This is why I say that the Bible and the Quran cannot both be true. They disagree on this essential point among many others. I have the archeological truth of the Dead Sea Scrolls to prove that the Bible is has not been changed as Muhammad claimed. Q.E.D.

God's plan from the beginning of time is a series of human moves and His anticipated counter moves. All of Old Testament history tells of God's plan for redemption via the sending of the Messiah. Yet, when he came (on schedule, to the day, as predicted 500 years earlier in Daniel 9) the Jews rejected and crucified him as foretold in the prophesies. This led to the next stage in God's plan for redemption - the Church Age which will continue until "the fullness of the gentiles has come in." (We are getting close.) At that time, all of humanity will have had their chance at accepting what the Messiah did on the cross - as Jesus said he was going to do over and over again before his death and resurrection. Here are several of His statements, showing that His plan to die for all mankind was premeditated:

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

Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the Law said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you.” He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. -- Matthew 12:38-39

“The Son of Man must suffer many things. He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.” . --Luke 9:22