"For those that have denied and scorned Our revelations the gates of heaven shall not be opened; nor shall they enter Paradise until the camel shall pass through the eye of a needle." Quran 7:40. The Camel is the She-Camel of Thamud. Quran 7:73. This special Camel is also referred to as the She-camel of Allah. Quran 91:13.
This She-Camel is an
allegorical allusion to the suffering soul of Jesus. How is it that the Camel passes through the eye of the needle? And how is it that such a passing opens the gates of Paradise? Is there an actual physical gate that Jesus passes through at his return that will bring about this opportunity for salvation? And perhaps, is there also another esoteric interpretation that relates more directly to his death. It is at death when the silver cord is severed, and the soul passes through the eye of the needle. The silver cord like a thread runs through the needle or spine of the body. "Remember him—before the silver cord is severed" is a scriptural warning to remember your creator in the days of your youth before the time of death arrives. Ecclesiastes 12:6. The silver cord being loosed is a reference to the soul being loosed from the body at the time of death. In this view, the camel passing through the eye of the needle can be a reference to the soul of Jesus being loosed at the death of his body. How could the crucifixion of Jesus be like a camel passing through the eye of the needle? Again, see The She-Camel of Thamud: An Allegorical Allusion to Jesus and his Suffering For those that
have denied and scorned Our revelations the gates of heaven shall not
be opened;
nor shall they enter Paradise until the camel shall pass through the eye of a needle. Quran 7:40 Like a
serpent on a cross, like a silver cord threading
the spine in a body, like a silver cord still in the needle,
we also bear our own cross as we carry the body with us. However, as
Moses lifted up the serpent
in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up," John
3:14-15. Like a
she-camel through the eye of a needle, the suffering soul of Jesus and
his crucifixion opens the gates of paradise.
While still on the cross Jesus says, "Today shalt thou be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43 The
death of the body of Jesus, and the loosing of his suffering soul opens
the gates
of Paradise. Look to God's she-camel: a sign
for
you. Look to the
serpent on the pole. Look at the gates opening.
Numbers 21:9 John 3:14 Qur'án 7:40,73 _________________________________________________________ The She-Camel of Thamud: An Allegorical Allusion to Jesus and His Suffering
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in the Quran:
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