Was Jesus A Muslim? 10+ Reasons Jesus Was Not A Muslim.
An Extensive Reply To An Extensive Claim.
Here is an expose of how terrible Muslim’s misuse of the Scriptures are when trying to defend Islamic beliefs; And hopefully it will get an honest truth seeking Muslim with integrity to avoid these horrendously bad arguments and see what the Scriptures actually say. To see why it matters what our Scriptures say, as far as the Quran is concerned, watch this short video & see these Surahs & Hadith (according to your sources, the Torah and Gospel are inspired, preserved, and authoritative).
This article is based off of a recent claim by a Muslim on Twitter that Jesus was a Muslim, and my reply to him. I believe it is the most extensive attempt to make Jesus a Muslim that I’ve ever seen. The reasons for putting it into an article is A. to share with you and so you can share with others, and B. so I don’t have to put out 3,000+ words on the topic in a series of Tweets again! (Whew!). The Muslim’s TEN reasons were as follows (and as posted):
“10 REASONS WHY I SAID JESUS WAS A MUSLIM
1. Jesus preached oneness of Allah, monotheism (mark12:29)
2. Jesus believed that he was amassanger of Allah (john17:3john7:28, john8:42)
3. Jesus surrendered his will to Allah (mark3:31, Matthew 7:21)
4. Jesus was circumcised (Luke 2:21)
5. Jesus never ate pork (Leviticus 11:7)
6.Jesus denied Trinity (John 17:3)
7.Jesus worship ed with his face on the ground as Muslim do (Matthew 26:39) and he taught his followers to do the same.
8.Jesus believed that miracles were from Allah (john5:30 ,acts2:22)
9. Jesus used to greet with .peace. asalam alaykum. (Luke 10:5 ,john20:19::)
10. He preached jihad (Luke 22:35-36, Matthew 1o:32-34).”
If you’re a Muslim, you may be initially impressed with his seemingly abundant knowledge, and gobsmacked that Christians could be so blind to what the Bible really teaches about Jesus (and that Muhammad was right, Christians have the Bible they just don’t act on it & knowledge has past away – Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2653, Sunan Ibn Majah 4048 – he also said the same thing would happen to Muslims with the Quran), & you’ll probably be very tempted to just copy/paste his arguments… but HOLD ON, DON’T DO THAT! Once you read this article, you’ll know that either:
A. he’s misinformed and just copy/pasting answers from Muslim websites; Or
B. he’s being completely dishonest and lying; Or
C. it’s also possible that he’s filtering and looking for keywords and then hastily jumping to conclusions and not doing careful reading & research, but I have serious doubts about this being a likely possibility – you’ll see why as you continue reading.
I’d like to give him the benefit of the doubt, and assume that he’s just ignorant and hastily believing whatever he reads on Muslim websites (best case scenario, which is still not a good place to be). The mistakes are many, ranging from not reading the context, to completely misrepresenting the referenced verse.
I use a KJV, and I encourage you to stay away from (most) modern English translations (Bible translations is a different topic, but none of the Muslims’ arguments in this area hold any water either, & even backfires on Islam as well). I won’t be putting all the Bible verses or Quran/Hadith passages in this article, so I encourage you to look up the references yourself. There are several good Bible softwares out there, and good websites where you can access a KJV (and some where you can use various study tools, such as BlueLetterBible.org), but one of my favorites is: https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ (you can even try to read the 1611 if you want). You can also access Biblehub.com’s Strong’s concordance.
For Quran passages, there are multiple sites, I recommend the corpus.Quran.com website, where you can view multiple English translations on a verse-by-verse bases. For Hadiths, there are several websites where you can read (large parts of?) many collections, such as Sunnah.com, among others. For some, you might have to find & access online pdfs or purchase a hard copy. And for Tafsirs (Islamic commentaries), altafsir.com is an excellent site.
My response deals with two things: A. the references he mentions, in which I will correct any mistakes on the verse itself, and include other Biblical references for overall context, and B. we’ll look at the immediate surrounding context to see if the passage and chapter are Islamic or not (after all, you are referencing Bible verses to try to make a point about Jesus, so let’s see what it really says, and then what else it has to say).
So, let’s get into his points one by one:
“1. Jesus preached oneness of Allah, monotheism (mark12:29)”
*1A. Jesus never mentions “Allah”, He regularly speaks of God as the FATHER, & He’s the God of the Bible, not of the Quran (they are VERY different, Allah tries to pretend to be the same, but he isn’t – here’s some examples, among others).
https://christiananswersandresources.wordpress.com/other-religions/islam/can-allah-be-the-true-god-100-love-and-100-just-the-god-test/
*It’s worth noting, YHVH (the true God of the Bible) is not the same as the Allah of the Quran. Muslims will dispute this and try to draw connections, but while Allah tries to steal certain attributes of the true God of the Bible, he also takes on attributes of Satan, and denies theological truths of God in both the Old and New Testaments. PS, “el” in Hebrew is “god”, whereas “al” in Arabic is “the”. Also PS, “elohim” is plural, and it’s not the plural of majesty (which by the way, isn’t it odd that Allah thinks it’s “more majestic” – according to Muslims – to refer to himself in the plural, when he emphatically denies any sort of plurality)? And we must remember that Jesus and the Bible claim that He is the Only Begotten Son of God, THE Son of God, in a very unique sense. Jesus claims He pre-existed with the Father even before the world existed (we’ll talk about that later). And, God was directly responsible for the virgin birth of Jesus’ physical body – for Him to enter into His creation & walk among us. Now, I don’t know about you, but it would be really awkward for me to call my Earthly dad “Stephen”, it’s just not proper, nor does it reflect the intimate relationship we had as father and son (he has since past away). Similarly, Jesus constantly refers to God as His “Father”.
Side note: for those who argue Jesus didn’t speak Greek (as the New Testament is written in Greek, though some of it may have originally been written in Hebrew, Matthew specifically), A. yes He probably could actually, as it was the world’s trade language at that time… there were multiple languages in use at that time in that region (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin), and it was very likely people were multi-lingual. B. Jesus communicated with people who may have likely spoken Greek, like the Greek Syrophoenician woman & the Roman centurion. C. Whether or not He did, doesn’t matter, because (at least some, if not all of) His disciples likely could, and you can accurately translate from one language to another without losing meaning. And what do we know of the Gospel authors? Matthew (one of the twelve main disciples) was a tax collector, he was educated (it is said that he wrote his gospel in Hebrew, that it was interpreted by others, and that Matthew translated it into Greek). Mark was a translator for Peter. Luke was a doctor (& writes as a historian – read the first few verses of Luke), and followed Paul (Paul having encountered the risen Jesus Whom commissioned him, met with the disciples, confirmed his message with them, was sent out by them, and whom Peter endorses [and who even some early Islamic scholars recognized as true]). John is believed to have been known by the High Priest, and also believed to have been a disciple of John the Baptist before following Jesus, and he was also one of Jesus’ closest disciples. Even the fishermen, like Peter (a leader) – who wrote 1 & 2 Peter – was a businessman. There’s really no good reason why they wouldn’t be multiple lingual. D. as God, Jesus knows all languages.
*1B. The Trinity is monotheism, we believe in one God, expressed in three persons. Contradiction? Simple examples include a clover or an egg or water or the sun (1 clover has 3 identical pedals [often shaped as hearts]; 1 egg has 3 main parts [shell, white, yoke]; Water naturally occurs in three states of matter on Earth [liquid, solid, & gas]; Our 1 sun has it’s main mass in space, and it’s light and heat that leave it [and are a part of it] to reach the Earth to give life [this is very symbolic of the Father, the Son {known as the Light of the world, Who left Heaven & came into the world to give life}, and the Holy Spirit {sometimes described as Fire, Who also left Heaven and came into the world to give life}]).
*1C. Jesus is referencing Deut 6:4, “One” (one LORD) is the Hebrew word “echad”, & it’s the same word used in Genesis 2:24 (… they shall become “ONE” flesh – speaking of a man & a wife). It means ONE in a composite sense: ONE forest of many trees, ONE nation of many people, ONE house of many pieces, etc.
*It is worth noting here, before some Muslim tries to say “but THE JEWS disagree”… I got this knowledge from a Jew, a Messianic Jew, who came to the belief that Jesus is the Messiah, and who has debated “Orthodox” Jews on multiple occasions: Dr. Michael Brown (of “ASKDrBrown“, and RealMessiah.com).
*1D. Jesus claims that He & the Father ARE ONE (e.g. John 10:27-30), and that He is in the Father and the Father in Him, and that if you’ve seen or known Him then you’ve seen or known the Father (John 14:6-11).
*It is worth noting that there is a unique difference here compared to us becoming one with Him, as Jesus prays in John 17:20-24 (also see John 14:20 & context). For one it doesn’t just mean one in purpose, as I heard someone try to argue (while there is some truth to that). The Holy Spirit is an actual unifying factor, not a concept, but a real spiritual connection – He is a part of God, and He was IN Jesus (also part of God – the Word of God), and He literally comes INTO believers – as Jesus promised that both He and the Father would send Him in John 14-16. Furthermore, Jesus is ONE with the Father in a much more unique sense, in that He claims both to have come down from Heaven and from the Father (and is not from the Earth like us), to have pre-existed, and to be God (many of the related references for these statements you’ll find in this article), etc. As one quick example, just read John 17:5 – in the same chapter where Jesus prays for us to be one – Jesus says: “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” Jesus explicitly teaches that He gives eternal life and that He raises the dead (e.g. John 5:17-47, 10:26-30, 11:25-26, etc.), and He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life, the only way to the Father (John 14:6), and if you’ve seen or known Him, then you’ve seen or known the Father (also John 14). Also, in the context of Jesus and the Father being One in John 10:25-30, Jesus makes a connection of an Old Testament attribute of God (no one can deliver out of His hand – Isaiah 43:13) to both Himself and the Father – this attribute cannot be said of a normal human being, of whom other people, spirits, or God Himself COULD deliver something/someone out of their hands, and a normal human being certainly can’t give their followers eternal life.
*1E. Jesus did teach the Trinity (e.g. Mattew 28:19-20, also read John 14).
*1F. Read Mark 12:31 (SAME CHAPTER), love your neighbor as yourself, elsewhere Jesus reveals that anyone is our neighbor, even supposed enemies. This is not a teaching of Islam.
*1G. Mark teaches the Deity of Jesus & His death for our ransom & resurrection (e.g. Mark 1:1-11, 2:28, 8:27-38, 9:31-32, 10:32-34, 10:42-45, 13:26-27, 14:61-64, 16). For more on Son of man, see Daniel 7:13-14 & 7:27.
So Mark 12:29 doesn’t deny the Trinity, and the book of Mark is thoroughly non-Islamic, quite the opposite in fact.
“2. Jesus believed that he was amassanger of Allah (john17:3john7:28, john8:42)”
*2A. Again, not Allah.
*2B. It doesn’t exactly say “Messenger”, but that’s fine. What He does say in these passages is that God sent Him. From where? FROM HEAVEN & out FROM [within/next to] GOD (e.g. John 1:1-14, 3:13, 6:32-58, 7:29, 8:23 [vs12-24], 8:42, 16:27-28, 17:5).
*2C. John 17:5 (two… verses… after John 17:3) – Jesus shared glory with the Father before the world existed! John 8:58 (16 verses after John 8:42) – Jesus existed before Abraham (2,000 years before) as “I am” – same title of God spoken to Moses in Exodus 3:14-15! John 7:29-30 (starting one verse after John 7:28) – Jesus knows the Father (whom they did not know), BECAUSE He is FROM the Father, & the Father sent Him (Jesus also says the same elsewhere)… they wanted to lay hold on Him for saying this!
PS, John 5:17-47, Jesus the Son does WHATEVER the Father does; You need to honour Him THE SAME AS you honour the Father; The day comes that He (Jesus) will raise all the dead with His voice & judge them; The Scriptures testify of Him & we need to come to Him for life; & Moses wrote about Him. John is FULL of Jesus claiming to be God & that we need Him for salvation.
PPS, John 11:25-26, He is the resurrection & the life Who we need to believe in to have eternal life; John 14:6 – He is The Way, The Truth, & The Life, no one comes to the Father but by Him (also in John 14, you need to obey His commandments / words / sayings, and much more on His Deity, read the chapter carefully – and the next two).
One of multiple similar passages.
So John 17:3, John 7:28, & John 8:42 don’t deny that Jesus was MORE than just a messenger (yes, He was a messenger, but He is ALSO so much MORE), and the book of John is thoroughly non-Islamic, quite the opposite in fact, and all three chapters referenced contain Jesus claiming to be Divine.
“3. Jesus surrendered his will to Allah (mark3:31, Matthew 7:21)”
*3A. Yes, as a man (remember the incarnation – John 1:1-14 – the Word of God that was with God in the beginning and was God and created all things BECAME flesh), Jesus did follow the will of the FATHER, again not Allah, (which Muslims don’t do, if you’ve ever read through the Bible carefully). However, Mark 3:31-35 Jesus is talking about His followers, & what were they doing? They were sitting & LISTENING to Jesus (also notice He does not exalt Mary). Matthew 7:13-29 is talking about listening to & obeying Jesus. Verses 21-23 is talking about Jesus rejecting hypocrites – those who CALL Him Lord, but don’t OBEY Him as Lord (read verses 24-27). What is the Father’s will? John 6:39-40 (37-40)…
“37. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39. And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 40. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.”
So Matthew 7:21 and Mark 3:31 don’t help the Muslim cause, because: A. they ignore what the Bible says about the incarnation (Jesus is both God AND man), and it’s implications, B. they ignore that the Father’s will was for Jesus to go to the cross for our sins (and rise from the dead three days later), C. they’re ignorant about what the Bible says IS the Father’s will (other than in point B) – which is to listen to Jesus, which is the implication of both of these passages. And furthermore, that whoever believes on Jesus will have eternal life, and He will raise us up again on the Last Day. This is not to mention that Jesus’ God-nature has the same will as the Father, because they are One.
“4. Jesus was circumcised (Luke 2:21)”
*4A. Jesus got circumcised because He is a JEW, not a Muslim. Did I really need to say that? 0.O Guess what else is in Luke 2? Angels telling the shepherds that Jesus is good tidings of great joy for all people, a Saviour, Christ the Lord, & glory to God in the highest and peace & good will on Earth toward men (Luke 2:10-14). Jesus is the Lord’s Christ, a light to lighten the Gentiles, the glory of the people of Israel, set for the falling & rising again of many in Israel, and a sign which shall be spoken against, the one for all who looked for redemption in Israel (Luke 2:25-38). He’s the Son of God Who must be about His Father’s business (Luke 2:46-49). PS, the real Angel Gabriel told the real Mary that the real Jesus would be called the Son of God, that He would sit on the throne of His father David (which did not exist at that time under Roman control), that He would rule over the house of Jacob forever, that His kingdom would never end, and that Holy Ghost would come upon Mary and the Shadow of the Highest would overshadow her to give a virgin birth to the Son of God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), and with God nothing is impossible, in Luke 1:31-37.
*It’s also worth noting here that some Muslims will challenge Christians on the basis that the word “Trinity” is not found in the Bible. Well neither is the word “Tawhid” or “Tawheed” found anywhere in the Quran (or the Hadith for that matter), to my knowledge. Both Trinity and Tawheed are words used by Christians and Muslims to describe concepts derived from the Bible and the Quran (which, by the way, should not be put on equal par in any standard, even according to the Quran itself – video [also see this infographic for Surahs & Hadith]), and yes, we do find the concept of the Trinity, and the complex multi-personal nature of God in the Bible.
PS, I’m circumcised, but, like most people, I really had no choice, my parents decided to do it when I was a baby (something involuntarily done to you has nothing to do with your heart). Paul, also would have been circumcised, as he was a Jew. Let me ask you a question… was Abraham considered righteous BEFORE or AFTER he was circumcised? You might be surprised, but Abraham was considered RIGHTEOUS before getting circumcised, simply for believing what God had promised. Circumcision was instituted simply as a SIGN of God’s covenant with Abraham and his descendants through Isaac (you might want to learn about God’s covenants).
Luke 2:21 doesn’t make Jesus a Muslim, because the Jews circumcised all their children as a sign of God’s covenant with Abraham. And Luke 1-2 speak of Jesus’ Deity & Lordship, and that He is our Saviour, a light to the Gentiles (including Arabs and modern Muslims), an everlasting ruler, and good news for all people. It also contains all three members of the Trinity. The book of Luke, as the other Gospel accounts, as a whole, thoroughly speaks to the Divinity of Christ, as well as the other doctrines Islam denies, such as His crucifixion (and subsequent resurrection from the dead).
“5. Jesus never ate pork (Leviticus 11:7)”
*5A. Because He is a JEW… not a Muslim. Guess what Muhammad ate that is considered JUST AS UNCLEAN as pork (Deuteronomy 14:6-8 & Leviticus 11:4-8)? Rabbit & Camel (Sahih Bukhari 2572, 2485, Q22:36, [also see: Sunan Abi Dawud 184]). PS, I avoid pork : ) So, Muhammad ate unclean food, two kinds! And not only that, but his false god even endorses sacrificing and eating camel
PPS, camels weren’t sanctified by the true God in the Old Testament for sacrifices.
PPPS, does any Muslim out there even know WHY God instituted the sacrificial system in the OT and what it was used for? And how it is NOT the same as why Muslims sacrifice?
So Leviticus 11:7 doesn’t make Jesus a Muslim, because this is a JEWISH law, which Jesus followed because He is JEWISH, not a Muslim. Not only so, but if you know the Islamic sources, and you read the FULL CONTEXT of Leviticus 11 & Deuteronomy 14, you’ll see that Muhammad ate unclean food (JUST AS UNCLEAN AS PORK). Muslim’s apparently aren’t huge fans of context when it comes to cherry-picking verses out of context in the Bible… it’s not good for the points they try to make.
“6.Jesus denied Trinity (John 17:3)”
*6A. Remember, Jesus came out from Heaven, out from God (He’s part of God – e.g. John 1:1-14, 3:13, 6:32-58, 16:27-28). Guess what else we find in John 17? John 17:1 – Jesus LIFTED UP HIS EYES AND PRAYED (and His eyes weren’t snatched away… Muhammad was wrong). John 17:2 – Jesus has power over ALL flesh so that HE can give eternal life to as many as given to Him. John 17:3 – eternal life IS knowing the only true God AND Jesus Christ (Who was sent out from God as the Word, and was made into a man known as Yeshua/Jesus). John 17:5 – Jesus (the Son) shared glory with the Father before the world existed! Jesus taught the Trinity (e.g. Matthew 28:19-20, also read John 14).
So John 17:3 does not deny the Trinity, in fact in the previous chapter and others Jesus claims to have literally come out from God (in Heaven), in the same verse Jesus says eternal life is believing on the only true God AND Jesus Christ (the incarnated Word of God) – aka, you don’t have eternal life without Jesus, and two verses later Jesus says He shared glory with the Father before the world existed! Jesus also teaches the Trinity elsewhere, such as the end of Matthew, and in John 14. The book of John particularly is focused on the Deity of Christ, even recording Thomas calling Jesus his Lord and his God, and Jesus accepting this in John 20:26-29. And the two proceeding verses have clear teachings that go against Islam.
The very reason Jesus the Word of God was sent out from God the Father in Heaven to the Earth was so that we could have eternal life.
“7.Jesus worship ed with his face on the ground as Muslim do (Matthew 26:39) and he taught his followers to do the same.”
*7A. 😀 Matthew 26:39 – Yes, He fell on His face & prayed BECAUSE He was in deep anguish knowing that He was about to be crucified! That’s the context 😀 And it doesn’t say He taught His disciples to pray that same way (though as our example, it is certainly one way to pray). Jesus ALSO prayed with His eyes lifted up (John 11:41, 17:1) – and His eyes weren’t snatched away & He didn’t go blind (Sahih Muslim 428-429), sorry, Muhammad was wrong. How did Jesus ACTUALLY teach His disciples to pray? No specific position, but we are to pray to our FATHER in Heaven (Matthew 6:5-15 & Luke 11:1-4 [also to v13]), Islam rejects God being a father in any sense (and none of the senses used in the Bible are by sexual means, as Allah slanderously insinuates is what we believe – Quran 6:101 – and then contradicts himself – Quran 39:4 & Quran 19:20-21). Jesus also specifically told us to pray to the Father in His name and that He (Jesus) can answer our prayers (Matthew 18:18-20, John 14:13-14, 15:16, 16:23-24), and to baptize in THE NAME of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19-20). He also condemned how Muslims pray & fast (see the “Also” note at the bottom of section 7).
*7B. Matthew 26:26-32 – Jesus also said His blood was for the New Testament and shed for many for the forgiveness of sins, that He would be smitten and rise again.
*7C. Matthew 25:31-46 – Jesus the King will come in glory with all the angels with Him, and sit on the throne of His glory. All nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them to His right and left, and He will judge them, sending the wicked into Hell & the righteous and blessed of His Father into the Kingdom.
*7D. PS, Jesus also received worship (e.g. Matthew 2:11, 9:18, 14:33, 28:17, Luke 11:11-19, 24:52, John 20:26-29).
Also: *Muslims don’t JUST pray in prostration, they ALSO have a few different poses, including standing; *Christians sometimes pray in prostration as well (I often do), but it is not mandated in the Bible, nor is there only one type of example of a prayer pose in the Bible, as you can see (Jesus prayed both in prostration and looing up to Heaven); *Concerning prayer and fasting, read Matthew 6:5-18, Jesus condemns the Islamic version of both… also read verses 19-21 as it also has implications for Muhammad.
Matthew 26:39 does not make Jesus a Muslim. He did not mandate His followers to pray in the same way; He was praying in prostration because of the agony of knowing what was about to transpire (His crucifixion, becoming sin for us, and the Father subsequently turning His face for the first time in eternity away from Him, and suffering the consequences of our sins – but He overcame death, Hell, and the grave!); And Jesus elsewhere prays with His eyes lifted up (and unlike Muhammad said, Jesus’ eye were not snatched away and He did not go blind for praying while looking up… Muhammad lied – Sahih Muslim 428-429 [quick reference]; Book 4, Hadith 128-129 [in-book reference]; Book 4, Hadith 862-863 [USC-MSA {English} reference {deprecated numbering scheme}]). Furthermore, many Christians often pray in prostration (and other poses – we have no mandated pose, only multiple examples of how others did pray); And Muslims, despite this ridiculous and shameful misuse of Scripture, you also have multiple prayer poses, you do not ONLY pray in prostration. Lastly, the Gospel account of Matthew is full of the Divinity of Jesus (all of which is not covered in this article [but I am working on a book about it, you can see a sample of one of the sections – “The Son of man” – here, you can also see a video on “The Son of man” here], and much of which requires a deep understanding of the Old Testament) as are the other Gospel accounts.
“8.Jesus believed that miracles were from Allah (john5:30 ,acts2:22)”
*8A. Again, The FATHER, the true God of the Bible, YeHoVaH (Whom Yeshua/Yasu/Jesus is a part of and came out from, to be sent to the Earth), NOT Allah. As to John 5:30 – you know WHY? Because the Son does WHATEVER the Father does, and we need to treat Him with the same honour as we do the Father – not Allah; And if you don’t honour Him in the same way, then you aren’t honouring the Father that sent Him (John 5:17-23). Also in this same chapter, Jesus will raise ALL the Dead with HIS voice (the voice of the Son of God), and HE will judge them, some to the resurrection of life and some to the resurrection of damnation. Also, it says the Scriptures testify of Him, and we need to come to Him for eternal life, and He also says that Moses wrote about Him. And in verse 24 He says: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
Acts 2:22 😀 This is right after Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven, and right after the Comforter / Spirit of Truth / Holy Spirit came (Whom some Muslims try to despicably say is Muhammad, which is an obvious lie – just read John 14:15-26, 15:26, 16:7-15, 3:3-8+, Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 24:49, Acts 1:1-12, 2, 10-11, etc.), just as Jesus had promised. And in this same chapter it says they crucified and killed Him, that He rose from the dead, and God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. And He sits at the right had of God the Father. Jesus is Lord, and you need to obey Him! The next chapter talks about how Peter and John healed a paralytic in Jesus’ name! 😀 😀 😀 – the miracles are ALWAYS focused on Jesus & people’s faith in Him. PS, Acts is also the book that introduces Paul & his radical conversion.
Jesus is part of the Father (not the Father, but part of Him in the Trinity), & His image (Hebrews 1:1-3 – read to the end of the chapter, He is God).
Neither John 5:30 nor Acts 2:22 make Jesus into a Muslim. As with most such claims by Muslims about the Bible, one simply needs to: A. actually read the verse, C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y, without inserting your own Islamic interpretation on it, which it doesn’t say, and B. read the context. Both of these chapters and books teach the Deity & Lordship of the Lord Jesus Christ and our need to put our trust in Him, and are thoroughly un-Islamic.
“9. Jesus used to greet with .peace. asalam alaykum. (Luke 10:5 ,john20:19::)”
*9A. Luke 10:5 – this isn’t Jesus greeting someone, this is Him instructing 70 of His disciples how to greet others as He sent them out ahead of Him. In verse 16 we see again that we need to listen to Jesus’ words and those that share His words. In verse 17 they said the demons were subject to them through Jesus’ name! In verse 19 JESUS gave them power to walk over all evil power. Verse 20 – His disciples’ should rejoice because their names are written in Heaven (not in Islam, you never know if you’re saved or not [as a Muslim, you aren’t according to Jesus], as Allah created some people for Hell [Q7:179], and even Muhammad didn’t know if he was saved or not and could not guarantee salvation for anyone else [Quran 46:9; Sahih Bukhari 1243 & 2753; Mishkat-ul-Masabih, Vol. III, pgs. 117-118, number 455w], Allah leads astray whoever he wills [Quran 13:27 & 14:4 {this is the job of Satan in the Bible}], and he’s the best of deceivers {the root word is makr, which means deception, which translators have deceitfully – ironically – translated as “planners”, “plotters”, etc} – Quran 3:54, 7:99, 8:30. For more see: https://www.answeringislam.net/authors/shamoun/muhammad_salvation.html) – quite UNLIKE Jesus, Who says that HE gives eternal life and allows us to be forgiven, and He gives us hope and assurance of perfect salvation. Verse 22 – all things are given to Jesus by His Father, and no man knows Who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows Who the Father is except the Son, and whoever the Son will reveal Him.
From: http://www.answeringmuslims.com/2014/03/is-allah-best-of-deceivers.html
*9B. John 20:19 – 1st. Because Jesus is a JEW (Shalom, “peace”!) not a Muslim. 2nd. This was in part to calm His disciples down, BECAUSE this is after Jesus’ resurrection from the dead(!), and this was His first time revealing Himself to the disciples after He had risen! They were behind closed doors without Jesus, and suddenly He appeared before them! Very shocking! He’s calming them. The angels sometimes do this as well, telling people not to be afraid (unlike the fake Gabriel demon choking Muh nearly to death in a dark cave), because it can be quite a shocking or even frightening or confusing experience. 3rd. John 20:26-29, Thomas acknowledges the risen Jesus as his Lord and his God, and Jesus accepts it(!), and says blessed are all who believe that have not seen Him! John 20:31, everything written was written so that you will believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you might have life through His name.
PS, Elsewhere, Jesus said that He can give us His peace (John 14:27), unlike Muhammad who didn’t know where he was going, couldn’t guarantee salvation to his followers, and who has millions of Muslims for 1400 years praying to him and trying to send him peace (which they themselves don’t have and can’t give). Jesus is the Prince of Peace, the mighty God born as a man, Everlasting Father, everlasting ruler (Isaiah 9:6-7 – also see Isaiah 7:14/Matthew 1:22-23 & context).
“10. He preached jihad (Luke 22:35-36, Matthew 1o:32-34).”
*10A. Matthew 10:16-39, read the whole passage! Verse 16 – be wise as serpents and HARMLESS as doves. Why a sword? Because the world hates us for the name of Jesus! It is the world that kills us, not us that kills the world. Do you know what happens in many places (especially in many Muslim majority countries) when a member of the family becomes a Christian? They can lose everything, including their life – but if they lose their life for Yeshua’s (Jesus’) sake, they will find their life (as He promised). We need to die to ourselves. We are blessed when we are persecuted for His name’s sake (Matthew 5:10-12). In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus tells us to “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;” and condemns the shallow “love” that Allah has, or rather lack of love (he does not love unbelievers, Q3:32 [in contrast to the true God of the Bible that loves the whole world and did the most loving act possible for us to be saved – John 3:13-21 {famous John 3:16 passage}, etc.]).
The Torah says thou shalt not kill/murder, Jesus told a young Jewish man that he had to keep the commandments (5including don’t murder) if he was to inherit eternal life, and Jesus even raised the bar higher by saying that if you are even angry with your brother without a cause then you’re in danger of the same punishment as committing murder (Exodus 20:13, Deuteronomy 5:17, Matthew 5:21-26, 19:16-30, Luke 18:18-30). Jesus also said that evil thoughts, MURDERS, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, and blasphemies come from the heart and defile a man (Matthew 15:19-20). When Jesus was being arrested, Peter took a sword and cut off someone’s ear to defend Jesus (this is what YOU are saying Jesus was telling His disciples to do, right, Muslims?)… Jesus REBUKED Peter and told him to put his sword away (whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword), and Jesus HEALED the man that Peter had harmed (a man that had come with a group to arrest Him)! (Matthew 26:50-54, Luke 22:50-51, John 18:4-12). In this same event, Jesus even tells His followers that He could ask the Father to send (a lot of) angels to deliver Him (much more than would have been needed), and it would be done, but then Scripture would not be fulfilled [so He chose not to].
*10B. Luke 22:35-38 (context), it was for the purpose of fulfilling prophesy, and He said two swords was enough (ONLY TWO!). As you saw in 10A, Jesus condemns jihad, and He rebuked Peter when he actually used the sword (e.g. Luke 22:50-51 – SAME CHAPTER… amazing! 😛 ).
PS, two chapters later, Luke 24:44-48, after Jesus rose from the dead, He reminded them of all things that are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms concerning Him… then He opened their eyes to the Scriptures, that Christ should suffer, rise from the dead the third day, and repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations beginning at Jerusalem (to the Jew first, and then to the Gentile – Romans 1:16, 2:9-10, Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11, John 10:14-16 [and context]), and they were witnesses of these things.
PPS, we fight not against flesh and blood but against spiritual powers, our armor are spiritual things, and our sword is the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, the Bible (Ephesians 6:10-18). We are not to take vengeance, and if our enemy is hungry or thirsty, we feed them and give them drink (Proverbs 25:21-22, Romans 12:19-21) – unlike Muhammad, who in excessive cruelty, had his men cut off some of his enemies’ hands & feet, burnt out their eyes with hot nails, and let them die of thirst on the ground in the hot desert sun (Sahih Bukhari 233, Sunan Abi Dawud 4364, Mishkat al-Masabih 3539, Sunan an-Nasa’i 4024, 4034, Sahih Muslim 1671 b, & many more – excessively & demonically cruel).
Jesus never had a physical fight, He waged war against demons in the spirit realm (casting out demons, healing the sick, preaching the Kingdom of God & the Gospel, etc – demons were terrified of Him, and even had/have to come out with His name). He will come back to physically rule with a rod of iron at His Second Coming.
Additionally, Jesus taught us not to retaliate against insult, if someone slaps you on the one cheek, turn to him the other also (Matthew 5:38-39, Luke 6:29). Whereas Muhammad was such a wimp that he had people executed for merely (and rightly) criticizing him – including an elderly man and a mother (for example: Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, pgs 675-676). Jesus even said that all sorts of blasphemies and words against the Son will be forgiven (but not against the Holy Spirit) – Matthew 12:31-32, Mark 3:28-30, Luke 12:8-10 and Jesus ultimately asked the Father to forgive the very ones that nailed Him to the cross and mocked Him as His physical body was dying (Luke 23:34). He taught us to always forgive (Matthew 6:9-15 & 18:21-35). We are told to not repay evil with evil, but if possible by us live at peace with all men, do not avenge ourselves, feed and give drink to our enemies, and overcome evil with good (Romans 12:17-21). When Jesus was asked who is one’s neighbor (because we must love our neighbors as ourselves – the second greatest commandment, similar to the first to love God with everything), Jesus gave the Parable of the Good Samaritan, in which He revealed that everyone is our neighbor, even if we consider them an enemy, and we have to love them and take care of them, as ourselves (ps, we can’t do this perfectly all the time, which is God’s standard, another reason we need a Saviour). And in John 3:16 and context, Jesus shows us that God loves the WORLD and desires them to be saved (among other passages), this is not the case with Allah, who claims to have created many man and jinn for hell (Q7:179), and does not love unbelievers (Q3:32).
Now, this Muslim understands that Islam teaches Jihad, and his failed point was to try to make Jesus into a jihadi because of a clear parable and an event to fulfill prophesy, regarding SWORDS – he’s thinking this is physical Jihad, like Islam teaches (there are three levels of Jihad, physically fighting being one of them, and which Muhammad did when he was powerful enough), these verses aren’t Jesus teaching us to do jihad, as one can clearly see reading context. For those Muslims who DON’T think Islam teaches physical jihad, check out Quran 9:29 and Sahih Muslim 22, among many other passages and examples within the Muslim sources. After all, Muhammad was a warlord and caravan robber (don’t get mad at me, that’s what you’re own sources show – for more, check out this page).
Nope, Luke 22:35-36 & Matthew 10:32-34 do not have Jesus teaching us to commit Jihad. Jesus was very much against the idea of physically fighting and killing on His behalf, and His teachings tell us to do the opposite: love our enemies (even as we love ourselves), bless them that curse us, do good to them that hate us and persecute us, forgive all men all the time, take the physical insult of a slap without retaliation (even offer the other cheek), etc. And He warned us that the world would hate us and persecute us and kill us for His name’s sake – and it’s been happening ever since, from the Jewish religious leaders, to the Romans, to the Roman Catholic Church (system), to the Muslims & pagans, to Atheistic Communist countries (like China and the former Soviet Union), and the general world system – true Bible-believing Christ followers have been persecuted by all those mentioned, and it continues to this very day. Jesus is the opposite of Muhammad.
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So no, Jesus is not a Muslim. Neither is He a Christian, by the way. Jesus is Jewish, He’s also God, He is the Founder and Head of the Christian faith (Christian means “Christ like” – unfortunately many who name the name, do not live the name – not all who call me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven – see Matthew 7:15-29 [Matthew 7:21-23+]). He abhors and rejects the evil ideology known as Islam – though He LOVES the Muslim as an individual (each one of you!), enough that He left His glories in Heaven to become a man on the Earth and die for their sins (your sins, my sins). And He rose from the dead in a glorified body, and went BACK to Heaven to the Father (where He came from) to reassume the glory He previously shared with the Father before the world was… that’s why He IS (not WAS)… because He is alive, and He makes us alive. He is The Resurrection and The Life (John 11:25-26); He is The Way, The Truth, and The Life, and no one comes to the Father except by Him
(John 14:6).
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Some Reasons Why Islam’s Allah Is A False god & Is Satan, Muhammad Is A False Prophet, and Islam’s Makhdi & Isa Are Very Similar To The Anti-Christ & False Prophet Of Biblical Eschatology:
NOW THAT I REFUTED YOUR POINTS FOR JESUS BEING A MUSLIM, LET ME SHOW YOU SOME OF THE REASONS (NOT ALL) FOR WHY I BELIEVE YOUR ALLAH IS SATAN, YOUR PROPHET IS A FALSE PROPHET, & YOUR MAKHDI & ISA ARE ERY SIMILAR TO THE ANTI-CHRIST & FALSE PROPHET OF BIBLICAL ESCATOLOGY:
*1. While claiming to affirm the Bible – and the Bible’s inspiration, preservation, and authority (specifically the Torah & Injil/Gospel [in which it is even claimed that Muhammad is mentioned in both – he’s not, except for general warnings against]), the Quran & Hadith contradict both the Torah and the Injil/Gospel (thus self-destructing & proving itself to be false). Examples (out of many):
–God is a Father in both the OT & NT (e.g. Exodus 4:22-23, Psalm 2, Proverbs 30:4, Matthew 3:16-17, 5:43-48, 25:34, 26:63-66, 28:19-20, John 1:12, 3:16-17, 5:17-30, 6:39-40, 10:27-30, 14, 17:5, etc. and throughout the New Testament), but Allah of Islam rejects being any kind of father (Quran 6:101, 17:111, 112:3, 39:4), PS, out of multiple ways that God reveals Himself as a Father, NONE of them are by sexual means, as Allah slanderously tries to insinuate that Christians believe (Q6:101) – he’s a liar, that’s not what the Bible teaches, & he also contradicts himself (Quran 19:20-21, 39:4)… but hey, what can you expect from a “god” that brags about being the best of Decievers, and admits that he leads people astray (discussed earlier with references);
–Both the OT & NT teach not to murder, lie, covet, steal, or commit adultery (e.g. Exodus 20:13-17 / Deuteronomy 5:17-21, Matthew 5:21-32, 7:12, 15:19-20, 19:16-22, Luke 18:16-30, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, James 2:9-11, Rev 21:8, etc.), among others, but Islam endorses all (Sahih Muslim 1438 a & 1439 a (also Sahih Bukhari 4138), Sunan Abi Dawud 2155, Qur’an 66:1-2 (& Tafsir Jalalayn) & Sunan An-Nasa’i 3411, Sahih Muslim 22, Sahih Muslim 1438 a, Ibn Ishaq – Sirat Rasul Allah – pg 515 & pgs 675-676, Quran 23:1-6 & 4:24, 5:33, 9:29, etc. Many more. Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okyrLurl-xE). Also concerning dietary laws, see: Leviticus 11:1-8 / Deuteronomy 14:6-8 VS Sahih Bukhari 2485 & 2572, Q22:36, 2:208 (Tafsir Ibn Abbas, Jalalayn, Ibn Kathir, etc. [contradicts Q29:46]), etc.
–Both the OT & NT speak of the Messiah dying for the forgiveness of our sins (Isaiah 53 [also see Daniel 9:25-26 {also of interest, but requiring more explanation are Genesis 3:14-15, Psalm 22 & compare to the crucifixion, Zechariah 12:10}], Matthew 26:27-28, Luke 22:20, John 6:51-65 – a New Testament was prophesied [Jeremiah 31:31-34, Malachi 3:1, etc]), Islam denies Jesus’ death (Q4:157 – it only APPEARED like they killed Him… riiiiiiiight ;-), while repeatedly calling Him the Messiah – and not knowing what the Messiah means or what His identity would be according to the Bible (e.g. Genesis 3:15, 12:3/22:18, 49:10-11, Psalm 2, 22:16, 45:6-7, 110:1, Proverbs 30:4, Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7, 53, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Daniel 7:13-14 & 27, 9:25-26, Micah 5:2, Zechariah 9:9, 12:10, Malachi 3:1, etc). And in so doing, it not only denies the most historically reliable and attested to fact in all of History (attested to in the Bible and by Jewish and Roman historians), but in doing so, it also:
*Completely ignores the Resurrection of Yeshua / Yasu / Jesus from the dead, a major foundation of Christianity (without which there would be no Christianity), as if Islam was unaware of the fact, and…
*While trying to deny another major foundation of Christianity — Christ’s death for sins — it actually doesn’t deny the concept that one can die for the sins of others, in fact it simply attempts to replace Jesus with others dying for the sins of others (as you will see below). The Quran doesn’t say a person can’t die for someone else’s sins, it simply says a bearer of burdens can’t bear the burdens of another. If burdens are sins, then A. Jesus was sinless, as both the Bible and Islam agree, so this wouldn’t apply to Him (although the Quran isn’t God’s words, so it wouldn’t apply to Him whatever it said), and B. The Quran and Hadith contradict each other on this point, because Jews and Christians will have the sins of Muslims (some as large as mountains) placed on their backs & they will suffer in Hell for the Muslims’ sins according to the Hadith (Sahih Muslim, Book 037, Number 6665-6668); Some people will even get into the Islamic perverted sex “Paradise” (deflowering at least 72 – 70,000+ eternal virgins + Earthly women, while being empowered with an eternal erection, while surrounded by rivers of wine, etc – all in Islamic sources) WITHOUT GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR DEEDS, also completely unjust (as is putting Muslims’ sins on the backs of Jews and Christians to suffer in Hell on their behalf) – Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 71, Number 606; Also according to the Hadith, “martyrs” who shed their blood while fighting for Allah (I wouldn’t call that a martyr**) is instantly forgiven (even of the murder he’s just been committing), awarded extensively beyond being forgiven, and can intercede for 70 members of their family (“Ubada bin Samit (ra) narrates, that the Prophet (saw) said, “The shaheed is granted seven gifts from Allah swt – 1. He is forigven at the first drop of his blood. 2. He sees his status in jannah. 3. He is dressed in the clothes of iman. 4. He is safe from the punishment of the grave. 5. He will be safe from the great fear of the Day of Judgement. 6. A crown of honour will be placed on his head. 7. He will intercede on behalf of 70 members of his family.” ~Musnad Ahmad, at-Tabarani, at-Targheeb wa at-Tarheeb, p.443, vol.2; “Abu Darda (r) narrates that I heard the Prophet (saw) saying that the Shaheed will intercede on behalf of 70 Members of his family.” ~Abu Dawud, at-Targheeb wa at-Tarheeb; etc.; note: I have not personally looked at these particular references yet, but I have found them cited on multiple Islamic sites, including here, here, and here, along with multiple other related hadith, and I’m sure you’ll find them on even more Islamic sites if you look. And here’s an exact quote from another [very popular] Islamic website: “Praise be to Allah. It was reported in the hadeeth of al-Miqdaam ibn Ma’di Karb that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The martyr (shaheed) has seven blessings from Allaah: he is forgiven from the moment his blood is first shed; he will be shown his place in Paradise; he will be spared the trial of the grave; and he will be secure on the Day of the Greatest Terror (the Day of Judgement); there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, one ruby of which is better than this world and all that is in it; he will be married to seventy-two of al-hoor al-‘iyn; and he will be permitted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.” According to another report, the martyr has six blessings from Allaah. According to other reports (the number is) six, or nine, or ten. (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, who said it is a hasan hadeeth. Also narrated by Ibn Maajah in al-Sunan, by Ahmad, by ‘Abd al-Razzaaq in al-Musannaf, by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, and by Sa’eed ibn Mansoor in al-Sunan).”; And I know some of the popular Christian [and non-Christian] apologist websites and video channels that I know that address Islam probably have multiple references to Jihad, Shaheed/Shahid, martyrs & martyrdom as well: AnsweringIslam.net, AnsweringMuslims.com, Acts17Apologetics, Shamounian, CIRA International, Christian Prince, Arabian Prophet, Islam Critiqued, Apostate Profit, etc.).
**(I wouldn’t call that a martyr) If you are attacking somebody, wanting to harm or kill them, or someone they love… any normal person would want to defend themselves, their loved ones, or in general people they see as innocent (or unarmed, etc)… and if you get killed because you are the one attacking them, HOW is THAT being a martyr? And that’s what we see from Islam’s conception to today, from Islamic armies invading lands & Islamic terror cell groups attacking villages (raping and taking captive women, killing and torturing people in various ways, trying to force conversions, burning and tearing down buildings and crosses, etc), terrorists blowing up churches, driving trucks through crowds of people, and teenager immigrants beheading people for showing cartoons after being set up and enraged by the Muslim community, even after the teacher tried to avoid such conflicts by asking Muslim students to leave, etc… hey, don’t get mad at me, I’m just telling you what’s been happening. In Christianity (and probably as the rest of the world sees it), a martyr is someone who is killed simply for standing for their faith (which, unlike in Islam, does NOT involve killing and attacking others [e.g. Quran 9:29, Sahih Muslim 22, the references above, etc.]). For verses like Q5:33 (right after Quran 5:32, which is often misrepresented to say Islam is a religion of peace), keep in mind that waging war against Allah or striving to spread corruption/mischief, can simply be standing up for your faith (like Asia Bibi & many others), practicing and/or trying to spread you faith (which may be a requirement of practicing your faith), speaking the truth about Muhammad, or simply criticizing him (like with Muhammad cartoons, etc) – THIS ARTICLE could be considered spreading mischief, and it’s just factually accurate information, critical information, corrective information, but accurate. And another thing… if you kill someone that you believe is heading to Hell, it’s like you’re saying that you just want to send them to Hell, and that their eternity is not worth you taking the time to try to convince them to believe what you believe… you are killing them, hoping at some point you’ll be killed as well, so they can go to Hell, and you can go to your perverted sex paradise — hopefully, you can never be sure with Allah’s deception (talk about a messed up moral compass)… and that is largely due to the fact that THERE IS NO REAL LOVE IN ISLAM. Case in point: your Allah DOES NOT LOVE unbelievers – Quran 3:32 (a type of “love” that Jesus condemns in Matthew 5:43-48 [compare the last two verses to this: “Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grand him peace, said, “Do not give the People of the Book the greeting fist. Force them to the narrowest part of the road.”” ~Al-Adab al-Mufrad Al-Bukhari (Muslim Morals and Manners), XDIII. The People of the Book, 1103.], and which is COMPLETELY OPPOSITE of the True God of the Bible – e.g. John 3:16-17, Romans 5:6-10, etc.). And if your “god” doesn’t love someone like me, then obviously why should his followers? Right? Islam has no real love. And this, by the way, is one (of many) evidences why Islam cannot be true, because the TRUE God MUST be 100% of any GOOD attribute, like love, justice, etc. We already saw how Allah is NOT Just (punishing Jews & Christians for Muslims’ sins, and allowing some people into Islam’s perverted sex “paradise” without giving an account for their deeds), and here we see that he obviously is NOT Loving either (not loving, not just, not God). I and many other people (perhaps even you) can love GREATER than Allah, because we can, and DO love others who have a different faith than us (doesn’t mean we have to agree, doesn’t mean we can’t try to convince them otherwise or warn them, but we CAN love them – and as a Christian, warning people and trying to convince them IS a part of loving them), and THAT is problematic for a being who claims to be the one Who should be the MOST Loving, the MOST Just, the MOST gracious, etc. when he obviously isn’t, by his own admission, and by what he says he’ll do. Don’t forget he should also be the MOST intelligent, and THAT’S obviously not Islam’s Allah, if we look at numerous statements that he (and his “prophet”) have made that are factually WRONG and STUPID about other faiths, history, science, human relationships, etc., but that’s another topic… a good many, many topics. Keep in mind, I’m NOT attacking Muslims, I’m attacking a LIE that’s keeping them from the truth; Sending them to Hell; And causing a worse life on Earth for both them and others whom are constantly affected by the loss of loved ones, persecutions, discriminations, etc., and many of those killed going to hell because some Jihadi killed them before they came to the knowledge of the truth of the Lord Jesus Christ.
*And while it is argued by some Muslims that this makes forgiveness too easy and you can just live a sinful life: A. They do not know what the Bible says about this – we are strongly warned not to live in sin by Jesus & His Disciples & Apostles (even Paul refutes this argument) (for example: The Ten Commandments in Exodus 20 & Deuteronomy 5, Matthew 5:17-32 [also read to the end of the chapter], 7:12-29 [more specifically vs21-23 & 24-29], 15:19-20, Mark 9:43-49, Romans 2, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, 2 Cor 5:10-21, 2 Timothy 2:19, Hebrews 10:26-31 & context, 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 [& see vs11-12], 1 Peter 4, 2 Peter 2, 1 John 3, Revelation 20:4-15 [compare to Matt 25:31-46 & John 5:17-31], Rev 21:8, etc.). If you willfully live in sin after supposedly accepting Christ, you are living as a hypocrite, trampling the precious blood of Christ under your feet, not obeying Him, and are seriously calling into question whether or not you ever were saved. When a person truly does get saved by trusting in the spilt blood of the Lord Jesus, they desire to please their Lord and to live for Him, AND He fills them with His promised Holy Spirit, Who makes us Born Again and enables us to live Holy Lives that are pleasing to Him, obedient to Him, and filled with good works (Ephesians 2:10 [read the whole chapter]). B. They don’t understand that for a truly saved person it becomes harder to sin… not that the temptation isn’t there, but the Holy Spirit convicts our conscience when we make mistakes (He doesn’t condemn us, He convicts us), causing us to repent, and He puts a desire on our hearts, and the ability, to live for Him. C. They ignore that Islam also allows easy forgiveness – but without any substance (nothing has been paid for the sins to be forgiven, they are simply swept under the rug & not dealt with [with the exception of being passed on to Jews and Christians, who have our own sins to be forgiven, or having intercession from a sinful man who spilt his blood while murdering others in Allah’s name, neither of which is just!] as we discussed previously), such as simply walking to the mosque (the longer, the better), or going on the pagan Hajj, or doing perceived “good” deeds, or simply asking for forgiveness by saying specific words so many times (asking a false god, who didn’t do anything to justly provide for your forgiveness – and Jesus condemns such repetitions as being pagan/heathen in Matthew 6:7 [He also says making a big deal about your prayers, and praying in public for everyone to see you is like what the hypocrites do {and your reward is basically that people see you pray – whoopti-do – no reward from God} – v5, read vs5-15]).
-ex. Both the OT & NT let us know that we need to listen to Jesus’ words (Deut 18:15-19, Matthew 28:19-20, John 5:39-40, 8:31-36, 14:15-24, 15:1-22, etc), yet Islam doesn’t have His words & contradicts His words in many places (and modern Muslims tell us we need to NOT listen to the Gospel… as apposed to what the Quran and Hadith say – see this infographic).
-Many other examples exist. I had previously mentioned in my reply to this Muslim’s message how Muhammad ate the unclean rabbit & camel (Sahih Bukhari 2572, 2485, Q22:36, [also see: Sunan Abi Dawud 184] – which are considered JUST AS UNCLEAN AS PIGS – Deuteronomy 14:6-8, Leviticus 11:4-8). I bet your Muslim apologist didn’t bother to read the whole passage to you when he was telling you of the evils of pork and those that eat it, did he? (PS, I’ve been avoiding pork, just FYI). You can see this article about some of the differences between the true God of the Bible and the false god of Islam – we compare their *Justice, *Love, & *Desire to see people saved.
*2. Allah is described as and does what the Bible says is from the Devil, and is NOT like God. For example, Jesus said the Devil is the father of lies (John 8:44), and Allah claims to be the best of deceivers (Qur’an 3:54, 7:99, 8:30) – the root word “makr” (as discussed above) means to deceive, but English translators don’t translate it that way (interestingly, while Allah is the BEST of deceivers [root word makr means to deceive – and English translators of the Quran translate these verses in a deceptive way], the Quran calls Satan the chief Deceiver – different root word, but it is translated into English as Deceiver – Quran 31:33, 35:5). Muhammad also lied to his wives and broke his promise to stop having sex with his slave girl (Mary the Copt), because Allah told him to (Qur’an 66:1-2 [& Tafsir Jalalayn] & Sunan An-Nasa’i 3411), Muhammad said “war is deceit” (Sahih Bukhari 3030), and Muslims are allowed to lie in certain circumstances to further the cause of Islam, in particular, denying their faith in certain circumstances (Taqiya or Taqiyya or a related term Kitman [PS, Jesus said if you confess Him before men, He will confess you before the Father and the angels, but if you deny Him then He will deny you before the Father and the angels – Matthew 10:28-33 & Luke 12:4-9]), and there’s that famous Islamic saying: “We smile in the face of some people although our hearts curse them.” (not only lying, but hypocrisy – Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Quran 3:28 [in which he also cites several other Quran verses on not being friends with non-Muslims, particularly Jews & Christians {read what Jesus said about loving your enemies in Matthew 5:43-48}]), both the Old and New Testaments tell us NOT to give false witness (see Exodus 20:16, Deuteronomy 5:20, Mark 10:19, Luke 18:20, etc.). Allah also misleads / misguides whoever he will (Quran 13:27 & 14:4) – one of the things Satan does is to mislead/misguide people, for example Revelation 20:10. Moreover, Jesus said that the thief comes to steal, kill, & destroy (but He – Yeshua/Yasu/Jesus comes to give life, and life more abundantly – John 10:10) – Muhammad & Allah stole, killed, & destroyed (Quran 4:24, 5:33, 9:29, Sahih Muslim 22, 1438 a, Sunan Abi Dawud 2155, Ibn Ishaq, Sirat Rasul Allah, p. 515, and many more. Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okyrLurl-xE)? This is against the OT & NT (Exodus 20:13-17, Deuteronomy 5:17-21, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, etc).
*3. Muhammad meets the signs of a false prophet, false teacher, & anti-Christ in the Bible. Muhammad spake in the name of false gods (aside from “Allah”, which is not The LORD, “YHVH” of the Bible), when he gave the Satanic verses (Ibn Ishaq, pp. 165-166, etc.) – he couldn’t tell the difference between a revelation from God or from Satan – and Allah lightly rebuked him and then made up an excuse and said it happens to all the prophets (which is not true), whereas YeHoVaH of the Bible says he should have been killed (Deuteronomy 18:20-22). Muhammad also gave what appear to be some very clear false prophesies, for example – *Sahih Muslim 31:6162-6165 [when people asked Muhammad about THE LAST HOUR {keep that in mind, NOT their last hour, but the Last Hour – apocalyptical prophesy everyone wants to know about}, Muhammad said: 6162 “You asked me about the Last Hour whereas its knowledge is with Allah. I, however, take an oath and say that none upon the earth, the created beings (from amongst my Companions), would survive at the end of one hundred years.” 6163 “None amongst the created beings who had been living by that time” {it goes on to say: “‘Abd al-Rahman has interpreted these words of Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) as: The ages (of the people) would be diminished.” – that’s a radically different interpretation}, 6165 “There would be none amongst the created beings living on the earth (who would survive this century).” {notice: there are creatures that regularly live past 100 years, like some tortoises}]; *Sahih Muslim vol 6, book 31, number 6160 [Muhammad said: “Have you seen this night of yours? At the end of one hundred years after this none would survive on the surface of the earth (from amount my Companions).” – I’m not sure, but I’m suspicious the brackets are added {why would a narrated quote be put in brackets?}.]; *Sahih Muslim 41:6924 [the Last Hour would not come until Constantinople would be taken over by the Muslims {seemingly through battle}, and the dajjal would come, and Jesus would come, etc. – more to the Hadith, Muslims defending other Muslims who took slaves, etc.]; *Sahih Muslim, book 41, number 6979 [the Last Hour would not come unless 70,000 persons from the Bani Ishaq would defeat Constantinople simply by saying “There is no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest” – 3x, and using no weapons, and the dajjal would come as they are spoiling the city… the problem, however, is that Constantinople was already defeated by the Muslims a long time ago {and nothing like how this prophesy says}, today it is known as Istanbul, Turkey {a Muslim majority country, and home of the former Ottoman Empire}]; *Sahih Muslim vol 7, book 41, number 7044-7049 [Muhammad & the Last Hour have come as close as his two fingers put together]; *Sahih Muslim book 041, number 7050-7053 [a certain young boy would not grow very old until the Last Hour would come {potentially to particular people}]; *Sahih Bukhari 1:10:539 & 575 [Muhammad said: “Do you realize (the importance of) this night? Nobody present on the surface of the earth to-night would be living after the completion of one hundred years from this night.” – the narrator shares that the people at that time believed Muhammad meant the Day of Resurrection would be in 100 years, and explains to us what he believes Muhammad meant {that after the end of the century the people of that century would pass away} – I suppose we can assume: A. the “best” Muslims {Muhammad’s generation} for some reason severely misunderstood Muhammad, and/or B. Muhammad was really unclear and didn’t bother to clarify, and/or C. Muhammad just gave a useless, unimpressive, and probably wrong prophesy. And if the narrator is correct, then: WOW! What a revelation! What an important night! 100 years from then everyone from then would die??? What’s so important or amazing about that? Nothing. Who does it benefit? No one. What does it prove? Not a thing (unless there were people on the face of the earth from that time still alive after 100 years, I’m sure there were some people somewhere on the surface of the earth that lived past 100 years from that time)]; *Jami at-Tirmidhi 4:7:2239 [Anas bin Malik said “Constantinople will be conquered with the coming of the Hour.” {what we heard from Muhammad, and again, Constantinople was already [[violently]] conquered and is no longer Constantinople}]; *Sunan Abu Dawud 38:4281 [Muhammad said “The flourishing state of Jerusalem will be when Yathrib is in ruins, the ruined state of Yathrib will be when the great war comes, the outbreak of the great war will be at the conquest of Constantinople and the conquest of Constantinople when the Dajjal (Antichrist) comes forth.” The hadith continues “He (the Prophet) struck his thigh or his shoulder with his hand and said: This is as true as you are here or as you are sitting…”]; *Sahih Bukhari 7116 [Muhammad said “The Hour will not be established till the buttocks of the women of the tribe of Daus move while going round Dhi-al-Khalasa.” – there’s Muhammad talking about women’s buttocks… that just happened, the OTHER problem with this is that Dhi-al-Khalasa was destroyed by the Muslims {Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 59, Hadith 641, 642, 643 and 645 – thanks to this webpage for pointing that out}], etc. It was even believed by some of the early Muslims that one man at that time was the dajjal [Saf ibn Sayyad / Abdullah ibn Sa’id {sorry for the Wikipedia link}] and while he rejected it in adulthood, he said he knew who it was, Muhammad’s generation believed the end was near). In fact, Muhammad even admitted to being under the influence of magic, this caused him to imagine he was having sex with his wives when he was not (Sahih Al-Bukhari 5765 [also mentioned in 3175]), which the Quran says comes from devils and only harms someone by Allah’s permission (Q2:102), and that the Devil has no power over anyone who puts their trust in their Lord, but he only has power over those that make a friend of him and who ascribe partners to Allah (Q16:98-100) – how could he then be under the influence of black magic if he was a true prophet? Muhammad bore evil fruit and was a ravening wolf, & Jesus said this is a sign of a corrupt tree and false prophet, thrown into the fire (Matthew 7:15-20). Allah & Muhammad denied the Father and the Son, something 1 John 2:22 tells us is an attribute of anti-Christ (and a liar) – vs23 says if you deny the Son, then you do not have the Father (you don’t have God).
*See this excellent collection of 50 Reasons Muhammad Was Not A Prophet.
*4. As to your Mahdi & Isa, here are some highlights (as I remember them from various teachings, etc. [would take a lot of time to {re}study up on and unpack]): Isa is lower in rank than the Mahdi, they conquer together for Allah, committing genocide on the Jews, and breaking all crosses, and establishing Islam. And a long golden age of “peace” with the Mahdi ruling. And I believe he’s supposed to ride on a white horse. etc. As for the Bible, it says the anti-Christ will come, accompanied by a false prophet that points people to the anti-Christ, and together they serve Satan. The false prophet is described as looking like a lamb, but speaking like a dragon – this is significant because Jesus is described as THE Lamb of God, so the false prophet is very likely imitating or pretending to be Christ. Together they persecute the Jews and potentially Christians (there is debate on whether we will still be on the Earth at that time or not, but people can still put their faith in Christ), and one of their execution methods is beheading, they’ll behead people for the testimony of Jesus and for the Word of God (this has always been a classical mode of execution in Islam). It is believed by many that the anti-Christ will also set up a treaty that he will then break. There is also some evidence that the main anti-Christ will be from the Middle East. There’s even a white horse with a conquering rider early in Revelation (not to be confused with the other rider on a white horse later in Revelation – which is Jesus, The Word of God (as so named in John 1). Jesus will reign for a thousand years, and then forever in the New Jerusalem with the Father.
*Here’s some studies and previews on this:
Will the Biblical AntiChrist be a Muslim?
(Here’s a woman’s Bible study on the subject)
Bloodline of the Beast
The Islamic Anti-Christ: With Joel Richardson
*Other people to search for studies on the Anti-Christ include Steve Cioccolanti and Chuck Missler.
If you’re tired of living in a lie, and want to come to know the truth of the Lord Jesus Christ, it’s very simple, just humble yourself and pray, it doesn’t have to be these exact words, but mean them from your heart:
“Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for my sins and for rising from the dead. Thank You for giving Your life so that I can live forever. I believe You are the Son of God. Please forgive me now, and fill me up with Your Holy Spirit. Help me to live a life that is pleasing to you. Thank You for being my Lord and Saviour. Father God, thank You for sending your Son Jesus to die for me, and thank You for raising Him from the dead. I pray all this, in Jesus’ name, amen.”
And if you are UNSURE, or SCARED, simply ask Jesus (with sincerity) to reveal Himself to you if He is the truth.
*PS, here’s a page on Muslim conversions to Christianity.
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