Wisdom 2:12-21
12 Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings, Reproaches us for transgressions of the law and charges us with violations of our training.
Jesus (may peace by upon him) was a great messenger and sent by God with a message of truth, to serve only One God, and this contradicted the beliefs of these Pharisees and due to their high stature in their society because of the respect as religious leaders this truth scared them, it threatened their power. Jesus(may peace by upon him) charged them in their forgetfullness of their duty to God, Serve Thy Lord and Him Alone.
13 He professes to have knowledge of God and styles himself a child of the LORD.
This knowledge of God was something that all previous prophets such as Abraham were given, in other words Truth, a simple message for a confused people who had gone astray, to serve ONE GOD.
14 To us he is the censure of our thoughts; merely to see him is a hardship for us,
The truth that God brings to unbelievers makes those unbelievers feel uncomfortable. The truth makes them sweat with fear and these Pharisees upon seeing this marvelous man speak such truth scared them
15 Because his life is not like other men's, and different are his ways.
TRUE! Jesus (may peace by upon him) was different from other men, for he seemed to be the only one on that straight path, as others had gone astray he preached the oneness and wonder of God.
16 He judges us debased; he holds aloof from our paths as from things impure. He calls blest the destiny of the just and boasts that God is his Father.
Once again Jesus (may peace by upon him) and the Truth carried by him astounded these priests as he was a remarkable man that was able to remain forever straight on a path that was indeed righteous. However he did not called God is Father, but rather said that your Father is the one who art is in Heaven. Meaning there was one God for us all. Yet this verse implies that Jesus (may peace by upon him) boasts. BOASTS! Nay Jesus (may peace by upon him) was a humble man and preached humility before God, for did Jesus (may peace by upon him) not say that God loveth not those who are ignorant or boastful?
17 Let us see whether his words be true; let us find out what will happen to him.
18 For if the just one be the son of God, he will defend him and deliver him from the hand of his foes.
19 With revilement and torture let us put him to the test that we may have proof of his gentleness and try his patience.
20 Let us condemn him to a shameful death; for according to his own words, God will take care of him."
21 These were their thoughts, but they erred; for their wickedness blinded them
All these verses imply the priests fear of Jesus (may peace by upon him) and the truth that he brough with him, a threat to their power and threat to their ancestral beliefs. They wanted this to stop for according to historical contexts Jesus (may peace by upon him) was gaining followers and the empire was fear of threat. But this is where it must honestly stop, for Jesus(may peace by upon him) a rightous prophet and honorable man would not tell an astray people that he is God, for he wanted them to go back to God. Then you will say I know that, but Jesus is the Son of God, or God or whatever, and that Trinity is what REAL christians believe. But in my mind and in the religion of Islam it is a simple message "ONE GOD" not three in one or one in three. Not to divide God into three parts, but in essence He is one. Just one, very simple.
Daniel 7:13-14
13 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
13 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
7:13-14
13 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Daniel 7:13-14
13 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
It is suprising to most Christians that in Islam Jesus (may peace be upon him) is expected to return on that Hour. His return will be glorious one, but the only difference in this compared to Daniel vision, is like that of all prophets and angels they always come in the name of God, and nations will not worship Jesus (may peace be upon him) but in God as Jesus spent his whole life trying to preach.
Psalm 110:1
The LORD says to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet."
According to your analyzation my friend you said "From this we see that the Son of Man and the Ancient of Days are both the Lord!" I have always believed that Satins ultimate goal in life ever since he had been cast down from heaven by God was to seperate man from God and his Oneness. For in the Quran it is said that Satan(Iblis) said that he will wait for man in the Straight Path and attack from man from their left, right, back and front. What a better way than to seperate man from God that to establish a man as God, what better way to destroy the simple idea of a oness of God than to establish a Trinity (which means three), and again you will say Trinity is One or something like that. A very simple idea: either one or three, not three in one, do not divide God up into parts and reunite Him into one. Proclaim! He is One and Absolute!
Mark 2:5-7
5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
6Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7"Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
Mark 2:5-7
5When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
6Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7"Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
In Islam the relationship between man and God is a personal one, in other words one on one. However in Churches priests due that in confessions, do priests also have the Power of God? Can Popes keep people out of heaven by excommunication, do they too have the power of God? I know you will not believe, but Jesus (may peace be upon him) could not forgive sins, only God can do that. Yet you argue that Jesus has the Power of God. Okay fine. Yet Islam believes that any miracles done by any prophets are by leave of God. Forgiving sins is only meant for God to control, for God controls both heaven and hell. Do you let someone else tell other people if they can enter your house?
Mark 2:27
Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
I am confused my friend. Sabbath is the day when God rested? Right? Before I go one let my introduce another point that in Islam God did not rest, because He does not fatigue, for He is All Mighty. But going on, according to the God resting on this day how is it that this did not apply to God who is in direct relation to Sabbath (because God created the universe) and Jesus (may peace be upon him) is?
Mark 4:35-41
35That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." 36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?"
39He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
40He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
41They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"
Ah! My friend this is one of my FAVORITE passages from the Holy Bible! I love this part. But let me explain. Faith is an amazing thing for Jesus (may peace be upon him) procalimed that with a grain of faith one can make the mountains move, and with this faith He made the winds and water obey! This is true expect he made the forces of nature obey by God's leave. As Moses(may peace be upon him) split the red sea, not because he had power nor because his rod had power, but because of God.
I hope this is satisfactory
May peace fall unto my friend
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