2:79 Therefore, woe to those who distort the scripture with their own hands, then say, "This is what God has revealed," seeking a cheap material gain. Woe to them for such distortion, and woe to them for their illicit gains.
Verse 2:79 shows that some of the old scripture have indeed been tampered with. This can be easily shown by the number of CONTRADICTIONS that can be found in the Bible.
http://www.answering-christianity.com/101_bible_contradictions.htmThese contradiction show that the Bible has been tampered with and should not be taken too seriously since there is no way of knowing where and what episodes could be real and what are fabricated.
Yes in the Quran it does say that the scriptures of old were divine
5:44 We have sent down the Torah, containing guidance and light. Ruling in accordance with it were the Jewish prophets, as well as the rabbis and the priests, as dictated to them in God's scripture, and as witnessed by them. Therefore, do not reverence human beings; you shall reverence Me instead. And do not trade away My revelations for a cheap price. Those who do not rule in accordance with God's revelations are the disbelievers.
5:46 Subsequent to them, we sent Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming the previous scripture, the Torah. We gave him the Gospel, containing guidance and light, and confirming the previous scriptures, the Torah, and augmenting its guidance and light, and to enlighten the righteous.
5:47 The people of the Gospel shall rule in accordance with God's revelations therein. Those who do not rule in accordance with God's revelations are the wicked.
5:48 Then we revealed to you this scripture, truthfully, confirming previous scriptures, and superseding them. You shall rule among them in accordance with God's revelations, and do not follow their wishes if they differ from the truth that came to you. For each of you, we have decreed laws and different rites. Had God willed, He could have made you one congregation. But He thus puts you to the test through the revelations He has given each of you. You shall compete in righteousness. To God is your final destiny - all of you - then He will inform you of everything you had disputed.
3:3 He sent down to you this scripture, truthfully, confirming all previous scriptures, and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel
God explains to us that every time a new scripture got revealed, the majority of people who claimed to be believers plunged deeper into transgression and disbelief.
BUT the problem lies in what is needs to be taken OUT of the scriptures and what needs to be rejected. It is naive to believe that God is saying everything in the old scriptures are to be used. This cannot be because of the number of contradictions that lie in the Bible and the number of false teachings.
Now the issue of the Book of Enoch.
I have read some passages from the Book of Enoch and I have found them to be very fantastic tales with angels mating with women and making gaints also things about Enoch's visions etc. This I will NOT believe. Also the Book of Enoch was written many years after the Torah o_O How then can anyone take this book seriously???
Also the Quran did NOT make mention of the Book of Enoch
19:56 And recall in the Scripture Enoch; he was a man of truth, a prophet.
The verse never mentioned anything about THE Book of Enoch. It merely states that Enoch is mentioned in the old scriptures this does not necessarily mean that scripture is THE Book of Enoch. It could also mean the Book of Genesis in which Enoch was also mentioned.
THERE IS NO MENTION IN THE QURAN OF "THE BOOK OF ENOCH" but simply a refrence to the fact that Enoch was in the old scriptures.
I, being a christian in the past know more about the Book of Revelations than perhaps most of the people here on this forum. The Book of Revelations was written by John one of the alleged disciples of Jesus NOT JOHN THE BAPTIST (Son of Zacharia in the Quran) . This would be stupid to believe since it is commonly known in history that John the Baptist(Son of Zacharia in the Quran) died before Jesus was put to death. So how then can John the Baptist (Son of Zacharia in the Quran) create a book with mentioning Christ in it??
The Book of Revelation is simply a book made by christian fanatics to make sense of some of the prophecies that Jesus didn't fullfil.
Jesus may have been A messiah but he was not THE Messiah that the Jews wanted. The Jews were looking for a Messiah that would be a military leader, and have power on earth. Jesus did not fulfill any of these prophecies. So the Christians that idolize Jesus created a book to make sense of some of the prophecies from even the old scriptures.
Another thing that should be noted is that The Book of Revelations when it was written could have been used as a means of comfort. The christians during that time expected the world to end VERY SOON and Jesus to come back and fulfill his role as the Messiah of the old scriptures.
The book made reference to episodes that occured during the time when Jesus was LONG dead and Nero was the new Emperor of Rome. The number 666 (mentioned in The Book Of Revelations) according to most christian scholars is a code message for Nero Caesar : http://www.ecclesia.org/truth/beast.html
What should also be noted is that this book according to biblical scholars surfaced in public during the time when Nero Caesar was Emperor!!! John (Son of Zacharia Also known as John the BAPTIST) died BEFORE Jesus during the time when Emperor Tiberius was ruler of Rome!! This LOOOONG before Nero sat on the throne!!!
The Book of Revelations cannot be a used as reading or taken seriously. Also the Quran said that Gospels have truth in them. The Book of Revelation is NOT A GOSPEL. And even if RK used this as a reference that does mean he was correct. RK was still LEARNING the Quran and his deen. Many of the things he said could have been wrong! Don't blindly follow things you have no knowledge of.
Peace,
Kevin
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