The Story of Jesus and How Another Was Made to Resemble Him

Question 179: What is the story of Jesus℗? And how was another made to resemble him to them? The Almighty said: ﴾And their saying, “Indeed, we have killed the Christ, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of God.” And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who disagree upon it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain﴿. Quran Chapter “The Women” 4:157.

Answer: In the name of God, the Abundantly Merciful, the Intensely Merciful. Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and may the prayers and blessings of God be upon Muhammad and his progeny, the Imams and the Mahdis. Jesus℗ in the night in which he was raised arranged to meet his disciples, so they were all present with him except for Judas who guided the Jews’ clerics to Jesus℗, for he went to the highest cleric of the Jews and traded Jesus℗ in to him. And it was after midnight that the disciples slept and Jesus℗ remained so God raised him and sent down his look-alike who was crucified and killed, so he was an armor and a sacrifice to him, and this look-alike is from the successors from the progeny of Muhammad℗; he was crucified and killed and he tolerated the torment for the cause of

Imam al-Mahdi, peace be upon him. And Jesus℗ was not crucified or killed; rather, he was raised so God saved him from the hands of the Jews and their misguided and misguiding clerics (may God curse them). The Almighty said, ﴾and their saying, “Indeed, we have killed the Christ, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of God.” And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them.﴿ In the interpretation of Ali bin Ibrahim, Abu Jafar℗ said, ﴾“Jesus℗ called his companions to meet him the night God raised him to Him, so they gathered in the evening, and they were twelve men; and he made them enter a house and then appeared to them from a spring at the corner of the house, shaking the water off his head. So he said, “God is raising me to him in this hour and he is purifying me from the Jews. So upon which one of you will my resemblance be cast so he will be killed and crucified and join me in my rank?” So a young man from among them said, “I, O Spirit of God.” He said, “Then it shall be you.” The Jews then came searching for Jesus℗ … and they took the young man upon whom the resemblance of Jesus℗ was cast, and he was killed and crucified.”﴿.^[1] So Imam al-Baqir℗ is saying “twelve men had gathered,” whereas the ones who came from the disciples were eleven, as Judas did not come, he rather went to the clerics of the Jews to turn in Jesus℗, and this is from the frequently mentioned matters that are not denied, so the twelfth one who came, or say was sent down from the sky, is the successor from the progeny of Muhammad℗ who was crucified and killed after he was made similar to the image of Jesus, peace be upon him. And the last words of this successor at his crucifixion were, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” And in the Gospel of Matthew: [46 Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah” … 49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. 51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.] Matthew 27:46-51.

And the truth is that the translation of the words he said are: “O Ali, O Ali, why did you send me down” and the Christians translate it as “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” as it is clear for you from the previous passage from the Gospel. And descent and casting down onto the earth from the sky is close to forsaking. And this successor did not say these words due to his ignorance of the reason of the descent or due to his objection to the command of Almighty God, rather they are a question that holds its answer; he addressed this question to the people meaning: Understand and know why I came down and why I was crucified and why I was killed so that you may not fail the test once again if the same question is repeated. So if you see the Romans (or their likes) occupying the earth, and the clerics of the Jews (or their likes) making truces with them, then I shall be on that earth, for this is the way of God that repeats itself, so learn your lesson and support me if I came and do not participate once again in my crucifixion and my killing. He wanted to say in answer to the question that is clear for every intelligent one of pure nature: I was crucified and I tolerated the torment and the insults of the clerics of the Jews and I was killed for the sake of the Minor Resurrection, the resurrection of Imam al-Mahdi℗ and the State of Divine Justice and Truth upon this earth. And when the clerics of the Jews and the Roman ruler asked this successor, “Are you the king of the Jews?” he would answer, “You have said so” or “They say” or “You say”, and he did not say yes, a strange answer for one who does not know the truth, but it is now clarified. So he did not say “yes” because he is not the king of the Jews rather Jesus℗ is, he whom God raised. And he is is the look-alike who came down to be crucified and be killed instead of Jesus, peace be upon him. And this is the passage of his answer from the Gospel after he had been arrested: [63 The high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so … ”] Matthew 26:63-64. [11 Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.”] Matthew 27:11. [2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he

answered him, “You have said so.”] Mark 15:2. [70 So they all said, “Are you the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, “You say that I am.”] Luke 22:70. [33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” 36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” 37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”] John 18:33-37. And in this last passage the successor clarified that he was not from the people of the earth at that time, he rather descended to it to accomplish a task, which is to be sacrificed for Jesus℗, as you find that this successor says, “My kingdom is not of this world”, “But my kingdom is not from the world”, and “I have come into the world - to bear witness to the truth.” The Messenger of God℗ said, ﴾“Jesus son of Mary℗ descends at the early morning between two yellow robes of saffron, he is of a white body, blonde and parted hair, it is as if his head drips with oil, in his hand is a spear, he breaks the cross and kills the pig and destroys the dajjal and collects the money of the Riser and the People of the Cave walk behind him, and he is the right-hand minister of the Riser, his trustee and his deputy, and he spreads security in the West and in the East due to the favor of the Proof Muhammad bin al-Hasan, peace be upon him.”﴿.^[2] And the Prince of Believers Ali bin Abi Talib℗ said, ﴾“And the home of sovereignty returns to Iraq and things become matters of elections, he who prevails in order to do something will do it. At that time will be the emergence of the Sufyani, so he rides on the earth for nine months, spreading the worst torments. So woe to Egypt and woe to

Iraq and woe to al-Kufa and woe to Wasit,^[3] it is as if I am looking at it and no one in it is alive to tell about what happened, and then will be the emergence of the Sufyani, and food and rain lessen and the people suffer from drought, so no soil is fertile and no sky gives rain, and then the guided and guiding Mahdi emerges who takes the banner from the hand of Jesus son of Mary.”﴿.^[4] And there are many narrations that prove that Jesus℗ was not crucified or killed; rather, the one crucified and killed was the one resembling Jesus, peace be upon him. Abu Abdullah℗ said, ﴾“Jesus son of Mary℗ was raised with an armor of wool woven by Mary and sewn by Mary, so when he reached the sky it was called, ‘O Jesus son of Mary, cast away the ornaments of the worldly life.’”﴿.^[5] Imam al-Retha℗ said, ﴾“No matter of the prophets of God and His proofs℗ was made allegorical to the people other than the matter of Jesus son of Mary℗ alone, because he was raised from the earth alive and his spirit was ceased between the sky and the earth, then he was lifted to the sky and his spirit was returned to him and that is the saying of the Almighty, ﴾when God said, “O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself.”﴿﴿ Quran Chapter “The Family of Imran” 3:55. And the Prophet℗ said, ﴾“Jesus℗ did not die and he will return to you before the Day of Resurrection.”﴿.§ And note that Jesus is a sent prophet, and he requested from Almighty God that he be spared and have the crucifixion, the torment, and the killing be taken away from him. And Almighty God does not reject the supplication of a sent prophet, so God answered him and raised him, and the successor was sent down, he who was crucified and killed on his behalf. And in the Gospel there are many passages which mention the supplication of Jesus℗ that the crucifixion and the killing be taken away from him. [ And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, 39

“My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”] Matthew 26:39.

[35 And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 36 And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”] Mark 14:35-36. [41 And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”] Luke 22:41-42. And in the Torah in Isaiah, and in the Gospel in Acts, Chapter 8, there is this passage: [32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth.”] And all the sent prophets and the successors spoke, none of them went to the slaughter in silence; they were rather sent in order to speak, convict and preach to the people, and how very much has Jesus℗ in particular convicted the clerics and the people, and how very much has he preached to them, so that he went to the slaughter in silence would not apply to him. Rather, this one who went to the slaughter in silence is the successor (the look-alike of Jesus℗) who was crucified and killed without speaking or requesting from God that the torment and the crucifixion and the killing be taken away from him, and without speaking to the people. Rather, if they had persisted on him and asked him persistently who are you, are you the Christ, he would not answer them except with one word, “You have said so.” So he went to the torment, crucifixion and killing silently and satisfied with the command of God, carrying out what he was sent down for, which is to be crucified and killed instead of Jesus, peace be upon him. And because it was originally not his time to be sent and to inform the people and speak with them, he went like that, like a sheep led to slaughter, like a lamb silent before the one butchering him. As it was, he did not open his mouth. I hope that every believer who wants to know the truth benefits from this situation, as this human came down to the earth and was crucified and killed while no one knows. He did not request that he be remembered or that he be known. He came down in silence, was crucified in silence and was killed in silence, and he went up to his Lord in

silence. So if you wish to be like this, be like this.