Was Jesus a Samaritan and demon possessed ?

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no salvation.

(Psalm 146:3)

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A very strong statement made in the Old Testament where the people are being warned not to put their trust in the son of man, and we know from the very same Bible i.e. New Testament that Jesus was also a son of man by his own admission. You may wonder how does this statement change how Jesus of the Bible was. All shall be revealed by quoting a couple to verses from the New Testament where we shall prove that Jesus the son of man of the Bible cannot be trusted just as stated in Psalms.

The Jews answered him, "Aren't we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?" "I am not possessed by a demon," said Jesus, "but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. (John 8:48-49)

Notice from the above passage the Jews encountered Jesus by calling him a "Samaritan and demon possessed". Now the response that Jesus gave was, he is not demon possessed. interestingly, he did not refute he was not a Samaritan. Was he a Samaritan or Jew? Secondly this very same Jesus said if he testifies about himself then his testimony is not true.

"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.

(John 5:31)

Wait a tick according to John 8:49 Jesus testified he wasn't demon possessed, yet Jesus in an earlier chapter said to the very same party of Jews anything he testifies about himself is not true. Which means he was demon possessed.

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Let's gets this straight

* The Jews encounter Jesus.

* They called him a Samaritan and that he was demon possessed!.

* Jesus did not refute he was a Samaritan, instead was silent on their claim

* Jesus only responded that he was not demon possessed!.

* Jesus testifies his testimony about himself is not true!.

From the above we can conclude that Jesus of the Bible may have been a Samaritan since his didn't refute the Jews regarding his race, but he did refute he wasn't demon possessed Which means he was possessed since he declared his testimony about himself is not true. This brings us back to psalm 143:6 do not trust the son of man.

A dilemma for Christians

Will Judas judge Israel?

"When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first." (Matthew 19:25-30)

This one is very simple. Jesus (pbuh) is alleged here to be speaking to all twelve of his apostles and telling all twelve of them that they shall sit on twelve thrones judging the tribes of Israel on the Day of Resurrection. So, the logical question becomes: who are these twelve who he is addressing? Let us ask the same "Gospel of Luke" and see what it says:

"And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor."
(Luke 6:13-16)

So, according to the gospel of Luke, Jesus (pbuh) allegedly promised the traitor Judas that he has a throne reserved for him in heaven. Not only that, but he shall sit on this throne judging the twelve tribes of Israel on that day. It is obvious that Judas is included because Jesus says "YOU shall ..." In other words he is addressing the twelve men who are standing before him. He also explicitly mentions the word "twelve thrones." The twelfth can not be "St. Paul", the self-appointed replacement for Judas, since Jesus (pbuh) never met Paul. So Paul was not present in this meeting where Jesus addressed all of his apostles and told them that "THEY" shall judge Israel from twelve thrones.

Once again, the tampering fingers have left their mark.

by Misha'al Abdullah Al-Kadhi