True Christianity and How It Leads to Islam — Page 21
21 Ascension The Bible does not approve the idea that Jesus ascended to heaven. There is a strong possibility that some words were changed when the gospels were written very many years after Jesus. There is also the possibility that after the incident of crucifixion th e disciples might have used some phraseology having dual meaning, so that people would not know that Jesus was living, and would not try again to kill him. It is possible that later followers might not have understood this phraseology and were led to misre present the fact. Jesus had prophesied that he would go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and guide them. “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel”. (Matthew 15:24) According to the gospel of St John, Jesus tells of his objective and determination. “And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd”. (John 10:16) It is a historical fact that these “lost Sheep” had gone to Kashmir which is in the continent of Asia. If Jesus had ascended to heaven, he could not have gone to the lost Israelites and would have failed in his heavenly task. But he did not ascend to heave n.