Participants: Jim Ayer
Series Code: MW
Program Code: MW000045
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00:01 He had an unshakable faith in God.
00:03 Any thought if I build it they will come. 00:06 What did he build, stay tune to find out. 00:45 One of the earliest and most sophisticated 00:48 civilizations lies along the banks of the Nile River 00:52 in Egypt. Climate changes and overgrazing forced 00:55 the ancient Egyptians to move from what is now 00:57 the Sahara desert to the banks of the Nile. 01:00 In 3150 BC, Minze was first to unify the Northern 01:05 and Southern people giving rise to the dynastic system 01:09 that govern Egypt for the next three thousand years. 01:12 The ancient Egyptians were highly developed people. 01:17 Their sophistication can be seen in the construction 01:20 of many temples and pyramids. 01:25 It's hard to imagine being here at the great pyramids 01:28 of Egypt. In the spot of solid city and I see 01:32 the pyramids of Egypt, but look there they are, 01:34 right there, I can't imagine that the pharaohs ever 01:38 in vision such a thing is all of this. 01:45 The pyramid of Giza is the only one of the seven 01:48 ancient wonders of the world still remaining. 01:54 People from around the world 01:55 come to tour these vast structures. 02:10 Thousands of years ago, the pyramids were built 02:12 on the Giza plateau as Necropolis, 02:15 a royal burial ground. The pyramids were built 02:19 to house the bodies of the pharaohs 02:21 as the symbol of their divine power and to ensure 02:24 the eternal after life. The site of them is absolutely 02:28 overwhelming. It makes you wonder how they were built 02:31 without modern day cranes, trucks, or barges. 02:34 How much. 50 Egyptian. 02:37 50 for how long the ride is that? 02:39 Open time. Open time. 02:41 Yeah, you can take a nice photo, nice ride, 02:43 and a nice picture. 50 is lot. 02:45 How much you want? I don't know, 02:47 anyway we don't have time, I don't know, 02:51 how friendly he is. He is very friendly. 02:53 You are not friendly. Oh, this camel is. 02:56 You are not friendly. This camel is mine. 02:58 Oh, he is your camel. Yeah look. Okay. 03:04 Looks like he is very good pet. 03:06 Yeah, because you want a kiss. 03:07 No, I don't, I don't need, I don't need a kiss. 03:11 Travel with me now as I head far south 03:14 of the majestic pyramids to the African island nation 03:16 of Madagascar, where I find a man 03:19 filled with joy and courage, who built something 03:21 far more important than the pyramids of Egypt. 03:29 So, it's over here. Before we actually came over here 03:35 to this hill, you said that you would always been 03:37 a Christian since a little boy. 03:41 My father was a Christian, 03:42 so I have been a Christian since my childhood. 03:45 Is everyone in the village believe the same way 03:47 as far as believe in the creator God of the Universe. 03:51 Yes many people in this village believe in God 03:55 the creator So from 2001 to now 03:59 when you are standing here today, 04:00 you pointed on that hil behind you and said 04:02 there is our church. How did all that happen? 04:07 I am very pleased because I built a house 04:09 to God's people here in this area. 04:12 You built the church. Yes, I built the church. 04:16 Did you do that before there were any members 04:18 or did you start talking with a few people 04:21 and bring some people together and then built a church. 04:24 I built it before there were any members here. 04:27 Before there were any members you build a church 04:29 to God. It's wonderful, but how did you feel 04:32 so impressed to do that. 04:35 I did it because I didn't have to get into worship in. 04:39 And so you built the place to worship. 04:42 I didn't build it for myself. 04:45 I believed other people would come and join me. 04:48 And did anyone come. Yes many people came. 04:52 How many people worship with you now? 04:54 Around 30 people including children. 04:59 As you can see AWR is frontline mission radio. 05:03 Our first priority is to travel where missionaries 05:06 cannot go. We broadcast thousands of hours each day 05:10 in 70 major languages of the world. 05:14 AWR has the capability and capacity of blanketing 05:17 almost 80% of the world's population. 05:19 Not only do we broadcast via shortwave radio, 05:22 but our signal is on over 1000 FM and AM stations 05:27 around the world as well. 05:29 Our podcast subscribers, internet users, 05:31 satellite downlinks are growing rapidly, 05:34 evidence by the hundred thousand plus e-mails, 05:37 letters, and phone calls we receive each and every year. 05:41 Yes, AWR is your mission radio, no walls, 05:45 and no border. For AWR that means change life 05:48 and change hearts around the world because 05:50 God is using the airways of AWR 05:54 to reach people everywhere. 05:59 Here is another story of hope 06:01 from Adventist World Radio. 06:04 My name is Benjamin Schoun, President of 06:06 Adventist World Radio. Let me tell you about our work 06:09 in North Korea, a nation governed by a powerfully 06:13 repressive communist regime, where any form of 06:15 evangelism is strictly forbidden. 06:17 Adventist World Radio makes daily shortwave broadcast 06:21 to North Korea spreading the hope of Christ 06:23 to a nation utterly devoid of Christianity is extremely 06:28 rare that we make any contact with listeners 06:31 in North Korea. However through communication 06:34 with North Korean refugees, we are encouraged 06:36 to know that people are listening to our programs. 06:39 We pray that our listeners in North Korea will receive 06:43 God's word and find salvation in Christ. 06:48 Adventist World Radio shares the hope of Christ 06:52 with millions of people everyday. 06:54 For more information visit awr.org. 07:01 The ancients thinks guarding the tombs 07:04 of the pharaohs a lion body, the head of a man. 07:07 They had thousands of Gods in Egypt, 07:10 so many Gods that they couldn't even categorize 07:12 every one of them. You notice the nose is missing; 07:15 it's been missing for centuries. 07:17 They say it was Napoleon's army, who shattered off 07:20 and target practice, but it was only a rumor, 07:23 it really isn't true. 07:27 The sphinx, the earliest known monumental sculpture 07:30 of ancient Egypt. The monument is carved from 07:33 an out crop of natural rock. 07:35 It stands 66 feet high with elongated body, 07:39 241 feet long, outstretched paws and a raw head dress 07:45 framing the face of a man, 07:46 possibly the face of the king himself. 08:00 As you can see there are tourists everywhere. 08:02 It is truly an incredible wonder to see the sphinx 08:05 of Egypt. To be here you know I have read about it 08:08 all my life in the history books. But then to be here 08:11 in person, to see it, to experience it, 08:14 what must it had been like when it was brand new, 08:17 right from the hands off 08:19 all those workers pretty phenomenal. 08:33 Adjacent to the sphinx is one of the oldest surviving 08:37 temples in Egypt, the Temple of Khafre, 08:39 this temple served as the gateway to the pyramids 08:42 connected by a long causeway. 08:47 They are called one of the seven ancient wonders 08:49 of the world, perhaps the only wonders that are still 08:52 in existence. The pyramids originally cap with gold. 08:56 They were covered in limestone, so that they would 09:00 reflect the morning sunrays all over Egypt. 09:02 Perhaps this very pyramids Moses himself looked upon, 09:07 the children of Israel looked upon in their mass exodus 09:10 out of this country. It's all inspiring; 09:14 it's thrilling to be here 09:16 to look on such ancient history, 09:19 the mighty pyramids of Egypt. 09:31 One of the greatest mystery surrounding the pyramid 09:34 is how would they construct it. 09:37 Thousands of years ago how did the ancient Egyptian 09:40 core move in place such massive stones 09:44 with such precision? The pyramid of Dahshur 09:48 seems to demonstrate that mistakes were made 09:50 in the earlier construction, different styles were used 09:53 until they perfection it Giza plateau. 09:57 The three great pyramids of Giza 09:58 were built in less than one hundred years. 10:03 Two million three hundred thousand stones, 10:07 it was constructed archeologists says over a 10:10 twenty year period using about a hundred thousand 10:12 men, and you wonder sometimes how could this be. 10:15 Some men have worked out the figures they say 10:18 that's 315 stones a day that needed to be laid over 10:21 a 12-hour period. These stones have to come from 10:24 the coral reef far away put on the River Nile boated 10:28 all the way up here, and brought to this site to be 10:31 constructed, 315 stones every single day, 10:35 how could it happen, how could it be, 10:37 I don't know you even think about the corey, 10:39 how many men did it take the corey stones of that 10:42 size every single day for how long. Perhaps there 10:47 are some people suggest that maybe the ancients 10:49 were lot wiser than we give them credit for today. 10:57 Emmanuel when we were in the village asking directions 11:00 to try and find you, people said it was about 11:02 11 kilometers, what they didn't tell us it was 11:05 straight up, you live on top of the mountains, 11:08 but it's a beautiful place. Were you born and raised 11:11 in this area. Yes. How many members in your family? 11:17 There are around 40 members in my family. 11:19 We all live together here. Tell what type of work do 11:24 you do here in the village? 11:25 I farm and grow vegetables. 11:28 Do you also do rice, I see some rice fields behind you? 11:32 Yes my family and I live on rice. 11:35 How many crops of rice do you get, just one 11:37 a year or more than one? 11:40 We don't get much water here, so we grow rice once a year, 11:44 but in other places with normal rain they can grow 11:48 three crops a year. I understand in this area 11:51 that you get cyclones, have you ever had a cyclone 11:53 in this area? Yes, cyclones have happened a few times 11:58 here. Tell me about it what was it like to live through 12:04 a cyclone? Cyclones are very frightening because 12:06 you don't know whether or not you will survive to it. 12:10 How about your homes, I mean they look pretty strong, 12:13 but they'll withstand the cyclone too. 12:15 We never had problems with our houses being 12:18 destroyed, but our church has suffered the most 12:21 during cyclones. And what happened to it? 12:25 The wind reaped the roof off. 12:29 Sukari is perhaps one of the richest archaeological 12:32 sites in all of Egypt, spans a timeframe of three 12:35 thousand years. Right behind me here is the 12:37 step pyramid, perhaps one of the oldest of the 12:40 pyramids, kind of a test pyramid if you will. 12:44 This area spans four miles in length, 12:47 they probably don't even know what's underground it, 12:49 they are finding more things all the time. 12:51 There is a lot of dust and pollution in the sky 12:54 today, but I hope you can see over my shoulder 12:56 here far, far you will see three pyramids, 12:59 but then in the distance almost like silhouettes 13:02 of more pyramids, those are the pyramids 13:03 of Giza right at the edge of Cairo. As we come 13:07 across of course you see a proverbial camel tied up. 13:11 More areas of digs and things archeological 13:14 expeditions that are going on right now. 13:16 The step pyramid here and then check this out. 13:21 In the distance there you can see the pyramids 13:25 to the right and then clear in the far distance 13:27 additional pyramids, all built in these high plateau area, 13:32 and then it dips down into the valley, into the areas, 13:35 that are of lush with the Nile river supplying the 13:38 nutrients, flooding every year, 13:41 the Nile floods every year, and used to bring the 13:44 fresh nutrients, and that's why they actually 13:46 worship the Nile because it brought life, 13:48 it brought vibrancy to all the people. 13:53 But this is not a place of vibrancy here this is 13:55 a place of death, this is the necropolis, 13:57 the place of the dead spans from miles and miles. 14:02 The great pyramid of Kheops, the fifth in the sequence 14:05 of major stone pyramids contain some 2.3 million 14:09 limestone blocks, weighing on average 2.5 tons each, 14:13 and up to 7.5 tons which were placed in a period 14:17 of about 20 years. This means that the stones 14:22 had to be placed at an average rate of one every 14:25 two minutes during all the daylight hours over 14:29 the construction period. This required not intensive 14:32 labor and brute force, but a hi-tech solution. 14:39 The Greek historian Herodotus travel to Egypt 14:42 around 450 BC and wrote that the Egyptians 14:45 have some sort of gear that was used in lifting 14:48 this large blocks, but scientists have found no proof 14:51 of any such lifting device. Dr. RHG Perry 14:57 suggested they used a cradle like machine that 15:00 had been excavated in various new kingdom temples. 15:04 Four of those objects could be fitted around the 15:06 block, so it could be rolled easily. Experiment showed 15:10 how 80 men could drag the block over a 1-in-4 15:14 incline ramp at a rate of 80 meters per minute. 15:19 Many methods have been proposed for raising the 15:21 stones, but today no conclusive evidence 15:23 has been found to support just one method. 15:27 These theories also do not answer the question 15:29 of how the stones were transported down the Nile 15:32 from as far away as Aswan over 200 miles to the south. 15:40 Out in the middle of what appears to be just rubble 15:42 everywhere, you find huge granite slabs and in 15:46 this slabs some integrate carvings. 15:50 Who were these people that could bring this granite 15:52 from so many miles away and do meticulous 15:56 work like they did here. Now I understand I was told 16:04 in the village at the bottom of the mountain 16:06 that you listen to AWR. When did you start 16:08 listening? I started listening to Adventist World Radio 16:13 in 1998. And how did you start, did you just happened 16:17 to turn or did someone tell you? 16:20 I had never heard of Adventist World Radio, 16:24 but one day I accidentally tune into it. 16:26 So you accidentally found the station, and tell me about 16:31 the first time that you heard it. 16:32 What did you think about it? 16:35 I was very interested in AWR because the message 16:38 was new for me. What was new about it? 16:42 The truth about the Sabbath was new to me. 16:44 And so there is new Bible truth that you begin 16:47 listening to. Did you just accept it right away or tell 16:52 me little of that process? I believed right away, 16:55 but I wanted proof from my fellow Christians. 16:58 What kind of proof? I wanted to know why many 17:02 Christians thought that Sabbath was finished, 17:05 while others do believe in it. 17:06 And where did that lead you in your experience with God? 17:11 From then on I had a desire to know more about the Sabbath. 17:15 Did you share this desire with anyone else at the time? 17:18 Yes, I share it with others. 17:21 And what was their response? 17:23 At that time, I was the leader of another church 17:27 and I shared the Adventist truth with my fellow 17:29 members of the church. You are the leader of the 17:32 entire church and you shared this, did you shared 17:35 upfront or just quietly amongst the few people? 17:39 I shared upfront during the church service. 17:41 And what was that reaction when you shared 17:43 it in the church. After I scheduled my church 17:46 members, they reported me to do priest, 17:48 then the priest came and kick me out. 17:51 You are kicked out of your church now. 17:53 You no longer have a church. What did you do next? 17:55 I decided to be baptized as an Adventist. 18:00 So you didn't get discouraged at all, when you no longer 18:02 have a church, you didn't get discouraged, 18:04 tell me why? I was not discouraged because 18:08 I firmly believed in Jesus' baptism. 18:11 You know when your heart is open to the Lord, 18:13 God will always lead you. 18:17 Because we really don't understand how the pyramids 18:19 were constructed, there are so many different ideas, 18:22 people even come up with the wildest things, 18:24 aliens came down and it was aliens who constructed 18:27 them. I like to think perhaps there is another reason. 18:30 One fellow, I know came up with an idea he called 18:34 Ooparts, Out of Place Artefacts. They actually in 18:38 pyramids and told they discovered what appears 18:41 to be a battery powered by citric acid. 18:45 These batteries they postulate could have created 18:47 electricity to light bulbs, I know it sounds funny 18:51 but light bulbs of all things to light the insides of the 18:54 pyramids. Could these ancient people have had 18:57 technology that we don't understand? Well it is a 19:01 possibility if you believe in the Bible you see because 19:04 according to the Bible man was created directly from 19:07 the hand of the creator. He had tremendous insight, 19:12 tremendous knowledge, but after the flood and the 19:15 degeneration of humanity we lost a lot of what 19:18 we originally had. Could it be that this was the 19:22 simple thing for them to construct in their time, 19:26 perhaps. It's sad indeed to realize that perhaps 19:33 millions of people suffered and died in order 19:36 to build the pharaohs dream tombs that only they 19:39 could benefit from, and then think of the vast amounts 19:43 of money they squandered to build these edifices 19:45 in order to prepare themselves for the journey 19:48 to the afterlife. Can you imagine how difficult it would 19:53 be to get stones higher and higher and higher? 19:58 They did it, many people come up with lot of ideas, 20:01 but we may never know. What a site to behold. 20:10 Imagine the glittering gold and the polish limestone 20:13 reflecting the brilliant rays of the very sun they 20:16 worshipped. To realize that the pyramids were 20:34 at one time covered with polish white limestone and 20:38 capped with gold is almost hard to conceive, 20:41 but most of those stone have fallen off or were 20:44 removed and used in the building of many 20:46 Cairo's mosques. We are at radio wave at AWR; 20:59 God is reaching people around the world. 21:03 We would like to offer you an edition of Making Wave. 21:06 It's four of our episodes brought to you from around 21:08 the world. God speaking to hearts, the hearts of the 21:12 listeners of AWR exciting stories. We hope that you 21:15 would share those with friends and neighbors, 21:16 acquaintances, any one you come in contact with. 21:19 Join us to make wave, it's completely free. 21:23 Right now the information is on your screen. 21:26 For your free no obligation DVD write to Adventist 21:30 World Radio, 12501, Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, 21:34 Maryland 20904 or call 1-866-503-3531 21:42 or log on to www.awr.org/MWDVD. 21:50 Be sure to request offer #10 that number again 21:53 is 1-866-503-3531. Here is another story of 22:00 hope from Adventist World Radio. Kaluram was a 22:04 poor field labor near Gujarat in India finding 22:07 his work tedious, Kalu purchased a small radio 22:10 to relieve the boredom. One day, he came across 22:13 the program talking about Jesus. It was from 22:16 Adventist World Radio. After listening for few days, 22:19 Kalu looked for a pastor who could tell him more 22:22 about Christ. Soon convinced of the Christian 22:25 truth Kalu was baptized and became an outreach 22:28 leader in his hometown and the surrounding area 22:31 witnessing in predominantly Hindu towns is not 22:34 always safe, and Kalu was once attacked when 22:37 approaching a town to preach. However through 22:40 the efforts of Kalu and the volunteers he has trained 22:43 nearly one thousand people have accepted Christ. 22:48 Adventist World Radio shares the hope of Christ 22:51 with millions of people everyday. 22:53 For more information visit awr.org. 23:03 It's really strange, really interesting to hear a 23:07 story like this because one moment you are the 23:09 leader of the church, now you are kicked out, 23:11 but you don't get discouraged, instead you go get 23:15 baptized. It just seems like you know what's God 23:18 doing in your heart. I couldn't feel discouraged 23:21 because I knew God was working in my life. 23:25 What led you to baptism, did you also hear that on 23:28 the radio, and was that part of your studies? 23:32 Yes, I have heard about baptism on the radio. 23:36 In what year were you baptized? 23:38 I was baptized on 22nd of December 2001. 23:43 You were the first one to listen to AWR in this village. 23:46 Are there any other people now who listen 23:47 to the programs? Some people here have 23:51 radios and they listen to Adventist World Radio. 23:55 What programs do they like the best on AWR? 23:59 The health, education, farming, and preaching 24:02 programs are all very popular. 24:05 How would your life be different today if you never 24:07 accidentally as we say found the first program? 24:13 I would still be committed to God even if I had not 24:16 listened to AWR. So I have the same desire for God, 24:21 but Adventist World Radio has given me a direction. 24:24 So in another words it gave you a new direction in life. 24:29 That's correct AWR gave me a new life. 24:33 What would you tell other people about may be they 24:37 don't believe in God as much as you, maybe they 24:39 haven't experience that fire that I think you have, 24:43 what would you want to share with people, 24:45 what do you share with people about telling them 24:48 to believe in God. There is still hope even 24:53 for those like me who are being kicked out of a church. 24:56 I am still standing believing, praising, and sharing, 25:01 I know God is working in our lives. 25:05 Brother I want to thank you so much for your 25:07 love of God, and your faith in him, and your steady 25:11 perseverance. Emmanuel of course, 25:21 who built the church was just telling me that three 25:23 times a year I guess they get to see a pastor 25:25 that's it. A shepherd only comes in and unfortunately 25:29 right now his radio is broken, so he doesn't even 25:30 get to the sermons for AWR at the moment. 25:34 But his son Isaiah wants to be a pastor. 25:37 I think it's all fantastic that we want to write now, 25:40 we are going to have a prayer for this young man, 25:42 for the people of this village that God can bless them, 25:44 hopefully bring them another radio, 25:46 and get a pastor here a little more often. 25:49 Why don't we have a prayer right now, shall we. 25:55 He spend his own money, used his own time 25:57 and labor to build not a tomb, but a house of worship 26:00 designed to unselfishly guide many souls to the true 26:04 eternal afterlife. He understood the words 26:07 of Jesus found in Luke 12:34 "For where your 26:11 treasure is, there will your heart be also." 26:16 On the last day of creation God rested, 26:18 he called it the Sabbath. Jesus kept the Sabbath also. 26:23 In fact he called himself the Lord of the Sabbath. 26:28 Emmanuel the man in our story today discovered 26:31 the wonderful, beautiful truth of the Sabbath 26:33 through listening to AWR programs, and in this 26:37 world of busyness and stress, the Sabbath is a 26:40 wonderful gift to give us a break, and enable us to 26:44 commune with our God. We thank you for your 26:47 support of AWR, so that we can reach more 26:50 and more people around the world for Jesus Christ 26:53 and his truth. If you would like to a part of this 26:56 exciting ministry, give us a call today, 26:59 1-866-503-3531 or write us at 12501, 27:05 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, Maryland 20904 27:09 or log on to the web www.awr.org. 27:15 Thank you for watching, please join us again 27:17 for another exciting gospel adventure because 27:19 around the world AWR is Making Waves. |
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