Friends- shall we briefly check our believes using the brain God gave us.
In the Quran (Surah Al-Baqara 2: 285), believers are told :
These books are written by the spirit of God. So you are supposed to know what they contain.
Quran says following about Isa:
Did you also know that Isa made the world's best speeches (Sermon on the mount etc.) and brought totally new preaching of God's love and forgiveness that was new to the world. Law of Moses was to take an eye for an eye and teeth for teeth. Many Islamic countries still follow similar laws. But did you know Jesus came to correct it. He preached "because of the love of God,... forgive those who sin against you and even pray for your enemies...!" Can a human being teach this? Doubtful... Only a loving super natural can preach this message.Can a virgin give birth? Still as per Allah and bible, Jesus' birth is through a virgin. So why should Allah create a sinless ( born from a virgin) and mighty miracle worker who would come at the end of time and teach the love of God ? Surely God had a mission for Jesus and miracles are God's(Allah) signature that he approves Jesus. Don't you think, it is worth exploring and find who really was Isa (Jesus) and what others have to say about Isa(Jesus) ? Was Jesus just a miracle worker or did he do more than that. Jesus did many mighty useful miracles, made world's best speeches and demonstrated God's love by his own life. . In the Prophet Mohammed's nightly flight to heaven, he could see Jesus only in the lower level of heaven than Abraham- Isn't it strange to see that Jesus was made much inferior than Mohammed, Abraham and others. Have you thought who could politically benefit if Jesus is put back to shadows and if his credibility is destroyed. Shall we spend few minutes to see the other side of the religious argument about the nature of God.
To our
Muslim friends
Esa(Jesus) - a critical study.
Friends, this is a honest study about Isa(Jesus). Please be patient and be open minded.
Why Should I read this article. Is it a sin to read this.
Friends- shall we briefly check our believes using the brain God gave us. If you don't read this article, God might tell us, "I tried to tell you the truth, but you rejected my message like your leaders, without giving me a chance". So let us be be open minded and patient .God will protect us from any false teaching
Don't you know that God is in control of everything ? He lives for ever. His plans are solid and won't change. If he knows to control the mighty universe, he knows to protect you and all the books written by his spirit. God will lead you to the truth.
Writings of prophets- atleast 2300 years old
In the Quran (Surah Al-Baqara 285), believers are told "To believe in all prophets and all the revealed Books of God which includes the Torah (Bible-old testament-Pentateuch), Zabur (psalms), Injeel (Bible-Gospel) and even the book of Daniel. If you do not believe in them, that they are the words of God, you are not Muslims". These books are written by the spirit of God. So you are supposed to know atleast what they contain.
Quran says:
Did you also know that Isa made the world's best speeches (Sermon on the mount etc.) and brought totally new preaching of God's love and forgiveness that was new to the world. Law of Moses was to take an eye for an eye and teeth for teeth. Many Islamic countries still follow similar laws. But did you know Jesus came to correct it. He preached "because of the love of God,... forgive those who sin against you and even pray for your enemies...!" Can a human being teach this? Doubtful... Only a loving super natural can preach this message.Can a virgin give birth? Still as per Allah and bible, Jesus' birth is through a virgin.
So why should Allah create a sinless ( born from a virgin) and mighty miracle worker who would come at the end of time and teach the love of God ? Surely God had a mission for Jesus and miracles are God's(Allah) signature that he approves Jesus. Don't you think, it is worth exploring and find who really was Isa (Jesus) and what others have to say about Isa(Jesus) ?
Was Jesus just a miracle worker or did he do more than that. Jesus did many mighty useful miracles, made world's best speeches and demonstrated God's love by his own life. . In the Prophet Mohammed's nightly flight to heaven, he could see Jesus only in the lower level of heaven than Abraham- Isn't it strange to see that Jesus was made much inferior than Mohammed, Abraham and others. Have you thought who could politically benefit if Jesus is put back to shadows and if his credibility is destroyed.
Shall we spend few minutes to see the other side of the religious argument about the nature of God.
Section 2.
Prophecies about the Messiah that were fulfilled in Isa (Christ)
Christ came at the fullness of time to fulfill the prophecies....
Christians, Jews, Islam believed in the prophets of the old testaments, but may not be aware how the prophecies are fulfilled in Jesus. More than 100 Old testaments prophecies are amazingly fulfilled in Jesus, word by word like a finger print. No other leader, prophet or king before or after can claim these prophecies. God had created a fingerprint to distinguish the Messiah. Some prophecies are scattered in many books of Bible where as some prophecies are explained in detail in certain chapters. For example, in Isaiah chapter 53(700 years before Jesus) explains the death and persecution of Jesus. Prophet Zacharia's prophecies were about 500 years before Jesus and were amazingly accurate. King David's prophecies were over a 1000 years(40 generations) before. David writes that messiah's hands and feet will be pierced ! How could David predict this punishment. This piercing prophecy indicates the death by crucifixion. In Israel, Crucifixion was invented and used only during the Roman occupation which is a very short time compared to the history of the holy land. So here David is also predicting the time of the Messiah's arrival.
During his 3 years of public life, Jesus was explaining to disciples again and again how each incident of his life was fulfilling the prophecies. Birth of christ, preparation for his teaching , his ministry, his titles, death and resurrection are all prophecied centuies before.
Throughout the new testment , we can see people awaiting the coming of the Messiah- and asking each other could Jesus be the Messiah.- We know no one else came from Israel afterwards jesus and how Jesus gives the proof that he is the Messiah.
Immediately after the death and resurrection of Jesus, he appeared to the discouraged disciples who was walking to Emmaus and explains them how prophecies are being fulfilled in him. [ Luke 24:25-27] Then Jesus said to them, "...How slow you are to believe everything the prophets said..!. Was it not necessary for the messiah to suffer these things and then enter into his glory..?" And Jesus explained to them what was said about himself in all the scriptures, beginning with the books of Moses and the writings of all the prophets.." At the time of supper, ........[Luke 24:30-31] He broke the bread and gave it to them.. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him..( Since they knew breaking of the bread was the symbol that Jesus taught them to remember the death of Jesus.."
Note : Most of the Psalms are written by David who was a king and a prophet. He prophesied many things about Jesus. Some of them deals with the torture and death of Jesus. Bible says David had an honorable death in his palace, where as after 40 generations, his offspring dies on the cross as he predicted word by word. Similarly Isaiah , Zacharia prophecies in detail about the suffering of Jesus.
Death sentance, for our sins
Isaiah 53:8 original Hebrew writings shown above.
Isaiah 53:8 < around the year 740 B.C>
"He was arrested and sentenced and led off to die,... He was put to death for the sins of our people"
Matthew 26:50 "Then they arrested Jesus...". Matthew 27:26-"After Pilate had Jesus whipped, he handed him over to be crucified".
Acts 8:32-33 After the death and resurrection of Jesus, his disciple Philip was talking with an Ethiopian official who after reading the Isaiah's passage asked whome is the prophet speaking... Philip explained how prophecies are fulfilled in Jesus.
Psalm 22:18 "..They divide my garments among themselves and cast lots for my clothing..."
Prophetic King David wrote majority of the psalms.We know God loved David very much. He had an honourable death. Remember such an incident never happened in the life of David or any other leaders. Still he writes this over 1000 years before Jesus.
John 19:23-24 .After the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and and divided into four parts They also saw the garment. This garment was seamless . . . "Let's not tear it," they said to one another. "Let's decide by lot who will get it. this happened in order to make the scripture come true."
Also Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34
Zechariah 11:12-13 ... So they paid me thirty coins of silver.....
So I took the thirty pieces of silver-the magnificient sum they thought I was worth-and put them to the house of the LORD to the potter...
This is the chapter where God tells Zacharia to do many symbolic activities like acting the part of a shepherd etc.
Matthew 26:14-15 Then one of the twelve disciples..Judas went to the chief priests and asked, "What will you give me if I betray Jesus to you?" They counted out 30 silver coins and gave it to him....
Matthew 27:3, 6-10 ... Judas repented. returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders ...he threw the coins down in the temple and left..Chief priests picked up the coins and said "this is blood money - not for treasury.." They reached an agreement and used money to buy a potters field as a cemetery for foreigners as prophecied by the prophet.
Psalms 22:16 For dogs have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me : they pierced my hands and my feet. Zechariah 12:10 ". ..They will look at the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him like ... for only child".
Romans invented Crucifixion including piercing the hands and feet 1000 years after David's time. After this brief Roman period, no one used it again also. How could David write this psalms, 1000 years before when this punishment was never thought of.
Matthew 27:35 ... they had crucified him ...
Also John 19:18, 34-37
John 20:25-29 . . One of the twelve disciple , Thomas said,. "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands ... and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."... Then Jesus aid ". Thomas,.... look at my hands, reach out your hand and put it into my side." . . .
After the crucifixion, many Jews (not Roman appointed leaders and thier followers), immediately recognized how these DNA proofs were fufilled.
Be led as a lamb to the slaughter
Be accused and afflicted, but did not open his mouth...
Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Jesus carried the cross to Calvary without complaining since he knew it was part of the sacrificial death.
When he was accused and insulted by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answerMatthew 27:12. He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answerLuke 23:9. Also Matthew 26:62-63; 27:14; Mark14:61;15:5; John19:9, Acts 8:28-35;
The next day John the Baptist(Prophet before Jesus) saw Jesus coming towards him and said, "There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!...he is the Son of God" (John 1:29,34);
You know what was paid to set you free...... It was the costly sacrifice of Christ, who was like a lamb without defect or flow... he had been chosen before the creation of the world(1 Peter 1:19,20).
The lamb went and took the scroll .Then they sang a new song, For you were killed, and by your sacrificial death you brought for God, people from every tribe, language, nation and race.(Revelation 5:7,9)
Exodus 12:21 You should choose a lamp.. It is the sacrifice of passover to honour the Lord". Exodus 12:46 It must be eaten inside one house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones. Numbers 9:12 They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations. Also Psalm 34:20- The Lord preserves him completely; not one of his bones is broken.
During the last supper on the Jewish pass over night, Jesus took bread, broke and gave to his disciples symbolically and said, "This is my body, eat this", He also said "This is my blood which seals God's covenant, and is poured out for the forgiveness of the sins.Matthew 26:26-28.
John 19-31-36 ... But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs .... These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken."
Jesus' mission was to die as the sacrificial lamp. and it did happen on the day of the pass over celebration.
Isaiah 50:6 1 offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.
Matthew 26:67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him. Matthew 27:26-30 ... They spat on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. Also Mark 14:65; 15:15-19; Luke 22:63-65; John 19:1
Exodus 12:1 -11,Isaiah 53:7
Jesus himself says John 3:14-15 As Moses Lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the desert ( to save the people sinned and bitten by snake), Jesus must be lifted up, so thateveryone who believe in him may not die but have eternal life.
John 20, 21, The doors were locked but Jesus came and stood among them....Then he said to Thomas see put your finger on my side(wounds), look at my hands, stop your doubting and believe(John 20:27)
Be raised from the dead -
remember it would be difficult for David to imagine resurrection since it is unheard off.
Psalms 16:10 "you protect me from the power of the death, ... you will not abandon me to the world of the death"
God will rescue him from the power of death.Psalms49:15
You have saved me from the grave itself. Psalms 86:13
Luke 24:6-8; John 20; Acts 1:3; 2:32; 13:34-37; 13:30-39, 2 Timothy 2:8, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Matthew 28:1-10.
St.Peter speaks "David saw what God was going to do in the future, and so spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah when he said,"...his body will not rot in the grave". God has raised this very Jesus from death and we are all witness to this fact. He has been raised to the right hand side of the Father as he promised".Acts 2:22-32
Jesus told that they are going to Jerusalem..he will be condemened to death, killed, but after 3 days, he will rise to life(Mark 10:34).
The gretest sign that Jesus gives will be the sign of the prophet Jonah (He was a well revered prophet who caused the repentence of many people) who was inside the belly of the giant fish for 3 days.So Jesus also would rise after 3 days.
Jesus tell "break this temple and I will rebult it in 3 days". jesus was mentioning about his body.
The Roman appointed Jewish leaders knew what Jesus meant and that is why they closed and kept seal for the cave and kept soldiers for guarding the cave.
Other prophecies on death
A child to be born
Prophet Isaiah (800 years before)
(Is 40:3-5) "Someone is shouting in the desert: get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel ! valleys must be filled, ..........rough paths must be made smooth. All mankind will see God's salvation. the Lord himself has promised this.
(Is 40:9)...Announce the good news, speak out and donot be afraid. Tell that god is coming.
Mark 1:1-8. Good news of Jesus, Christ, the Son of God began as the prophet.... God said.. I will send my messenger ahead of you clear the way..... John said, I baptize you with water. But he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
Historic minded Luke explain the time period when this happened. Luke 3:1-2.
When John was preaching, the Jewish authorities asked him what he was doing.(John 1:6, 1:19-28)John answered by quoting Isaiah " I am the voice of someone shouting in the desert....., I am not good enough even to untie the sandals of the coming messiah".
Malachi (500 years before)
Mal 3:1 The Lord almighty answers, "I will send my messenger to prepare the way for ME. then the lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his temple.
-Isaiah 61:1-2a
The Sovereign lord has chosen me and sent me to bring good news to the poor, to heal the broken hearted, To announce release to captives, and to freedom to those in prison...he has sent me to comfort all who mourn
The following are the predictions for the future. The "book of revelations" also shows many mystique predictions.
There will be strange things happening to the sun, the moon and the stars......people will faint from fear as they wait for what is coming over the whole earth, for the powers in space will be driven from their courses. then the Son of man will appear, coming in a cloud with greater power and Glory.....Luke 21:25-28.
When the son of man comes as King of and all angels with him.....the people of all nations will be gathered before him. Then he will divide them into two groups.... he will put the righteous people on his right and the others on the left....then he will tell the people on the right, "Come and posses the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you received me in your home, I was naked you clothed me, I was sick and you too care of me, I was in prison and you visited me"................I tell you when you did this to the least important...you did it to me........Matthew 25:31-46.
Did you also know that Jesus was prophesied in Ancient Books of the Hindu's. Please check this pages
Culture/countries difference:- when you think of Christianity, don't compare with America, England or any other countries. In Islamic countries religion and politics are fully integrated. Where as in Western countries religion and politics have practically nothing to do with each other. For example, American public schools and politics don't teach or even consider religion. Christianity is more influential in other parts of the world.
Also let us not consider the cultural and political aspects so as to focus only on the religion. - The God, the prophets and the sacred scriptures.
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[ Israel was anticipating an almighty messiah for 1000s of years. They couldn't comprehend a God who preached mercy, love and teaching for all the nations and mankind. But many others could see God's plan and prophecies fulfilling infront of their eyes. But these crucifixion was also the plan of God as prophesied We will explain that later.
The heart of the matter lies not in the precise accuracy of every detail in the Gospels, but in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. That is what resurrection from the dead.
Comparing Jesus and Mohammed
Comparing Jesus and Mohammed :
3. Accusation: Islamic scholars teach that Jesus is only a prophet like Mohammed (Mohammed is the most superior. Abraham is in the highest 7th heaven where as Jesus is only in the second lower heaven ).
We know that revelations from a new prophet must be in agreement with the revelations of the former prophets. Jesus always shows us how his actions are the fulfillment of the prophecies of the previous prophets. But the teachings of Mohammed is different than that of the Jesus.
The following table shows how contradicting the life of Jesus and Mohammed were. It is impossible to believe this contradictory styles coming from the same God as claimed by Muslims.
God publicly glorified Jesus as "His beloved Son" during his baptism in Jordan, just before starting his public life at the age of 30.(Mark 1:10,11) later in the Tabor hill, Jesus was transfigured, he appeared with Moses and Elijah and God the heavenly father again proclaims in a loud voice, "this is my son listen to him".(Luke:9:28-36).
Jesus always used to communicate with God directly in meditation and prayer.
God never never communicated directly with Mohammed. He received messages always from angel Gabriel.
OK what about the other prophets before Mohammed ?
Jesus claimed to be God. Ancient world interpreted God in many ways. Only God could show what God is, and what he wants from us. So at the fulfillment of time, he came to show what God really is and to bring the world (which shifted away from God due to the sins)closer to God.
Over 100s of the prophecies were fulfilled in his life.
Jesus' crucifixion was demanded by a sect of Jewish leaders (who were appointed by Romans. Other Jewish leaders were expecting the messiah and believed in him) only because he claimed to be God's Son. If Jesus claimed only to be a prophet, they would have accepted him because of his miracles and teachings.
Wasn't it the need of Mohammed to say that Jesus was only a prophet.?
If he agrees that Jesus is Son of God, then there is no significance for Mohammed. No one in Mecca or Madina would give him power for his political ambitions and his own life has no meaning. No Jihadi's will die for him. People will understand his teachings of violence contradicts the teachings of Jesus on Love and compassion. People will question the big mistakes of his personal life.
So Mohammed had to say Jesus is only a prophet and the easiest excuse is that Christians and Jews corrupted the bible. He also instituted a system of laws and fear factor so that followers don't open their mind to think otherwise.
Think what a grave sin it is.
Old testament and all prophets were expecting the coming of the Messiah ==> If Jesus was only a true prophet as claimed by Islam also, he would never dare to claim to be God. But Jesus always claimed to be God. ==> Then how can Islam and Mohammed accept him as prophet.
Jesus did many Miracles to help the needy and to prove his divinity. Miracles were beyond the nature and all of them were done for the needy.
Jesus had told his disciples that they could also do miracles in his name. In the Bible(Gospels and in Acts), we see even his disciles performing miracles in the name of Jesus under the eyes of their oppressors. Their Teachings with Miracles caused the spread of christianity in the first centuries.
Mohammed doesn't show any convincing miracle. In fact passages in Quran express his frustration over people who kept demanding miracles as support for his claims.
Winning the war in Badr ( but losing another war soon), Mohammed splitting his own breast (recent narration say it is is splitting of the moon) etc. lack apologetic value. What is the use of splitting his breast to the humanity ? So even Muslim scholars seldom quote miracles as a proof of divinity.
Most of the prophets like Moses, Elijah, Elishah, Jeremiah and even disciple of jesus did convincing miracles to show Gods acceptance. It was God who did the miracles but through these people. All these miracles had a pressing need like healing the sick etc. and was not merely for a show.
If Mohammed is the greatest prophet, won't Allah let him do even a simple curing miracle? So God didn't approve him, and Mohammed had to depend on the sword and force to spread his religion, unlike in the case of Jesus where God fully approved since it was his plan.
Jesus never married in his life. Jesus knew his self sacrificial mission and he was God.
He had fatherly love for all, which made him love even the sinners and enemies.
Jesus and Bible supports only monogamy.
Jesus says about husband and wife "The two will become one flesh.( Not the one man and 7 woman become 1 flesh). .
Mohammed had many slave girls. On top of that he Married at least 12 wives; whose ages range from 6.(But Sexual relation from age 9 as per Quran) This is clearly an example of child molestation. Almost all of the marriage was only for sex..
He even married his adopted son's(Zaid) only one wife. His adopted son had to offer to divorce his wife for the prophet when he learned that Mohammed wanted her as his 9th wife.
After a battle, one of his young follower begged for a 15 year old Jewish widow but Mohammed took her as his 9th wife.
All prophets lead a normal life. None of them fell for passion.
Qn. If the Quran says men can have no more than 4 wives(Sura 4:3), why did Mohammed have 12 wives(including stealing his followers only wife) ? and rewriting Quran saying Allah asked him to do so?
if Allah or his followers find a justification for these evil activities by a religious founder, how can we justify this religion.
Islamic teachers comes up with many arguments defending Mohammed's polygamy. But the fact is Zaid had only 1 wife and Mohammed had a full stock of wives and slave girls. - Have you seen anything like this in any civilizations. Here the greatest prophet is making his God lower than a pimp. Isn't it.?
Jesus says his words are same always.
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away". - Mat 24:35
"The word of the Lord remains for ever". - 1 Peter 1:25, Isaiah 40:8
He always quotes old testament to prove how prophecies are being fulfilled in Jesus.
1. Mohammed changed the teaching. Once he said, his followers could pray to Al-Lat, Al-Uzza and Manat who were some other pagan Gods (another version says they were daughters of Allah). (Quran 53:21-23).
Later he confessed that it was inspired by Satan and that this teaching is nullified . This declaration led to the infamous "Satanic verses" of the Koran
[In 1989 Indian writer, Salman Rushdie brought up this taboo topic when he wrote a novel entitled, The Satanic Verses. The Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran condemned him and called for his assassination. A three million dollar bounty was placed on his head, and he has been in hiding ever since.]
Who misused the Holy book and the Laws - Is it prophet or his God ?
Why there is no 10 Commandaments in Koran who believes in Moses and other prophets - Moammed can't keep most of them due to lust & greed.
Jesus obeyed the laws . He disapproved all those who preached law but didn't practice it (Matt 23:3-4).
The law that Jesus gave us was to love God and to love one another.
Jesus and bible preaches monogamy.
Jesus says "God created them male and female. Husband and wife will become one. Man must not separate what God has joined together(Mark 10:9) ."Every man should have his own wife and every woman should have her own husband"(1 Cor 7:3).
As per the Quran, a man can have only 4 wives at a time. You can have 3 more if you divorce 3. No exception. But the number of Mohammed's wives were increasing. What to do. He changes the Quranic law saying Allah gave him a special revelation so that only Mohammed can marry as many times as he wanted. It is still there in Koran. ....This privilege is yours alone, being granted to no other believer so that none may blame you... You may take to your bed any of them you please (Surat 33:50-51). We know God will never act like a pimp. yet we see here, God's law was changed for the passion of one person. Law was changed so that He could marry more than 7 wives.
Based on the instruction, Mohammed's soldier's would raid the caravans of the rich Merchants and plunder the cities and villages. During the looting time Mohammed used to keep 1/5 of the loot for himself and all the others had to be contented with the remaining.(Quranic verses shown later)
Mohammed had lust for his adopted son's(Zaid) only one wife(Zaynab). His son was indirectly forced to divorce her. Mohammed was concerned about the public opinion. So the so called greatest prophet twists the Koran. He says Allah asked him to marry Zainab. (Koran 33:37 ) says "When you told the man...'keep your wife'.. You were concealing within yourself what Allah was to reveal. You feared men....but let Allah's will be done". After adding this verses he marries Zaynab as the 9th wife.
Mohammed supports divorce.(If you need to marry 7, you need to divorce 3).- Jesus was against polygamy & divorce.
Mohammed had more than 8 still he stole from the son who just had 1 wife.
In the Old testament God gave the ten commandments to mankind and we know, none of the prophets breaks the commandants. We see that Mohammed breaks the ten commandants .
God immediately send prophet Nathan to King David when he stole someone else's wife. David was just a king not a holy prophet. Yet God and Nathan never twisted the law for the King....
It looks like Mohammed's God would grant any wish that Mohammed had to satisfy his passions for money and sex. Do you think God, the creator of this universe and heaven will change his laws for the sexual passion of a leader.God won't act like a pimp. Will he change his 10 ten commandments.? Such a thing is never heard even in the pagan civilizations. Sin is a sin. Yet many Islamic followers justify this because of the indoctrination.
Conclusion : 1. Either Mohammed himself didn't know or believe in God so it was easy to mold God the way he wanted. 2. Or Mohammed was innocent but the God was not God. It was probably the devil who also had tried to tempt Jesus even quoting the scriptures wrongly.
Jesus itself is called the word of the God in Quran and bible. He had no doubt in his teachings and he was communicating everyday with God the father. Jesus time after time shows how each incident in his life fulfills the prophecies.
Jesus says "Be on guard and donot let anyone deceive you. Many men will come and say I am the messiah ! and they will deceive many people......... Then many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.. Many will give up their faith at that time... But who ever holds out to the end will be saved(Matthew 24:5-15).
Since Mohammed was illiterate, he had never read teachings of the former prophets.
He initially suspected his first vision was from Satan. In the dark cave when Mohammed was staying without food, he gets the first encounter with the spirit. The spirit forcefully lies Mohammed's head down to the ground. Mohammed has lot of pain and he is afraid. The spirit talks to him without telling the name.(Doesn't it looks like enslaving). Even when Mohammed reaches home, he never considers it was from God.
He concludes it could be from God only when his wife and uncle tells him so.
This is absolutely not the way God or his angels communicates with Prophets or even ordinary people. First time itself God tells who he is never inflicts pain or leave the person confused. Angel Gabriel(Jabareel of Islam) never appears as fearsome in bible. He delivers the good news of Jesus's birth to Mary mother Jesus saying "peace be with you. The lord has blessed you...". This spirit's initial appearance in the cave contradicts the way of the angels' appearance to mankind ever before.
Please note what bible writers says about any new different preaching - " Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached you, let him be eternally condemned" (Galatians 1:8).
Over 600 years before this incident, a spirit(Satan) had tried to tempt Jesus . Jesus was getting ready for his mission in the desert. Satan tried to tempt Jesus even misinterpreting Bible's-old testament verses. But Jesus had diffused him easily. Is it possible that the same spirit came back with more vengeance on Jesus and with a crooked plan to strip the divinity out of Jesus using sword and fear factor on the followers... Could it be possible that he allows lot of goodness to get his primary goal of stripping Jesus' divinity. Compare the activities of Jesus and Mohammed.
Mohammed's original call to become a prophet has contradictions in different places . Sura 53:2-18, 81:19-24 vs Sura 16:102, 26:192-194.
Contradictions : http://answering-islam.org/Quran/Contra/index.html
Contradictions within Quran .http://answering-islam.org/Nehls/Ask/contra.html
http://www.carm.org/islam/Koran_contradictions.htm
http://www.rim.org/muslim/quranproblems.htm
http://www.arizonapersian.com/iran/_disc4/0000035e.htm
http://www.molthagen.de/answering-Islam/Main/Responses/Naik/quranclaims1.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/rebellion/untrueislam/
If Mohammed ask to refer bible for reference, how can bible be corrupted as told by Muslims.
Jesus rose again from death after 3 days as he predicted. Acts 2:31.
God raised Jesus unto him(Quran - 4:158)
Jesus is seated in heaven at the right hand of the Father now.
When Mohammed was alive he is said to have visited heaven riding on top of a flying animal like horse.
Mohammed tells his followers that at night He used to travel from Arabia to Jerusalem on a horse like creature. He would fly to heaven on the same night. he needed a rock in Jerusalem as launching pad! When he reach heaven, He has seen many levels of heaven. Abraham is in a top lvel, Jesus is in a lower level etc...Yet in the morning, people will see him reappearing from one of the rooms of his many women in his harem in Arabia!!.
Even if you travel at speed of light, it takes light years to travel even a minute portion of the known universe. Besides earth is travelling faster than a plane in the space. Can't he fly from Arabia to heaven directly.Why bother to travel to Israel and cause eternal unrest there.?
Why should he need an animal to fly to heaven.
Why he is not riding on the flying horse at day time so that everyone can see it?After all people were demanding a miracle from him as a sign of the prophethood and he couldn't do any miracles.So if he had done it at daytime, there was no need of sword for spreading islam.
Even Islamic scholars are ashamed of this cooked up lie.
Jesus has never said a wrong teaching. Never lied.
Look what kind of lies does Mohammed creates- why he creates that story and how it is still followed. But no one dare to speak against it because of the fear factor. We see how he manipulates the laws for his passion. How can you trust when he says bible is corrupted.
Jesus preached non-violence throughout his life. There is no exception to it. He even asked us to forgive, love and have mercy to the offenders.
Before his crucifixion when soldiers tried to arrest Jesus, St.peter took out his sword and chopped off the ear of one of the soldier called Malchus. Jesus rebuked Peter for using the sword. Then he took the ears put it back on the head of Malchus and healed him
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Jesus tells "if someone teaches bad things to the younger ones, it is better for them to jump in the sea with a huge stone tied on the neck and die". Jesus spoke against all kinds of violence.
Jesus taught that once people reach heaven, they " will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven" Mark 12:25. Bible describes heaven as a place where you have the eternal happiness of being with God. There is no sexual pleasure or need for vine. All other pleasures are irrelevant.
But what Quran clearly promises is a place where you get plenty of voluptuous woman and food. I wonder according to this concept, what does God and angels be doing. Again what about the poor seven wives of these men. What will they be doing. My dear friends this is surely false bribery cooked up by Mohammed to get the strong men of the community to kill and be killed for him. How can a prophet teach wrongly about the concept of heaven. Please understand who is lying about the sex and food in heaven, Jesus or Mohammed??
Jihad:
Mohammed used the ultimate bribery and deception for spreading religion and violence. As a Muslim there is 2 ways to go to heaven. One is being a holy man. The other guaranteed way to a heaven is to die while fighting for Islam(Jihad).All who die for Islam are richly rewarded (4:74), 4:84, In the heaven they will be in a garden full of 'houris'(beautiful and voluptuous girls intended for the sexual pleasure) and delicious food and can enjoy life full of pleasures for ever. All their sexual cravings will be fulfilled(Koran 38:51; 44:54; 55:55-74; 56:22,34-36. These sex would be more enjoyable than any sex on earth.
Still many people live on earth anticipating that heavenly sexual life after death.
While those who draw back from fighting are sorely punished by God (Quran 48:16-17). This gives no choice for followers.
When the followers asked Mohammed what would happen to the virginity of the houris after billions of martyrs have sex with them daily, Mohammed corrects the Koran, "Allah created them so special that they will never loose virginity(Koran 56:34).
Don't you inderstand the intention of this verses and how he could fool his followers. Do you trust the spirit which gave him this ideas.
Islam teaches Jesus is only a prophet. OK for the sake of argument let us pretend Jesus is only a prophet. , Now, how can two prophets and two holy books (Bible and Quran) have entirely different stance on the same topic on the use of violence. Jesus says never use weapon even when his disciples try to save him. Mohammed waged 64 wars and forces people to fight, kill and be killed using a heavenly bribery.
Certainly one person didn't come from the ever-loving controller of the Cosmos. He deviated from God's fundamental nature.
If God is God, He doesn't want man's war and hatred. If God is evil, then only he will support war and give a ticket to a heaven of girls and wine. Only a God who controls and loves the universe can do and teach what Jesus said. This clearly demonstrates Jesus is from God. All the prophecies are fulfilled through him. Now there is no need of another prophet and if he is teaching just the opposite of what Jesus taught, if he is promising a false bribery ticket to heaven , he is not from God. The voice heard in the cave was probably from the spirit who try to tempt Jesus with worldly powers in the desert.
us was an expert in scriptures even in the child hood. At the age of 12, he amazes the experts in the Temple of Jerusalem. He teaches how the old testament scriptures are fulfilled by his activities in life.
He redefines few teachings like "the eye for an eye". He replaces it with the teachings of mercy and love of God.
Jesus says "I have come to make the teachings of Moses and prophets come true." Matthew 5:17.
Mohammed didn't knew Greek or Jewish language to read bible. All he heard is the stories from others. So he made , many errors in Koran while quoting the old prophets.
Sura 10:3, 11.7 etc teach that it took 6 days for God to create the world. But if you check sura 41:9-12 it shows total of 8 days.
In 11th Sura(HUD) (11.042 to 11.045 ) Quran describes how one of Noah's son die in the flood since he din't listen to Noah. Quran contradicts this when it says in Sura 21(AL-ANBIYA) 21.076 "We(Allah) saved him(Noah) and all his kinfolks from the great calamity...(refer the original Arabic Quran)". Bible clearly mentions that Noahs and their family was fully resued. Clearly, this story of missing son is a cooked up story to make some dramatic effect which was ignored in a later chapter.
He confused Saul with Gideon who chooses 300 warriors out of 10,000 men by observing how they drank water. Kuran 2:249-250.
He thought the Adam and Eve sinned in paradise in heaven (not in an earthly Garden). They were cast to earth only after sinning(Koran 7:19-24, 20-25). 7:24 says "Get down...earth will for awhile provide your dwelling". Does it mean Adam, Animals, plants etc. were not created on earth
He quotes the Exodus story 27 times in Quran but omits the Passover which is equally important.
Mohammed says it was Ismail and not Isaac who was the favorite son and the chosen one according to God and Abraham. Bible says Issac was the promised son through his wife Sarah.
God lifted up Mount Sinai in the sky and threatened to drop on the people if they don't obey 10 commandments.
When Mohammed claimed, he was a prophet. Jewish scholars(and Christians) in Medina and Mecca couldn't accept it because of his ignorance and wrong teaching especially his heaven of houris. They had to pay the big price. Mohammed started his war campaign with killing 3 Jewish clans who were merchants and not skilled in warfare.
Eventhough Mohammed claimed to be in line with all previous prophets, his knowledge of the prophets were shockingly poor. Because of this there is error in Quran
If Quran is inspired, how could God change his books after many centuries.
The easiest explanation is to say that Jews and Christians corrupted bible. Then he induce the fear factor and forcefully make a law that no one should question Quran or Mohammed. But think why should Jews corrupt their books. If Adam lived in heaven, or God lifted Sinai there is no benefit in changing it. Where as Mohammed has a need in telling that everyone else corrupted because many of his teachings are totally different and there is errors and he need followers quickly.
We will discuss the issue that Christians corrupting the bible in detail afterwards.
My dear friends do you think God will punish you if you use your thinking capability. After all he created it for you . or are you simply afraid to think otherwise.
Treating Foreigners and Non-believerse
In the old testament, god speaks through the prophets: "Don't deprive foreigners and orphans of their rights; never cheat the servants even if they are foreigners or fellow Israelite(same religion). After the harvest what remains behind in the field is to be given to the foreigners, orphans and the widows. God is teaching to be friendly to believers and non-believers, after all God created all".
Jesus teaches "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ..... for your Father in heaven makes his sun shine on good and bad people alike and gives rain to those who do good and those who do evil.
In the sermon of the mount, Jesus says "Happy are those who are merciful to others, God will be merciful to them. Happy are those who work for peace, God will call them his children".Matthew 5:7,9).
Jesus lived with everyone, the good, poor, sick and even the sinners. When people asked why Jesus lives with sinners he says, "only sick people need doctor, I come to call the outcasts. Jesus remind them the old testament prophecy of Hosea "It is the kindness that I want , not the animal sacrifices".
Sura 5:51 commands Muslims not to take Jews and Christians as friends.
Sura 9:29 commands Muslims to fight against Jews and Christians until they either submit to Allah or else agree to pay a special tax.
Sura 2:65-66 and Sura 5:60 contain references to Jews as "apes and swine to be despised and rejected."
Believers, make war on the infidels(non-Muslims) who dwell around you(Koran 9:123).
Make war on them who renounce Islam after embracing it (Koran 9:73-74).-
Test the faithful and annihilate the infidels (Koran 3:141),
Seek out the enemy relentlessly (Koran 4:104)
There is also sentences saying how to loot the things after destroying the cities.
In all of the Christian dominated countries there is no religious persecution and there is no issue in conversion or spreading any faith. But in many Islamic countries, this is a one way affair. You could be persecuted, jailed or even killed if you preach Christ. Think of Abdul Rahman of Afganistan at the verge of beheading for converting to Christianity. Unthinkable in educated 21st century. If you are Christian from a country other than US, going to Saudi Arabia and if at the airport if the security sees a bible or cross in your bag, they will be thrown out. Incidentally it is many of these countries that fund to build mosques,schools and publications. Persecution is on the rise.
Now there are many variations of Islam like the "nation of Islam" started in 1930 in US, which teaches that God is black and white man is devil. In some instance they even said their current leader was Jesus Christ's second coming. Quite contrary to Islamic belief, they say hell and heaven are symbols. In short what drives it is the hatred to the white and Christianity.
Is this the nature of real God who 'rains for the good and bad' or is this the master plan of Satan. My dear Muslim friend please think.
My dear Muslim friend, Mohammed urge us to fight the enemy, Jesus ask us not hate even enemies . How could both teachings come from the same God. Certainly one teaching, one person and one book is not from the merciful God who rains for both good and bad. Only the Son of God can teach us what God really is. Don't you know that God is in control of the universe. If he wants to kill the infidels, he can do it in a second. He surely doesn't need the help Jihads.
But listen to Jesus, please read bible, he explains everything perfectly. God has a plan. He knows why the sinner is a sinner. We should work and pray so that enemies also turn to God.
My dear friends we know that you won't take it seriously because you believe in the modern world system(which is indebted to the 10 commandments). But how can we justify this coming from a God's messenger in a holy book.
Jesus told "eat your bread with the sweat on the face"(by working hard). he also worked hard as a carpenter.
Jesus says "Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust destroy and robbers steal, instead store up riches in heaven. For your heart will always be where your riches are.(Matthew 6:19,21).You cannot serve both God and money.
God gave the ten commandments. It says "thy shall not steal". Stealing is stealing. It is more aggravating if it is done after killing somebody else's dad, taking the mom and sister as a concubine and selling the brother as a slave.
Mohammed was involved in many looting. Mohammed knew many pagan Arabs would relish : military prowess, plunder and sex and were not willing to earn an honest living in the name of God. Taking their swords, Mohammed and his band began venturing out from Medina as a base. Their initial targets were the infidel Jews who were also rich merchants.
During his initial phase, Mohammed ordered his men to raid caravans, and allowed them to keep the booty as long as he was given one-fifth of everything.
See the Quranic verses justifying the piracy and looting.
God promised you rich booty and has given you this with all promptness.... and God knows of other spoils which you have not taken(Koran 48:20-21).
The spoils belong to God and his prophets (Koran 8:1) .
There shall be no harm in your entering houses....for the supply of your needs (Koran 24:29, Rodwell).
Know that one-fifth of the of our spoils shall belong to Allah and his apostle(Koran 8:41).
Mohammed becomes more greedy in next verses-. The spoils[booty] taken from the town dwellers and assigned by God to his prophet shall belong to God, to the prophet... Whatever the prophet gives you accept it and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it(Koran 59:7).
Looting is thus getting approved in Quran.
We know Mohammed many times prayed for his sins. So this is a sin for sure and we don't have to justify it.
Quran doesn't say the opponents ever attacked Mohammed's team. In most cases the enemies were not organized army. They were merchants and other clans.
After the war, the choice for men is death or conversion to Islam Wives and daughters would be taken as concubines, boys would be sold as slaves.
Can't believe that the merciful God that was preached by Jesus would enjoy the booty of this misfortune people. If you steal in the name of God, you are making God a robber.
Sariyat law and Kuran says "If a man or woman is guilty of theft, cut off their hands to punish them"-But stealing for the prophet is approved. God who gave the commandments won't approve this.
Jesus had divine origin as predicted centuries before by prophets -. Born to a virgin [Isaiah 7:14], in the tribe of Judah[Genesis 49:10], as a descendant to David[2 Samuel 7:12] and Abraham, by the spirit of the God(Quran 19:17).
Angels declared the birth of Jesus. Heavenly signs like the stars appeared at this time. Jewish people (except the ones appoined by ancient Rome) were expecting his birth and recognized him.
Sacrificial lamp was the method used by ancient people to reunite with God. In order to test Abraham, the God (Christian/Jew/Muslim) asked him to sacrifice his son.
But after death, His remains stay in the grave waiting for the last Judgment when Jesus come again to Judge every one - including Mohammed
All are waiting in their grave for the second coming of Jesus.
Jesus says 'I am the life and resurrection'. Everyone comes to the father through me.
Only God can reveal to the world what he really is.
God lived and talked with prophets
" So Peace on him the day he was born, the day that he dies, and the day that he will be raised up to life"
Quran never quote his coming in old/new testament
Associating with certain food and animals is not clean and is sinful. You are not supposed to let a dog touch even your cloth. (Is a rescue dog worse than a skunk ?).
You have to do circumcise to please God.
All animals and food is created by God and it is OK as long as it is good for body.
Jesus says "Stop judging by the external standards, and judge by true standards(John 7:24)" .
Jesus and old testament says God hate divorce.
Man must not separate, what God has joined together(Mark 10:9).
On certain religious teachings, Mohammed asks his followers to refer bible in case of doubt(Quran 29:46 ).
While becoming a prophet, Mohammed quotes as God/Gabriel advising him "If you doubt what we have revealed to you, ask those[Jews and Christians] who have read the scriptures [the bible] before you" (Quran 10:94).
What does this mean.
Old testament books are shared by Jews, Christians and to some extent by Muslims. So this can't be corrupted. Now the question is - " when did Christians corrupt the bible. Is it before the time of Mohammed or After his time". It cannot be after his time because we have many original manuscripts of bible as old as first centuries which is few centuries before Mohammed. if corruption happened before the time of Mohammed, then why should he ask to refer bible for clarification.
We see that Mohammed's teachings are different from that of Jesus and all the previous prophets came before Mohammed. If all the prophets came from the same God how could this happen ? Certainly the latter didn't come from God. So Mohammed's only option is to say that Christian and Jewish bible is corrupted.
Please note what bible writers says about any new different preaching - " Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached you, let him be eternally condemned" (Galatians 1:8). recollect how the spirit first appeared to Mohammed in the cave. You may see how Mohammed's personal life was. There is good chance that that spirit was a condemned angel. We know how he tried tempt and test Jesus even quoting the scriptures.