The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 235
The Messiah and his Second Coming 235 he was God Himself, then how is it that he confessed his lack of knowledge of that Hour? Does God Almighty forget His knowledge? It is written in Matthew 19:16:. And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?. And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. . Matthew 20:20 says:. Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons. . . She saith unto him, Grant that these my true sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left. But Jesus answered and said. . . to sit on my right hand, and on my left is not mine to give. . Then how was it that he was All-Powerful? Does the AllPowerful ever lose His power? When there is so much inconsistency in respect of his attributes, that his disciples considered him All-Powerful and he denied it, then what credence can be given to the prophecies when he in whose support they are cited denies being All-Powerful?. Matthew 26:38190 records that Jesus prayed throughout the night for his deliverance and supplicated God in great sorrow and agony that if possible the cup may be taken away from him and also asked his disciples to supplicate on his behalf. . . . Yet his prayer was not accepted and that which was written came to pass. Had he been AllPowerful his power and authority would first have benefited himself. Otherwise it was useless for others to expect anything from him. [Jang-e-Muqaddas, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 6, pp. 133-136] 190 Mathews 26:39 in the King James version. [Publisher]