You know, Islam, Christianity and Judaism are more similar than is often suspected. All three belief systems have Abraham as a patriarch. All three are expecting the return of a messiah and all three believe the messiah will be preceded by an imposter. The muslim antichrist is the Islamic version of this false prophet. The term does not refer, as some might think, to the Christian antichrist being a muslim.
In Islam, the name of the false prophet will be Masih ad-Dajjal. Literally translated, this means "false messiah." He will be the 30th in a long line of imposters. This last Dajjal is expected to be blind in his right eye, which will be swollen to the size of a grape. A false prophet, if he is going to be any good at his job, might be expected to try and disguise this tell-tale feature in some way, at least if he is keeping up with his Islamic eschatology.
The term eschatology refers to what is going to happen at the end of the world. In Judaism, this is called the end of days. There is a surprising amount of overlap among the three Abrahamic faiths. It is, however, easier to compare Christian end times with Islamic end times than it is to compare either of them with Judaic end times.
Christians expect an increasing number of earthquakes, famines and wars (Matthew 24:7). This is the same in Islamic eschatology (Hadith - Bukhari 9.237). Both Christianity and Islam agree that the date and hour of the Messiah's return is unknown.
Many Muslims are actually big fans of Jesus. He is recognized as the Son of God and worshiped accordingly. The Islamic faith also acknowledges Moses, Abraham and Noah as legitimate prophets right alongside Muhammad. Some Muslims accept Jesus as the Messiah. This probably comes as a surprise to many people of the Christian faith.
In Islam, Jesus is part of the Trinity, together with Allah (God) and Mary (Maryam). Mary's place in Jesus life and the virgin birth are both documented in the Quran, the Muslim Holy Text. Muslims also agree that Jesus performed miracles, and that the source of His power to perform these miracles came from God, as did the miracles of earlier prophets.
It certainly appears that there is more to unite the Abrahamic religions than their is to divide us all. Instead of fighting each other, we should unite in praise and worship. Yes, there are differences in the respective literatures, but these may probably the work of Satan. Satan, the father of all lies, the Great Deceiver, has but one goal, to destroy man and to lead him away from God.
As we appear to be approaching the end times, we should obsess less over trivial differences, like why a 4,000 year-old wooden boat has no visible remains. We should instead listen to the collective wisdom of all the prophets and treat each other with a bit of respect. God can clear up the minutiae when He gets here. If, that is, he sees fit.
In Islam, the name of the false prophet will be Masih ad-Dajjal. Literally translated, this means "false messiah." He will be the 30th in a long line of imposters. This last Dajjal is expected to be blind in his right eye, which will be swollen to the size of a grape. A false prophet, if he is going to be any good at his job, might be expected to try and disguise this tell-tale feature in some way, at least if he is keeping up with his Islamic eschatology.
The term eschatology refers to what is going to happen at the end of the world. In Judaism, this is called the end of days. There is a surprising amount of overlap among the three Abrahamic faiths. It is, however, easier to compare Christian end times with Islamic end times than it is to compare either of them with Judaic end times.
Christians expect an increasing number of earthquakes, famines and wars (Matthew 24:7). This is the same in Islamic eschatology (Hadith - Bukhari 9.237). Both Christianity and Islam agree that the date and hour of the Messiah's return is unknown.
Many Muslims are actually big fans of Jesus. He is recognized as the Son of God and worshiped accordingly. The Islamic faith also acknowledges Moses, Abraham and Noah as legitimate prophets right alongside Muhammad. Some Muslims accept Jesus as the Messiah. This probably comes as a surprise to many people of the Christian faith.
In Islam, Jesus is part of the Trinity, together with Allah (God) and Mary (Maryam). Mary's place in Jesus life and the virgin birth are both documented in the Quran, the Muslim Holy Text. Muslims also agree that Jesus performed miracles, and that the source of His power to perform these miracles came from God, as did the miracles of earlier prophets.
It certainly appears that there is more to unite the Abrahamic religions than their is to divide us all. Instead of fighting each other, we should unite in praise and worship. Yes, there are differences in the respective literatures, but these may probably the work of Satan. Satan, the father of all lies, the Great Deceiver, has but one goal, to destroy man and to lead him away from God.
As we appear to be approaching the end times, we should obsess less over trivial differences, like why a 4,000 year-old wooden boat has no visible remains. We should instead listen to the collective wisdom of all the prophets and treat each other with a bit of respect. God can clear up the minutiae when He gets here. If, that is, he sees fit.
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