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One of the proofs that the book of Isaiah gives for YHWH being the only true God is his ability to declare the end from the beginning, and then making sure it comes to pass: “‘Bring near your case,’ Yahweh says. ‘Bring forward your mighty arguments,’ The King of Jacob says. ‘Let them bring it forth and declare to us what is going to take place; As for the former events, declare what they were, That we may establish our heart on them and know their outcome. Or cause us to he

In this post I will present some of the biblical data, which identify both the Son and the Holy Spirit as YHWH Almighty. YHWH “‘Has a nation changed gods Though they were not gods? But My people have changed their glory For that which does not profit. Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And be horribly afraid, be very devastated,’ declares Yahweh. ‘For My people have done two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken

The following hadiths are all taken from The Book of Refuting Interpretations - Elaf Edition [Judge Abu Ya'la Ibn al-Farra': https://shamela.ws/book/22921/416#p1]. All emphasis will be mine. In the praiseworthy station of our Prophet Another hadith 440 - Narrated by Abu al-Qasim: Abu al-Fath ibn Abi al-Qawarir told us: Muhammad ibn Ja'far Abu al-Tayyib al-Katib told us: Yazid ibn Muhammad al-Bada told us: Abu Uthman Sa'id, brother of Ibrahim al-Qari, told us: Isma'il ib

HOW ISLAM TRANSFORMED MUHAMMAD INTO A CHRIST FIGURE According to God’s true Word, the Holy Bible, the Lord Jesus sits enthroned with God the Father andintercedes for believers in order to procure their everlasting redemption: “But He kept silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, ‘Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?’ Jesus said, ‘I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds

In Jewish mystical writings, the rabbis speak of an archetypal man whose light is the source of all souls and angels. Sha'arei Kedusha, Part 2 1:3 Part 3, Shaar 2 השער השני: Gate Two במהות האדם: The Existence of Man במהות האדם, ובו יתבאר דרושים לא שערום הראשונים והם יסודות נפלאים, ולולא ההכרח לבאר עניני הנבואה לא הייתי מבאר אותם, ואכתבם בתכלית הקצור וכבשים ללבושך: In this section we shall explain wondrous mysteries, teachings that were never openly revealed b

In this post I will be quoting from The Shepherd of Hermas (Roberts-Donaldson translation). Hermas was a very popular writing among Christians and was even considered canonical by many. The book is intriguing in that it affirms that the Son of God is an uncreated divine Spirit who became flesh. The work further affirms that this divine Spirit created and sustains all creation by his name/authority, and is personally distinct from all of God’s glorious angels, one of whom is M

In John’s revelation, the risen and glorified Christ appears to him and announces that he is the bright morning star: “I, Jesus, sent My angel to bear witness to you of these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” Revelation 22:16 Accordingly, some have taken this to mean that Christ is a created angelic being since the book of Job speaks of the heavenly sons of God as morning stars: “Where were you when I laid the

Courtesy of William Albrecht. St. Epiphanius of Salamis (300s) Panarion: “But elsewhere, in the Apocalypse of John, we read that the dragon hurled himself at the woman who had given birth to a male child; but the wings of an eagle were given to the woman, and she flew into the desert, where the dragon could not reach her” (Rev. 12:13-14). This could have happened in Mary’s case.” Quodvultdeus De Symbolo, 430 A.D. “None of you is ignorant of the fact that the dragon was the de

In this post I will cite various Catholic authorities to illustrate the Catholic interpretation of Revelation, especially as it relates to the Assumption of the Blessed Mother. All emphasis will be mine. Verse 1 A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet. By this woman, interpreters commonly understand the Church of Christ, shining with the light of faith, under the protection of the sun of justice, Jesus Christ. The moon, the Church, hath all changeable things

Courtesy of William Albrecht. All emphasis is mine. Ephrem the Syrian “I am about to enter into His living Paradise, and in the place in which Eve succumbed, I shall glorify Him. For of all created women, He was most pleased with me, and He willed that I should be mother to Him, and it pleased Him that He should be a child to me.” Bethlehem thanks You that she was found worthy to give birth to You. “To a great height He lifted me with my saints so that I might glorify Him in

These are my notes for my session on Mary being the Woman of Revelation 12. REVELATION 12:1-17 Here’s the vision of that glorious Woman which the Spirit enabled John to see: “And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery. And another portent appeared in heaven; behold, a great red dragon, with seven

Courtesy of William Albrecht. All emphasis is mine. Testament of Joseph, Chapter II 72 And hear ye, my children, also the vision which I saw. 73 There were twelve harts feeding: and the nine were first dispersed over all the earth, and likewise also the three. 74 And I saw that from Judah was born a virgin wearing a linen garment, and from her, was born a lamb, without spot; and on his left hand there was as it were a lion; and all the beasts rushed against him, and the lamb

I quote Oecumenius’ entire exegesis of Revelation 12 which is taken from Commentary on the Apocalypse (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series): A New Translation, translated by John N. Sugget, published by The Catholic University of America Press in 2006, Volume 112, pp. 107-117. I do so since his work is the oldest extant commentary on the book of Revelation. All emphasis will be mine. 19. The vision wishes to give us a fuller description of the things concerning the Antichr

In this short article I will present what I consider the best evidence proving that Jesus claimed to be God Almighty according to the Quran’s own criteria for deity. I will use the very names, qualities and functions which the Quran and Islamic tradition ascribe to Allah alone and show how Jesus applied these very same characteristics and titles to himself. This leaves no doubt that Christ did indeed say he is God in the flesh. I will then link to further material on this sub

Isaiah speaks of a righteous Servant who gives up his soul/life as a guilt offering so as to bear the sins of many: “But Yahweh was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If You would place His soul as a guilt offering, He will see His seed, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of Yahweh will succeed in His hand. As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many,

According to Sunni tradition, the pagan black stone that Muslims venerate was initially white but then turned black from all the women that would touch it on while on their menstruation: According to Abu Hammam-his father-Ziyad b. Khaythamah–Abu Yahya Ba'i' al-Qatt: When we were sitting in the mosque, Mujahid said to me: Do you see this? I replied: Abu al-Hajjaj, (you mean) the Stone? He said: You call it a stone? I said: Is it not a stone? He said: Indeed, I was told by 'A

The Quran teaches that intoxicants such as wine and stone veneration are the handiwork of Satan, which he has created in order to lead mankind away from God: O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones (al-ansabu), and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination, – of Satan’s handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. Satan’s plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remem

ISLAM’S BLACK STONE IDOL According to Islamic, the black stone is supposed to be Allah’s right hand which he permits his followers to touch and kiss: “… When we reached Rukn Aswad (the Black Stone) he said, “O Abu Muhammad, “What (command) has reached you regarding this Black Stone?’ Ata’ said: Abu Huraira related to me that he heard Allah’s Messenger saying, “He who touches it, in fact touches THE HAND OF THE MERCIFUL (Allah).’…” Grade: Da’if (Darussalam) (Sunan Ibn-I-Majah

In the following article titled, “The Kabah – The Great Idol of Islam Pt. 1” (https://answeringislam.net/authors/shamoun/kabah_idol1.html), I demonstrated that Muslims commit idolatry for facing the black cube structure in Mecca during their five daily prayers, and because of their being required to visit it in order to circumambulate, touch and/or caress the its corners along with the black stone. In this short post, I am going to provide further evidence that the Kabah alon

The sermons cited here are taken from Leo The Great: Sermons (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), published by The Catholic University of America Press Publication in 1996. All emphasis will be mine. Sermon 65 8 April 453-Wednesday of Holy Week I understand, dearly beloved, that I must meet your expectation by delivering my promised sermon concerning the glorious Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ-in such a way that this duty of preaching might both render service to