2- What did the inscription on Jesus' cross say?
3- What did the centurion say about Jesus?
- Did the centurion remain a pagan or did he embrace Christianity?
4- Was there an earthquake when Jesus died or not, and did many of the
dead resurrect or not?
5- While on the cross, did Jesus accept the drink or refuse it? And
what was the drink??
(d)-
Contradictions in other accounts.
1- Contradictions on historical accounts.
2- Commentaries of Bibles' theologians admitting to the countless
corruptions.
3- The Catholic Encyclopedia, Advent, stating that all of the books and
gospels had been corrupted.
4- The X-Rated Pornography in the Bible further proves the corruption.
2- Isaiah 53 and its mistranslations.
(a)- Isaiah 53's symbolic speeches -
Detailed analysis on every verse.
(b)- Isaiah 53:12.
3- The crucifixion would've broken at least one
bone and refuted John 19:30-40! 4- Islam denies the crucifixion and much of the Bible agrees.
-
Jesus was never "disfigured" to a point "beyond human
likeness"!
5- GOD Almighty Changed His Mind a lot throughout
the Bible.
6- The Jews' view on Isaiah 53. 7- Conclusion. (Must read!!) 8-
Rebuttals.
1-
Ample Prophesies in the Old Testament about the Messiah getting saved from
crucifixion:
You would expect that major events such as the crucifixion and the
resurrection of Christ, that make up the entire case for
Christianity, to be at least prophesied in the Bible's Old
Testament clearly, without any ambiguity, and without any deliberate
mistranslations and lies. But the Truth and the sad reality for the
believers in the crucifixion, who are too also desperate to prove trinity even though the word itself,
"trinity", doesn't even exist in the entire Bible, is that these major events,
the crucifixion and the resurrection, were never mentioned in the entire Old
Testament.
Note: Psalm 91, Luke 4:10-11 and Matthew 4:5-6, below, all confirm that Jesus will never get crucified.
Below, we'll also see how the writers of the New Testament misquoted and
misunderstood Psalm 91. Psalm 91 clearly foretold the saving of the
Messiah from crucifixion and death.
The following articles are very important:
The following five articles contain much of the necessary verses and proofs to
refute the deliberate mistranslation and misinterpretation of Isaiah 53.
Note: Brothers Abdullah Smith and Ozzy are American converts to Islam.
Also, other related articles:
The following Biblical verses that further refute
the crucifixion and resurrection lies:
Being lifted and saved:
Luke 4:10-12
10 For the Scriptures say, ‘He
will order his angels to protect and guard you.
11 And they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot
on a stone.’”
12 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say,
‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
Matthew 4:5-10
5 Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of
the Temple,
6 and said, “If you are the Son of God, jump off! For the Scriptures say, ‘He
will order his angels to protect you. And they will hold you up with their hands
so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.’”
7 Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say,
‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
8 Next the devil took him to the peak of a very high mountain and showed him all
the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will kneel down and worship me.”
10 “Get out of here, Satan,” Jesus told him. “For the Scriptures say, ‘You must
worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
1- Notice how satan referred to Psalm 91
regarding the protection of Jesus.
2- Notice how Jesus confirmed that Psalm 91 was
indeed speaking about him by saying "the Scriptures also
say..." (Luke 4:12 and Matthew 4:7).
3- As we will see in the sections below, Psalm 91
is not just concerned with preventing Christ or the Messiah from striking his
feet against the ground. This is the least point the chapter is concerned
with. The chapter concentrated heavily on:
(see the following sub-section's points)
(a)- Psalm 91 is not just limited to the foot striking the
rock!
The following table contains all of Psalm 91 and detailed analysis about its
key verses. Notice how the New Testament in Luke 4:10-11
and Matthew 4:5-6 and in many other places completely misquoted and
misunderstood Psalm 91. Psalm 91 and its verses are not just concerned
about Jesus' striking of his feet against a rock (Psalm 91:12).
That is a lie and a
clear fabrication! [1]
[2] This piece is very minor in the chapter,
because the chapter is more focused on:
(Pay attention to the
red text
below, especially in Psalm
91:11-12, 15 and the others)
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells
in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of
the Almighty. [a] 2 I will say
[b]
of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in
whom I trust." 3Surely he
will save you
from the fowler's snare and from the
deadly pestilence. 4He will
cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you
will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and
rampart. 5You will
not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that
flies by day, 6 nor the
pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that
destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may
fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it
will not come near you. 8You will
only observe with your eyesand see the punishment of the
wicked.
(According to the Noble Quran and the
original writings
of the Disciples of Jesus,
Jesus was not crucified, and he watched the
crucifixion of the doomed person.
Also, according to the
Apocalypse of Peter that was discovered in Egypt,
Jesus sat on the tree and watched the crucified one getting
crucified. Peter witnessed this and wrote the Apocalypse.
Not only that, but while Christians insist that the book is a
Gnostic one, but according to
Wikipedia.org, "It
is unclear whether this text advocates an
adoptionist (Jesus was Divine) or
docetist
(Jesus' body and crucifixion were an illusion)
christology".
So there is no proof that the book is Gnostic.)
9 If you make the
Most High your dwelling— even the LORD, who is my refuge-
10then no
harm will befall you, no disaster will come near
your tent.
11For he
will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways; 12they
will lift you up in their hands,so
that you will not strike
your foot against a stone.
(If Jesus died on the cross and got buried, then his feet
would've struck the ground and the stones on it from
bringing him down, throwing him on the
floor and burying him).
13 You will tread
upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion
and the serpent.
14 "Because he
loves me,"
says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him,
for he
acknowledges my name.
15He will
call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with
him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life
will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
There is no question that the emphasized parts above, especially
in Psalm 91:11-12, 15 and others, clearly and indisputably agree with the Noble
Quran and Isaiah 52:13! Jesus was neither crucified nor
resurrected, and he was protected and lifted by GOD Almighty. Also, the New Testament, again, confirms that Psalm 91 is referring to Jesus Christ.
Lifting up those who bow down:
Psalm 145:14
The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all
who are bowed down.
Psalm 146:8
the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up
those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Isaiah 52:13
13 See, my servant will act wisely ; he will be
raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
GOD Almighty Saving His annointed King and saving those who take refuge in Him:
Psalm 20:6
6 Now I know that
the Lord saves his
anointed king. He answers him from his holy heaven. The power of God's
right hand saves the king.
Psalm 17:7
Show the wonder of your great love, you who save by
your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.
Psalm 18:3
I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I
am saved from my enemies.
Psalm 9:13
O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy
and lift me up from the gates of death,
Psalm 30:1
[ A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple. Of
David. ] I will exalt you, O LORD, for
you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat
over me.
Note: The Psalms of David, while they are narrated by him, but they
do contain many prophecies about the coming of Jesus Christ or the Messiah.
The New Testament had made many references to many of the Psalms verses and linked them to Jesus Christ.
It is also interesting to know that King David was never killed by his
enemies. Therefore, the speech in Psalm 9:13 and
Psalm 30:1 refer to a
live man and not a man who died. Notice how David said:
1- "I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of
the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me."
2- "Have mercy and lift me up from
the gates of death".
The two quotes indicate that David cried out to GOD Almighty for help, and GOD
Almighty lifted him from the enemies' defeat and death. In other
words, David was victorious and was never killed or put to death by them. Remember
that King David was never killed by his enemies. He was lifted up by GOD
Almighty and was made victorious over them.
Therefore, it is also safe to say that GOD Almighty's Commands about
"saving" and "
sending down the Angels to lift up" Christ from his enemies, in Psalm 91
and the rest of the Psalm verses above, also undoubtebly prove that Jesus Christ
indeed never got crucified and was indeed saved from crucifixion and death.
It is evident that the early
Gnostic Christians practised the ritual of symbolic
death by crucifixion. It was meant to destroy one’s identification with the body
and realize the true self within. Gnostics considered Christ allegoric and not
as a historical person. Paul, a Gnostic later appropriated by the Church,
declares, “The secret is this: Christ in you (Colossians 1:25-28.)” Paul makes
it clear that Jesus was merely an allegory when he declares, “If Jesus had been
on earth, he wouldn’t have been a priest.(Hebrews 8:4)” As
Freke and Gandy point out, had Paul considered Jesus historical, he would
have said, “When Jesus was on earth, he was not a priest.” This explains why
Paul never quotes the words of Jesus which he should have had there been a
historical Jesus.
Paul further confirms that he considered Jesus’ crucifixion symbolic where he
declares,“I have shared Christ’s crucifixion. The person we once were has
been crucified with Christ. (Colossians 1:24, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:7)” He
also tells Galatians, a community that lived hundreds of miles away from
Palestine, that they too witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion
(Galatians 3:1). Since Paul had never met Jesus, the crucifixion his audience in
Galatia
witnessed could not have been an historical event. It has to be allegorical.
Ptolemy (~140 CE), disciple of Valentinus, reveals
that Pilate merely made an image of Jesus and crucified it instead of crucifying
Jesus himself.[vii]Basilides (116-161 CE), a Gnostic saint, writes that
those who believe Jesus was physically crucified are enslaved to myths, and
those who treat it as symbolic are liberated. (KalavaiVenkat, Silencing The
Da Vinci Code
[1]
I will show later that some versions of the Osiris
myth did indeed teach that he remained on earth for a time after his
"reanimation," but for the sake of argument, let's just assume the truth of
McFall's claim that Egyptian myths about
Osiris taught that he had experienced only a
"spiritual" resurrection. That still would not make the Jesus myth "unique,"
because the earliest version of this myth indicates that the resurrection of
Jesus was merely spiritual. To see this, we have only to go to the
apostle Paul's defense of the resurrection in 1
Corinthians 15. A face-value interpretation of this chapter, which doesn't
assume the truth of the gospel accounts that were written much later, will show
that Paul was claiming that Jesus had been not bodily but spiritually
resurrected. After telling the Corinthian Christians that their faith was vain
and they were of all men most miserable if Christ had not risen, Paul proceeded
to develop a line of argumentation intended to prove that the resurrection had
happened as he had preached it. (Warning: Atheist website:
[2]
Christians believe that Jesus died for the sins of the world. In ancient
Greece there was a tradition of making a
particular individual into a ‘scapegoat’, who symbolically took on the sins of
the people and was expelled from the city or put to death. Such an individual
was called a pharmakos, which simply means ‘magic
man’. His persecution was clearly a religious event, since before his death he
was fed at public expense on especially pure foods and was clad in holy garments
and wreathed with sacred. Through his sacred sacrifice the sins of the city were
banished. (Timothy Freke, The Jesus
Mysteries, p 53)
(c)- Indisputable errors and
contradictions in the Crucifixion and Resurrection Accounts!
You know, Christians boast about how detailed their Bible is. Yet, the
Bible that they boast about is too confused, too confusing, too erroneous, and too off in its
accounts, so much that one can not get an honest and accurate account
about any event! So after all, this big book that is called the Bible is no more than a
pile of man-made corruption and hoaxes.
With this said, let us now examine the following confusing and erroneous
contradictions that they call "accounts":
Error #1:
How many disciples witnessed Jesus' resurrection, 11
or 12?
According to the Gospels, Jesus had
12 disciples before he was crucified. One of them, Judas, had
betrayed Jesus and turned him over to the Romans to get crucified for a sum of
money. Judas, on the day of the crucifixion and before Jesus got
crucified, realized his unforgivable mistake and committed suicide by hanging
himself (Matthew
27):
Matthew 27
1 Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the
elders of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death.
2 They bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate, the governor.
3 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized
with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the
elders.
4 "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that
to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility."
5 So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and
hanged himself.
..........
11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before
the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of
the Jews?" "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied.
..........
So clearly, as seen in the verses, Jesus was still alive when Judas died,
and now we are left with only 11 disciples, not 12. This is further proven
in
Luke 24 when Jesus appeared to the 11.
Luke 24 The Resurrection
1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the
spices they had prepared and went to the tomb.
2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed
like lightning stood beside them.
5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the
men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead?
6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still
with you in Galilee:
7 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified
and on the third day be raised again.' "
8 Then they remembered his words. 9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these
things to the Eleven
and to all the others.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the
mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles.
11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like
nonsense.
12 Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips
of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had
happened.
On the Road to Emmaus
13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about
seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came
up and walked along with them;
16 but they were kept from recognizing him.
17 He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They
stood still, their faces downcast.
18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem
and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?"
19 "What things?" he asked. "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a
prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.
20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death,
and they crucified him;
21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what
is more, it is the third day since all this took place.
22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this
morning
23 but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision
of angels, who said he was alive.
24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women
had said, but him they did not see."
25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all
that the prophets have spoken!
26 Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was
said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. 28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he
were going farther.
29 But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day
is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.
30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and
began to give it to them.
31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from
their sight.
32 They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked
with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" 33 They got up and returned at once
to Jerusalem. There they found the
Eleven and those with them, assembled together
34 and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon."
35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized
by them when he broke the bread.
Jesus
Appears to the Disciples
36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and
said to them, "Peace be with you."
37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost.
38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?
39 Look at my hands and my
feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones,
as you see I have."
40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet.
41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he
asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"
42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish,
43 and he took it and ate it in their presence.
44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you:
Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the
Prophets and the Psalms." 45 Then he opened their minds so
they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
47 and repentance and forgiveness of
sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 You are witnesses of these things.
49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city
until you have been clothed with power from on high."
The Ascension 50 When he had led them out to the
vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
51 While he was blessing them, he left
them and was taken up into heaven.
52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
There are few points to mention here:
1- Luke 24:9 and
33 say that there were 11 disciples.
2- Luke 24:36-43
talk about Jesus' appearance to the 11 disciples.
3- In Luke 24:45-49,
Jesus confirms that he was resurrected, and he also confirms that he appeared to the 11 for the first time
after the crucifixion.
4- In Luke 24:50-51,
Jesus ascended to Heaven after finishing meeting the 11 disciples.
There is no
question that the writer
of Luke 24 thought and
believed that Jesus Christ
appeared to eleven (11) disciples,
and not twelve (12).
5- Luke 24:27 says
that Moses spoke about Jesus. Where are those verses in Moses' books?
This verse is an obvious forgery!
Mark 16 The Resurrection 1 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and
Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on
their way to the tomb
3 and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of
the tomb?"
4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had
been rolled away.
5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting
on the right side, and they were alarmed.
6 "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was
crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into
Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "
8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said
nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
((The most
reliable early manuscripts and other ancient witnesses do not have Mark
16:9-20.))
9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week,
he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
10 She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and
weeping.
11 When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not
believe it.
12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were
walking in the country.
13 These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them
either. 14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as
they were eating; he rebuked
them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had
seen him after he had risen.
15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all
creation.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe
will be condemned.
17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive
out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison,
it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and
they will get well." 19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them,
he was taken up into heaven and he
sat at the right hand of God.
20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with
them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
There are few points to mention here:
1- Notice first of all the NIV Bible's commentary
about Mark 16:9-20 not being reliable.
2- Like the Luke 24 verses above,
Mark 16:14 and 19 clearly and indisputably declare
that Jesus only appeared to 11 disciples and then ascended to Heaven immediately
after that.
3- In Mark 16:7-14 Jesus appeared
to Peter and then appeared to all 11 (Peter included) while they were eating.
Yet, 1
Corinthians 15:5 clear says that
Jesus appeared to Peter as the first of the disciples, which is true, and then to the twelve, which is false.
Matthew 28 The Resurrection
1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and
the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven
and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are
looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he
lay. 7
Then go quickly and tell his disciples:
'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you
will see him.' Now I have told you."
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran
to tell his disciples.
9 Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his
feet and worshiped him.
10 Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid.
Go and tell my brothers to go to
Galilee; there they will see me."
The Guards' Report
11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and
reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave
the soldiers a large sum of money,
13 telling them, "You are to say, 'His disciples came during the night and stole
him away while we were asleep.'
14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of
trouble."
15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely
circulated among the Jews to this very day.
The Great Commission 16
Then the eleven disciples went to
Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had
told them to go.
17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me.
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am
with you always, to the very end of the age."
There are few points to mention here:
1- Notice in Matthew 28:16
the disciples are 11.
2- Notice also in Matthew
28:7,10 the women went to tell all of the disciples.
3- Matthew 28:11-15
admit that much dispute over Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection existed during
those days. The verses say that the Jews fabricated lies with the Roman
soldiers. But knowing the
Bible, this account is highly doubtful.
1 Corinthians 15
1 Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I
preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to
you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ
died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures,
5 and that he appeared to Peter,
and then to the Twelve.
6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same
time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
8 and last of all he appeared to
me also, as to one abnormally born.
There are two errors by the false prophet, Paul:
1- Jesus was never buried under the earth in the same way our
dead get buried. He was placed temporarily in a tomb and then his body
disappeared (Matthew
27:59-66, Matthew 28). So he was never buried! See also
Main-Section #2 below for
more proofs and details.
2- In Mark 16:7-14 Jesus appeared
to Peter and then appeared to all 11 (Peter included) while they were eating.
Yet, 1
Corinthians 15:5 clear says that
Jesus appeared to Peter as the first of the disciples, which is true, and then to the twelve, which is false.
3- For those who say that Paul was the twelfth
disciple, Verse 1 Corinthians 15:8 clearly refutes
this lie.
It is also worth mentioning that the New Testament records the disciples
fighting with each others [1]
[2].
Now if GOD Almighty was supposedly inspired the New Testament, then was He, for
instance, fighting with Himself?
Matthias replaced Judas?
Before we look at the book of Acts, it is important to know that the author
of the book is unknown:
"Although the author does not name himself,
evidence outside the Scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the
conclusion that the
author was Luke. (From the NIV Bible Commentary [1],
page 1643)"
Acts 1 Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to
teach
2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the
Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
3 After his suffering, he showed
himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He
appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do
not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have
heard me speak about.
5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the
Holy Spirit."
6 So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going
to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7 He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has
set by his own authority.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be
my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth."
9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid
him from their sight.
10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two
men dressed in white stood beside them.
11 "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky?
This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the
same way you have seen him go into heaven."
Matthias
Chosen to Replace Judas
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a
Sabbath day's walk from the city.
13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the
room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew;
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the
Zealot, and Judas son of James.
14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary
the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a
hundred and twenty)
16 and said, "Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit
spoke long ago through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as guide
for those who arrested Jesus—
17 he was one of our number and shared in this ministry."
18 (With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he
fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.
19 Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their
language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 "For," said Peter, "it is written in the book of Psalms, " 'May his place be
deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,' and, " 'May another take his
place of leadership.'
21 Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the
whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from John's baptism to the time
when Jesus was taken up from us.
For one of these must become a
witness with us of his resurrection."
23 So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and
Matthias.
24 Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which of these
two you have chosen
25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he
belongs." 26 Then they cast lots, and the
lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
There are few points to mention here:
1- Acts 1:22 is a
direct and clashing contradiction with Luke 24:9,36-53,
Mark 16:14-19 and Matthew
28:16, because the latter verses state clearly that Jesus Christ appeared to the 11
disciples and then he ascended to Heaven after that! Matthias was
never mentioned in Luke 24, Mark 16, Matthew 28 or
in any other book other than Acts 1 and thus, he never witnessed the
resurrection of Christ!
2- Acts 1:26, above, states
that the disciples played a "casting lots" game
which is similar to our "flip the
coin" modern-day game to choose a new disciple. Is this how you
choose a new Apostle who will be *supposedly* speaking the Words of GOD
Almighty?
3- Throughout the entire Bible, Matthias was only
mentioned in the book of Acts, Chapter 1 (i.e., Acts 1).
Not even in Paul's books was Matthias mentioned.
This is all proven here.
What does this mean? It means that there is
discrepancy in this piece of history here, because Matthias should've had a
whole lot more relevance and attention than this throughout the gospels and
books.
This is extremely important as the dilemma above is not but a
small example of the major errors and problems in the Bible's history and
integrity!
Error #2:
What did the inscription on Jesus' cross say?
John 19:19
19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross.
It reads: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Matthew 27:37
37 Above his head they placed the written charge against
him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Luke 23:38
38 There was a written notice above him, which reads: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mark 15:26
26 The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
You know, there was
only one cross, and not ten,
for Jesus! Yet, the gospels can't even get the inscription
quoted correctly. Can you honestly tell me what the exact quote was?
Because all four are way off from each others, especially the one in
John 19:19.
Why is this relevant? Because it serves to prove that the
gospels were written by men
who were
not inspired by GOD Almighty. The historical errors and
contradictions prove that the work is not that of GOD Almighty.
Error #3:
What did the centurion say about Jesus?
Luke 23:47
47 The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God
and said, "Surely this was a righteous man."
Mark 15:39
39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and
saw how he died, he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"
Matthew 27:54
54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding
Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and
exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!"
Righteous man and Son of God do not mean the same thing! Again, can you
honestly tell me what did the centurion exactly say?
Why is this relevant? Because the Luke
23:47 quote suggests that the centurion, who remained a pagan Roman, just
merely felt sorry for Jesus and didn't embrace his way or become his follower,
while the quote in the other two verses, Mark 15:39
and Matthew 27:54, suggests that he embraced
Christianity. And by the way, the gospel of John is completely silent about the event.
So did the centurion become a follower of Jesus Christ or did he remain
a
pagan Roman? The gospels miserably fail to answer this, and are
themselves confused about it.
Error #4:
Was there an earthquake when Jesus died or not, and
did many of the dead resurrect or not?
Matthew 27:51-53
51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was
torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.
52 The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died
were raised to life.
53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the
holy city and appeared to many people.
You would expect that such monumental event be recorded not only all over the
New Testament, but also in 100s of books throughout history, since it would've
been witnessed by thousands and told by thousands. Yet, not only the
gospels of Mark, Luke and John are virtually silent
about (no earthquakes and no resurrections of dead bodies), but so are the
history books! No testimonies and no recordings of anything of this sort.
Obviously, the writer of the gospel of Matthew got too carried away with his
hoax.
Why is this relevant? Because this serves to prove that the
gospels were indeed:
What does this mean? It means that the person or persons who
wrote the false gospel of Matthew, wrote it during a time and place when the
other gospels weren't around at least to the local community of where the
false gospel was written. The place was also most likely very far away
from Palestine, where the people would not have had the ability to double check
this monumental claim. That is why such a lie was easily fabricated and
recorded.
It is also worth mentioning that the people in rural and underdeveloped areas
usually tend to gossip and exaggerate too much. And this is true in any
country's and society's rural areas. Gossipers tend to blow things way out
of proportion. They exaggerate too much and they lie too much,
even if their
intention is not to lie. That's just their human nature, because:
1- They are not educated.
2- They don't have a wide perspective of life.
They're very isolated in their limited life (farming, milking, etc...).
3- They have too much time on their hands, and
they interact with each others too much, which results in a culture of
gossipers and "white liars".
But here is
the big big problem!! We're not talking about the
gossipers! We're talking about the Holy and Divine Words of GOD Almighty!
So if the mentioned monumental events never took place, then they should not
have gossiped their way through the Gospels, because this will then turn
the Gospels themselves into Gossips, which in reality they are without a
doubt, and this will further prove that the Bible contains many many man-made
lies, which it does. That is why the gospels of
Mark, Luke and John
and the history books
are virtually silent about these monumental events. Because it's a
lie!
It is difficult to account
for the transaction mentioned Matthew 27:52,53. Some have
thought that these two verses have been introduced into the text of
Matthew from the gospel of the Nazarenes;
others think that the simple meaning is this:-by the earthquake
several bodies that had been buried
were thrown up and
exposed to view, and continued above ground till
after Christ's resurrection, and were seen by many persons in the
city. Why the graves should be opened on Friday, and the bodies not
be raised to life till the following Sunday, is difficult to be
conceived. The place is extremely obscure.
Error #5:
While on the cross, did Jesus accept the drink or
refuse it? And what was the drink??
Like I mentioned above, Christians boast about how detailed their Bible is.
Yet, the Bible that they boast about is too confused, too confusing, too erroneous, and too off in its
accounts, so much that one can not get an honest and accurate account
about any event! So after all, this big book that is called the Bible is no more than a
pile of man-made corruption and hoaxes.
With this said, let us now examine the following confusing and erroneous hoax
about Jesus, the drink, and what drink did he have:
Mark 15:23
23 And they gave him to drink wine
mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
Matthew 27:48-50
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and
filled it with vinegar,
and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
Luke 23:36-38
36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,
and offering him vinegar,
37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.
38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and
Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 19:29-30
29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and
they filled a spunge with vinegar,
and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
30 When Jesus therefore had received the
vinegar, he said, It
is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
There are lots of errors and contradictions in these verses:
1- We do not know whether the drink was wine or
vinegar. If Jesus was offered apple juice, then don't tell me it was orange juice! Vinegar is not wine and a wine is not vinegar!
They are not the same.
2- Mark 15:23
directly clashes with John 19:29-30 about whether
or not Jesus accepted the drink (whatever that drink was). Did
Jesus accept it or did he reject it? We do not know. The accounts
are too conflicting.
3- Furthermore, Matthew
27:48-50 and Luke 23:36-38 are not even sure about
whether or not Jesus took in the drink or not!
Why is this relevant? Because the Christians and their corrupt
Bible do not have any solid and clear-cut information about virtually anything!
All they have are conflicting accounts and man-made corruptions and
speculations.
Do you know the answer? Could you honestly tell me what the
drink precisely was, and whether or not Jesus Christ accepted that drink?
Consider the following few examples that
consist of historical contradictions in the Bible:
The Revised Standard
Version makes it even clearer: "How can you say,
'We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us'? But, behold, the false pen of
the scribes has made it into
a lie. (From the RSV Bible,
Jeremiah 8:8)"
2 Samuel 10:18 - David slew 700 and 40,000 horsemen and Shobach the commander.
1 Chronicles 19:18 - David slew 7000 chariots and 40,000 footmen.
2 Chronicles 9:25 - Solomon had 4000 stalls for horses and
chariots.
1 Kings 4:26 - Solomon had 40,000 stalls for horses.
2 Kings 24:8
- Jehoiachin was 18 years old when he began to reign. 2 Chronicles 36:9
- Jehoiachin was 8 years old when he began to reign.
1 Kings 16:6-8 - 26th year of the reign of Asa,
Baasha reigned over Israel.
2 Chronicles 16:1 -
36th year of the reign of Asa, Baasha reigned over Israel.
2- Commentaries of Bibles'
theologians admitting to the countless corruptions.
"Many
scholars of the past two centuries have denied that John wrote this book,
partly because of their belief that the author fabricated many details
such as the miracles and the discourses of Jesus.
(The Holman Illustrated Study Bible, ISBN:
978-1-58640-275-4, Gospel of John, Page1540)"
"Serious
doubts exists as to whether these verses belong to the Gospel of
Mark. They are absent from important early manuscripts and display certain
peculiarities of vocabulary, style and theological content that are unlike the
rest of Mark. His Gospel probably ended at 16:8, or its original
ending has been lost. (From the NIV
Bible Foot Notes, page 1528)"
"Although the author
does not name himself, evidence outside the Scriptures and inferences from the
book itself lead to the conclusion that the author was
Luke. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 1643)"
"The writer
of this letter does not identify himself, but he was obviously well
known to the original recipients. (From the NIV
Bible Commentary, page 1856)"
"The letter is
difficult to date with precision....(From the NIV
Bible Commentary, page 1905)"
"It seems safe to
conclude that the book, at least in its early form, dates from the beginning of
the monarchy. Some think that Samuel may have had a hand in shaping or compiling
the materials of the book, but in fact we are unsure who the final
author or editor was. (From the NIV Bible
Commentary, page 286)"
"Although, according to tradition,
Samuel wrote the book, authorship is actually uncertain.
(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 322)"
"The date of the composition is also
unknown, but it was undoubtedly during the monarchy.
(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 322)"
"The author is unknown.
Jewish tradition points to Samuel, but it is unlikely that he is the author
because the mention of David (4:17,22) implies a later date.
(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 360)"
"Who the author was cannot
be known with certainty since the book itself gives no indication of
his identity. (From the NIV Bible Commentary, page
368)"
"There is little conclusive evidence
as to the identity of the author of 1,2 Kings.
(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 459)"
"Whoever the author was,
it is clear that he was familiar with the book of Deuteronomy.
(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 459)"
"According to ancient Jewish
tradition, Ezra wrote Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah (see Introduction to Ezra:
Literary Form and Authorship), but this cannot be established with
certainty. (From the NIV Bible
Commentary, page 569)"
"Although we do not know who
wrote the book of Esther, from internal evidence it is possible to make
some inferences about the author and the date of composition.
(From the NIV Bible Commentary, page 707)"
"The unknown author
probably had access to oral and/or written sources....(From
the NIV Bible commentary, page 722)"
"Regarding authorship,
opinions are even more divided....(From
the NIV Bible Commentary, page 773)"
etc...
How do
you respond to this?
3- The Catholic
Encyclopedia, New Advent, stating that all of the books and gospels had been
corrupted.
No book
of ancient times has come down to us exactly as it left the hands of its
author-- all have
been in some way altered. The material conditions under
which a book was spread before the invention of printing (1440), the little care
of the copyists, correctors, and glossators for the text, so different from the
desire of accuracy exhibited to-day, explain sufficiently the divergences we
find between various manuscripts of the same work. To these causes may be added,
in regard to the Scriptures, exegetical difficulties and dogmatical
controversies. To exempt the sacred writings from ordinary conditions a very
special providence would have been necessary, and it has not been the will of
God to exercise this providence."
4- The X-Rated Pornography
in the Bible further proves the corruption:
Song of Songs 8:1-3 "If
only you were to me as a brother, who was nursed at my mother's breasts!
Then, if I found you outside, I would kiss you, and no one would despise me. I would
lead you and bring you to my mother's house-- she who has taught me. I would
give you spiced wine to drink [i.e., her vagina's semen!], the nectar of my pomegranates. His left arm is under
my head and his right arm embraces me."
Click on the link to read my detailed analysis on this verse.
2-
Isaiah 53 and its mistranslations:
Before we look at the Isaiah 53 chapter, I'd like for you to keep the
following important points about the chapter in mind:
(a)- Isaiah 53's symbolic speeches:
(Most of the following points were taken from
brother
Musa's rebuttal; may Allah Almighty
always be pleased with him)
1-
Isaiah 53:3 says that "Jesus" is despised
by all men. In Luke 10:1, Jesus has at least 70 followers, and in
other verses we're told that he fed and healed thousands (John
6:9-11, Luke 17:11-19 and other
verses).
2-
In Isaiah 53:5
it says he was wounded for our transgressions. Now right away one
might assume this is the death of Jesus. However it says he was
WOUNDED not killed. But let us go with killed for your
arguments sake. This is not what this verse is saying. It is
saying that they made a mistake so he is paying for it. They
plotted or accused against him. This is exactly what happened.
And again, the verse says wounded,
which further proves that Christ was never killed.
3-
Isaiah 53:7 states that "he
did not open his mouth".
There are two possible interpretations and answers to this:
Jesus never literally spoke a
single word during the crucifixion trial. This is obviously
wrong because
Jesus spoke during his trial with both
Pontius Pilot and the Jews. And we all know Jesus' famous and
final cry to GOD Almighty when he said:
"Eloi Eloi lama sabachtani!", which translates:
"My GOD my GOD, why have you forsaken me?"
(Matthew 27:46)
So wrong. He did open his mouth.
Jesus did not object to GOD
Almighty's Will. This is also wrong, because again, Jesus
cried during the crucifixion "My GOD my GOD
why have you forsaken me?", and he also
prayed ENDLESSLY to GOD Almighty on the night of the crucifixion to
not get crucified! (Matthew
16:39, Matthew 26:36-44,
Luke 6:12) He even bowed down
his face to Allah Almighty in worship endless times begging Him
for a change in Decision. So yes, Jesus did object.
"in his death" is also a false translation to the Hebrew
Mawth. At the worst, it should be
translated as "in death", making the word a
symbolic one as further confirmed in the Hebrew lexicon:
"in his death maveth (maw'-veth) death (natural or violent)
[notice not "his death". It only
says "death"]; concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades);
figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death,
die(-d)."
So in his death here is symbolically referring to his execution trial
and not necessarily his physical and literal death.
This is further proven in
Young's
Literal Translation of the verse:
He was assigned a grave with the
wicked, and with the rich in
hisdeath [Here is how the
literal translation says: "And it appointeth with the wicked his
grave, And with the rich [are] his high places"....This is verified
at this link: (Young's
Literal Translation)], though
he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
Isaiah 53:9 (New Living Translation)
9 He had done no wrong and had never
deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in
a rich man’s grave.
Isaiah 53:9 (Contemporary English Version)
9 He wasn't dishonest or violent, but
he was buried in a tomb of cruel and rich people.
There
are also two errors in the fulfillment of this Prophecy:
Jesus was never buried (Matthew
27:59-66, Matthew 28)! He
was temporarily placed in a tomb and then his body disappeared after
that. But he never ONCE was buried under ground as our dead
get buried.
Jesus, who was never buried from
the first place, was also NEVER BURIED with the wicked and the rich.
His tomb was placed in an isolated area as recorded in the gospels.
Again,
verse 9 says that he was to be buried with
both the wicked and the rich. Jesus was buried alone.
5- In
Isaiah 53:10-11, GOD Almighty will prolong
Jesus' life and Jesus will live to even see his offspring (his
children)! And Christ will see the Light and be satisfied after
the suffering of his soul. The suffering of his soul here is
referring to the overwhelming fear that Jesus had
and
the countless cries and Prayers that he made to Allah
Almighty to save him.
Psalm 91
further speaks clearly on this. Also, Jesus' life was never made
long or extended. He only lived for 33 years, so we're told in the
gospels, and he certainly never married any woman nor had any child from
any woman. Yet, Isaiah 53:10 clearly says that he will live
and he will have and see his children.
6- In
Isaiah 53:12, we are told that Jesus' life
or soul will be poured unto death. To me, given the Islamic
position about Christ never got crucified, and given the symbolic speech
in Isaiah 53 chapter that most of it conflicts with what really took
place with Christ in the gospels, and given the fact that many early
writings in Palestine and elsewhere stated clearly that Jesus never got
crucified such as in the
Apocalypse of Peter and other ancient texts, then my
interpretation of this verse about Jesus' life being poured unto death
means to me that Jesus' life will overpower death! This is
indisputably proven in
Psalm 91
where it states that not only Jesus will not get crucified, but GOD
Almighty will also hear his cries and will send down the Angels to
PROTECT HIM and SAVE HIM. And Psalm 91 also says that
Christ will call upon GOD Almighty and GOD Almighty will HEAR him and
HONOR him. Christ would not have been
honored if he have died the humiliating death of the cross. And
certainly, he would not have been "saved" either by the Angels.
Given all of this, let us now look at the Chapter of Isaiah 53
in the Bible:
1
Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD
been revealed?
2
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of
dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance
that we should desire him.
3
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and
familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we
esteemed him not.
4
Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we
considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
5
But he was pierced
wounded (KJV) for our transgressions, he was
crushed
bruised (KJV) for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his
wounds we are healed.
6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his
own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he
was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he
did not open his mouth.
8
By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of
his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of
my people he was stricken.
9
He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich
in hisdeath
[Here is how the literal translation
says: "And it appointeth with the wicked his grave, And with the rich [are] his
high places"....This is verified at this link: (Young's Literal Translation)],
though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
"in his death" is also a false translation to the Hebrew
Mawth. At the worst, it should be
translated as "in death", making the word a
symbolic one as further confirmed in the Hebrew lexicon:
"in his death maveth (maw'-veth) death (natural or violent)
[notice not "his death". It only
says "death"]; concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades);
figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death,
die(-d)."
So in his death here is symbolically referring to his execution trial
and not necessarily his physical and literal death.
This is further proven in
Young's
Literal Translation of the verse:
He was assigned a grave with the
wicked, and with the rich in
hisdeath [Here is how the
literal translation says: "And it appointeth with the wicked his
grave, And with the rich [are] his high places"....This is verified
at this link: (Young's
Literal Translation)], though
he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
Isaiah 53:9 (New Living Translation)
9 He had done no wrong and had never
deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in
a rich man’s grave.
Isaiah 53:9 (Contemporary English Version)
9 He wasn't dishonest or violent, but
he was buried in a tomb of cruel and rich people.
10
Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong
his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
According to Christianity, Jesus Christ was single and never married nor did he
have children. This verse clearly refutes Christianity, because the
Servant here will live to see
his biological children ("his
offspring") along with his days being prolonged (made longer).
Christ died at the young age of 33 according to Christianity, which is also
against this verse. Christs' years are short in Christianity, while in
Isaiah 53:10,
the servant's years are very long and
extended along with him living them with his biological children.
11
After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be
satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their
iniquities.
12
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will
divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death
[It
doesn't at all mean that he will die.
The literal translation says: "Because
that he exposed to death his soul"....This is verified again at this
link: (Young's Literal Translation).......Both Islam and Isaiah 52:13 claim that Jesus never got crucified. See
below.], and was numbered with
the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the
transgressors.
(b)- Isaiah 53:12:
The mistranslated verse states:
Isaiah 5:12 "....because he poured out his life
unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors....."
This verse doesn't clearly state that the predicted servant will
actually die. It could be easily read as he will defeat, overpower and/or
escape death. Also, when we study carefully the poetical literature of Isaiah 53, and study
carefully the claims made above, we see that "him
pouring his life unto death"
means that the goodness
that he will bring from GOD Almighty will be the light that will bring
his people from
darkness (death) into light (goodness). He will defeat death
(darkness). Isaiah 5:12 does not state that he will die. It
clearly states that he will shadow or overwhelm death by his life.
If I, for instance, pour my cup of cranberry juice on the white carpet, then I
would create a big red spot on the carpet. I wouldn't be changing the juice into
carpet, or the carpet into juice. No, I would simply defeat the whiteness of the
carpet by the color of the juice. That's what pouring the juice on the carpet means.
Same thing applies with the servant pouring his life unto death.
GOD Almighty considers evil doing and not believing in Him as equal to death.
Important Note: In many Verses in the Bible, we see that GOD Almighty used in Hebrew, Sheol,
the word for "hell" as the same Hebrew word for "death". That is
why the Christian Jehovah Witnesses don't believe in "Hell Fire" as punishment
for the unbelievers. They believe that "Hell" is actual "Death".
So to put it in other words, Isaiah 53:12 could also mean that the Servant (Jesus)
will over shadow or cover "hell (death)" with "life (good)". So
whoever believes in that Servant from the People of Israel will be saved from hell or
death.
Have Isaiah 53:12 clearly said "and
he will die for people's sins and resurrect after 3 days",
then we would have nothing to argue about. So Jesus pouring his life (good) unto death (bad), means that
whomever believes in his message from the People of Israel will defeat bad (darkness) and
will be saved, and will have Jesus' life (goodness). This perfectly matches what
Islam claims about our beloved Prophet Jesus peace be upon him.
3-
The crucifixion would've broken at least one bone, refuting
John 19:30-40!
If we were to take the Bible literally, then we will see clear contradictions in the
crucifixion story. Let us look at what the Bible says about piercing Jesus:
John 19:30-40:
30
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is
finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
31
Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a
special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the
Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.
32
The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man
who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.
33
But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead,
they did not break his legs.
34
Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear,
bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.
35
The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true.
He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.
36
These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not
one of his bones will be broken,"
The Verses that reference the Bones:
"A righteous man may have
many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;he protects all his bones,
not one of them will
be broken. (From the NIV Bible,
Psalm
34:19-20)"
As these verses don't even seem to be talking
about the Messiah or any crucifixion, but assuming
that they did, notice how Psalm 34:20 says that GOD Almighty will protect "all
his bones". So, not even an inch from his bones will be
damaged according to the Scriptures - again assuming that the verses are even
talking about the Messiah!! This is exactly what the Noble Quran and
Isaiah 52:13 say!
Also, notice how Psalm 34:19 says that the LORD delivers him from
"ALL OF THE
troubles, which clearly goes against the crucifixion lie. But
anyway despite the John 19:36 verse, I still proved, by Allah
Almighty's Mercy, Grace and Will, that the Psalm verses actually
further proved the Noble Quran's claims along with
Isaiah 52:13, and Jesus' Disciples' and
the Early Christians original writings that were found in Palestine
and Egypt about Jesus never got crucified!
See below...
and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one
they have pierced."
38
Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now
Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's
permission, he came and took the body away.
39
He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited
Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
40
Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices,
in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.
In the above verses, the mysterious author or authors suggest that Jesus'
bones were reserved because the soldiers did not break his knees, hence this fulfills the
Scriptures' prophecy that GOD will protect his body that not even a single bone would
break.
Let us look at the obvious contradiction in the
above verses:
Taken from the above verses:
"These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: 'Not one
of his bones will be broken,' and, as another scripture says, 'They will look
on the one they have pierced.' (From the NIV Bible,
John 19:36-37)"
"A righteous man may have many
troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all;
he protects all his bones, not one of them will
be broken. (From the NIV Bible,
Psalm
34:19-20)"
Again, as these verses don't even seem to be talking about the Messiah or any
crucifixion, but assuming that it did, notice how Psalm 34:20 says that GOD Almighty will protect "all
his bones". So, not even an inch from his bones will be
damaged according to the Scriptures - again assuming that the verses are even
talking about the Messiah!!
As you might know, the crucifixion back then was done by nailing to the cross the hands
and the ankles or the feet. If GOD Almighty was going to protect Jesus' body that
not even a single bone will be broken, then how would the crucifixion and the death of
Jesus be possible then?!
My question to all Christians is:
How in the world is it possible for the feet to get nailed on
the cross without any penetration to the bones by the nails, hence breaking part of the
feet's bones?!
I clearly see
the Noble Quran's Claim
about Jesus being saved from crucifixion being
confirmed in Psalm 34:20!
Would Jesus have at least cracked a bone?
When one's hand and feet are nailed to a cross and then he is left on the
cross to die slowly and painfully, would his body's weight at least:
1- Not break a single bone from either one of his
hands or one of his feet?
2- Would he not at least crack a bone?
A crack is a break! And since we have
28 bones in each foot [1], and
27 bones in each hand [2], and some of them are very tiny and slim,
then I find it quite impossible that at least not a single tiny one of them
would break if the entire body's weight was resting on them. But anyway,
regardless, Psalm 91 which Luke 4:10-11 and Matthew 4:5-6 link Jesus Christ to
it,
clearly declares
that Christ won't get crucified.
Sources:
1- "There are 26 bones in the human foot (28 if
you include the sesamoid bones at the base of the big toe). These are: the
Talus, which connects to the tibia at the ankle; the Calcaneus, which
forms the heel; the Navicular, Cuboid, and three Cuneiforms
(Medial, Intermediate, and Lateral), which form the middle of the foot; the five
Metatarsals, which radiate out to the toes; and 14 Phalanges
(2-3-3-3-3), which form the toes." (Source)
2- "27 and no muscle except for
The intrinsic muscle groups are the thenar and
hypothenar muscles (thenar referring to the thumb, hypothenar to the
small finger), the interosseus muscles (between the metacarpal bones,
four dorsally and three volarly) and the lumbrical muscles.
These muscles arise from the deep flexor (and are special because they
have no bony origin) and insert on the dorsal extensor hood mechanism." (Source)
4-
Islam denies the crucifixion and much of the Bible agrees:
Both Muslims and Christians believe that the grave of Jesus today is
empty. It doesn't have his body in it, because both believe that he was raised to
Heaven. The difference between Muslims and Christians in this issue is that Muslims
believe that Jesus never died on the cross but was raised to GOD Almighty.
Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross, was buried in the grave
(obviously
his foot would've struck at least one stone!), and was resurrected to GOD Almighty.
Both the crucifixion and resurrection, as we've seen above, are not supported nor were ever foretold
in the Bible's Old Testament, especially for the resurrection! I mean,
Christians could doctor and twist verses and translations in the OT to support
the crucifixion, but with absolute certainty, there is not a single verse in the
entire OT that even talks about the resurrection. Please visit:
In Isaiah 53, all it says is that he will get pierced which again
it never mentioned the cross nor did it ever mention any sort of resurrection, not just in
this chapter, but also throughout the Old Testament. If this servant is indeed Jesus
peace be upon him, then him being pierced and never dying seems to perfectly support the
Islamic teaching about Prophet Jesus peace be upon him NEVER died on the cross for
anyone's sins.
Let us look at the following Noble Verse from the Noble Quran
(The Muslims Holy Scripture):
"That they rejected Faith;
That they uttered against Mary A grave false charge; That they 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. Nay,
Allah raised him up Unto Himself; and Allah Is Exalted in Power,
Wise. And there is none of the people of the book (Jews and Christians) But must
believe in him (Jesus) Before his death; And on the Day of Judgment He (Jesus) will
be a witness Against them. (The Noble Quran,
4:156-159)"
Now compare the Noble Verses to Isaiah 52:13 "...he will be raised and lifted up....".
Notice that Isaiah 52:13 did not say "....he will be RESURRECTED and lifted
up...." Not even once, did the Old Testament predict for the foretold Servant
to be raised to GOD Almighty after death. There absolutely no mention of any
sort of resurrection in the Bible's Old Testament what so ever.
Here are the English translations of Isaiah 52:13
that say exactly "raised and lifted up" or
something very similar: [1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16].
The verses from the Noble Quran and Isaiah 52 are perfectly supported and
confirmed at:
Furthermore, there are early writings that were found in Palestine that say
that there is another who was called Jesus BarAbaa (son of his father since his
father wasn't known) got crucified in the place of our Jesus Christ, whom people
also called "Jesus BarAbaa".
Again, I
clearly see the Noble Quran's
Claim about Jesus being saved
from crucifixion being
confirmed in Psalm 34:20!
Jesus was never "disfigured" to a point "beyond human
likeness"!
Let us look at the following verse:
Isaiah 52:14 "Just
as there were many who were appalled at him - his appearance was so disfigured
beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness-"
It appears that this verse
further proves Islam's claims about Jesus, peace be upon him, never got crucified on the
cross, because according to today's corrupt New Testament, Jesus never got disfigured to a
point where no one could recognize his face; not from crucifixion, nor from the beating
that he supposedly received before the crucifixion.
To see the several "canons" or NTs of the "Bible", please visit:
Since the Bible
was not documented until 150 to 300 years after Jesus peace be upon him, and during his
ministry, nothing was ever documented on paper regarding his deity, we Muslims believe
that a great deal of corruption had entered the Bible. The following reasons will clarify
the Muslims' position:
7- Jesus according to
Islam never got killed on the cross. Allah Almighty saved him. As I
mentioned in point #5, we only believe in Jesus' quotes as closest to the Truth in the New
Testament. Islam's claims regarding Allah Almighty saving Jesus seem to fit with
Jesus peace be upon him asking Allah Almighty to save him from crucifiction (Matthew
26:39).
5-
GOD Almighty Changed His Mind a lot throughout the Bible:
Even though we do not have a single proof about the Old Testament prophesying about
the Messiah's crucifixion, but in this section, we will go ahead and accept this
man-made fabrication. We are still left with ample verses, in the Bible,
about GOD Almighty Changing His Mind a lot that clearly support that GOD
Almighty Had all the reasons to save Jesus from the pain and humiliation of the
crucifixion:
Hosea 11:8
How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I
hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? My
heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.
Amos 7:3 So the LORD relented.
"This will not happen," the LORD said.
Jeremiah 18:8
and if that nation I warned repents
of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had
planned.
Exodus 32:14 Then the LORD relented
and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
Jonah 3:9-10 Who can tell, God may turn and
revoke His sentence against us, and turn away from His fierce anger so that
we perish not. And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and
God revoked His evil that He had said that He would do to them and He did not
do it.
Joel 2:13-14
Rend your hearts and not your garments and return to
the Lord, your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in
loving-kindness; and He revokes His sentence of evil. Who
knows but what He will turn, revoke your sentence, and leave a
blessing behind Him, even a cereal or meal offering and a drink offering for the Lord,
your God?
1 Chronicles 21:15
And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the
LORD saw it and was grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who
was destroying the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand."
The angel of the LORD was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunah the
Jebusite.
Exodus 32:14
and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken
of doing to His people.
Genesis 6:6
and Jehovah repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and
He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart.
Judges 2:18
And when Jehovah raised up to them judges -- then was
Jehovah with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of
the judge; for it repenteth Jehovah, because of their groaning
from the presence of their oppressors, and of those thrusting them away.
2 Samuel 24:16
and the messenger putteth forth his hand to Jerusalem
to destroy it, and Jehovah repenteth concerning the evil, and
saith to the messenger who is destroying among the people, `Enough, now, cease thy hand;'
and the messenger of Jehovah was near the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
Jeremiah 26:19
Put him at all to death did Hezekiah king of Judah,
and all Judah? Did he not fear Jehovah? yea, he appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and
Jehovah repenteth concerning the evil that He spake against them; and we are
doing great evil against our souls.
Since the early Christians' and the Disciples' original writings all
claim that Jesus never got crucified, then why couldn't Jehovah Almighty have
said something similar to this:
"...And Jehovah repented from the evil of
crucifying the Messiah...."
Why couldn't this be possible when GOD Almighty saw that the Jews were total losers and
that no Prophet was ever fruitful with them? They were even
notorious in slaying Prophets:
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the
prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have
gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and
ye would not! (From the KJV Bible, Matthew 23:37)"
"We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a
succession of apostles; We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him
with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you an apostle with what ye
yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride?- Some ye called impostors,
and others ye slay! (The Noble Quran,
2:87)"
"And remember ye said: "O Moses! we cannot endure one
kind of food (always); so beseech thy Lord for us to produce for us of what the earth
groweth, -its pot-herbs, and cucumbers, Its garlic, lentils, and onions." He said:
"Will ye exchange the better for the worse? Go ye down to any town, and ye shall find
what ye want!" They were covered with humiliation and misery; they drew on themselves
the wrath of God. This because they went on rejecting the Signs of God and slaying
His Messengers without just cause. This because they rebelled and went on
transgressing. (The Noble Quran, 2:61)"
"As to those who deny the Signs of God and in defiance of
right, slay the prophets, and slay those who teach just dealing
with mankind, announce to them a grievous penalty. (The
Noble Quran, 3:21)"
"God hath heard the taunt of those who say: "Truly, God
is indigent and we are rich!"- We shall certainly record their word and
(their act) of slaying the prophets in defiance of right, and We shall say:
"Taste ye the penalty of the Scorching Fire! (The
Noble Quran, 3:181)"
Show one logical reason that would disprove my challenge here! Didn't Jehovah
Almighty already "repent" many
times in the past from Divine Decisions that He has already taken as we clearly saw above?
It is quite clear from all of the verses and points above that:
1- We do not have a single
clear-cut statement from the entire Old Testament that says that:
Jesus will get crucified.
Jesus will resurrect from death.
2- We have many verses from both
the Old and New Testaments that declare that Jesus Christ will be saved and
lifted by the Angels from any and all harm that his foes will try to throw
at him.
With this said, I ask my respected Jewish and Christian readers to reconsider
your beliefs. I ask you to give Islam a serious and honest research and
thought. I strongly recommend starting with the following links:
I want to end this article with the following verses from the Holy Quran, and the
Bible's Old and New Testaments:
"Say: 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. (The Noble Quran, 112:1-4)"
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. (From the NIV
Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4)"
"The most important one,"
answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God,
the Lord is one. (From the
NIV Bible, Mark 12:29)"
""Why do
you call me good?" Jesus
answered. "No one is good–except
God alone."
(From the NIV Bible, Mark 10:18)"
"God is
not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should
change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not
fulfill? (From the NIV Bible, Numbers 23:19)"
Indeed, Jesus Christ, the man, is only a Messenger from Allah Almighty, and he was never crucified.
May Allah Almighty enable you to see the Light and the Truth of Islam.
And may Allah Almighty send His Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon our beloved and
blessed Prophet, Teacher and Role Model, Muhammad. Ameen.
8-
Rebuttals:
Many Christians have already attempted to directly refute this article by
presenting several verses from the Bible's New Testament that say that Jesus:
Was crucified.
Died on the cross for our sins.
Was raised from the dead.
My response:
My simple answer to them is that they have missed the entire point of this
article. If one could prove with ample and indisputable proofs, from the
Bible's Old Testament, that GOD Almighty regarding the foretold Messiah:
Will hear his cries (Psalm 91:15) and
will save him (Psalm
91:3).
He will cover him with His Protection (Psalm
91:4).
Christ will then not have any fear in him (Psalm
91:5).
Christ will then observe with his own eyes the punishment of the
crucified ones (Psalm 91:8).
No harm (this includes crucifixion!) or disaster will even come near Christ (Psalm
91:10....this even contradicts him getting beaten up before crucifixion).
GOD Almighty will send down the Angels
to
protect him and lift him (Psalm 91:11-12,
14, Isaiah 52:13).
Not even his foot will strike
the ground from his enemies pushing, grappling and punishment.
Christ's call will be
HEARD, and he will be delivered and honored (Psalm
91:15, Isaiah 52:13).
No way would these verses be
valid if Christ got crucified.
His life will be prolonged (extended) and he will live to even see his
offspring (Isaiah 53:10 and Psalm 91:16, which by the way contradict
Jesus never got married and had children. In Islam's
Noble Quran's 13:38, however, it is quite possible that
Jesus Christ had wives and children).
then one is clearly left with overwhelming proofs that prove that most of the
New Testament is false, especially when we know that the
Bible's own theologians admit that its books and gospels had all
been:
Written by mysterious men.
Written by an unknown number of men.
Written in unknown places.
Written in unknown dates.
Paul never even met Jesus Christ in person while
the latter was on earth. It is falsely claimed that Jesus appeared to
Paul while Paul was on his way to Damascus after the "crucifixion" (Acts
9:2-4. Note: Paul's name used
to be Saul. Yet, Paul admittedly
wasn't
even sure whether the Holy Spirit was inspirning him or not).
None of the disciples, even in the false writings
attributed to them, ever claimed that their writings were inspired or
Divine. Not only that, but we even ironically see that:
Luke for instance, wrote his "gospel" for the
sake of another person and not GOD Almighty. See below for
details.
The disciples even fought with each others [1]
[2].
We read about direct invitations to dinner and
other occasions between the disciples in the "books" [1].
According to the commentaries below, all of
the books of the bible were altered and corrupted.
Is written in third-party narrations, which is why we find in all of the
gospels' titles
"This gospel
according to....", and countless verses that speak about
the disciples and about their activities in third-party narrations [1]
[2]
[3]
[4],
which proves that the books and gospels were certainly not written by them.
This also means that much gossips and exaggerations and fabrications
were made up and inserted into the books and gospels. So even if
some people back then thought that Jesus was crucified, they in reality
never actually saw it. It could very well be that they've only
heard about it from a neighboring town and believed it. There are
certainly in the books and gospels:
Too much gossips.
Too wide of date gaps by the decades [1]
[2]
[3]
[4] between when the supposed
event took place and when it was actually written, by hand, in the
corrupt gospels.
Too many unknown people wrote the stories.
Too many Prophecies in the Old Testament that promise that Jesus
Christ, the Messiah, will be saved from the crucifixion.
Too many mistranslations and desperate misinterpretations in
Isaiah 53 and elsewhere.
So now based on what objective grounds should we reject the claim
about the Bible's New Testament's accounts being mostly false and
fabricated by men? And again, as I mentioned in the conclusion
section, I strongly recommend visiting the following links:
I also want to end this rebuttal with the following verses from the Holy
Quran, and the Bible's Old and New Testaments:
"Say: 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. (The Noble Quran, 112:1-4)"
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. (From the NIV
Bible, Deuteronomy 6:4)"
"The most important one,"
answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God,
the Lord is one. (From the
NIV Bible, Mark 12:29)"
""Why
do you call me good?" Jesus
answered. "No one is
good–except God alone."
(From the NIV Bible, Mark 10:18)"
"God
is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he
should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not
fulfill? (From the NIV Bible, Numbers 23:19)"
Indeed, Jesus Christ, the man, is only a Messenger from Allah Almighty, and
he was never crucified.
May Allah Almighty enable you to see the Light and the Truth of Islam. And
may Allah Almighty send His Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon our beloved and
blessed Prophet, Teacher and Role Model, Muhammad. Ameen.