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In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye: for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make His paths straight.
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, and were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the Wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. Matthew 3:1-9
Sure enough, after the bulk of the children of Israel rejected their Messiah and after most of those who said they were Christians rejected the Laws of the LORD and set up their own traditions opposed to His Word, the Almighty DID raise up children to Abraham from the stones!
He visited the Arabian people who in times past made for themselves idols of stone and by doing so had been made like unto stones themselves (Psalm 115:8). He delivered them from their idolatry to worship the One True God and gave them a certain faith in the Messiah of Israel along with Laws and guidance by which to live.
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Psalm 50
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Al Allahym YaHuWaH hath spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty Allahym hath shined.
Our Allahym shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very tempestous round about Him.
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people.
Gather My saints together unto Me; those that have made a Covenant with me by sacrifice.
And the heavens shall declare His righteousness: for Allahym is judge Himself. Selah.
Hear, O My people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am Allahym, thy Allahym.
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings continually before Me.
I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
For every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle upon a thousand hills.
I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.
Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
Offer unto Allahym thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto Alyown (the Most High):
And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.
But unto the wicked Allahym saith, What hast thou to do to declare My statutes, or that thou shouldest take My Covenant in thy mouth?
Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My Words behind thee.
When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentest with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers.
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was as thyself: I will reprove thee and set them in order before thine eyes.
Now consider this, ye that forget Allah, lest I tear you in pieces and there is none to deliver.
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth Me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I show the salvation of Allahym.