Islam in Prophecy?
Matthew 24:4-6 (NKJV)
4 And Jesus answered and said to them:
"Take heed that no one deceives you.
5 "For many will come in My name, saying, 'I
am the Christ,' and will deceive many.
6 "And you will hear of wars and rumors of
wars. See that you are not troubled; for all
these things must come to pass, but the end
is not yet.
Matthew 24:7-8 (NKJV)
7 "For nation will rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom. And there will be
famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in
various places.
8 "All these are the beginning of sorrows.
What is the difference between
Islam and Muslim?
“Islam is peace”
Islam does NOT mean peace.
It means “submission”.
The only way that
Islam will bring
peace is by
WORLD
DOMINATION.
ISLAM
is the name of the
religion…
MUSLIM
is the title for
adherents of the
Islamic faith.
WHY SHOULD YOU CARE
ABOUT ISLAM?
Why Would Christians and
Believers in the Way need to know
anything about Islam?
QUESTION:
Who on this planet is watching and
waiting for the return of
Jesus Christ?
2.1 Billion Christians
1.5 Billion Muslims
Yes, 1.5 billion Muslims are
anxiously awaiting the return of
Jesus Christ!
The religion of Islam reveres Jesus Christ,
not as the Son of God, but as a prophet.
They call him “Isa Al-Maseeh”
[Jesus the Messiah].
They believe that he ascended to heaven
and will return again.
2.1 Billion Christians
1.5 Billion Muslims
What is the FASTEST growing
religion on earth today?
Islam
Islam is currently growing 4x faster
than Christianity. By 2055 half of all
births will be to Muslim families.
Deuteronomy 28:43 (KJV)
43 The stranger that is within thee shall get
up above thee very high; and thou shalt
come down very low.
Islamists, like Christians,
have beliefs, prophecies, and
expectations about
end-time events.
But… unlike Christians, there is
little doubt among Muslims
about end-time events.
How many professing “Christians” actually
BELIEVE that Jesus Christ will literally
return to this earth?
According to a 2006 poll by
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR PEOPLE
AND THE PRESS
79% of professing Christians say YES.
But only 20% believe it could occur
within their lifetime.
Christians can have doubts about
the second coming and still be in
good standing with their
churches.
But Muslims have FIVE TENETS of
belief with which they must agree:
FIVE TENETS OF ISLAMIC FAITH
1. Belief in Allah.
2. Belief in the Last Day.
3. Belief in Angels.
4. Belief in the Scripture.
5. Belief in the Prophets.
Belief in Allah
Muslims believe that Allah is the true creator
and the God of Abraham.
They believe that Jews and Christians have
perverted the Bible so that it is no longer a
dependable witness of God.
Belief in the Last Day
Belief in the Last Day indicates FAITH that Islamic
prophecies will come to pass,
Islam will conquer the world;
bringing peace through the
global imposition of Sharia [Muslim] law.
It also includes the acceptance that there will be
MAJOR signs. These include the appearance of:
Ad-Dajjal (the Muslim Anti-Christ – a Jew),
Isa Al-Maseeh (Jesus Christ), and
Al-Mahdi (a Muslim savior/Messiah figure)
Belief in Angels
Belief in Angels is critical to Muslim faith.
It was by the hand of a spirit being
(they believe it was the arch-angel Gabriel)
that Mohammed was given the true
understanding of Allah and the
religion of Islam.
Belief in the Scripture
The scripture mentioned here means the
Quran of course. But it also includes others:
The Sunna
The Hadith
The Quran
The Quran is the foundational book of Islam.
It was conveyed entirely by Mohammed,
the founder and prophet of Islam.
Quran literally means “recitation” or
“reading” in Arabic.
It is composed of 114 chapters called
“Surahs”.
The Sunna
“The Sunna” in Arabic literally means “a clear or well
trodden path”. Without the Sunna the Quran cannot
be properly understood.
It is the record of the sayings, customs, examples,
and teachings of Mohammed. He left the Sunna as
an example for all human beings to follow.
It could be considered the direct teaching from
Mohammed.
The Hadith
“The Hadith is the source of much of the
Muslim beliefs about the end-times.
Hadith is specifically the recorded sayings of
Mohammed, and is one of the sources from
which the Sunna draws information and
inspiration.
Belief in the Prophets
There are no true Muslims who do not believe
in the prophets.
This emblem is known as the Shahada. It
says (in Arabic):
There is no God but Allah,
and Mohammed is His Prophet.
As we saw before, Muslims ALSO believe in
Jesus. They believe that Jesus will return
and convert Jews and Christians to Islam.
What will happen to those who refuse to
convert?
They will be considered infidels and will face
the sword of Jesus.
Imagine that. Muslims see Jesus Christ as
the prophet of Allah and the ULTIMATE
evangelist for Islam. Those who do not
convert will be beheaded.
Barbaric? Unlikely?
REVELATION 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them,
and judgment was given unto them: and I
saw the souls of them that were
beheaded for the witness of Jesus,
and for the word of God, and which had not
worshipped the beast, neither his image,
neither had received his mark upon their
foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived
and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Beheading is a popular thing in
Islamic justice.
How often have we witnessed this very
method of execution in Muslim countries in
recent history?
Muslims believe that Jesus will
be the chief enforcer of Allah
and the servant of the Mahdi.
Al-Mahdi means “the guided one” in Arabic.
He is also referred to as the “Lord of the Age”
and “the Awaited One”.
(Consider who the Bible says is the ruler of this age - 2 Cor 4:4)
The arrival of the Muslim Jesus
and the Madhi are MAJOR
signs in Muslim Eschatology.
Isn’t it interesting that there will be TWO major
Islamic figures in the Muslim end-time
scenario?
One is a religious figure (Jesus)
The other is a military/governmental figure.
These two individuals could be
mistaken for the Two Witnesses
But more likely, they will be
recognized as
(at least by Biblical Christians)
The Beast and the False Prophet
From the book of Revelation.
The Madhi is prophesied to
arrive on the scene in a time of
great international turmoil.
He is to be a man from the family
of Mohammed. He brings peace
and order by establishing a
worldwide caliphate global Muslim rule.
Mahdi is the prophesied
“Twelfth Imam”
He is to
conquer Israel.
He is said to
have
miraculous
control over
the weather.
The Mahdi will be a rider on a white
horse. See Revelation 6:2.
Revelation 6:2 (KJV)
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and
he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown
was given unto him: and he went forth
conquering, and to conquer.
The Mahdi will bring up the Ark of
the Covenant from the Sea of
Tiberias [or Galilee] and will
produce previously undiscovered
scrolls from both the Old and New
Testaments.
With these he will confound and
covert the Jews and Christians.
The Mahdi will also make a seven year
covenant with a Jewish man of the lineage
of Aaron (representing the Levitical
priesthood).
As the supreme Caliph and Imam, the Al
Madhi will be loved and respected by the
entire world.
He will possess and redistribute enormous
amounts of wealth.
There is also a “false prophet” of Islam.
He is called “Ad-Dajjal.”
Al-Dajjal is to be Jewish
and have one eye.
Hmmm…
The Muslims must have
been very excited when
Moshe Dayan was the
leader of the Israelis.
Muslims have branded some
Americans as Ad-Dajjal also.
How did Mohammed become the
Prophet of Allah?
Muslim biographers of Mohammed tell us
that he was in a cave and was overcome
by an angel (they believe this to have
been Gabriel). The angel suffocated and
strangled Mohammed so that he was
overwhelmed and thought he would die.
The angel demanded that Mohammed
“recite”. Mohammed protested that he
could not as he was not a “kahin”
(an estatic utterer of poetry in Arabia).
These “kahin” were believed by Arabians to
be possessed by demons.
The angel physically accosted him three
times until he reached the end of his
endurance. Then suddenly he found the
words of a new scripture pouring forth
from his mouth.
One Muslim theologian tells us:
“The prophet was purely passive – indeed
unconscious; the book was in no sense his,
neither its thought, nor language, nor style:”
Mohammed, it seems, was a “channeler” of
Allah’s words – similar to the way spiritists
today seek to channel “ancient wisdom”.
Mohammed as NOT convinced that his
experience was of God.
He thought he was either crazy or
possessed.
According to his biographers he planned to
kill himself rather than to live with the
humiliation of being “an ecstatic poet or a
man possessed.”
But Allah stopped him before he could throw
himself off a high place.
Does it really work that way?
The Bible tells us that “prophecy did not
come in ancient times by the will of men;
but holy men of God spoke as they were
led of the Holy Spirit.” (1 Peter 1:21)
The Bible also tells us that the gift of
prophecy is NOT an out-of-control
experience, but can be controlled by, and
is subject to the person prophesying.
(1 Cor. 14:30-32)
Contrast Mohammed’s experience with the
Biblical examples of angels dealings with
humans.
The angel would comfort the person and tell
them not to be afraid.
Gen 15:1, Dan 8:15-19, Mat 28:5, Rev 1:17
SPIRIT of Antichrist
1 John 4:2-3 (KJV)
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every
spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh is of God:
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is not of God:
and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye
have heard that it should come; and even
now already is it in the world.
SPIRIT of Antichrist
1 John 2:22-23 (KJV)
Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus
is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth
the Father and the Son.
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same
hath not the Father: (but) he that
acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father
also.
ALSO
2 John 1:7
SPIRIT of Antichrist
2 John 1:7 (KJV)
For many deceivers are entered into the
world, who confess not that Jesus Christ
is come in the flesh.
This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
What do Muslims mean when they
call Jesus the Messiah?
What does the
Bible mean
when it calls
Jesus the
Messiah?
TAWHID and SHIRK
“Tawhid” is the Muslim doctrine of the
absolute ONENESS of God. Allah is
completely alone in the universe. There is
no other remotely like him.
This is not an arguable point in Islamic
thought. It is an absolute commandment.
“Shirk” is the opposite understanding of
Tawhid and is considered idolatry.
Christians are considered pantheists who
represent shirk. Muslims consider shirk a
worse crime/sin than rape and murder.
Muslims Refuse Christ
as the Son of God
No less than five times the Quran denies
that God has begotten a son.
Surah 19:88-92 says it is “gross blasphemy”
that God should beget a son.
Surah 9:30
“…the Christians call Christ the son of Allah.
That is a saying from their mouth; (in this)
they but imitate what the unbelievers of old
used to say. Allah’s curse be on them: how
they are deluded away from the truth.”
NEXT TIME:
IF THE MAHDI COULD BE THE
ANTICHRIST…
HOW COULD A
GERMAN-LED EUROPE, THE
POPE, AND A
RESURRECTED ROMAN
EMPIRE
BE PART OF THE END-TIME
SCENARIO?