Originally posted by Same Hakeem
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The author of the Qur'an thought the trinity was Allah, Jesus and the virgin Mary.
The author of the Qur'an had never heard of the incarnation because the author of the Qur'an said that Jesus could not be God because He had to eat food. Christians have always believed Jesus was fully human so of course He had to eat food.
As for Revelation 3:21:
I found the following in Michael Brown's "Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus" Volume Two.
"Consider these verses from the last book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation. In Revelation 3:21, Jesus declares that he sat down with the Father on his throne, but what does that mean? According to Revelation 4:2, John, who wrote the Book of Revelation, is caught up in the Spirit and sees "a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it."
"It was "the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come" (Revelation 4:8). Next, John sees "a Lamb [representing Jesus], looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne" (Revelation 5:6). And as the heavenly drama unfolds, John records: "Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!" (Revelation 5:13).
"Did you notice those words? "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb." Now pay careful attention. In Revelation 7:9, John sees a multitude" standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb," and they cry out, "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne and to the Lamb" (Revelation 7:10).
"The general picture is clear, but the specifics are not as easy to decipher: God sits on his throne, and with him is the Lamb, yet this Lamb is "at the center of the throne" (Revelation 5:6; Revelation 7:17). What exactly does this mean? There is some mystery involved, without doubt.
"Then we come to the end of the book, and in a real sense, the end of the story. Revelation 22:1 speaks of "the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb." "Mark those words carefully, the throne of God and of the Lamb. And now look at these astounding verses: "The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city [i.e., the New Jerusalem], and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads" (Revelation 22:3-4)
"What an incredible description! There is one throne for God and the Lamb (not two thrones), and his servants (not their servants) will serve him (not them) and see his face (not their faces). One throne, one God, and one face. This is profound, glorious monotheistic truth at its best. Our God is complex and unique! And so the angel exhorts John in Revelation 22:9, "Worship God!' not "Worship gods." Perish the thought. The one God of Abraham and Moses is the one God of Peter and Paul."
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