𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 “𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞”…. 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬: (𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 “𝐔𝐒” 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐎𝐃 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬?)
Mohamad Mostafa Nassar
Twitter:@NassarMohamadMR
Let us look at the verses in question: Genesis 1:26-27
The sections of this article are:
1– The “our likeness” and “our image” meaning.
2– The properties of our physical bodies VS GOD Almighty’s.
3– The “We” people in the Bible.
Let us look at the verses in question:
Genesis 1:26-27
26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
There are three key statements in the verses above:
1- “Our Likeness”
2- “Our Image”
3- “Us” (see the 3rd section below)
4. Furthermore regarding GOD using the word “Us” in the Bibles:
Very fair. Let us now examine them in more details.
1- The “our likeness” and “our image” meaning:
1- “…. after OUR likeness….”
Who is this human being that is like GOD? Adam, the first creation of Mankind and the one in Genesis 1:26-27 certainly isn’t. The likeness of GOD Almighty is not the physical appearance, but rather having the knowledge of Good and evil. This is clearly stated in the Bibles:
“For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. (From the NIV Bible, Genesis 3:5)”
“And to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. (From the NIV Bible, Ephesians 4:24)”
“Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. (From the NIV Bible, Exodus 7:1)”
“On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD going before them. (From the NIV Bible, Zechariah 12:8)”
That is why in the Noble Quran, Allah Almighty Commanded all of the Angels to bow down to Adam! The Righteous and true Believers from Mankind are even better than the Angels themselves. They are the closest to Allah Almighty:
Noble Verses 2:30-34
30. Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: “I will create a vicegerent on earth.” They said: “Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood? – whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?” He said: “I know what ye know not.”
31. And He taught Adam the nature of all things; then He placed them before the angels and said: “Tell me the nature of these if ye are right.”
32. They said: “Glory to Thee, of knowledge We have none, save what Thou Hast taught us: In truth it is Thou Who art perfect in knowledge and wisdom.”
33. He said: “O Adam! Tell them their natures.” When he had told them, God said: “Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of heaven and earth, and I know what ye reveal and what ye conceal?”
34. And behold, we said to the angels: “Bow down to Adam” and they bowed down. Not so Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of those who reject Faith.
Mankind are judged by GOD Almighty independently and uniquely. No mediators (Jesus and idols) are required in Islam:
“Then shall anyone who has done an atom’s weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom’s weight of evil, shall see it. (The Noble Quran, 99:7-8)”
“In whatever business thou mayest be, and whatever portion thou mayest be reciting from the Quran, – and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing,- We are witnesses thereof when ye are deeply engrossed therein. Nor is hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom on the earth or in heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but are recorded in a clear record. (The Noble Quran, 10:61)”
“There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance dependeth on God: He knoweth the time and place of its definite abode and its temporary deposit: All is in a clear Record. (The Noble Quran, 11:6)”
“Knowest thou not that God knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Indeed it is all in a Record, and that is easy for God. (The Noble Quran, 22:70)”
“Nor is there aught of the unseen, in heaven or earth, but is (recorded) in a clear record. (The Noble Quran, 27:75)”
By the way, on the literal sense, no one is like GOD Almighty:
“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh said. Moses replied, “It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the LORD our God. (From the NIV Bible, Exodus 8:10)”
“There is no one holy [ Or no Holy One ] like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. (From the NIV Bible, 1 Samuel 2:2)”
“For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings? (From the NIV Bible, Psalm 89:6)”
“Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, (From the NIV Bible, Psalm 113:5)”
2- “….in OUR image….”
First of all, the word image also means example or similitude. In Arabic, the two words are the same; “timthal” (image); “mathalona” (our image); which are all derived from the root word “mathal” (example), and I am sure that it is the same condition in Hebrew and Aramaic since all three languages are all sister languages. Also in Arabic similitude means “shabah”. “Mutashabbihan” means to have a similitude of.
There is no question that the root words “mathal” and “shabah” in the Noble Quran were used for “example” and/or “similitude”:
“Their similitude (mathalohum) is that of a man who kindled a fire; when it lighted all around him, God took away their light and left them in utter darkness. So, they could not see. (The Noble Quran, 2:17)”
“But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: “Why, this is what we were fed with before,”for they are given things in similitude (Mutashabbihan); and they have therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (forever). (The Noble Quran, 2:25)”
“God disdains not to use the similitude (mathalan) of things, lowest as well as highest. Those who believe know that it is truth from their Lord; but those who reject Faith say: “What means God by this similitude?” By it He causes many to stray, and many He leads into the right path; but He causes not to stray, except those who forsake (the path), – (The Noble Quran, 2:26)”
“The similitude (mathal) of Jesus before God is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: “Be”. And he was. (The Noble Quran,3:59)”
etc….
Also, as we’ve seen above, “our likeness“ only and only means knowing Good and evil in the Bible. This makes both “our image (or example)” and “our likeness” refer to and mean the same thing.
In the next section below, we will see a comparison between our human-bodies’ properties and GOD Almighty’s and see how it is impossible for our physical bodies to look like GOD Almighty’s, since our physical parts (lungs, hearts, penises, butts, liver, kidney etc.. were all made and design to help us survive here on earth).
But first, let us first look at some of the many examples of the metaphoric speech that exists in the Bible so that the reader can appreciate and comprehend how things are sometimes written in the Bible, and what they really mean.
It is easy for the likes of Shamoun and his cult to deceive the ordinary by giving them examples of this type to prove the polytheist trinity paganism lie. You will see how these lies have no ground in the Bible and how they are soundly exposed and debunked.
GOD Almighty’s figurative Temptation:
Luke 11
2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: ” ‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.‘ “
5 Then he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
YET, GOD ALMIGHTY DOESN’T TEMPT:
James 1
13When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;
14but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.
15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full grown, gives birth to death.
Luke 11:2-5 and James 1:13-15 above, clearly prove that GOD Almighty does allow satan to tempt, not only us but also His Prophets.
GOD Almighty’s Hand:
1 Samuel 5
9 But after they had moved it, the LORD’s hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.
10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. As the ark of God was entering Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They have brought the ark of the god of Israel around to us to kill us and our people.”
11 So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy upon it.
The verses obviously are not talking about GOD Almighty’s physical Arm, Hand and Fingers.
They figuratively saw GOD Almighty:
“Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky itself. But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw God, and they ate and drank. (From the NIV Bible, Exodus 24:9-11)”
“Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.“ The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip. (From the NIV Bible, Genesis 32:29-31)”
“But Esau said, “I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.” “No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably. Please accept the present that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it. (From the NIV Bible, Genesis 33:9-11)”
GOD Almighty figuratively hid His Face from them:
Deuteronomy 31
16 And the LORD said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your fathers, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.
17 On that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and difficulties will come upon them, and on that day, they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is not with us?’
18 And I will certainly hide my face on that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.
Psalm 27
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, LORD, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
Psalm 80
2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us.
3 Restore us, O God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved.
4 O LORD God Almighty, how long will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people?
Isaiah 59
1 Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.
2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.
3 For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters wicked things.
But in reality, and actuality, no one has seen GOD Almighty, because they would then die:
Exodus 3
4 When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!“
And Moses said, “Here I am.”
5 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.“
6 Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
Judges 13
21 When the angel of the LORD did not show himself again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it was the angel of the LORD.
22 “We are doomed to die!” he said to his wife. “We have seen God!“
23 But his wife answered, “If the LORD had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.”
1 John 4
11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
13 We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.
Jehovah or Yahweh Almighty was the One and Only LORD! The “God” title was distorted in the Bible. Even Satan was called “God”:
2 Corinthians 4
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
The word “hotheos” in 2 Corinthians 4:2 which means “God” or “god” was the same exact word used in John 1:1.
Only Yahweh (Jehovah in English) is not figurative. Exactly like no one has ever seen GOD Almighty’s Face exactly like Moses is also not figurative.
Can anyone really move a mountain with his eyes?
” Jesus replied, ‘I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.’ (From the NIV Bible, Matthew 21:21)”
𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞” (𝐖𝐞, 𝐔𝐬, 𝐎𝐮𝐫) 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧. 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞 (𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥) 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.
Can anyone really survive a poisonous snake’s venom without treatment?
“And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name, they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 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. (From the NIV Bible, Mark 16:17-18)”
As we saw above in “OUR likeness“, the speech is all metaphoric!
Also, both “OUR image“ and “OUR likeness“ mean the same thing.
2- The properties of our physical bodies VS GOD Almighty’s:
It is important to notice that “OUR image” could also refer to the spirit of humans and not necessarily their earthly bodies. In other words, it is not necessary that GOD Almighty has a penis, butt, 10 fingers, 10 toes, ribs, lungs, heart etc… as humans have. Also, if He is like us physically, then does He also have a vagina like women do? Does He have a big breast like women and not a flat one like men? Does he breath oxygen like us? If not, then does He have lungs like us?
Does He eat? If not, then does He have a stomach that digests and processes all of the food that it intakes like our stomachs do?
Does His Body require vitamins, minerals, calcium, proteins, etc…. to remain surviving like ours do?
Does GOD have blood and skin? Does He get nose bleeds, and skin cuts that cause bleeding like us?
If He has blood, does He also have a kidney for cleaning His blood?
And if GOD Almighty’s Body doesn’t process food, then why would He then need a bladder, kidney, butt and a penis or vagina? If He doesn’t urine or do a “number 2” like we do after we eat and drink, then what is the purpose of Him having these parts? Or does He truly Have them??
It is clear that the image and likeness that are mentioned in Genesis 1:26-27 are nothing but metaphoric speech!
Let us now look at what Jesus said about himself that will give the ultimate knockout to the trinity lie regarding the “Us” and “Image” and “Likeness” in Genesis 1:26-27:
The Bible’s New Testament records Jesus saying: “”Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good–except God alone.” (From the NIV Bible, Mark 10:18)”
If Jesus doesn’t consider himself as “good”, then how can any sane person put him on the same level as GOD Almighty?
I have yet to see a good answer to this one by any polytheist trinitarian.
Also, another important point to notice in Mark 10:18 is the word “alone”: “”Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good–except God alone.” (From the NIV Bible, Mark 10:18)”
Jesus in this verse is clearly giving exclusivity to GOD Almighty when he said “alone”. If Jesus was truly part of GOD Almighty and/or the Trinity lie was true, then Jesus, to say the least, would not have said that.
3- The “We” people in the Bible:
As I clearly proved above, the “Image” and “Likeness” of GOD Almighty are only metaphoric. I also clearly proved that they are knowing the difference between Good and evil.
As to the “We” above for the kings, Sam Shamoun can play his old blasphemous word-game and try to falsely prove that “We” was never used by a single person and refer only to a single person.
“And king Rehoboam took counsel with THE OLD MEN, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying: ‘What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?’ And they spoke unto him, saying: ‘If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.’
But he forsook the counsel of THE OLD MEN which they had given him and took counsel with THE YOUNG MEN that were grown up with him, that stood before him. And he said unto them: ‘What counsel give YE, that WE may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying: Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?'” 2 Chronicles 10:6-9
I don’t know if Shamoun is acting dumb or he just doesn’t know history very well. In the Old days, only the “man in charge“ would speak and would decide! The rest kept silent.
So, it is only normal and natural for the king to refer to himself and only himself as “we”.
The “We” people in the Bibles:
1- The priests and ministers are perfect, sinless and infallible!
“The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment. (From the NIV Bible, 1 Corinthians 2:15)”
No ordinary man can judge a homosexual priest or money-worshiping and money-begging fraud minister in church. They are higher than him or her.
2- The magnification of certain select people is true even in the laws of inheritance in the Bibles:
(a)- If the man dies and has one son and several daughters, then the son inherits everything:
Numbers 27
8 “Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, turn his inheritance over to his daughter.
9 If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.
10 If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers.
11 If his father had no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative in his clan, that he may possess it. This is to be a legal requirement for the Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.’ “
(b)- If there is more than one son, then the oldest gets the double of what each has!
(Bold and color emphasis below are mine)
From http://www.bibletexts.com/verses/v-2ki.htm:
- 2Ki 1:18 – cm: CHRONICLES: chronicles
- 2Ki 2:9 – double portion
- The Hebrew text and virtually all English translations describe Elisha asking for ‘a double portion’ of his master’s spirit. The footnote in The HarperCollins Study Bible (edited by Wayne Meeks and the Society of Biblical Literature, NY: HarperCollins, 1993, page 561) explains:
2.9 Elisha’s request for a double share of your spirit refers to the legal provision that a firstborn son must receive a double portion of the inheritance (Deut 21:15-17). Elisha thus asks to have the status of Elijah’s firstborn and to inherit more of his spirit than any other prophetic heirs. Elisha is not requesting more of the spirit than Elijah had but only a fraction of it.
If a Jewish father had two sons, the older son would inherit twice as much property as the younger son, which would provide the older son with two-thirds of the father’s property. Professor Rofe’s statement that Elisha asked to inherit “two thirds of his master’s spirit” would apparently assume that a second son or the other children would inherit the other third of his master’s spirit; however, there is no biblical mention of Elijah having been married or having any children.
So the assumption may be made that Elijah was making his request in the context of the prophets, meaning in a literal sense that Elisha was requesting two-thirds of Elijah’s spirit and requesting the other prophets divide up the other third of Elijah’s spirit.
Norman H. Snaith, in his exegesis of 2 Kings in The Interpreter’s Bible (edited by George Arthus Buttrick, Nashville: Abingdon, 1954, Volume 3, page 194), writes:
9. The double share is the portion of the heir, the first-born. Elisha desires to succeed to the leadership of the prophetic guilds (“the sons of the prophets”), and so to have the authority and power which belonged to his master. The meaning is not that he should be two thirds as great as Elijah (so Ewald [H.G.A. von Ewald, Commentary on the Prophets of the Old Testament, 5 Volumes, Edinburgh: ET, 1875-1881]), nor on the other hand that he should be twice as great as Elijah (so Ecclus. 48:13, Vulg.), but that he should he should be his successor. The word ruah (spirit) is not used here of phophetic inspiration so much as in the sense of more-than-human power.
- 2Ki 3:9 – cm: FETCH(ED) A COMPASS: make (made) a circuit
- 2Ki 4:1-7 – Elisha Helps a Poor Widow
- The Jerome Biblical Commentary (edited by Raymond E. Brown, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, and Roland E. Murphy, Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1968) comments are below. See also the BibleTexts.com book review on the outstanding updated (1990) commentary, The New Jerome Biblical Commentary[book review].
(i) The poor widow (4:1-7). 1. wife: The story indirectly shows that members of the prophetic guilds married despite the fact that they sometimes lived in community (cf. 4:38-41). slaves: The law did not permit one Israelite to enslave another permanently (Lv 25:46). Israelites could, however, be sold into slavery for a limited time to satisfy debts (Ex 21:7; Is 50:1), and in many cases Israelites were probably reduced to permanent slavery despite the law and the strong sentiment against it (cf. Neh 5:1-13; Jer 34:14; Ex 21:16; Dt 24:7; see De Vaux, AI 82-83).
- 2Ki 4:38 – cm: SEETHE: boil
- 2Ki 4:41 – a/r: HARM, Hebrew: evil thing
- 2Ki 4:42 – cm: CORN: grain
- 2Ki 4:42-44 – Elisha feeding the 100
- Exo 16:1-18
- Mat 14:13-21
- Mat 15:32-39
- Mat 16:5-12
- Mar 6:30-44
- Mar 8:1-10,14-21
- Luk 9:10-17
- Joh 6:1-13
- S&H 89:32-5
- S&H 206:15-18
- S&H 273:24-28
- My 123:21-26
- 2Ki 5:14
- Lev 14:7-9
- Luk 4:27
- 2Ki 6:1 – cm: STRAIT: narrow
- 2Ki 6:8 – KJV & TEV wording:Syria – NASB, NIV, NRSV wording:Aram
- For an explanation of what is really meant here by “Syria”, browse “ARAM or SYRIA” at http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/syria.htm
- 2Ki 6:8 – a/r: TOOK COUNSEL WITH or: consulted with
- 2Ki 6:8 – a/r: SERVANTS or: high officials
- 2Ki 6:9 – a/r: SENT or: sent word
- 2Ki 6:9 – a/r: THITHER THE SYRIANS ARE COME DOWN or: the Arameans are coming down there
- 2Ki 6:10 – a/r: SENT or: sent word
- 2Ki 6:10 – a/r: AND THE KING OF ISRAEL SENT TO THE PLACE WHICH THE MAN OF GOD TOLD HIM AND WARNED HIM OF, AND SAVED HIMSELF THERE, NOT ONCE NOR TWICE or: So the king of Israel checked on the place indicated by the man of God. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places. {TrV}
- 2Ki 6:11 – KJV & TEV wording:Syria – NASB, NIV, NRSV wording:Aram
- For an explanation of what is really meant here by “Syria”, browse “ARAM or SYRIA” at http://www.bibletexts.com/terms/syria.htm
- 2Ki 6:11 – a/r: SERVANTS or: high officials
- 2Ki 6:12 – a/r: SERVANTS or: high officials
- 2Ki 6:13 – a/r: BEDCHAMBER or: bedroom
- 2Ki 6:13 – a/r: SPY or: find out {Hebrew literally: see}
- 2Ki 6:13 – a/r: FETCH or: capture
- 2Ki 6:13 – a/r: AND IT WAS TOLD HIM, SAYING or: And he was told
- 2Ki 6:14 – a/r: THITHER or: there
- 2Ki 6:14 – a/r: GREAT HOST or: large army
- 2Ki 6:14 – a/r: COMPASSED or: surrounded
- 2Ki 6:15 – a/r: HOST or: army
- 2Ki 6:15 – a/r: COMPASSED or: surrounded
- 2Ki 6:15 – a/r: HOW SHALL WE DO or: what shall we do
- 2Ki 6:17
- Jos 5:13
The point is that the magnification of people and the majestic speech of “We” by people did exist in the Bible both in quotes and in practice
(by for instance putting the older son above all of his brothers and sisters and putting the daughters behind all sons.)
4. Furthermore regarding GOD using the word “Us” in the Bibles:
Question: God said: “Let us make man in our image . . .” (Genesis 1:26) and “Come, let us go down, and there confound their language” (Genesis 11:7). To whom does the “us” refer?
Answer: Trinitarian Christians maintain that Genesis 1:26 and Genesis 11:7 are prooftexts of an alleged tri-unity god, but this claim is erroneous. The inference that “Let us make man in our image” (Genesis 1:26) refers to the plurality of God is refuted by the subsequent verse, which relates the creation of man to a singular God, “And God created man in His image” (Genesis 1:27). In this verse the Hebrew verb “created” appears in the singular form.
If “let us make man” indicates a numerical plurality, it would be followed in the next verse by, “And they created man in their image.” Obviously, the plural form is used in the same way as in the divine appellation ‘Elohim, to indicate the all-inclusiveness of God’s attributes of authority and power, the plurality of majesty.
It is customary for one in authority to speak of himself as if he were a plurality. Hence, Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel what we shall do” (2 Samuel 16:20). The context shows that he was seeking advice for himself’ yet he refers to himself as “we” (see also Ezra 4:16-19).
Note to Muslims:
As Muslims, we must be very careful when we comment on the previous Scriptures, because there is always a possibility that there might be Divine Revelations parts in the verses that we might be objecting to.
I know that the many of the disbelievers constantly insult and mock Islam all the time, and even lie on their own Scriptures with their “End of Times Prophecies” lies, -where they hijacked even the Bible with their bigotry, hate and lies, –
but still dear brothers and sisters in Islam, we must always be very careful when we deal with previous Scriptures, because as Muslims we do believe that they do contain remnants of Divine Revelations in them. May Allah Almighty forgive me, and forgive all sincere Muslims, for any and all mistakes and errors that we may have fell into. Ameen.
The Gospel Christ:
So, what was the Gospel of Jesus Christ then, i.e., the Injil of Jesus Christ? Even among Christians, this remains a mystery. But the Didache; a Gospel which existed even before the current Bible-Gospels (or canonized Gospels), contains a great deal of teachings of Jesus Christ. The following points are important to always keep in mind:
(1)- No single Scripture, the Didache or any other Scripture, is 100% pure and accurate. There are always forgeries and alterations. This is the same with every single book and gospel.
(2)- The Original Teachings of Christ exist in Scriptures that are in the Bible and outside the Bible.
Jesus is the resurrection (John 11:25), but yet he doesn’t know when the Hour of the resurrection will come (Matthew 24:36) [1], and he had to cry, weep and beg GOD to resurrect Lazarus back to life. And this proves he is our Creator? And how is he exactly The Resurrection?
Could Jesus and the disciples honestly even resurrect or create a fly on their own? This is one of the Glorious Quran’s challenges to the polytheists from mankind who insist on deifying flesh and blood, dust and water, and idols. All are helpless.
John 5:30 “I cannot do anything on my own.” And Jesus could not determine who gets to sit on his right and on his left in Heaven. Only GOD alone decides this, Jesus said.
Contradictions in Jesus’ miracle-less miracles. Mustard seed of faith and Great Faith both still failed: [1].
Except GOD Alone! Jesus rejected ἀγαθόν. Jesus forbade anyone from calling him ἀγαθόν. He said it is only for the Supreme GOD Almighty.
Is the metaphoric Son of GOD title supported in the Glorious Quran? Yes. Here are several Noble Verses that do support it. Was even used for both followers of satan and GOD.
Doubting Thomas couldn’t raise Jesus?? No way!! He raised many before (Matthew 10:7-8):
Thomas raised many people from the dead (Matthew 10:7-8). Yet, he and the disciples could not raise Jesus back to life after the crucifixion? Not only that, but they all fled, and Thomas became the “doubting Thomas” because he did not believe that the man who returned was Jesus.
But did you not raise people from the dead already, Thomas? What happened there? You could’ve raised Jesus himself back to life with your own hands! Yet, it was impossible for you to believe that it was Jesus who returned? Why?
These alleged miracles are very loud! If you raise people from the dead, then the entire land of Palestine would’ve heard about it. Yet, nothing recorded historically about them. So do we have here loud miracles or loud lies?
Also, 1 John 2:22 church-written lie is discussed further down in details in this table. Ironically, the Bible’s own theologians admit that 1 John contains forgeries by church fathers.
Doubting Thomas supposedly said (in Greek???) “My Lord and my God” to Jesus. The church thoroughly admits that NT is badly altered, and earliest copies of NT don’t date before year 200. So not only the Aramaic original language of Jesus was never documented, hence his original sayings are permanently lost, but the Greek writings (a language Jesus never spoke) had been badly corrupted.
Trinity and all its faulty analysis are based on writings that are totally off (different language and phrases spoken altogether) and utter nonsense. Yet, all believers were called “God”, and Moses was the “God” of the Believers, Aaron and Pharaoh:
Moses was called “The God” (Exodus 7:1) of the Believers, Aaron and Pharaoh. Jesus said he was greater than Moses. Thomas, the Disciple, called Jesus “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Jesus denied to be GOD Almighty. All Believers were called “GODS and Sons of GOD” (Psalm 82:6) in the Bible.
“GOD” in the Bible also means master, leader, priest. Therefore, the doubting Thomas’ statement didn’t suggest that Jesus was his Creator. And Jesus being a “God” doesn’t mean that he is GOD Almighty. He is just another mere “God” like the rest of the believing creations and nothing more.
Except GOD Alone! Jesus rejected ἀγαθόν. Jesus forbade anyone from calling him ἀγαθόν. He said it is only for the Supreme GOD Almighty.
And other great figures in the Old Testament were also called:
1- GOD (El) of other people.
2- Son of GOD.
3- Begotten Son of GOD.
4- GOD’s First Born.
5- GOD’s Heir and Heirs (for believers).
6- GODly name with Yahweh and El attached to the name.
7- King of Kings (called by Yahweh Himself in the OT).
8- All believers are GODs (Elohim) and Sons of GOD (Beni Elohim).
Is Jesus “God’s Son” or “God’s Servant (SLAVE)?”
| King James Version Acts 3:25 – Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.Acts 3:26 – Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. | New King James Version Acts 3:25 – You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.Acts 3:26 – To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning every one of you away from his iniquities. |
“Servant” here is slave. Jesus was called ABD (SLAVE) in the OT , the
same word used for the Jews’ slaves, and all slaves in general, throughout
the Bible . Jesus, the abd of GOD, is also the slave of GOD in the NT.
In Arabic also it’s the same. My name Osama Abdallah, which means
Osama slave of Allah (GOD). Slave is a subject of GOD. A servant is
independent. A servant provides services. He/she can quit serving
without consequences and can even kick you out of their territory. But
a slave (ABD) is totally OWNED.
Jesus’ rule is only limited to his Mansion. Jesus also said that this Mansion is ruled by twelve Thrones (also called them 12 Fruits). King of kings for Jesus does not refer to the corrupt earthly kings and thieves. They were offered to Jesus before during his temptation by satan, and Jesus ultimately refused them all. Jesus is the king of the twelve thrones inside his Mansion. Other people in the OT were called King of kings also. So the title is not even unique to Jesus.
Jonah was alive: But Jonah was always alive in his ordeal. He was alive on the shore,
alive in the whale’s belly, and alive when vomited out of the whale. Alive, alive, alive!
This Prophecy is a lie! Jesus laid on the floor, got healed, and got up and
left. He was never inside any coffin nor ever got buried. Also, because 100s
of thousands of pilgrims were coming to Jerusalem for the Passover, the
Romans had to rush his “crucifixion” and bring him down. The soldiers were
even denied food due to lack of time.
Jesus never got crucified The OT and NT clearly spell it out. He was saved.
[004:156] That they rejected Faith; that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge;
[004:157] That they said (in boast), “We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Apostle of God”;-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) know ledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:-
[004:158] Nay, God raised him up unto Himself; and God is Exalted in Power, Wise;-
Divine Setup for Conjecture:
Matthew 7:22-23: GOD sent Jesus to be Christianity’s lying spirit.
“… but so it was made to appear to them…” (Quran 4:157)
Psalm 91 promises Jesus will never get hurt or die. Satan in the NT challenged Jesus on Psalm 91. Yashua (salvation) is the last word in Psalm 91, and it also happens to be one of Jesus’ names in the New Testament.
Here is my shortened version video. Dr. Naik also provided many more verses than the following ones. But the following verses and points were from my shortened version video. See also this text-debate [2] between me and a Christian brother on my blog. You’re welcomed to join in.
Christianity’s Salvation Lie:
Because Christianity’s scriptures didn’t get documented for 200+ years after Jesus, the Church and Christians had developed and invented the crucifixion lie and its requirement to save a person from Hell (by him believing in it), which had been thoroughly proven from both the Bible and the Glorious Quran, to be a fabricated lie Salvation verses like John 3:16 and others are all forgeries that were invented by liars 100s of years after the real Eesa, the real Messiah. Even in Latin, it is lesu , and in Greek it is lesus . Notice here Jesus’ statements:
Matthew 9
12 Jesus heard them and answered, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor, but sick people do.
13 Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others.’ I didn’t come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”
Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Being Merciful to others makes you a good person. And Jesus didn’t come for you if you are. Jesus didn’t come to invite merciful and good people. They’re already saved. They need no invitation. The Christian lie about one must accept that Jesus died on the cross for his/her sins is mandatory for their salvation, and that otherwise they’d be doomed to Hell is thoroughly destroyed in Matthew 9:12-13.
Matthew 9:12-13 I have not come for you if you’re a merciful Jew.
Three Isaiah 53 translation lies:
Three lies in translations of Isaiah 53, as further elaborated below in this table, that need to be clarified:
1- He was assigned a grave. This doesn’t mean he was buried in it because Jesus was never buried in any grave. He laid on the floor inside a tomb (cave-like structure), got healed and got up and left. He was never inside any coffin nor ever got buried inside the earth.
2- He was pierced for our sins. No, he was hurt (the word is not pierced or stabbed) because of “our” (Jews only) sins and transgressions. If you drive with your family and get hit by a drunk driver and your baby ends up getting killed, your baby didn’t die for his sin. Your baby died BECAUSE of his sin and transgression. Otherwise, you would not have driven on the same road that day if you knew the future.
Also visit:
John 11:50: It is expedient, whether through hook or by crook, that we must convict Jesus
3- In his death. It is talking about his sentencing to death and not actual death. It is also symbolic, because Jesus didn’t even stay for 3 hours on the cross and was never killed. Plus, Jesus begged GOD (Matthew 26:36-44) all night to save him from crucifixion and all hurt.
Search Matthew 7:22-23: GOD sent Jesus to be Christianity’s lying spirit
Quran declares all Bibles are corrupt.
False Trinity (100+ verses). Bibles: Jesus will slaughter 100s of millions when he returns.
The Bibles are all corrupt. The Glorious Quran also declares them all to be corrupt. The Glorious Quran also confirms the Messiah, Eesa (not Jesus) and his virgin mother, Maryum (not Mary), peace be upon both of them.
King Melchizedek [1]:
· The Bible also says that Jesus had to be “in according to Melchizedek”. And who is Melchizedek? According to the Bible, he was the Jews’ highest priest who had “no father and no mother”, and “no beginning and no end” (Genesis 14:18, Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 5:6-10, Hebrews 7:1-20).
· Jesus had to be similar and inline with him; another proof that Jesus being “God” doesn’t mean he is the Creator of the Universe.
· Also, Jesus said Prophets are Servants, Jesus is the Son. Son here means he is the Messiah. The Old Testament thoroughly calls Jesus the slave of GOD [1] and who also fears GOD. Yes indeed, the Islamic Isa (eesa) is the Messiah. This is his special sonship. He is also the Lord of his Mansion, which has twelve thrones or fruits [2]. He is more than a mere Jewish Rasul (Prophet) in this regard.
He is also heir of GOD on earth only. That’s the limit of his sonship. Otherwise, it is sun chips! There is nothing GODly about him. He is not our Creator. With all of his glory and might, he still remains a mere abd (slave) of GOD [1] as all sons of GOD were also called slaves of GOD. See also:
· Sons of GOD in the Glorious Quran. They are “….no more than servants raised to honor. (The Noble Quran, 21:26)“.
· Jesus is the heir of GOD on earth only.
Again, could “Jesus” and the disciples honestly even resurrect or create a fly on their own? This is one of the Glorious Quran’s challenges to the polytheists from mankind who insist on deifying flesh and blood, dust and water, and idols. All are helpless. All are worthless when compared to Allah Almighty.
Sun Chips oxymoron: The polytheist trinitarian pagans’ oxymoron here is that they’re making a sun chip out of Islam’s Prophet-Isa’s sacred Messiahship and special sonship (“no more than servants raised to honour”) with their blasphemies of inflating him with hot air and making him the Creator of the Universe.
· Jesus denied knowing when Judgment Day will come, and said I DON’T KNOW, ONLY GOD ALONE KNOWS!
· 1 John 2:22-23 [1] church-written lie are discussed further down in details in this table. Ironically, the Bible’s own theologians admit that 1 John contains forgeries by churhc fathers
Adam is greater than Jesus:
Jesus forbade people from calling him “son of David” and “son of Abraham” (Muslims bless Abraham every day. Shedding light on Genesis 12:1-3 “I will bless those who bless you…”). He said he is greater than them, and no one should call him son of any of these two servants of GOD Almighty. Yet, Jesus walked around and called himself son of Adam countless times:
Blindness of Prophet Jesus worshippers (Christians)
Jesus is the resurrection (John 11:25), but yet does not know when the Hour of the resurrection will come (Matthew 24:36) [1], and he had to cry, weep and beg GOD to resurrect Lazarus back to life. And this proves he is our Creator? And how is he exactly The Resurrection? Could Jesus and the disciples honestly even resurrect or create a fly on their own? This is one of the Glorious Quran’s challenges to the polytheists from mankind who insist on deifying flesh and blood, dust and water, and idols. All are helpless. All are worthless when compared to Allah Almighty.
In the OT, Elisha and many others also raised the dead:
2 Kings 4
32 Elisha arrived at the woman’s house and went straight to his room, where he saw the boy’s body on his bed.
33 He walked in, shut the door, and prayed to the Lord.
34 Then he got on the bed and stretched out over the dead body, with his mouth on the boy’s mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hand on his hands. As he lay there, the boy’s body became warm.
35 Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the room, then he went back and leaned over the boy’s body. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
36 Elisha called out to Gehazi, “Have the boy’s mother come here.” Gehazi did, and when she was at the door, Elisha said, “You can take your son.”
37 She came in and bowed down at Elisha’s feet. Then she picked up her son and left.
Is Elisha and others like him now our Creator?
John 5:30 “I cannot do anything on my own.”
And Jesus could not determine who gets to sit on his right and on his left in Heaven. Only GOD alone decides this, Jesus said. Visit also:
· Bible’s problematic hyperboles. Jesus has, for example, caused Christians to eat pork, and they’re now even the world’s biggest pork consumers. But a closer look at the text reveals that he never allowed it and could never even DARE to violate GOD Almighty by allowing it.
· The last two chapters of the book of Isaiah make an End of Time Prophecy about the evil and immoral ones who will be pork (pig’s meat) eaters.
· The Bible has ample problems with its hyperbole and excessive confusing metaphoric language, to a point where we don’t know what Jesus actually means, and it has made lawful things sinful and sinful things lawful. Interestingly, people in the NT called Jesus a fat drunk, because they observed him drinking too much wine (alcohol) and eating too much. He was a “gluttonous, and a winebibber“ (Matthew 11:19) [1] [2]. This could’ve played a major role in the nonsensical language that he was uttering left and right. Only Allah Almighty Knows best.
· Ample more examples are given in the link above.
Muslims honor the Virgin Birth:
We Muslims believe in the virgin birth of Isa Al-Maseeh =Jesus son of Mary , from our mother Mariam, peace be upon them both. We also believe Isa performed many Miracles. In fact, it was the Christians who doubted the virgin birth. Islam came to cement it. But Isa (eesa) was nonetheless a creation of GOD Almighty, and a slave of GOD. Even the Old Testament calls Jesus “Slave of GOD”:
· Islam cemented the virgin birth of Jesus! Christians doubted it. Christian scholars admit this.
Isa (Jesus), the Islamic Messiah and creation of Allah Almighty, is NOT our Creator:
Sun Chips Blasphemies:
Jesus said Prophets are Servants, Jesus is the Son. But the Old Testament thoroughly calls Jesus the slave of GOD [1] and who also fears GOD. Yes indeed, the Islamic Isa (eesa) is the Messiah. This is his special sonship. He is also the Lord of his Mansion, which has twelve thrones or fruits [2]. He is more than a mere Jewish Rasul (Prophet) in this regard. He is also the heir of GOD on earth only. That’s the limit of his sonship. Otherwise, it is sun chips! There is nothing GODly about him. He is not our Creator. With all of his glory and might, he still remains a mere abd (slave) of GOD [1] as all sons of GOD were also called slaves of GOD. See also:
· Sons of GOD in the Glorious Quran. They are “….no more than servants raised to honor. (The Noble Quran, 21:26)”.
· Jesus is the heir of GOD on earth only.
- Again, could “Jesus” and the disciples honestly even resurrect or Create a fly on their own? This is one of the Glorious Quran’s challenges to the polytheists from mankind who insist on deifying flesh and blood, dust and water, and idols. All are helpless. All are worthless when compared to Allah Almighty.
Sun Chips oxymoron: The polytheist trinitarian pagans’ oxymoron here is that they’re making a sun chips out of Islam’s Prophet-Isa’s sacred Messiahship and special sonship (“no more than servants raised to honour”) with their blasphemies of inflating him with hot air and making him the Creator of the Universe.
Son of GOD definition:
- Trinity is a lie from Hell
- We read in the Bible that Prophets are servants and Jesus is the Son (Matthew 21:33-46). Jesus is more than a Rasul (Prophet). Jesus was also called Abd (slave) of GOD throughout the Old Testament, as all sons of GOD were also called slaves of GOD. Jesus’ rule is only limited to his Mansion. Jesus also said that this Mansion is ruled by twelve Thrones (also called them 12 Fruits). Jesus being King of Kings means that he is the King of his Mansion’s twelve thrones.
- · King of kings for Jesus does not refer to the corrupt earthly kings and thieves. They were offered to Jesus before during his temptation by satan, and Jesus ultimately refused them all. Jesus is the king of the twelve thrones inside his Mansion. Other people in the OT were called King of kings also. So the title is not even unique to Jesus.
- In the Bible, “the Son” refers to the Messiah – the Ultimate Messenger to the Jews. Son in their time meant Servant of GOD. Allah Almighty also explained it precisely like this in the Glorious Quran: “….servants raised to honour. (The Noble Quran, 21:26)”.
- This is what we will be called in Heaven, and Allah Almighty also does recognize “Son of GOD” title in the Glorious Quran, but Says that they are no more than pious “…. Servants raised to honour. (The Noble Quran, 21:26)“. Nothing Divine about them except that they exist with Allah Almighty Eternally in Heaven. But as far as Divine Authority and Power, all Divine Authority and Power belong to Allah Almighty Alone and none else.
Father and Son Definitions:
- Definition of Key Terms (a discussion between me and a Christian):
- 1- What does “The Father” really mean in the Bible? How is it defined in Islam? (see point #5 below) How does the Bible really define it?
- 2- What does “Son of GOD” really mean in the Bible?
- 3- Jesus had to match Melchizedek in Miracles and Power, according to the New Testament. Jesus’ Miracles and Miraculous Birth and Nature were given to him because he needed to be in according to Melchizedek. He had to be “in according to Melchizedek” as the Bible specifically says. See Genesis 14:18, Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 5:6-10, Hebrews 7:1-20 [2].
Who is Melchizedek?
- According to the Bible, he was the Jews’ highest priest who had “no father and no mother”, and “no beginning and no end” (Genesis 14:18, Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 5:6-10, Hebrews 7:1-20) [2]. The Bible literally says that. Jesus had to be similar and inline with him; another proof that Jesus being “God” doesn’t mean he is the Creator of the Universe.
READ the Noble Quran to find out that Jesus is NOT Allah Almighty for creating things in the Noble Quran? And that Prophet Jesus is NOT better than Prophet Muhammad? See the Book that Allah Almighty gave to certain powerful Beings to enable them to possess certain Powers and to do certain Miracles, including limited
Creations.
Corruption
Does the Bible say that Yahweh created Jesus? Yes it does (*).
· John 1:1
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God was with authority (same Greek word for Satan’s rule (*) [2] [3]).”
In Islam, there are three “Worlds” or Realms:
(a)- GOD Almighty, who is not seen by anyone or anything, nor is like unto anyone or anything.
(b)- The World of Command, which is the invisible world of the Beings that were made by the Word and the Spirit.
(c)- The World of Creation, the flush and blood, dust and water physical world and Universes (plural).
1 John 2:22-23:
1 John 2:22-23 is another church-written lie. Again, ironically, the Bible’s own theologians admit that 1 John contains forgeries by church fathers. Christians often quote the following verses to prove that Islam is the Anti-Christ:
1 John 2
22 Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
Muslims firmly believe in the Messiah and his virgin birth miracle. Islam cemented the virgin birth of Jesus belief after it was fading away. Christians admit this. Also, the Glorious Quran claims that sons of GOD title was used for servants raised to honor: even word Sons of GOD is not used in the Qur’an, since God has NO sons in the Glorious Quran. They are “….NO more than servants raised to honor. (The Noble Quran, 21:26)“.
“Messiah” is the sonship:
Jesus said Prophets are Servants, Jesus is the Son. Son here means he is the Messiah. The Old Testament thoroughly calls Jesus the slave of GOD [1] and who also fears GOD. Yes indeed, the Islamic Isa (eesa) is the Messiah. This is his special sonship. He is also the Lord of his Mansion, which has twelve thrones or fruits [2]. He is more than a mere Jewish Rasul (Prophet) in this regard. He is also heir of GOD on earth only.
That’s the limit of his sonship. Otherwise, it is sun chips! There is nothing GODly about him. He is not our Creator. With all of his glory and might, he still remains a mere abd (slave) of GOD [1] as all sons of GOD were also called slaves of GOD.
5- What does the Glorious Quran say about the “Father” and “Son” titles:
· The Quran is against the exaggerated and inflated meanings of the words, which ultimately the polytheistic religion of trinity was born out of.
· Allah Almighty Said: “And they say: “(God) Most Gracious has begotten offspring.” Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour. (The Noble Quran, 21:26)”
· Here are some Bible facts regarding “FATHER” and “SON”:
· Allah Almighty is the Believers’ only Guardian (المولى): See Noble Verses 8:40, 22:13, 22:78.
· In Arabic we say ولي الأمر , which means “The Legal Guardian”. المولى is derived from the root wordولي .ولي also means a chosen friend to Allah Almighty.
· FRIENDS = SONS in the Bible and Quran (ولي , وليهما and خليلا). We further read the following in the Bibles:
Isaiah 41:8/font> “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,
Chronicles 20:7 Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?
James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
· So being GOD Almighty’s “SON” in the Bible is equal to being GOD Almighty’s “FRIEND”. Now compare this to the following from the Holy Quran:
[002:257] Allah is the friend (ولي) and patron of those who believe. He brings them out of the depths of darkness into light. While those who do not believe, have the forces of evil as their friends; they lead them out of light, into the very depths of darkness. Such ones shall be the inmates of the fire. They will stay there forever.
[003:122] (And remember) when the two groups among you lost heart (and almost fell out), even though Allah was their Friend and Protector (وليهما)? In Allah (alone), should the believers place their trust!
[004:125] Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to God, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For God did take Abraham for a friend (خليلا).
· So the Bible’s “FATHER” & “SON” for GOD Almighty and the Believers is clearly metaphoric, and it only means that GOD Almighty:
1- Is the Protector.
2- Is the Friend.
3- Is the Guardian.
· Also, BEGET = CHOSE.
· King James Bible Psalm 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
· Allah Almighty usedاصطفاك اصطفيتك يصطفي اصطفى اصطفينا to mean to Choose a Servant in Noble Verses 27:59, 3:33, 3:42, 7:144, 22:75, 35:32, 38:47, 39:4 in the Glorious Quran.
· So clearly Islam is in harmony with GOD Almighty being our:
– Guardian
– Friend
– Protector
– And the One who Chose us.
· And we definitely believe that Isa (Jesus) is the Messiah.
· One last important point: Nowhere in the Bible is Jesus ever called “from the Seed of GOD” or “the Seed of GOD”. We do have “Jesus is from the seed of David” (Psalm 132:10-11, Romans 1:3). But never from GOD!
· GOD has no seed according to both the Bible and the Quran.
· Therefore, the claim that Islam is the Anti-Christ is false.
So, is Islam the anti-Christ system according to 1john 2:22? No it isn’t. Here are some Quran and Bible facts regarding “FATHER” and “SON” in more details:
(a)- Allah Almighty is the Believers’ only Guardian (المولى):
· See Noble Verses 8:40, 22:13, 22:78 . In Arabic we say ولي الأمر , which means “The Legal Guardian”. المولى is derived from the root word ولي .ولي also means a chosen friend to Allah Almighty, as in the following point.
(b)- FRIENDS = SONS in the Bible and Quran (ولي , وليهما and خليلا):
We further read the following in the Bibles:
Isaiah 41:8
“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,
Chronicles 20:7
Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?
James 2:23
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
So being GOD Almighty’s “SON” in the Bible is equal to being GOD Almighty’s “FRIEND”. Now compare this to the following from the Holy Quran:
[002:257] Allah is the friend (ولي) and patron of those who believe. He brings them out of the depths of darkness into light. While those who do not believe, have the forces of evil as their friends; they lead them out of light, into the very depths of darkness. Such ones shall be the inmates of the fire. They will stay there forever.
[003:122] (And remember) when the two groups among you lost heart (and almost fell out), even though Allah was their Friend and Protector (وليهما)? In Allah (alone), should the believers place their trust!
[004:125] Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to God, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For God did take Abraham for a friend (خليلا).
So the Bible’s “FATHER” & “SON” for GOD Almighty and the Believers is clearly metaphoric, and it only means that GOD Almighty:
1- Is the Protector.
2- Is the Friend.
3- Is the Guardian.
(c)- BEGET = CHOSE:
Regarding the following verse, and many others like it:
King James Bible Psalm 2:7
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Let us look at Noble Verses 27:59, 3:33, 3:42, 7:144, 22:75, 35:32, 38:47, 39:4 from the Glorious Quran:
[027:059] Say: Praise be to God, and Peace on his servants whom He has chosen اصطفى (for his Message). (Who) is better? – God or the false gods they associate (with Him)?
27:59 قل الحمد لله وسلام على عباده الذين اصطفى ءالله خير اما يشركون
[003:033] God did choose اصطفى Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of ‘Imran above all people,-
3:33 ان الله اصطفى ادم ونوحا وال ابراهيم وال عمران على العالمين
[003:042] Behold! the angels said: “O Mary! God hath chosen thee اصطفاك and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations.
3:42 واذ قالت الملائكة يامريم ان الله اصطفاك وطهرك واصطفاك على نساء العالمين
[007:144] (God) said: “O Moses! I have chosen thee اصطفيتك above (other) men, by the mission I (have given thee) and the words I (have spoken to thee): take then the (revelation) which I give thee, and be of those who give thanks.”
7:144 قال ياموسى اني اصطفيتك على الناس برسالاتي وبكلامي فخذ ما اتيتك وكن من الشاكرين
[022:075] God chooses يصطفي messengers from angels and from men for God is He Who hears and sees (all things).
22:75 الله يصطفي من الملائكة رسلا ومن الناس ان الله سميع بصير
[035:032] Then We have given the Book for inheritance to such of Our Servants as We have chosen اصطفينا: but there are among them some who wrong their own souls; some who follow a middle course; and some who are, by God’s leave, foremost in good deeds; that is the highest Grace.
35:32 ثم اورثنا الكتاب الذين اصطفينا من عبادنا فمنهم ظالم لنفسه ومنهم مقتصد ومنهم سابق بالخيرات باذن الله ذلك هو الفضل الكبير
[038:047] They were, in Our sight, truly, of the company of the Elect المصطفين and the Good.
38:47 وانهم عندنا لمن المصطفين الاخيار
[039:004] Had God wished to take to Himself an (actual) son, He could have chosen لاصطفى whom He pleased out of those whom He doth create but Glory be to Him! (He is above such things.) He is God, the One, the Irresistible.
39:4 لو اراد الله ان يتخذ ولدا لاصطفى مما يخلق مايشاء سبحانه هو الله الواحد القهار
Jesus spelled it out clearly that he knew NOT.
And as to calling GOD Almighty “Father”, and that Islam denies that GOD Almighty is an ACTUAL FATHER to anyone, in Islam GOD Almighty is called:
1- Rab – Lord, Father (you are the Rab of your home for being the husband and the father).
2- Wali – Guardian.
In the old Aramaic and Hebrew, GOD Almighty was called what-is-equivalent-to-Islam our Rab and Wali. But that doesn’t make GOD Almighty our actual Father. This is exactly as Judaism metaphors such as idolatry is equivalent to spiritual adultery. No Jew is actually married to GOD Almighty to actually commit a personal marriage-adultery against GOD Almighty!
Yet, the Jews use metaphors like these. Islam came to straighten all of this out and to set the record straight that GOD Almighty has no son and no daughter. Otherwise, why would GOD Almighty torture us to Hell if we were His perfect sons and daughters?? No imperfect being could be an actual son of GOD Almighty (and no being is the son or daughter of GOD Almighty, period!):
[005:018] (Both) the Jews and the Christians say: “We are sons of God, and his beloved.” Say: “Why then doth He punish you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men,- of the men he hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and He punisheth whom He pleaseth: and to God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between: and unto Him is the final goal (of all)”
Allah knows Best
References:
Why Do We Refer to God Using the Masculine Pronoun?
Why Quran uses masculine pronouns (He/Him/His) for Allah?
The use of the plural “We” by God in the Quran- The Majestic We
God using the plural for Himself
Paul the False Apostle of Satan
The Concept of “We” as used in The Qur’an by Allah
