text: do you guys believe that jesus died on the cross? taking a survey for my church.. jesus is alive according to the quran, for the qur'an relates:   they [unbelievers] planned and god planned. but god is the best of planners. (surah al 'imran, 3:54)  as the verses reveal, they plotted and moved to kill jesus. however, their plot failed and they ended up killing a look-alike. during this event, god raised jesus up to his presence:   and [on account of] their saying: "we killed the messiah, jesus son of mary, messenger of god." they did not kill him and they did not crucify him, but it was made to seem so to them. those who argue about him are in doubt about it. they have no real knowledge of it, just conjecture. but they certainly did not kill him. god raised him to himself. god is almighty, all-wise. (surat an-nisa', 4:157-158)  the reality revealed in the verses is clear. the romans, abetted by some jews' agitation, attempted to kill jesus but did not succeed. the expression "but it was made to seem so to them" reveals this fact. god showed them a look-alike and raised jesus up to his presence. our lord also reveals that those who made that claim had no knowledge of the truth.   examining the words used in the narratives relating how the prophets died and the verses dealing with jesus' ascent to god's presence reveals an important fact: jesus did not die like the other prophets did, nor was he murdered by the unbelievers. rather, our lord took him up to his presence.  you can find more information in here :  http://www.jesuswillreturn.com/s1_4.html