| Jesus was not confused about His own | | | | ascribe to him any such thing as a |
| identity; He unabashedly claimed to be God. | | | | resurrection; in fact, in the earliest |
| But He also supported it by facts. Jesus | | | | accounts of his death, namely, the |
| performed many miracles; 35 are recorded in | | | | Mahaparinibbana Sutta, we read that when |
| the gospels, including various nature | | | | Buddha died it was 'with that utter passing |
| miracles. One of the most impressive, the | | | | away in which nothing whatever remains |
| feeding of the five thousand, is attested to | | | | behind.'" |
| in all four gospels. And Jesus fulfilled each | | | | |
| of the hundreds of prophecies about the | | | | The prophet Mohammed expressly claimed merely |
| Messiah from the Old Testament with | | | | to be the prophet of Allah. Mohammed, also, |
| remarkable accuracy, all but a few outside | | | | fulfilled no prophecies nor is there even a |
| his own control, and well beyond any | | | | single credible account of a miracle he |
| statistical probability of chance. | | | | performed. Many Muslims protest that the |
| | | | writing of the Qur'an is the greatest miracle |
| When it seemed that Jesus was defeated, that | | | | of all. Others argue for some miraculous |
| evil had won by crucifying and killing the | | | | accounts about Mohammed deeply rooted in |
| Messiah, God revealed His greatest miracle of | | | | tradition, but these are not supported by |
| all: The resurrection of Christ. The greatest | | | | history or reliable scriptures. But even if |
| moment of victory for the Evil One turned out | | | | this was evidence for Mohammed's divine |
| to be the moment of his complete defeat. By | | | | inspiration these claims look pale next to |
| the crucifixion, with His blood, Jesus | | | | the miracles and prophecies fulfilled by |
| purchased salvation for man. By His | | | | Jesus. Mohammed died June 8, 632 AD at the |
| resurrection He proclaimed in a most glorious | | | | age of 61 in Medina, where his tomb is |
| way possible that He was the Son of God | | | | annually visited by thousands of devout |
| beyond the grip of death. | | | | Muslims. Later legends claim that he did not |
| | | | die but ascended to heaven in Jerusalem (at |
| Hinduism had no founder, so there are no | | | | the location of the modern day Dome of the |
| claims of deity. Gandhi was a humble man of | | | | Rock). However, no credible evidence for |
| integrity and had great care for other | | | | this claim has been presented. Whatever |
| people. Yet he never claimed to be God. | | | | Mohammed's destiny, nobody has ever claimed |
| Siddhartha Gautama (Lord Buddha) did not | | | | he rose from the dead. |
| claim to be God, nor are there serious claims | | | | |
| that he performed miracles during his | | | | Christ alone claimed to be God. Christ alone |
| lifetime or that there was a resurrection. | | | | provided evidence to support His claims! |
| "The original accounts of Buddha never | | | | |