Combining the verses regarding the acceptance of previous religions and their non-acceptance after the Prophet's mission

Question:
May Allah reward you. How do you reconcile the statement of Allah the Exalted, "And whoever expects [also] Islam is the religion from which He accepts," with the statement, "As for those who believed, and those who were Jews, and the Sabians, and those who were Christians... then We do not accept from them any change or alteration"?

Answer:
This refers to the period before the mission of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Whoever was upon a sound religion from the previous religions, upon a sound faith, and had not distorted or altered it, is among the people of Paradise, because he is a follower of one of the prophets of Allah, and is not one who changes or innovates. As for after the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), no one enters Paradise or becomes a Muslim except one who follows him, from all the people of the Arabs, whether Jews, Christians, or others. So be aware of this. Yes.