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𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝
𝟏. 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬’ 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡
Hebrews 5:7 says:
This verse shows that Jesus earnestly prayed to God to save him from death — and most importantly, his prayer was heard.
If his plea was accepted, it means God indeed saved him.
Before his arrest, in Matthew 26:39, Mark 14:36 and Luke 22:42, Jesus prayed again three times:
> “Matthew 26:39
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will
Here, Jesus asked for deliverance — not according to his own wish, but according to God’s will.
This resembles the story of Isaac, who was spared by God’s mercy and replaced with a ram for sacrifice.
𝟐. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬
God accepted Jesus’ sincere prayer. The bread and wine replaced position of Jesus as sacrifice. These bread and wine symbolized his body and blood.
Just as Isaac represented the covenant blessing, Jesus became the symbolic “lamb” of the new covenant, which grants forgiveness through sincere repentance, not through bloodshed.
That is why Jesus said that the wine he held represented his blood poured out “for the new covenant.”
As Hebrews 5:5–6 explains, Jesus entered the eternal temple as the High Priest in the order of Melchizedek — offering a spiritual sacrifice, not a physical death.
𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐧
Many people believed Jesus was crucified because they saw something from afar, in darkness, as recorded in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
However, the Gospel accounts leave room for another interpretation.
Pontius Pilate, warned by his wife’s troubling dream, was hesitant to execute Jesus:
Matthew 27:19 (NIV)
> “While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message:
‘Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.’”
Pilate feared divine punishment for killing an innocent man. According to this understanding, to satisfy the angry crowd while protecting himself, Pilate arranged for three condemned criminals to be crucified during the afternoon darkness, pretending that one of them was Jesus.
𝟒. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐮𝐬
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, both followers of Jesus and respected men, did not want Jesus to be killed.
They may have prayed to God for a way to save him. According to this perspective, God informed them of the coming darkness — a perfect moment to replace Jesus with another man.
After the staged crucifixion, they ensured the body was taken down quickly before the Sabbath, and Jesus was safely hidden nearby.
Later, Jesus was seen by Mary Magdalene in the garden after the Sabbath, before his ascension (John 20:17).
𝟓. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧: 𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞
The Gospel of John records events differently from the Synoptic Gospels:
In John, the crucifixion occurred before the Passover.
In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, it occurred after the Passover meal;
Mark 15:25 says Jesus was crucified at the third hour (9 a.m.), while John 19:14 says it was after the sixth hour (around noon).
With the Sabbath approaching at sunset, there was little time for a prolonged death on the cross.
To hasten death, the soldiers broke the legs of the two men beside Jesus. But when they came to Jesus, they saw he appeared lifeless and did not break his legs. Instead, a soldier pierced his side — and immediately, blood and water flowed out (John 19:34).
This detail is crucial. A dead body does not gush blood under pressure — only a living heart can.
This indicates that Jesus was still alive, possibly unconscious. The wound was to the abdomen, not fatal to the heart or lungs.
Thus, according to the Gospel of John, Jesus was placed in the tomb alive, though mistaken for dead.
𝟔. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥’𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬’ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
After the Sabbath, when the women visited the tomb, an angel said:
> “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen.”
This message implies that Jesus had awakened, not resurrected from death, but risen from a state of rest or unconsciousness.
When Mary Magdalene encountered Jesus, he said:
> “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father.” (John 20:17)
This shows Jesus was alive and preparing for his ascension, not returning from death.
𝟕. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
The evidence within the Bible itself suggests that Jesus was not killed. His prayers were heard; God saved him just as He saved earlier prophets.
The apparent crucifixion was a misunderstanding — or, as the Qur’an clarifies, a divinely arranged illusion.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐫’𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡:
> “They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him — but it was made to appear so to them.” (Qur’an 4:157)
Thus, both the Bible and the Qur’an harmonize on this point:
Jesus was not killed nor crucified. God saved him and raised him to Himself, confirming His mercy and power over all things.
Allah Knows Best.
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