it has been taken out of context obviously that the "man" JESUS was and is equal with GOD in all respects. this is not literally true however. JESUS had to sleep, eat, and use the toilet (no doubt). GOD needs not any of this. GOD never sleeps because GOD never grows tired. IN FACT JESUS WOULD NOT EVEN ALLOW OTHERS TO CALL HIM GOOD!!!. when asked when he would return the second time he stated i do not know. only OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN KNOWS THE DAY AND THE HOUR. this is very plain that JESUS was not omniscient nor omnipotent. he did not have the power to announce when it was that he was to return because he DID NOT KNOW! the word omniscience means "ALL KNOWING". this implies that there is nothing the person does not know about period. according to scripture the "man" we call JESUS had things which even he did not know. so having said this i say that to put things in their proper perspective, it is the word which proceeds from GOD which tells us a thing, since the majority of information available we cannot know because it would be beyond out ability to comprehend. the DAY AND THE HOUR OF JESUS SECOND RETURN WAS NOT IN HIS ABILITY TO KNOW HIMSELF. this is why he said that only the ETERNAL FATHER knows. this is not equality and it does not place JESUS the man in the status of BEING GOD. in only one aspect could the man JESUS literally be equal, this is that he had within himself the word. and he patiently waits for the word from GOD in order to return. he is not empowered to return under his own terms but he is waiting for the word and for GOD to send him. this having been said makes him not omnipotent. and three things are the qualities we know of GOD, that GOD is omnipotent - all powerful, omnipresent - everywhere at the same time, omniscient - all knowing.............the QUR'AN so states that JESUS was nothing but a messenger of GOD sent here from GOD to be the messiah..........
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