. Isaiah, Chapter No. 7, Verse No 14, says, prophesying of…‘The coming of a person who will be born to a virgin - his name shall be Emmanuel.’ They say… the Christians - it refers to Jesus Christ peace be upon him. Born to a virgin - the Hebrew word there is ‘amla’, which means not ‘a virgin’- ‘a young lady.’ The word for ‘virgin’ in Hebrew is, ‘baitula’, which is not there. Even if you agree - we are using concordance - we agree… ‘Virgin’… ‘Virgin’ - No problem. It says… ‘He will be called Immanuel.’ No where in the Bible is Jesus Christ peace be upon him, is called as Immanuel - Unfulfilled prophecy. I can give several, plenty unfulfilled prophecies - One is sufficient to prove the Bible wrong - I have given a few. According to your theory of… theory of probability - Bible is not the word of God.
2006-07-04 06:59:44 · 20 answers · asked by Javed 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The fulfilled prophecy is recorded in
Matt 1:23 (KJV)
"Behold, a virgin shall be bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."
In the KJV of the Old Testament the spelling is IMMANUEL.
In the KJV of the New Testament the spelling is EMMANUEL.
In the 1986 edition of the "Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible" for the KJV:
On page 406: Entry number for Emmanuel in Greek Dictionary is 1694 for Matt 1:23
1694: Emmanuel pronounced em-man-oo-ale means "God with us"
on page 687: Entry number for Immanuel in Hebrew Dictionary is 6005 for Isaiah 7:14
6005 : Immanuel pronounced im-maw-noo-ale means "with us is God"
The Christian Bible (KJV) is God's Holy Word. Not the Qur'an.
Muhammad is not a true prophet. Allah is not God. He is the moon god the Sabeans in Arabia worshipped. The Qur'an is not holy and it is not the Word of God.
Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life and no man can come to the Father but by Him. (John 14:6)
2006-07-04 07:33:50 · answer #1 · answered by starone 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No writing can reasonably be called "the word of God" if it has errors. The Bible, of course, has hundreds, but the Qu'ran has some as well; the most important error in terms of its effect on society is the prohibition of interest on borrowed money. Financial society today is a continuing trade-off between invested capital and the return on it; no society can function well without freedom to trade these. Even in an Islamic society like Saudi Arabia, the prohibition is routinely ignored: it will cost you more to buy a car on time payments than if you pay cash. Various excuses are made to alleviate the hardship that non-payment of interest incurs, but the bottom line is that the prohibition is simply wrong.
2006-07-04 07:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In any religion there are unfulfilled prophecies, whose to say they wont yet come to pass!! D'oh, that's why they are called prophecies!
And anyway there are much older religions in this world that make much more sense. Not to mention if there is a supreme being that watches over this planet, do you really think he/she/it is going to save any of us the way we all treat one another... I think not, I think he/she/it would be disgusted at all the wars, rapes, killing and hostility been done in his/her/it's name.
You also need to look into your language definitions because around the world and in old and new language the word Virgin can mean many things, one including meaning a barren woman, one who cannot have children at all. It's all how you look at these things really, and you don't seem to have done your homework before you spouted!!
2006-07-04 07:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by Migz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way for Islam. Islam is not prophesing love but anger. Even if you will post the whole book in here, people will not even look at it because they will always remember the brutal beheadings of innocent kidnapped victims, bombing victims and the like. Of course there are muslims who are opposed to this but they are not visibly standing up to denounce the heinous acts of their brothers. If ever there are who denounce it, it doesn't manifest itself to the world. People will usually see the acts and not the belief because most people don't read holy books. Of course we can argue all our lives but what really counts is the result of a certain teaching. How it is being followed and how it is being interpreted or misinterpreted. There are examples of killings in the Bible but Christians do not presently practice it anymore. However, some factions who claim to be Islamic still do and it has been documented in videos and streamed through the internet. It is easy to claim that they were staged, but cutting the head of an innocent worker whose sole intention is to earn a living and whose fault was just to be in the wrong place at the wrong time is just too much to see. Setting examples by killing helpless infidels in a treacherous way with both hands tied up, will not terrorize people, maybe it did during the time of Muhammad because there are more uneducated people during those times who only understand the law by way of the sword, but not at this modern times. It will only sow more hatred and divisions and mistrust. Where is the glory in killing a helpless person who cannot even defend himself. And you call your religion peace? Check on your own first before you convince people to believe in your faith and that will be the time that people may take some moment to pause and open their eyes and ears to listen. But at this very moment, with this kind of atmosphere, don't expect too much by claiming that Islam is the fastest growing religion. No one will believe that and not even your surveys will make people believe. I respect your opinion but in your effort to disprove Christianity, your ignorance floats to the top. And please don't try to convince Christians with you kind of interpretation which you have convinced yourself to be true but in actuality is the opposite of what it is. It is not effective. Research some more, maybe next time you'll make some sense.
2006-07-04 10:15:46 · answer #4 · answered by *** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow.... Last I heard you were no St. Thomas Aquinas... Certainly your word is not enough to lead from the true faith into a man-made one of hate, lust and violence. I guess God and thousands of saints must be wrong and all pale in comparison to you...
By the way, the Abomination of Desolation started in 1960 and is continually happening today. Ever since John XXIII claimed he was "pope" and did away with the latin mass and destroyed beautiful Catholic architecture, statuary, and sacred objects that have been the property of the church for thousands of years. Churches today are being ransacked and sold to the highest bidder for sinful purposes. It's disgusting and so very sad.
2006-07-04 07:05:35 · answer #5 · answered by oremus_fratres 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh huh... ther's only one prophecy unfulfilled. That's the Abomination of Desolation. It happened once with Nebuchadnezzar when he slaughtered a pig in the Holy of Holies. We don't know exactly what it will be again but we have an idea. Besides the complete end, everything else has been fulfilled.
2006-07-04 07:05:34 · answer #6 · answered by madbaldscotsman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible predicted that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
I am sure you will agree it is rather tricky to predict your own place of birth. Because Jesus came from God in heaven, that wasn't a problem in his case.
The founder of Islam is dead and still in his grave.
The founder of Buddhism is dead and still in his grave.
The historical founders of all other religions from the past are dead and still in their graves.
Jesus died and was buried, but rose from the grave and is alive today.
Suppose you were on a journey and came to a crossroads. You are unsure which road to take. You see several men lying by the roadside. One is alive and the others are all dead. Which one would you ask for directions?
Do you see the analogy?
2006-07-04 07:20:53 · answer #7 · answered by Matthew25 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you truly believe this then you haven't studied ths scriptures as well as you thought you have. Besides a unjust man can't understand the scriptures. The prophet islam serves lives no more. I serve a RISEN SAVIOR and his name is JESUS CHRIST! Born of a virgin.
2006-07-04 07:10:54 · answer #8 · answered by hotrod 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Here is what God says about His Word which is the Bible. Argue with Him.
2006-07-09 21:38:43 · answer #9 · answered by maybf22000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I will not accept Islam. Neither the Bible nor the Quran are the word of god.
2006-07-04 07:02:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋