prophecy
Defense and exploration of biblical prophecy, its fulfillment, and interpretive challenges.
Wasn't Muhammad announced by John the Baptist? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to the Holy Bible John the Baptist announced the coming of One greater than he (cf. Mark 1:7-8; Matthew 3:7-12; Luke 3:15-17), whom Christians believe was Jesus Christ. Yet some of the Gospels show that John
Examining Psalm 110:1 A look at Its Implications on God being a Multi-Personal Being and upon the Deity of Christ Paid Members Public
Examining Psalm 110:1 A look at Its Implications on God being a Multi-Personal Being and upon the Deity of Christ Sam Shamoun Christians often appeal to Psalm 110:1 to prove that the Hebrew Bible teaches that Yahweh is multi-Personal, that there is more than one Person who is
Is Muhammad predicted in the Gospel of John? Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun A Muslim sent me the following article via email. It concerns Jesus prophecy of the Paraclete and how this supposedly points to Muhammad. The Muslim challenged me to respond to this article. Even though the issue of whether Muhammad is the Paraclete has already been resolved and documented
An Examination of the Worship Given to the Messiah in the Old Testament Paid Members Public
"All the Nations will serve Him" An Examination of the Worship Given to the Messiah in the Old Testament Sam Shamoun In the following articles: http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/messiah_concept.htm http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/messiah_god.htm We examined what the Hebrew Bible had to say
The Messiah as Israels God and King Paid Members Public
More Evidence from the Hebrew Bible for the Deity of the Messiah Sam Shamoun This is a continuation of our discussion that is found here. We encourage the readers to consult that particular article before reading this one. What we intend to do here is to provide further evidence from
The Exaltation of the Messiah in Isaiah Paid Members Public
Additional OT Evidence for the Deity of Christ Sam Shamoun This article is intended to supplement the following discussion: http://answering-islam.org/Shamoun/jesus_mighty_god.htm According to the prophet Isaiah Yahweh God is highly exalted, being King over all: "In the year that King Uzziah died, I
Jews, the Messiah, and the Prophet of Islam Paid Members Public
Analyzing Another Muslim Dilemma Sam Shamoun Summary This article will develop the following thesis. The Jews expected the Messiah to come. As long as the Messiah had not come, there was the possibility of further prophets, but the Messiah would be the culmination of Gods history and the end of
The Deity of the Messiah in Isaiah and in light of New Testament Exegesis Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Introduction Anti-Trinitarians, i.e. Muslims, Jehovahs Witnesses etc., often make the assertion that the Holy Bible, especially the OT, differentiate the Messiah from Yahweh. Here are two specific OT texts where the Messiah is depicted as being distinct from God: "Here is my servant, whom I uphold,