prophecy

Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.

Jehovah Gets Pierced! Members Public

The Hebrew Bible contains a remarkable prophecy, which is found in the book of Zechariah. The prophet foresaw the time when Israel would mourn for having committed the sin of piercing Jehovah their God! “The word of Yahweh concerning Israel: Thus says Yahweh, who stretched out the heavens and founded

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Prophecy that Exposed Muhammad as a Fraud: Addendum Members Public

In this section (/2019/06/02/the-prophecy-that-exposed-muhammad-as-a-fraud-pt-2/) I am going to show that even if we take the traditional interpretation of Q. 30:1-5 that this is a prediction of the Romans defeating the Persians, this still ends up being a false prophecy exposing Muhammad as a fraud and charlatan.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Prophecy that Exposed Muhammad as a Fraud Pt. 2 Members Public

I continue with my exposition of the alleged prophecy of Q. 30:1-5 (/2019/06/02/the-prophecy-that-exposed-muhammad-as-a-fraud-pt-1/). The term bid’i is used at least twice in the Quran, here in Q. 30:4 and also in Q. 12:42. Ibn Kathir comments on the meaning of this term in

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Sam Shamoun
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The Prophecy that Exposed Muhammad as a Fraud Pt. 1 Members Public

The following is supposed to be a prophecy, which confirms Muhammad’s prophetic claims: In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful A. L. M. The Roman Empire has been defeated – In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious – Within

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Sam Shamoun
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The Hebrew Bible Testifies that the Messiah is Adonay Elohim! Members Public

One of the objections that “Christian” unitarian heretics raise against the Deity of the Lord Jesus is to claim that the Messiah is never called Adonay (“Lord”), the Hebrew term that is typically reserved for Jehovah God alone. Rather, as in the case of Psalm 110:1, the Messiah is

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Sam Shamoun
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The Virgin has Conceived and God is Now With Us! Members Public

The following OT text, “Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign: The virgin (ha almah) shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 Modern English Version (MEV) Is taken to be a prophecy of the Lord Jesus’ birth from his blessed

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Rabbis Affirm the Divine Prehuman Existence of the Messiah! Members Public

In this short post, I am going to cite the rabbinic interpretation of particular OT texts in order to show that even specific rabbis believed in and affirmed the divine, prehuman existence of the Messiah. For instance, the rabbis understood that the following Psalm, which speaks of the Davidic Ruler

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Sam Shamoun
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Source of Muhammad’s Inspiration – Divine or Demonic? Members Public

According to the Islamic traditions, Muhammad would tremble, foam at the mouth and snore or moan like a camel or a newborn calf, whenever he received the so-called revelations: “Narrated Safwan bin Ya’la bin Umaiya from his father who said: ‘A man came to the Prophet while he was

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Sam Shamoun
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