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THE NINETEEN QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN CLERGY

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QUESTION 18 Who is "Parakletos"? "A more striking point is the similarity between the divine mission given to Moses, Jesus and the Spirit of Truth (Muhammmad) as bearers of a single thread of Revelation from God. By comparing Deuteronomy 18:15, 17-19; John 12:49; 16:12-13; and Quran 73:15, one observes that despite the thousands of years involved and the disastrous human interference in the Bible, the words describing these three personalities are almost identical. Therefore, the (original) Torah, Gospel and the Quran have One Source and reveal the same Truth, which is Eternal." (Sulayman Shahid Mufassir, former ordained Christian minister, quoted from). Bible-thumpers assert that there are more than two thousand prophecies foretelling the coming of the Messiah in the Old Testament. Evidently, this is a preposterous claim. But, an impartial reader will find several clear prophecies. Then, the reader may ask, "What is wrong with Jews? Why don't they see those plain prophecies in their book?" Obviously, this problem is not peculiar to Jews. Whenever a new messenger comes, the bigoted religious people reject them in the name of previous messengers. For instance, Egyptians rejected Moses by claiming that Joseph was the last messenger. Muhammedans reject the Messenger of Covenant who is prophesied in their holy book (the Quran 3:81), by claiming that Muhammad was the last messenger. Christians are not different. "That Prophet" John 1:19-25 clearly shows that Jews were expecting THREE different persons. 1. Christ 2. Elijah 3. That Prophet Jewish leaders interrogated John the Baptist: Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Christ." They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah? He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No." After receiving three consecutive "NO's" Jewish priests wonder: "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, neither that Prophet?" (John 1:25). These verses provide us with undeniable clues that Jewish people were expecting a "prophet" besides Christ. Indeed, "That Prophet" has been prophecised in Deuteronomy 18:18. It is not a surprise that the Christian scholars are using their famous synthetic formula, in order to hide this obvious Biblical fact: Christ + Elijah + That Prophet = Jesus. Trinity in the Trinity! Another Parakletos "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter (Parakletos, or Periklytos) that he may abide with you forever." (John 14:16). "But when he, the Spirit of Truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come." (John 16:13). Jesus predicted the coming of another prophet. The one whose coming was foretold by Jesus is mentioned as "Parakletos" or "Periklytos" in Greek manuscripts. Parakletos means advocate, comforter, or counselor. Periklytos means "admirable one" (in Arabic ahmad). The "spirit" here, does not mean other than human. There are cases where the word "spirit" is used for humans (2 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 John 4:1-3). Related questions: 1. Evidently, Jews were expecting three people according to the Gospel's narration (John 1:19-25). If John was Elijah, Jesus was Christ, then who was "that Prophet"? 2. Is the semantic relation between "Periklytos" and "Muhammad" coincidental?

Moslem Questions on Christianity Edip Yuksel P.O. Box 43476, Tucson, AZ 85733-3476 U.S.A. Tel/Fax: (520) 323-7636

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	QUESTION 18 Who is "Parakletos"? "A more striking point is the similarity between the divine mission given to Moses, Jesus and the Spirit of Truth (Muhammmad) as bearers of a single thread of Revelation from God. By comparing Deuteronomy 18:15, 17-19; John 12:49; 16:12-13; and Quran 73:15, one observes that despite the thousands of years involved and the disastrous human interference in the Bible, the words describing these three personalities are almost identical. Therefore, the (original) Torah, Gospel and the Quran have One Source and reveal the same Truth, which is Eternal." (Sulayman Shahid Mufassir, former ordained Christian minister, quoted from). Bible-thumpers assert that there are more than two thousand prophecies foretelling the coming of the Messiah in the Old Testament. Evidently, this is a preposterous claim. But, an impartial reader will find several clear prophecies. Then, the reader may ask, "What is wrong with Jews? Why don't they see those plain prophecies in their book?" Obviously, this problem is not peculiar to Jews. Whenever a new messenger comes, the bigoted religious people reject them in the name of previous messengers. For instance, Egyptians rejected Moses by claiming that Joseph was the last messenger. Muhammedans reject the Messenger of Covenant who is prophesied in their holy book (the Quran 3:81), by claiming that Muhammad was the last messenger. Christians are not different. "That Prophet" John 1:19-25 clearly shows that Jews were expecting THREE different persons. 1. Christ 2. Elijah 3. That Prophet Jewish leaders interrogated John the Baptist: Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Christ." They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah? He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No." After receiving three consecutive "NO's" Jewish priests wonder: "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, neither that Prophet?" (John 1:25). These verses provide us with undeniable clues that Jewish people were expecting a "prophet" besides Christ. Indeed, "That Prophet" has been prophecised in Deuteronomy 18:18. It is not a surprise that the Christian scholars are using their famous synthetic formula, in order to hide this obvious Biblical fact: Christ + Elijah + That Prophet = Jesus. Trinity in the Trinity! Another Parakletos "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter (Parakletos, or Periklytos) that he may abide with you forever." (John 14:16). "But when he, the Spirit of Truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come." (John 16:13). Jesus predicted the coming of another prophet. The one whose coming was foretold by Jesus is mentioned as "Parakletos" or "Periklytos" in Greek manuscripts. Parakletos means advocate, comforter, or counselor. Periklytos means "admirable one" (in Arabic ahmad). The "spirit" here, does not mean other than human. There are cases where the word "spirit" is used for humans (2 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 John 4:1-3). Related questions: 1. Evidently, Jews were expecting three people according to the Gospel's narration (John 1:19-25). If John was Elijah, Jesus was Christ, then who was "that Prophet"? 2. Is the semantic relation between "Periklytos" and "Muhammad" coincidental?
	Moslem Questions on Christianity Edip Yuksel P.O. Box 43476, Tucson, AZ 85733-3476 U.S.A. Tel/Fax: (520) 323-7636
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