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Peter may have put Mystery Babylon as Jerusalem where Jesus said they had killed all the prophets so New York or Rome for that matter is not capable of being .
The destruction of ancient Babylon that refers to America it self after the wicked are destoryed by those four hoursemen is kingdom will be established.
originally posted by: BELIEVERpriest
Let's start with some Islamic eschatology first. In the end times, many Muslims will be expecting the arrival and revelation of the Mahdi. This man is to be sent by Allah as the Redeemer of the True Faith (some form of Islam). The role of the Mahdi is to teach mankind how to worship and honor Allah, and he will do so as the world leader for 7 years (some interpret 9 or 19 years).
To aid the Mahdi in his holy mission, the prophet Isa will be sent to direct the public eye to the Mahdi and his message. For those who don't know, Isa is supposed to be Jesus, the son of Mary.
Finally, once the ministry of Allah's two witnesses (the Mahdi and Isa) is finished, the Dajjal (who is the deciever/antichrist) will return. It is said that the Mahdi and his army will be waiting to destroy the Dajjal when he returns.
originally posted by: BELIEVERpriest
a reply to: Boeing777
What does Messiah mean to you. In Christianity, Jesus is the anointed one to pay for our sins. In Islam, Isa is supposed to be anointed, but for what purpose? To kill the Dajjal? To be Allah's prophet? On what grounds is he called Messiah.
The word messiah is an anglicized form of the Hebrew word, moshiach. Its root word, mashach, is found about 140 times in the Old Testament, and means “to smear, anoint, or spread.”
Mashach in Hebrew or masaha (literally to rub, to massage) in Arabic, has the meaning of anointing someone in a religious ceremony by putting holy water or oil on them. Priests and kings were anointed when being consecrated to their offices. Prophets were anointed by God in the sense that they were specially chosen by God for a specific religious mission.
In fact, the Bible is replete with “anointed” ones. Although, every prophet of God is an anointed one of God, the title Messiah or its translation “Christ” is exclusively reserved for Jesus the son of Mary (`Isa ibn Maryam) in both Islam and in Christianity. This is not unusual in religion.
There are certain other titles that can be applied to more than one prophet, yet are specifically used for only one prophet, like Rasul Allah, meaning “Messenger of God.” This title is applied to both Moses (19:51) and Jesus (61:6) in the Qur’an, yet Rasul Allah among Muslims stands for Muhammad, (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, associating certain titles with certain personages does not make them unique on that score. In olden days, priests and kings were anointed as part of the consecration ceremony.
We may say that the title Messiah stands for any one who has been chosen by God for a significant mission. In Judaism that mission was crucial to them, namely the restoration of the line of King David—or the establishment of the Law of God on earth. Christians, on the other hand, give a new meaning to the title “The Messiah” in relation to the concept of the atonement of the Original Sin by the Son of God. To them, the Messiah is a savior who suffered and died to save sinful Man from eternal punishment in Hell.
On the one hand, Muslims accept the Jewish belief that there were prophecies about the coming of the Messiah. On the other hand, they accept the Christian claim that Jesus of Nazareth, son of Mary, was the expected Messiah, though the Jews reject this. It is also worthy of mention that Muslims deny the Christian belief that Jesus was the Son of God, who was to be crucified to atone for Man’s Original Sin.
originally posted by: BELIEVERpriest
a reply to: Boeing777
I was told the Mahdi was to unify Islam. How will he do that without revealing the way that was forgotten or lost in sectarianism?