Allah and Elohim - Are they the same God? Part - 3

The biggest question asked by Muslims, 'was Jesus crucified? They say that Jesus was never crucified because Quran denies the crucifixion of Messiah as we read in Quran, Sura 4:157-158,

Sura 4:157. 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:-

Sura 4:158. Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise.

The above verses are direct contradiction to all the prophets of the Bible who prophesied about the death, burial and resurrection of Messiah, Jesus who proclaimed about His death, burial and resurrection before hand andYahweh/Elohim - the God of the Bible who told about the sufferings of Messiah and atonement through His blood. Because Quran claims that the crucifixion of Jesus (Messiah) was a fake thing and it only appeared to them that it happened. Why God will do this type of big drama of making it
appear some thing different?

These Quranic verses are direct contradiction to the whole Bible. In order to justify this contradiction there can only be two possibilities:

1. Either the God of the Bible is a different God from Allah

2. Or He lost His mind in half way to give totally contradictory statement.

    Let us see from the Bible which statement is correct. Why it is necessary that Messiah should come and die for our sins? And also let us see few more questions that were commonly asked by Muslims about the Messiah's death on the cross:

Question 1: Did Jesus' manner of death satisfy the animal atonement sacrifice provisions for remission of sin of the Hebrew Scriptures? According to the Hebrew Scriptures, the only animals permitted for sacrificial purposes are those that have split hooves and chew their cud. The carcass of an unclean animal defiles (Leviticus 11:26). On these grounds alone, human beings are disqualified for sacrificial purposes. Jesus, as a human being, was unfit for sacrificial purposes.

Answer: Yes, it is true that Bible prohibits the human sacrifice. But when we read about Abraham, God commanded him to go and sacrifice his only son "Isaac". And he went to sacrifice his beloved son... this clearly indicates that this type of sacrifice was acceptable but humans were not allowed to sacrifice humans because that would have violated the commandment, thou shalt not murder.

    And by knowing that human sacrifice is wrong, how come Isaiah got the prophecy about Messiah in Isaiah 53rd chapter (Isa 53:5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

    And why Daniel wrote, "Messiah will be cut off." in (Dan 9:26 "And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.). Not only that but Jesus was called "Lamb of God" in the Bible. Jesus did fulfill the above prophecies of the Bible. He died on the cross.

    And Mohammed also said that Jesus is the Messiah, if Jesus is the Messiah then He has to fulfill all these prophesies otherwise Mohammed is wrong when he declared Jesus as the Messiah.

Question 2: An animal blood atonement offering must be physically
unblemished (Leviticus 22:18-25). According to the evangelists, Jesus
was physically abused prior to his execution (Matthew 27:26, Mark
15:15, John 19:1; John 20:25; Matthew 27:29, Mark 15:17, John 19:2).
As a result, Jesus would be disqualified as a valid sacrifice.

Answer: When the sacrifice lamb is brought before the priest it should be physically unblemished and Jesus fulfilled that. His sacrifice started the time He was in the garden of Gethsemane. Only difference is the time span of the sacrifice process for Jesus was higher. If your logic is applied to the sacrifice of the lamb the moment lamb is bruised a little in the process of sacrifice it will be disqualified and because there will be at least a fraction of second difference from the time sacrifice starts to it finishes. So no sacrifice will be qualified.

    Not only that Bible tells us about the sacrifice should be without blemish or holy. Jesus was holy and perfect. His blood was holy because He was born of a virgin so the seed of God did not mix with human. His holiness was preserved by His unique birth and Quran confirms His unique birth. .

Question 3: The New Testament's claim that Jesus' death was "one sacrifice for sin for all time" (Hebrews 10:12) is not supported by the Hebrew Scriptures. Mere death, no matter what was the extent of the preceding violence or pain, does not satisfy the biblical requirements for those times when a blood atonement sacrifice is offered. In a blood atonement offering the animal (clean species and unblemished) must actually die as a result of blood loss. That is why it is called "a blood atonement sacrifice."

Answer: Yes, Jesus died because of blood loss. They scourged Him as we read in Mat 27:26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

    Scourging was a cruel and barbaric punishment. The victim was stripped to the waist, his hands were bound to a pole, and he was whipped. The whip or scourge itself was an inhuman instrument consisting of a handle with several leather thongs attached, which were weighted on the ends with jagged pieces of bone, metal and rock. Frequently, the agony of the scourging resulted in death. Victims lost eyes and teeth, were occasionally disemboweled and were almost always horribly disfigured. The scourging combined with the crucifixion makes the sufferings of the Lord as extensive
as any imaginable.

    His hands and feet were nailed, and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head.. Yes, He blead to death for me, for you and for the whole world and today also there is forgiveness of sin because of His death on the cross.

Question 4: The Bible teaches that sacrifices can atone only for sins committed PRIOR to the offering of the sacrifice; no sacrifice could ever atone for sins committed after the sacrifice was offered and, thus, no sacrifice could ever atone for people born after the sacrifice was offered (e.g., Leviticus 1-7). So, even if it were true that Jesus was some kind of super-sacrifice that atoned for all sins of all mankind, then his death could only atone for the sins committed before his death, not for any sins committed after his death by people who were born after he died.

Answer: Jesus' sacrifice was for all ages because the whole worlds sin was laid on Him and He bore our iniquities as the Bible says in Isaiah 53:4-6, "Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the
LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Question 5: Sacrifice should be made by priests and not by Roman soldiers .

Answer: Sacrifice was made by High Priest who is Jesus Himself.

Question 6: Jesus (unclean human species and blemished) did not die within the Temple precinct, at the hands of an Aaronic priest, or through the shedding of blood. Jesus' blood was not sprinkled on the altar by the Aaronic high priest (Leviticus 16:18-19).

Answer: Jesus Himself was an Aaronic priest. Heb 7:25-26, "Therefore
He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;

    Jesus' blood is sprinkled today also and people are cleansed through His precious blood which was shed on the cruel cross. 1 John 1:7, "and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin."

Question 7: Animal sacrifice, offered as a blood atonement, must conform to the biblical guidelines set down in Leviticus 17:11: (a) Given solely to the Jewish people, (b) Blood sprinkled upon the Temple altar.

Answer: (a)Yes, those who never took the blood of Jesus in his/her life they are not saved in other words their sins are not forgiven. They do not have life in them. Because the Bible says in Leviticus 17:11, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul." (b) Blood is sprinkled upon the temple still today and it makes atonement when it is sprinkled on our heart. As the Bible says that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit as we read in 1 Cor 6:19. So when the blood of Jesus is sprinkled in one's life he/she get the forgiveness of their sins as the Bible tells us in 1John 1:7, "and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin."

Question 8: Jesus' humanity, the physical state of his body, and the manner of his death (crucifixion) do not satisfy any blood atonement provisions found in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Answer: As we looked in all the evidence above about the physical state
of Jesus's body and manner of His death on the cross and blood atonement perfectly fulfilled the Law of the Hebrew Scriptures. Jesus exactly fulfilled all the Law of blood atonement. He was pure and perfect and in Him there is no sin though He took all our sins on the cross and died in behalf of us so that we may never die but have eternal life.

    So these thing again prove that Allah is a totally different god and has nothing to do with Elohim or God of the Bible.

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