gospel of luke

May 12 2019

A Contradiction In Luke?

Muslims think that the following Lukan text is in error and even proves that Jesus wasn’t killed:

“Nevertheless I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem.” Luke 13:33

These polemicists assume that the foregoing text clearly contradicts the fact that Jesus was crucified outside of Jerusalem. As we shall see, the problem doesn’t lie with Luke but with this gross misreading of Luke by these Muhammadans.

In the first place, Jesus clearly says that he will be killed outside of Jerusalem:

“And he began to tell the people this parable: ‘A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country for a long while. When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him some of the fruit of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. And he sent another servant; him also they beat and treated shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. And he sent yet a third; this one they wounded and cast out. Then the owner of the vineyard said, “What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will respect him.” But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, “This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.” And they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? He will come and destroy those tenants, and give the vineyard to others.’ When they heard this, they said, ‘God forbid!’” Luke 20:9-16

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May 9 2019

Do the Old Testament Prophets Pray Like Muslims?

In his recent debate with Dr. James White on the topic “Who Resembles Jesus; Muslims or Christians?” Adnan Rashid made a claim that the Islamic prayer mode which is bowing down was the practice of the prophets and that of the patriarchs in the Bible including Jesus. This argument is not new, many Muslims have claim that the Muslim mode of prayer is in the Bible and they quote Bible references to support this claim.

This claim of Adnan is false for obvious reasons. The Prophets in the Bible did indeed fell on their faces to the ground when either praying or worshiping, but that wasn’t the only form they assumed when engaging in this act, and in this article, we shall show forth an evidence for that.

I will also show that Jesus and his disciples did contrary to the claim of Adnan Rashid as well, but before doing that, let us take a look at the verses cited by Adnan for this claim; More

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the messiah is adonai elohim

May 6 2019

The Hebrew Bible Testifies that the Messiah is Adonay Elohim!

One of the objections that “Christian” unitarian heretics raise against the Deity of the Lord Jesus is to claim that the Messiah is never called Adonay (“Lord”), the Hebrew term that is typically reserved for Jehovah God alone. Rather, as in the case of Psalm 110:1, the Messiah is called Adoni (“my Lord”), a word they argue is never used for the true God.

I have already thoroughly refuted this canard of Adoni elsewhere in my articles, the links to which will be provided at the end of my current post. Here I am going to focus on rebutting the assertion that Adonay is never used for the Messiah since I will show where this term is applied to the coming Messianic King.

In the following Psalm, God’s Anointed King is not only called Adonay, but he is also identified as Elohim (“God”)!

“My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer… Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty (Gibbor), with thy glory and thy majesty… Thy throne, O God (Elohim), is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God (Elohim), thy God (Eloheka), hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows… so shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord (Adonayik); and worship thou him… I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.” Psalm 45:1, 3, 6-7, 11, 17

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May 3 2019

The Qur’an on the Preservation of Pharaoh’s Body

Certain Muslims think that the Quran foretold the preservation of the body of the Pharaoh of the Exodus as a sign for those who come afterwards:

“We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed with the flood, he said: ‘I believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah in Islám).’ (It was said to him): ‘Ah now!- But a little while before, wast thou in rebellion!- and thou didst mischief (and violence)! This day shall We save thee in thy body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! But verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!’” S. 10:90-92

The Muslims take this passage as an indication that Allah would use the discovery of the Pharaoh’s body to prove to others that the Islamic scripture is divine in origin.

These dawagandists then cite Dr. Maurice Bucaille’s assertion that Loret discovered Pharaoh’s body in 1898 at Thebes in the Kings’ Valley (cf. The Bible, the Qur’an and Science, p. 238).

There are several major problems with this claim. First, scholars are in disagreement over the exact identity of the Pharaoh of the Exodus. Some scholars are of the opinion that the Exodus took pace in the 19th dynasty period of Egypt, making Seti I and Rameses II the Pharaohs of the Israelite oppression and their subsequent Exodus from Egypt. Others, citing 1 Kings 6:1 as evidence, believe that the Exodus took place in 1446 BC. This is due primarily to the statement in 1 Kings that Israel’s deliverance from Egypt took place 430 years before “The fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel,” which means 430 years before 966 BC. This would then make Thutmose III and his son Amunhotep II the Pharaohs of that period.

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