And on the
TRUTH about the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, according to God's Word, please see the excerpt below from:
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“Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarite, whom ye crucified, WHOM GOD RAISED FROM THE DEAD, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you whole. THIS is the Stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the Head of the Corner (Matt. 21:42)
. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” – Acts of the Apostles 4:10-12
2000 years ago, a
miracle child was born to a virgin, to set Him apart from everyone else, so people would take notice of Him and
HEAR Him (Mark 9:7).
The
miracle birth of Jesus to the virgin Mary is prophesied in the Old Covenant (Isa. 7:14), fulfilled and recorded in the New Covenant (
Matt. 1:18-23,
Luke 1:27-35), and
CONFIRMED in the Koran (
Sura 3:42-47,
19:16-37).
We literally changed the way we keep time on this planet because of this miracle. Who then could do more wrong than to ignore such Clear Signs from our Lord?
B.C. = Before Christ
A.D. = Anno Domini =
in the year of our Lord
Similarly, the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus is prophesied in the Old Covenant (
Ps. 22,
Isa. 53:1-11,
Dan. 9:25-27,
Zech. 11:11-13) and New Covenant (
Matt. 12:39-40,
Matt. 20:17-19, Matt. 26:2, Mark 9:31,
Mark 10:32-34), fulfilled and recorded in the New Covenant (
Matt. 27,
Mark 15:17-16:8,
John 19:14-21:25), and
CONFIRMED in the Koran (Sura 3:55,
Sura 4:157-158, Sura 6:122,
19:33-34).
We also have recorded in the Bible, which the Koran was sent to
CONFIRM (not to contradict), a list of eyewitnesses to both the crucifixion and resurrection.
Witnesses to the crucifixion of Jesus:
• Joseph of Arimathaea, Jesus’ great-uncle, who claimed the body (
Matt. 27:57-60,
Mark 15:43-46,
Luke 23:50-53, John 19:38)
• Mary Magdelene, and Mary, the mother of Jesus (
Matt. 27:55-56,
Mark 15:40, Mark 15:47,
John 19:25-27)
• The mother of Zebedee’s children (Matt. 27:56)
• John, the disciple of Jesus (
John 19:25-27,
John 19:35)
• And all Jesus’ acquaintances (Luke 23:49)
Witnesses of the resurrected Jesus:
• Mary Magdelene (
Matt. 28:9-10,
John 20:15-18)
• Mary, the mother of Jesus (
Matt. 28:9-10)
• Simon, the Pharisee and Alphaeus Cleophas (
Luke 24:13-32)
• The eleven disciples (
Luke 24:33-51,
John 20:19-30)
• Simon Peter, Thomas, Nathanael, James and John (the sons of Zebedee) and two other disciples on another occasion (
John 21)
Despite the
perfect agreement between the Bible and the Koran on the miracle virgin-birth of Jesus, despite the numerous references within the Bible and Koran concerning the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus – which likewise are in
perfect agreement
IF properly understood – despite the documented accounts of dozens of eyewitnesses by multiple Apostles, despite over
121 secular, non-Biblical citations for Jesus outside the New Covenant/Testament that confirm the details of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection in Jerusalem, during the same period the events in the New Covenant/Testament are described, despite dozens of
COMMANDS in the Koran to read and
believe the Bible, despite the Koran itself plainly stating it was sent to
CONFIRM the Bible, and despite numerous warnings in the Koran against becoming an
UNBELIEVER, by picking and choosing which Apostles to believe (
Sura 4:150-152), what do “Muslims” do?
They ignore God’s Messengers and pretend the crucifixion and resurrection never happened.
This is what the Koran actually teaches about the crucifixion and about God raising Jesus from the dead after being buried for
3 days and 3 nights (
Sura 3:42-55):
Sura 3:45, 48-55
3:45 – Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! God giveth thee glad tidings of The Word (
John 1:1-5) from Him: he will be called Christ Jesus, the son of Mary,
held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company of) those NEAREST to God.
3:48 – And
GOD WILL TEACH HIM The Book (Old Covenant) and Wisdom, The Law (The Torah) and The Gospel (
John 5:20-21,
John 7:15-19,
Sura 7:157-158),
3:49 – And (appoint him) an Apostle to the Children of Israel, (with this message): “’I have come to you,
with a Sign from your Lord, in that I make for you out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God’s leave: and
I HEAL THOSE BORN BLIND (
John 9), and the lepers,
and I enliven the dead, by God’s leave and I declare to you what ye eat, and what ye store in your houses.
SURELY therein is a Sign for you if ye did believe;
3:50 – (I have come to you), to affirm The Law which was before me (
Matt. 5:17-20). And to make lawful to you part of what was (before) forbidden to you (Eph. 2:15, Col. 2:14);
I have come to you WITH A SIGN FROM YOUR LORD (
Matt. 12:39-40). So fear God, and obey me (John 14:15,
John 14:21-24).
3:51 – It is God Who is my Lord and your Lord (John 20:17) then worship Him. This is The Way that is Straight (
Matt.7:13-14, John 14:6).”
3:52 When Jesus found Unbelief on their part he said: “Who will be My helpers to (the work of) God.” Said the disciples: “We are God’s helpers: we believe in God, and do thou bear witness that we are “True in Faith”.
3:53 – Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed, and we follow the Messenger (John 1:14, John 5:24);
then write us down among those who bear witness (Luke 24:48, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:32, Acts 3:15, Acts 5:32).”
3:54 – And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and God too planned, and the best of planners is God.
3:55 – Behold!
GOD SAID: “O Jesus!
I will take thee and RAISE THEE to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme
*;
I will make those who follow thee SUPERIOR to those who reject faith, to The Day of Resurrection: then shall ye all return unto Me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.
*Note well: those who
falsely claim Jesus wasn’t crucified and raised by God from the dead after 3 days and 3 nights, are committing blasphemy by calling God a liar.
Sura 4:157-159
4:157 – That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ the son of Mary, the Messenger of God”;-
but they killed Christ not, nor crucified Christ (John 1:10), but so it was made to appear to them (
as they crucified the human body called Jesus, that Christ the spirit-being used –
Psalm 22;
Isaiah 52:13 to 54:1;
Zechariah 11:10-13;
Matthew 27), and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) Knowledge, but only conjecture to follow,
for of a surety they killed Christ not:-
4:158 – NAY, GOD RAISED HIM UP UNTO HIMSELF and God is Exalted in Power, and in Wisdom;-
4:159 – And, of the People of The Book,
they all MUST believe him (Christ) before their death; and on The Day of Judgment
he will be a witness against them (and you) (Sura 43:61);-
Note well: Sura 4:157 is probably the most misunderstood verse in
the Koran.
IF it is read properly, it provides us with
CLEAR SIGNS AND CONVINCING PROOF that The Messiah/Christ, the immortal spirit-Being incarnated inside the mortal human Jesus (John 1:14, Sura 2:87, Sura 2:253, Sura 5:113), was
NOT crucified (Matt. 10:28); but
JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED AND RAISED FROM THE DEAD BY GOD HIMSELF, as it says throughout the Bible and Koran,
including in the very next verse (Sura 4:158).
Further confirmation of the crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus:
Sura 6:122 – Can he who
was dead (Jesus –
Matt. 27:50-54,
Mark 15:37-39,
Luke 23:44-47,
John 19:30-42) to whom We gave life (
Matt. 28:5-10,
Mark 16:6-8,
Luke 24,
John 20), and a Light (
John 3:19-21, John 8:3) with which he (Christ) walks amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness (Lucifer), from which he can never come out? Thus to those without Faith their own deeds seem pleasing (Deut. 4:28, Matt. 6:5).
Excerpts from
Sura 19:16-38, about Mary, the virgin birth, and Jesus:
19:19 – He said: “Nay, I am only a messenger from thy Lord, (to announce) to thee
the gift of an HOLY SON (Rev. 15:4, Sura 59:23, Sura 62:1).”
19:27 – At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: “O Mary!
Truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!
19:33 – So Peace is on me the day I was born, THE DAY THAT I DIE, AND THE DAY THAT I SHALL BE RAISED UP TO LIFE (again)!”
19:34 – SUCH (WAS) JESUS THE SON OF MARY: (IT IS) A STATEMENT OF TRUTH, about which they (vainly) dispute.
19:35 – It is not befitting to (the Majesty of) “I AM” that He should
beget a (
human) son. Glory be to Him! When He determines a matter, He only says to it, “Be”, and it is.
19:36 – Verily “I AM” is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is The Way that is straight.
19:37 – But
the sects differ among themselves: and woe to the Unbelievers because of the (coming) Judgment of a Momentous Day!
19:38 – How plainly will they see and hear, the Day that they will appear before Us! But the unjust today are clearly in error!
Note well: the word “beget” in this context means to procreate through sexual intercourse. God is
NOT a human [Num. 23:19, Hosea 11:9, John 4:24), and therefore does
NOT have/beget human children. He did however
CREATE the Angels (Spirit-Beings) which
are referred to as the Sons of God (the immortal spirit-Beings,
NOT the humans they incarnate – Sura 9:30)]. And in doing so, He became our Heavenly Father.
Jesus,
WAS the mortal
human son (“Son of Man”), born of the virgin body of Mary. Christ, the immortal Spirit-
Being,
IS the Firstborn/First-created Son of God. Together they formed the human+Being referred to as Jesus+Christ. It is
The Messiah/Christ that is prophesied to return in a new body (Gen. 49:10,
Gen. 49:22-24) with a
new name (Rev. 2:17, Rev. 3:12, Rev. 19:12) just before the Last Day (
Mal. 4, Sura 43:61),
NOT Jesus.
Until these irrefutable
FACTS are clearly understood and no longer ignored, so-called Muslims (unbelievers really) will continue to vainly dispute
against God and His Messenger, until they too find themselves in The Fire, exactly as the Koran warns us at least 300 times.