I'm sure that Jesus the pacifist Jew will be thrilled that the Gentiles, whom he did not come to save, are playing John Wayne and arming themselves like soldiers headed to war. Happy birthday (in the spring), Jesus.
Matthew 26:
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51And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
52Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.
53"Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?…
Jesus will return and sure isn't going to be a pacifist.
He's almost 2,000 years late, and he sure as hell walked the earth as a pacifist. As for your belief, you might want to think on that? (Revelation is even more nuts than most of the Bible)
Jesus Will Abolish Christianity
It is crucial to understand that according to Islamic tradition and belief, when Jesus returns, he does not merely come to convert
most Christians to Islam but to literally abolish Christianity entirely. This fact is understood when we analyze a very well-known, and oft-quoted tradition that refers to four specific things that Jesus will do when he returns. Jesus is said to:
- Break crosses.
- Kill all swine.
- Abolish the jizyah tax (a Muslim tax on non-Muslims)
- Kill the Muslim antichrist and his followers.
The Prophet said: There is no prophet between me and him, that is, Jesus. He will descent
(sic) (to the earth)… He will break the cross, kill swine, and abolish jizyah. Allah will perish all religions except Islam. 13
The three actions of breaking “the cross”, killing pigs and abolishing the jizyah tax are based on the notion that Jesus will eliminate all other religions on the earth other than Islam. Shafi and Usmani explain that to “break the cross” means to “abolish worship of the cross”. Several Muslim friends that I’ve spoken with have expressed their understanding of this tradition: Jesus will break or remove all crosses from the rooftops and steeples of churches throughout the earth. This action will thus indicate that Jesus will be making a clear statement regarding his disapproval of the false notion that he was ever crucified on a cross. The killing of the swine is so that the “Christian belief of its lawfulness is belied.” 14 The reason for abolishing the jizyah tax (the compulsory poll-tax that non-Muslims must pay in order to live in a Muslim land) is based on the idea that when Jesus returns, the jizyah tax will no longer be accepted. The only choice that Christians will have is to accept Islam or die. As Sideeque M.A. Veliankode states in
Doomsday Portents and Prophecies:
Jesus, the son of Mary will soon descend among the Muslims as a just judge… Jesus will, therefore, judge according to the law of Islam…
all people will be required to embrace Islam and there will be no other alternative. 15
Even Harun Yahya, likewise affirms this belief in his book,
Jesus Will Return when he says,”Jesus will remove all systems of disbelief in that period.” 16
Muslim jurists also confirm these interpretations: consider, for example, the ruling of Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri (d. 1368) from
The Reliance of the Traveller, the classic Shafi manual of Islamic jurisprudence:
"... the time and the place for [the poll tax] is before the final descent of Jesus (upon whom be peace).
After his final coming, nothing but Islam will be accepted from them, for taking the poll tax is only effective until Jesus' descent (upon him and our Prophet be peace) ..." 17
Chapter Six
