Due to this...

Due to this, in general, the spiritual power worldwide belongs to the Muslims and Christians, even though the materialistic and worldly powers are in the Jews’ hands. Yet they still need help from the Muslims and Christians. Apparently, such annunciation is almost similar to the annunciation told about Mahdi’s reign (AFTS) and we are awaiting his emergence.

By the time, Prophet John who was Jesus’s cousin emerged with all his special miraculous acts and grandeur and some people thought that John might be the Messiah. They asked John and he answered: “I am his annunciator, I have come to annunciate his emergence and the Messiah will come soon.” After that Jesus Christ raised. At the same time, the Jews had conglomerated in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Perhaps, because they were awaiting a prophet to emerge, they had gathered together there.

Just like after the time of our Prophet, the Jews were still awaiting a prophet, they had speculated about emerging a prophet, and this way they were awaiting the emergence of a prophet in that area by the time. That was why they had come to that place. Why did they come to Mecca and Medina; an arid desert area with little population, while they had basically had that materialistic point of view? If it were not for the above-mentioned reason, even no single person would come there.

Also, by the time of Jesus, the Jews were awaiting the emergence of the Messiah. Those days, there were two powerful empires: Iranian and Roman. The Roman Empire had dominance over that area and had assigned a governor. In spite of that governor, the rabbis exerted the public will. Jewish religious men’s attention was drawn to worldly affairs just like any other Jews. The mentality of Jesus (AS) was right against such things; that is, it was suitable for the good of those days.

All of the prophets emerged for the good of their own times, except our Prophet who is suitable for all times and places. Moses’s (AS) general mission was to save the Sons of Israel and because of that, he also handled the worldly affairs. Jesus (AS) totally ignored the worldly world. It was like someone put an ice cube in a cup of hot tea, so hot that it burnt the hands.

When the ice is completely melted, the tea will be less hot, so the temperature extremes of these two (the ice and the hot tea) will become moderate. As though, God wanted to put ice in the Jews’ heat. The attitude of Jesus was in direct contrast to that of the Jews.