Their rocks are not our Rock -- A Truthful Look at "Christianity" and "Islam"

by A. Freeman, contributing writer

In much the same way there is no Scriptural, historical or archaeological evidence that Peter was ever in Rome, is there any evidence Muhammad was ever in Mecca?

Peter the Roman?

The Roman Catholic church (RCC) falsely claims that the papacy derives its worldly powers via apostolic succession from Simon (Peter) Bar Jona, whom they claim was the first pope of Rome. Simon Peter was NEVER in Rome, much less the first pope of the Babylonian mystery religion (Rev. 17:5).

The RCC falsely claims Peter served in Rome in the capacity of pope from 41-66 A.D. (some historians differ on these dates, but not on the location) and that his body is buried under St. Peter’s Basilica. But even a cursory examination of the Scriptures (The Rock-solid Truth) proves this is a complete fabrication.

Are we to believe that Peter directly disobeyed The Master (Christ-Jesus) and went to Gentile Rome anyway? Peter’s assignment was to the Jews in and around JERUSALEM, the City of Peace, NOT Gentile Rome, which was given to Paul.

Galatians 2:7-9
2:7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;
2:8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

In Paul’s letter to the Romans we are told that those assignments would NOT be intermingled.

Romans 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was known about, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation.

That same letter goes on to send greetings and salutations to no less than 28 people who were in Rome at the very time Peter was supposedly pope (Rom. 16:1-15), and yet it never mentions Peter, which would be very strange and extremely rude if Peter had actually been there. It would also have been completely unnecessary to send a letter to instruct the community in Rome if Peter had been there leading them at that time.

Clearly Peter wasn’t in Rome. He was exactly where he was supposed to be: in JERUSALEM and the surrounding area. In fact Peter died (of old age, NOT on a satanic inverted cross – John 21:17-19) in Jerusalem and was buried there, where his tomb was discovered in 1953 at a Franciscan monastery site called “Dominus Flevit”.

The RCC’s first pope was not until the 4^th century A.D., when the Roman Emperor Constantine took the title “bishop of bishops” for himself. He presided over the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. in that capacity, which is when and where the “Creed of Nicaea”, now known as the “Nicene Creed”, was incorporated, introducing the concept of the pagan trinity into the organized religion known as “Christianity” (Sura 4:171), mixing it with the true teachings of Christ.

The entire “apostolic succession” from Peter through to Constantine was then fabricated and back-filled to try to legitimize the church’s worldly authority. ALL based on LIES, because Simon Peter was NEVER in Rome.

Muhammad the Meccan?

The organized religion that deceitfully refers to itself as “Islam” claims, according to their traditions (the hadith), that Muhammad (peace be upon him) was allegedly born in Mecca, and later fled to Medina, before marching on Mecca two years before his death. But is any of this true? What do the Holy Scriptures tell us about Muhammad, his whereabouts and his mission?

Did the Ishmaelites, to whom God sent His Message as a mercy and a blessing (Gen. 17:20) via Muhammad (2 Esdras 1:36, Sura 28:46), dwell over a thousand kilometres south of Jerusalem, in the desert wilderness near what would thousands of years later become Mecca, in the Hijaz, or did they dwell not far from Jerusalem, within what is today referred to as “the Levant”?

Genesis 16:11-12
16:11 And the angel of the “I AM” said unto her, Behold, thou [art] with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the “I AM” hath heard thy affliction.
16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand [will be] against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell TO THE EAST of all his brethren.

Genesis 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 25:12-18
25:12 Now these [are] the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
25:13 And these [are] the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth*; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
25:14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
25:15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
25:16 These [are] the sons of Ishmael, and these [are] their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
25:17 And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
25:18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that [is] before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: [and] he died in the presence of all his brethren.

*See also Isaiah 60:3-7, written from Jerusalem, 1000 years after the death of Ishmael.

Meccan farmers and cattle ranchers? Olive trees and date-palms flourishing in mountainous, desert wastelands?

Sura 6:135-144
6:135. Say: “O MY people! Do whatever ye can: I will do (my part): soon will ye know who it is whose end will be (best) in the Hereafter: it is certain that the wrong-doers will not prosper.”
6:136. Out of what “I AM” hath produced in abundance IN TILTH AND IN CATTLE, they assigned Him a share: they say, according to their fancies: “This is for “I AM”, and this – for Our “partners”!” But the share of their “partners” reacheth not “I AM”, whilst the share of “I AM” reacheth their “partners”! Evil (and unjust) is their assignment!
6:137. Even so, in the eyes of most of the Pagans, their “partners” made alluring the slaughter of their children, in order to lead them to their own destruction, and cause confusion in their religion. If “I AM” had willed, they would not have done so: but leave alone them and their inventions.
6:138. And they say that such and such cattle and crops are taboo, and none should eat of them except those whom – so they say – We wish; further, there are cattle forbidden to yoke or burden, and cattle on which, (at slaughter), the name of “I AM” is not pronounced; – inventions against “I AM”‘s name: soon will He requite them for their inventions.
6:139. They say: “What is in the wombs of such and such cattle is specially reserved (for food) for our men, and forbidden to our women; but if it is still-born, then all have shares therein.” For their (false) attribution (of superstitions to “I AM”), He will soon punish them: for He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge.
6:140. Lost are those who slay their children, from folly, without knowledge, and forbid food which “I AM” hath provided for them, inventing (lies) against “I AM”. They have indeed gone astray and heeded no Guidance.
6:141. It is He Who produceth gardens, with trellises and without, and dates, and tilth with produce of all kinds, and olives and pomegranates, similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of their fruit in their season, but render the dues that are proper on the day that the harvest is gathered. But waste not by excess: for “I AM” loveth NOT the WASTERS (John 6:12).
6:142. Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat what “I AM” hath provided FOR YOU, and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he is to you an avowed enemy.
6:143. (Take) eight (head of cattle) in (four) pairs: of sheep a pair, and of goats a pair; say, “Hath He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? Tell me with knowledge if YE are truthful”:
6:144. Of camels a pair, and oxen a pair; say, “Hath He forbidden the two males, or the two females, or (the young) which the wombs of the two females enclose? – Were YE present when “I AM” ordered you such a thing?” But WHO DOTH MORE WRONG THAN ONE WHO INVENTS A LIE AGAINST “I AM”, TO LEAD ASTRAY MEN WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE? For “I AM” guideth not people who do wrong (Satan does).

Sura 16:10-11
16:10. It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it YE drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which YE feed YOUR cattle.
16:11. With it He produces for YOU corn, olives, date-palms, grapes, and every kind of fruit: verily in this is a Sign for those who give thought.

See also Sura 20:53-54, Sura 22:25-30, and Sura 23:17-22

Note well: The average annual rainfall in the desert climate of Mecca: 110mm (4.3”).

Sura 80:24-32
80:24. Then let man look at his Food, (and how We provide it):
80:25. For that We pour forth water in abundance,
80:26. And We split the earth in fragments,
80:27. And produce therein Corn,
80:28. And Grapes and nutritious Plants,
80:29. And Olives and Dates,
80:30. And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty trees,
80:31. And Fruits and Fodder,-
80:32. For use and convenience TO YOU AND YOUR CATTLE.

Does ANY of this sound like the bone-dry, treeless, rock-strewn, middle of nowhere city of Mecca?

And how could anyone possibly believe that desolate and totally off-the-beaten-path Mecca was somehow a trade hub? Established trade routes at that time existed throughout Syria and Palestine, and via the Red Sea, NOT through the middle of hundreds of miles of inhospitable terrain, totally incapable of naturally supporting crops or livestock, much less replenishing traders and their caravans. 

Sodom and Gomorrah within a daily stroll of Mecca?

Sura 37:133-138
37:133. So also was Lot among those sent (by Us).
37:134. Behold, We delivered him and his adherents, all
37:135. Except an old woman who was among those who lagged behind (Gen. 19:26):
37:136. Then We destroyed the rest.
37:137. VERILY, YE PASS BY THEIR (SITES), BY DAY –
37:138. AND BY NIGHT: WILL YE NOT UNDERSTAND?

Genesis 13:7-12
13:7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
13:8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren.
13:9 [Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it [was] well watered every where, before the “I AM” destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, [even] as the garden of the “I AM”, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
13:11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed EAST: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
13:12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched [his] tent toward Sodom.

See also Gen. 16:11-12 above and Sura 22:40-47.

Sura 46:27. We destroyed aforetime populations ROUND ABOUT YOU; and We have shown the Signs in various ways, that they may turn (to Us).

What populations were destroyed around Mecca? Sodom and Gomorrah, Ad (Admah) and Thamud (Tzeboiim? Sura 29:38) were ALL located in the plain of Jordan, EAST of Jerusalem, near or in the area known today as the Dead (Salt) Sea, the lowest spot on Earth.

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