In the 14-minute video shown below, Mario Joseph, a former Muslim Imam shares how he became a believer in Jesus Christ by reading the Koran.
Mario was born into a Muslim family and raised as a devoted Muslim, eventually becoming an Imam. One day while he was teaching in the mosque, one of his students asked, “Who is Jesus?”
Mario did not have a good answer, so he read the entire Koran once again, all 6,666 verses, to find what it says about Jesus. He found in chapter 3:45-55 the Koran identifies Jesus as the Word of God, the Spirit of God, the Messiah, the Christ, born to a virgin named Mary, conceived in her womb by the decree, the spoken word of God. In addition, it says Jesus created a bird from the dust, healed the blind and the leprous, raised the dead, was put to death by the will of God, was then resurrected from the dead, ascended into heaven, and will one day return. Verse 3:55 says God (Allah) will cause those who follow Jesus to be above those who do not believe in Him.
Based on the Koran, Mario compared Jesus with Muhammad and realized these facts:
- It says Jesus was the Word of God, but it never says Muhammad was the Word of God.
- It says Jesus was the Spirit of God, but it never says Muhammad was the Spirit of God.
- It says Jesus had power to create life from dust, but it never says Muhammad did anything like that.
- It says Jesus performed miracles of healing, but it never says Muhammad did any miracles.
- It says Jesus was raised from the dead and is now alive, but it never says Muhammad was raised from the dead. He still remains in his grave.
- It says Jesus ascended into heaven, but it never reveals Muhammad’s eternal fate, so Muslims cannot be sure whether or not he made it to heaven.
- It says Jesus will return, but it never says Muhammad will return.
- The Koran only mentions Muhammad 4 times, but it mentions Jesus 25 times.
- The Koran never mentions Muhammad’s mother’s name or the name of any other woman, except Mary, the mother of Jesus.
So, Mario concluded Jesus Christ is greater than Muhammad and became a follower of Jesus. The complete passage from the Koran is shown here.
[3.45] When the angels said: O Marium (Mary), surely Allah gives you good news with a Word from Him (of one) whose name is the ‘Messiah (Christ), Isa (Jesus) son of Marium (Mary), worthy of regard in this world and the hereafter and of those who are made near (to Allah).
[3.46] And he shall speak to the people when in the cradle and when of old age, and (he shall be) one of the good ones.
[3.47] She said: My Lord! When shall there be a son (born) to me, and man has not touched me? He said: Even so, Allah creates what He pleases; when He has decreed a matter, He only says to it, Be, and it is.
[3.48] And He will teach him the Book and the wisdom and the Tavrat and the Injeel (the Bible).
[3.49] And (make him) an apostle to the children of Israel: That I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I determine for you out of dust like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird with Allah’s permission and I heal the blind and the leprous, and bring the dead to life with Allah’s permission and I inform you of what you should eat and what you should store in your houses; most surely there is a sign in this for you, if you are believers.
[3.50] And a verifier of that which is before me of the Torah and that I may allow you part of that which has been forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a sign from your Lord. Therefore be careful of (your duty to) Allah and obey me.
[3.51] Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, therefore serve Him; this is the right path.
[3.52] But when Isa (Jesus) perceived unbelief on their part, he said, “Who will be my helpers in Allah’s way?” The disciples said: We are helpers (in the way) of Allah: We believe in Allah and bear witness that we are submitting ones (Muslims).
[3.53] Our Lord! we believe in what Thou hast revealed and we follow the apostle, so write us down with those who bear witness.
[3.54] And they planned and Allah (also) planned, and Allah is the best of planners.
[3.55] And when Allah said: O Isa (Jesus), I am going to terminate the period of your stay (on earth) and cause you to ascend unto Me and purify you of those who disbelieve and make those who follow you above those who disbelieve to the day of resurrection; then to Me shall be your return, so I will decide between you concerning that in which you differed. (Koran 3:45-55)
After he became a Christian, Mario was severely persecuted by his own family. His father tried to murder him, but Jesus delivered him. He shares his amazing story in this video.
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Thanks a lot James for refreshing my memory.
Btw the number of verses in quran is 6236 not 6666 yet you might like to write it as 6(2×3)6.
Lets pray for all Muslims to be visited by Jesus and find their rest in him and only in him he who is the only truth and the only way to father. God has already made it so easy for every muslim to be delivered because when Satan was so busy in deceiving the ishmaelites God was busy in putting ways out for them. I can recall so many as I write.
I got the number from Mario’s comment in the video. I sure didn’t count them myself, but he grew up as a Muslim and was an Imam, so maybe he knows what he’s talking about.
I found this quote on the web:
Scholars have different opinions about the number of the Quranic verses. But this conflict is just about “numerating” the verses. Some scholars numerated the long sentences as two or three verses, while some others regarded them as one whole verse. The number of the verses according to Scholars:
Ibn-i Abbas (ra): 6616,
Nafi (ra): 6217,
Shayba (ra): 6214,
Scholars of Egypt (ra): 6226,
Zamahshari (ra) (the genius Eloquence Scholar of the Arabic language and literature); 6666.
Bediuzzaman, mujaddid (the reformer) of the 13.century, also has the opinion of 6666 verses.
Ibn-i Huzeyme, one of the big imams, made the following explanations on “6666” issue while handling the “Quran’s miracle of number” topic of his book titled “An Nasih wa’l Mansuh”:
There are 1000 verses about promising (wa’ad);
1000 about threat (wa’id);
1000 command (amr) verses;
1000 forbiddance (nahy) verses;
1000 information and story verses;
1000 warning and example verses;
500 verses about ruling;
100 verses about invocation and glorification;
66 “nasih and mansuh” (“the abrogating and abrogated”) verses.
Totally there are 6666 verses in the Quran.
Consequently, the expression “Quran has 6666 verses.” is based on the mentioned points.
But today, accepting the opinion of Kufa, all Qurans consist of 6,236 verses.
Hi James. Thanks a lot for that. My main point is to have something supernatural to open their eyes in the times of debating, this is still very controversial I prefer not to mention it.
One of the most mindblowing supernaturals regarding the beast system and its number is the year of Islamic revolution in Iran 1979.
If you take the year of muhammad ministry commencement 610 AD. And add it to this equation
(666÷(6+6+6))×(666÷(6+6+6))
You will get to 1979.
I have some very good points that the one main character and designer of that revolution was Kissinger and the Rockefelers.
God bless you James. You and this website has reached to the hearts of many beleivers from all around the world and there is no doubt that you have been put to this position for such a time by our father for us. You are always in my prayer.
Thanks Sam. I really appreciate your prayers as the warfare here seems to be getting more intense than anything I have ever experienced before, so the need is great.
Today my odometer reached 66,666 miles (even took a picture of it). Kind of a coincidence. Kind of. 😉
That sounds like something I would do. 🙂
my grocery bill at aldi was 66.60
There are so many different versions of the Koran that it is not really possible to say how many verses there are. Jay Smith preaches weekly on Hyde Park Corner in London, England,and talks of this. Sadly I have no idea how to show you the You Tube links.
Rowena, use your mouse to highlight the link at the top, then right click and then click on “copy” when the box appears. Then you can go anywhere and right click on “paste” when the box appears.
Thanks , Sue. I’ll try that.
Very interesting info James. It would seem to confirm the Satanic origin and could it have anything to do with the height of the Washington Monument, a Masonic structure (6,666 inches)?
http://beforeitsnews.com/new-world-order/2014/12/date-2030-and-the-washington-monument-3304.html
It is 6,666 or 6,236 depending on how (or if) the Bismillah appearing at the start of each chapter is counted. So the answer is both are right.
OOHH so precious is this man and his faith -Just warms my heart SO SO much -Lord Jesus -break these chains of false religion over these precious people -Praise and honor and glory belong to You alone -Our King -our Love and Our hope
The kingdom of darkness has taken another big hit as the #1 best selling New Age author Doreen Virtue has gotten born again this past January and has renounced all her books and tarot cards and all her past work!! Amazing
Revelation 1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty
Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Alpha translated to Hebrew is Aleph and translated to Arabic is Aleef -> Al-Alif. Jesus says, I am Alpha (Al-Alif).
Al-Alif means the first in Arabic.
The Koran gives al’Awwal (الأول), meaning “The First” and al’Akhir (الآخر), meaning “The Last” as two of the names of GOD: 57:3
Jesus is Al’Awwal (Alpha) and Al’Akhir (Omega). Therefore, these last two names are the names of Jesus from the beginning till the end which represents Jesus as the beginning and the end of the Creation of GOD. Thus, He (Jesus) is the Almighty GOD Himself.
Sorry, my mistake, this is the correct one. Jesus is Al’Awwal (First) and Al’Akhir (Last). Therefore, these last two names are the names of Jesus from the beginning till the end which represents Jesus as the beginning and the end of the Creation of GOD. Thus, He (Jesus) is the Almighty GOD Himself.
And so it is as you have spoken! (Amien)-so it shall be.
It is also written that Jesus is the Aleph and the Tav, the beginning and end of the sacrificial system.
Aleph is the first Hebrew letter and looks like an ox, Tav is the last Hebrew letter and looks like a cross.
Sorry, it’s not Hebrew but Canaanite pictograms that depict the ox and the cross.
Is this guys name a harbinger,( Mario Joseph}.America is about to be hit with 2 new hurricanes called Maria and Jose ie Mary and Joseph which merge together on the 23rd September in a type of conception.The Lord has shown me that the 26th September is a day to watch regarding the Pope or false prophet.
Mary and Joseph merging on September 23 is an interesting thought. The word about September 26 is also interesting because a few weeks ago, I saw a white 26 and have wondered what it meant. I’ll be watching that date too.
Mexico has just had another earthquake 7.1. Also it fell on the anniversary of the 1985 catastrophic earthquake in Mexico City. They were just literally doing drills in remembrance of that earthquake. I don’t know what more signs we need and what still to cause us to fall on our knees and repent and seek God. We have to pray. Jesus told us to watch and pray that is what we must do until He calls us home.
This Divine Mercy Center Mario Joseph is a miracle from God. I have been there and they have centers in the US. They have one center in NJ, Florida and Canada. All of the centers of retreats continuously. The one he is talking about Potta is in Kerala, India is the largest retreat center in the world. Every week 10,000 people come to this retreat and stay there for a week. This retreat center has continuous retreats 365 days a year. The retreats are done in 15 different languages. The miracle is that they feed and shelter all these people continuously every week they have enough food and enough shelter to provide for all the people who attend these retreat centers. Many miracles occur there. It is a Charismatic Retreat Center in which people who are running the retreat centers speak in tongues of the Holy Spirit. All these centers are Spirit filled and it is such an amazing place to attend. If anyone wants further information in regards to the centers in US, Canada or India please reach out to me….God Bless
Kind of off topic… I heard a comment that I thought was interesting.
Someone was saying Christians should quit saying they are going on “retreats” because it implies that they are running away from the battle. It was suggested we should rename them “refreshers”, “regenerations”, “empowerments”, etc… and therefore we wouldn’t lose any ground we had already claimed.
Retreat talks about Elijahs retreat from public ministry after slaying the prophets of baal. Jesus Christ also called the disciples apart after a time of ministry work. Retreat in this sense means leaving public life and going away to be with the master. all those other names don’t sufficiently capture the act of retreat as you can get refreshed in the presence of the Lord anytime you worship him. You get regenerated when you give your life to Jesus in true repentance. you’re empowered whenever you are filled with the Holy Spirit or anointed to minister. Retreat is the right word.
Thanks for the kind and biblical response. I appreciate it 🙂
You are welcome . Glad you found my post informative. God bless you.
That’s awesome info Phil. I had not heard of them before, but sounds like a great ministry.
I live in Canada and would like information on the retreat centers!
Hi Grace it is called the Divine Retreat Centre Toronto their address is 69 william street Toronto ON M9N 2G6 and their phone number is 647 660 1314….God Bless
Hi Phil, the picture behind the man looks like a catholic altar for their mass, or am I mistaken?
Good question Stella. As a former Catholic, “retreat” was a very common thing people would do all the time. Not necessarily a negative thing, but I would prefer revival to retreat. I would shy away from anything bordering on religion.
Thank you, Phil!
And James, you realize that you have now spoken against Islam, as per a previous post. In an excellent way, I may add. Perhaps having a backup plan / website is in order now and letting us know how to access it.
We’re working on it. Our thinking right now is to have an alternative website address (URL) ready and waiting, so if we get banned, we would be able to immediately move to the new address. However, the only way to let everyone know will be by sending an email to our mailing list, which is why anyone who wants to stay with us must sign up for our mailing list using the sign up form located in the top right column of every page.
If God had to judge Muslims by the Koran their own bible would condemn them!
Muslims are not the enemy, they are the mission field as is the world. Hard to remember that at times.
Look whats happening in the Ukraine
http://www.openheaven.com/2017/09/22/hundreds-thousands-gather-streets-ukraine-praise-jesus/
That is so awesome!!!!!! Hallelujah !!!!!
Our God is a mighty God