Showing posts with label Supper. Show all posts
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Friday, June 28, 2019

A Scene in the Holy Quran from the Last Supper of the Messiah (that took place with the Disciples)




In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

A very difficult challenge, and a very confusing problem is to have someone that demands on Earth Miracles, Blessings, Heavenly Bliss, Riches but they reject Allah (swt) or they reject compliance with the Commands and Orders of Allah (swt). Even if they say, well we were not asking God for these things, we were asking one of God's subjects, then are not the subjects going to God to supply the needs that they have that you keep sourcing them for? Or, if the person that dismisses compliance are trying to obtain those things through you, again this is a difficult challenge. 
That is a similitude or Parable of the Last Supper and request for a Feast from Heaven by the Disciples. The only thing is the Disciples for the most part believed. 
These Verses or Ayats are from the Chapter of the Holy Quran called Surahtul Maidah. Which means Chapter of the Table Spread with Food; or the Last Supper; or the Passover Meal (with the Messiah and the Disciples). Please look through these verses and my commentary is below them (or after verse 120).

[5:111]
"And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger. they said, ’We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as Muslims’".

[5:112]
Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith."

[5:113]
They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle."

[5:114]
Said Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)."

[5:115]
Allah said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among all the peoples."

[5:116]
And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.

[5:117]
"Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, ’worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord’; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things.

[5:118]
"If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servants: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, the Wise."

[5:119]
Allah will say: "This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and they with Allah. That is the great salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires).

[5:120]
To Allah doth belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, and it is He Who hath power over all things.


This is from the Chapter called Surahtul Maidah. It means, “Table Spread With Food”, “Last Supper”, and also “Passover”. It references a scene (or moment) and correspondence corresponding to the “Last Supper” (or “Passover” that the Messiah held with the Disciples.

The word used in Verse 115 for “resisteth faith” in Arabic was “Yakfur” from the Arabic root word “Kafara” which means, to reject, to deny, to disbelieve. But I will attempt to expand the meaning more here, through research.
At 3:56-57 it reads, ““As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help.”
“ “As to those who believe and work righteousness, God will pay them (in full) their reward; but God loveth not those who do wrong.””
So the Arabic word for “those who reject faith” is Kafirun. The Arabic word for “those who do wrong” is Zalimun.
Zalimun connotes, “to do wrong, to abuse, to be unjust, to be corrupt, the darkness of sin, wickedness”.
See that?...God used Kafara (in verse 56) in equivalent relation to Zalama in the next verse of 57. It is a parallel reference by God because verse 57 continues the context of verse 56.

So going back to the passages in the Holy Quran concerning the Last Supper or Passover of the Messiah (epbuh) with the Disciples (Al Hawariyun) (pbut) now the meaning at Verse 5:115 expands. “Resisteth Faith” now has an expanded meaning that includes Kafara and Zalama but, also all of the categories defined in the Quran of Munafiqun, Mushrikun, Fasiqun, Mujrimun, etc. each of those and a few others qualifies as resisting Faith in Allah (swt).

Also, I imagine this real life scene to be more significant than depicted here. Because, think about it, the Messiah (epbuh) asked God to send down a Feast from Heaven. So the “Table was Spread” with food that came from Heaven. It may or may not have been served by special servants of God, as well. Because in Heaven such a thing would include precious servants of God. Also you have to factor in that the Spirit of God in Heaven is not like the Spiritual experience on Earth. So there may have been significant Peace, Tranquility, Holiness, Purity, etc. In the Spirit there may have been the melodies, in the Spirit, of the Kingdom that accompanied the Peace and Tranquility that the Holy Spirit of God delivered.

So, after God does something like this on Earth before the Day of Judgment, only for the recipients to “reject, deny, disbelieve”...but further with the expansion, “do wrong (become a wrongdoer), become abusive (to people of faith, the innocent), become unjust, or become wicked.” God said that if they became Kafirun which has been, at 3:56-57, made parallel to Zalimun then He would punish them such as He has never punished anyone before.

Is that not amazing? Must be careful of asking for Heaven on Earth, and must be careful of asking for a Feast from Heaven on Earth. Remember above at Verse 5:112, the Messiah, son of Mary (epbut) said, when they (Disciples) asked for it to be sent down, “Fear Allah, if ye have faith.”, like be careful of asking God for Miraculous Signs like this.


Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Concerning Sacrificial Offerings



Perhaps, there are some that feel that they not only can sacrifice a man or an animal outside of the Sacred Precincts, but, can also eat of the sacrificial offering themselves and drink it's blood. Well, there are laws and ordinances against that. But, if they say, "well it is not derived from the Altar Offerings Ordinances, but, from the Last Supper Event", then, I have included the Surahtul Maidah passages especially the one concerning not rejecting Allah if they eat the Last Supper.

Leviticus 17
Eating Blood Forbidden

1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them: 'This is what the LORD has commanded: 3 Any Israelite who sacrifices an ox, a lamb or a goat in the camp or outside of it 4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD in front of the tabernacle of the LORD--that man shall be considered guilty of bloodshed; he has shed blood and must be cut off from his people. 5 This is so the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they are now making (to evil spirits) in the open fields. They must bring them to the priest, that is, to the LORD, at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and sacrifice them as fellowship offerings. 6 The priest is to sprinkle the blood against the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as an aroma pleasing to the LORD. 7 They must no longer offer any of their sacrifices to the (pagan) (goat) idols to whom they prostitute themselves. This is to be a lasting ordinance for them and for the generations to come.' 8 "Say to them: 'Any Israelite or any alien living among them who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 and does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD--that man must be cut off from his people. 10 " 'Any Israelite or any alien living among them who eats any blood--I will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people. 11 For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life. 12 Therefore I say to the Israelites, "None of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood." 13 " 'Any Israelite or any alien living among you who hunts any animal or bird that may be eaten must drain out the blood and cover it with earth, 14 because the life of every creature is its blood. That is why I have said to the Israelites, "You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off." 15 " 'Anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean. 16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will be held responsible.' "

Levitcus 22
Instructions for the Priests concerning Sacrificial Offerings and Cleanliness

1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Tell Aaron and his sons to treat the sacred gifts that the Israelites set apart for me with great care, so they do not profane my holy name. I am the LORD. 3 Remind them that if any of their descendants are ceremonially unclean when they approach the sacred food presented by the Israelites, they must be cut off from my presence. I am the LORD! 4 "If any of the priests have a contagious skin disease or any kind of discharge that makes them ceremonially unclean, they may not eat the sacred offerings until they have been pronounced clean. If any of the priests become unclean by touching a corpse, or are defiled by an emission of semen, 5 or by touching a creeping creature that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason, 6 they will remain defiled until evening. They must not eat any of the sacred offerings until they have purified their bodies with water. 7 When the sun goes down, they will be clean again and may eat the sacred offerings. After all, this food has been set aside for them. 8 The priests may never eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile them. I am the LORD. 9 Warn all the priests to follow these instructions carefully; otherwise they will be subject to punishment and die for violating them. I am the LORD who makes them holy. 10 "No one outside a priest's family may ever eat the sacred offerings, even if the person lives in a priest's home or is one of his hired servants. 11 However, if the priest buys slaves with his own money, they may eat of his food. And if his slaves have children, they also may share his food. 12 If a priest's daughter marries someone outside the priestly family, she may no longer eat the sacred offerings. 13 But if she becomes a widow or is divorced and has no children to support her, and she returns to live in her father's home, she may eat her father's food again. But other than these exceptions, only members of the priests' families are allowed to eat the sacred offerings. 14 "Anyone who eats the sacred offerings without realizing it must pay the priest for the amount eaten, plus an added penalty of 20 percent. 15 No one may defile the sacred offerings brought to the LORD by the Israelites 16 by allowing unauthorized people to eat them. The negligent priest would bring guilt upon the people and require them to pay compensation. I am the LORD, who makes them holy." 17 And the LORD said to Moses, 18 "Give Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites these instructions, which apply to those who are Israelites by birth as well as to the foreigners living among you. If you offer a whole burnt offering to the LORD, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, 19 it will be accepted only if it is a male animal with no physical defects. It may be either a bull, a ram, or a male goat. 20 Do not bring an animal with physical defects, because it won't be accepted on your behalf. 21 "If you bring a peace offering to the LORD from the herd or flock, whether to fulfill a vow or as a freewill offering, you must offer an animal that has no physical defects of any kind. 22 An animal that is blind, injured, mutilated, or that has a growth, an open sore, or a scab must never be offered to the LORD by fire on the altar. 23 If the bull or lamb is deformed or stunted, it may still be offered as a freewill offering, but it may not be offered to fulfill a vow. 24 If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, it may never be offered to the LORD. 25 You must never accept mutilated or defective animals from foreigners to be offered as a sacrifice to your God. Such animals will not be accepted on your behalf because they are defective." 26 And the LORD said to Moses, 27 "When a bull or a ram or a male goat is born, it must be left with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering given to the LORD by fire. 28 But you must never slaughter a mother animal and her offspring on the same day, whether from the herd or the flock. 29 When you bring a thanksgiving offering to the LORD, it must be sacrificed properly so it will be accepted on your behalf. 30 Eat the entire sacrificial animal on the day it is presented. Don't leave any of it until the second day. I am the LORD. 31 "You must faithfully keep all my commands by obeying them, for I am the LORD. 32 Do not treat my holy name as common and ordinary. I must be treated as holy by the people of Israel. It is I, the LORD, who makes you holy. 33 It was I who rescued you from Egypt, that I might be your very own God. I am the LORD."

Holy Quran Chapter of the Table Spread with Food (Passover) Al Maidah
This is an ordinance and sunnah concerning the rejection of Allah with Al Maidah.

[5:111] "And behold! I inspired the disciples to have faith in Me and Mine Messenger. they said, ’We have faith, and do thou bear witness that we bow to Allah as Muslims’".
[5:112] Behold! the disciples, said: "O Jesus the son of Mary! can thy Lord send down to us a table set (with viands) from heaven?" Said Jesus: "Fear Allah, if ye have faith."
[5:113] They said: "We only wish to eat thereof and satisfy our hearts, and to know that thou hast indeed told us the truth; and that we ourselves may be witnesses to the miracle."
[5:114] Said Jesus the son of Mary: "O Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou art the best Sustainer (of our needs)."
[5:115] Allah said: "I will send it down unto you: But if any of you after that resisteth faith, I will punish him with a penalty such as I have not inflicted on any one among all the peoples."
[5:116] And behold! Allah will say: "O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah.?" He will say: "Glory to Thee! never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.
[5:117] "Never said I to them aught except what Thou didst command me to say, to wit, ’worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord’; and I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou wast the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things.

[5:118] "If Thou dost punish them, they are Thy servant: If Thou dost forgive them, Thou art the Exalted in power, the Wise."
[5:119] Allah will say: "This is a day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs are gardens, with rivers flowing beneath,- their eternal Home: Allah well-pleased with them, and they with Allah. That is the great salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires).
[5:120] To Allah doth belong the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is therein, and it is He Who hath power over all things.