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"Call to Me, and
I will answer you, and I will tell you great
and mighty things, which you do not know." (Jeremiah
33:3)
Seeking the truth: I
couldn't bear it anymore by avoiding the truth and continuing to play a dirty game. This
time, I decided to find the truth at any cost. I fasted for three days in a row without
any food, except water and for the first time, I prayed earnestly from my deep heart: I
called upon the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob. I cried out to the Creator of the
universe, the Eternal God whomever He might be. I asked him to reveal to me the truth and
nothing but His truth. I made a promise to Him that if He would answer my questions and
reveal Himself to me, I will follow His path even if it will be different than Islam,
Christianity and Judaism.
Speaking out: I waited for several weeks but it seemed that nothing was happening.
I became very anxious and depressed. Finally, I decided to speak out and directly ask the
pastor. I still remember , it was a Saturday evening. At the end of our meeting that
evening, I told him that I couldn't find anywhere in the Bible where it talks about Jesus
being God or about God being a triune God. Immediately and in a relaxed and gentle manner,
he opened his Bible and asked me to take a look at the following verses:
(John 10:30-33)
"I and the Father are One."
The Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus answered them, "I showed you many
good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?" The Jews answered
Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being
a man, make Yourself out to be God."
(1John 5:8~12)
[For there are three that bear witness
in heaven: the Father, the word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are One.] And
there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and
the three are in agreement. The one who believes in the Son of God has the witness in
himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar,
because he has not believed in the witness that God has borne
concerning His Son. And the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this
life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God
does not have the life.
(1John 5:20)
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding,
in order that we might know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son
Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
The lifting of the veil: Suddenly, something incredible
happened. It seemed like if I was blind or covered by a spiritual dark veil then I began
to see. I began to read the Bible in a clear light and with understanding. The words of
the Bible became alive while I read them and carrying power within. Furthermore, I began
to decode the hidden mysteries of the gospel and the symbolic prophecies.
First answers: Within a three day period of reading the Holy Scriptures in the
light and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit I was able to discover many of the answers
I was looking for (i.e. the Trinity, the Deity of Jesus, his crucifixion,
resurrection
). Furthermore, the Holy Spirit extended my spiritual sight to see
beyond the natural realm like discerning about time and sights. Regarding Islam, I
discovered overwhelming biblical prophecies that were bitter for me to swallow. The most
shocking answer I received was about Allah. He is not God "Yahweh" of the Bible,
but someone else.
The revelation: Monday afternoon was a beautiful day in the beginning of the
spring. The sky was so clear and blue. It was my third day of new exploration of God's
Word. Whenever I felt tired of reading I stood up by the window to enjoy the view outside.
During one of these times of relaxation and at the very moment when I lifted up my head
toward the heavens something strange began to happen:
* Sight: A bright light appeared coming from the Southwest. It looked like a star
heading forward toward me. I got so amazed at the sight because I never saw before a star
shining in the sky during the day and while the sun is still standing. I quickly began to
think that it was maybe a comet going to strike the earth. As it kept approaching and
increasing in light, I began to feel more and more scared.
* Word: I returned to my Bible and tried to look for where it talks about a comet
going to hit the earth. But, and I didn't know exactly how I found myself reading from the
following passage in Revelation 2:8-10:
The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: 'I know your
tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they
are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. 'Do not fear what you are about to
suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that you may be
tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give
you the crown of life.'
Immediately after reading the last sentence I looked again at the star and it stopped
right there. I stared at it very closely to see if what I was looking at was real or just
a vision. As far as I could tell, it was real and the star was the biggest and the
brightest I had ever seen, especially during the day. Another amazing thing, the star
remained in that exact location for the whole night.
* Voice: Out of skepticism still, I decided to forget about the whole matter, I put my
Bible away and turned on the radio. The first words that came out of the speaker were
exactly these: "Yes it's true, all I want is to be with you. Yes it's true, yes
it's true!" I can't explain how that happened but I was totally convinced that
God spoke to me. I realized that the star was a sign to attract my attention and the sound
coming from the speaker was a tool to convince me that what I saw was a real vision and
what I read was Jesus' message for me at that very moment. Furthermore, I realized that
God is not only a being who hears and answers and does miracles but He is also a God who
seeks to develop a very personal and intimate relationship with us. He wants to treat us
as close friends, not as slaves. The message, which came from the radio, revealed to me
that Jesus is not only a God who is capable of doing amazing and strange things but a God
who also has a sense of humor even when He is speaking seriously.
Meanings: I looked at my Bible again to carefully examine the passage. I realized
that the communicator was Jesus and that He spoke to me and that He answered most of my
questions through those three verses. Respectively, Jesus communicated to me that He is
indeed the Eternal God. He truly died on the cross and rose from dead. He showed me that
He knows everything about me in the past, present and future. He confirmed to me what I
have found regarding Islam.
He let me know the consequences of following Him while living in the world. He instructed
me how to overcome the world. And He promised me a reward and confirmed that it is a real
one. The heavenly sign of the star was meant to attract my attention and to show me that
God wants to talk to me in person. The voice, which came from the speakers was meant to
confirm to me that it was truly Jesus who shared with me the message and that He meant to
invite me to become His.
Confirmation: One year later an evangelist came to our Church to preach. While he
was sharing his message, he suddenly turned toward me and prophesied to me Gods plan
for my future. After the service I went directly to him and asked what made him tell me
those words. I noticed he had no clue why, except that he felt that God put those words in
his mouth while he was sharing. His prophecy was a confirmation that it was indeed God who
spoke to me, since the context of his prophecy was identical to the context of the second
part of the message in Rev.2:8-10.
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