S. S. Times John 1:29 The next day John sees Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world. It is noticeable that although modern Islam rejects the idea of the sacrifice of Christ, the custom of sacrifice is still commanded; as, for instance, for certain offences during the Pilgrimage. Something approaching to the Jewish Day of Atonement is thus described by an American missionary in India: "On a great day with the Mohammedans of Calcutta they offered their yearly sacrifice, the atonement for sin. A lamb or a kid without spot or blemish is taken to the priest or moulvie; the person who presents the offering lays his hands on the animal's head, saying: 'For my head I give thine.' Then he touches the ears, the mouth, the eyes, etc., of the sacrifice, still repeating: ' For my ears, thy ears; for my mouth, thy mouth; for my eyes, thy eyes; ' and so on till he has mentioned all that he has to say. Then he exclaims: 'For my life, thy life;' and as he pronounces these words the priest plunges a knife into the kid's heart, and pronounces an absolution for the sinner. Is not this a strange custom, showing that the Mohammedan also acknowledges the necessity of an atonement, and without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sin?" (S. S. Times.) Parallel Verses KJV: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. |
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