" Sir, please do not offer my god a peanut " Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
I've been told that in the Gospels, when JEsus was praying on the cross, it is translated in the Arabic versions that he called out to Allah.
It all comes down to whether you believe God is offering salvation through repentence or by your willingness to cut somebody's throat.
In truth the Isa of Islam could very much be the anti-Christ of the Bible.
Simple, our God is Love, Their god is HATE!.............
" Sir, please do not offer my god a peanut " Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
For the eschatologically inclined, here is a phenomenal resource that will shake/shape your views:
http://www.answering-islam.org/Authors/JR/Future/index.htm
"So in summary we conclude this section with a final review of the many startling similarities that exist between the biblical narrative of the last-days and the Islamic narrative of the same period.
· Bible: The Antichrist is an unparalleled political, military and religious leader that will that emerge in the last-days.
· Islam: The Mahdi is an unparalleled political, military and religious leader that will emerge in the last-days.
· Bible: the False Prophet is a secondary prominent figure that will emerge in the last-days who will support the Antichrist.
· Islam: the Muslim Jesus is a secondary prominent figure that will emerge in the last-days to support the Mahdi.
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"When I first began to become acquainted with Islamic eschatology and the many similarities between the biblical Antichrist and the Islamic Mahdi, I was quite taken back. But as I began to see that these similarities extended far beyond just the Mahdi and the Antichrist, I knew that this subject merited a comprehensive study. I had to “see just how deep this rabbit hole goes.” As the similarities between the two eschatological systems fell in line, one subject after another, my personal conclusion was that these numerous similarities were not mere coincidence..."
This is not a sensationalistic treatment of the subject, it is very sober, thorough, and challenging. Enjoy.
Important to remember.
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Simple, there is no comparison as there is only one GOD.
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It's just that muslims do it far less pleasantly.
Allow me to present to you how I view the issue of how Jews and Muslims view God as opposed to Christians.
Firstly, it is possible to know the IDENTITY of a person, yet, be wrong about the person's attributes.
For instance, there are people who believe that George W. Bush is a sincere and honest, albeit a flawed president. There are others ( like Moveon.org or Michael Moore ) who believe that Bush is the second coming of Hitler himself.
It would be foolish to say that these people ( those who like Bush and those who hate Bush ) are speaking of two different persons. NO. They IDENTIFY the correct person, however they do not view him the same way. OBVIOUSLY, those closest to Bush know him the best.
In the same way, it is INACCURATE to say that Muslims, Jews and Christians worship different gods simply because their conception of God is different.
For instance, Jews do not believe that God can be incarnate, while Christians believe He can and DID become incarnate.
THEY CANNOT BOTH BE RIGHT ABOUT GOD. However, it would be foolish to say that Christians do not worship YHWH as the Jews do. The difference is in HOW THEY VIEW YHWH's attribute and self-revelation.
Just as people can IDENTIFY the real Bush and can be wrong ABOUT who Bush really is, as a Christian, I can say that Jews IDENTIFY God correctly and worship Him, but worship Him IN ERROR BY DENYING HIS REVELATION OF HIMSELF ( only accepting PART of His revelation, not the whole ).
This brings me to my next point ---- WHOSE WORSHIP DOES GOD ACCEPT ?
If Jesus is correct, we must worship God IN SPIRIT *AND* IN TRUTH.
Consider Cain and Abel. BOTH WORSHIPPED THE ONE TRUE GOD ( just as Christians, Jews and Muslims do ). However, GOD ACCEPTED ABEL's WORSHIP AS BOTH SPIRITUAL AND TRUTHFUL and *REJECTED* Cain's worship and offering.
The lesson is this -- YOU WORSHIP GOD ON HIS TERMS, NOT ON YOURS. If you are wrong in your understanding of GOD's ATTRIBUTES and GOD's REVELATION, then you cannot worsip Him in truth.
IN THIS SENSE, IF JESUS IS INDEED THE SON OF GOD, THE WORD MDE FLESH... The Jews and Muslims unfortunately, like Cain, are worshipping God in a manner that is NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HIM.
They IDENTIFY THE CORRECT PERSON, BUT MISUNDERSTAND THIS PERSON's ATTRIBUTES AND REVELATION.
*THAT* is the main difference I see with Christians, Jews and Muslims.
In the end, as it is said in the NT, "every knee shall bend, every mouth proclaim that Jesus is Lord". That means at the end of the age all will have to accept that Jesus is God.