when the Cristian know that Muhammad is the last prophet in the biblical prophesies?

Question

In Deuteronomy 18, Moses stated that God told him: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy 18:18-19).1

From these verses we conclude that the prophet in this prophecy must have the following three characteristics:

1) That he will be like Moses.

2) That he will come from the brothers of the Israelites, i.e. the Ishmaelites.

3) That God will put His words in to the mouth of this prophet and that he will declare what God commands him.

Let us examine these three characteristics in more depth:

1) A prophet like Moses:
There were hardly any two prophets who were so much alike as Moses and Muhammad . Both were given a comprehensive law and code of life. Both encountered their enemies and were victorious in miraculous ways. Both were accepted as prophets and statesmen. Both migrated following conspiracies to assassinate them. Analogies between Moses and Jesus overlook not only the above similarities but other crucial ones as well. These include the natural birth, the family life, and death of Moses and Muhammad but not of Jesus. Moreover Jesus was regarded by his followers as the Son of God and not exclusively as a prophet of God, as Moses and Muhammad were and as Muslims believe Jesus was. So, this prophecy refers to the Prophet Muhammad and not to Jesus, because Muhammad is more like Moses than Jesus.

Also, one notices from the Gospel of John that the Jews were waiting for the fulfillment of three distinct prophecies. The first was the coming of Christ. The second was the coming of Elijah. The third was the coming of the Prophet. This is obvious from the three questions that were posed to John the Baptist: “Now this was John’s testimony, when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Christ.” They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” (John 1:19-21). If we look in a Bible with cross-references, we will find in the marginal notes where the words “the Prophet” occur in John 1:21, that these words refer to the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18:18.2 We conclude from this that Jesus Christ is not the prophet mentioned in Deuteronomy 18:18.

2) From the brothers of the Israelites:
Abraham had two sons, Ishmael and Isaac (Genesis 21). Ishmael became the grandfather of the Arab nation, and Isaac became the grandfather of the Jewish nation. The prophet spoken of was not to come from among the Jews themselves, but from among their brothers, i.e. the Ishmaelites. Muhammad , a descendant of Ishmael, is indeed this prophet.

Also, Isaiah 42:1-13 speaks of the servant of God, His “chosen one” and “messenger” who will bring down a law. “He will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.” (Isaiah 42:4). Verse 11, connects that awaited one with the descendants of Kedar. Who is Kedar? According to Genesis 25:13, Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, the ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad .

3) God will put His words in the mouth of this prophet:
The words of God (the Holy Quran) were truly put into Muhammad’s mouth. God sent the Angel Gabriel to teach Muhammad the exact words of God (the Holy Quran) and asked him to dictate them to the people as he heard them. The words are therefore not his own. They did not come from his own thoughts, but were put into his mouth by the Angel Gabriel. During the life time of Muhammad , and under his supervision, these words were then memorized and written by his companions.

Also, this prophecy in Deuteronomy mentioned that this prophet will speak the words of God in the name of God. If we looked to the Holy Quran, we will find that all its chapters, except Chapter 9, are preceded or begin with the phrase, “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”


Another indication (other than the prophecy in Deuteronomy) is that Isaiah ties the messenger connected with Kedar with a new song (a scripture in a new language) to be sung to the Lord (Isaiah 42:10-11). This is mentioned more clearly in the prophecy of Isaiah: “and another tongue, will he speak to this people” (Isaiah 28:11 KJV). Another related point, is that the Quran was revealed in sections over a span of twenty-three years. It is interesting to compare this with Isaiah 28 which speaks of the same thing, “For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there.” (Isaiah 28:10).

Note that God has said in the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18, “If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.” (Deuteronomy, 18:19). This means that whoever believes in the Bible must believe in what this prophet says, and this prophet is the Prophet Muhammad .


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Footnotes:

(1) All of the verses on this page have been taken from The NIV Study Bible, New International Version, except where noted as being KJV which means King James Version.

(2) See the marginal notes in The NIV Study Bible, New International Version on verse 1:21, p. 1594.

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Answer 1

And your point is?

Answer 2

Thank you for your this much-needed information.

For the most part, Christians will not believe or accept Prophet Muhammad (Allah's Peace be upon him) as the final prophet according to Biblical prophecies because they regard Ishmael as Abraham's illegitimate son; i.e. a "mistake." Ishmael's mother Hagar is not recognized as a wife of Abraham, but as his concubine (modern-day terminology, mistress). That's not what Genesis 16:3 says. It clearly says WIFE. That means Ishmael was legitimate. Rendering him otherwise is heartless and cold-blooded.

It is very clear to Muslims that Almighty God "put His Words" into the mouths of all of the Israelite prophets, not only Jesus (Allah's Peace be upon them all). All of the Israelite prophets knew this. Most important, so did Almighty God. Regardless of how the Genesis account of the covenant is interpreted, Almighty God made a sacred covenant with Abraham long before any child was born to him. Through his seed, "all the nations of the earth will be blessed." His seed are both the Ishmaelites and the Israelites.

As for Abraham's nationality according to Genesis, he was an Arab. As I recall, on a Biblical map Ur in the land of the Chaldees was Arab land/territory. Ur is on the borderline of Arabia and Iraq. It's the non-belief and non-acceptance of Abraham being an Arab that has caused and still is causing so much unrest, conflict, and bloodshed in the Middle East.

If Abraham was an Arab, then all of his children had Arab blood, regardless of whom their mothers were. How Isaac "escaped" having Arab blood is beyond comprehension.

Answer 3

My favorite Dueteronomy passage is 33:29.

The application in the Duet 33 :29 passasge today would be to the USA as we are the current Client Nation to God. Israel was the Client Nation at the time

I also believe that the Doctrine of the Shield has been invoked.

Look up Psalm 3:3
Psalm 28:7
Psalm 35 1 and 2
Psalm 9:11

Answer 4

Christians will never, ever recognize Mohammed as a prophet. This would make them Muslims, no longer Christians.

It could be asked "When will the Muslims recognize the Divinity of the Lord, Jesus Christ, and accept Him as their Saviour?"

I'm not saying one is better than the other, but it's pretty pointless trying to disclaim someone else's religion.

Answer 5

Gen. 12:1-3 - God made a covenant with Abraham to provide him with a land, Make Abraham a great nation, bless his offspring both Issac and Ishmael. As for Ishmael and the entire Arab/Muslim nation you must reference Gen. 16: 11-12. The angle of God told Hagar, "you are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers." This kind of sounds like the history of the Middleast, past and present, even the attitude towards the U.S.A. In fact, most recent wars and battles (Bosnia/Kosovo/ etc...) have been initiated by the Arab/Muslim. Major humanitarian violation continue today by Arab/Muslim followers. Sudan still practices the trade of slavery, groups in Egypt still force conversions (rape, disfigurement, branding, etc..) from other denomination to Islam. What God spoke in Gen. 16:11-12 is true. As for the Arab/Muslim being cursed, God spoke it to Hagar in Gen. 16:11-12. The blessing God spoke of to Abraham is in relation to the Covenant that he made with Abraham and Sarah for a child, which is Issac. As for the blessing for this nation, it is Israel, which comes from Issac. you claim in the forecoming of Muhammad is in the Old Testament as well as the New Testament. With that being the case that alone would defeat your theory of the prophetic coming of Muhammad. What it boils down too is not the comparison of your God's miracles versus my God's miracles, but rather the state of your soul versus the state of my soul. And this I will compare. My soul has been given to the one true Lord, Jesus Christ, and my name has been written in the Book of Life. And when my time has come I will rejoice knowing that my eternal salvation will be in the hands of Jesus Christ. Now for you, when your time comes you'll have to surrender your soul to those principalities of darkness that own the right to it and drag you and your soul to hell. It's a choice that we all must make, now or later, and rest assured we all will make a choice. Which choice will you make, your life depends upon it! I pray to God that your heart and mind will be touched and that God will give you the wisdom of Solomon.

Charlotte

Answer 6

First of all, your question is way to damn long. Yawn!!!

But to answer your question, they never will. You don't seem to understand what is going on. Muslims don't except Jesus as the true Messiah, but only as a prophet. And CHRISTIANS or Catholics will not accept Mohamed as the true messiah, but only as a prophet.

You need to first understand religions and why the exist, before you ask a 6,000 page irrelevant question:)

Point here is...............Neither one is going to change their minds. That's why both religions exist.
Jews (Judaism) recognize neither as the true messiah, but disregard both as false prophets.

Judaism only pertains to the Old Testament.
Christianity pertains to the old replaced by the new testament.
Muslims pertains to the old testament replaced by the Koran.

Answer 7

The Ishmaelites aren 't israelites. God changed Jacob's name to Israel, not any descendent of Ishmael's.

If Mohammad was a prophet, why did John (a disciple of Jesus) tell us that the spirit of the anti-christ wants us to believe Jesus is not God (which Mohmammad taught)?

Answer 8

Are you preaching to Christians?

You should know that Chirstians believe that when Isaiah 53 says that the Yahweh "hath laid on him the iniquity of us all" that it is prophecy concerning Jesus dying on the cross for man's sin. The Quran says that God replaced Jesus with another man on the cross.

You can't say that Isaiah was corrupted because the Dead Sea scrolls prove otherwise.

Answer 9

Muhammad himself said that Jesus would return, and
Muhammad knowing that Jesus had supernatural powers with Allah in order to do this.

Moses was referring to the messiah, as Jesus is, Jesus came in love to tell the people the way to God and how to worship and serve Him on earth.

When Jesus returns as the great Muhammad knew, He will return as the messiah.. To execute judgment
read Psa. 110:1-7

Answer 10

Peter, in his message in the third chapter of the book of Acts, declares that this was a prophecy concerning Jesus Christ. Now the Jews knew the prophecy of Moses, and thus they were looking for their Messiah. They believe that this is a prophecy of the coming Messiah, that God is gonna raise up another spokesman to speak God's word to them. "I'll raise up another Prophet like unto myself". So that when they came to John the Baptist saying, "Who art thou?" they said, "Art thou that prophet?" And they were referring to this particular prophecy. "Are you that prophet, the prophet that we are to look for like unto Moses through whom God will speak his word to the people?" John said, "I am not". "Are you the Messiah?" "No." "Who are you?" "I'm just the voice of one and crying in the wilderness prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his path".

Now, the Jews today are still looking for their Messiah and they are anticipating that He is coming very soon. But they told me, "We believe that the Messiah will be just like Moses". That's this prophecy they're referring to. That He will not be the Son of God. They say, "Now you say the Messiah or that Jesus was the Son of God. We do not believe that the Messiah will be the Son of God. We believe that the Messiah will be a man just like Moses was a man. A man from amongst us that God will raise up to speak God's word to us."

And so the Jews today are looking for a man, a Jew, who will be able to come and to help them to rebuild their temple and to bring them peace. And the minute that man arises on the scene and brings them peace and helps them build their temple, they are, all of them ready to acclaim him as their Messiah. Now of course, there are other scriptures that refer to the Messiah being "God with us, "Thou shalt call his name Emmanuel" which being interpreted is "God with us"(Matthew 1:23). "Behold, I'll give you a sign. A virgin shall conceive and bear a son and call his name Immanuel, God with us"(Isaiah 7:14). But the Jews are not looking for the Son of God; they are looking for a man.

Answer 11

Mohammed was not a prophet of GOD. Man, talk about doctrines of devils!