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ISLAM |
JUDAISM |
CHRISTIANITY |
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The Purpose of Christ's Coming |
Jesus (Isa) will return to over-throw al-Dajjal in the
battle of 'Aqabat Afiq' in Syria, or at the Lud gate in
Jerusalem according to another account. Jesus will
"kill all pigs and break all crosses", confirming Islam as
the only true religion. After 40 years Jesus will
die and be buried next to Muhammad in Medina (Islam
teaches that Jesus didn't die in A.D. 33 but has been in a
state of "suspended animation" since) |
The Messiah will defeat the gentile nations (Zech 14:10)
and restore the kingdom of Israel (Zech 14).
The Jews in exile will return and rule in an age of
spiritual harmony (Zech 14:5). Isaiah 42:6 will be
fulfilled and God will be recognized as the universal king
(Zech 14:9). |
Jesus will come to rescue Israel, defeat the Antichrist
(Rev. 19:11-21), judge the nations (Matt. 25:31-46) and
the wicked in Israel (Ezek. 20:33-38), and rule over the
messianic kingdom (Matt. 19:28; Rev. 20:1-6) |
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Resurrection of the Body |
Yes - all will assemble at the mount of olives to receive
judgement |
Yes |
Yes (1 Cor. 15:4-7, 12-23) |
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Destruction of the present world |
Allah will destroy all the nations except Islamic ones.
At the end of Jesus' and the messianic Imam's rule, the
angels will be destroyed and the earth will "spill out its
contents". |
The Earth will be destroyed (excludes angels) |
The Earth will be destroyed (excludes angels)
II Peter 3:10 |
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Signs preceding judgment day |
Yes - The Jews will be gathered together. Final
battle between Muslims and Jews. Quran also contains
a version of the "Gog & Magog" war from the Bible with
several differences. |
Yes |
Yes (Matthew 24:4-28) |
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Judgment announced with the
trumpet of an archangel |
Yes - Qu'ran 36:51 "And the trumpet shall be blown, and,
lo! they shall speed out of their sepulchres to their
Lord:" |
Yes - shofar will announce beginning of messianic era,
gather the scattered exiles, and serve as a summons to the
heavenly court on the Day of Judgment) |
Yes - Matthew 24:31 "And he will send his angels with a
loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the
four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other."
(Also 1 Thessalonians 4:16) |
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Who must experience death? |
All people will experience physical death |
All people will experience physical death |
All people will experience physical death except those
living when Christ returns. |
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Basis for salvation / eternal
life |
Works will be judged on the scales of justice which will
be hung on a pillared structure on the eastern side of the
Temple Mount platform. If the scales show more good
works than bad, the Muslim believer receives eternal life. |
Works - by following the commandments given by God in the
Torah. |
Salvation is received by grace through faith in Jesus
Christ who already paid the penalty for our sins. |
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Levels of Reward |
Seven levels of reward |
Three levels of reward |
Not levels, but degrees of reward |
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Hell as an eternal punishment |
Hell is a lake of fire where non-Muslims/infidels live in
torment. Sura 4:56 "Some of them believe on the prophet
[Mohammad] and some turn aside from him: - the flame of
hell is their sufficing punishment"
Islam teaches that there are 8 levels of torment.
Sura 14:50 "And thou shalt see the wicked on that day
linked together in chains - their garments of pitch, and
fire shall enwrap their faces - that God may reward every
soul as it deserveth;"
Hell is eternal:
Sura 74:21 "And who shall teach thee what Hell-fire is?
It leaveth nought, it spareth nought, blackening the skin. |
Bodies are sent to Gehinnon where they burn eternally in a
fiery pit. |
Those who are not saved will be thrown into the fire of
hell for eternity. (Matthew 5:29) The lake of fire
is the second death of the soul. (Rev. 20:14) |
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ISLAM |
JUDAISM |
CHRISTIANITY |
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The Nature of Man |
Men are basically good. (Sura 7:23-29) Some have
been guided toward right and some are left in error.
We are inherently good, but Satan brings some into trouble
as Allah wills. |
There are two inclinations within man - Good and bad |
Men have a sinful nature and are inherently wicked.
We are made alive/changed through Jesus Christ unto good
works. (Romans 9:20) Ephesians 2:1-5 "But, because
of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made
us alive with Christ even when we were dead in
transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved.
Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God's workmanship, created
in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in
advance for us to do." |
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Belief in Purgatory (temporary
hell where one can be purified or gain entry into heaven) |
Yes - called Barzakh |
No |
Evangelicals - No Catholics - Yes |
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Assurance of Salvation |
It is impossible in this life to have any assurance of
salvation. Good works will be measured against bad
on the scales of justice on judgment day. |
Yes, but only for observant Jews |
Those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their savior have
eternal life. (I John 1:12-13) Salvation is a
free gift available to all willing to receive it.
Colossians 1:22-23 "But now he has reconciled you by
Christ's physical body through death to present you holy
in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation if
you continue in your faith, established and firm, not
moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is
the gospel that you heard..." |
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Nature of God as judge |
Allah is arbitrary. Some are born to knowledge while
others are not. Sura 35:8 "Verily God misleadeth whom He
will, and guideth whom he will." |
YHWH is a just God Genesis 18:25 - 26 "Far be it from
you to do such a thing - to kill the righteous with the
wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike.
Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the
earth do right? The Lord said, If I find fifty
righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the
whole place for their sake." |
God is a just God (Romans 3:26) II Peter 3:9 "The Lord
is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand
slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone
to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." |
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Beliefs on those who will
experience the tribulation |
Believers of Allah will be hidden with the prophet
Mohammad, followed by a "wind of destruction" which will
kill all the remaining people. |
The whole world is to be destroyed, but Israel will be
delivered out of it. Daniel 12:1 "At that time Michael,
the great prince who protects your people, will arise.
There will be a time of distress such as has not happened
from the beginning of nations until then. But at
that time your people - everyone whose name is found
written in the book will be delivered."
Jeremiah 30:7 "How awful that day will be! None
will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for
Jacob, but he will be saved out of it." |
The church will be raptured (snatched away) and taken to
be with the Lord. God's judgment will be poured out
on the wicked of the earth. 3
Views:
Pre-Tribulation
rapture
Mid-Tribulation
rapture
Post-Tribulation rapture |
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Christ will come again |
Yes - "To break the cross and kill the swine" followed by
an "eruption of fire in Eden". |
No - The Messiah's coming has not yet happened, and will
happen in the future at the end of the tribulation. |
Yes - Jesus will return at the end of the tribulation.
John 14:3 "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come back and take you to be with me that you also may be
where I am."
Titus 2:13 "While we wait for the blessed hope, the
glorious appearing of our great God and savior Jesus
Christ."
See Also Rev. 22:20 |
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Signs of the End Times |
Major and minor signs will reveal that the end times have
arrived (Sura 21:96, 27:82, 43:61)
Major Signs:
1. Gross
materialism
2. Women
outnumber men
3.
Muslims defeat Jews in battle; Muslims and Christians
battle unbelievers together, then Muslims defeat
Christians in battle.
Minor Signs:
1.
Increase in bloodshed and war
2.
Contraction of time
3.
Religious knowledge decreases
4.
Prevalence of the ungodly
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Ten signs will accompany the Messianic "birth pangs" of
the end times (Sanhedrin 97b).
1. The
world is either all righteous or guilty
2. Truth
is in short supply
3.
Inflation will soar
4. Israel
begins to be repopulated
5. Wise
people will be scarce
6. Jews
will despair of redemption
7. The
young will despise the old
8.
Scholarship will be rejected
9. Piety
will be held in disgust
10. Jews
will turn against Jews |
Beginning of birth pangs:
1. Wars
between nations (Matthew 24:67a)
2. Famins
& earthquakes (Matthew 24:7b)
3. False
christs (Matthew 24:5)
4. Israel
reestablished(Isaiah 11:11-12)
Birth pangs:
1. Temple
worship restored and abomination of desolation (Daniel
9:27; Matthew 25:15; II Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation
11:1-2)
2. Jews
persecuted (Matthew 24:9-10, 16-20)
3. False
christs and prophets(Matthew 24:11,24)
4. Global
preaching of kingdom (Matthew 24:14)
5.
Celestial disturbances (Matthew 24:29; Revelation 6-19) |
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Result of End-time battle |
A "Great Destruction" which destroys all but God, then a
resurrection/recreation |
War of Gog and Magog, in which God defeats Gentiles and
establishes Israel in its kingdom over all the earth. |
After Armageddon, Satan is bound and believers enter the
Millennium. Following the thousand year reign of
Christ there is a final battle with Satan (Revelation
20:7-9), the destruction of the cosmos (2 Peter 3:10-13)
and recreation (Revelation 21:1) |
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The End-time ruler (following
Armageddon) |
Gog and Magog led by Darius, the king of Persia (Sura
21:96) |
King Messiah as God's regent rules over the earth until
time of re-creation. |
Christ |
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Length of judgment |
50,000 years |
The world will exist for 6,000 years (2,000 Desolation;
2,000 Torah; 2,000 days of Messiah. The last 1,000
years (the Great Sabbath) will be a time of renewal
(Sanhedrin 97a) |
Eternal (Mark 9:43-48 |
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Temporal dwelling for dead |
Most scholars say the good and the bad will be with Allah
until judgment, but some say "Alam Bazar" is for all
people or for only the wicked. |
She'ol - place of departed spirits. |
Christians will be in Christ's presence (II Corinthians
5:8) Non-Christians will go to Hades (Luke 16:23,
Revelation 20:13) |
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Eternal dwelling for believers |
Janah("Paradise") |
Gan 'eden (Heavenly abode) |
Heaven/New Jerusalem Revelation 21:2-3 "I saw the Holy
City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from
God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her
husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne
saying, Now the dwelling of God is with men, an dhe will
live with them. They will be his people, and God
himself will be with them and be their God." |
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Nature of Eternal Life |
Mutahsibir - sensual pleasure in sex with virgins, eating,
and happiness Sura 55:56 "On couches with linings of
brocade shall they recline, and therin shall be the
damsels with retiring glances, whom nor man nor djinn hath
touched before them: Like jacynths and pearls: Shall the
reward of good be aught but good? And beside these
shall be two other gardens: With gushing fountains in
each: In each fruits and the palm and the pomegranate: In
each the fai, the beauteous ones: With large dark
eyeballs, kept close in their pavilions: Whom man hath
never touched nor any djinn: Their spouses on soft green
cushions and on beautiful carpets shall recline: Blessed
by the name of they Lord, full of majesty and Glory."
Also (Sura 56:15-22, Sura 47) |
Enjoying the radiance of the divine presence (Berakhot
17a) |
Fellowship (Revelation 21:3, 7; 22:4) Service
(Revelation 7:15; 22:3)
Worship (Revelation 6:9-12)
Praise (Revelation 19:1-6) |
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Future of Israel |
Eternally destroyed |
Eternally restored (Jeremiah 31:35-37) |
Eternally restored (Jeremiah 31:35-37) |
