Hazrat Isa A.S.

[kchughtai]

Re: Hazrat Isa A.S.

@psyah

Actually in that particular verse it was the narrator who stated it, but you are right elsewhere in the New Testament - Jesus calls John the Baptist Elijah … What is clear in my view is not from the Bible however that is what you are accusing me of … Rather the Qur’an confirms that Ilyaas (AS) - Elias = Elijah and Yahya (AS) - John are two different people, by invoking them separately.

My basis for rejecting the idea that John is Elijah and my basis for rejecting that Elijah is necessitated to come before Jesus is from the Qur’an …

**The Qur’an confirms Jesus (AS) as Messiah therefore I have to reject the Jewish claims that he is not despite their prophecy in the Book of Malachi and the Qur’an supports John and Elijah as two different people despite the New Testament indicating that they are one. I don’t pick and choose … I select from the previous scriptures that what is compatible with the Qur’an.
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Quran does confirm that Jesus(as) was the true promised messiah to Jewsih people and it is a fulfillment of the third promise mentioned in 3:55. but at the time of jesus, people did ask him about Elijah who was to come back. In response, Jesus(as) pointed to Yahya thus telling them how the prophecy is fulfilled. those who wanted to have literal menifestation of the prophecy rejected him. It was not the only but one of the reasons Jews present for rejecting and falsifying Jesus.

The last thing is this … Since the Jews believed that Elijah went up to heaven in person alive and are awaiting his return - then by your argument to use him (Elijah) as an analogy we should accept that it is possible for Isa (AS) to have done the same - i.e. Ascend without death.

What are you saying? No the only analogy that we can draw is that Jews were waiting for Elijah prophet to return and in fact Yahya(as) was sent. Who didn’t descend from heavens but was born. Similary the coming back of Jesus(as) doesn’t mean ascent and descent of the same old Jesus(as) but ..