Rivers of wine? The Quran says wine is from the devil and then later you find the Quran describing the devils product in heaven. Ofcourse theres the virgins and also rivers of honesy "clear and pure".\n\nIf someone made up the Quran today, they would probably say "rivers of champagne or beer or vodka" and "rivers of chocalte or coffee or milk shake". \n\nAs for virgins, Im guessing it would be more like "and volupteous woman who know what they are doing but serve only you."\n\nIslam's childish heaven sounds like you would get bored of it after a couple years.\n\n“(Here is paradise) which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible… RIVERS OF WINE, a JOY to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear.” http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/047.qmt.html#047.015\n\n“(Regarding Heaven) Then we have made them VIRGINS,” http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/056.qmt.html#056.036
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the word that you have traslated it wine(!) is "sharab" which the real meaning is not wine it is what you" drink".but some Muslims that don't speak Arabic call wine "sharab".
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If it was a drink to root out adulterating women and not babies, does that make God a misogynist instead of a baby killer?  Interesting that no one is concerned about the men that cheat.  Further interesting that God encourages a woman to be punish for cheating by death (the penalty for cheating was death for WOMEN, not men.  There is no penalty for cheating for men except his wife is allowed to divorce him and marry someone else -- according to God; she can't divorce him if he beats her, but if he cheats, well alright then). \nAnyway, how the hell is a drink supposed to tell if a woman cheated?!  Is it a magical drink that differentiates between her husband and her lovers sperm?  What if she douched?  Kill her anyway, just in case?
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There are some Fundamentalists around here who hold up big signs on weekend nights in one of the bar districts, informing everybody that they're going to hell for sucking down a margarita. They've been doing it for years. Most people think they're serious nutjobs. I'm a Catholic, and I prefer my religion to be a bit more sutble than that. Let God sort out the sinners; it's not in my job description.
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Revelation 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:\n \nThe answer to your question is NO! Mortal man will loose along with satan. Praise the Lord. Good will conquer evil!!!\n\nColossians 3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
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Several Bible verses encourage people to stay away from alcohol. However, Scripture does not necessarily forbid a Christian from drinking beer, wine, or any other drink containing alcohol. Christians are commanded to avoid drunkenness. The Bible condemns drunkenness and its effects. Christians are also commanded to not allow their bodies to be “mastered” by anything.  Scripture also forbids a Christian from doing anything that might offend other Christians or might encourage them to sin against their conscience. In light of these principles, it would be extremely difficult for any Christian to say they are drinking alcohol to the glory of God.\n\nJesus changed water into wine. It even seems that Jesus likely drank wine on occasion. In New Testament times, the water was not very clean. Without modern sanitation efforts, the water was filled with bacteria, viruses, and all kinds of contaminants. The same is true in most third-world countries today. As a result, people often drank wine (or grape juice) because it was far less likely to be contaminated. In 1 Timothy 5:23, Paul was instructing Timothy to stop drinking the water (which was probably causing his stomach problems) and instead drink wine. The Greek word for wine in the Bible is the most basic everyday word for wine. In that day, wine was fermented, but not to the degree it is today. It is incorrect to say that it was grape juice, but it is also incorrect to say that it was the same thing as the wine we use today. Again, Scripture does not necessarily forbid Christians from drinking beer, wine, or any other drink containing alcohol. Alcohol is not, in and of itself, tainted by sin. It is, rather, drunkenness and addiction to alcohol that a Christian must absolutely refrain from.  There are principles in the Bible, however, that make it extremely difficult to argue that a Christian drinking alcohol in any quantity is pleasing to God.
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At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” The he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.” \n\nCatholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nCatholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.\n\nThis is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.\n\nAnyone who does not believe in the actual presence of Christ and is not united with the Catholic faith is asked, out of respect, not to receive the Eucharist.\n\nCatholics, out of respect for other Christian faiths, do not receive Communion in non-Catholic churches.\n\nWe pray that one day Christian unity will succeed and we will all be called to the same table.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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I belive wine is perfectly fine.  If Jesus turned water into wine, it must be OK.  If it was a sin to drink wine, why would he have purposely provided it.  The distinction comes about when you compare consuming alcohol to drunkeness.  The Bible clearly condemns drunks (drinking in excess).  Therefore it is not a sin, until you have drank too much I would assume.  But I guess only you and God know when you have had too much.
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"the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication." (Rev. 17:1-2 KJV)\nSounds like a party to me!
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im gonna repley on every quistion\n1 - allah didnt talk to any one on earth except (prophet Mosos and Ibrahim)\n2- islam is a completing relegion , muslims should elive in christianism and jewish relegion too and thats why if someone couldnt find something in Quraan he should look in other book that allah had sent\n3- no such thing as satans verse from quran\n4- allah said life is made FROM pairs not IN pairs\n5- quran wasnt sent in a short period of time and allah didnt wanna force things on ppl while they cant commet to it so it was forced step by step\nexample : wine\nallah didnt forbid drinkin immediatly 1st he said that wine have its goods and bads\nthen he said ppl should pray while drunk\nthen he said dont even come close to it\nallah didnt wanna force that in one step coz ppl was very attached to drinking and he knew the wont quit if he just told them , so he told them step by step not to make it hard on them .\n\nREPLAY ON THE NEW QUISTIONS\n\n1* hadith said that because jesus christ is the only prophet who was taken up to heaven alive and he is still living in heaven and will still be alive in the final judgement day , while Muhammed is dead as all other prophet.\n\n2* Allah said its coming from between the penise and the testicles (please find etter translation)\n\n3* first of all it wasnt a monkey it was a creature that is called (buraque) its more like a flying horse or something.\nand he went to jurusalim not Mecca or Madena because he already was in Madena and before that he lived all his life in Mecca and was born in Mecca sp why would he go visit it again? ... Allah wanted to show him the holy places like jurusalim (al-quds) before taking him to see heaven and hell also, and there were no witnesses because how can there be a witnesses because this is a direct act of God and when he went to heaven i think its clear that no one lives there - at that time - to see and tell the story.\n\n4* what is called pray in English isnt what we muslim do (salah)\nwhat is called pray in English is the thing that u do when u're asking God for something like (please God forgive me for my sin ....) and thats what we call (doa`aa) and Muslims can do that anywhere , anytime , at any diriction\nbut salah (the thing that u mean ) is something different its something that Allah orderd uslims to do its more like the lent that christians have and that thing (salah) have to be done in a certain way ( just like lots of things that God told us to do and it has to be done in a certain way)\n\nwe do (SALAH) 5 times a day every day not like what u said (only 365 days) u got it wrong . 365 means a year so we do (SALAH) 365 days a year which mean we do (SALAH) every day 5 times.\n\n5*  about changing the (qibla) i dont know at this time ut im gonna ask....\n\nin the end i just wanna tell u something ... everything u said is all twisted , i dont know if u did tht intentionaly or that how u read or learned it , if thats how u read it please find a better translation of quraan (muslims book) and/or try to find someone who can explain it to you correctly \n\nBarak Allah Fekom = (ALLAH bless you all)
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"Pass the bottle of water and I.'ll turn it into wine. I dont have enough to pay for a round.While your at it let everyone know where the stepping stones are,everyone thinks I walk on water".\nTell the Jew,the Hindi,the Muslim, Jehovas' witness,the Catholic and the Budhist which of them will be saved because they all think its them.Satan must be laughing all the way to the People Bank. 2000 years of brain washing and we are still asking stupid religious questions.Just treat people the way you yourself wish to be treated.Stop looking for things that might not exist and get as much joy from every day. Read http://thebaldchemist.blogspot.com/ you will find out exactly who you are.Stay joyous
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virginal men only please.\n\nRev 14:3  And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. \n\nRev 14:4  These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, [being] the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
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The Bible does not address the issue directly, however it does mention that having impure thoughts is looked down upon, which is often a part of masturbation.  In Catholicism they also approach male masturbation with the thought that "spilling the seed" should be looked down upon as the sperm should have only been used to further the continuation of humanity.  I don't particularly think that makes any sense as the male body continually makes semen for a reason, that it is replenishable, etc.\n\nYou really just have to go with your gut on this one.
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Jesus instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper. In the book of Matthew 26:26-29 Jesus says "this is my body" and "this is my blood".  \nIn the 6th chapter of John verse 41 Jesus says " I am the bread that came down from heaven."...the Jews murmured about this. He goes on to say in v.48, "I am the bread of life." He contrasted the manna that the Jews ate in the Old Testament saying that "they died",... "I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever..."The Jews asked How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus emphasizes..."Amen, Amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. In v.55-"For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink."\n\nIf this was symbolic, why didn't Jesus explain it as he did with his many parables? Instead he repeated several times and emphazised with "Amen,Amen" Read the 6th chapter of John slowly and pray on it.\n\nIn 1st Corinthians 11:27 you see how St. Paul is teaching about the Last Supper and how the Church members in Corinth should examine themselves, meaning that those who unworthily ate the bread and drank the cup of our Lord will bring judgement on themselves. How could this be if this bread and wine were a mere symbols?\nThere is more going on here than meets the human senses. Remember the Jews in the 6th ch. of John, many of them left Jesus when he did not back down from his explanation and repeating of himself being the bread and blood that they must eat and drink for their salvation.\n\n"The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?1 Corinthians 10:16\n\nThe Catholic Church has maintained the teaching of the Eucharist, the most extraordinary substance on earth, and has not wavered from this at all since Jesus instituted it 2000 years ago.
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Let's see... bible says Jesus walked on water, turned water into wine, rose dead people (disciples also rose dead people), who knows what else; DVC (((((a novel)))) says Jesus was a married man with kids. Which is likely closer to the truth?\n\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\nHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA\n\n...Please excuse me, but the laughter of Jesus in the gospel of Judas is contagious.
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here's  the Tafsir.\n3:42\nAnd, mention, when the angels, namely, Gabriel, said, 'O Mary, God has preferred you, He has elected you, and made you pure, of the touch of men; He has preferred you above all women of the worlds, that is, the inhabitants of your time.\n\n\n3:45\nMention, when the angels, namely, Gabriel, said, 'O Mary, God gives you good tidings of a Word from Him, that is, a boy, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, He addresses her attributing him to her in order to point out that she will give birth to him without a father, for, the custom is to attribute the child to its father, honoured shall he be in this world, through prophethood, and the Hereafter, through [his] intercession and the high stations [al-darajāt al-'ulā, cf. Q. 20:75], and of those brought close, to God.\n------------------------------\n19:17\nThus she veiled herself from them, she draped herself in a veil to conceal herself while she washed her hair [from lice], or [washed] her clothes, or cleansed herself from her menses; whereupon We sent to her Our Spirit, Gabriel, and he assumed before her, after she donned her clothes, the likeness of a well-proportioned human, perfect in physical form.\n\n19:18\nShe said, 'Lo! I seek refuge in the Compassionate One from you! If you fear God', and leave me alone on account of my invocation of refuge in God\n------\n\ni think  this explains it. the angels visited her in the form of angels and that's why she freaked out. then God sent Gabriel in a form of human so she doesnt freak out again. in sura 3:42-43 Gabriel is referred to in the plural sense for Gabriel is the chief of all angels, he's way bigger and has 600 wings while the regular angels have 2, 3 or 4.
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Gen. 9:4 says: "Only flesh with its soul--its blood--you must not eat." \n\nOdindmar says: "Getting a blood transfusion is not eating. It is injected into your system in order to save your life. Not an act against God's will." This is not true. In a hospital, when a patient cannot eat through his mouth, he is fed intravenously. Now, would a person who never put blood into his mouth but who accepted blood by transfusion really be obeying the command to "keep abstaining froom...blood? (Acts 15:29) To use a comparison, consider a man who is told by the doctor that he must abstain from alcohol. Would he be obedient if he quit drinking alcohol but had it put directly in his veins?
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I think it is okay, but in moderation.  One or two drinks is fine as long as you don't overdo it.  I'm a Christian and I enjoy having a few drinks with my Christian friends.  \n\nBut Beware.  Some Christians think it is pure evil and will jump on your case, call you a sinner and a drunkard.  If this happens, be polite and go on your way.  As long as you and God are satified with your lifestyle, you have nothing to worry about.  \n\nOther Christians don't get you into heaven.   Jesus does...  Who are they to decide?