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| Main stream Islamic view of the second coming maintains that Jesus was lifted up to heaven by God |
Main stream Islamic view of the second coming maintains that Jesus was nailed to the cross but lifted up to heaven by God before he died, where he is waiting to decent during the “last days” when corruption and perversity are rife on earth. He will then wage a battle against the anti-christ and restore religion to its pristine state. | ||
| ==Minority Views== | ==Minority Views== | ||
| Muslims do not believe Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was crucified. He was lifted to heavan BEFORE the crucifiction. | |||
| Some minority sects have adopted different and allegedly heretical beliefs according to main stream Muslims. The view of the ] and the ] is based on an allegorical interpretation of the references to Jesus’s second coming in Islamic literature. They believe that Jesus died a natural death and the second coming referred to ] and his efforts to counter the threats to Islam from other religious groups. | Some minority sects have adopted different and allegedly heretical beliefs according to main stream Muslims. The view of the ] and the ] is based on an allegorical interpretation of the references to Jesus’s second coming in Islamic literature. They believe that Jesus died a natural death and the second coming referred to ] and his efforts to counter the threats to Islam from other religious groups. | ||
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- This article refers to the religious usage of the term. For other usages, see Second Coming (disambiguation).
The prophecies of a Second Coming are various and span across many religions and cultures.
Most notable is the Christian and Muslim belief in the return of Jesus Christ. Another is Maitreya (Pali: Metteyya), a bodhisattva, prophesied by Gautama Buddha to be the next Buddha who will return to restore Buddhism when it becomes lost or corrupt.
Christian View
Islamic View
Main Stream View
Main stream Islamic view of the second coming maintains that Jesus was nailed to the cross but lifted up to heaven by God before he died, where he is waiting to decent during the “last days” when corruption and perversity are rife on earth. He will then wage a battle against the anti-christ and restore religion to its pristine state.
Minority Views
Some minority sects have adopted different and allegedly heretical beliefs according to main stream Muslims. The view of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is based on an allegorical interpretation of the references to Jesus’s second coming in Islamic literature. They believe that Jesus died a natural death and the second coming referred to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and his efforts to counter the threats to Islam from other religious groups.
Jewish View
Other Religions
See also: Parousia and millennialism.
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