For Yazidi Readers: Who Is the One Mediator Between God and Humanity?

Truth has nothing to fear from honest examination.

Thank you for taking the time to read this page.

You may identify yourself as:

• Yazidi
• Yezidi
• Êzidî
• A member of an ancient Mesopotamian religious community
• A Kurdish-speaking Yazidi
• A Yazidi living in Iraq, Syria, Armenia, Georgia, Europe, North America, or elsewhere

You may come from a family whose religious identity has been preserved despite:

• Repeated persecution
• Forced conversion
• Mass displacement
• Destruction of villages and shrines
• The abduction of women and children
• Religious slander
• The genocide committed by ISIS

You may deeply value:

• Faithfulness to the one Creator
• Respect for Tawûsî Melek
• Devotion to family and community
• Protection of Yazidi identity
• Truthfulness
• Honor
• Hospitality
• Respect for sacred traditions
• Pilgrimage to Lalish
• Remembering ancestors and martyrs

You may believe in one supreme Creator who brought the universe into existence.

You may believe that God entrusted the administration or guardianship of the world to seven holy beings or angels.

You may regard the foremost of these as:

Tawûsî Melek—the Peacock Angel.

You may understand Tawûsî Melek as:

• The chief of the seven angels
• A faithful servant of the Creator
• The divine representative responsible for earthly affairs
• A symbol of beauty, authority, light, and divine wisdom
• A holy being who must never be confused with Satan

You may believe that Tawûsî Melek demonstrated perfect loyalty to God.

You may reject the accusation that he rebelled against the Creator.

You may regard the common claim that Yazidis worship the devil as one of the most harmful lies ever directed against your people.

You may honor Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir and regard his tomb at Lalish as especially sacred.

You may participate in or value traditions involving:

• Pilgrimage
• Fasting
• Prayer
• Sacred hymns and oral recitations
• Lighting lamps
• Community festivals
• Respect for holy water and sacred places
• Religious duties connected with inherited community roles

You may understand Yazidi identity as something received through birth rather than chosen through conversion.

You may believe that a person ordinarily cannot become Yazidi merely by accepting certain teachings.

You may understand marriage within the Yazidi community as necessary for preserving the people and faith.

You may also believe that the soul continues beyond death and may enter another human body.

Some Yazidis understand this return of the soul as part of God’s continuing justice and the soul’s spiritual journey.

These beliefs raise several essential questions:

Did God withdraw from the direct government of creation after entrusting it to seven angels?

Is Tawûsî Melek the chief spiritual administrator of the world?

Should human beings direct religious devotion toward an angel?

Can any angel function as mediator between God and humanity?

Does God’s Word ever identify Tawûsî Melek?

How can we distinguish a holy angel from a deceptive spiritual being?

Is salvation connected with birth into one ethnoreligious community?

Can someone outside the Yazidi people be reconciled to God?

Have human souls lived previous earthly lives?

Does the soul enter another body—or will God raise the dead bodily?

Is Jesus one honored prophet or holy being—or the eternal Creator who became flesh?

Did Jesus merely reveal spiritual truth—or bear our sins, defeat death, and become the one Mediator between God and humanity?

“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:21, KJV

Who Are the Yazidis?

The Yazidis are an ancient and distinct ethnoreligious community whose historical homeland lies primarily in northern Mesopotamia.

Important Yazidi communities have lived in regions that are now part of:

• Iraq
• Syria
• Turkey
• Armenia
• Georgia

Large Yazidi communities now also live throughout Europe and elsewhere because of migration, displacement, and persecution.

Yazidi identity includes interconnected elements of:

• Religion
• Family
• Ancestry
• Community
• Language
• Sacred history
• Collective memory

Yazidism should not be carelessly reduced to:

• A branch of Islam
• A form of Christianity
• Zoroastrianism under another name
• A cult devoted to angels
• Devil worship

It is a distinctive tradition formed through a complex historical development.

Yazidis Are Not Devil Worshippers

This point must be stated clearly.

Yazidis do not understand Tawûsî Melek as Satan.

They do not knowingly worship an evil being.

They regard Tawûsî Melek as holy, faithful, and obedient to God.

Calling Yazidis devil worshippers is not an accurate presentation of what they believe.

It has also contributed to:

• Hatred
• Discrimination
• Forced conversion
• Violence
• Mass murder
• Genocide

Christians are commanded not to bear false witness:

“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”
— Exodus 20:16, KJV

We must therefore examine Yazidi teachings honestly rather than repeat cruel caricatures.

Accurate representation, however, does not require accepting every spiritual claim as true.

Important Areas of Agreement

Yazidis and biblical Christians may share several serious convictions.

Both may affirm that:

• One supreme Creator exists.
• The spiritual world is real.
• Angels exist.
• Human beings should honor God.
• Truthfulness and loyalty matter.
• Good and evil are real.
• Human beings remain accountable beyond death.
• Religious persecution is wicked.
• Faith should shape moral conduct.
• Family and community possess great value.

The Bible teaches one Creator:

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
— Genesis 1:1, KJV

It teaches the existence of angels:

“Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”
— Hebrews 1:14, KJV

It commands hospitality:

“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers…”
— Hebrews 13:2, KJV

It condemns persecution and murder:

“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer…”
— 1 John 3:15, KJV

These are meaningful areas of agreement.

The deeper disagreements concern God’s continuing sovereignty, the proper role of angels, reincarnation, inherited religious identity, the nature of sin, and the identity of Jesus Christ.

Is There One Supreme Creator?

Yes.

The Bible teaches that one God alone possesses eternal and independent existence.

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.”
— Psalm 90:2, KJV

God says:

“I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
— Isaiah 44:6, KJV

Everything other than God is created.

This includes:

• Human beings
• Angels
• Stars
• Nature
• Every spiritual power

No angel exists independently from God.

Did God Withdraw From Governing the World?

No.

God uses angels as servants.

He also works through:

• Human leaders
• Natural processes
• Providential circumstances
• His written Word

But He does not surrender His sovereignty.

Scripture says:

“The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.”
— Psalm 103:19, KJV

Jesus said that not even a sparrow falls without the Father’s knowledge:

“One of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.”
— Matthew 10:29, KJV

God remains personally involved in His creation.

He has not become distant while another spiritual being governs in His place.

Did God Appoint Angels to Serve Within Creation?

Yes.

The Bible repeatedly describes angels carrying out God’s commands.

Angels may:

• Deliver messages
• Protect people
• Execute judgment
• Serve believers
• Worship God

David writes:

“Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.”
— Psalm 103:20, KJV

Angels are powerful.

But they remain servants under God’s direct authority.

Does the Bible Teach Seven Principal Angels?

The Bible sometimes speaks of seven angels who stand before God:

“And I saw the seven angels which stood before God…”
— Revelation 8:2, KJV

Scripture also names certain angels, including:

• Michael
• Gabriel

However, the Bible does not identify a chief angel named Tawûsî Melek.

Nor does it teach that one Peacock Angel has been given the government of the world as God’s principal representative.

A numerical similarity does not establish that two different religious systems refer to the same beings.

Does the Bible Mention Tawûsî Melek?

No.

The name Tawûsî Melek does not appear in the Bible.

The Scriptures do not describe:

• A Peacock Angel
• A chief angel represented by a peacock
• An angel entrusted with independent authority over the earth
• A holy angel who should receive religious reverence from humanity

This does not prove that every story about Tawûsî Melek was invented dishonestly.

It does mean that the claim must be tested rather than assumed.

Should Angels Receive Religious Devotion?

No.

Angels serve God and should not receive worship.

When the apostle John fell before an angel, the angel immediately stopped him:

“See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant… worship God.”
— Revelation 22:9, KJV

A faithful angel directs worship away from himself and toward God.

Paul also warned against:

“Worshipping of angels.”
— Colossians 2:18, KJV

No angel—however exalted—should become the object of prayer, religious veneration, or saving trust.

What If Reverence Is Not Considered Worship?

Respecting God’s servants is not automatically worship.

Christians honor faithful teachers and acknowledge angels as holy servants.

But devotion crosses a boundary when a created being becomes:

• The focus of sacred petitions
• The central representative through whom God is approached
• The administrator upon whom earthly protection depends
• The object of rituals carrying spiritual trust

The Bible directs our approach to God through Jesus Christ alone.

Can an Angel Mediate Between God and Humanity?

Angels may deliver messages.

But they cannot reconcile sinners to God.

The Bible declares:

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
— 1 Timothy 2:5, KJV

One Mediator means salvation does not require:

• Tawûsî Melek
• Another chief angel
• A saint
• A prophet
• A priestly class
• A sacred ancestry

Jesus Himself brings sinners to God.

Why Can Jesus Mediate When an Angel Cannot?

Jesus is not an angel.

He is the eternal Son who became truly human.

As God, He perfectly reveals the Father.

As man, He represents humanity.

As the sinless sacrifice, He removes the guilt that separates us from God.

No angel became human and bore our sins.

No angel died and bodily rose to reconcile us to the Creator.

How Can We Test Spiritual Beings?

Not every spiritual being is holy.

The Bible teaches the existence of:

• Faithful angels
• Fallen angels
• Deceiving spirits
• Demons

John commands:

“Believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God…”
— 1 John 4:1, KJV

Paul warns:

“Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14, KJV

A being’s apparent beauty, power, antiquity, or spiritual status does not prove that every teaching associated with it comes from God.

Does Questioning Tawûsî Melek Mean Calling Yazidis Devil Worshippers?

No.

These are different statements.

We can truthfully say:

• Yazidis do not intend to worship Satan.
• Yazidis believe Tawûsî Melek is a holy angel.
• The Bible does not identify Tawûsî Melek.
• The Bible forbids religious devotion toward angels.
• Every spiritual claim must be tested through Scripture.

We need not slander a community in order to disagree with its theology.

Who Was Sheikh Adi?

Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir occupies a central place in Yazidi history and religious memory.

His tomb at Lalish is an important pilgrimage destination.

He may be honored as:

• A holy man
• A spiritual teacher
• A reformer
• A central figure through whom Yazidi tradition developed

The biblical question is not whether Sheikh Adi was influential or personally sincere.

It is whether any later teacher may add spiritual authority that competes with Jesus Christ and the apostolic gospel.

Can a Holy Person Become a Mediator?

No.

God uses teachers and leaders.

But no human saint can bear another person’s guilt.

Scripture says:

“None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him.”
— Psalm 49:7, KJV

Religious honor must never become saving dependence.

Is Lalish Necessary for Salvation?

Sacred places may carry important history and memory.

People may experience solemn reflection during pilgrimage.

But no geographical location can reconcile sinners to God.

Jesus told a Samaritan woman that true worship would not remain dependent upon one sacred mountain or Jerusalem:

“The true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth…”
— John 4:23, KJV

God may be approached through Christ anywhere in the world.

Can Sacred Water, Lamps, or Rituals Cleanse Sin?

No.

Physical symbols may remind people of:

• Purity
• Light
• Creation
• Community history
• God’s provision

But external objects cannot cleanse the conscience.

Hebrews says that Christ’s blood can:

“Purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”
— Hebrews 9:14, KJV

Only God can forgive moral guilt.

Is Yazidi Identity Received Only by Birth?

Yazidi community identity is ordinarily understood as inherited through Yazidi parents.

This may help preserve a vulnerable people whose survival has repeatedly been threatened.

But spiritual reconciliation with God cannot depend upon ancestry.

John says that becoming God’s child is:

“Not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
— John 1:13, KJV

Spiritual birth is not transmitted through family blood.

Can Ancestry Save a Person?

No.

John the Baptist warned people who trusted their physical descent from Abraham:

“Think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father…”
— Matthew 3:9, KJV

A person may inherit:

• Language
• Culture
• Community relationships
• Family traditions
• Religious instruction

But no one inherits forgiveness or eternal life automatically.

Can Someone Outside the Yazidi Community Be Saved?

Yes.

God’s invitation is extended to all nations.

Peter said:

“Whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.”
— Acts 10:43, KJV

Jesus commanded:

“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
— Mark 16:15, KJV

Salvation is not restricted to:

• One ethnicity
• One nation
• One inherited caste
• One family line
• One sacred geographical region

Can a Yazidi Follow Jesus Without Hating Yazidi People?

Yes.

A Yazidi who follows Jesus may continue loving:

• Parents
• Grandparents
• Children
• Language
• Traditional food
• Community history
• Survivors of persecution
• The homeland

Following Jesus does not require becoming culturally European, Arab, or anything else.

It does require placing Christ above every inherited religious claim.

Does the Soul Return Through Reincarnation?

The Bible says no.

Scripture teaches:

“It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”
— Hebrews 9:27, KJV

The sequence is:

1. One earthly life
2. Death
3. Judgment

The soul does not pass through repeated earthly bodies.

Why Might Reincarnation Seem Reasonable?

Reincarnation may appear to explain:

• Why people are born into different circumstances
• Why some people suffer early in life
• Unusual childhood memories
• The continuation of divine justice
• The soul’s opportunity for spiritual progress

But an idea’s ability to provide an explanation does not establish that it is true.

The explanation must agree with God’s revelation and reliable evidence.

What About People Who Seem to Remember Previous Lives?

Some reports may contain details that appear difficult to explain.

Possible explanations include:

• Information heard indirectly
• Family influence
• Leading questions
• Coincidence
• Memory distortion
• Fraud in some cases
• Psychological factors
• Spiritual deception
• Details that remain genuinely unexplained

An unexplained event does not prove reincarnation.

God’s clear Word should interpret unusual experiences rather than unusual experiences overturning God’s Word.

Could a Deceptive Spirit Know Details About a Dead Person?

Yes.

Spiritual beings may possess knowledge beyond ordinary human observation.

A deceiving spirit could provide accurate information while attaching it to a false explanation.

The Bible therefore forbids seeking messages from the dead or occult sources.

“There shall not be found among you… a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”
— Deuteronomy 18:10–11, KJV

Accuracy alone does not prove a message comes from God.

Is the Body Merely Temporary Clothing?

No.

The present body is mortal, but embodiment is part of God’s design for humanity.

Genesis says:

“The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
— Genesis 2:7, KJV

The text does not describe a previously existing human soul entering temporary clothing.

The embodied man became a living person.

Will God Give Us Another Body or Raise This One?

God will raise and transform the person who died.

Paul writes:

“It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:42, KJV

He continues:

“It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:44, KJV

Resurrection preserves personal identity while transforming mortality into immortality.

Did Jesus Reincarnate?

No.

Jesus’ actual crucified body rose from the tomb.

He said:

“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
— John 2:19, KJV

John explains:

“But he spake of the temple of his body.”
— John 2:21, KJV

After rising, Jesus said:

“Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see…”
— Luke 24:39, KJV

He did not enter a newborn child.

The same Jesus who died rose bodily.

What Is the Difference Between Reincarnation and Resurrection?

Reincarnation means a soul enters another body and lives another mortal life.

Resurrection means God raises the same person from death into restored embodied life.

Reincarnation repeats mortality.

Resurrection defeats mortality.

Paul writes:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:54, KJV

Who Is Jesus Christ?

Jesus is not merely:

• A prophet
• A saint
• A holy teacher
• One divine representative among several
• An angelic being
• A reincarnated spiritual guide

He is the eternal Word:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
— John 1:1, KJV

He created everything:

“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”
— John 1:3, KJV

He became human:

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…”
— John 1:14, KJV

Jesus is not one created spiritual servant.

He is the Creator who entered His creation.

Is Jesus an Angel?

No.

Hebrews distinguishes Jesus from every angel:

“For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son…?”
— Hebrews 1:5, KJV

The Father commands the angels concerning Jesus:

“Let all the angels of God worship him.”
— Hebrews 1:6, KJV

Angels worship Jesus.

Jesus is not one of them.

Did Jesus Create the Angels?

Yes.

Paul writes of Christ:

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible…”
— Colossians 1:16, KJV

This includes:

• Thrones
• Dominions
• Principalities
• Powers

Every angel owes existence to Jesus.

No created angel can stand beside Him as an equal spiritual authority.

Did Jesus Exist Before His Human Birth?

Yes.

Jesus said:

“Before Abraham was, I am.”
— John 8:58, KJV

He prayed concerning:

“The glory which I had with thee before the world was.”
— John 17:5, KJV

Jesus did not begin as a human soul within the cycle of earthly life.

He eternally existed with the Father.

Did Jesus Come Down From Heaven?

Yes.

Jesus said:

“For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
— John 6:38, KJV

His human birth was incarnation—not reincarnation.

Why Did Jesus Come?

Jesus came because humanity could not be saved through:

• Ancestry
• Pilgrimage
• Angel veneration
• Religious rituals
• Repeated lives
• Moral effort

He said:

“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
— Luke 19:10, KJV

He also said:

“The Son of man came… to give his life a ransom for many.”
— Mark 10:45, KJV

What Is Humanity’s Deepest Problem?

Our deepest problem is sin against God.

Scripture says:

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
— Romans 3:23, KJV

Sin includes:

• Idolatry
• Pride
• Dishonesty
• Hatred
• Greed
• Sexual immorality
• Unforgiveness
• Religious self-righteousness
• Failure to love God
• Failure to love others

Suffering persecution does not automatically make someone righteous before God.

Being born into a persecuted community does not remove personal sin.

Every person needs mercy.

Can Religious Loyalty Remove Sin?

No.

Loyalty can be honorable.

Faithfulness to family may involve courage and sacrifice.

But community loyalty cannot cleanse the conscience.

Paul writes:

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us…”
— Titus 3:5, KJV

Can Repeated Lives Remove Sin?

No.

Another mortal life would create additional opportunities to sin.

It would not erase previous guilt.

Future obedience cannot make past rebellion disappear.

God’s justice requires guilt to be answered.

Why Did Jesus Die?

Jesus died for our sins:

“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:3, KJV

Peter writes:

“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree…”
— 1 Peter 2:24, KJV

Isaiah prophesied:

“The LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
— Isaiah 53:6, KJV

Jesus did not die merely as another persecuted righteous teacher.

He bore the judgment sinners deserved.

Did Jesus Completely Pay for Sin?

Yes.

From the cross, Jesus declared:

“It is finished.”
— John 19:30, KJV

Hebrews says:

“For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.”
— Hebrews 10:14, KJV

No angel must complete His work.

No pilgrimage must add to His sacrifice.

No repeated life must repay what remains.

His offering is sufficient.

Did Jesus Defeat Death?

Yes.

His bodily resurrection proves that death has been conquered.

Paul writes:

“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:20, KJV

Believers do not escape death through another incarnation.

They will be raised because Jesus rose.

Will Jesus Raise the Dead?

Yes.

Jesus said:

“The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
And shall come forth…”
— John 5:28–29, KJV

The voice that raises the dead belongs to Jesus Christ.

No angel possesses this authority independently.

Who Will Judge Humanity?

Jesus Christ.

Jesus said:

“The Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son.”
— John 5:22, KJV

Paul said God:

“Hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained…”
— Acts 17:31, KJV

The bodily resurrection of Jesus proves His authority as Judge.

Can Good Works Save Us?

No.

Hospitality, loyalty, courage, fasting, pilgrimage, and generosity may be good.

But good works cannot remove guilt.

Scripture says:

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
— Ephesians 2:8–9, KJV

Salvation is received as mercy.

It is not earned through religious faithfulness.

Does Grace Make Loyalty and Good Conduct Unnecessary?

No.

The next verse says:

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works…”
— Ephesians 2:10, KJV

Those whom Jesus saves should become:

• Truthful
• Faithful
• Hospitable
• Courageous
• Compassionate
• Humble
• Protective of vulnerable people

Good conduct is the fruit of salvation.

It is not its purchase price.

Can You Know That You Have Eternal Life?

Yes.

Assurance does not rest upon:

• Yazidi ancestry
• An angel’s protection
• Pilgrimage
• Community status
• Future earthly lives
• A sufficient moral record

John writes:

“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life…”
— 1 John 5:13, KJV

Jesus said:

“He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.”
— John 6:47, KJV

What If Yazidi Faith Helped Your Family Survive?

You do not need to deny every positive influence in order to test its spiritual claims.

Your Yazidi upbringing may have helped you:

• Remain loyal to family
• Value hospitality
• Preserve cultural identity
• Honor victims of persecution
• Develop courage
• Resist forced conversion
• Care for displaced community members
• Remember sacred history

Those influences may be meaningful.

But the decisive question is not merely:

“Did this tradition help my people survive?”

It is:

“Does it tell the complete truth about God, angels, sin, death, resurrection, salvation, and Jesus Christ?”

What If People Claiming Christianity Persecuted Yazidis?

Anyone who uses Christian language to justify:

• Forced conversion
• Violence
• Religious slander
• Ethnic hatred
• Sexual abuse
• The destruction of families

acts contrary to Jesus Christ.

Jesus never authorized His disciples to convert people through violence.

He said:

“My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight…”
— John 18:36, KJV

Christian hypocrisy does not determine whether Christ is true.

Examine Jesus Himself, His character, His cross, and His resurrection.

What Must You Do?

1. Worship the Creator Alone

Respect angels as God’s servants, but direct religious devotion only to God.

“Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
— Matthew 4:10, KJV

2. Test Every Angelic Claim

Do not assume that an ancient spiritual tradition must be correct.

“Try the spirits whether they are of God…”
— 1 John 4:1, KJV

3. Reject Reincarnation

You possess one earthly life, followed by judgment.

“It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”
— Hebrews 9:27, KJV

4. Recognize Your Personal Sin

Your deepest problem is not merely separation from sacred ancestry or community.

You have personally sinned against God.

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
— Romans 3:23, KJV

5. Stop Trusting in Ancestry and Religious Ritual

No family line, pilgrimage, sacred water, fasting practice, or community identity can erase guilt.

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us…”
— Titus 3:5, KJV

6. Recognize Jesus as the Eternal Creator

Do not regard Him merely as one prophet or holy representative.

“All things were made by him…”
— John 1:3, KJV

7. Recognize Jesus as the One Mediator

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
— 1 Timothy 2:5, KJV

8. Repent

Turn from sin, self-righteousness, angel veneration, reincarnation, and every spiritual confidence that competes with Jesus.

“Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out…”
— Acts 3:19, KJV

9. Believe the Gospel

“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:3–4, KJV

10. Receive Jesus as Lord and Savior

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God…”
— John 1:12, KJV

11. Trust Him Completely

Do not trust partly in Jesus and partly in:

• Tawûsî Melek
• The seven angels
• Sheikh Adi
• Pilgrimage to Lalish
• Sacred rituals
• Yazidi ancestry
• Community status
• Reincarnation
• Your moral record

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved…”
— Acts 16:31, KJV

12. Live Courageously and Faithfully as the Fruit of Salvation

Following Jesus does not mean becoming disloyal, cowardly, inhospitable, or indifferent toward persecuted people.

Those whom Jesus saves should display:

• Truthfulness
• Courage
• Hospitality
• Compassion
• Faithfulness
• Humility
• Love for enemies
• Protection of vulnerable people

But these qualities flow from salvation already received.

A Prayer From an Honest Heart

Repeating a prayer cannot save you. Jesus Christ saves. But you may express sincere repentance and faith in words such as these:

One true God, Creator of heaven and earth, I want to know You exactly as You have revealed Yourself. I confess that I have sinned against You and cannot save myself through ancestry, community loyalty, pilgrimage, fasting, sacred traditions, angelic protection, moral effort, or repeated earthly lives. I believe that Jesus Christ is not merely one prophet, saint, or spiritual being but the eternal Word and Creator who became truly human. I believe He lived without sin, bore my guilt, died in my place, and bodily rose from the dead. I believe He alone is the Mediator between You and humanity and that no angel or holy person can add to His saving work. I turn from sin, self-righteousness, reincarnation, angel veneration, and every spiritual authority that competes with Jesus. I place my complete trust in Jesus Christ as my Lord, my God, my righteousness, my High Priest, and my only Savior. Forgive me, give me a new heart, fill me with Your Holy Spirit, and teach me to live truthfully, courageously, humbly, hospitably, faithfully, and lovingly. In Jesus’ name, amen.

The saving power is not in repeating these exact words.

The question is whether you have genuinely turned from sin and every competing spiritual confidence to the living God through Jesus Christ.

What If Your Family Is Yazidi?

Continue loving and respecting them.

Do not mock:

• Their ancestry
• Their suffering
• Their sacred memories
• Their courage
• Their hospitality
• Their concern for community survival
• Their reverence for Tawûsî Melek

Do not call them devil worshippers.

Do not support persecution, forced conversion, or social cruelty.

Your own life should increasingly demonstrate:

• Love
• Truthfulness
• Courage
• Respect
• Compassion
• Patience
• Faithfulness
• Complete trust in Christ

You may explain gently:

“I remain grateful for my family, culture, community history, courage, hospitality, and the survival of the Yazidi people. I do not believe Yazidis worship the devil. But I now believe the Bible teaches that angels must not receive religious devotion, that I live once and then face judgment, and that Jesus Christ is the eternal Creator and only Mediator who completely bore my sins and bodily rose from the dead.”

“Be ready always to give an answer… with meekness and fear.”
— 1 Peter 3:15, KJV

What Should You Read Next?

Begin with the Gospel of John.

As you read, ask:

Is Jesus merely one prophet—or the eternal Word?

Did Jesus create every angel?

Did Jesus teach reincarnation?

Who possesses authority to raise the dead?

Why did Jesus die?

Did His actual body rise from the grave?

Who does the Bible identify as the one Mediator?

Continue with:

• Genesis 1–3
• Psalm 49, 90, and 103
• Isaiah 40–46 and 53
• Daniel 10–12
• The Gospel of John
• Matthew 3, 4, 10, and 28
• Mark 10 and 16
• Luke 19, 23, and 24
• Acts 4, 10, and 17
• Romans 1–8
• 1 Corinthians 1–2 and 15
• 2 Corinthians 5 and 11
• Galatians 1–5
• Ephesians 1–2 and 6
• Philippians 2–3
• Colossians 1–2
• 1 Timothy 2
• Titus 2–3
• Hebrews 1–2 and 7–10
• 1 Peter 1–3
• 1 John
• Jude
• Revelation 5, 8, 19–22

As you study, ask:

Does God remain sovereign over creation?

Should a faithful angel accept religious devotion?

Does Scripture identify Tawûsî Melek?

Who created the angels?

Can an angel bear human sin?

Can ancestry produce spiritual birth?

Does Scripture teach repeated earthly lives?

Did Jesus reincarnate—or bodily resurrect?

Who will raise the dead and judge humanity?

Who is the one Mediator?

Our Purpose

Our purpose is not to insult Yazidis, call them devil worshippers, disrespect Kurdish or Mesopotamian culture, minimize the genocide they endured, or pretend that everyone carrying a Christian label truly follows Jesus.

Many church members also trust in:

• Angels
• Saints
• Family ancestry
• Religious ceremonies
• Sacred places
• Church membership
• Good works
• A prayer once repeated

rather than Jesus Christ.

Every person must examine the foundation:

“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.”
— 2 Corinthians 13:5, KJV

There is one Creator.

The spiritual world is real.

Angels exist.

Truthfulness matters.

Loyalty matters.

Hospitality matters.

Family and community matter.

Religious persecution is evil.

Forced conversion is evil.

Calling Yazidis devil worshippers is false and harmful.

But God has not withdrawn from governing the world.

No angel rules independently in His place.

The Bible does not identify Tawûsî Melek.

Faithful angels refuse worship.

Angel veneration cannot reconcile sinners to God.

Sheikh Adi cannot bear another person’s guilt.

Pilgrimage cannot cleanse the conscience.

Sacred water and lamps cannot provide forgiveness.

Ancestry cannot produce spiritual birth.

We have not lived many earthly lives.

We live once and then face judgment.

Reincarnation repeats mortality.

Resurrection defeats mortality.

Jesus Christ is not an angel.

He created the angels.

He is the eternal Word.

He was with God.

He was God.

He created everything.

He came down from Heaven.

He became truly human.

He lived without sin.

He bore our guilt.

He died willingly in our place.

He declared, “It is finished.”

His actual body rose from the grave.

He defeated death.

He gives new birth.

He will raise the dead.

He will judge the world.

He alone mediates between God and humanity.

“Let all the angels of God worship him.”
— Hebrews 1:6, KJV

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
— 1 Timothy 2:5, KJV

“It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”
— Hebrews 9:27, KJV

“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.”
— John 11:25, KJV

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
— Acts 4:12, KJV

“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”
— 1 John 5:11–12, KJV

Do not rest your eternal hope in Tawûsî Melek, the seven angels, Sheikh Adi, pilgrimage to Lalish, sacred rituals, Yazidi ancestry, religious community status, reincarnation, or your moral record. Come completely to Jesus Christ—the eternal Creator of the angels, bearer of your sins, bodily risen Lord, one Mediator, final Judge, and only giver of everlasting life.