Did Jesus will his crucification? I thought he was betrayed by Judas and apprehended by Roman soldiers. If he didn't, could that be called a sacrifice since he didn't mean it to be like that? If he did, didn't Romans deserve the title of "the Saviour" since they were the one who actually did the sacrifice, instead of just being an object of a crucification?
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and my christian friends should thank Judas also ....because if he hadnt betrayed Jesus ....there wouldnt have been any salvation possible .... why is he always titled as  a satan...By the way lets see if Gospel of Judas bring some truth .......\nI am a Muslim and Quran tells us that Jesus never died neither did he wished so .....some person (may be Judas) betrayed him ...and he was crucified inplace of jesus because God made him look like jesus...Jesus has been raised up alive in the heavens and he will return ..
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No he wasn`t as you said according to Quran & the muslim belief\nwe muslims say that the one who was crucified is Judas (the one who betrayed him) we say that god made Judas look like Jesus so the Romans arrested him not Jesus & Jesus was raised by god to heaven & he will return back to unite the muslims & christians to one belief & to fight the anti-christ\n\nSee the sites below:-\nhttp://www.jesuswillreturn.com/\nhttp://www.harunyahya.com/books/faith/did_not_die/jesus_did_not_die_01.php\nhttp://islamtomorrow.com/articles/
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It's baloney! (Bologna for you German members :) They can say Jesus walked on Ice, rather than Water. They can say that Jesus asked Judas to betray him. They can say anything they want and even back it up with their scientific propaganda but what they can never change is faith and Christianity. It states in the Bible that nothing should be taken away or added to His Word, I'm stickin' to that.
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You are probably thinking of the character known as the "Wandering Jew".  He taunted Jesus on the way to the crucifixion and was cursed to walk the Earth until the second coming.  His exact name is lost, but has been cited as Ahasuerus, Matathias, Buttadeus, Cartophilus, Isaac Laquedem, and Juan Espera a Dios.\n\nThe Roman Soldier most associated with the crucifixion is Longinus, who pierced Jesus with his spear.  For some inexplicable reason the Catholics sainted him and have statues of him in the Vatican.  (link 2)
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Makes sense to me.  Some think they have sinned too much and can't be forgiven when the scripture says flat out they can and will if they just accept the forgiveness and repent.  They doubt God which is exactly what Satan wants you to do.  Think you are too far gone to get any forgiveness.  Is Jesus' sacrifice enough or would He have to hang for longer for you to think it is enough to cover YOUR sin?  Maybe not the best example but could you think of a better one?
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well i read somewhere that judas was meant to betray jesus in order for him to be put on the cross and forsake himself for out sins. intresting theory i thought.
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'fly your fla...' was almost right, the Koran does say that Jesus was only a Prophet, and not the Son of God, it also says that Mohammad was a Prophet, not that Mohammed was God!\nApart from that I agree it is a load of cr**!\nAs to your question, if Jesus is "still alive" why does he need to return, where has he been if he is still alive?\nWho took his place on the cross? I really don't know and it's not as if Crucifixion was anything unusual in those times, hundreds of people (not only followers of Christ) were crucified daily, for all sorts of crimes, people were crucified and set alight to illuminate the Roman arenas at night, it was really no big deal. (unless you were the one being lit up!!  \nI can understand your interest, it's all a great story, but don't get carried away, it is actually only a story!!
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Your putting pretty high expectations on a man who started a religion after eating a poisonous mushroom and listening to a talking salamander...obviously, he must have been hallucinating!  Anything that adds to or takes away from the word of God, is not truly of God.Satan's biggest lie ever told was denying Jesus was crucified or that He was the Son of God....the very essence of our salvation. Jesus warned against false prophets that would come....He told us to test things in the Spirit-so we would know the truth from the lies.Remember, every knee shal bow and every tounge confess that Jesus Christ is Lord....I think was in Romans...so there will come a moment when Satan himself will have to be on bended knee confessing that! I'm pretty sure that was in Romans-I don't have my Bible with me right now.So, there will come that day! Until then...pray for those who don't know HIM.
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we know jesus existed because the romans wrote the history of that time. they were the dominant power and were not fans of jesus or the jews, or any other sub-group of that era. you'll recall that they were the ones who actually crucified him at the jews request. also they persecuted the jews and other religious minorities after the death of christ. rome would be a pagan government for quite some time after the death of christ. your concern is over whether or not jesus was a divine being. did he do the things that are written? was he who he claimed to be? not did he exist. the victors of that period wrote their historys and acknowledged jesus.
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Jesus called for the reformation of Judaism of the time. To him Judaism was being too heavily influenced by the Roman empire, and when he openly spoke out against it during passover (flipping the merchant's tables etc.), the roman empire saw him as a threat... Jesus ( during his time) was not necessarily viewed as the son of God... just a disrupter.
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Yes. It says that Judas was the best of all the apostles, and did what Jesus asked. To quote fairly close to it, Jesus said, "You will be greater than all the others Judas. For you will sacrifice the man that clothes me."
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This is prophecy/reference of Christs arrest and being nailed to the Cross.  Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me (these are the Jewish Priests and the Roman guards who arrest Jesus and call for his Crucifixion)  They have pierced my hands and feet, I can count all my bones (ref to Jesus on cross - he was nailed to Cross in the hands and feet, yet none of his bones were broken)  people stare and gloat over me ( the guards and Jewish priests mocked Jesus saying for him to save himself and mad fun of him)  They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing (the Roman guards stripped him of his clothing and threw lots (like dice) to win his clothing\n\nAs far as "Father forgive them they know not what they do"  . .Even at the Cross, Jesus prayed for those Crucifying him as well as the future generations that would not chose to believe and and know him, the Messiah and Saviour.
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He laid down his life AND he was killed.  It would not have been right for him to commit suicide in order to save us.  Because that would have been committing a murder.\n\nWhen voluntarily laid down his life, he was allowing the Jews, through the Romans (yes, I know there's controversy on this...no hate mail please) to take his life or to kill him.  He was not forced to die.
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I heard a story today that when Mel Gibson was making the movie "The Passion", he stopped production when the actors were recreating the scene where the nails were put through Jesus' hands.  Mel then went to the actor with the nails, took the hammer, and proceeded to do the nailing himself.  This was an acknowlegment that he was directly responsible for Jesus being on the cross, just as much as if he'd been there with the hammer in his hand.  That touched me because it is true for me.  My sins held Him on the cross.  He chose to go to that cross to pay for them.  To answer your question, I already did.
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If the Gospel of Judas was a proper Gospel then it would still not corrabote - as Jesus WAS crucified - but the difference was that Judas is made out to be the hero - as it frees Jesus' spirit from his body - which apparently was the mission.\n\nHowever, this just is not consistent with the fact that Jesus healed people - if the purpose is to free spirits from the flesh then while heal the flesh (and He still does today - see my question on miracles).\n\nBut given that it was written by the Gnostics 200 years later then no.  But it does provide an interesting insight into the Gnostics beliefs.
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Where people miss this is, Jesus is not "condemning" their answer. They got the answer right. But because they did recognize who did the fathers will, then they are able to recognize their Father's will. Basically, Jesus took the, "we didn't know" excuse away from them, and corrected them, so they would repent.\n\nJesus was helping them, by showing them the errors of their way. They were human, just like me and you. We all need help, don't we?
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Wow, you're super confused! OK, first, I don't know what Catholics' believe, so I'm not going to try to guess.\n\nYou can trace John, Lukem Mark & Matthew's lineage in the bible, and before they were disciples, they were just "regular" men, they were fishers, book keepers, etc. \n\nWe celebrates Jesus birthday on December 25th. That's NOT his ACTUAL birthday, just when we celebrate it. Have you ever had a party NOT right on your birthday? I know I have. It's just symbolic, but no, I don't believe it's ACTUALLY the day he was born. \n\nJesus was crusified, and then rose 3 days later. He was moved from the cross to the tomb. 3 days after he died on the cross, he rose again. I don't believe it was a Friday to Sunday thing, that is just symbolic as well. He stayed 3 days so people could see his body, and so that they would realize he was in fact dead.\n\nJesus never stated he would stay on the earth after his death. He said he would be with us always to the end of days, yes. As a Christian, he is in your heart always. \n\nNoah didn't stay 3 days & nights. \n\nNoah was on the ark, with the animals for the 40 day- 40 night flood. Completely different story.