From a version of the Gospel of Barnabas compiled by a thirteenth century Italian on the basis of early Christian sources.Jesus said, "Philip! God is a Good without which there is nothing good: God is a Being without which there is nothing that has existence; God is a Life without which there is nothing that lives. He has no equal. He had no beginning, nor will He have an end, but to everything has He given a beginning and to everything shall He give an end. He has no father nor mother; He has no sons, nor brethren nor companions."
Philip answered:
"Master, what sayest thou? It is surely written in Isaiah that God is our father: how, then, hath He no sons?"
Jesus answered:
"There are written by the prophets many parables, wherefore one ought not attend to the letter, but to the sense. For all the prophets, that are one hundred and forty-four thousand, have spoken ambiguously. But after me shall come the Splendor of all the prophets who shall shed light upon the ambiguities of all that the prophets have said, because he is the Messenger of God."
"Verily, I say unto you that every prophet when he is come has borne the mark of the mercy of God to one nation only. And so their words were not extended save to the people to which they were sent. But the Messenger of God, when he shall come, will be given as it were the seal of the hand of God, insomuch as he shall carry salvation and mercy to all the nations of the world that shall receive his doctrine. He shall come with power upon the ungodly, and shall destroy idolatry for, so promised God to Abraham, saying: 'Behold, in thy seed I will bless all the tribes of the earth; and as thou hast broken in pieces the idols, O Abraham, even so shall thy seed do."
"I therefore say unto you, that the Messenger of God is a splendor that shall give gladness to nearly all that God has made, for he is adorned with the spirit of understanding and counsel, the spirit of wisdom and might, of fear and love, prudence and temperance; he is adorned with the spirit of charity and mercy, of justice and piety and gentleness and patience, which he has received from God three times more than He has given to all His creatures combined. Blessed will be the time when he shall come to the world! Believe me that I have seen him and have done him reverence, even as every prophet has seen him. And when I saw him my soul was filled with consolation, saying, 'O Admirable One! God be with thee, and may he make me worthy to untie thy shoe-latchet for obtaining this I shall be a great prophet and holy one of God."
"As for me, I am now come to the world to prepare the way for the Messenger of God, who shall bring salvation to the world. By the living God, in whose presence my soul stands, I am not the Savior whom all the tribes of the earth expect."
Then said the Priest:
"How shall the Savior be called, and what sign shall reveal his coming?"
Jesus answered:
"The name of the Savior shall be the Admirable One, for, God himself gave him the name when he had created his soul, and placed it in celestial splendor. God said, 'Wait O Admirable One (=Muhammad), for thy sake I will create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereas I make thee a present, insomuch that whosoever shall curse the shall be cursed. When I send thee into the world, I shall send thee as My Messenger of Salvation, and thy world shall be true insomuch that heaven and earth shall fail but thy faith shall never fail. Admirable One is his blessed name."
Then the crowd lifted up their voices, saying:
"O God send Thy Messenger. O Admirable One come quickly for the salvation of the world."
Footnotes
1) John 14: 15-16, John 15: 26-27, John 16:5-8. All three sections have references of the "Comforter". The original word used in Greek language is 'Parqaleeta', however you may find it referenced in some Bibles as the 'Comforter', other Bibles use 'Spirit of Truth", and other Bibles use 'Holy Spirit'. The actual meaning of the original Latin word 'Parqaleeta' is 'one whom people praise exceedingly.' The sense of the word is applicable to the word 'Muhammed' in Arabic.
2) If you visit the birth place of Jesus (pbuh), and look at an Arabic Christian Bible, you will find Allah is the reference for God.
3) If you look at a Red-Line Bible (all the text attributed to statements made by Jesus (pbuh) highlighted in Red), and only read the red line text, you will never find a single reference where Jesus (pbuh) ever said that he is God, or explicitly spoke once of the trinity.
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2 comments:
1. John 14 speaks of the coming Holy Spirit. This is not Mohammed.
2. Jesus clearly claimed to be God in the seven I AM statements in the Gospel of John. Exodus 3:14 says the "Angel of the Lord' was speaking. He claimed to be God and said His name is I AM. This is why the Jews wanted to kill Jesus in John 8;58. It was blasphamy. Jesus claimed many times to be God in the flesh - your statement about Jesus never claiming to be God is not only historically untrue but almost laughable.
3. Every verse you sited is out of context. If you use a normal historical, grammatical, contextual interpretation it becomes clear Jesus is both God and Man but most importantly he said: "I AM the way, the truth, the life - no man comes to the Father but through me" - This would include Mohammed.
I doubt that I will see this in your blog. But if I do - good for you. If you would like to dialoge more - I am Dr. Brad Darr, a pastor, who has taught the Koran from the pulpit of my church and compared it with the Bible. Guess which is the Word of God?
A Roman strategy, when conquering new people, was to amalgamate their religion with the conquered, allowing the defeated to continue praying to their deities alongside the Romans own.
In an attempt to rein in the Christians and continue their hold on power, during the council of Nicea, Emperor Constantine merged pagan traditions and beliefs within Christianity; leading to Christmas, Easter and other festivals influenced by age old pagan traditions. He also knew the pagan populace would not except Jesus, a mere man, but would have less of a problem with him as a god or a demigod.
Therefore as one of the children of God, as we all are, became something more and even ending up as part of a trinity. Unfortunately, like the later followers of the talmud who believe in father and mother gods, Christianity turned from monotheistic to polytheistic.
One suspects, if Jesus returns one of his first acts would be to turn on the pagan symbolisms used in his name.
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