Nuggets from "Judgment Day: Islam, Israel, and the Nations" by Dave Hunt

Nuggets from “Judgment Day: Islam, Israel, and the Nations” by Dave Hunt

In contrast to Muhammad’s alleged but unwitnessed ascension to heaven, the eleven apostles (Judas, the twelfth and false disciple, had “hanged himself”- (Matthew:27:5And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
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See All...). As for His resurrection, this foundational belief of all true Christians (for which there were more than five hundred witnesses other than the apostles -1 Corinthians:15:6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
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In further contrast, Muhammad’s successors fought among themselves, killed one another, and spread Islam by the sword. But Christ’s disciples all died at the hands of others as true martyrs, who did not take the life of a single person with them. And they died not only as martyrs, out of devotion to Christ, but as witnesses to the life, miracles, sinless character, death, and resurrection of Christ. No one is fool enough to die for what he knows is a lie. The fact that none of the disciples saved his own life by promising his would-be executioners that he would expose the miracles and resurrection as lies is proof of the validity of their testimony – testimony that stands as irrefutable proof today.

Neither Islam nor any other religion has even one such witness to its validity. Christianity is opposed not only by Islam but by all of the world’s religions. There is a choice that every person must make. We pray that Muslims will have the courage to face the truth and make this choice on the basis of the evidence, not of emotion nor of human persuasion. In the case of Muslims, the choice is between a cult of death and despair, and the gospel of life and joy eternal.