PROOF FOR THE MUSLIMS in Java, Indonesia
T. L. and Daisy Osborn headed for Java, where the population was ninety-five percent Muslim. Some of the Christians were frightened. They did not know if it was wise to go out on a public field and call thousands of Muslims together to talk to them about Jesus, pray for the sick, and expect miracles to confirm that Christ is alive. This was the first time that T.L. and Daisy preached to the Muslims with miracles in manifestation. They did not believe the Muslims were different from the Buddhists.
The first night T. L. preached in Java, he thought it would be a good idea to tell the crowd that he did not expect them to accept Jesus unless they saw proof that He was risen from the dead. He believed that people were the same then as they were in Bible days, and needed to see proof that Jesus is alive. Otherwise, all he had to offer was a religion–a ritual, a tradition, a ceremony. In Java, he asked for anyone who was deaf in one ear to come to the platform. Quite a group responded, and each one was instantly healed as he and Daisy prayed for them. The very first person to respond was a Muslim teacher, a man about sixty years old. He was born with one ear totally deaf and had never heard out of it in his entire life.
T. L. told the people that if the man’s ear did not come open, they would know that he was a false teacher, and that Jesus Christ had not risen from the dead as the Bible claims. He explained that if Jesus is alive, He would make Himself known. He would do the same miracles that He had done before He was crucified.
There were over one hundred pastors on the platform. They said, afterwards, that they were frightened about what the multitude might do if that Muslim teacher was not healed. They viewed T. L.’s action as extreme, radical, and a dangerous challenge–even careless and near-irresponsible.
T. L. started to put his hand on the man’s ear, but never touched him. The man did not even stand very close to T. L., as T. L. simply stretched his hand toward him. He did not want the people to think that there was something mystical about his touch, or that he had some strange power. T. L. wanted the Javanese to realize that Jesus Christ was there in their presence. While at other times he would touch the sick and lay hands on them, he wanted these people to understand that this was the power of the living Jesus, who, though He had been crucified, was alive again and was present in that meeting.
His and Daisy’s position was simple and seemed totally logical to him, If Jesus is alive, He will do the same things that He did before they killed Him. But if He is dead, He can do no miracle and His name has no power.
Looking at the Moslim teacher, he said, “In the name of Jesus Christ, whom God has raised from the dead according to the Scriptures–Jesus who is the Son of the Living God–I adjure the deaf spirit to leave your ear; and I command your ear to hear now, so that all here may know that the Bible is true, that Jesus is the Son of God, that His blood was shed for the remission of our sins, and that He is risen from the dead to be the Savior of the world. Amen.”
T. L. later shared that he spoke with authority and that the Holy Spirit was present.
When I finished, you could hear a pin drop. It was an apostolic moment. Across that field was total silence. Then I pulled the man to me. I stopped up his good ear and faintly whispered in his deaf ear, and he jumped.
He repeated every word. I told him, “Say what I say, and say it out loud.” He agreed. Then I made him confess what the Bible says about Jesus. I said, “Jesus is the Son of God.”
He said, “Jesus is the Son of God.”
I said, “He must be risen from the dead.”
He repeated, “He must be risen from the dead.”
“By that time,” Daisy later reported, “he [the Muslim] was weeping.”
As the man broke into tears, the crowd started clapping; and I think the preachers on the platform were greatly relieved. Then I turned to the multitude to help them accept Christ, asking them, “Now, is Jesus Christ alive; or is He dead?”
Being called upon to make a decision, thousands raised their hands to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. This was probably the greatest gospel demonstration in all of the history of Christian evangelism in Java up to that time. T. L. and Daisy stayed there for several weeks, preaching, teaching, and praying, day after day, conducting two or three meetings per day.
(abridged )
- T.L Osborn ( Legacy of Faith )
- JESUS SAVES TV
T. L. and Daisy Osborn headed for Java, where the population was ninety-five percent Muslim. Some of the Christians were frightened. They did not know if it was wise to go out on a public field and call thousands of Muslims together to talk to them about Jesus, pray for the sick, and expect miracles to confirm that Christ is alive. This was the first time that T.L. and Daisy preached to the Muslims with miracles in manifestation. They did not believe the Muslims were different from the Buddhists.
The first night T. L. preached in Java, he thought it would be a good idea to tell the crowd that he did not expect them to accept Jesus unless they saw proof that He was risen from the dead. He believed that people were the same then as they were in Bible days, and needed to see proof that Jesus is alive. Otherwise, all he had to offer was a religion–a ritual, a tradition, a ceremony. In Java, he asked for anyone who was deaf in one ear to come to the platform. Quite a group responded, and each one was instantly healed as he and Daisy prayed for them. The very first person to respond was a Muslim teacher, a man about sixty years old. He was born with one ear totally deaf and had never heard out of it in his entire life.
T. L. told the people that if the man’s ear did not come open, they would know that he was a false teacher, and that Jesus Christ had not risen from the dead as the Bible claims. He explained that if Jesus is alive, He would make Himself known. He would do the same miracles that He had done before He was crucified.
There were over one hundred pastors on the platform. They said, afterwards, that they were frightened about what the multitude might do if that Muslim teacher was not healed. They viewed T. L.’s action as extreme, radical, and a dangerous challenge–even careless and near-irresponsible.
T. L. started to put his hand on the man’s ear, but never touched him. The man did not even stand very close to T. L., as T. L. simply stretched his hand toward him. He did not want the people to think that there was something mystical about his touch, or that he had some strange power. T. L. wanted the Javanese to realize that Jesus Christ was there in their presence. While at other times he would touch the sick and lay hands on them, he wanted these people to understand that this was the power of the living Jesus, who, though He had been crucified, was alive again and was present in that meeting.
His and Daisy’s position was simple and seemed totally logical to him, If Jesus is alive, He will do the same things that He did before they killed Him. But if He is dead, He can do no miracle and His name has no power.
Looking at the Moslim teacher, he said, “In the name of Jesus Christ, whom God has raised from the dead according to the Scriptures–Jesus who is the Son of the Living God–I adjure the deaf spirit to leave your ear; and I command your ear to hear now, so that all here may know that the Bible is true, that Jesus is the Son of God, that His blood was shed for the remission of our sins, and that He is risen from the dead to be the Savior of the world. Amen.”
T. L. later shared that he spoke with authority and that the Holy Spirit was present.
When I finished, you could hear a pin drop. It was an apostolic moment. Across that field was total silence. Then I pulled the man to me. I stopped up his good ear and faintly whispered in his deaf ear, and he jumped.
He repeated every word. I told him, “Say what I say, and say it out loud.” He agreed. Then I made him confess what the Bible says about Jesus. I said, “Jesus is the Son of God.”
He said, “Jesus is the Son of God.”
I said, “He must be risen from the dead.”
He repeated, “He must be risen from the dead.”
“By that time,” Daisy later reported, “he [the Muslim] was weeping.”
As the man broke into tears, the crowd started clapping; and I think the preachers on the platform were greatly relieved. Then I turned to the multitude to help them accept Christ, asking them, “Now, is Jesus Christ alive; or is He dead?”
Being called upon to make a decision, thousands raised their hands to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. This was probably the greatest gospel demonstration in all of the history of Christian evangelism in Java up to that time. T. L. and Daisy stayed there for several weeks, preaching, teaching, and praying, day after day, conducting two or three meetings per day.
(abridged )
- T.L Osborn ( Legacy of Faith )
- JESUS SAVES TV
PROOF FOR THE MUSLIMS in Java, Indonesia
T. L. and Daisy Osborn headed for Java, where the population was ninety-five percent Muslim. Some of the Christians were frightened. They did not know if it was wise to go out on a public field and call thousands of Muslims together to talk to them about Jesus, pray for the sick, and expect miracles to confirm that Christ is alive. This was the first time that T.L. and Daisy preached to the Muslims with miracles in manifestation. They did not believe the Muslims were different from the Buddhists.
The first night T. L. preached in Java, he thought it would be a good idea to tell the crowd that he did not expect them to accept Jesus unless they saw proof that He was risen from the dead. He believed that people were the same then as they were in Bible days, and needed to see proof that Jesus is alive. Otherwise, all he had to offer was a religion–a ritual, a tradition, a ceremony. In Java, he asked for anyone who was deaf in one ear to come to the platform. Quite a group responded, and each one was instantly healed as he and Daisy prayed for them. The very first person to respond was a Muslim teacher, a man about sixty years old. He was born with one ear totally deaf and had never heard out of it in his entire life.
T. L. told the people that if the man’s ear did not come open, they would know that he was a false teacher, and that Jesus Christ had not risen from the dead as the Bible claims. He explained that if Jesus is alive, He would make Himself known. He would do the same miracles that He had done before He was crucified.
There were over one hundred pastors on the platform. They said, afterwards, that they were frightened about what the multitude might do if that Muslim teacher was not healed. They viewed T. L.’s action as extreme, radical, and a dangerous challenge–even careless and near-irresponsible.
T. L. started to put his hand on the man’s ear, but never touched him. The man did not even stand very close to T. L., as T. L. simply stretched his hand toward him. He did not want the people to think that there was something mystical about his touch, or that he had some strange power. T. L. wanted the Javanese to realize that Jesus Christ was there in their presence. While at other times he would touch the sick and lay hands on them, he wanted these people to understand that this was the power of the living Jesus, who, though He had been crucified, was alive again and was present in that meeting.
His and Daisy’s position was simple and seemed totally logical to him, If Jesus is alive, He will do the same things that He did before they killed Him. But if He is dead, He can do no miracle and His name has no power.
Looking at the Moslim teacher, he said, “In the name of Jesus Christ, whom God has raised from the dead according to the Scriptures–Jesus who is the Son of the Living God–I adjure the deaf spirit to leave your ear; and I command your ear to hear now, so that all here may know that the Bible is true, that Jesus is the Son of God, that His blood was shed for the remission of our sins, and that He is risen from the dead to be the Savior of the world. Amen.”
T. L. later shared that he spoke with authority and that the Holy Spirit was present.
When I finished, you could hear a pin drop. It was an apostolic moment. Across that field was total silence. Then I pulled the man to me. I stopped up his good ear and faintly whispered in his deaf ear, and he jumped.
He repeated every word. I told him, “Say what I say, and say it out loud.” He agreed. Then I made him confess what the Bible says about Jesus. I said, “Jesus is the Son of God.”
He said, “Jesus is the Son of God.”
I said, “He must be risen from the dead.”
He repeated, “He must be risen from the dead.”
“By that time,” Daisy later reported, “he [the Muslim] was weeping.”
As the man broke into tears, the crowd started clapping; and I think the preachers on the platform were greatly relieved. Then I turned to the multitude to help them accept Christ, asking them, “Now, is Jesus Christ alive; or is He dead?”
Being called upon to make a decision, thousands raised their hands to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. This was probably the greatest gospel demonstration in all of the history of Christian evangelism in Java up to that time. T. L. and Daisy stayed there for several weeks, preaching, teaching, and praying, day after day, conducting two or three meetings per day.
(abridged )
- T.L Osborn ( Legacy of Faith )
- JESUS SAVES TV
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