August 4
The desire for immortality has compelled man to seek life beyond life in. For sheer human indulgence, perhaps the Moslem concept of heaven offers the most persuasive lure to those who are unsure of just which belief system affords the most enticing view of the afterlife.
To those who are unfamiliar with the Islamic perception of what heaven will be like, it is difficult to fathom how viable young men can detonate bombs for the purpose of killing everyone within range—including themselves! Student of even the most rudimentary tenets of Islam know the answer to that perplexing question.
The adherent to shariah law believes that when he has given his life for Islam, he will have assured himself a place in a lush, verdant paradise where he will enjoy the eternal attention of 72 lovely women who will be ever-virgin. They will have silky black hair and inviting brown eyes. Exquisite in face and form they will be unequaled in the art of love.
Contrast this very sensual paradise with the Christian belief that, “When perishable has been clothed with imperishable and mortal has put on immortality, then will be fulfilled the saying, ‘Death is swallowed up in victory!’” (I Corinthians 15:54) What Jesus offers isn’t a perpetuation of human pleasure; He offers victory over death, hell and the grave!
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