Jesus (pbuh) Did Not Die, But Was Raised Into God's Sight
In the Koran God provides accurate information about the crucifixion of Jesus, which is described in the Gospel in a contradictory and doubtful manner. In the Koran, God makes it clear that plots against Jesus were thwarted and that they certainly did not kill him:
In the Koran, the fact that Jesus was not killed is stressed twice in the same verse. It says that those who advocate the belief that Jesus was killed have "no real knowledge of it, just conjecture." This is a very clear statement and one that cannot possibly be interpreted in any other way.
... and their saying, "We killed the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Messenger of God." They did not kill him and they did not crucify him but it was made to seem so to them. Those who argue about him are in doubt about it. They have no real knowledge of it, just conjecture. But they certainly did not kill him. (Koran, 4: 157)
Someone resembling Jesus (pbuh) was crucified:
In the same verse in the Koran God reveals, "They did not kill him and they did not crucify him but it was made to seem so to them." (Koran, 4:157), and informs us that the person who was crucified was another person who resembled Jesus.
The individual who was crucified instead of Jesus was Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. As a great miracle, God made Judas Iscariot resemble Jesus. When they came to take Jesus to crucify him, they took Judas Iscariot, who was present there, instead and crucified him. Besides, since Judas Iscariot's face was covered with blood, people did not realize that it was not Jesus who was crucified. In the latter part of the verse 157 of the 4th surah, God relates, "They have no real knowledge of it, just conjecture." Those who set the trap and those around just went along with their own misapprehensions, and as set out in the verse, they have no other knowledge of it.
Indeed, in the Gospel, the last words of Jesus are given as "Elohi, Elohi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?"This is a continuation of the same delusion and the expression of weakness of faith in question belongs to Judas Iscariot, whose plot was thwarted and who was crucified instead of Jesus. Indeed, it is obvious that Jesus, who was a servant of God, who wholeheartedly submitted to God and loved Him and who knew that everything comes from Him, could not have spoken these words. But one would expect such rebellious statements to come from the mouth of a hypocrite such as Judas Iscariot.
The disappearance of Judas Iscariot according to the Gospels:
Parallel to what is revealed in the verses of the Koran and also supported by various sources, there are passages in the Gospels that may provide evidence that Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus (pbuh), was crucified instead of him. According to these passages we need to notice that just after the crucifixion, Judas Iscariot disappeared. The authors of the Gospels tried to explain this away in various ways and contradicted one another because they did not know that Judas Iscariot had been crucified instead of Jesus. The contradictory explanations regarding the disappearance of Iscariot in the Gospels read as follows:
Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death. They bound him, led him away and handed him over to Pilate, the governor. When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. "I have sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent blood." "What is that to us?" they replied. "That's your responsibility." So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself. (Matthew 27: 1-5)
In those days Peter stood up among the believers and said, "Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled ... through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus—he was one of our number and shared in this ministry." With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. (Acts 1: 5-18)
Despite the fact that some descriptions in the Gospel contradict one another, there is consensus on the certain disappearance of Judas Iscariot just after the crucifixion. Judas Iscariot disappeared, because the person who was crucified and killed was Judas Iscariot. Judas Iscariot, who normally looked like Jesus in the physical sense, was made to appear even more like Jesus as a miracle of God. The soldiers were duly mistaken and took him to the crucifix instead of Jesus. Just before this incident, by God's command, Jesus was taken up to the heavens by angels, into the Sight of God. For that reason, the officials who came to the room at the crucifixion of Jesus found only Judas Iscariot there.
In the Koran, God says that the plot against Jesus (pbuh) was "thwarted"
It is a known fact that under the leadership of Judas Iscariot, a hypocrite, unbelievers plotted against Jesus. The purpose of this plot was to kill Jesus. However, in the Koran God informs us that the plot against Jesus was thwarted. If Jesus had, in one way, died, this would mean the unbelievers' plot had worked, and this is impossible, because the promise of God is always fulfilled. That plot to kill Jesus was thwarted. Jesus did not die and was not murdered. God informs us of this as follows in the Koran:
When Jesus sensed unbelief on their part, he said, "Who will be my helpers to God?" The disciples said, "We are God's helpers. We believe in God. Bear witness that we are Muslims. Our Lord, we have faith in what You have sent down and have followed the Messenger, so write us down among the witnesses." They plotted and God plotted. But God is the best of plotters. (Koran, 3: 52-54)
When Jesus sensed unbelief on their part, he said, "Who will be my helpers to God?" The disciples said, "We are God's helpers. We believe in God. Bear witness that we are Muslims. Our Lord, we have faith in what You have sent down and have followed the Messenger, so write us down among the witnesses." They plotted and God plotted. But God is the best of plotters. (Koran, 3: 52-54)
He Who created death and life to test which of you is best in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving. (Koran, 67: 2)
Therefore, a person whom God created from nothing is tested from the moment he enters this world and will be held to account for all he does in it. People's sin or merit is based on the actions they perform in this world. It is impossible, under the law of God, for a baby, unaware even of its own existence, who has not begun to be tested and who has only just opened his eyes on the world, to be in a state of sin.
* It is a violation of the infinite justice of God for a person to assume the sins of another and to suffer for them:
It is impossible in the system of testing created by God for anyone to redeem the sins of anyone else, even if that person is Jesus. Everyone who exists or has ever existed in the world is responsible only for himself. Neither his parents nor his relatives nor the Prophet can assume responsibility for his sins. Nobody will be held responsible for the deeds of anyone else. Nobody can redeem anyone else. When the moment of death comes, every individual, Christians included, will give account, all alone and in the Presence of God for what they did in this world. God has revealed this to us in the Koran:
There is no one in the heavens and Earth who will not come to the All-Merciful as a servant. He has counted them and numbered them precisely. Each of them will come to Him on the Day of Rising all alone. (Koran, 19: 93-95)
Say: "Am I to desire other than God as Lord when He is the Lord of all things?" What each self earns is for itself alone. No burden-bearer can bear another's burden. Then you will return to your Lord, and He will inform you regarding the things about which you differed. (Koran, 3: 164)
Giuseppe Molteni's picture La Confession, 1838 (Fondazione Cariplo)
The belief that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) died to expiate the sins of all Christians is a grave error. It is incompatible with God's justice for a person to assume the sins of another and then to be punished for them. A person is born without sin, but he only is responsible for the errors he makes throughout his life. There is always room for repentance and seeking the mercy of God in this world, of course.
The belief that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) died to expiate the sins of all Christians is a grave error. It is incompatible with God's justice for a person to assume the sins of another and then to be punished for them. A person is born without sin, but he only is responsible for the errors he makes throughout his life. There is always room for repentance and seeking the mercy of God in this world, of course.
... That no burden-bearer can bear another's burden; that man will have nothing but what he strives for; that his striving will most certainly be seen; that he will then receive repayment of the fullest kind... (Koran, 62: 38-41)
Jesus is God's beloved servant and prophet. Just as there are sincere individuals in all societies and faiths, there are sincere Christians, and there are also ill-intentioned ones. Therefore, it is a terrible violation of good conscience to maintain that God took the soul of a holy servant beloved of Him because of the irresponsible behavior, sins and excesses of some of those who came after him; it is a failure to properly appreciate God. It is a matter of great urgency for our sincere Christian brothers to realize the major error here.
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