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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

QUR'AN ON JESUS - NYOBS 46.17



QUR’AN on JESUS
Does the Qur’an actually point to Jesus Christ?

First Word
·         Getting ahead of God – Before we begin, it would be “in order” to get a little background on how the Muslim religion and the Qur’an came about. – To do this we must go back to Father Abraham and his wife Sarah. - A number of years had passed since God had promised Abraham that his seed would multiply and be like the stars in the sky; so Abraham and Sarah decided to help God out with His Plan.
·         Sarah gave her maidservant Hagar to Abraham to father a child - This is where we get the phrase “God helps those who help themselves” - (This is NOT in the Bible.)  - Then Hagar gave birth to a son named Ishmael.
·         Abraham loved Ishmael and raises him in his home as his “FIRST BORN” son.
·         Fourteen years later Sarah gives birth to Isaac, HER first born son, but he was the ‘SECOND BORN” son of Abraham.
Gen 16:3-4 – Sarah gives Hagar to Abraham
3 So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife.
4 He slept with Hagar, and she conceived.
NIV
Gen 16:15-16 - Ishmael is born to Hagar and Abraham
15 So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael. NIV
Gen 21:2-5 – Isaac is born to Sarah and Abraham
2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.
3 Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore him.
5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. NIV
Ishmael
  • What follows is a very important detail to digest.  It is at the request of Abraham that Ishmael became the nation that it is today.
  • Abraham loved Ishmael and wanted him to receive a blessing like the promised given to Isaac   God hears Abraham’s prayer and promises that Ishmael will also become a great nation with twelve tribes, but he WOULD NOT receive the covenant that was promised to be passed down through Isaac.
  • Ishmael’s Twelve Tribes are Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah and Massa; who we know as the Midianites, Edomites, Egyptians and Assyrians; the great desert people of the Middle East.
  • These twelve tribes were given a vast land, much more than Isaac, but they wanted the land of the covenant too…. And still do.
Gen 17:18-21 – Abraham wants Ishmael to be blessed too.
18 And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!"  NIV
19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of TWELVE rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year. "NIV
Gen 25:13-18 – Ishmael had twelve sons
13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa,
15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah.
16 These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.
18 His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt, as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers. NIV

The Blood Feud starts
  • The Angel tells Hagar that when Ishmael is born, he will be a wild ass of a man and live in hostility toward his brothers and they will also be against him.
  • The covenant was promised by God to Abraham and to Sarah a free woman, not to Hagar a bonds woman; a maidservant.  Ishmael was born of the flesh; Isaac was born of the promise.
  • Ishmael is fourteen years old when Isaac is born and begins to make fun of him.  Ishmael is jealous because he himself was the first born of Abraham, yet the blessing of the covenant of God would be with the second born, Isaac.
  • In the beginning Cain became jealous of Able who was favored by God and Cain killed him.  This is repeated again with the two brothers; when Ishmael becomes jealous of Isaac.
  • This jealousy developed into hatred and has continued some 4,000 years.
  • The promised land of God was passed down through Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob, not through Ishmael which is the source of the friction between the Arabs and the Jews today; specifically the city of Jerusalem. - REMEMBER THIS.
Gen 16:12 – Ishmael will be a wild donkey and live in hostility
12 He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers." NIV
Gen 17:19 – The Covenant was with Isaac not Ishmael.
19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. NIV
Gen 21:9 – Ishmael made fun of Isaac.
9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking, NIV
Qur’an - Hadith
  • A little more background - I want to identify two Muslim books and the five pillars of Islam.
  • The Qur’an given to the “Last Prophet” Muhammad, claimed to be the perfect revelation of Allah. – Some passages are not fully understood without the aid of “The Hadith” which clarifies their intent.
  • The Hadith is a companion book to the Qur’an that shows how to put the guidance of the Qur’an into practice.  It’s a collection of sayings, deeds and the behavior of Muhammad including; eating, sleeping, praying, mating, planning revenge on his enemies and dispensing justice. - These actions of Muhammad were not ordinary acts; but were considered the actions of “Allah”.  They were handed down through the generations verbally and then about 200 years after Muhammad’s death they were written down.
  • A Good Muslim will do all these same things as well as name their children Muhammad.  The Hadith in some sects is followed more closely than the Qur’an and its sayings can supersede the Qur’an.
  • The Five Pillars of Islam are five basic acts considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous Hadith. They make up Muslim life, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification and the pilgrimage to Mecca; they are:
  1. Shahadah: declaring there is no god except Allah, and Muhammad is his Messenger
  2. Salat: ritual prayer five times a day
  3. Sawm: fasting and self-control during the blessed month of Ramadan
  4. Zakat: giving 2.5% of one’s savings to the poor and needy
  5. Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime if he/she is able to do so.
·         Submission - The Muslim faith requires complete submission to ALL of the decisions and actions of Muhammad, which includes hundreds of stories in the Hadith.
·         You must not only know and obey the Qur’an, but also know and obey the Hadith.
*** Sura 4:65 – Submission to Allah requires complete obedience to ALL of Muhammad’s decisions
Islam
  • Islam purports that the True Covenant of God and bloodline of Abraham rests with Ishmael the First Born and NOT with Isaac the Second born.
  • They believe that the scriptures were distorted, corrupted and changed by the Jews to establish themselves as the heirs to the covenant.
  • Islam says Abraham had eight sons not twelve; all reared in Mecca, not Hebron.
  • They claim it was Ishmael who was about to be sacrificed on Mount Moriah, not Isaac.
  • They claim the title deed to the land was passed down through the Arabs, not the Jews.
  • Israel had defeated the Arab world five times in succession. -  Humiliated, the Arabs are now out for revenge.
  • The Muslim’s cannot even get along with their own sect as there is a long running blood feud between the Sunnis and the Shiites power bases.
  • Today Islam commands; “Fight and slay the pagans wherever you find them and seize them, beleaguer them and lie in wait for them in every stratagem of war”.
  • Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud says – “We shall never call for or accept a negotiated peace.  We shall only accept war – Jihad – the holy war.  We have resolved to drench the lands of Palestine and Arabia with the blood of the infidels or to accept martyrdom for the glory of Allah”.
  • Islamic Jihad – to die for the cause of Islam is an honor – A passport to paradise.
  • Hadith 2:483 – I have been ordered to fight the people till they say, Allah be worshipped.
  • Sura 9:29 – Muslims are inspired to fight people who do not accept the religion of Islam.
  • Sura 5:33 – Those who wage war against Allah and his messenger (there fate) is execution or crucifixion or the cutting off of hands and feet on opposite sides or exile.
  • Hadith 9:57 – Whoever changes his Islamic religion should be killed.
  • Muhammad: “He, who relinquishes his faith; kill him.  I have been ordered by Allah to fight with people till they testify there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger”.
  • Hadith 1:505 – Anyone who dies in a Jihad will have a prominent place in paradise.
  • Hadith 9:459 – Anyone who engages in a holy war (jihad) will be admitted into paradise with his reward of booty.
  • Sura 78:33 – In paradise man can have many women.
  • Ayatollah Khomeini: “The purest joy in Islam is to kill and to be killed for Allah”.
  • There can be no peace with the Jews or Christians or any other non-Islamic people; and that if peace must be made, only a truce is permissible and that “for a maximum of 10 years as an expedient to hone our swords, whet our blood and strengthen our will.” 
  • Islamic Extremist is a misnomer - If you follow Islam, the Qur’an and the Hadith, then none are extremist; ALL hate non-Muslims; their mission is to convert or kill us in the name of Allah.
Genesis 22:2 – Take Isaac – Sacrifice him on Mount Moriah
2 Then GOD said, “Take your son, your ONLY son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” (NIV2011)
*** Sura 9:5 - Find them – Lie in wait - Seize them – Kill them
5 When the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, seize them; lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war).

Islam - Religion of peace
·         Every year, there are homes and churches that are torched; dozens of priests, pastors, nuns and other church workers murdered. - Thousands of Christian have even been kidnapped, raped, tortured, mutilated, hacked to death and murdered all at the hands of these devout Muslim Islamic extremists.
·         There justification is charges of apostasy, blasphemy or insulting Islam.
·         Christianity - Muslim do not fear Christians for their safety as there is little if any violent retaliation from Christians to the terrorism and deadly violence that is routinely dispensed by the Muslims.  
·         Everything you read in the Qur’an calls for violence, terror and retaliation, while the Bible calls for peace and reconciliation.  – Islam says to convert or Kill the un-believer; Christianity says to share the Gospel with GENTLENESS and RESPECT.
·         Muhammad tells his followers to assault and terrorize the Jews and Christians; Jesus tells His followers to NOT resort to violence, but to PRAY for their enemies.
·         How can Islam call itself a religion of Peace? – GOOD GRIEF
*** Sura 2:194 – If someone hits you, HIT THEM back
194 If then anyone transgresses the prohibition against you, transgress you likewise against him.
Matthew 5:39 – If someone hits you, turn the other cheek
39 But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. (ESV)
*** Sura 8:38 – FIGHT them
38 And fight them until there is no more persecution and religion is only for Allah.
Matthew 5:44 – LOVE and PRAY for your enemies
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, (ESV)
*** Sura 8:12 – Cast TERROR – Cut off their heads
12 I will cast terror into the hearts of those who
disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads
and strike off every fingertip of them." 
Mark 12:31 – LOVE your neighbor as yourself
31 Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. (ASV)
*** Sura 9:123 – FIGHT the Unbeliever with HARDNESS
123 O you believe!  Fight those of the unbelievers who are near to you and let them find in you hardness.
Matthew 5:5 – Blessed are the MEEK
5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (ESV)
*** Sura 9:29 – Convert or KILL the un-believer
29 Kill, convert or subjugate Christians and Jews.
1 Peter 3:15 – Share Christianity with gentleness & respect
15  but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with GENTLENESS and RESPECT.
(ESV)

Qur’an on Allah & Yahweh
  • Koran, Quran, Qur’an. -The accepted transliteration is Qur’an and the word Muslim is preferred over the word Moslem according to Wikipedia.
  • In the Qur’an it is presented that the Christian, Jew and Muslim ALL follow the same God of Abraham.
  • According to Islamic belief, Allah is the proper name of God, and humble submission to His Will, Divine Ordinances and Commandments is the pivot of the Muslim faith. "He is the only God, creator of the universe, and the judge of humankind”.
  • The Qur’an insists - Muslims believe - Historians affirm - that Muhammad and his followers worship the same God as the Jews.
  • BUT, the Qur'an portrays Allah as both more powerful and more remote than Yahweh, and as a UNIVERSAL deity, unlike Yahweh who closely follows the Israelites.
  • Sura 19:96 – Allah has no affection for any creature.  Love is conditional on good works.
  • Sura 3:129 – Allah has predestined some to paradise and some to hell.
  • Sura 32:13 – Allah sends to hell whomever he wants.  He created a multitude of spirits and men specifically for the purpose of sending them to hell. - NYOBS 22.02 –ARMAGEDDON
  • NOTE: - What people believe can be more powerful than the truth. (Hal Lindsey) 
*** Sura 2:255 – There’s no God but Allah the Self-Subsisting God
255 God – There is no god but He – The Living, the Self-subsisting, eternal.  No slumber can seize Him nor sleep.  His are all things in the heavens and on the earth.  Who is there that can intercede in His presence except as he permitteth?  He knoweth what (appears to his creatures as) before or after or behind then.  Nor shall they compass aught His knowledge except as He willith.  His Throne doth extend over the heavens and the earth, and He feeleth no fatigue in guarding and preserving them for He is Most High, The Supreme (in glory).

Qur’an on the Unpardonable Sin
·         Allah was never married so he could not have a son – Therefore saying Jesus or any man is or ever was the son of God is blasphemous and deserving of death.
·         Assigning partners to God; (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit) blasphemes ALLAH and is The Un-pardonable Sin – You can see why a Muslim would hate a Christian. 
*** Sura 112 – Allah has no begotten Son
112 He is God, The One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He BEGETTETH NOT, nor is he begotten; and there is none like unto Him
*** Sura 4:116 – Un-pardonable Sin join Allah with Father Son Spirit
116 God forgiveth NOT (the sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than this; one who joins other gods with God, hath strayed far, far away (from Allah)

Qur’an on the Trinity
·         God is not three persons in one.
·         The Trinity exist in Allah, Jesus and Mary
·         There is no Son, because Allah was not married
·         The Holy Spirit is the Angel Gabriel
*** Sura 4:171- Allah is NOT THREE – He does not have a son
171 So believe in Allah and His messengers and say NOT THREE – Cease! (It is) better for you!  Allah is one God.  For is it removed from His transcendent majesty that He should have a son.
*** Sura 5:116 – Trinity is Allah, Jesus and Mary
116 And when Allah saith; O JESUS, SON OF MARY!  Didst thou say unto mankind: Take ME and my MOTHER for TWO GODS besides ALLAH?  He saith; Be glorified!   It was not mine to utter that to which I no right.
Matthew 28:19 – Trinity is God, Jesus and Holy Spirit
19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. (NLT)
1 John 5:19-20 – Jesus is Second in the God head
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
*** Sura 42:11 – Allah is NOT a person or a spirit
11 Naught is as His likeness; and He is the Hearer, the Seer
John 4:24 – Yahweh IS a Spirit
24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship in spirit and truth. (ASV)
*** Sura 16:102 – The Holy Spirit is Gabriel who reveals to men
102 Say: the Holy Spirit (Gabriel) hath revealed it from the Lord.
Acts 5:3-4 – The Holy Spirit is God
3 Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 While it remained, did it not remain thine own? And after it was sold, was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou has not lied unto men, but unto God. (ASV)

Qur’an on Muhammad & Jesus
·         The Qur’an is 114 Chapters called Suras made up of 6666 words. – Interesting the number of man is 6 which is the Biblical number for SIN and the multiple of that is 666 the most worst sin which is the number of the anti-Christ;  with the Qur’an being 6666 must be more sinful than that of the Anti-Christ. – Just Saying
·         Muhammad’s name is mentioned in the Qur’an in only FOUR places while the name of Jesus is brought forth TWENTY FIVE times.
·         Jesus spoke from the cradle and said He Himself was only a Prophet of Allah.
·         Jesus was righteous; sinless and performed miracles of healing and raised the dead.
·         Jesus is the Messiah – But He is not God.
·         At the Death of Jesus, Allah will send the Prophet Muhammad – Not the Holy Spirit.
·         Jesus said He is not worthy to intercede to God for us; we should go to Muhammad.
·         Jesus did not actually die on the cross by crucifixion, but it was made to look like it.
·         When Jesus did die, he was taken up to be with Allah as was Enoch and Elijah before him.
·         Jesus will return and punish the Jews and Christians for not accepting Muhammad.
·         Jesus will judge by the Law of the Qur’an, not by the Law of the Gospel.
·         TEN POINTS made about The Prophet Jesus in the Qur’an; Chapter 3, verses 45-55 as translated from the Arabic text. – This is the names of the Prophet and His actions.
1.     Word of God
2.     Spirit of God
3.     Jesus Christ
4.     Jesus spoke when he was small, like 2 days after his birth.
5.     Jesus created a bird with mud and breathed into it and it became a live bird (He can give life)
6.     Jesus cured a man born blind; He cured a man with leprosy, and many more.
7.     Jesus gave life to dead people.
8.     He went to heaven.
9.     He is still alive
10.   He will come again
·         NOTE: There is a big difference between the two prophets Muhammad and Jesus.
·         According to the Qur’an; Muhammad is NONE of the ten things listed above and in fact he himself did die and is now not alive and will not come back. – I didn’t say it - It’s in the Qur’an.

Just for Fun
·         From the Lost Books of the Bible – The Second Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ – Speaking about Jesus performing the miracle of giving life to clay pigeons while a child.
·         Note:  This miracle does not line up with the other “Fence Posts” of Bible scripture which clearly states that the first recorded miracle of Jesus was when He turned Water into Wine, but I include it here for you to ponder.
2 Infancy - Chapter 1:4-9 – Jesus performs a miracle as a child.
4 Then he took from the bank of the stream some soft clay and formed out of it twelve sparrows; and there were other boys playing with him.
5 But a certain Jew seeing the things which he was doing namely, his forming clay into the figures of sparrows on the Sabbath day, went and told his father Joseph, and said.
6 Behold, thy boy is playing by the river side, and has taken clay and formed it into twelve sparrows and profaneth the Sabbath.
7 Then Joseph came to the place where he was, and when he saw him, called to him and said, Why doest thou that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath Day?
8 Then Jesus clapping his hand, to the; Go; fly away; and while ye live remember me.
9 So the sparrows fled away making a noise.
John 2:9 – Jesus First Miracle – Turned water into wine.
9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. (NIV2011)

More Qur’an on Jesus
·         Ten Things the Qur’an says about Allah’s Prophet Jesus.
1.     Sura 19:23-26 – Sura 19:30-33 – Sura 42:13 - Jesus was a messenger of God and a Prophet of Islam
2.     Sura 3:52 – Sura 5:11 - Jesus preached and a number of people became Muslims – NOTE: The followers of Jesus are Muslims.
3.     Sura 3:55 – Allah promises Jesus that His followers would be victorious and superior to the unbelievers until the day of the resurrection.  
4.     There is no record from the 1st through the 5th century of Muslims followers of Jesus – What happened to these followers? - Did their belief become corrupted by Allah and they became Christians. -  Interestingly, “The Gospel” survived; was copied, re-copied and passed down through the ages, but there is no record of these Muslims, if they even existed.
5.     Sura 61:14 – Allah helped strengthen the followers of Jesus to gain the upper hand over the Jews. -  Some Jews believed in Jesus and some did not, but the Christian follower’s message became powerful.
6.     Sura 61:14 – The only followers of Jesus that became more powerful than the Jews were the Christians who believed and taught Jesus’s death, resurrection and Deity. 
7.     Sura 3:3 - The Torah; (the Law) and the Gospel was given as a guidance for the people.
8.     Sura 10:94 – Sura 7:157 – Sura 5:47 – Allah said, “Don’t doubt what is told you; go to the people of the book; the Jews and the Christians that were before you”. – Note: Christians still possessed “The Gospel” in Muhammad’s time – The Qur’an demands that Christians judge matters based on what they find in “The Gospel”.
9.     If there was a first century Gospel that was fundamentally different or corrupted from the NT Gospel, it must have been lost, because it does not exist. – There is no book that matches up with what Islam teaches.
10.   Sura 4:157-158 – Jesus did not die on the cross, Allah raised him up to himself - Allah tricked the Jews into believing that Jesus was crucified and died on the cross – Note:  You can conclude that Allah caused Christianity to flourish and become the largest religion in the world with billions of believing followers.
·         The followers of Jesus got the idea that Jesus died on the cross because Allah tricked them into believing it, WHY? - Does Allah trick people into believing false Prophets?  If Allah tricks the Prophets followers, why could he not also trick the followers of Muhammad? – Is Allah a deceiver God? – SELAH; think about that.
·         Ponder this - Why would Allah lead the followers of his prophet Jesus astray after He had preached some 33 years, even from His birth? – This caused them to commit Shari’a (leaving the path) – What was the purpose?  - The only thing good that came out of destroying the works of Jesus was Christianity.

Allah’s Message
·         Sura 10:64 – They shall have good news in this world’s life and the hereafter, there is no changing the words of Allah
·         Allah sends Jesus, gives Him a virgin birth, has him speaking right after birth, lives the most miraculous life in history, raises Him to himself then destroys everything Jesus worked for. - Allah overthrows and corrupts his own message and deceives Jesus followers for no reason, thus you can conclude that Allah is powerless to protect his own message.
·         Sura 3:3 Allah reveals the al-Fatiha, the opening of “the book” to Jesus who passes it on to his followers and then Allah corrupts the message
·         Allah could not protect the message of Jesus from being corrupted, and actually helped thru trickery. - Muslims believe that the Bible has been corrupted because it contradicts the teachings of Islam.
·         There were two sorts of people around in the first century:
1.     The people who are rejecting one of Allah’s messengers and;
2.     Those who believe the corrupt version and are bowing down to Him and calling Him Lord; believing that He died on the cross for their sins.
·         Muslims view is a high respect for Jesus, but believe He accomplished nothing that lasted and that the followers He chose were totally corrupted.
·         Christian View. God was successful and “His Will” was performed every step of the way. - God does protect His message and it does accomplish what it was sent to do. 
Isaiah 46:9-10 - I will accomplish all my purpose,
9  for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me,
10  declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ (ESV)
Matthew 5:17-18 - Not one word will pass away
17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. (ASV)

Three things you should know about Allah


#1 Allah - Tricked the Jews
·         Islam denies the crucifixion of Jesus ever took place – Then why do so many believe that He was crucified, dead and buried. – Because; Allah did an excellent job of tricking everybody, he disguised someone to look exactly like Jesus.
·         The Qur’an says to judge by THE GOSPEL - The Gospel says that Jesus died on the Cross; The Qur’an says that Jesus didn’t die on the Cross. – Therefore we must judge that Islam is false because the Qur’an contradicts the Gospel which Allah upholds.
*** Sura 4:157 They (the Jews) said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah” – but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not.

#2 Allah - Gospel is Corrupted
·         Muhammad says that the Gospel has been corrupted.
·         If the Gospel was corrupted, Allah did not know about it; here is what he said.
*** Sura 5:47 – Let the People of “the Gospel” judge by what Allah hath revealed therein.  If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel.

#3 Allah - Commands to fight
·         Muslims are commanded to fight the Jews and Christians until they pay tribute to them and feel themselves subdued; acknowledge their inferiority and accept their statues as second class citizens not having the same rights as Muslims.
·         Islam is not like other religions - Christians do not believe that if you leave the Christian faith you should be killed for it, nor if you draw a picture of Jesus Christ you should be killed; nor do they believe that women should be treated as second class citizens. – Islam is totally not like any other religion.
*** Sura 9:29 – Fight those who do not believe in Allah
29 Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, from among the People of the Book (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah (Muslim tax) with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued

Qur’an on Mary
·         No woman’s name is mentioned in the Qur’an except Mariam; Mary, the mother of Jesus.
·         Chapter 3 In the Qur’an is named the “Family of Mariam” – verses 34 and onward says Mary was born without original sin – She never sinned and was always a VIRGIN.
  • The Islamic Qur’an refers explicitly to Jesus’ Virgin conception – “The Lord breathed on her His Spirit” – “Jesus would be without fault” - Sinless – Jesus is regarded as the Son of the Virgin Mary who was begotten by the creative WORD of God.” - WHY IS THAT?
·         Chapter 19 in the Qur’an; the title or name of the chapter is “Mariam” meaning Mary.
·         Chapter 50, verse 23 the Assumption of Mary is written about in the holy Qur’an where it says she went to heaven in her physical body.
·         The Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven – The Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary or shortened to the term “The Assumption”. – According to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of Anglicanism; the Virgin Mary was bodily taken up into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. Note: The Assumption of Mary is not found in the Protestant Bible.
  • Muslims believe that Jesus the son of Mary said; “I am a messenger of “Allah”, bringing good tidings of a messenger who comes after me, whose name is ‘The Praised One”, Muhammad”.
*** Sura 5:75 – Jesus was just one of many messengers of Allah
Christ, the son of Mary was no more than a messenger. Many were the messengers that passed away before him.
1 Peter 2:22 – He committed no sin
22 "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth." 
NIV
Heb 4:15 – Jesus was tempted as we are, but remained sinless
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are - yet was without sin. NIV
1 John 3:5 – He came to take away our sins
5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. NIV
2 Cor 5:21 – God made Jesus to be sin for us
21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
NIV   
*** Sura 4:157 – Jesus was made to appear to die on the cross
Christ did not die on the cross, but was made to appear so.

Born a Muslim
·         The Muslim faith is a Life immersed in prayer and devotion – They have Strong Moral Principals – Muslims are Monotheistic; believe in One God - They have tight knit families that are taught from childhood, the “One God” Allah and Muhammad is His messenger.
·         Converting to Christianity would be like stabbing your parents in the heart. – Betrayal –
·         Muslims believe that performing the Five Pillars pleases Allah and that performing these works get favor from him.
·         You are the slave of Allah, your deeds are to please him. -  If you are a good Muslims you will go to heaven.
  • About a year ago in my Bible Study group, Majid my Muslim friend gave his testimony about how he came to embrace the Christian Faith and he made this STUNNING statement that took me back; “YOU ARE BORN INTO A RELIGION”.
  • I leaned forward in my chair, the room became silent.  Majid shared that he had been a devout Muslim all of his life, studied the Qur’an and prayed five times a day,  and held to the Five Pillars of Islam, but still had a yearning in his heart for God. – WHY WAS THAT?
  • MUSLIMS worship the God of Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar; a slave woman.
  • CHRISTIANS worship the God of Isaac the son of Abraham and Sarah his wife – Both claim the Covenant Promise of God - Majid thought; “BOTH CAN’T BE TRUE”.
  • Majid bought a Bible and in SECRET studied it to see what Christianity was all about.
  • What Majid found was far different than that of the Qur’an and he went back and forth trying to grasp the simplicity of Christianity and its teaching to love your enemies.
  • At some point Majid came to believe that the Bible held the MOST TRUTH and knowing the cost, he gave his heart to Jesus Christ.  For the Muslim to convert to Christianity was considered blasphemy and he was worse than an INFINDEL and the penalty was DEATH.
  • Majid made a PUBLIC PROFESSION of his faith and took a Christian wife.  - His family disowned him and he received death threats.  What he had to give up to become a Christian made me sit back in my chair STUNNED; I gave up nothing; obviously this is a BIG DEAL.
  • Think about the family you were born into – If your family believes in a god, you would believe in the same god that they did. -  I don’t have a testimony of redemption.  I was born into a Christian family and knew I wanted Christ at the age of Nine and a half although I didn’t fully understand the Virgin Birth of Jesus; His death and resurrection or even how His dying on the cross could take away my sins; BUT I believed it did. - I would be 35 before I put it all together.  I was born DEAD IN MY SINS and God put the Holy Spirit in me and opened my heart TO DESIRE HIM.
  • It was GOD that PUT THE DESIRE in Majid’s heart; and he accepted knowing the cost could be his very own life. – What an INCREDABLE DESIRE for God – It cost Majid everything.
John 6:37 – The one who comes will certainly not be cast out
37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. (NASB)

Qur’an on the Bible
  • Muslims believe it is the will of God for Islam to rule the world.  Islamic law stipulates that to fulfill Muhammad’s task, every “infidel domain” must be considered a territory of war.  (Moris Farhi author; The Last Days)
  • The Qur’an teaches to KILL the infidel; all unbelievers of Allah - NYOBS 14:22 Muslim Messiah
  • The Bible teaches to love God and LOVE your enemies. NYOBS 22.02 Armageddon  Ishmael & Isaac
·         CHRISTIAN BELIEFS - For Christianity to be True
1.     Jesus is Lord – Qur’an says Jesus is not God
2.     Died for our Sins – Jesus did not die, but was only made to appear so.
3.     He rose from the dead on the third day – He did not rise from the dead.
·         These three things have been proven true by historians with tens of thousands of manuscripts.
*** Hadith 9:57 – Kill the infidel
57 Whoever changes his Islamic religion should be KILLED.
*** Sura 9:5 – Lie in wait, seize and slay the idolaters
5 When the sacred months have passed, SLAY the idolaters wherever ye find them, seize them; lie in wait for them.
Matt 22:37-40 – Only TWO Commandments – Both are LOVE
37 "`LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'  This is the FIRST and greatest commandment
39 And the SECOND is like it: `LOVE your neighbor as yourself.' 
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Luke 6:27 – Love your enemies
27 "But I tell you who hear me: LOVE your enemies, do good to those who hate you, NIV
*** Sura 112 – Allah has no begotten Son
112 He is God, The One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He BEGETTETH NOT, nor is he begotten; and there is none like unto Him
Mark 14:61-62 – Jesus is Lord – The Son of God
61 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
62 I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
*** Sura 4:157 – Jesus did not die on the Cross
157 Jesus did not die on the cross, but was made to appear so.
Philippians 2:6-8 - Jesus died for our sins on the Cross
6Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to.
7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form,
8 He humbled himself in obedience to God and DIED a criminal’s DEATH ON A CROSS. (NLT)
Hebrews 9:28 – Jesus death once & for all time for our sins
28 so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him. (NLT)
1 Corinthians 15:3-10 – Rose third day Appeared to five hundred
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
5 and that he appeared to Cephas (Peter), then to the twelve.
6 Then he appeared to more than FIVE HUNDRED brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.
7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. (ESV)

Qur’an on Paradise
·         Description of Paradise as promised in the Quran – There will be RIVERS OF WINE in paradise to compensate for what was forbidden on earth.
·         The Quran says that wine is forbidden - It's forbidden in any Islamic society on earth to drink alcohol, why is it permitted in Paradise?
·         Paradise is referred to as Gardens where the Pious, righteous and good Muslims will be – They are told that it is by their works that they are in paradise, not by their faith or the grace of God. – They will recline on beds arranged in ranks married to lovely women.
·         The Hadith says each man will have between 70 and 100 VIRGIN women each day.
·         The Bible says nothing like that; we will be like the angels; we will not marry. - We will not be enjoying women, but enjoying God Himself who will come down from Heaven to be with us FACE to FACE. - There will be a river of life with crystal clear waters with trees of life. – In the Bible, Paradise is a SPIRITUAL thing, but in the Quran, it’s all SENSUAL with rivers of WINE and SEX in full detail.
·         The Heart of Islam is not to KNOW God, but to obey Him.  It’s not to MEDITATE on His essence, but to summit to His will. – It’s a religion of the WORKS of man, not the GRACE of God. - NYOBS 39.20 -  ISLAM VS; CHRISTIANITY
*** Sura 47:15 – Paradise - Rivers of Wine
15 There are rivers of water that taste and smell of which are not changed. Rivers of milk, of which the taste never changes. Rivers of wine, delicious to those who drink. And rivers of clarified honey. There are in for them in every kind of fruit, and forgiveness from their lord.
*** Sura 52:17 – Paradise - Reward because of Works
17 Verily, the will be in gardens, and the delight, enjoying in that which their lord has bestowed on them. And their lord saved them from the torment of the blazing fire, eat and drink with happiness because of what you used to do. They would recline on beds, arranged in ranks, and we shall marry them to fair women with wide, lovely eyes.
Matthew 22:29-30 – Paradise - We will be like the Angels
29 But Jesus answered them, “YOU ARE WRONG, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they NEITHER MARRY nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. (ESV)
Revelation 21:3-4 - Paradise – God Himself will be with us
3 Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore,
Revelation 22:1 – Paradise – Crystal Water in a River of life
1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Revelation 22:2 – Paradise – Tree of Life for healing
2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (ESV)
Here’s where we are
·         We have separated ourselves from God; our loving Father, through our sins.
·         Out of His love for us, God has offered us a way back to Him; FOREVER.
·         If we but follow Him, we will have: life, love, hope, meaning, joy, purpose and Peace.
·         God is all these things.
·         Consider this – Muslims are being brought to America by God so they can hear this Gospel Message.
·         There are hundreds of testimonies on “You Tube” of Muslims converting to Christianity. www.youtube.com/results?search_query=muslim+converts+to+christianity

Questions
·         Q - How did God create the Universe?
·         A - The Qur’an says God created it through the WORD.
·         Q - Is the WORD of God Creator or Creation?
·         A – The Qur’an says Jesus is the WORD OF GOD; the Creator.
·         Conclusion: If Jesus is the Creator, then Muslims must become Christians and follow Jesus.
ISLAM
John 10:10 – Muhammad says to KILL, Steal and Destroy
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (ESV)
*** Qur’an Sura 9:5 – KILL the unbelievers
5 When the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, seize them; lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war).
CHRISTIANITY
John 10:10 – Jesus comes to give life & give it more abundantly
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have LIFE and have it abundantly. (ESV)
Matthew 5:43-44 - Love and Pray for your enemies
43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
44 but I say unto you, LOVE your enemies, and PRAY for them that persecute you; (ASV)

Repentance
·         Prayer - God almighty I have no peace; a broken heart - Whatever name I call you, I love you… I do not doubt - I have been taught that you never visit human beings and I will not know if I am forgiven until the Day of Judgment.  If there is hope and healing in the name of Jesus Christ, my heart is seeking and calling out. – If you are the way the truth and the life, then I want to receive it.
John 14:6 No one comes to God except through Jesus
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (ESV)  




WOMEN - ISLAM vs; CHRISTIANITY - RABBIT TRAIL

SIN
Islam – Women are the major cause of Evil.
Christianity – ALL have sinned and come short of the Glory of God; Men and Women.
SALVATION
Islam – Hadith 1:28 The Prophet said; I was shown the Hell-fire and the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful… to their husbands.
Christianity – Salvation is gained the same way for both men and women. – Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved from Hell fire. -  The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
LOVE
Islam - Sura 19:96 – Allah has no affection for any creature.  Love is conditional on good works.
Christianity - The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness – By His grace you have been saved through your faith and not a result of your works it is the free gift of God – For God so loved the work that He have His one and Only Son for us.
HEAVEN
Islam - Hadith 6:402 – Maidens are kept in separate corners of a “Pavilion of Pleasure” where men can visit them.
Christianity - When Men and Women enter heaven, they will not marry, but will be like the angels.
INTELLIGENCE
Islam – Hadith 1:301 – The deficiency of her intelligence - Women have less intelligence than men.
Christianity – Women are created equal to men, but both have distinctive roles.
EQUALITY
Islam – Hadith 1:301 - Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?
Christianity – Women have equal testimony to that of a man.
MARRIAGE
Islam – Sura 4:3 – A man may marry four wives, whereas a woman may have one husband and thus sexual relations with only one man.
Christianity – Man shall hold fast and marry one woman and the two shall become one flesh.
SUBMISSION
Islam – Sura 4:34 – Men are in charge of women…. As for those whom ye fear rebellion scourge them.
Christianity – Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. - For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the man. - Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her. -  In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. -  He who loves his wife loves himself.
In the multitude of counselors,
there is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14


I am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses.  Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further that I otherwise ever could have.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
A commentary; Critical, Experimental and Practical – Eerdmans
Quran Verses - Answeringmuslims.com
Baker Commentary on the Bible – Walter A. Elwell
Bible Commentary – F.B. Meyer
Christianity and Islam – TheReligionofPeace.com
Christianity and Islam – Bill Maher
English Standard Version Bible – ESV
Exposition of the Parables – Benjamin Keach
Expositor’s Bible Commentary; The – Frank E Gaebelein
Gospels Interwoven; The – Kermit Zarley
Islam – Barron’s
Islam and the Bible - David Goldmann
Islam to Christianity - Dr. Nabeel Qureshi
Jesus or Muhammad - David Wood
Matthew Henry’s Commentary - Zondervan
Message Bible; The – MES
Muslim’s Paradise - Spiritofislam.com
New International Version Bible – NIV
New King James Bible – NKJV
Parables of Jesus; The – J. Dwight Pentecost
Parables of the Kingdom; The – John MacArthur
Qur’an - Mario Joseph
Thru the Bible – J. Vernon McGee
Wycliffe Bible Commentary; The – Pfeiffer & Harrison
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