The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 233
The Messiah and his Second Coming 233 miracles of the Prophets. ' It would also have been appropriate for him to furnish his opponents with a detailed list of his works as God and to challenge them whether. Moses as or any other Prophet of Israel had performed such works. Had he furnished such proof the Jews would have been confounded and the Scribes and Pharisees would have fallen prostrate before him and would have confessed, 'Surely, you are God and we were in error. . You have created a sun in contrast with the sun which has been shining from the beginning and which illumines the day, and you have created a moon which appears at night and illumines it with a beautiful light. This we have witnessed. You have also placed before us the proof of your Godhead from our recognized books. How can we then dare to deny that you are God?' But Jesus set forth none of these proofs. All he did was to offer these statements. Please ponder over them:. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shown you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, 'For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy and because that thou being a man makest thyself God. ' Jesus answered them, 'Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?'. If he called them gods unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?188. Now, it is worthy of reflection whether for repelling the charge of blasphemy and for establishing that he was 188. John, 10:31-36 in the New King James Version. [Publisher]