In this short post I will provide internal evidence from Psalm 22 that “they have pierced my hands and my feet” is the correct reading.     

Here are the two alternate renderings of v. 16 (v. 17 in some translations):

“Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet.” New International Version (NIV)

“Because dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has encircled me. Like the lion they are at my hands and my feet.” Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The readers may not be aware of the fact that the Psalm employs a literary device known as a chiasmus⁽¹⁾, a very common linguistic feature employed in many biblical books.   

What is also not commonly known is that this chiastic structure actually supports the reading “they have pierced” (Heb. ka’aru/karu), instead of “like a lion” (ka’ari).

Pay close attention to this Psalm’s chiastic form.

“Be not far from Me, For trouble is near; For there is none to help.” v. 11 NIV	“But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me!” v. 19 NIV
“Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion.” vv. 12-13 NIV	“Save Me from the lion’s mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen!” v. 21 NIV
“For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;” v. 16 NIV	“Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.” v. 20 NIV

The Psalm’s chiastic structure where v. 16 is meant to be paralleled with v. 20 strongly supports the reading ka’aru since the reading “like a lion” does not fit in with the reference to sword, which evokes the image of cutting or piercing someone through.

Additional corroboration for the parallelism between sword and pierce comes from the following OT verses:

“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced (daqaru). Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.” Zechariah 12:10 NIV

“‘Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against the Man who is My Companion,’ Says the Lord of hosts. ‘Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones.’” Zechariah 13:7 NIV  

Despite the fact that Zechariah employed a different word for pierce (daqar), the meaning nonetheless is the same.

Interestingly, Zech. 12:10 is interpreted by rabbinic Judaism as a prophecy of the slaying of the Messiah son of Joseph:

as one mourns over an only son: As a man mourns over his only son. And our Sages expounded this in tractate Sukkah (52a) as referring to the Messiah, son of Joseph, who was slain. (The Complete Jewish Bible with Rashi Commentary https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16216/showrashi/true#v10; emphasis mine)

We, thus, have a parallel case to that of Ps. 22 where the terms sword and pierce are used in close proximity in texts that also have a clear messianic significance.    

FURTHER READING

PSALM 22:16: LIONS ON THE PROWL OR A PIERCED MESSIAH?

Jehovah Gets Pierced!

How Rabbinic Judaism’s Belief in Two Messiahs proves that Jesus is the Christ

An anti-Christian Rabbi Proves Muhammad is a false prophet! Pt. 1

ENDNOTE

⁽¹⁾ Here is how some online sources define the term:

a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in “He went to the country, to the town went she.”…

rhetoric reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases he came in triumph and in defeat departs (Dictionary.com https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chiasmus)

In rhetoric, chiasmus (/kaɪˈæzməs/ ky-AZ-məs) or, less commonly, chiasm (Latin term from Greek χίασμα, “crossing”, from the Greek χιάζω, chiázō, “to shape like the letter Χ“), is a “reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses – but no repetition of words”.^[1]

A similar device, antimetabole, also involves a reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses in an A-B-B-A configuration, but unlike chiasmus, presents a repetition of words.^[2]

Examples

Chiasmus balances words or phrases with similar, though not identical, meanings:

But O, what damned minutes tells he o’er
Who dotes, yet doubts; suspects, yet strongly loves.

— Shakespeare, Othello 3.3

“Dotes” and “strongly loves” share the same meaning and bracket, as do “doubts” and “suspects”.

Additional examples of chiasmus:

By day the frolic, and the dance by night.

— Samuel Johnson, The Vanity of Human Wishes (1794)^[3]

Despised, if ugly; if she’s fair, betrayed.

— Mary Leapor, “Essay on Woman” (1751)^[4]

For comparison, the following is considered antimetabole, in which the reversal in structure involves the same words:

Pleasure’s a sin, and sometimes sin’s a pleasure.

— Lord Byron, in Don Juan, (1824)^[5]

Both chiasmus and antimetabole can be used to reinforce antithesis.^[6] In chiasmus, the clauses display inverted parallelism. Chiasmus was particularly popular in the literature of the ancient world, including Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Ancient K’iche’ Maya,^[7] where it was used to articulate the balance of order within the text. Many long and complex chiasmi have been found in Shakespeare^[8] and the Greek and Hebrew texts of the Bible.^[9] It is also found throughout the Quran^[10] and the Book of Mormon.^[11] (Chiasmus – Wikipedia)

In this post I am going to sum up the biblical proofs showing that Christ is depicted as the one true God YHWH Almighty who comes to judge the earth.

To begin with, Jesus and the [N]ew [T]estament in general teach that the Father has assigned all judgment to the Son, and that the Son will physically resurrect the dead by his sovereign voice in order to determine their fate in the age to come:

“For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him… Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His [the Son] voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.” John 5:22-23, 25-29 – Cf. 6:39-44, 54

“Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now commanding men that everyone everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He determined, having furnished proof to all by raising Him from the dead.” Acts 17:30-31

“on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.” Romans 2:16

The reason why this is an astonishing claim is that the Hebrew Bible explicitly testifies that it is YHWH who comes to judge the world in righteousness:

“Those who contend with Yahweh will be dismayed; Against them He will thunder in the heavens; Yahweh will render justice to the ends of the earth, And He will give strength to His king, And He will exalt the horn of His anointed.” 1 Samuel 2:10

“But Yahweh abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment, And He will judge the world in righteousness; He will render justice for the peoples with equity.” Psalm 9:7-8

“Before Yahweh, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.” Psalm 96:13

“Before Yahweh, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with equity.” Psalm 98:9

This is why the [O]ld Testament calls YHWH the Judge of all the earth:

“Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before Yahweh. Then Abraham came near and said, ‘Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from You to do such a thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do justice?’ So Yahweh said, ‘If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.’” Genesis 18:22-26

“O Yahweh, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth! Be lifted up, O Judge of the earth, Render recompense to the proud.” Psalm 94:1-2

And yet, as shown above, Jesus is that very Lord and Judge of the whole earth who comes to judge the living and the dead in perfect justice:

“As for the word which He sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ⁠—He is Lord of all⁠—… And He commanded us to preach to the people, and solemnly to bear witness that this is the One who has been designated by God as Judge of the living and the dead.” Acts 10:36, 42

The OT also teaches that YHWH comes with his reward in order to recompense every person for all the thoughts and desires of their hearts and minds:

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a delighted soul; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.” 1 Chronicles 28:19

“And that to You, O Lord, belongs lovingkindness, For You repay a man according to his work.” Psalm 62:12 – Cf. Proverbs 24:12

“Behold, Lord Yahweh will come with strength, With His arm ruling for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him And His recompense before Him.” Isaiah 40:10 – Cf. 62:11

“Thus says Yahweh, ‘Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from Yahweh. And he will be like a juniper in the desert And will not see when prosperity comes, But will dwell in stony wastes in the wilderness, A land of salt which is not inhabited. Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh And whose trust is Yahweh. And he will be like a tree planted by the water, That sends forth its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought Nor refrain from yielding fruit. The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can know it? I, Yahweh, search the heart; I test the inmost being, Even to give to each man according to his ways,’” Jeremiah 17:5-10 – Cf. 11:20; 29:23

And yet, remarkably, the NT claims that it is Jesus who judges all hearts and minds in order to recompense every individual for what s/he has earned:

“For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and will then repay each one according to his deeds.” Matthew 16:27

“But to me it is a very small thing that I may be examined by you, or by any human court. In fact, I do not even examine myself. For I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not by this acquitted. But the one who examines me is the Lord. Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and make manifest the motives of hearts. And then each one’s praise will come to him from God.” 1 Corinthians 4:3-5

“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: This is what the Son of God, the One who has eyes like a flame of fire and His feet are like burnished bronze, says: ‘I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your last deeds are greater than at first. But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and deceives My slaves so that they commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her time to repent, and she does not wish to repent of her sexual immorality Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds. And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.” Revelation 2:18-23

“Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end… I, Jesus, sent My angel to bear witness to you of these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.’… He who bears witness to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming quickly.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.” Revelation 22:12-13, 16, 20

Moreover, the Hebrew Bible states that YHWH will gather all the nations before him on the day he brandishes his sickle in judgment. YHWH is further described as wearing a bloody garment, stained by the blood of his enemies which he trampled under his feet in the winepress of his own wrath, and did so all by himself since he could not find anyone worthy enough to do it for him:

“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land… Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves. There, bring down, O Yahweh, Your mighty ones. Let the nations be roused up And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. Send in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their evil is great.” Joel 3:1-2, 11-13

“Who is this who comes from Edom, With garments of glowing colors from Bozrah, This One who is majestic in His clothing, Marching in the greatness of His power? ‘It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.’ Why is Your clothing red, And Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press? ‘I have trodden the wine trough ALONE, And from the peoples there was NO MAN with Me. I also trod them in My anger And trampled them in My wrath; And their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, And I stained all My clothes. For the day of vengeance was in My heart, And My year of redemption has come. I looked, and there was NO ONE to help, And I was astonished, and there was NO ONE to uphold; So My own arm brought salvation to Me, And My wrath upheld Me. I trod down the peoples in My anger And made them drunk in My wrath, And I brought down their lifeblood to the earth.” Isaiah 63:1-6

Astonishingly, Jesus is described as wearing a bloodstained robe as he comes to gather the nations before him in judgment where he will trample God’s enemies in the winepress of God’s fury!

“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom, which has been prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’ Then they themselves also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?’ Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Matthew 25:31-46

“Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sits on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; having a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself, and being clothed with a garment dipped in blood, His name is also called The Word of God. And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. And from His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the wrath of the rage of God, the Almighty. And He has on His garment and on His thigh a name written, ‘KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.’” Revelation 19:11-16

Christ is also portrayed as the One wielding a sharp sickle at the time of the harvest of judgment!

“Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. And another angel came out of the sanctuary, crying out with a loud voice to Him who sits on the cloud, ‘Put in Your sickle and reap, for the hour to reap has come, because the harvest of the earth is ripe.’ Then He who sits on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.” Revelation 14:14-16

There’s more!

Jesus is even described as that very YHWH who comes with his holy ones in order to destroy the wicked by fire:

“For behold, Yahweh will come in fire And His chariots like the whirlwind, To return His anger with wrath, And His rebuke with flames of fire. For Yahweh will execute judgment by fire And by His sword on all flesh, And those slain by Yahweh will be many.” Isaiah 66:15-16

“And you will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; indeed, you will flee just as you fled before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then Yahweh, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him!” Zechariah 14:5

Compare:

“so that He may strengthen your hearts blameless in holiness, before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.” 1 Thessalonians 3:13

“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

“This is a plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which indeed you are suffering. Since it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give rest to you who are afflicted and to us as well at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, executing vengeance on those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might, when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed⁠—for our witness to you was believed. To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill all your good pleasure for goodness and the work of faith with power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12

Another remarkable fact is that the inspired Scriptures teach that every individual will appear before the judgment seat of YHWH where they will bow down before him in acknowledgment of his being the only true God and Savior:

“Declare and draw near with your case; Indeed, let them consult together. Who has made this heard from of old? Who has long since declared it? Is it not I, Yahweh? And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior; There is none except Me. Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other. I have sworn by Myself, The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness And will not turn back, That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.” Isaiah 45:21-23

“For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you view your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. For it is written, ‘As I live, says the Lord, to Me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.’ So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.” Romans 14:9-12

Here’s where it gets all the more amazing.

The NT teaches that the YHWH God whose judgment seat all must appear, and to whom every knee will bow and confess is none other than Jesus Christ!

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10

“Therefore, God also highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11

If this weren’t astonishing enough, the OT calls this time of judgment the Day of YHWH,

“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of Yahweh is near in the valley of decision.” Joel 3:14

“Woe, you who are longing for the day of Yahweh, For what purpose will the day of Yahweh be to you? It will be darkness and not light; As when a man flees from a lion And a bear meets him; Or he goes home, leans his hand against the wall, And a snake bites him. Will not the day of Yahweh be darkness instead of light, Even thick darkness with no brightness in it?” Amos 5:18-20

“Be silent before Lord Yahweh! For the day of Yahweh is near, For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice; He has set apart His guests. Then it will be on the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice That I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, And all who clothe themselves with foreign garments. And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold, Who fill the house of their Lord with violence and deceit… Near is the great day of Yahweh, Near and coming very quickly; O the sound, the day of Yahweh! In it the mighty man cries out bitterly. A day of fury is that day, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and thick darkness, A day of clouds and dense gloom, A day of trumpet and loud shouting Against the fortified cities And the high corner towers. I will bring distress on men So that they will walk like the blind Because they have sinned against Yahweh; And their blood will be poured out like dust And their flesh like dung. Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to deliver them On the day of the fury of Yahweh; And all the earth will be devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete destruction, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.” Zephaniah 1:7-9, 14-18

Which the NT calls the Day of the Lord Jesus Christ!

“so that you are not lacking in any gift, eagerly awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, beyond reproach in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 1:7-8

“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus… so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and without fault until the day of Christ,” Philippians 1:6, 10

“holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to boast because I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.” Philippians 2:16

Could the holy Scriptures be any clearer in emphatically affirming that Jesus Christ is the divine Judge YHWH God Almighty that became flesh, being the unique Son of God who is essentially one with both the Father and the Holy Spirit?

Scriptural citations taken from the Legacy Standard Bible  (LSB).

FURTHER READING

Jesus as the Judge of All the Earth: Additional Evidence from the New Testament for the Deity of Christ

The Lord Jesus Christ – the Divine Judge of All Creation

Jesus as Divine Judge: Rebuttal to the “Do Not Say Trinity” Mohammedans

In this post I will highlight some of Muhammad’s bizarre and outright stupid teachings about Satan.

1. Satan pees in people’s ears

 Narrated ‘Abdullah: A person was mentioned before the Prophet and he was told that he had kept on sleeping till morning and had not got up for the prayer. The Prophet said, “Satan urinated in his ears.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 21, Number 245 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=21&translator=1&start=0&number=245; https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1144)

Narrated ‘Abdullah: It was mentioned before the Prophet that there was a man who slept the night till morning (after sunrise). The Prophet said, “He is a man in whose ears (or ear) Satan had urinated.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 492 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=54&translator=1&start=0&number=492; https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3270)

2. Satan farts loudly and passes gas

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “When the Adhan is pronounced Satan takes to his heels and passes wind with noise during his flight in order not to hear the Adhan. When the Adhan is completed he comes back and again takes to his heels when the Iqama is pronounced and after its completion he returns again till he whispers into the heart of the person (to divert his attention from his prayer) and makes him remember things which he does not recall to his mind before the prayer and that causes him to forget how much he has prayed.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 11, Number 582 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=11&translator=1&start=0&number=582; https://sunnah.com/bukhari:608)

3. Satan stays in the upper part of people’s noses

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “If anyone of you rouses from sleep and performs the ablution, he should wash his nose by putting water in it and then blowing it out thrice, because Satan has stayed in the upper part of his nose all the night.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 516 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=54&translator=1&start=0&number=516; https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3295)

1 The Book of Purification

(4) Chapter: Ablution (Wudu)

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger said: “When one of you wakes up from his sleep, he must blow of his nose three times, for the Satan spends the night inside one’s nostrils” [Agreed upon].

Reference: Bulugh al-Maram 37

In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 43

English translation: Book 1, Hadith 42 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/bulugh:37)

In a footnote to the above hadith from  al-Bukhari, we are told that:

(1) (H. 3295) We should believe that Satan actually stays in the upper part of one’s nose, though we cannot perceive how, for this is related to the unseen world of which we know nothing except what Allah tells us through his Messenger. (Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan, The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari [Darussalam Publishers & Distributors, July 1997], Volume 4. Ahadith 2738 to 3648, 59 – The Book Of The Beginning Of Creation, (11) CHAPTER. The Characteristics of Iblis (Satan) and his soldiers. p. 312; bold emphasis mine)

This leads to some rather perplexing questions:

1. Does Satan lodge in everyone’s noses, or Muslim ones?

2. Either way, how can Satan lodge in multiple noses at the same time, especially in noses that are separated by long distances and which live in different continents over the world?

3. Does this mean that Satan is omnipresent?

4. Moreover, how does water which is an earthly, material substance, a liquid, affect or harm Satan?

5. Does this mean that Satan is also a material being which possesses a material and/or physical body, which can be affected by material things such as water?

In light of all the other things which the ahadith state in regards to Satan, such as his farting, peeing and eating crap and bones, it seems that Muhammad actually believed that the devil did have a material, physical body of some kind.

4. Satan blows into people’s anuses

1 The Book of Purification

(6) Chapter: The Nullification of Wudu

Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: Allah’s Messenger said: “Satan comes to one of you in Salat and blows air in his bottom, so he imagines that he has realised air yet he did not. So if he gets that feeling he should not leave his prayer unless he hears the sound (of the air) or smells its odour.”

[Reported by Al-Bazzar].

Reference: Bulugh al-Maram 83

In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 100

English translation: Book 1, Hadith 89 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/bulugh:83)

5. Satan is a genie who eats poop and bones

[Remember] when we said unto the angels, worship ye Adam: And they [all] worshipped [him], except Eblis, [who] was [one] of the genii, and departed from the command of his Lord. Will ye therefore take him and his offspring for [your] patrons besides me, notwithstanding they are your enemies? Miserable [shall such] a change [be] to the ungodly! S. 18:50 Sale

1 The Book on Purification

(14) Chapter: What Has Been Related Regarding] What Is Disliked For One to use for Istinja

Abdullah bin Mas’ud narrated that: Allah’s Messenger said: “Do not perform Istinja, with dung, nor with bones. For indeed it is provisions for your brothers among the Jinn.”

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 18

In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 18

English translation: Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 18 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:18)

Narrated Abu Huraira: That once he was in the, company of the Prophet carrying a water pot for his ablution and for cleaning his private parts. While he was following him carrying it (i.e. the pot), the Prophet said, “Who is this?” He said, “I am Abu Huraira.” The Prophet said, “Bring me stones in order to clean my private parts, and do not bring any bones or animal dung.” Abu Huraira went on narrating: So I brought some stones, carrying them in the corner of my robe till I put them by his side and went away. When he finished, I walked with him and asked, “What about the bone and the animal dung?” He said, “They are of the food of Jinns. The delegate of Jinns of (the city of) Nasibin came to me–and how nice those Jinns were–and asked me for the remains of the human food. I invoked Allah for them that they would never pass by a bone or animal dung but find food on them.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 58, Number 200 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=58&translator=1&start=0&number=200; https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3860)

6. Satan causes/produces intoxicants, spitting, blowing the nose, yawning, menstruation, & drowsiness

O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, Al-Ansab and Al-Azlam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan’s (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful. Shaitan (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from As-Salat (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain? S. 5:90-91 Hilali-Khan

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Yawning is from Satan and if anyone of you yawns, he should check his yawning as much as possible, for if anyone of you (during the act of yawning) should say: ‘Ha’, Satan will laugh at him.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 509 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=54&translator=1&start=0&number=509; https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3289)

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Allah likes sneezing and dislikes yawning, so if someone sneezes and then praises Allah, then it is obligatory on every Muslim who heard him, to say: May Allah be merciful to you (Yar-hamuka-l-lah). But as regards yawning, it is from Satan, so one must try one’s best to stop it, if one says ‘Ha’ when yawning, Satan will laugh at him.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 242 https://www.searchtruth.com/book_display.php?book=73&translator=1&start=0&number=242; https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6223)

5 Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

(42) Chapter: What is disliked in the Prayer

It was narrated from ‘Adi bin Thabit, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet said: “Spitting, blowing one’s nose, menstruating and drowsiness during the prayer are from Satan.”

Grade: Da’if (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 969

In-book reference: Book 5, Hadith 167

English translation: Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 969 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:969)

What makes this rather confusing is that Muhammad taught that one of the pleasures that Muslims will enjoy of Jannah is wine consumption:

(Here is) a Parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible; rivers of milk of which the taste never changes; rivers of wine, a joy to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear. In it there are for them all kinds of fruits; and Grace from their Lord. (Can those in such Bliss) be compared to such as shall dwell for ever in the Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their bowels (to pieces)? S. 47:15 Yusuf Ali

In other words, Allah will reward his followers by letting them consume a satanic production!

FURTHER READING

Satan In The Upper Nose

Muhammad’s Silly and Ridiculous Teachings [Part 1], [Part 2]

The Sirah and Ahadith: The Foundation of the Quran

Muhammad’s Incorporation of Satan’s Handiwork

Satan’s Handiwork in Allah’s Garden?

More of Shabir Ally’s Lies Exposed Pt. 1

More of Shabir Ally’s Lies Exposed Pt. 2

More of Shabir Ally’s Lies Exposed – Addendum

In this short article I will present what I consider the best evidence proving that Jesus claimed to be God Almighty according to the Quran’s own criteria for deity.

I will use the very names, qualities and functions which the Quran and Islamic tradition ascribe to Allah alone and show how Jesus applied these very same characteristics and titles to himself. This leaves no doubt that Christ did indeed say he is God in the flesh.

I will then link to further material on this subject at the conclusion of this post.

THE TRUTH, RESURRECTION AND LIFE

ALLAH

That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and it is He Who gives life to the dead, and it is He Who is Able to do all things. And surely, the Hour is coming, there is no doubt about it, and certainly, Allah will resurrect those who are in the graves. S. 22:6-7 Hilali-Khan

His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, It is He Who gives life and causes death; and He is Able to do all things. S. 57:2 Hilali-Khan

Al-Haqq: The Truly Real

The Truth, the Real, the Really-existing, He whose existence and divinity are true, the One who creates according to the requirements of wisdom, justice, right, rightness, the Necessarily-existing by His own Essence, He whose existence is undeniable. Every reality exists from His essence and nothing has any intrinsic reality except Him.

Al-Haqq is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.

“That is because Allah – He is the Truth, and what you call upon besides Him is falsehood Allah is the All-High, the Most Great.” (31:29)

“On that Day Allah will pay them in full what is due to them, and they will know that Allah is the Clear Truth.” (24:25)

“That is because Allah is the Real and gives life to the dead and has power over all things and the Hour is coming without any doubt and Allah will raise up all those in the graves.” (22:6)…

Al-Hayy: The Living

Ever-Living, i.e. Deathless.

Al-Hayy is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.

“Allah, there is no god but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining.” (2:253)

“Put your trust in the Living who does not die and glorify Him with praise.” (25:58)…

Al-Bâ’ith: The Raiser

The Raiser, Resurrector. To re-create, like Mu’id; revive; also to send. The One who Quickens mankind after death. To cause something to be.

Al-Ba’ith is one of the Ninety-Nine Names.

“Allah will raise up all those in the graves.” (22:7) …

Al-Muhyî, Al-Mumît: The One Who Gives Life, The One who Makes Die

The Life-Giver or Quickener who makes something alive, to be a living thing; He quickenes him or endues him with life or revives him. He revives the earth with rain and endues with intelligence. Al-Mumit is the One who causes to die.

Al-Muhyi and Al-Mumit are two of the Ninety-Nine Names.

“How can you reject Allah, when you were dead and then He gave you life, then He will make you die and then give you life again, then you will be returned to Him?” (2:27) (Aisha Bewley, The Divine Names)

JESUS

“For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will… Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself… Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His [the Son] voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.” John 5:21, 25-26, 28-29

“‘This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.’ The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, ‘I am the bread which came down from heaven.’ And they said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, “I have come down from heaven”?’ Jesus therefore answered and said to them, ‘Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day… Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.’” John 6:39-44, 54  

“Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said to Him, ‘I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?’ She said to Him, ‘Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.’” John 11:23-27

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” John 14:6

“I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.” Revelation 1:18  

“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: “I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first… Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works. “’” Revelation 2:18-19, 22-23

THE OMNISCIENT FIRST AND THE LAST

ALLAH

He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him). And He is the All-Knower of every thing. S. 57:3 Hilali-Khan         

Al-Awwal, Al-Akhir: The First and the Last

Al-Akhir is He who remains after all His creatures have perished.

Al-Awwal is the First, preceding all others.

Al-Awwal and Al-Akhir are two of the Ninety-Nine Names.

“He is the First and the Last and the Outward and the Inward.” (57:3)

The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “…Allah, You are the First, for there was nothing before You, and You are the Last, for there is nothing after You, and you are the Outward, for there is nothing above You, and You are the Inward, for there is nothing beyond You. Remove our debt, and relieve us from poverty.” (Bewley, Divine Names)

JESUS

“And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, saying to me, ‘Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.’” Revelation 1:17-18  

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, ‘These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life:’” Revelation 2:8

“I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.” Revelation 2:23

 “‘And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last… I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.’… He who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming quickly.’ Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!” Revelation 22:12-13, 16, 20

HE WHOM ALL CREATION GLORIFIES

ALLAH

Whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah, and He is the All-Mighty, All-Wise. S. 57:2 Hilali-Khan

JESUS

“For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son JUST AS they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.” John 5:22-23

“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11

“Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.’ Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: ‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!’ And EVERY CREATURE which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and ALL THAT ARE IN THEM, I heard saying: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, AND TO THE LAMB, forever and ever!’ Then the four living creatures said, ‘Amen!’ And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.” Revelation 5:8-14

All biblical citations taken from the New King James Version (NKJV).

FURTHER READING

THE QURAN AFFIRMS THAT JESUS CLAIMED TO BE GOD ALMIGHTY!

THE ETERNAL LIFE-GIVING HEIR

MORE OF MUHAMMAD’S BLASPHEMOUS FAIRYTALES EXPOSED