coronal Mass Ejection?
Sun Grazer Impact 10/3/2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Y908cZIKs



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Online News Coverage of Impact and CME:

Space.com Coverage of 10-1-2011 Impact and CME:
http://www.space.com/13153-death-diving-comet-massive-explosion-sun.html

Spaceweather.com Coverage of 10-1-2011 Impact & CME:
(Look for their October 3rtd, 2011 entry)
http://spaceweather.com/

The Word of the Lord: “I AM on My Way”!

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Illustration - Yahshua Enthroned:

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Shalom My Brothers and Sisters in Yahshua!

I am writing to share a powerful prophetic word that I received from a very godly woman in Yahshua who is my friend and has been praying for me and my ministry for several years. I just received this word late on Sunday 10/2 and felt compelled to share it with everyone because it is such an encouraging and joyful word for those of us who are waiting on Yahshua to come for us. Please read it prayerfully and share it with your friends and family. Without further ado, here it is:

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Word of the Lord
Sunday, October 02, 2011

“Release My Glory. That is what I have called you to do. Release my love, My favor, My riches in glory. For My blessings are yours to dispense. My Love is unending. My Grace is for all who believe. A river of glory will flow and fall on all those whose hearts are seeking Me. These are the last days that my Bride and Body will be on the earth. I will restore My Bride and My Body unto Myself. I will restore the broken passages of the lives of My beloved ones. They will see My goodness which is the goodness of the Father and they will no longer be separated from me in their hearts. It is a new day.

The hearts of My own will be refreshed and restored. Hope will increase and abound. The world’s treasures will no longer have a stranglehold on the hearts of those whose desire is to know Me. The enemy of their souls will be silenced. But there must be a conscious desire to be with Me, My beloved. The world does not know Me. The deception of ‘busy actions’ has kept My beloved called out ones from spending time with Me. Religious spirits are law abiding; they make conscious acts to ‘do this or not do that’ a priority in the minds of those who do not really know Me.


Illustration - Throne Room in Heaven:

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My desire is for My beloved called ones to truly know Me and My love for them. It is a choice, My beloved ones. The time is short and the days will seem like darkness is approaching. But I AM the light. Abide in Me and darkness will have no hold on you. You will see the salvation of many and the restoration of many back to Me. Stand fast in the glory of My Presence, with Me, in the heavenly throne room. I have called you unto Myself. You will be filled with My glory and prevail. I AM coming for you quickly. Surely, I have said it, “I AM on My way”.

God Bless you as we all move into the New Year with the Lord!
Love, in Christ,
Joanne

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What this word is saying to me is that Yahshua is coming for His Bride very, very soon and His Bride the True Church of born-again believers needs to be ready to leave in the Rapture at any moment. It also says that now is NOT the time to be distracted or busy with the world’s affairs. Instead, now is the time to draw near to Yahshua whenever you can in worship and prayer and study and to share your faith with anyone who will listen while you still can.

Illustration - The Rapture:

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This word also seems to be affirming a hunch that I've had for a while based on what I said in my book “The Language of God in Prophecy” in relation to the timeline prophecy that is hidden in the Autumn Feasts:

Hidden Prophecy in the Autumn Feasts of Israel:
http://pillar-of-enoch.com/essays/Prophecy_Autumn_Feasts.pdf

In that prophetic word that I was given, 2011 is the Yom Kippur year of that prophetic timeline. So, it is as if God Almighty had given mankind one last year to turn back to Him and repent of their sins; one last year to take advantage of the open door in Heaven allowing people’s names to be written in the Book of Life if only they would accept Yahshua as their Messiah.

If this word that I was given is true, and I truly believe that it is, then it might be possible that Yahweh God also means to end this year of repentance on Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement, which falls on October 8th, 2011.

For those who wish to watch with me on that day for the possible coming our Bridegroom and King, I did some research to find out exactly when Yom Kippur will begin and end. According to http://www.hebcal.com/, my favorite place to track the Jewish Feasts, this day of fasting and repentance begins at dusk (i.e. sundown) on October 7th and lasts until dusk on October 8th this year.

After that, I went to the following web site:

World Time Server:
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_IL.aspx

There, I discovered that the Central Standard Time (CST) Zone that is applicable where I live is exactly 7 hours behind the time in Israel. So, on October 7th, the Sun will be completely below the horizon at 6:20 pm Israel time that day, which would be 11:22 am CST on October 7th. Furthermore, the day will end at 6:19 pm on October 8th, which is 11:19 am CST on the same day. So, these are the times we need to be extra diligent and watchful for our Messiah’s arrival.

For more information about Yom Kippur and its potential relationship to the Rapture of the Church, here is a link to an excellent article done by a fellow servant of Yahshua at the “What In The World?” Blog:

We Are Seeing “The Day Approaching”!:
http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/09/we-are-seeing-day-approaching.html

After reading this well-written and detailed post, it is not hard to get fired up about thinking our redemption could be sometime this Yom Kippur! However, we MUST always remember that Yahshua promised to come for us at a time when no one expects Him to. So, though Yom Kippur is a good potential Rapture day, we can’t be certain of the exact day and hour. All we CAN be certain of due to the overwhelming signs all around us in the heavens, on the land, in the sea, and among the nations is that Yahshua is coming again SOON, and VERY SOON!

So, please don’t lose heart! Keep looking UP, for our redemption draws near!

Hallelu-Yah and Maranatha!

Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman
Pillar of Enoch Ministry (POEM)
http://pillar-of-enoch.com