Josephus & the 2 Books of Ezekiel Members Public

The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus claimed that the prophet Ezekiel actually wrote two books, not just one. Here are Josephus’ own words: Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 10.79 Moreover, this prophet denounced beforehand the sad calamities that were coming upon the city. He also left behind him in

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Muhammad Again Proves Jesus is God! Pt. 2 Members Public

This is a continuation from the previous post: Muhammad Again Proves Jesus is God! Muhammad is reported to have said that Allah hates it when a man calls himself the king of kings, since this is the vilest and most despicable statement that can be made in his sight. That

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Muhammad Again Proves Jesus is God! Members Public

I will be using the Quran to show that the statements which Jesus made shows that he in fact did claim to be God in the flesh, though not the Father or the Holy Spirit. For instance, the Quran states that everything in the heavens and earth glorify Allah, that

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Zohar on Messiah Son of Nathan Members Public

There is an interesting Jewish mystical text in the Zohar, which claims that the Messiah will be a descendant of Nathan the son of David, not Solomon’s. It even traces the Messiah’s lineage to Nathan through the maternal line, meaning through a female descendant of Nathan. What makes

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Cyril, the Trinity & Christ the Uncreated Imprint of God’s Nature Members Public

The following quotes are taken from Dr. Fred Sander’s post, Cyril of Alexandria on the Trinity in Ephesians. Sanders had AI (Claude) translate section 32 of Cyril ’s Thesaurus, titled title is “Testimonies from the New Testament, with their explanations and syllogisms that the Son is by nature God,

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A Defense of Origen Members Public

The following post includes the statements of Rufinus who, along with another Christian named Pamphilus, sought to defend Origen against the charge of heresy in respect to the Trinity. Both men demonstrated that Origen was thoroughly orthodox in respect to the Trinity, and that heretics had corrupted his writings by

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Angelic Mediation & Veneration Members Public

In this post I will cite canonical and non-canonical writings showing Jewish and Christian veneration of angels and belief in angelic intercession/mediation. These sources provide evidence that the Jewish and Christian faithful believed that angels intercede and intervene for the righteous, and supply examples where these spiritual beings

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Sunni Islam & Predestination Members Public

According to supposedly authentic (sahih) narrations of Islam, Allah has already predestined everything that takes place, and every word, deed, etc. that creatures will do: 42 Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) (1693) Chapter: Belief In Divine Decree Ubadah b. al Samit said to his son: Son! You

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