Light From Above: Sacred Scriptures for the 21st Century book

Dear Fellow Friends of Faith,

The waited-for book is finally out, the book I worked on all summer 2012.  God so blessed me with a rich, and shall I humbly say, amazing text!  I never thought I was possible of writing such a text as this.  It will bless millions of people, IF they read it.  Get your copy of the book.  Do not to miss out on its blessings.  There is a limited supply that I have printed locally.

The book is available from Amazon.com in book form and in Kindle form. 

Sacred Scriptures for the 21^st Century and Beyond, Mark Ahavel

ISBN: 978-1480047082

It is also available on CreateSpace eStore

Through Amazon, it is also available for libraries and academic institutions.

You may also request the book directly from by emailing Brother Mark:

mark dot globalfaith at gmail dot com.

The author’s first book signing was in Barnes and Noble store, Tallahassee, FL, Saturday November 10, 2012.

Now for the highlights of the book.  Below, you will find a description of this amazing book, and several excerpts.  After getting a taste of this book, I am sure you will want to order a copy for yourself and others.

Book Description
This book is truly designed to be a complete sacred Scriptures from cover to cover, 386 pages, with the following sections: Opening Versicles, Divine Narrative, Prophecy and Prayer, Poetry and Psalms, and Wisdom and Didactic/Teaching, and concluding Exhortations.  The book is abundant in highlighting universal truths from beginning to end, and yet all brought afresh to today’s world.  The Narrative captures the voice of a sacred story teller.  It tells the untold story before the creation of the universe, God creating the heavenly Advisers and Angels, then the story of the creation of the universe, and the natural and universal stories of humankind.  The Prophecy section captures the voice of prophecy, all fresh prophecies for our age.  The Poetry and Psalms section follows with all new material also written by the author.  Then the largest section, Part IV, The Wisdom and Didactic section follows.  The voice of this section is from a religious teacher, a gifted contemporary sage, teaching many disciples, addressed to the global audience.  It contains teachings on many topics beginning with God, to faith, to the end of the world and Heaven and Hell.  The Scriptures portion of this book ends with a final Exhortation section.  What follows then are some postscripts and appendixes including an Overview of the Beliefs Expressed in these Scriptures, an Interpretation Guide for these Scriptures, the author’s biography, the author’s story of writing the book, additional comments on the book, and Sources Consulted.  This book is truly very unique, relevant, and contemporary for today's readers, religious and those interested but not necessarily religious.  One of the main purposes of this book is global peace by a new text, based on the realization that some sacred Scriptures of the past, while containing so much good, have also sowed some violence at least interpreted so by many.  This book exudes with peace toward a unity of understanding among various peoples of faith.  It is written from a monotheistic perspective yet with a tolerant and loving attitude for all peoples of various faith traditions.  This book is a must read for all.  It is inspirational, devotional, and educational.

The author is an Adjunct Professor of Religion who has been teaching the World Religions course in the Humanities department in a college the last few years.  The inspiration for writing this book came years before teaching the world religions course, as he explains in his story of writing the book in an appendix. 

Book Excerpts

From the Opening Versicles:

God, not merely the God of Jerusalem or Haifa, not merely the God of Mecca or Medina…and not merely the God of Rome or Rizvan, or any other sacred place on earth, but the global God…who through the ages has been enlightening millions of human souls around the world….p. 1*

The voice of these Scriptures is a burgeoning human voice of millions whose souls, hearts, and minds in whom this truth of a global God resonates and in whom have become more conscious in the 21^st century. p. 6

From the Narrative section:

God has blessed every fiber and space of His creation, and has placed within the soul of human the capacity to receive His love and blessings.  p. 52

God gave humans ten fingers, and these ten are a sign of the ten gifts and faculties the God has given to humans which also make them unique and the crown of the earthly creation:  intelligence, will, conscience, creativity, imagination, intuition, spirit, character, virtue, and love.  Without these, a human is not a human being that God has intended.  Together, the five sacred gifts and these ten faculties gifts unpack the meaning of “made in the image of God.  And together, they make humans His special creatures among the earthly creation.  p. 52

Moreover, God endowed humans to ascent to several virtues on their path to spiritual maturity and nobility.  The five main virtues are chastity, charity, kindness, humility, and patience. p. 52

From the Prophecy and Prayer section:

    The prophets of the blessed past called their peoples to meet God of their faith, each in their appointed consecrated places.  These places, in time, each became sacred, each in their own homelands of origin.  p. 64

     My Spirit has revealed to many souls through the ages…I brought light to Moses, Zoroaster, Isaiah, Jesus, and Muhammad.  I also brought light to Gautama Buddha, Laotzu and Confucius, who each received it through the filter of their culture and understanding. p. 86

From the Poems and Psalms section:
 God Can Speak

God can speak through theophanies,

God can speak through philosophies.

God can speak through prophetic voices,

God can speak through human choices.

God can speak through cosmic rays,

God can speak through the Ancient of Days.

God can speak through heavens light,

God can speak through earth’s delights.

God can speak though whirlwinds,

God can speak through caves and dens.

God can speak from East to West, from North to South,

God can speak even through a donkey’s mouth!  p. 116

In the Garden of God

In God’s Garden is a place of light,

     In God’s garden are revelations of delight.

In God’s Garden of inspiration,

     Is your truth, tranquility, and revelation.

In the garden Heaven and Earth meet,

     A snippet of Paradise lays out on a sheet.

In the garden is fullness of delights,

     Sun and pools, and flowing fountains,

     Flowers and foliage dazzling in the light.

In the garden wafts fragrant aromas,

     Of gardenias, honeysuckle, and rose… p. 117

From the Wisdom and Didactic (Teaching) section:

From the Mountain

     On this mountain, you all have gathered, beloved children of God, from so many nations, tribes, races, and languages.  We all have God in common.  Together we hold the common belief in the eternal Sovereign Supreme God of the universe who is mysterious and powerful, to be feared, yet He loves us unimaginably.

     You have come in the Spirit of truth to receive a greater understanding of the truths of Scriptures past and present.  p. 129

The Oneness and Unity of Reality

     From most ancient of days to the present, O learned ones, peoples’ beliefs and worldviews were profoundly marked by this fundamental understanding of the oneness of Reality.  From thousands of years ago, how far back in time we know not, but human beings in most cultures perceived that somehow there was some unified invisible power that held all things in common, from Native Americans to ancient Asians, Africans, etc.  And this deep perception from within the soul of humans, to all the reality around, did develop into clearer, more concrete beliefs.  Philosophers would later call this belief: monism.  Virtually all cultures have manifested at least some aspect of monism which sees one fundamental reality behind all things on Earth, the seas, and the heavens above.  Polytheists, pantheists, monotheists, and even non-theists evidenced aspects of monism.  For the non-theist religion and philosophy of Taoism, the Tao is that one fundamental reality,  p. 144

*The page numbers are from the Amazon.com version.  The locally printed version has a total of 318 pages instead of 386, reduced by the change of font size from 12 pt. to 11pt.  But it is the same book otherwise.

Plans are to distribute this book globally, including getting it translated into many languages.  But currently seeking reviewers and getting it distributed to the major bookstore chains in the U.S.  If you are an editor and would like to review this book, please contact me.

And for anyone, for any questions or comments in general or specifically about this book, please contact me.

You can through this blog site or message to: mark dot globalfaith at gmail dot com.

God richly bless you,

Brother Mark