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buddyman
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King Davids Psalms 22 - written over 1500 years BC. This is a prophecy of Jesus's crucifiction. Psalm 22A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.For the choir director; upon Aijeleth[a] Hashshahar. A Psalm of David. 1(A)My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? |
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rami
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Bi ismillahir rahmanir raheem
13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. Jesus said beware of those who speak in my name, the first person to speak in jesus's name while having never met him [ie transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ] or known his teachings was paul yet when you look at the bible and christianity today he is the key figure whose teachings are followed even more so than jesus himself.Had his words been taken out of the bible you would see a different Christianity than the one you have today. Unlike paul the Prophet muhammad [sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam] did not speak in the name of Jesus or with his authority he was a prophet in his own right with his own book of revelations, the community he was sent amongst where not Christians so Jesus warning his followers about false prophets after can not apply to him since islam did not primarily spread to Christian areas until after the prophets time. look also at religion prior to Christianity, all faiths and all prophets had been monotheistic for thousands of years there message of one god had been the same, then some 300 years after the death of christ out of nowhere the doctrine of the trinity is invented [as it is not explicitly mentioned anywhere in the bible] and then forced onto the wrold. Buddymann read the forum description and stick to the forum guidlines. Edited by rami |
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Rasul Allah (sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord" and whoever knows his Lord has been given His gnosis and nearness.
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buddyman
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Buddymann read the forum description and stick to the forum guidlines. Rami, How am I not following the forum guidelines? |
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Andalus
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Greetings and welcome. I would say that your contribution is a very cursory approach to asserting church prophecy fulfillment claims. The topic is much deeper and though this kind of post might suffice sunday school pupils, it fails in the arena of discussion with non Christians. This is from another thread which can be found in the archives of interfaith, it deals with Isaiah 7:14: Greetings. I would like to continue with points that I have found which in totality, and by themsleves, represent valid reasons that I have rejected Christianity as a faith, which is far different than rejecting the religion due to personal hatred against the core teachings or many of the wonderful adherents. I bring attention to a common evidence used by the church to prove their claims about Jesus and the validity of the NT through a prophecy fulfillment. Claim of Matthew Chapter 1:22-23: 22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"-which means, "God with us." This verse is in reference to Isaiah 7:14, and a claim that Isaiah gave a prophecy about the birth of a future Messiah who would be born of a virgin centuries before the event would take place, giving validity to the Church and its idea of replacement theology. This verse is commonly read during the Christmas season, and a source for strength in the Christian cause. There are two important points that rest on this claim: 1) The validity of the NT. Given that we are told this is a word of Gd, which gives a historical and accurate account of Jesus. If a mistake exists, then one must question everything else. 2) The validity of the church. The group who founded the church chose the narratives that best served their theological beliefs. If the evidences for these beliefs can be found to be highly suspect, then their theological beliefs loose their supporting evidence and also become suspect. Matthew refers to Isaiah 7:14 specifically. For the purpose of context, I will include all relevant verses in that chapter. Below is a paste of appropriate verses needed for the discussion from the JPS TANACH, which I dislike, but it suffices for now. I will make comments that explain the context of the verse, the setting, and then provide points that show this is not a prophecy, or a dual prophecy, and given the setting and context, has absolutely nothing to do with Jesus or the late second temple. Isaiah 7:1-16 7:1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Aram, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it; but could not prevail against it. In 732 BCE, we find the Davidic throne under the threat of war from the two warring kingdoms of the North. The The threat of the Davidic throne is reinforced below. 7:2 And it was told the house of David, saying: ' 7:3 Then said the Lord unto Isaiah: 'Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fullers' field; 7:4 and say unto him: Keep calm, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and of the son of Remaliah. 7:5 Because 7:6 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeel; 7:7 thus saith the Lord GOD: it shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. 7:8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people; 7:9 And the head of Ephraim is These verses further reinforce the position that the context of this verse is about a war, and now Gd reassures that the aggression of the two northern kingdoms will fail. Keep in mind that so far, nothing is given in the context of this chapter that has anything to do with late second temple or Jesus. 7:10 And the Lord spoke again unto Ahaz, saying: 7:11 'Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God: ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.' 7:12 But Ahaz said: 'I will not ask, neither will I try the Lord.' 7:13 And he said: 'Hear ye now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also? 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: behold, the young woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Ahaz, who is not a great man of Gd, feels intimidated to ask Gd for a sign. Asking for a sign, not a miracle, as the sign will be a symbol of Gd's Words of reassurance about the failure of King Ahaz's enemies. This sign would mark the downfall of the two kingdoms of the north. If this sign were the virgin birth of Jesus centuries later, then what sign of reassurance would this be to a people that were under siege and ready to be destroyed? In other words, what would King Ahaz, or the inhabitants of Jerusalem care about an event that would happen long after they were dead, how would the virgin birth of Jesus be relevant to a people who are about to be conquered and killed? 7:15 Curd and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 7:16 Yea, before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land whose two kings thou hast a horror of shall be forsaken. This goes on to tell us how the sign will be relevant to the inhabitants of So if this is strictly interpreted as the virgin birth of Jesus, then what relevance does eating curds and honey have to do with Jesus? When did he eat them? What two northern kingdoms were destroyed when Jesus reached puberty? If this is a "dual prophecy", then what in the verse tells you it is such, and how would the birth of Jesus be unique given that now we have a second virgin birth? (I do not believe the verse tells us of a virgin birth because the verse tells us that there will be a sign and the point of the sign becomes complete by the time the child reaches a certain age and the two northern kingdoms are destroyed, so whether or not the child was born of a virgin would not have mattered in this scenario) Peace This is extracted from another thread that was in reply to an apologetic link to try and defend the unreasonable belief that Isaiah 7:14 was a prophecy about Jesus. Keep in mind that 99% of the piece goes on and on and on and on with why "almah" must be strictly interpreted as "virgin". The piece literally rambles with various scenarios and speculation as to why the Hebrew word is "virgin", it is an utterly incoherent manner in which the piece tries to argue from an ad nauseam or repetition or ad infinitum approach. I have yet to meet anyone who has been able to use the piece to form an argument. The key thing to remember is that I am willing, for the sake of argument, to give this point away (for the sake of argument, I am willing to concede that �almah� is strictly virgin, and then through reductio ad absurdum, we shall see the problematic conclusion). In the end, the point given is a double edged sword that causes more problems for the claim. Also, keep in mind that the piece (the apologetic piece that is not relevant to this thread) only dedicates about 1% to the contextual dilemma which is the point I bring forth. The Context (of Isaiah 7:14) demonstrates: 1) That it makes no difference if the female discussed in 7:14 is a virgin or not (the end result and point of the verse is not dependent upon a strict interpretation of the female being virgin) 2) That the verse is irrelevant to the people of the late second temple 3) The verse talks about a sign, not a miracle, relevant to the people of the time period. The context: � Two armies from two kingdoms are set to destroy � Gd offers, not a miracle, but a sign to the reigning king of The Sign: � A child will be born to a woman. Before the child reaches the age of puberty, the two armies will be destroyed. Conclusion: � According to the Hebrew Scriptures, this did indeed occur. The sign, according to any common sense reading, according to any serious exegesis, even with the most conservative of uses of the charity principle (seeking the best, strongest interpretation without twisting it to a preconception), is not the birth but the time line given by the child's age that coincides with the destruction of the armies. The birth of the child has no bearing on the armies of the two northern kingdoms, but the child does. According to Christians, it is the birth that is the sign, because the birth is to a virgin, and this is a prophecy about Jesus being born centuries later after the people in This implies 1) There were two virgin births, one at that time and one in the late second temple. This would mean the birth of Jesus was not unique. OR; 2) There was one virgin birth, and somehow, the Hebrews were supposed to be able to render almah as young woman who was not a virgin, and then almah as virgin for the double prophecy meaning, which would be relevant to a future generation that had nothing to do with those who were held captive behind the walls of If the child born was all together part of a prophecy that has nothing to do with King Ahaz, then 1) Which two warring kingdoms of the north were destroyed when Jesus reached the age of puberty? 2) If this part of Isaiah 7 is not part of the prophecy, then please, I would like for Christians to provide me with the methodology that allowed them to rip the point of the story (the destruction of the two warring armies) out of the verse as a non prophecy, and only keep the mentioning of a child born to a virgin separate from the point? If "almah" in chapter 7 must be strictly interpreted as virgin, then the entire sign should be rendered meaningless. Let�s assume that chapter 7 is about a virgin birth. This would mean that the woman being a virgin is a critical point for 7 to work. I will demonstrate by now assuming this is not a virgin birth in Isaiah 7. The birth is not by a virgin. Before the child reaches puberty. The two warring armies of the north are destroyed. The child reaches the age of puberty. Conclusion: The end result in the story occurs with or without the word "almah" being rendered "virgin". Matthew's claim of Isaiah 7:14 as a prophecy is obviously a mistake. No one with any serious intention of learning can look at this claim and look at the actual verse and declare it a prophecy about a virgin giving birth. The main themes of the story are entirely irrelevant to late second temple. What would be the significance at the moment before Jesus knows right from wrong? Would this imply that Jesus did not know right from wrong and had to reach puberty before his true divine self would kick in? What two warring kingdoms were destroyed (armies) before Jesus knew right from wrong? What would Ahaz care about Jesus and late second temple period? Why would Isaiah as Ahaz for a sign for people living in 2 CE? The answers do not exist, and giving the point away that almah is virgin causes more problems, and unanswered questions.
This is also a piece I have posted some time ago in the interfaith section, it was discussed at some lenghts. Matthew 2 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to 14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of This is in reference to Herod trying to kill Gd on earth (everyone knows Jesus is Gd according to Christians, including Herod, or I suppose he did not get the memo). His mother takes him to Hosea 11 1 "When 2 But the more I called Israel, 1) In the actual Hebrew, there is nothing seperating verse 2 from the last part of one. In other words, there is nothing inherent in the grammer or in the meaning of the verse that allows one to seperate the two verses. 2) These two verses have a historical context which is about 3) If this is a dual prophecy, then how does one determine this? Understand, the idea of a dual prophecy is a Christian technique of trying to find Christological relevance in the OT, thereby making the OT a relevant book. If this is a dual prophecy, then what allows one to stop at verse one for the second prophecy meaning about Jesus where the second verse was included with the first verse for the first prophecy (the first prophecy, or actual historical context includes both verses but not for a second, dual meaning)? These are points that may seem subtle at the surface, but they are far from insignificant. If the foundation for a prophecy claim is based upon erroneous, and questionable methods, and if these prophecy claims are the foundation for the evidences that the church uses to define their faith, then one must put into question the entire church thesis. These basic points remain unexplained by the church with any reasonable explanation or argument that even remotely makes sense. Insha'Allah if time avails, I hope to contribute my list of points which lead me to reject the Christian faith, none of which cut down its core teachings and morals, or many of its outstanding adherents.
As far as following the guidlines. A pattern of "spamming", where copy and pasted material make up the greater portion of a person's contributions and discussions, then it becomes a problem. Here is the relevant guideline rule: 9. Posting several messages at random and not responding to the generated questions or dialogues following the original posts may also be considered as spamming. That seems to be the glaring violation I can see. Peace Edited by Andalus |
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buddyman
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Andalus, I am actually a Sabbath keeper...no Sunday school for me. Maybe you should study the Book of Daniel...especially the 70 weeks. I apologize for the spamming...I really didn't know that copying and pasting scripture would be considered spamming. Also, there are more prophecies that were fillfilled by Jesus...not just Isaiah 7:14..... You mention the Tanach, are you Jewish?
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crasss
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The followers of Jesus (pbuh), under the leadership of false prophets, gradually started worshipping Jesus instead of the One God. These verses predict that the followers of Jesus would go astray and abandon the Oneness of God. Muhammed (pbuh) came back with the message that the One God wants us to worship only Him and not to worship any man or anything else and restored the true religion of Abraham (pbuh). Muhammed (pbuh) is a true prophet because he restored the truth brought by Abraham (pbuh) who is a true prophet. |
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It's not really. |
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Bi ismillahir rahmanir raheem
it is when done in the ask questions section rather than the interfaith section which is why i made that reference in my earlier post. Discussions - Islam for non-Muslims Non-Muslims can ask questions about Islam, discussion for the purpose of learning is allowed but not debate. |
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Rasul Allah (sallah llahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord" and whoever knows his Lord has been given His gnosis and nearness.
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