Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / New
Stats: 3,177,369 members, 7,900,996 topics. Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024 at 08:55 PM

Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) - Religion - Nairaland

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Religion / Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) (754 Views)

If Bible Prophecies Are True..... / Mountain Of Fire 2017 Prophecies By Pastor Dr. D.K Olukoya / Bible Prophecies: Who Is Olumba Olumba Obu? (2) (3) (4)

(1) (Reply) (Go Down)

Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) by mubrex: 10:38am On Aug 25, 2015
The Bible is the sacred scripture of
Judaism and Christianity.
The Christian Bible consists of the Old
Testament and the New Testament, with
the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
versions of the Old Testament being
slightly larger because of their acceptance
of certain books not accepted as scripture
by Protestants.
The Jewish Bible includes only the books
known to Christians as the Old
Testament. Furthermore, the arrangements
of the Jewish and Christian canons differ
considerably. Prophet Muhammad has been
prophesized in both the Old Testament and the
New Testament.
Jesus and the Apostles are believed to have
spoken Aramaic. Aramaic continued in wide use
until about AD 650, when it was supplanted by
Arabic. The present day Bible is not, however,
based on the Aramaic manuscripts, but on Greek
and Latin versions.
Quoting the Bible prophecies does not entail
that Muslims accept the present day Bible in
its entirety as God’s revelation.
It is not a pre-condition of acceptance that a
prophet be foretold by an earlier prophet.
Moses was a prophet to Pharaoh even though
he was not prophesized by anyone before
him.
Abraham was God’s prophet to Nimrod, yet no
one prophesized his coming.
Noah, Lot, and others were true prophets of God,
yet they were not foretold. The evidence of a
prophet’s truth is not limited to old prophecies, but
it includes the actual message brought by him,
miracles and more.
Discussing prophecies is a delicate matter. It
requires sifting through Bible versions and
translations, recently discovered manuscripts and
searching out Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic words
and investigating them.
The task becomes especially difficult when: "prior
to the printing press (15th century), all copies of
Bibles show textual variations." This is not an easy
subject for lay people. For this reason, the best
testimony comes from ancient and modern experts
in the area who acknowledged the prophecies.
We have records of early Jews and Christians, both
monks and rabbis, who witnessed that Muhammad
was the fulfillment of specific Bible prophecies. The
following are some examples of these people.
The Awaited Prophet
Pre-Islam Jews and Christians of Arabia were
awaiting a prophet. Before the appearance of
Muhammad, Arabia was home to Jews, Christians,
and pagan Arabs who, on occasion, went to war
with each other.
The Jews and Christians would say: "The time has
come for the unlettered prophet to appear who will
revive the religion of Abraham. We will join his
ranks and wage fierce war against you."
When Muhammad actually appeared, some of them
believed in him, and some refused. This is why God
revealed:
{And when there came to them a Book [Quran]
from God confirming that which was with them –
although before they used to pray for victory
against those who disbelieved – but [then] when
there came to them that which they recognized,
they disbelieved in it; so the curse of God will be
upon the disbelievers.} (Quran 2:89 )
The first witness was Buhaira, the Christian monk,
who recognized Muhammad’s prophethood when he
was still young and told his uncle:
"…a great fortune lies before your nephew, so take
him home quickly."
The second witness was Waraqah ibn Nawfal, a
Christian scholar who died soon after a solitary
meeting with Muhammad. Waraqah attested
Muhammad was the Prophet of his time and
received revelation exactly like Moses and Jesus.
The Jews of Madinah were anxiously awaiting the
arrival of a prophet. The third and fourth witnesses
were their two famous Jewish rabbis, Abdullah ibn
Salam and Mukhayriq.
The sixth and seventh witnesses were also Yemeni
Jewish rabbis, Wahb ibn Munabbih, and Ka’b al-
Ahbar (d. 656 CE). Ka’b found long passages of
praise and the description of the Prophet
prophesized by Moses in the Bible.
The Quran states:
{Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of
the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?} ( 26:197 )
To be continued…

{Those who follow the Apostle, the
unlettered Prophet, whom they find
mentioned in their own Scriptures, in the
Torah and the Gospel…} (The Quran, Al-
A’raf 7: 157)
Bible Prophecies about the Advent of
Muhammad
Abraham is widely regarded as the
common father of the Jews, Christians and
Muslims.
Through his second son, Isaac, came all
Israelite prophets including such towering
figures as Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David,
Solomon and Jesus (peace and blessings
be upon them all).
The advent of these great prophets was in partial
fulfillment of God’s promises to bless the nations
of earth through the descendants of Abraham
(Genesis 12:2-3). Such fulfillment is
wholeheartedly accepted by Muslims whose faith
considers the belief in and respect of all prophets
an article of faith.
Blessings of Ishmael and Isaac
Was the first born son of Abraham (Ishmael) and
his descendants included in God’s covenant and
promise?
A few verses from The Bible may help shed some
light on this question:
- Genesis 12:2-3 speaks of God’s promise to
Abraham and his descendants before any child was
born to him.
- Genesis 17:4 reiterates God’s promise after the
birth of Ishmael and before the birth of Isaac.
- In Genesis, chapter 21, Isaac is specifically
blessed but Ishmael was also specifically blessed
and promised by God to become “a great nation”
especially in Genesis 21:13-18
- According to Deuteronomy 21:15-17 the
traditional rights and privileges of the first born son
are not to be affected by the social status of his
mother (being “free” women such as Sarah, Isaac’s
mother, or a “Bondwoman” such as Hagar,
Ishmael’s mother). This is only consistent with the
moral humanitarian principles of all revealed faiths.
- The full legitimacy of Ishmael as Abraham’s son
and “seed” and the full legitimacy of his mother,
Hagar, as Abraham’s wife are clearly stated in
Genesis 21:13 and 16:3
After Jesus, the last Israelite messenger and
prophet, it was time that God’s promise to bless
Ishmael and his descendants be fulfilled. Less than
600 years after Jesus, came the last messenger of
God, Muhammad, from the progeny of Abraham
through Ishmael. God’s blessing of both of the
main branches of Abraham’s family tree was now
fulfilled. But is there additional corroborating
evidence that The Bible did in fact foretell the
advent of Prophet Muhammad?
Muhammad: The Prophet Like unto Moses
Long time after Abraham, God’s promise to send
the long-awaited Messenger was repeated this time
in Moses’ words.
In Deuteronomy 18:18, Moses spoke of the prophet
to be sent by God who is:
- From among the Israelite’s “brethren” a reference
to their Ishmaelite cousins as Ishmael was the
other son of Abraham who was explicitly promised
to become a “great nation”.
- A Prophet like unto Moses. There were hardly
any two prophets who were so much alike as
Moses and Muhammad. Both were given
comprehensive law code of life, both encountered
their enemies and were victors in miraculous ways,
both were accepted as prophets/statesmen and
both migrated following conspiracies to
assassinate them. Analogies between Moses and
Jesus overlooks not only the above similarities but
other crucial ones as well (e.g. the natural birth,
family life and death of Moses and Muhammad but
not Jesus, who was regarded by his followers as
the son of God and not exclusively a messenger of
God, as Moses and Muhammad were and as
Muslims belief Jesus was).
The Awaited Prophet Was to Come From Arabia
Deuteronomy 33:1-2 combines references to
Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. It speaks of God
(i.e. God’s revelation) coming from Sinai, rising
from Seir (probably the village of Sa’ir near
Jerusalem) and shining forth from Paran.
According to Genesis 21:21, the wilderness of
Paran was the place where Ishmael settled (i.e.
Arabia, specifically Makkah).
Indeed the King James version of the Bible
mentions the pilgrims passing through the valley of
Ba’ca (another name of Makkah) in Psalms 84:4-6.
Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the beloved of God. His
elect and messenger who will bring down a law to
be awaited in the isles and who “shall not fail not
be discouraged till he have set judgment on earth.”
Verse 11, connects that awaited one with the
descendants of Ke’dar. Who is Ke’dar? According
to Genesis 25:13, Ke’dar was the second son of
Ishmael, the ancestor of Prophet Muhammad.
Muhammad’s Migration from Makkah to Madinah:
Prophesied in The Bible?
Habakkuk 3:3 speaks of God (God’s help) coming
from Te’man (an Oasis North of Madinah according
to J. Hasting’s Dictionary of The Bible), and the
holy one (coming) from Paran. That holy one who
under persecution migrated from Paran (Makkah)
to be received enthusiastically in Madinah was
none but Prophet Muhammad.
Indeed the incident of the migration of the Prophet
and his persecuted followers is vividly described in
Isaiah 21:13-17. That section foretold as well about
the battle of Badr in which the few ill-armed faithful
miraculously defeated the “mighty” men of Ke’dar,
who sought to destroy Islam and intimidate their
own folks who turned to Islam.
The Quran Foretold in the Bible?
For twenty-three years, God’s words (The Quran)
were truly put into Prophet Muhammad’s mouth.
He was not the “author” of the Quran. The Quran
was dictated to him by Angel Gabriel who asked
Prophet Muhammad to simply repeat the words of
the Quran as he heard them. These words were
then committed to memory and to writing by those
who hear them during Muhammad’s life time and
under his supervision.
Was it a coincidence that the Prophet “like unto
Moses” from the “brethren” of the Israelites (i.e.
from the Ishmaelites) was also described as one in
whose mouth God will put His words and that he
will speak in the name of God. (Deuteronomy
18:18-20). Was it also a coincidence the
“Paraclete” that Jesus foretold to come after him
was described as one who “shall not speak of
himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he
speak . . .” (John 16:13)
Was it another coincidence that Isaiah ties between
the messenger connected with Ke’dar and a new
song (a scripture in a new language) to be sang
unto the lord (Isaiah 42:10-11). More explicitly,
prophesies Isaiah “for with stammering lips, and
another tongue, will he speak to this
people” (Isaiah 28:11). This latter verse correctly
describes the “stammering lips” of Prophet
Muhammad reflecting the state of tension and
concentration he went through at the time of
revelation. Another related point is that the Quran
was revealed in piece-meals over a span of twenty
three years. It is interesting to compare this with
Isaiah 28:10 which speaks of the same thing.
That Prophet-Paraclete-Muhammad
Up to the time of Jesus (peace be upon him), the
Israelites were still awaiting for that Prophet like
unto Moses prophesied in Deuteronomy 18:18.
When John the Baptist came, they asked him if he
was Christ and he said “no”. They asked him if he
was Elias and he said “no”. Then, in apparent
reference to Deuteronomy 18:18, they asked him
“art thou that Prophet” and he answered: “No”.
(John 1:19-21)
In the Gospel according to John (Chapters 14, 15,
16) Jesus spoke of the “Paraclete” or comforter
who will come after him, who will be sent by Father
as another Paraclete, who will teach new things
which the contemporaries of Jesus could not bear.
While the Paraclete is described as the spirit of
truth, (whose meaning resemble Muhammad’s
famous title Al-Amin , the trustworthy), he is
identified in one verse as the Holy Ghost (John
14:26). Such a designation is however inconsistent
with the profile of that Paraclete. In the words of
the Dictionary of The Bible, (Ed. J. Mackenzie)”
These items, it must be admitted, do not give an
entirely coherent picture.”
Indeed history tells us that many early Christians
understood the Paraclete to be a man and not a
spirit. This might explain the followings who
responded to some who claimed, without meeting
the criteria stipulated by Jesus, to be the awaited
“Paraclete”.
It was Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him)
who as the Paraclete, comforter, helper,
admonisher sent by God after Jesus. He testified of
Jesus, taught new things which could not be borne
at Jesus’ time, he spoke what he heard (revelation);
he dwells with the believers (through his well-
preserved teachings). Such teachings will remain
forever because he was the last messenger of God,
the only Universal Messenger to unite the whole of
humanity under God and on the path of preserved
truth. He told of many things to come which “came
to pass” in the minutest detail, meeting the
criterion given by Moses to distinguish between the
true Prophet and the false prophets (Deuteronomy
18:22). He did reprove the world of sin, of
righteousness and of judgment (John 16:8-11)
Was the Shift of Religious Leadership Prophesied?
Following the rejection of the last Israelite Prophet,
Jesus, it was about time that God’s promise to
make Ishmael a great nation be fulfilled (Genesis
21:13, 18)
In Matthew 21:19-21, Jesus spoke of the fruitless
fig tree (A Biblical symbol of prophetic heritage) to
be cleared after being given a last chance of three
years (the duration of Jesus’ ministry) to give fruit.
In a later verse in the same chapter, Jesus said:
“Therefore, say I unto you, The Kingdom of God
shall be taken away from you, and given to a
nation bringing forth the fruit thereof” (Matthew
21:43). That nation of Ishmael’s descendants (the
rejected stone in Matthew 21:42) which was
victorious against all super-powers of its time as
prophesied by Jesus: “And whosoever shall fall on
this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it
shall fall, it will grind him to powder” (Matthew
21:44)
Out of Context Coincidence?
Is it possible that the numerous prophecies cited
here are all individually and combined out of
context misinterpretations?
Is the opposite true, that such infrequently studied
verses fit together consistently and clearly point to
the advent of the man who changed the course of
human history, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him)?
Is it reasonable to conclude that all these
prophecies, appearing in different books of The
Bible and spoken by various prophets at different
times were all coincidence? If this is so here is
another strange “coincidence”!
One of the signs of the Prophet to come from
Paran (Makkah) is that he will come with “ten
thousands of saints” (Deuteronomy 33:2 KJV).
That was the number of faithful who accompanied
Prophet Muhammad to Paran (Makkah) in his
victorious, bloodless return to his birthplace to
destroy the remaining symbols of idolatry in the
Ka’bah. Says God as quoted by Moses:
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not
hearken unto my words which shall speak in my
name, I will require it of him.” (Deuteronomy
18:19)
Re: Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) by Antivirus92(m): 10:42am On Aug 25, 2015
mubrex:
The Bible is the sacred scripture of Judaism and Christianity. The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament, with the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox versions of the Old Testament being slightly larger because of their acceptance of certain books not accepted as scripture by Protestants. The Jewish Bible includes only the books known to Christians as the Old Testament. Furthermore, the arrangements of the Jewish and Christian canons differ considerably. Prophet Muhammad has been prophesized in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Jesus and the Apostles are believed to have spoken Aramaic. Aramaic continued in wide use until about AD 650, when it was supplanted by Arabic. The present day Bible is not, however, based on the Aramaic manuscripts, but on Greek and Latin versions. Quoting the Bible prophecies does not entail that Muslims accept the present day Bible in its entirety as God’s revelation. It is not a pre-condition of acceptance that a prophet be foretold by an earlier prophet. Moses was a prophet to Pharaoh even though he was not prophesized by anyone before him. Abraham was God’s prophet to Nimrod, yet no one prophesized his coming. Noah, Lot, and others were true prophets of God, yet they were not foretold. The evidence of a prophet’s truth is not limited to old prophecies, but it includes the actual message brought by him, miracles and more. Discussing prophecies is a delicate matter. It requires sifting through Bible versions and translations, recently discovered manuscripts and searching out Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic words and investigating them. The task becomes especially difficult when: "prior to the printing press (15th century), all copies of Bibles show textual variations." This is not an easy subject for lay people. For this reason, the best testimony comes from ancient and modern experts in the area who acknowledged the prophecies. We have records of early Jews and Christians, both monks and rabbis, who witnessed that Muhammad was the fulfillment of specific Bible prophecies. The following are some examples of these people. The Awaited Prophet Pre-Islam Jews and Christians of Arabia were awaiting a prophet. Before the appearance of Muhammad, Arabia was home to Jews, Christians, and pagan Arabs who, on occasion, went to war with each other. The Jews and Christians would say: "The time has come for the unlettered prophet to appear who will revive the religion of Abraham. We will join his ranks and wage fierce war against you." When Muhammad actually appeared, some of them believed in him, and some refused. This is why God revealed: {And when there came to them a Book [Quran] from God confirming that which was with them – although before they used to pray for victory against those who disbelieved – but [then] when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it; so the curse of God will be upon the disbelievers.} (Quran 2:89 ) The first witness was Buhaira, the Christian monk, who recognized Muhammad’s prophethood when he was still young and told his uncle: "…a great fortune lies before your nephew, so take him home quickly." The second witness was Waraqah ibn Nawfal, a Christian scholar who died soon after a solitary meeting with Muhammad. Waraqah attested Muhammad was the Prophet of his time and received revelation exactly like Moses and Jesus. The Jews of Madinah were anxiously awaiting the arrival of a prophet. The third and fourth witnesses were their two famous Jewish rabbis, Abdullah ibn Salam and Mukhayriq. The sixth and seventh witnesses were also Yemeni Jewish rabbis, Wahb ibn Munabbih, and Ka’b al- Ahbar (d. 656 CE). Ka’b found long passages of praise and the description of the Prophet prophesized by Moses in the Bible. The Quran states: {Is it not a sign to them that the learned men of the Children of Israel knew it (as true)?} ( 26:197 ) To be continued…
BALDERDASH

1 Like

Re: Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) by ByfireByfire: 10:56am On Aug 25, 2015
.
.
Op. Go ahead and copy and paste the entire history textbooks on nairaland it won't make your Al-Taqiyyah lie filled article any way credible or sensible.
.
Why are you people so full of lies. All the characters of the devil from outright lies to deciet to murders are fully typified in your fold.

3 Likes

Re: Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) by karopaul: 11:30am On Aug 25, 2015
Read John 14:6 and john 16:2,3. And repent God is a merciful Father and he will still accept u back to Christ.

2 Likes

Re: Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) by Scholar8200(m): 11:30am On Aug 25, 2015
Op,just one question. God said to Abraham, and to Isaac after Abraham was dead:

that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.Genesis 22:17,18

and I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;Genesis 26:4

Who is this Seed?

2 Likes 1 Share

Re: Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) by jcross19: 3:04pm On Aug 25, 2015
Mr op, in your mosque they taught that the bible is corrupted? Right , now you are quoting from it. Then how are you sure that those verses you quoted were not manipulated?!!!!!.hypocrites of the last rank. You quote the one that suite you and condemn the one that condemned your foolishness. Shame on allah and it cohorts.

1 Like

Re: Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) by Anas09: 6:46pm On Aug 25, 2015
This is a ploy of satan to keep these muslims trapped.
Allah is satan. Try as u may to fix Mohammed in the Bible, he won't sell. He was a false prophet sent by satan.

2 Likes

Re: Bible Prophecies Of Muhammad ( (part 1): Witnesses Of Scholars) by Scholar8200(m): 8:08pm On Aug 25, 2015
mubrex:
Aramaic continued in wide use
until about AD 650, when it was supplanted by
Arabic. The present day Bible is not, however,
based on the Aramaic manuscripts, but on Greek
and Latin versions.

Well Greek was the lingua franca in the Roman Orient just like English is in Nigeria and French in Cote d'Ivoire. Remember that Rome was the World Power then.


The Awaited Prophet
Pre-Islam Jews and Christians of Arabia were
awaiting a prophet. Before the appearance of
Muhammad, Arabia was home to Jews, Christians,
and pagan Arabs who, on occasion, went to war
with each other.
The Jews and Christians would say: "The time has
come for the unlettered prophet to appear who will
revive the religion of Abraham. We will join his
ranks and wage fierce war against you.
"
The Jews of Madinah were anxiously awaiting the
arrival of a prophet. The third and fourth witnesses
were their two famous Jewish rabbis, Abdullah ibn
Salam and Mukhayriq.
The sixth and seventh witnesses were also Yemeni
Jewish rabbis, Wahb ibn Munabbih, and Ka’b al-
Ahbar (d. 656 CE). Ka’b found long passages of
praise and the description of the Prophet


concerning the Jews, that period was when this judgement was on them:Isaiah 29:10,11
10 For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep,
and hath closed your eyes
:
the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed
Normally, no Jew will speak words (such as the highlighted) without clear and obvious prophecies from the Scriptures.


Bible Prophecies about the Advent of
Muhammad
Abraham is widely regarded as the
common father of the Jews, Christians and
Muslims.
Through his second son, Isaac, came all
Israelite prophets including such towering
figures as Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David,
Solomon and Jesus (peace and blessings
be upon them all).
The advent of these great prophets was in partial
fulfillment of God’s promises to bless the nations
of earth through the descendants of Abraham
(Genesis 12:2-3). Such fulfillment is
wholeheartedly accepted by Muslims whose faith
considers the belief in and respect of all prophets
an article of faith.
Blessings of Ishmael and Isaac
Was the first born son of Abraham (Ishmael) and
his descendants included in God’s covenant and
promise?
A few verses from The Bible may help shed some
light on this question:
- Genesis 12:2-3 speaks of God’s promise to
Abraham and his descendants before any child was
born to him.
- Genesis 17:4 reiterates God’s promise after the
birth of Ishmael and before the birth of Isaac.
- In Genesis, chapter 21, Isaac is specifically
blessed but Ishmael was also specifically blessed
and promised by God to become “a great nation”
especially in Genesis 21:13-18

Genesis 17:19-21
19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name[b] Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.[/b]
20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
21 [size=13pt]But[/size] my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year

Clarifies who was to be the perpetrator of that covenant, not both of them, and through whom He in Whom all the nations of the earth will be blessed will come.



- According to Deuteronomy 21:15-17 the
traditional rights and privileges of the first born son
are not to be affected by the social status of his
mother (being “free” women such as Sarah, Isaac’s
mother, or a “Bondwoman” such as Hagar,
Ishmael’s mother). This is only consistent with the
moral humanitarian principles of all revealed faiths.
That is as far as inheritance was concerned but for blessings, it could take any pattern: Jacob was preferred to Esau the eldest; Ephraim was preferred to Manasseh etc


Muhammad: The Prophet Like unto Moses
Long time after Abraham, God’s promise to send
the long-awaited Messenger was repeated this time
in Moses’ words.
Likeness not in mundane aspects like length of beard, use of rod, parentage, learning etc. Moses came as the messenger of the Old Covenant while Jesus came with the New Covenant and both Covenants are premised on God's promise to Abraham!


In Deuteronomy 18:18, Moses spoke of the prophet
to be sent by God who is:
- From among the Israelite’s “brethren” a reference
to their Ishmaelite cousins as Ishmael was the
other son of Abraham who was explicitly promised
to become a “great nation”.
The same Deuteronomy 17:15 speaks of selecting a king from brethren. Now no foreigner/Ishmaelite ever became king. Why will brethren mean only Israelites in chapter 17 and mean Ishmaelites in chapter 18?!


- A Prophet like unto Moses. There were hardly
any two prophets who were so much alike as
Moses and Muhammad. Both were given
comprehensive law code of life, both encountered
their enemies and were victors in miraculous ways,
both were accepted as prophets/statesmen and
both migrated following conspiracies to
assassinate them. Analogies between Moses and
Jesus overlooks not only the above similarities but
other crucial ones as well (e.g. the natural birth,
family life and death of Moses and Muhammad but
not Jesus, who was regarded by his followers as
the son of God and not exclusively a messenger of
God, as Moses and Muhammad were and as
Muslims belief Jesus was).
These earthly aspects was not the likeness intended! Moses was sent with the miraculous, was Mohammed? Moses came with reference to God's promise to Abraham, did Mohammed? Moses had the Spirit of God upon him(Num 11:25 and at a time God took of the Measure on Moses and imparted to 70 men), was Mohammed?


The Awaited Prophet Was to Come From Arabia
Deuteronomy 33:1-2 combines references to
Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. It speaks of God
(i.e. God’s revelation) coming from Sinai, rising
from Seir (probably the village of Sa’ir near
Jerusalem) and shining forth from Paran.
According to Genesis 21:21, the wilderness of
Paran was the place where Ishmael settled (i.e.
Arabia, specifically Makkah).
In NO place does the Bible liken men to mountains!!!

'The short answer to our title question is that the Mountain of God, Mt. Horeb, Mt. Sinai and Mt. Paran are all names for Mt. Sinai, and Mt. Seir is important for determining the location of Mt. Sinai. The long answer, which is the subject of this article, is that each of these names provides important clues for determining where Mt. Sinai is located...'
http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2008/11/What-Do-Mt-Horeb2c-The-Mountain-of-God2c-Mt-Paran-and-Mt-Seir-Have-to-Do-with-Mt-Sinai.aspx#Article


Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the beloved of God. His
elect and messenger who will bring down a law to
be awaited in the isles and who “shall not fail not
be discouraged till he have set judgment on earth.”
Verse 11, connects that awaited one with the
descendants of Ke’dar. Who is Ke’dar?
Isaiah 42 speaks of Christ during His first and second advent!
Isaiah 52:13-15 through chapter 53 goes further in describing the Servant:
13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently,
he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
14 As many were astonied at thee;
his visage was so marred more than any man,
and his form more than the sons of men:
15 so shall he sprinkle many nations;
the kings shall shut their mouths at him:
for that which had not been told them shall they see;
and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

Describing the crucifixion of Christ and the redemptive benefit to all who believe from all nations


Habakkuk 3:3 speaks of God (God’s help) coming
from Te’man (an Oasis North of Madinah according
to J. Hasting’s Dictionary of The Bible), and the
holy one (coming) from Paran. That holy one who
under persecution migrated from Paran (Makkah)
to be received enthusiastically in Madinah was
none but Prophet Muhammad.
Habakkuk 3:3
God came from Teman,
and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah.
His glory covered the heavens,
and the earth was full of his praise.

Attributing this to man simply because familiar places are mentioned, is blasphemy!


Was it a coincidence that the Prophet “like unto
Moses” from the “brethren” of the Israelites (i.e.
from the Ishmaelites) was also described as one in
whose mouth God will put His words and that he
will speak in the name of God. (Deuteronomy
18:18-20).
Was it a coincidence that Jesus said:
John12:49 etc
For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.



Was it also a coincidence the
“Paraclete” that Jesus foretold to come after him
was described as one who “shall not speak of
himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he
speak . . .” (John 16:13)
And that One thus foretold was to abide IN the disciples forever?
John 14:15-17
15If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17 even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you
Moses was not said to be abiding in them by his words hence this was not referring to words but a Personality!



Was it another coincidence that Isaiah ties between
the messenger connected with Ke’dar and a new
song (a scripture in a new language) to be sang
unto the lord (Isaiah 42:10-11).
Rather that the passage describes the Millenial reign of Christ during His second advent when,"... he shall speak peace unto the heathen:
and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea,
and from the river even to the ends of the earth." Zechariah 9:10.
Then all the nations of the world will rejoice as Isaiah 42:10,11a approves:
Sing unto the Lord a new song,
and his praise from the end of the earth,
ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein;
the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice,



More explicitly,
prophesies Isaiah “for with stammering lips, and
another tongue, will he speak to this
people” (Isaiah 28:11). This latter verse correctly
describes the “stammering lips” of Prophet
Muhammad
Let's see the context:
Isaiah 28:7-13 Verse 7 describes the offence of the people, verse 12 showed their rejection of God's admonition, verses 13 the judgement and verse 11 the means!
7 But they also have erred through wine,
and through strong drink are out of the way;
the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink,
they are swallowed up of wine,
they are out of the way through strong drink;
they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

11 for with stammering lips and another tongue
will he speak to this people.
12 To whom he said,
This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest;
and this is the refreshing:
[size=13pt]yet they would not hear[/size].

13 But the word of the Lord was unto them
precept upon precept, precept upon precept;
line upon line, line upon line;
here a little, and there a little;
that they might go, and fall backward,
and be broken, and snared, and taken.
[/b


Up to the time of Jesus (peace be upon him), the
Israelites were still awaiting for that Prophet like
unto Moses prophesied in Deuteronomy 18:18.
When John the Baptist came, they asked him if he
was Christ and he said “no”. They asked him if he
was Elias and he said “no”. Then, in apparent
reference to Deuteronomy 18:18, they asked him
“art thou that Prophet” and he answered: “No”.
(John 1:19-21)
No point referencing those who had among them those who expected two Messiahs at the same time; one to fight, the other to reign when the normal believers who were inspired by the Holy Spirit knew He was Just One (Luke 1:67-80, Luke 2:25-34 etc)



In the Gospel according to John (Chapters 14, 15,
16) Jesus spoke of the “Paraclete” or comforter
who will come after him, who will be sent by Father
as another Paraclete, who will [b]teach new things

NOT TRUE


which the contemporaries of Jesus could not bear
Which was revealed to the holy apostles and prophets when the True Paraclete came on the day of Pentecost and onwards!

.
While the Paraclete is described as the spirit of
truth, (whose meaning resemble Muhammad’s
famous title Al-Amin , the trustworthy), he is
identified in one verse as the Holy Ghost (John
14:26). Such a designation is however inconsistent
with the profile of that Paraclete. In the words of
the Dictionary of The Bible, (Ed. J. Mackenzie)”
These items, it must be admitted, do not give an
entirely coherent picture.”

John 15:26,27
26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
27 and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning

Showing that the Comforter will be working at the same time the apostles will bear their witnesses! Besides did Mohammed bear witness of Jesus like Peter, James and John, Stephen etc did? Sealing their witness for Jesus with their Blood as martyrs??!


Indeed history tells us that many early Christians
understood the Paraclete to be a man and not a
spirit.
Not really! Jesus did not leave them in doubt:

Acts 1:5 were His words
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

fulfilled as from Acts 2:1-4


Out of Context Coincidence?
Is it possible that the numerous prophecies cited
here are all individually and combined out of
context misinterpretations?
Is the opposite true, that such infrequently studied
verses fit together consistently and clearly point to
the advent of the man who changed the course of
human history, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him)?
Indeed! Nice way to conclude!


One of the signs of the Prophet to come from
Paran (Makkah) is that he will come with “ten
thousands of saints” (Deuteronomy 33:2 KJV).
That was the number of faithful who accompanied
Prophet Muhammad to Paran (Makkah) in his
victorious, bloodless return to his birthplace to
destroy the remaining symbols of idolatry in the
Ka’bah.
Rather it was Moses description of the events in Exodus 19:16,18
16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the [size=13pt]voice of the trumpet exceeding loud[/size]; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.

Angels blow the trumpets, not God!

18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it [size=13pt]in fire[/size]: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

The thick cloud in relation to God is a collective word used to describe Myriads of Heavenly personalities eg see Hebrews 12:1

1 Like 1 Share

(1) (Reply)

Is This Really A Sin Before God? / Halleluyah Eh, Halleluyah Eh I Go Worship My God, He Dey Do Am For Me / How Do You Explain The Trinity?

(Go Up)

Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health
religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket

Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 109
Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland.