In the run up to Judgement Day, Christian eschatology indicates there will be a false messiah. Islamic ischatological literature makes reference to a muslim antichrist. He even has a name. Just like it says in Christian literature, he will be an evil figure who will try to convince people he is the actual messiah. This is a far cry from the unfortunate view that the Christian antichrist will come from the Muslim faith. He will clearly not be a Muslim, and western Christians should refrain from viewing anyone of the Islamic faith as the potential antichrist. Don't let anyone tell you that he will!
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.
Islamic eschatology points to an increase in the number of wars, earthquakes and famines (Hadith - Bukhari 9.237). Ditto the Christian expectations of the end times (Matthew 24:7, for example). Both agree that the timing of the messiah's appearance cannot be predicted.
The majority of Christians would probably be very surprised to learn what Muslims think of Jesus. A large proportion love Jesus, believe He is the Messiah and put him up there with prophets like Moses, Abraham and Noah, along with Muhammad. They believe Him to be the Son of God and worship him accordingly. Others think He is a false prophet.
Islam acknowledges the place of Jesus in the Trinity along with Allah, or God. The major difference between this and the Christian view is that Islam considers Mary (Maryam) as the third member, and not the Holy Spirit. The Quran talks about Mary and the Virgin Birth. Like Christians, Muslims believe that Christ performed miracles. In the same way that earlier prophets performed miracles through the power of God, the power behind Jesus' miracles came from the same place.
Perhaps, instead of fighting wars against each other, the three faiths should get together and acknowledge that there is more to unite them than there is to separate them. Miniscule differences are undoubtedly attributable to Satan, the Great Deceiver, the father of all lies. It is, after all, his mission to destroy man and to keep 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.
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.
Islamic eschatology points to an increase in the number of wars, earthquakes and famines (Hadith - Bukhari 9.237). Ditto the Christian expectations of the end times (Matthew 24:7, for example). Both agree that the timing of the messiah's appearance cannot be predicted.
The majority of Christians would probably be very surprised to learn what Muslims think of Jesus. A large proportion love Jesus, believe He is the Messiah and put him up there with prophets like Moses, Abraham and Noah, along with Muhammad. They believe Him to be the Son of God and worship him accordingly. Others think He is a false prophet.
Islam acknowledges the place of Jesus in the Trinity along with Allah, or God. The major difference between this and the Christian view is that Islam considers Mary (Maryam) as the third member, and not the Holy Spirit. The Quran talks about Mary and the Virgin Birth. Like Christians, Muslims believe that Christ performed miracles. In the same way that earlier prophets performed miracles through the power of God, the power behind Jesus' miracles came from the same place.
Perhaps, instead of fighting wars against each other, the three faiths should get together and acknowledge that there is more to unite them than there is to separate them. Miniscule differences are undoubtedly attributable to Satan, the Great Deceiver, the father of all lies. It is, after all, his mission to destroy man and to keep 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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