THE PRAYER IS THE PRAYER OF JESUS CERTAINLY
“Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani”
The Psalm-22 is the Prayer of Jesus from all accounts and all standards of scrutiny as explained through the following (8) points:-
1. There must be some difference between the David’s converse and the converse by Jesus. But, here, in the Book of Psalms, the very converse by Jesus___ is appearing as the David’s converse__ under the title of the Psalm-22. which is not an acceptable gesture at all.
2. The Psalm-22 is not only a converse and a prayer of Jesus on the cross but it is also an autobiographical account of his last days. If it is a prediction by David about Jesus, then, it was to be uttered in future tense. While the tense used in the prayer is not future tense, instead it is the present tense. So, it can not be accepted as a prediction by David about Jesus.
3. According to the Book of Psalms, the prayer portrays Jesus as a helpless, forsaken and a weak person. Who is seeking help and salvation from his Lord. He, himself is not the lord or savior at all. Instead, he is appearing therein as a man and a messenger. But in the Gospels, Jesus is not mentioned as a man and a messenger. He is, rather mentioned therein as the lord and the savior.
Contradiction is, therefore, clearly telling that the prayer has been purposely excluded from the Gospels and included in the Book of Psalms. In order to root out the nature of the belief of Jesus in one alone GOD___ or the belief of Absolute Oneness of the Lord.
4. According to the norms of Revealed Books, no Prophet can ever pray “in place of” another Prophet. Nor a common man can ever pray “in place of” another common man. Of course, a Prophet can pray “for” another Prophet and a common man “for” another common man. But beware please, both of the gestures of “in place of” and “for’ are different gestures.
“For” means for the benefit and betterment of someone while “in place of” means by occupying someone’s place and position including his entity.
In GOD’s world, however, no one can occupy someone’s place and position including his entity. Because GOD has made every soul as a separate and an independent entity. And, every one is accountable before GOD for his own deeds and duties alone.
But, in the prayer under-reference, the Psalm-22, David has occupied the place and position of Jesus including his entity. Which is also not an acceptable gesture at all.
5. The editors of the New Testament do say that Jesus was well-aware of the Book of Psalms and he used to follow and quote it frequently. If the case is like that, then, Jesus would have gone through the Psalm-22, definitely. And he must have become aware of his future-plight, salvation and ascension. In such a case, what is the justification on the part of Jesus to pray in the following words:-
“My Lord! If it is possible, take this cup of suffering from me. Yet not, what I want but what you want.”
(Matthew, Chapter 26, Verse: 39)
Question arises that when the plight or the “cup of suffering” is a prediction by a Prophet (David)) about another Prophet (Jesus). And, a Prophet’s prediction is always interminable. Then, why Jesus is responding in the aforementioned terms? Whereby he is not accepting the plight or the “cup of suffering” whole heartedly. The prayer in question (Matthew, Chapter 26, Verse: 39) reveals that Jesus had never gone through the Psalm-22 as it was not present in the original text of the Book of Psalms in his times.
6. Correct is the calculation that after the times of Jesus clergy has excluded the prayer (the Psalm-22) from the Gospels and included it in the Book of Psalms. So as to transform the New Testament in accordance with the “new design”__ the specific design__ to represent Jesus as god & savior.
The Prayer is now, no more present in Gospels. So the readers of the Gospels are never confronted by it’s challenging nature. Whereby the status of Jesus as god & savior and the almighty lord___ due to this prayer of Jesus (the Psalm-22) stands false and is completely ruined. And, his actual status of a man and a messenger of GOD___ is clearly emerged.
Even a casual study of the prayer (the Psalm-22) does reflect that the god or the savior-Jesus of the Gospel written by John is not seen any where in the prayer. Instead the man-Jesus and the Prophet-Jesus, is seen therein, definitely. Who is praying before the GOD, in the most humble way, for GOD’s help and salvation.
7. It is also very strange to notice that Matthew presents his contradictory statements and open wrongs as the “Revealed Realities” and clergy accepts them as it is. Clergy has never bothered to ponder over contradictory and the wrong nature thereof.
For instance, Matthew writes in his Gospel:-
“They crucified him (Jesus) and then divided his clothes among them by throwing dice.”
(Matthew, Chapter 27, Verse: 35)
In terms of these words, Matthew has tried to prove one part of the prayer as prediction, made in the Verse-18 of the Psalm-22, as a positive reality. Question arises that what happened to the other parts of the prediction, made in the other verses of the Psalm-22?
Were they remained unproved as positive reality and, consequently, invalid? Especially, that paramount part of the prediction which was made in last Verse of the Psalm-22. And, which was about the Ascension before the death of Jesus unto heaven.
“People not yet born will be told,
the Lord saved the Lord’s people.”
(The Psalm-22, Verse: 31)
Was this part also, remained unproved as positive reality and consequently invalid? More amazing is the gesture of Jesus as described by Matthew in the following words, Jesus is saying:-
“My Lord, if it is possible take this cup of suffering from me.”
(Matthew, Chapter 26, Verse: 39)
In these words, Matthew has shown Jesus in a condition where he is trying to repulse the coming infliction which is positively based on the prediction of David. So that, the prediction of the Prophet David should not be proved in practical terms.
What a confusing situation is that?
The Prophet’s disciple (Matthew) is approving one of the David’s prediction as it is___ while the Prophet (Jesus) is disapproving the prayer (the Psalm-22) through his prayers (present in the Gospel of Matthew mentioned below) outwardly. This questionable situation, itself, demonstrates that the Psalm-22 is not any prediction of David. Instead, it is the prayer of Jesus on the cross done as a last prayer.
8. Various statements of Matthew, also confirm the one and the sole truth___ that the Psalm-22 is __ the personal statement of Jesus. It is not a prediction-based statement of David at all.
Matthew says that Jesus prayed to GOD thrice in the following words:-
1st Prayer
“My Lord! If it is possible, take this cup of suffering from me. Yet not what I want but what you want.”
(Matthew, Chapter 26, Verse: 39)
2nd Prayer
“My Lord! If this cup of suffering can not be taken away unless, I drink it, your will be done.”
(Matthew, Chapter 26, Verse: 42)
3rd Prayer
“Again Jesus left them (the Disciples) and prayed for the third time, saying the same words.”
(Matthew, Chapter 26, Verse: 44)
These three prayers reveal the following four points:-
• Jesus does not know that what prediction stands already, made by David about him.
• Jesus does not know that he, himself, is the god, the savior and the almighty lord.
• Jesus does not know that his life is going to be sacrificed on the cross so as to ensure eternal forgiveness for the sins of humanity.
• Jesus does not know anything about the other detail of the forthcoming incidents & inflictions.
All the three prayers are, therefore, collectively confirming the one and the sole reality__ that whatsoever is going to take place as the destiny of Jesus___ that is, totally against the will of Jesus. And, Jesus has no control over the Will of his Lord.
The nature of the 2nd and 3rd prayer, is not of the prayers. But, Matthew has entitled the both as prayers. Whereas their contents are not prayer-like at all. Instead, they are some sort of information-based units. Whereby Jesus is trying to inform his Lord that he is almost ready to undergo all that__ which is going to take place as his destiny. In both of the prayers, Jesus is not asking for any help or favour. Nor, he is seeking for salvation. Instead, he is simply, informing his Lord (Who is already well informed) about his half-hearted readiness to bear with the forthcoming incidents and inflictions.
As such the twofold reality is, automatically, confirmed that Jesus is neither aware of his future-plight, salvation and ascension nor, he is aware of the Psalm-22__ as he had never seen it or read it in the Book of Psalms. And, how he could see it or read it__ as it was not there in the original text of the Psalms in those times.
