Posted: Mar 30, 2012 7:08 pm
HomerJay wrote:Nora_Leonard wrote:HomerJay wrote:Shrunk wrote:
And Buddha. A few others, I think.
Of course, Christianity claims all the Jewish prophets, so this is just a continuing pattern.
No, it is a new pattern. Jesus is never reported to have met earlier Jewish prophets, nor to have delivered a message from them to bring to the jews.
The New Testament is full of references to passages from the Israeli prophetic scrolls and how they presage the coming of Christ, so it is exactly similar. It is about the establishing of the line of succession...
No, fulfilling prophecy is one thing, Mo claimed to have met Moses et al and brought back a message saying They told Me to tell You that You're to follow Me.
This is the whole purpose of the Night Journey, otherwise it could just involve Gabriel saying you'rer the next prophet etc.
Homer, you should really read your sources.
Like fucking seriously:
The Bible wrote:
Matthew 17:
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Waitwhat, here we have it again
The Bible wrote:
Mark 9:
And after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Luke 9 has the same story!
And what's more, the actual founder of Christianity actually based his authority on being spoken to by Jesus.