Bible Prophecies of Muhammad (part 4 of 4): More New Testament Prophecies of Muhammad

Description: The Biblical evidence that Muhammad is not a false prophet.  Part 4: A further discussion on the prophecy mentioned in John 14:16 of the Paraclete, or “Comforter”, and how Muhammad fits this prophecy more than others.

5.      Jesus describes the function of the other Parakletos: John 16:13 “He will guide you into all the truth.” God says in the Quran of Muhammad: “O mankind!  The Messenger has now come unto you with the truth from your Lord: believe, then, for your own good!...” (Quran 4:170) John 16:14 “He will glorify Me.” The Quran brought by Muhammad glorifies Jesus: “…who shall become known as the Christ Jesus, son of Mary, of great honor in this world and in the life to come, and [shall be] of those who are drawn near unto God.” (Quran 3:45) Muhammad also glorified Jesus: “Whoever testifies that none deserves worship except God, who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and that Jesus is the servant of God, His Messenger, and His Word which He bestowed in Mary, and a spirit created from Him, and that Paradise is true, and that Hell is true, God will admit him into Paradise, according to his deeds.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim) John 16:8 “he will convince the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.”

Bible Prophecies of Muhammad (part 3 of 4): New Testament Prophecies of Muhammad

Description: The Biblical evidence that Muhammad is not a false prophet.  Part 3: A discussion on the prophecy mentioned in John 14:16 of the Paraclete, or “Comforter”, and how Muhammad fits this prophecy more than others.

John 14:16  “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.” (American Standard Version) In this verse, Jesus promises that another “Comforter” will appear, and thus, we must discuss some issues concerning this “Comforter.” The Greek word paravklhtoß, ho parakletos, has been translated as ‘Comforter.’  Parakletos more precisely means ‘one who pleads another’s cause, an intercessor.’[1]  The ho parakletos is a person in the Greek language, not an incorporeal entity.  In the Greek language, every noun possesses gender; that is, it is masculine, feminine or neutral.  In the Gospel of John, Chapters 14, 15 and 16 the ho parakletos is actually a person.  All pronouns in Greek must agree in gender with the word to which they refer and the pronoun “he” is used when referring to the parakletos.  The NT uses the word pneuma, which means “breath” or “spirit,” the Greek equivalent of ruah, the Hebrew word for “spirit” used in the OT.  Pneuma is a grammatically neutral word and is always represented by the pronoun “it.”

Bible Prophecies of Muhammad (part 2 of 4): Old Testament Prophecies of Muhammad

Description: The Biblical evidence that Muhammad is not a false prophet.  Part 2: A discussion on the prophecy mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:18, and how Muhammad fits this prophecy more than others.

Deuteronomy 18:18  “I (God) will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee (Moses), and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.” Many Christians believe this prophecy foretold by Moses to be in regards to Jesus.  Indeed Jesus was foretold in the Old Testament, but as will be clear, this prophecy does not befit him, but rather is more deserving of Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him.  Moses foretold the following: 1.         The Prophet Will Be Like Moses . Areas of Comparison Moses Jesus Muhammad Birth normal birth miraculous, virgin birth normal birth Mission prophet only said to be Son of God prophet only Parents father & mother mother only father & mother Family Life married with children never married married with children Acceptance by own people Jews accepted him Jews rejected him[1] Arabs accepted him Political Authority Moses had it (Num 15:36) Jesus refused it[2] Muhammad had it Victory Over Opponents Pharaoh drowned said to be crucified Meccans defeated Death natural death claimed to be crucified natural death Burial buried in grave empty tomb buried in grave Divinity not divine divine to Christians not divine Began Mission at age 40 30 40 Resurrection on Earth not resurrected resurrection claimed not resurrected   2.         The Awaited Prophet will be from the Brethren of the Jews

Bible Prophecies of Muhammad (part 1 of 4): Witnesses of Scholars

Description: The Biblical evidence that Muhammad is not a false prophet.  Part 1: The difficulties faced in discussing biblical prophecies, and accounts of some scholars who attested that Muhammad has been alluded  to in the Bible.

Preliminary Issues 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.[1]  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.[2]  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.  For the Islamic belief on previous scriptures, please click here.  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.”[3]  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