Another divergence of Islam and Christianity is referred to his life at the earth. Koran says directly and unambiguously (our commentaries are given in italic, and underlined text is marked out by us):
«And they did not kill him(Jesus, as it is given in the text)nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa(Jesus)) and most surely those who differ therein(i.e. those, who disagree with the Koranic testimony on it)are only in a doubt about it; they have no knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture[43], and they killed him not for sure (Yusufali: «for of a surety they killed him not»). Nay! God took him up to Himself; and God is Mighty (Yusufali: «Exalted in Power»), Wise. And there is not one of the followers of the Book but most certainly believes in this (in the death of Jesus) before his death, and on the day of resurrection he (Isa) shall be a witness against them! (Koran, Sura 4:157-159, by Shakir)».
So from Koran one can understand that God answers with His unlimited mercy and power to the unlimited belief of man, who takes in good conscience (i.e. without a fear) God’s will and all, what he doesn’t know, as well. And it is like He promised it in Psalm 50:15: «And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me», – and it has happened contrary to sratements of apostles.
It is very hard to disclaim the Koranic statement 4:157-159 for Christian churches, since with it together they have to disclaim many God’s promises, including given by Christ and written down by evangelists ones. In particular:
When Christ suggested apostles to pray together with him in Gethsemane, he warned them: « Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation (text is marked out by us) » (Matthew, 26:41). However apostles – chosen and called ones – didn’t understand the importance of what was going on and ignored Christ’s warning. Thus they didn’t keep themselves waking and praying, and consequently entered into temptation. That’s why:
If to believe Christ, no their testimony about the following events is to be believed! If not to believe Christ, then one can believe testimonies of apostles; and all historically formed branches of Christianity (including the messianic Hebrews, who admit Christ to be the promised Messiah, but disclaim the dogma of Trinity) are based on it.
But the matter of the temptation, which Christ warned apostles about, is not the sleep as it is with all its dreams. The matter of the temptation is that apostles as all other, who hadn’t prayed with Christ, became victims of vision of the execution, but didn’t saw the ascension (the rescue), forestalling the execution.
It’s paradoxical that those who follow the historically formed Christianity believe in the miracle of the Immaculate Conception, believe in the Resurrection of Christ as though after his death, believe in dogma of Trinity not mentioned by Christ… But they reject to believe in the miracle of ascension before the execution, and even don’t ask themselves a question: Who did need that shameful execution of the righteous?
Did God, who is so powerful that He can forgive sins of men even when they are impious[44] and don’t belief, need it?
Or was it the “world backstage”, who wanted the undivided power over the Earth on behalf of God and besides of Him?
The attitude of Christian churches hierarchies to that Koranic statement is clear: If there were no execution since the ascension had forestalled the crucifying, then they lose their usual sinecure.
But why do today’s Christians – congregation, not the clergy – need, that the real execution of Christ took place in the past more, that the Sanhedrin needed it? Isn’t it because the belief in atonement for their sins with the self-sacrifice of the just doesn’t oblige them to self-perfection and lets sin more and more trusting in Christ’s intercession or his judge?
Moreover, another question appears. If the ascension saved Christ from the execution, how are they going to answer to God for the calumny on Him? The calumny that as though He sent Christ to the Earth for impious men executed him here and his self-sacrifice became the “offering of obsecration”[45] to God, Who ordained mercy on Himself even without it (Koran, 6:12)?
And all this is with the fact that the Koranic statement about Christ’s ascension, that saved him from execution, was not the new thesis, which Muhammad proclaimed. This Koranic statement just explains much more ancient Solomon’s prophesy about that ungodly would not see the mysteries of God, since their evilness would blind them[46]. And it explains the cited lines of David’s Psalm 49:15
In this life man can get answers on questions about Koran and Christian churches discords on dogma of Trinity and on Christ’s course of life during his first coming to the earth only through his inner world. I.e. they cannot be save subjective and speculative (theoretical). However, subjective agreement with one of the two religious traditions[47] is conditioned by the real morality of an individual. So, though there is no compulsion in religion, the chose of belief is predetermined by the real morality of an individual.
And man can become free from mistakes of this or that traditional religious teaching and from mistakes of his own chose as well, only in direct non-dogmatic alive dialog with God and living in good conscience after getting away all fears and greed which silence the voice of conscience.
5. The task is to prevent from unleashing the new world war on the basis of interconfessional enmity.
It is unambiguously told about the man’s predestination in Koran:
«Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will create a vicegerent on earth." They said: "Wilt Thou place therein one who will make mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy (name)?" He said: "I know what ye know not."» (Koran, Sura 2:30, Yusufali).
And the Book Genesis says about the same man’s predestination, words differ but the sense is the same:
«The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it» (Genesis, 2:15).
And the New Testament says about the same:
«…since then the good news of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces his way into it» (Luke, 16:16). «But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you» (Matthew, 6:33). «You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many» (Matthew, 20:25-28).
In spite of this all historically formed confessions of so-called Abrahamic[48] religions, (in teachings of which there were expressed the self-interest of ruling “elites” of ancient societies and aspirations of their supervisors from the “world-backstage”, who wanted the unshared world domination on behalf of God but besides Him), turn their congregations – every man obedient to them – away from preparing himself for fulfilling this predestination and fulfilling his part in the mission of being God’s vicegerent at the Earth.