December 8, 2025

Introduction

I am coming to the end of a long, very demanding travel schedule. Last week I was on the road for the entire week. To help me out, I asked some of our favorite Give Him 15 guests to write posts. They have been outstanding. Today is the final day of guest posts, and this one comes from our good friend and host of FlashPoint, Gene Bailey. Gene gives us a wake-up call regarding Islam’s intent to transform our nation. We must oppose this, even as we pray for the salvation of every Muslim, whom we love. Gene’s title is:

The Final Countdown

My topic today is a sensitive one for many believers, but it really shouldn’t be. We know who the ruler of the universe is. We know who went to the Cross and we know who rose from the dead forever to rule with the Father in heaven. Yes, we know Jesus. But sometimes it’s easy for believers to forget the enemy has many ways to wage war against the Body of Christ. Today, I’m going to hit head-on the war that is facing the body of Christ. Today, more than ever, we need to know the tactics of the enemy. Portions of today’s post are from Bill Federer’s book, What Every American Needs to Know About the Qu’ran.

In 2006, Keith Ellison of Minnesota became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress.

Niraj Warikoo of the Detroit Free Press (12/25–26/06), quoted Ellison’s speech:

“You can’t back down. You can’t chicken out. You can’t be afraid. You got to have faith in Allah, and you’ve got to stand up and be a real Muslim.”

Ellison, who said little about being a Muslim while campaigning, went on to tell his Islamic audience:

“We’re going to continue to face them. They’re not going to stop right away. But if you, and me too, stick together, if we believe in Allah, Subandhu wata’ala, if we turn to the Qur’an for guidance, we’ll find an answer to the questions we have.”

If one turns for guidance to the Qur’an, which Keith Ellison swore into office upon, one finds many disconcerting verses within its chapters, called suras. I want to be as concise as possible here. These are taken directly from the Qu’ran: 

“Believers, take neither the Jews nor the Christians for your friends.” (Sura 5:51)

“Infidels are those who declare: ‘God is the Christ, the son of Mary.’” (Sura 5:17)

“Infidels are those that say ‘God is one of three in a Trinity.’” (Sura 5:73)

“Make war on the infidels who dwell around you.” (Sura 9:123)

“The infidels are your sworn enemies.” (Sura 4:101)

“When you meet the infidel in the battlefield, strike off their heads.” (Sura 47:4) 

“Mohammed is Allah’s apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the infidels.” (Sura 48:29)

“Prophet, make war on the infidels.” (Sura 66:9)

“Kill the disbelievers wherever we find them.” (Sura 2:191) 

“The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger ... will be that they will be killed or crucified or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off or will be expelled out of the land.” (Sura 5:33)

“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” (Sura 9:29)

“Therefore, when ye meet the Unbelievers (in fight), smite at their necks; At length, when ye have thoroughly subdued them, bind a bond firmly (on them): thereafter (is the time for) either generosity or ransom.” (Sura 47:4)

“Believers, do not make friends with those who have incurred the wrath of Allah.” (Sura 60:13) 

“Never be a helper to the disbelievers.” (Sura 28:86)

Are these verses from the Qur’an taken out of context? Does it matter if a politician swears on a Qur’an? Is it Islamophobic to be concerned? Is Islam a peaceful religion?

A stock investment may sound good, but the investor must do diligence and examine the track record of its past performance. Similarly, one must examine the track record of Islam’s past performance to see how the Qur’an has been interpreted throughout history. 

As the axiom goes, “Past performance is the best indicator of future behavior.”

“When the first Muslim American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the Holy Qur’an,” stated President Obama in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009. The dilemma is, can one swear to defend the Constitution upon a book which seeks to replace it? 

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the “free exercise” of religion, yet Mohammed said, “Whoever changes his Islamic religion, kill him.” (Hadith Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 9, Book 84, No. 57).

Islamic law relegates non-Muslims to “dhimmi” status, where they are not to propagate their customs amongst Muslims and cannot display a Cross, Christmas decorations, or a Star of David. 

Does it really matter if one swears upon a Bible, a Qur’an, a Bhagavad Gita, a cookbook, or a comic book? Laying the cornerstone of the Jewish Community Center, May 3, 1925, President Calvin Coolidge stated:

“The patriots who laid the foundation of this Republic drew their faith from the Bible ... We cannot escape the conclusion that if American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.”

Calvin Coolidge stated at the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 5, 1926: 

“The principles of human relationship which went into the Declaration of Independence ... are found in the texts, the sermons ... of the early colonial clergy ... They preached equality because they believed in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. They justified freedom by the text that we are all created in the divine image …

“The Declaration of Independence is a great spiritual document ... Equality, liberty, popular sovereignty, the rights of man–these are not elements which we can see and touch ... They have their source and their roots in the religious convictions ...

“Unless the faith of the American in these religious convictions is to endure, the principles of our Declaration will perish.

“We cannot continue to enjoy the result if we neglect and abandon the cause...We must go back and review the course which they followed ... They were intent upon religious worship and there was a wide understanding of Scripture.

“We live in an age of science and of abounding accumulation of material things. These did not create our Declaration. Our Declaration created them. The things of the Spirit come first. Unless we cling to that, all our material prosperity, overwhelming though it may appear, will turn to a barren scepter in our grasp.”

We are at the final countdown. If Christians do not stand up for the rights this country was founded upon, we will end up under Communistic Islam’s boot. Yes, you heard right, communism, socialism, and Islam are rapidly combining forces to overtake America. Even the Muslims who proclaim Islam is a peaceful religion will soon realize what is at our door. It’s time to choose… 

Pray with me: 

Heavenly Father, we come to You today ever so grateful for this nation and the blessings America has enjoyed. We know it is only because of You. We pray for a continued spiritual awakening in these United States. Show us how to be strong, how to be wise and bold as a lion when it comes to our faith. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Our decree: 

We decree every man and woman come to the knowledge that “There is only one God, and there is only one way that people can reach God. That way is through Christ Jesus, who as a man gave Himself to pay for everyone to be free,” (1 Timothy 2:5-6).

Christ said thou shall have NO other gods before Me. We, as His representatives on earth, enforce this truth. Jesus is Lord over the United States, the earth, and the universe. “That at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow of those in heaven and of those on the earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus is Lord!” (Philippians 2:10-11)

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