A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

finalcall.com

A Time of Trouble
13-17 minutes

By the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan | Last updated: May 9, 2017 -

12:35:16 PM

What's your opinion on this article?

[Editor's note: The following article contains excerpts from a radio

message the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan delivered on
December 27, 1978. The Final Call exhorts the reader to study
Minister Farrakhan's words of warning and guidance for they are
just as relevant to the time we are now living in, and what must be
done. Click here to order this historic message in its entirety on
CD.]
In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful.

My beloved brothers and sisters, it is a great honor and privilege for

me to have this opportunity once again to come to you in your

1 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM
A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

homes or in your cars, or wherever you may

be listening to this particular broadcast, to
bring you the Life Giving, Life Saving
Message of the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad. For if there ever was a time that
we needed the message of the Honorable
Elijah Muhammad, that time is now, for we
have entered into a great time of trouble.
It is written in the 12th Chapter of Daniel, the
first verse:

9 and there shall be a time of trouble such as never since there

was a nation even to that same time ...

My beloved brothers and sisters, the world that we know has

entered into a great time of trouble; and the United States of
America in particular has entered into that great time of trouble that
the Prophet Daniel was speaking about.

When we say a time of trouble, what do we mean? When we

speak of a time of trouble, were speaking of a time of great
adversity, great difficulty, great stress and pressure. We are
speaking of a time of a great veil of tears, annoyance, irritation and
aggravation.

We are speaking of a time of affliction, curse, woe and distress. We

are speaking of a time of burden. We are speaking of a time that
the proverbial millstone hangs around the necks of men and
nations. We are speaking of a time of thorns.

We are speaking of a time when the cup of waters of bitterness is

overflowing. We are speaking of a time of anxiety, nervous, strain,
tension, dread, irk and vexation. We are speaking of a great, great
time of trouble.

***

My beloved brothers and sisters, it is written in the 21st Chapter of

2 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM
A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

Luke, verses 25-26:

There shall be signs in the sun, the moon and the stars and upon
the earth distress of nations with perplexity; the sea and the waves
roaring; mens hearts failing them for fear and for looking after
those things which are coming upon the earth: for the powers of
heaven shall be shaken.

Think of it, and reason, my beloved brothers and sisters: The

astronomers today bear witness that never before have they seen
such activity in the sun and its family 9 the scholars and scientists
are looking at the moon, and the moons effect upon the waters and
the moons effect upon the system of communication.

Look at the nations of the Earth; look at the trouble spots of the
world. Look at the Horn of Africa. Look at South Africa and
Southwest Africa and East Africa. Look at Northern Ireland. Look at
China and Taiwan and Korea and Southeast Asia. Look at the Isles
of the Pacific. Look at the Caribbean, look at Central America.
Trouble is brewing everywhere!

Distress of nations with perplexity: When we say perplexity, we

mean great confusion.

My beloved brothers and sisters, look at the confusion among those

who are entrusted with the responsibility of leadership. The leaders
are confused and at their wits end, for the problems are so great
that they have no solution to the worlds problems.

Yes, the seas and the waves roaring: This particular verse of
scripture is teaching us that the powers of the moon will be brought
into play to bring about great tidal waves among the nations. The
waves roaring also has a significance, as the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad has taught us that the seas represent the masses of
people; and the waves roaring are the waves of dissatisfaction
coming up among the people.

There is nowhere that we can go on this Earth where we do not find

3 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM
A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

great dissatisfaction.

In the United States of America, not only are Black people

dissatisfied, but White people are also dissatisfied. In fact, the
dissatisfaction on the Earth is 100 percent. And the Honorable
Elijah Muhammad has taught us that whenever there is 100 percent
dissatisfaction, this 100 percent dissatisfaction is bound to bring
about a 100 percent changea complete change in rulership.

9 the sea and the waves are roaring; mens hearts failing them for
fear, and for looking after those things which are coming upon the
Earth.The number one disease in America today is heart failure.
Why are mens hearts failing them? This scripture teaches their
hearts are failing them with fear. Their heart muscles are being
restricted with fear and dread and apprehension, not over what
was, not over what is, but what they see coming.

They see the tidal wave of human problems, crashing down upon
civilization, destroying the very institutions that civilization is built
upon. They see ruin and desolation and destruction coming. And
because of this, mens hearts are failing them with fear.

The scripture teaches the powers of heaven shall be shaken. My

beloved brothers and sisters, this signifies that the rulers of the
world, and their powers, shall be shaken.

The powers of heaven signify the powers in religious leadership.

Rome is shaking at what they see coming. Mecca is shaking. Every
religious quarter on the Earth is shaking.

The religious leaders are at their wits end. They have no solution to
the problems. They search the pages of scripture. They can find it
written in the scripture, but they cannot extract the Divine Wisdom
in Gods Word to find the healing balm for the wounds of the
nations.

And so, one old prophet said that there would be a famine on the
earth. Not a famine of bread, but a famine for the hearing of the

4 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM
A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

Word of God. And even though the Word of God is being preached
all over the world, yet, the peoples souls are starved, because the
religious leadership is bankrupt! And it has no answers to the
perplexing problems of the time. And so the churches are filled with
musicbut no answers to the human problems of their suffering
congregations.

Oh, my beloved brothers and sisters: We have entered that Great

Time of Trouble.

If the leaders are confused, what about the people?

***

II Timothy, Chapter 3, verses 1-5 teaches:

This know also that in the last days perilous times shall come, for
men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without
natural affection; truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce,
despisers of those that are good; traitors, heady, high minded,
lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; having a form of
godliness, but denying the power thereof ...

Pick up your newspapers! Turn on your radios! Look at your

television screen! What is the news about? Murder, rape, robbery,
mayhem is the order of the day! What is happening? It is a time of
trouble.

The stress and the pressure is so great in the families among men,
that little incidents in the home are sparking great quarrels and
conflicts. The family members purchase a gun to safeguard that
home against an intruder, a robber. And then, with a small incident,
the gun is drawn, and a husband murders his wife, or a wife
murders her husband! Or the children murder their parents! This is
the order of the day! It is a time of trouble.

The stress and the strain is so great upon the people. The increase

5 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM
A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

in child abuse is staggering! Men and women taking out their

frustrations on their innocent little children, burning them to death,
beating them to death, drowning them in the bathtubs. What a time
of trouble.

My beloved brothers and sisters: What has brought about this time
of trouble? What has man done that he should have such time of
trouble?

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad has taught us that Almighty God

has been sending His prophets, His guides, His warners into the
world; warning men of their course of conduct. And the nations and
the rulers and the kings, who have felt the threatening of their
power, have murdered Gods prophets! Jailed them! Beat them!
Made mockery of them!

And some they have killed; and then taken that prophets message,
and twisted it out of shape! Deceived the people! And so theres a
madness among the people that is threatening ordered society!

YesAmerica, who feared revolution coming from the Blacks in this

country because of their discontent, now have to fear revolution
from their own people because of their great dissatisfaction with
government. It is a great time of trouble.

The Holy Quran teaches us that whenever Allah sends a

messenger, He seizes the people with distress and affliction that
they might humble themselves.

Has God sent a messenger into America? Has God warned

America? And has America been proud against God and His
Warner, so that America, and the Black man, must now be seized
with distress and affliction that they might humble themselves?

Oh, America! Have you not considered Pharaoh?

Have you not considered the mistake that Pharaoh made by

enslaving a nation and robbing that nation of the knowledge of

6 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM
A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

themselves and the knowledge of their God; and, putting that nation
under a heavy burden?

And the scriptures teach us that Almighty God heard their moaning
and their groaning, and came to see after their cry! And raised a
Warner from the midst of the slave!

Oh America! Should not this be a warning to you?

Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar, the great Kings of Babylon, held

within them the Hebrews. But the Hebrews did not belong to
Babylon; yet, they were defiled by the Babylonians. They were
mocked! They were scorned! They were enslaved!

But God raised up Daniel from the midst of the slaves to be a

Warner to those great kings.

***

Almighty God and His Abundant Mercy raised from the midst of the
Black man and woman of America a Divine Teacher, to teach the
Black man and woman of America into the knowledge of the time.
And that teacher was and is the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.

Elijah Muhammads duty was to teach 30 million Black people in

America that our time of deliverance and justice had come; that we
could no longer depend on White people to care for us! That if we
would be a great people, we would have to begin caring for
ourselves.

He warned America to let the Black man go, and let him do
something for himself, and help him to go for himself.

Oh, America! You went to war with Germany. You destroyed her
cities and her towns, but after the war was over, America, you
helped Germany to rebuild 9 We helped you in your war with
Germany.

Oh, America! You went to war with Japan. You defeated Japan; you
humbled her, and brought her to her knees. And after the war was

7 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM
A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

over, America, you helped Japan to get on her feet 9 But we

helped you, America, to fight your war with Japan!

You have helped your enemies. And you have helped your friends.
But here, the Black man of Americayour most loyal and faithful
servant: Even though he is the most mistreated human being in the
annals of history, yet, there is no record of the Black man and
woman of America revolting against the government, lending
herself to any foreign power against you, America!

But how do you treat those who helped to reap down your fields
and build your country? You tell us we have gone as far with you as
we can go.

You send billions of dollars overseas! But my beloved Black

brothers and sisters are dying from hunger and starvation! And you
say that they are a welfare burden.

What about Germany? What about Japan? What about Israel?

What about your friends around the world? What have they done,
America, to build you up? It seems that the more we work for you,
the more you hate us, and give us evil in return.

We say to you: You have entered a time of trouble because you are
mistreating the Black man of America whom God wants to go free
to build a nation of self.

And you know this, America! But you refuse to obey Gods orders
coming from a Divine Messenger from among us, so reap what you
have sown.

***

My beloved Black brothers and sisters, you, too, are having a great
time of trouble.

You paid no attention to the Honorable Elijah Muhammad when he

called you to do for yourself. You laughed at him, you mocked him,
you scorned him, you ridiculed him! And now, Almighty God is

8 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM
A Time of Trouble about:reader?url=http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Minister_Lou...

showing you that the people that you put your faith and trust and
confidence in over God and His Servant and The Truth, which was
brought for your redemption and salvationnow your rejection is
bringing us into a time of trouble.

But this distress and this trouble and this affliction is only that you
and I might humble ourselves. It is not too late, but this is the final
call.

Oh, my beloved Black brothers and sisters: We must unite! We

must stop this petty bickering among ourselves. We must break
down every artificial barrier that keeps us divided against self.

Oh, you mighty Black leaders: Stop petitioning Washington to help

you, and turn inward to self, and use all of the skills and resources
that we have at our command to build the Black man up in this
great time of trouble.

My beloved brothers and sisters: We plead with you, in this time of

adversity and difficulty and stress and affliction, to come home to
God, and, come home to yourselves, and come home to each
other.

And you that lead; you that preach; you that teach: Study deeply
into that which will deliver our people! And with boldness and
straightforwardness, deliver The Truth! And guide the people with
Justice! For we have entered a great, great time of trouble, but this
time of trouble signals the approaching of our deliverance!

Unite, Black man; and fly to Almighty God Allah for refuge under
the banner of the Teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.

May Allah grant you the Light of Understanding, and, keep you
hidden under His wings of protection in this Great Time of Trouble,
as I greet you in peace in the Arabic language: As-Salaam Alaikum
(Peace Be Unto You).

9 of 9 5/10/17, 4:31 PM