Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 129
129 and see the result. In other words, if the Messiah would not offer atonement, these 570 crore men would have remained in hell eternally and it makes such a colossal period that it is beyond computation in terms of figures. But the Almighty. Lord, by consigning His son to hell for a day and a half, accepted atonement in return for eternal punishment. It is claimed that the Messiah was crucified so that the justice of God remains without a blemish. In other words, if other people were to enter hell, they would have been kept there eternally, but when His own son was concerned, he was kept for a day and a half, and it was said that all had been redeemed thereby. . It has a likeness to a village story. It is said that some naughty boys of a village while playing outside, espied a dead donkey. They counselled among themselves to cook it and eat it up, as whether dead or alive, it was but flesh. Accordingly, they cooked the donkey meat and ate it. Village folk extremely dislike such things. As they came to know of it, they lost no time in going to their Mullah and telling him that a terrible thing had happened-the boys had cooked and ate up a dead donkey and they feared lest some visitation from God overtake them. The Mullah said that a great sin had been committed and that atonement should be made forthwith as otherwise the wrath of Allah will be upon them. . They were out of their wits already, the Mullah frightened them still more. Thereupon they asked the Mullah to find a way out of the predicament lest they should all be destroyed. . The Mullah agreed and promised to tell them the remedy after consulting the books. Accordingly, he remained engrossed in consulting books of law throughout the day and informed the village folk in the evening that he had found the answer.