Quote:I dont see how this verse would apply to Muslims. We believe in the coming of Jesus in bodily form.
Peace SisterJennifer,
Actually you don't. Remember, this is the same John who wrote the Gospel of John and there, he speaks about the divinity of Jesus Christ:
John 1:1-2
(1) IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.
(2) He was present originally with God.
John 1:14
(14) And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth.
This is not to start a discussion of the Trinity (that's been done elsewhere), this is to show how John recorded the divinity of Christ and instructions regarding those who do not hold the view that John recorded. Muslims believe Jesus to be a prophet just like Moses and Abraham and equal to those prophets of old. They do not view him as the long awaited Messiah.
Shamms