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.
His name will be Masih ad-Dajjal, which means, literally, "false messiah." He will be preceded by 29 other false prophets. He will be blind in his right eye, which will bulge like a grape. Any false prophet worth his salt will probably make an effort to conceal this deformity.
Eschatology is the study of events leading up to the end of the world, or at least the end of civilization. All three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have striking similarities in the details of their expectations of the end times. Here, we will compare the eschatologies of Christianity and Islam.
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.
Rather than obsessing over historical discrepancies, which fossils are in the wrong place and whether women should or should not show their faces in public, we would be better off following what God told us thought he prophets. Believe in Him, praise Him and love one another. The Messiah will clear up all the fine print when He gets here.
His name will be Masih ad-Dajjal, which means, literally, "false messiah." He will be preceded by 29 other false prophets. He will be blind in his right eye, which will bulge like a grape. Any false prophet worth his salt will probably make an effort to conceal this deformity.
Eschatology is the study of events leading up to the end of the world, or at least the end of civilization. All three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have striking similarities in the details of their expectations of the end times. Here, we will compare the eschatologies of Christianity and Islam.
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.
Rather than obsessing over historical discrepancies, which fossils are in the wrong place and whether women should or should not show their faces in public, we would be better off following what God told us thought he prophets. Believe in Him, praise Him and love one another. The Messiah will clear up all the fine print when He gets here.
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