Judaism Verses Islam

There is a huge difference between Judaism and Islam.

Even though Judaism does not acknowledge Jesus, Jesus is the God of the Jews. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He is the God of the Old Testament, though He hadn’t taken on the bodily form of a baby born in a manger:
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8
“…I am the First and the Last. 18 I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” Revelation 1:17-18
“He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.” Revelation 21:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” Revelation 22:13

Old Testament prophets foretold that Jesus would be born to a virgin:
“…The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).” Matthew 1:23

The Bible tells which family He will be born into:
“The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet.” Genesis 49:10

Micah tells where He will be born:
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from old, from ancient times.”  Micah 5:2

Isaiah tells who He will be and His purpose:
“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light…For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government shall be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing it and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.” Isaiah 9:2-8

Other details of His birth and death (Isaiah 53 is about His death) are told, in fact, all of the Old Testament is about Jesus.

The New Testament tells exactly who Jesus is:
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:6-8
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” Colossians 1:15-20
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.” Colossians 2:9-10

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Daniel, etc. knew Jesus, the God of the Old Testament, although they did not know His by the name Jesus. The values of the Jewish religion are the values of the God of the Old Testament which is Jesus.

However, the individual Jew today does not know the God of the Old Testament unless they acknowledge Jesus as their personal Savior. Without a cornerstone, there can be no building. They have to accept the cornerstone:
“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.” Psalm 118:22-23
“So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.” Isaiah 28:16
“From Judah will come the cornerstone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler.” Zechariah 10:4
“Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” Matthew 21:42
“Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;” Mark 12:10
“Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?” Luke 20:17
“Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Acts 4:11 “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.” Ephesians 2:20
“For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” 1 Peter 2:6

Allah, the god of Islam, is the Moon-god, an idol from Old Testament times:
“According to Middle East scholar E. M. Wherry, whose translation of the Quran is still used today, in pre-Islamic times Allah-worship, as well as the worship of Baal, were both astral religions in that they involved the worship of the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars (E. M. Wherry, A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran (Osnabruck: Otto Zeller Verlag, 1973), p. 36). As the moon and the evening star are associated in the heavens, so too were Allat and al-‘Uzza (Venus) together in religious belief, and so too are the crescent and star conjoined on the flags of Arab countries today (Jack Finegan, The Archeology of World Religions, 1952, p. 482-485, 492).” Brother Gigor-Scott

The Bible says that behind every idol is a demon: 
“They made him jealous with their foreign gods and angered him with their detestable idols. They sacrificed to demons which are not God–gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your fathers did not fear.” Deuteronomy 32:16-17
“They worshiped their idols which became a snare to them. They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.” Psalm 106:36-37
“The idols speak deceit…” Zechariah 10:2

The Apostle Paul wrote:
“…Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons…” I Corinthians 10:19-20

The leader of demons is Satan. To the Jews who did not believe in Him, Jesus said about Satan:
“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44
Many Muslims believe it is alright to lie if it is for the advantage of Islam. Should it not occur to them that a god who promotes lying in some cases might not be lying in other ways?

Satan wants to be worshipped. He even tempted Jesus to worship him:
“‘All this I will give you,’ he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’” Matthew 4:9
“So if you will worship me, it will all be yours.” Luke 4:7

The God of the Jews and the god of the Muslims are completely opposite. This is not to say that the individual Jew and the individual Muslim are opposite. Both need to know Jesus. God does not want anyone to perish:
“This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:3-4
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9
God made man in His own image, and He wants all mankind to come to know Him.

God loves both the Jew and the Muslim:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16