Quran word of God? - 3. Was Muhammad foretold in the Bible?:

 

Was Muhammad foretold in the Bible?

Last week we discussed whether Muhammad was a prophet or
not. We studied the lives of Bible prophets who exhibited identical qualities
which a prophet should have, but was missing from the life of Muhammad.
Though Muslims have claimed that Muhammad was the last prophet etc. but
we do not see the basic qualification of a prophet in his life.

3. Was Muhammad foretold in the Bible?:

Muslim Scholars have tried their best to convince the world
that Muhammad was the prophet spoken of in the Bible. In
their desperate attempts to prove their point, they did not even have
any fear to equate Yahweh God - to Muhammad. Dr. Jamal Badawi the Islamic
Scholar wrote in his article, "Muhammad in the Bible" like this,
"One of the signs of the prophet to come from Paran (Mecca) 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 (Mecca) in his victorious, bloodless return to his birthplace
to destroy the remaining symbols of idolatry in the Ka'bah."

Now if you have not read Deuteronomy 33:2, from Bible you
will think that Dr. Jamal Badawi is right. But let me quote the whole
verses here from KJV Bible:

Deu 33:1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the
man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

Deu 33:2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir
unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands
of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

The above verses are very clear in speaking that LORD came
down from Sinai... shined forth from mount Paran. Verses 1-2 of Deuteronomy
33rd chapter clearly says that Moses spoke about his experience that God
came down when they camped in the place called Paran. You can also look
at Numbers 10:12 where it says, "And the children
of Israel set out from the Wilderness of Sinai on their journeys; then
the cloud settled down in the Wilderness of Paran."

If you read further you will know that God used to come
down in a cloud and pillar of fire among the Israelites in their wilderness
journey. And Moses is referring to that experience before his death as
we read in

Deu 33:1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the
man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

Deu 33:2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir
unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands
of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them..

So we know that Moses was not talking about the coming prophet
using the most respected name of God "LORD" but he was simply
sharing his experience that God came down in their midst.

Dr. Jamal Badawi also claimed that, "Habakkuk
3:3 speaks of God (God's help) coming from Te'man (an Oasis North of Medina
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 (Mecca)
to be received enthusiastically in Medina was none but prophet Muhammad."

No matter how the dictionary twist this verse and make 'God'
to appear as "God's help", Bible is very clear in Habakkuk
3.3 that, "God came from Teman as we read, "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(Hab 3:3)." If you read
further the 4th to 6th verses make it very clear that these verses are
talking about God and not about any human being.

Not only that, Dr. Jamal Badawi claimed that the "Parakletos"
which was spoken in the book of John 14, 15 and 16 was Muhammad. But is
it true? The Greek term Parakletos is used to refer to "Holy Spirit"
or "Spirit of Truth". Bible says in John
14:16-17, "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another
Helper, that He may abide with you forever; the Spirit of truth, whom
the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but
you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you."

John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom
the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring
to your remembrance all things that I said to you."

As we looked in our previous issues, "Holy Spirit"
or "Spirit of Truth" will come and dwell in us and will be a
helper, comforter and advocate for us. When Jesus promised to give another
Helper, He did not say that Muhammad (or a man) will DWELL IN YOU but
He said that "Holy Spirit" or "Sprit of Truth" will
come and live in you and guide you, lead you and teach you all things.
Spirit of Truth means Spirit of God or Spirit of Jesus as we read in John
14:6, Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me." Jesus or God
is the Truth and Spirit of truth is called Holy Spirit. These verses do
not talk about Muhammad or an ordinary prophet but these verses talk about
God's Spirit.

All these interpretations of Islamic scholars tell us that
they are desperate to prove Muhammad's identity by twisting the Bible
verses. But they forgot that equating an ordinary person called Muhammad
with God or Holy Spirit is a great sin. It is very clear that Bible does
not talk anything about Muhammad.

Following note from Muslim Quran online Blog 

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