New Podcast Let Us Reason - A Christian/Muslim Dialogue

Al and Anthony Rogers start a new series talking about how David used the Psalms to reveal Christ.  The book of Psalms is not a haphazard book , but an organized book that talks about Christ the Messiah.  The book is divided into five books to resemble the five book of Moses. There is a hundred names in the book of Psalms about Jesus ; the blessed man, the afflicted, and the tree of life just to name a few. This should give us a new perspective when we read the Psalms; they are all about Jesus not just some.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mel and Al continue to discuss the origin of the name Mehmet and today they discuss what the Sufis think and believe. They say that Mehmet was the source of light and Adam was created by him. This name was used to refer to God/ Jesus, and later evolved to refer to an Arabian prophet.  Mehmet was originally a title and it was used for centuries before it was changed to Mohammad.  In other words Mehmet was a reference to God; the highly praised one, and was applied to Jesus on coins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Brother Mel continue to use more Quranic verses to show that the Quran refers to Jesus when he mentions the name Mohammad, Sura 33:40, Sura 3:144. They also discuss the term Angel of the Lord in Genesis 16: 8-10 , 22:11-12 who Christians believe is the the Lord Jesus is the only one that can claim the promises in those verses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al and Mel continue their discussion about the origin of the name Mohammad/ Mehmet.  Today they start by talking about the use of the cross on an inscription by an Arab ruler named Mu'aweiah; he was called the commander of the believers, and from the sound of it he was a Christian who was crowned king in Jerusalem and ruled from Damascus. Next they talk about the references in the Quran to a person called Mehmet and Ahmed.  They discuss Suras 47:2, 45:29 and 19:30-31. They point to how the name fits in being used in reference to Jesus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mel says that in  the ancient Ugaritic language about three thousand years ago the name Muhammad/ Mehmet meant desirable or precious.  Also in Sematic it meant  Barak; blessed and was meant for the Messiah.  Mel also talks about having the Name on coins with crosses on them; for example a 6th century coin in Yemen in 523 A.D. with the name Mehmet in Sabaic script. The term was used for Jesus and then was taken by the Muslims to mean an Arabian prophet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and brother Mel. start a new series on the origin of the name Mohammad.  1. Where is it in the Bible. 2. The earliest reference to Mehmet. 3.The use of the name on coins. 4. The seventh century chronicles. 5. Who is Mehmet in the Quran. The origin of the name Mehmet in Hebrew means" the desired one" (ps. 68:16, Pro. 12:12).  In Song of Salomon(16:5), it is referring to the Messiah; all together lovely.  Both Jews and Christian say that the name refers to the Messiah. Since the Messiah is Jewish it can not refer to Mohammad the Arabian prophet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Anthony Rogers continue their discussion of Isaiah 53.  In this session they discuss how Jesus and His disciples talked about the fulfillment of Isaiah 53; 1. In Luke 24 after Jesus's resurrection ; he is explaining to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus  how the Christ will suffer, die and come back to life.  2. All four accounts of the gospel mention Isaiah 40 a voice crying out in the wilderness . 3. Jesus told his disciples that he will go to Jerusalem to die.  4. Another example was in Acts 8 where Philip is explaining the suffering Messiah to the Ethiopian who was reading Isaiah 53.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Anthony Rogers continue in Isaiah 53 about the reason for the death of the righteous servant.  It is atone for the guilt of the people (53:5,11).  This is the gospel message in advance.  The gospel is the good news; in Isaiah 40:9, 52:7.  Is. 53:1 the gospel is proclaimed. The gospel of Mark starts as it is written in Isaiah.  Zachariah 6:12 talks about the branch/ The Nazarene/ the Messiah. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Anthony Rogers continue discussing Isaiah 52 and 53, They notice that this servant is an individual, a human, a man, not a nation.  The pronoun "He" is being used many times.  In Isaiah 52:13, This servant will be highly exalted.  In Isaiah 2, the Lord alone will be exalted; This shows the divine identity of this figure.  Isaiah 52: says that this upright man will suffer and die, buried , resurrected and exalted (Is. 52:13,14).  He will be stricken, smitten , and afflicted (Is. 53:4) . He will be chastened, scourged , and crushed (Is. 53: 5). This figure will die for the sins of his people, and he will succeed. This person is the Lord Jesus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al Fadi and Anthony Rogers begin a new series on the book of Isaiah, and focus on Isaiah 53.  Isaiah's name means Yahweh saves, which reminds us Jesus's name.   In this series they will cover the following: 1. Chapter 52-53 see that the Messiah will bring a new and greater exodus; redemption.  2. The Messiah is both a suffering servant and the incarnate deity.  3. That He will die and will be exalted; He will die as a substitutionary atonement for sinners and secure justification before God.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.