Messiahship of Jesus

Many people believe "Messiah" to be a mystical Biblical term which had been reserved by God from the beginning of time as a direct equivalent of "only begotten Son." For this reason, when they see that Jesus is referred to in the Bible as "The Messiah" they immediately translate this to mean "The Son of God." In order to clear up this misconception, let us first define the true meaning of the word Messiah and then show it's exact usage in the Bible.

The word "Messiah" is the English version of the Hebrew word mashiyach {maw-shee'-akh}. The literal meaning of this word in the Hebrew language is "to anoint." In our present day, it is customary for those who are appointed to high office (ie. the President of the US, Supreme Court justices, etc.) to attend a solemn ritual wherein that person is consecrated into office. During this ritual, certain rights of passage or ascension must be performed, such as repeating a solemn oath and so forth. Once such rituals have been successfully completed, only then is that person considered to have officially received the rights and obligations of this office.

In a similar fashion, in ancient times it was a common practice among the Jews to "anoint" those who were appointed positions of high authority. If we were to read the Bible we would find that every priest and king of ancient Israel was "anointed" by their people as a sign of official consecration to office. Further, we find that it was not at all uncommon for inanimate objects and even pagans to be "anointed." For example:

Solomon:

1 Kings 1:39 "And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon . And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon."

David:

1 Samuel 16:13 "Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah."

Jewish priests:

Leviticus 4:3 "If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering."

Cyrus the pagan:

Isaiah 45:1 "Thus saith the LORD to his Messiah, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;"

A pillar:

Genesis 31:13 "I [am] the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, [and] where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred."

The tabernacle:

Leviticus 8:10 "And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that [was] therein, and sanctified them."

A cherub:

Ezekiel 28:14 "Thou [art] the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire."

Sick people:

Mark 6:13 "And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed [them]."

Jesus anoints a blind man:

John 9:6 "When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,"

When this word was translated into ancient Greek, the words used were "Messias" {mes-see'-as} and "Christos" {khris-tos'} (see John 1:41, 4:25). This is where we get the word "Christ" from, it was originally derived from the Greek word for "anoint." Jesus was indeed "christened," or "anointed," or "baptized," by John the Baptist before the beginning of his ministry as seen for example in Matthew 3:16 among many other verses.

This is not to say that just because the word "Messiah" was applied to others that it was not a specific designation for Jesus. It only goes to show that this title does not imply a position as "Son of God."

For example, all of the prophets of God are "friends of God," however, only prophet Abraham received this title as an official designation for himself (James 2:23). In a similar manner, all of the prophets of God in ancient Israel were all "anointed" prophets, however, as an official designation, this title was reserved exclusively for Jesus. This is indeed confirmed in the noble Qur'an:

"And the angles said 'O Mary, Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him, his name is Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, High honored in this world and the next, of those near stationed to Allah." The noble Qur'an 3:45

Jesus the Monotheist

Jesus a Jew by race, was a Muslim by religion, A Muslim is some one who Submits Their Will to God. This Is What Jesus Did and Taught.

Regarding the Islamic teachings of Jesus:

• Jesus called God "Alayho" in Aramaic.
• Jesus taught to rinse before Praying as Muslims do {John 13:10}
• Jesus bowed down in Submission on the Ground to God as Muslims do {Matthew 26:39}
• Jesus said, all of You who Submit your will to God, are my true Brothers and Sisters (Mark 3:31-35) as Muslims do.
• Jesus taught Salvation comes from Submitting our will to God and Faith as Muslims do.

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles? Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'" (Matthew 7:21-23)

• Jesus taught that only God is All Knowing as Muslims do.

"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son [Prophet], but only the Father [Creator]." (Mark 13:32)

• Jesus taught he is just a servant of God as Muslims are:

"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me." [John 6:38]

• Jesus said the word "Muslim" in Luke 6:40, and told others to be a Muslim:

Aramaic translated into Hebrew: "Ein talmeed na'leh 'al rabbo; shekken kal adam she'MUSHLAM yihyeh k'rabbo."

Translation in English: "No student can be above his teacher, but everyone that is a MUSLIM, can be as his teacher."

In addition to the Bible, the Holy Qur'an also clarifies that Jesus followed Allah:

"And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah'?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden." {Holy Quran 5:116}

In conclusion, Jesus Christ was a Jewish prophet who followed Allah.

Did Jesus deny being God?

If I am standing in front of the IBM headquarters building, and a fellow employee unknowingly asked be "Is this your building , do you own this building ?"

Then I replied "This Building is NOT MY OWN, but it belongs to The ONE WHO EMPLOYEES ME"

This would clarify to the person asking that I AM NOT THE OWNER, I am just one of the workers. I do not own the building (Universe) the one I work for owns it.

Another Example is:

If I am at a gathering of people in a friend's house, and a fellow guest unknowingly asked me, "Is this your house ?" I would reply "This is not my house but it is the house of the ONE WHO INVITED ME"

This would clarify to the fellow guest that again, I am NOT THE OWNER of the house.

Did Jesus make such statements regarding his status, the words, the will and the power he used?

WORDS

"Jesus answered them and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me." [John 7:16]

"He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me." [John 14:24]

"For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak." [John 12:49]

WILL

"Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work." [John 4:34]

"For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me." [John 6:38]

"saying, "Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done." [Luke 22:42]

POWER

"I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me." [John 5:30]

"I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him." [John 13:16]

"You heard me say, `I am going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I." [John 14:28]

"Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came forth from God; I came not of my own accord, but he sent me." [ John 8:42]

"To sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father" [Matthew 20:23]

KNOWLEDGE

"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." [Mr 13:32]

"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only." [Mt 24:36]

"So Jesus answered them, "My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me" [John 7:16]

STATUS

"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven." [Mt 7:21]

"And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. [John 5:37]

"And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone." [Mr 10:18]

"And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges." [John 8:50]

Some Christians, (not all) claim that Jesus _implied_ that he was God, from the above verses, we see that Jesus denied being God, it now leaves the Christians who believe Jesus is God to provide just one single verse in the Bible where Jesus says "I am God" there is no such verse, the God of Abraham in the Old Testament stated "I am God" over 200 times, yet oddly Jesus never uttered those three words once in the Gospel, so we see from the many quotes above, that the House did not belong to Jesus, it belonged to the One who Sent him.

Jesus Promoted the Laws of Moses

Many people in the Gospel asked that very same question directly to Jesus and let's see what the reply was;

"And behold, one came up to him, saying, "Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal life?"

"And he said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One there is who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments." Matthew 19:16-17

Here according to Jesus, to enter Heaven, we follow the commandments.

A question to the Christians is: why would Jesus mislead this man if the 'only way to heaven was through the blood of Jesus'?

Was Jesus misleading this man by teaching that Works will open the Gates of Heaven?

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:10

Here Jesus says that Martyrs will go to Heaven, those who die and suffer for a good cause will go to Heaven.

Is Jesus again being misleading since all Christians claim that the one and only way to Heaven is through the blood of Jesus as the church teaches.

Here again a Lawyer asked the Important Question, How to enter Heaven;

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Jesus said "What is written in the law? How do you read?"

And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live." Luke 10:25-28

The lawyer asked the teacher Jesus how to have eternal life and Jesus replied "Read"... "The Law"..... "Obey the Law" believe in God and love your neighbor.

Why in front of all these people would Jesus not tell them the so-called only way that the Christians of today are saying 'no way to heaven except through the blood of Jesus', why would Jesus contradict today's Christians?

Are Christians freed from the Law as the modern Christians teach?

"Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:19

Why would Jesus Teach this if he came so that his blood can relax the Law, why is it when he was on earth, he Taught Not to Relax the Law? And Those who follow the Laws will be the Highest in
Heaven.

"Not every one who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 7:21

Salvation according to some Christians comes from taking Jesus as your god and accepting the claimed blood sacrifice, while on the Other Hand, Jesus seems to be saying the Opposite. Why is that? Aren't Christians supposed to follow the Teachings of Jesus,

As far as Salvation is concerned, Muslims are following the Teachings of Jesus, why haven't the Christians started yet?

"For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother." (Mark 3:35) If Jesus is god, why would he claim that who ever follows the Commandments would be the brother or mother of god ? Does god have a mother of brother?

"Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." Matthew 19:21

Giving to directly to the Poor, one of the 5 Pillars of Islam, Jesus is Teaching Piety to Enter Heaven.

"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Matthew 19:24

This Verse was very revealing to me, Jesus is repeatedly saying, a rich man will not enter Heaven.

Some Christians of today claim that Jesus died for all sins, yet Jesus repeatedly taught that greed will prevent you from entering Heaven. What about those Christians who are rich? Aren't they saved according to the 10% collecting church?

Now according to the church and Christians of modern day, 'who ever believes in the blood of Jesus and accepts Jesus as god, then that is the only way that person is saved, not through works.

Now let's see if Jesus again contradicts the church;

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life; he does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life." John 5:24

It is Clear that according to Jesus the way to Heaven is to believe in God (who Sent Jesus) and to hear (follow) the words of Jesus.

Does Jesus want us to believe in his blood Or to believe that he is from God?

"Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. John 6:35

Therefore Jesus is Telling them that if they believe in him (While he was Alive) that they will receive paradise.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I go to the Father." John 14:12

Truly, Honestly, I give you my Word Jesus Says: the Human who does Works as I do (Jesus followed the Laws of Moses) then that human will follow me to the Father (God).

"Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12

What does a light do? it guides, directs, it shows you the Right Path, A light does not symbolize one to be sacrificed, but instead, one to Guide.

All Muslims believe in Jesus "There is not one of the People of the Scripture but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them" Qur'an 4:159

Therefore I am Puzzled as to why Jesus would name off all these specific Teachings and Keys to enter Heaven except the one that the Christians teach (his blood).

According to Jesus, Muslims are blessed and will be in Heaven because they believe God sent Jesus and they follow works, I pray that Christians will at least follow the words of Jesus and may "his teachings" lead them to Truth.

"But those among them who are well-grounded in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what hath been revealed to thee and what was revealed before thee: And (especially) those who establish regular prayer and practise regular charity and believe in Allah and in the Last Day: To them shall We soon give a great reward." {Translation of the Holy Qur'an 4:162}

This is not to say that we can work our way into Heaven which is a common misunderstanding of Christians towards Islam.

This is to clarify that we can not Faith our way directly into Heaven which is a common misunderstanding of Christians towards Christianity.

It is said well by Jesus's younger brother and disciple (James) who said;

"Faith without works is Dead" {Jas 2:26}

And then the Truth is confirmed in the Holy Qur'an:

"..But the prayer of those without Faith is nothing but (futile wandering) in (mazes of) error! " {Holy Qur'an 40:50}

"For Him (alone) is prayer in Truth: any others that they call upon besides Him hear them no more than if they were to stretch forth their hands for water to reach their mouths but it reaches them not: for the prayer of those without Faith is in vain." {Holy Qur'an 13:14}

Why wasn't Mary Stoned to Death?

The Holy Quran completes the missing puzzles often over looked or ignored by non-Muslim theologians.

According to the Jewish Bible, the punishment for adultery is death by stones:

"But if the thing is true, that the tokens of virginity were not found in the young woman, then they shall bring out the young woman to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she has wrought folly in Israel by playing the harlot in her father's house; so you shall purge the evil from the midst of you." Deuteronomy 22:20-21

Why then was Mary, left to travel freely, proudly displaying Jesus, her son without a father, without being persecuted?

It would take a miracle to prevent the Israelis from killing Mary, the Holy Quran reveals the hidden Miracle.

When the Israelis approached Mary and her infant Jesus to question her and inquire about the fatherless child, something unexpected happened:

"Then she brought the him to her people, carrying him. They said: "O Mary! truly an amazing thing hast thou brought! O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot." But she pointed to him. They said: "How should we speak to one who was a child in the cradle?" He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet; and He hath made me blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as I live; (He) hath made me kind to my mother, and not overbearing or miserable" Holy Quran 19:27-32

In conclusion, after witnessing the Miracle of God, the newborn Messiah praising God, Mary's innocence was confirmed.

Jews did not kill Jesus nor he died on the cross

The Jews claimed they killed Jesus to prove he was a false prophet which they still believe. The Koran is here to unite the Jews and Christians and to have them submit their will to God, to be Muslims.

Where is the information on sacrifice coming from?

Paul, who was a Jew and his belief in Jewish sacrifice was transported into Christianity as suggested by a renowned New Testament scholar V. Taylor "The Atonement in the New Testament Teaching." Paul developed the idea by sending letters to the Corinthians, the Romans 4:25, He told the Galatians 6:4., and Ephesians 5:2, read the history yourself. Christianity is the teaching of Paul, not Jesus.

Who are we to believe??

Jesus came to confirm the Torah, not to destroy it (Matthew 23:2-3).

While Paul abolished the teachings of the Torah (Acts 13:39).

What hour was Jesus crucified??

(Mark 15:25) It was the third hour, and they crucified him.

(John 19:14) It was the sixth hour, and he was not yet crucified.

Who bore the cross??

(Matthew 27:32) The compelled Simon to bear the cross of Jesus. / also(Luke 23:26)& (Mark 15:21).

(John 19:17) Jesus was bearing his cross himself.

What did they put Jesus on??

(Mark 15:21) They put Jesus on the cross.

(Peter 2:24) They put Jesus on the tree. / also (Gal3:13)

What did they give Jesus to drink??

(Mark 15:23) They gave him wine mingled with myrrh to drink.

(Matthew 27:34) Thew gave him vinegar mingled with gall to drink.

What happened to Judas??

(Mat 27:5) Judas went and hanged himself.

(Acts 1:18) Judas fell headlong, and burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Many earlier sects of Christians believed that it was Judas who died in the place of Jesus, with the contradictions at hand, maybe those earlier Christians were right.

Who went to the grave of Jesus??

(John 20:1) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.

(Mat 28:1) Mary Mag-da-le-ne and another Mary.

(Luke 24:10) Mary Mag-da-le-ne and another Mary and Jo'an-na and some other women.

(Mark 16:1) Mary Mag-da-le-ne and another Mary and Sa-lo'-me.

Angel??

(John 20:12) One woman saw two angels at the grave of Jesus.

(Mat 28:2) Two women saw one angel.

(Luke 24:3) Three women saw two men.

(Mark 16:5) Three women saw one man.

Who was told??

(Luke 24:9) Mary the Mag-da-le and Mary the Mother of James and Jo'an-na returned back from the grave and told the eleven apostles all of what they saw.

(Mark 16:8) Mary the Mag-da-le and Mary and Sa-lo'-me returned back from the grave, and did not tell anyone anything because they were afraid.

During the time of the assumed crucifixion, as you see, was a time of confusion, because no one saw Jesus die. (Matthew 26:56)

But this has all taken place that the writings of the prophets might fulfilled. "Then all the disciples deserted him and fled."

So the Qur'an says (4:157): "That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah"- 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) knowledge, butonly conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not. But God raised him up unto Himself. And God is Mighty, Wise."

When Abraham was told by God to sacrifice his son, his son did not object or question him, if Jesus was sent to be sacrificed for our sins, why would he question God?

(Matthew 27:46): "... My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

Could this not come from someone other than Jesus? Even a Non Prophet would smile at agony as he knew that his death would win him the title of martyr.

Was this not an insult to Jesus in not having faith in Allah?

The sacrifice that has to be made to be forgiven for our sins is the sacrifice of our will to the Creator Allah, as confirmed in the Bible.

What would it take to bring us together (i.e. Peace)? What if a Book told the Jews, Jesus was the "word" of God, and was saved from the cross? What if a Book told the Christians that God is ONE without partners, we are all responsible for our Own sins, and that the Law of Moses is not to be Abolished.

Not only do we rely on faith, but also action and reality all combined. We believe in the same God, you have been taught by the recipients of your hard earned 10% of your income tithing that the Koran is not the word of God, that is sad, because then you would learn as every chapter begins "God is the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful."

In Islam, only 3% of your income goes straight to the poor, such as a relative. None is required to go the Church or Mosque. 3% of the wheat in the world would feed all the starving.