Answering Questions Through The Holy Qur'an: Is it “satanic” to deny the crucifixion (according to the Bible)?

Is it “satanic” to deny the crucifixion (according to the Bible)?

35:6 Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you, so take him as an enemy. He only invites his party to be among the companions of the Blaze.

(Some Christians say that the denial of the crucifixion is satanic, because, according to Matthew 16:21, when Jesus said that “he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life”, then Peter said that “this shall never happen to you” (Matthew 16:22), then Jesus said to Peter “get away from me, Satan” (Matthew 16:23). An objection to this is that, according to 1 Peter 2:24, Peter believed in the crucifixion, while in Matthew 16:23, Peter is called Satan. Could then Peter be trusted in his belief in the crucifixion (1 Peter 2:24) after being called Satan and he denied Jesus three times (Matthew 26:34)?)(Another point is that there are two different “Jesus” in Matthew: the Aramaic name “Barabbas” literally means “son of the father”; ancient manuscripts of Matthew 27:16-17 have the name “Jesus Barabbas”, not just “Barabbas” (See the translations that are more faithful to those ancient manuscripts: “New International Version” or “Contemporary English Version”, or “Good News Translation”, or “Net Bible”); according to the Bible, Pilate, the governor of Judea, asked the crowd which prisoner was to be released “Jesus son of the father (Barabbas), or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” (Matthew 27:17). So, the conclusion is that the New Testament explicitly says that there were two characters bearing the same name (Jesus). It seems that the Christians mixed stories of the two characters; Jesus Barabbas blasphemed by bearing such a name, “the son of father (referring to God)”, because God does not beget; on the other hand, Jesus the Messiah never said that he was the son of God, because the words “Barabbas / son of the father” and “Messiah / son of Mary” are used to distinguish one Jesus from the other. So, Jesus the Messiah never said that denying crucifixion was satanic, but Jesus Barabbas (aka “Jesus son of the father”) could have said that, because the one who calls “Satan” to Peter, used the term “father”, referring to God)(Allah knows best)

4:172 Never would the Messiah disdain to be a slave of Allah nor the Angels near. And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant, then He will gather them towards Him all together.

(Another point is that someone who claims to be the “king of the Jews”, he is going to have to lead the rebellion against Rome. Jesus Barabbas is the one who rebelled against Rome. The punishment for rebellion is crucifixion; so Jesus Barabbas was crucified, not Jesus the Messiah. A proof that Jesus Barabbas was the “king of the Jews”, while “Jesus the Messiah” had not such a title, is that Matthew 2:1-2 say that Jesus, “the king of the Jews”, was born in Bethlehem in Judea, while the earliest Gospel says that Jesus came from Nazareth, so the two accounts are contradictory, but, in fact, they are two different persons bearing the same name (Jesus); so, one Jesus was born in Bethlehem, and another Jesus was born in Nazareth. The Qur’an confirms that Jesus the Messiah is from Nazareth, because the word “Christian” is literally translated as “Nazarene” (follower/s of the Nazarene). Matthew 2:2 says “and asked, where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?”. So, Matthew 2:1-2 explicitly say that the one who was born in Bethlehem is the king of the Jews, rather than the one who was born in Nazareth)(According to Matthew 27:11, the governor asked the one who was to be crucified: “are you the king of the Jews? You have said so, Jesus replied”. So, according to the context (Matthew 27:11-13), despite Jews wanted to crucify the Messiah, they took “the King of the Jews” instead, (the one from Bethlehem); Matthew 27:37 confirms that: “above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is Jesus, the king of the Jews”. On the other hand, “Acts 3:6, 4:10, 10:38” confirm that “Jesus of Nazareth” is the Messiah (aka anointed one), rather than the one from Bethlehem)(The “Jesus” who uses the term “my father” and so, in Matthew, is Jesus Barabbas (aka “Jesus son of the father))(Allah knows best)

37:139 And indeed, Jonah was surely of the Messengers. … 37:142 Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.

(Even if “Jesus the Messiah” was the one who called Peter “satan”, there are other verses in the Bible denying that Jesus died on the cross - some people say that the sign of Jonah in Matthew 12:38-41 confirms that Jesus did not die on the cross, because Jonah was alive in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights, so Jesus was also “alive” for three days and three nights (Matthew 12:40); and Matthew 12:39 says that it is the “only sign”, so, any other information (e.g. Matthew 16:23) would be irrelevant. Other verses oppose crucifixion: Luke 22:42 says “take this cup from me”, so, according to Luke, Jesus wanted other than what God supposedly wanted (before “they arrested him” (Luke 22:54))(Christians invented that Jesus bore their sins, but this is not supported by the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 24:16, II Kings 14:6, Jeremiah 31:30, Ezekiel 18:20, Psalms 49:7, Numbers 35:33), nor by the New Testament (Galatians 6:5), and nor by the Qur’an (17:15))(Denying crucifixion is not satanic, but Jesus himself didn’t want to be crucified, on the other hand, Christians, and Peter, who was called “Satan” by Jesus, believe in Jesus’ crucifixion (1 Peter 2:24); Christians are actually opposing Jesus)(Allah knows best)

4:82 Then do they not ponder on the Qur’an? If it had been from other than Allah, surely they would have found much contradiction in it.

(Another point is that it is said that Jesus did not write the Gospel but is anonymous and the language is in Greek instead of Aramaic (the language of Jesus), and the current Bible has verses that are not in the oldest Bible sources (Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus, papyrus), so it is not a reliable source (See the article below “Is the Bible corrupted?”). The Qur’an is a Criterion (3:4) to know what is true there)(Allah knows best)

4:157 And for their saying, "Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah." And they did not kill him nor did they crucify him; but it was made to appear so to them. And indeed, those who differ in it are surely in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And certainly they did not kill him. … 4:159 And there is none from the People of the Book but must believe in it/him before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them.

(Muslims believe that Jesus was not killed, nor crucified, and it is not required to believe in that in order to obtain salvation, while Christians think that they must believe in the cross to obtain salvation. This Christian concept contradicts their own Bible and the Qur’an)(An interpretation of Verse 4:159 is that People of the Book (who believe/d in Jesus) they think that they must believe that “Jesus was killed/crucified”, before their own death, in order to be saved, but the Verse says that he (Jesus) will be a witness against them (e.g. Christians))(According to Verse 4:157, the Jews thought that they had killed Jesus, so the purpose of making them think so was addressed to the Jews, because the Verse says “it was made to appear so “to them”. In that sense, Jesus wasn’t even sent to the whole mankind, but he was only sent to the Children of Israel, so Jesus’ crucifixion could not save the whole mankind anyhow. This is supported by Matthew 15:24, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel”. So, in regard to crucifixion, Jesus was the one to be saved, not mankind (See comments below, on Verse 5:110). And Jesus used parables; Matthew 13:13 and Luke 8:10 confirm that the purpose of the parables is that they may not understand. On the other hand, according to Matthew 13:34 “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable”; according to Mark 4:34, Jesus explained everything in private to the (“Jewish”) disciples; according to John 18:20, Jesus said nothing in secret in synagogues or at the temple (Jewish places); and according to Matthew 13:36, Jesus explain a parable in private to the (“Jewish”) disciples. So, one interpretation is that the parables were addressed to non-”Jews”/gentiles so that they may not understand. On the other hand, Jesus was sent to the Children of Israel (61:14, 43:59, 3:47-50, 5:72, 61:6), and everything was explained to them. Jesus came to the Children of Israel with clear evidences (61:6), “and We gave him the Gospel, in it (was) Guidance and light” (5:46), rather than confusion and unclearness)(Allah knows best)

5:110 When Allah said, "O Jesus, son of Mary, remember My Favor upon you and upon your mother when I strengthened you with the Holy Spirit, you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity. And when I taught you the Book and the wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and when you make from clay like the shape of the bird by My permission, then you breath into it, and it becomes a bird by My permission; and you heal those born blind and the leper by My permission; and when you bring forth the dead by My permission. And when I restrained the Children of Israel from you when you came to them with the clear proofs, then those who disbelieved among them said, "This is not but clear magic."

(Some Christians say that the crucifixion is supported in the Old Testament, so that it was predicted in Psalm 22:16: “dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet”. Even if this attribution to Jesus was correct, according to the context, Psalm 22:19 says, “but you, Lord, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me”, Psalm 22:20 “deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs”, Psalm 22:24 “but has listened to his cry for help”. So, he is asking for help, he does not want to be killed by them. So, it is not about sacrificing his life to save mankind, but, like in the New Testament, Jesus was the one to be saved, not the whole mankind to whom Jesus wasn’t even sent. Hebrews 5:7 also says, “during the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission”. So, Psalm 22:24 and Hebrews 5:7 suggest that Jesus’ petition was responded, so he was saved from being killed)(The conclusion is that denying crucifixion is not satanic, but Jesus himself didn’t want to be crucified, on the other hand, Christians, and Peter, who was called “Satan” by Jesus, believe in Jesus’ crucifixion (1 Peter 2:24); so Christians are actually opposing Jesus)(Allah knows best)

17:15 Whoever is guided then is only guided for his soul. And whoever goes astray then only goes astray against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And We will not punish until We have sent a Messenger.

(Christians innovated that they would be saved by the grace through faith alone, regardless of their deeds, while according to Matthew 5:17, “do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them”, according to Matthew 23:2-3 “the teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.”; according to Acts 15:5 and 15:20, early Christians followed the Law; according to James 2:14-26 “faith without works is dead”)(Allah knows best)

2:61 And when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one food, so pray to your Lord to bring forth for us out of what the earth grows, of its herbs, its cucumbers, its garlic, its lentils, and its onions." He said, "Would you exchange that which is better for that which is inferior? Go down to a city, so indeed for you is what you have asked for." And humiliation and misery were struck upon them and they drew on themselves the wrath of Allah. That was because they used to disbelieve in the Signs of Allah and kill the Prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and they were transgressing.

(The killing of the Prophets do not make people obtain salvation, but they obtain a punishment)(Allah knows best)

11:114 And establish the prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, the good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.

22:23 Indeed, Allah will admit those who believe and do the righteous deeds to Gardens underneath which rivers flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearl, and their garments therein (will be of) silk.

(Salvation is obtained by those who believe (4:162) and do righteous deeds)(Allah knows best)

4:162 But those who are firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what is revealed to you and what was revealed before you. And those who establish prayer and those who give zakah (charity) and those who believe in Allah and the Last Day – (to) those, We will give them a great reward.

36:60 Did I not enjoin upon you, O Children of Adam, that do not worship Satan, indeed, he is for you a clear enemy,

(Muslims only worship God, they do not worship Satan, nor they love Satan. Satan is an open enemy (2:208). On the other hand, Christians invented that Jesus said “love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44), which may imply that Christians love/support Satan. Matthew 5:44 was corrupted, because while “love your enemies” was written in the oldest Bible (Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus), two new sentences were added to the current Bible (“bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you”), as if there was an intention of altering the Scripture according to their later theological beliefs. But it is in direct contradiction with other verses: according to Matthew 10:34, Jesus said “do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword”; according to Luke 22:36, Jesus said “And if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one”; according to Luke 14:26, Jesus said “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple”; according to Luke 19:27, Jesus told a violent parable “but those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me”; according to 1 Corinthians 6:9, “Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men”; according to Matthew 13:41-42 “everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth”)(Allah knows best)

2:135 And they said, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided." Say, "Nay, the religion of Abraham, the upright; and he was not of those who associated partners."

(Christians are the ones who oppose the religion, they invent concepts that are not in the Bible. It is said that Paul invented that Jesus’ sacrifice redeemed people, while it contradicts the Bible and the Qur’an. He also invented that people do not have to follow the Law. It is also said that Paul was trinitarian, the trinitarians are disbelievers (5:72-73, 5:17). Paul persecuted early Christians, who followed the Law, and Paul as a “Christian” kept opposing the religion, by his fabrications)(God does not guide the wrongdoing people (46:10))(See the article below “Jesus vs. Paul)(Allah knows best)

3:181 Certainly, Allah heard the saying of those who said, "Indeed Allah is poor while we are rich." We will record what they said and their killing the Prophets without right, and We will say, "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire."

(According to this Verse, killing the Prophets doesn’t make people obtain salvation, but punishment)(Allah knows best)

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