The Honour of Prophets — Page 49
49 the miracles of Christ. Similarly, certain miracles of the Prophet Isaiah are truly matchless when compared to the miracles of the Messiah. Moreover, the prophecies of the Messiah are so utterly meaningless that when a person reads them they cannot help but laugh—let alone be positively impressed—at the nature of these prophe cies, which foretell the coming of famines, earthquakes and wars, when all this was already prevalent in the land even before these prophecies. So, how can a wise person believe in such a god? These are old tales. God knows the degree of truth in these accounts and the extent to which they are ridden with falsehood. In any event, it has become increasingly difficult for the people of this age to believe in this new god, the slightest trace of which is nowhere to be found even in the Jewish teaching. For these people have neither witnessed with their own eyes the resurrection of the dead, nor evil spirits being driven out of the sick. Further, the promises made with respect to these people were not fulfilled either. For example, they were told that poison would have no effect if they drank it, and mountains would move at once on their command, and they would hold serpents in their hands but they would not bite. Now we observe that plenty of Christians in Europe die of suicide and poison begins to take its toll on them in a heartbeat. Let alone a moun