The Second Coming of Jesus
The Uniqueness of Jesus in the Qur'an and the Bible
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The last point of agreement between the Qur'an and the Bible on the life of Jesus that concerns us is the second coming of Jesus. As with the ascension, the Qur'an is backed by many Hadith on this point. The one verse in the Qur'an which does appear to clearly teach the second coming of Jesus is this one:
And (Jesus) shall be a sign for (the coming of) hour (of Judgement). Quran 43.61
The text is somewhat briefer in the original Arabic but the interpretation of it in the English is ostensibly correct. Again Christians and Muslims differ on the manner and effect of the second coming but agree on the fact. The second coming of Jesus is one of the grandest and most extensive subjects of the prophetic texts of the Bible, but just a few quotes will suffice:
"Then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory". Matthew 24:30
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel's call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:16
Behold he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, every one who pierced him; and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Revelation 1:7
We can conclude by saying that the second coming of Jesus to herald the Day of Judgment is a fact upon which the Qur'an and the Bible are agreed.
It is significant also to note that many illustrious titles of Jesus in the Bible are repeated in the Qur'an. For example, he is called the Word of God in both books The Qur'an agrees with the Bible in calling him the Messiah. Likewise he is also called a Spirit from God in the Qur'an. These titles, however, are treated in the companion booklet to this one in this series entitled 'The Titles of Jesus in the Qur'an and the Bible'. As we intend to show presently that the four features dealt with thus far in this booklet make Jesus especially unique in his life and personality, it will be profitable to bear in mind, nevertheless, that the Qur'an and the Bible also give him titles which are applied to no one else.