True Christianity and How It Leads to Islam — Page 22
TRUE CHRISTIANITY AND HOW IT LEADS T O IS L A M 22 He went to Kashmir and conveyed his prophetic message to the Israelites in that area. Jesus admittedly was born of a woman. holy Mary, and the Bible says: “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven”. (John 3:13) This shows that Jesus could not have ascended to heaven, as he was born on earth and did not descend from heaven. This matter of rising to heaven is not reported about Jesus only. Enoch and Elijah are also said to have had a similar experience. Concerning Enoch, the Bible says: “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God”. (Hebrews 11:5) We read about Elijah: “And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven”. (II Kings 2:11) The existence of such statements concerning other holy persons also show that there is no reason why Jesus should be distinguished from other prophets in this respect. But, the fact remains that no one ascends to heaven physically: