Messiah
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2:54:50Muslim Faces 10 — Jesus Is Not Almighty God According to the Bible
A structured summary of a long debate about whether Jesus is Almighty God according to the Bible, followed by a second prompt about whether Muhammad is clearly mentioned in the Bible. The discussion repeatedly turns on Bible verses about Jesus and God, Qur'anic names and titles, shirk, takfir, translation differences, Psalm 83:18, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Revelation 1 and 22, manuscript corruption, and Qur'anic authority over previous scripture.
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“How is Jeremiah 23:5-6 answered?”
The response is that Jeremiah 23:5-6 speaks about a righteous branch from David who will reign as king, but the speaker says it does not fit Jesus because the promised conditions about Judah and Israel dwelling safely were not fulfilled in Jesus' lifetime. He also says that Jewish readers themselves treat the passage as messianic prophecy without agreeing that it points to Jesus.
“What is the final rebuttal to the Jeremiah argument?”
The rebuttal is that the verse speaks about a Messiah and not explicitly about Jesus, and even if Jesus is the Messiah, the description still does not match the historical circumstances of Jesus' ministry. The speaker ends this section by saying the text is being over-read to force a conclusion it does not actually state.