Deuteronomy 18:18 "I will raise for them a Prophet like you (Moses) from among their brethren and will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them, all that I command him".
Let me make some comments about the above: Christians believe that this is a reference to Jesus peace be upon him. One important word here is "Prophet". Christians believe Jesus is the son of God not a prophet of God. Another important word is "brethren". If it were Jesus the word would have been "children" because Jesus peace be upon him came from the children of Isaac
Since Ismaaeel peace be upon him was the brother of Isaac peace be upon him, the reference is therefore to the children of Prophet Ismaaeel peace be upon him who will be brethren to the children of Isaac peace be upon him. Again the only Prophet from the brethren of the Jews and the Christians was Prophet Muhamed.
Today the name "Muhammed" is the worlds most commonly used name and Islam is the fastest growing religion.
2006-07-06 04:03:44 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes its true
and Jesus ordered them to follow him
http://www.myislamweb.com/forum/index.php
2006-07-06 04:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by Freezones 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Christians believe that Deuteronomy 18:18 refers to Jesus because in John 6:14 it says that Jesus is the prophet who was to come, and in Acts 3:22 in QUOTES Deuteronomy 18:18 stating that Jesus is the prophet spoken in that scripture.
2) As far as Christians believing that Jesus is a prophet, it is only stated in Matthew 12:11, Matthew 21:26, Matthew 21:46, Mark 6:4, Luke 1:76, Luke 4:24, Luke 7:16, Luke 13:33, Luke 24:19, John 4:19, John 4:44, John 6:14, John 7:46, John 9:17, and Acts 3:22, to name a few, that Jesus is a prophet of God. Unlike Muhammed, who only claimed to be a prophet, Jesus claimed that position and many more - including son of God.
3) As the son of God, Jesus is then a "brother" to all men, whether from Israel, Issac, Ishmael, America, Iran, France, Australia, Africa, South America, or our own family. Because they all share Father God. So he is a prophet from among the brethren.
So, if you accept what the Bible says when it predicts a prophet, then you must also accept what it says when it states Jeus is that prophet. So it can not apply to Muhammed. Or if you reject the statement that Jesus is that prophet, and then you must reject the prophecy of a prophet. So it could not apply to Muhammed.
Which is it?
2006-07-06 11:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, but it is a bit convenient to assume that the one spoken of was Muhammed. In doing so you bypass every Prophet who appeared after Deuternomy.
I had heard that Islam believed Jesus to be a Prophet. So, make up your mind. Which was he?
But aside from that, after Deuteronomy, God spoke to a whole bunch of folks from Joshua to Malachi. And that included all the best known prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah. Ezekiel, etc. It seems to me rather convenient to bypass dozens of prophets as the potential subject of Deuteronmy 18:18.
As for Islam being the world's fastest growing religion, if I were you, I would pray that continues. Right now some Moslems are killing other Moslems at such an incredible pace (30,000 or so in Iraq alone recently), that, if it contiunes to escalate, eventually the death rate will exceed the birth rate. And then Islam will become the world's fastest shrinking religion.
No offense, but Islam needs to put its house in order.
2006-07-06 13:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by ALLEN F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could have been:
Mohammad
Jesus
Mary Eddy Baker
John Smith
insert lunatic's name here
any one of the 12 apostles
any one of the other men that wrote down some of the scriptures
xtians aren't missing a prophet they have way too many
My question to Muslims is, if you do not believe Jesus is the son of God, only a prophet then wouldn't that make Jesus the be the prophet this scripture refers to? What would that make Mohammad?
2006-07-06 11:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by tenaciousd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That proves absolutely nothing besides playing with words peace be upon you you'd best dig out the original Greek before jumping to silly conclusions. It is at best presumptuous to to interpret such teachings at such a low level. These were meant to be Moral guides for humans to get along with each other and not spending a ridiculous amount of time and energy to prove pointless and empty ideas.It does not really matter one bit weather this or that is predicted. Things just are or are not. Prediction has nothing to do with it. You may as well spent time trying to find out how many angels fit on a pin head. Given the amount of vague sentences and paragraphs in both the Bible and the Koran if you put your mind to it I bet you can find all sorts of predictions. and statistically some of them happen and most of them don't. Peace be upon you
2006-07-06 11:25:40 · answer #5 · answered by The Stainless Steel Rat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cut out this part, Deut. 18:15
"The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. "
Is it your contention that Muhammed was Hebrew?
By the way, I don't believe the "Islam is the fastest growing religion" propoganda. I've never seen a single objective survey that supports this. Secularism is the fastest growing philosophy.
2006-07-06 11:10:03 · answer #6 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) It is about Jesus. Jesus who was a Jew, Muhammed was not a JEw so this does not refer to him. Key word is "from among their brethren".
Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
2006-07-06 11:10:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone mentioned Ezekiel and I believe it could also have been either Elijah or Elisha perhaps even John the Baptist. There is no mention of Muhammed. Get over it.
2006-07-06 11:14:39 · answer #8 · answered by BigRichGuy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, you already stated this question and I think we embarassed you the first time.
As I already stated, it sounds to me like this text refers to Ezekiel and the trail he put on comparing his cheating wife to the state of Israel at the time. It could also refer to Isaiah and a number of other prophets.
2006-07-06 11:06:42 · answer #9 · answered by Kats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Accounting for the first comment, all that goes to show, is that no religion is the truth, and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all the same religion. Hmm, how about that.
2006-07-06 11:07:20 · answer #10 · answered by Toxxikation 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No where does it say muhamid and its talking about Joshua cause in verse 15. You need more than one verse to prove somthing anyway and that verse doesnt help you cause at all. Keep searching the scriptures, youll find the truth.
2006-07-06 11:23:11 · answer #11 · answered by Airman_P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋