Does the bible prophesy the coming of Muhammad?

Cenababy: "Does the Bible prophesy the coming of Muhammad?"

Answer: There are three primary passages in the Bible that Muslims often point to as prophecies of the coming of Muhammad: Deuteronomy 18:15-22, Song of Solomon 5:16, and John 16:5-11.

First, in regards to Deuteronomy 18:15-22, the immediate context of this passage refers back to verses 9-14. There Moses warns the people of the danger of false prophets. God's people are to avoid any and all who presume to speak authoritatively about spiritual truth apart from God’s truth. What is God’s truth? Verse 15 says a particular prophet will arise from the Jews (i.e., “your own brothers”) who will be like Moses. Notice that it's not just any prophet, as there have been many, but a special prophet. People who studied and believed the Old Testament writings were looking for this particular, special prophet. In fact, some Jewish leaders thought the fiery preacher John the Baptist might be the fulfillment of Moses' prophecy (see John 1:19-30). John the Baptist, however, said that he was the forerunner of the prophet of whom Moses spoke, not the prophet Himself.

Who then is this prophet spoken of in the Bible? He is clearly none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. John 1:43-45 records that the early followers of Jesus understood He was the prophet of whom Moses wrote. Jesus Himself declared this about Himself (Luke 24:27). The most complete statement pointing to Jesus as the promised prophet is found in Acts 3:12-26. The deacon, Stephen, reiterated this in Acts 7:37. Such notable men as John the Baptist, Philip, Peter, and Stephen all testified that Jesus Christ, not Muhammad, is the prophet predicted in Deuteronomy 18:15-22.

Cenababy: Second, in Song of Solomon 5:16, the maiden says of her lover, "His mouth is sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem." The word translated as "lovely" is the Hebrew word machamadim. It is the plural of machamad, which means “lovely, cute, or desirable.” Although it is the root word of Muhammad, it does not follow that the verse refers to Muhammad, especially since the word used is a plural adjective, not the name of a person.

Finally, in John 16:5-11, Jesus prophesies that after He leaves, the Counselor will come, and this Counselor will “convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment” (John 16:8). Who is this Counselor? Jesus Himself gives the answer a few verses later in John 16:13, “But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth…” Jesus explicitly identifies the Counselor as the Holy Spirit. Jesus previously had used very similar terminology to predict the coming of the Holy Spirit: “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name…” (John 14:26). It is abundantly clear in the Bible that the Counselor Jesus prophesied was the Holy Spirit, not Muhammad.

Cenababy: In conclusion, the Bible nowhere specifically predicts the coming of Muhammad. Muhammad was not the prophet Moses predicted, and Muhammad was not the Counselor Jesus predicted. Since the message of Muhammad contradicts the message of Jesus and the Bible on many points, the only biblical prophecy that would apply to the coming of Muhammad would be Matthew 24:11, “And many false prophets will appear and deceive many people…”

Zanjan: Don't know who you've been talking to but Muslims are well aware which prophecies in the OT apply to Jesus. Prophecies in the NT don't apply to Jesus because one doesn't have to predict their own appearance after they've arrived.


The big mistake is to take a passage out of context, completely omitting the preamble. First read through John 14: 22-25 (Yes, 14 comes before 16)

"22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you."


Consider that Christ, while still on earth, had already manifested Himself to His followers, as Judas said. So, the question put to Him (on behalf of Christians) has to be about a *future* Manifestation to believers.

So, Christ is explaining what a Manifestation does: even after the Christ passes on to the next world, He can still visit any men who qualify, as described above. Note the usage of the term "WE", not "I"......that means a "collective".

Remember the transfiguration? How many people did the Disciples see?

If Christ does NOT manifest to the world, then the eyes of the world will never see Him. This flies in the face of the prophecy in Revelations that "all eyes shall see Him".........unless something different is intended.

You'd have to prove that a Christian, that Muhammad, or even someone like me didn't love Christ when we tell you that we've seen Him or Them. You'd also have to prove we weren't keeping the Word of God.

Zanjan: .Continue to John 14:26

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

The text says IN MY NAME. How are we to understand this other than the name of Jesus Christ? If it's the name of God, is the Christian name of God Yehweh, Jehovah, Elohim or Adonai? What did Jesus call God?

Christ said "Beware of false prophets who come in my name". To me, that says all Prophets who come in the name of Jesus Christ are false. (No 'lesser" prophets). Muhammad didn't come in the name of Jesus Christ and He called God "Allah" - that eliminates Him as a false prophet.

If Jesus is speaking of the Next Promised One (Revelator - High Prophet), that would be a different name. He would come under a different name and the name of God and of heaven would change (as an addition) - always does. Birth names are never given in a prophecy either so, let's not add them.


Cena, the Prophecy regarding Islam is in Revelations. There is no emphasis on personal details anymore because they're not needed. The next one wouldn't be Jewish or born in Israel. However, there is another prophecy in Revelations about two more after Muhammad. Refer to the history of the Holy Land.

Zanjan: Just want to add that the prophecies in the New Testament for after Jesus can only be understood after they've occurred. That's the way it works. Thus, no Christian understands them because they don't believe they've been fulfilled.

This is why one can never prove the truth of Jesus by denying Muhammad.

danielpreynolds1983: Arab Christians have been worshiping Allah for many Years before Muhammad

mmickey782: ,...the bible is very clear, in the matters of salvation and eternal life and forgiveness of sin.
it is only through Jesus christ...as for muhammad he was no messenger of God
and God holy message in the bible to muslims is that they, like all men, are lost. all are naturally at enmity with God
go read romans 5:12:5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned...God plan of salvation for mankind is john 3:16 pick up a bible and read it for yourself. case closed!

Zanjan: If the Bible is so clear, how come Christians can't understand its prophecies??

You can start your own topic on 'Who's Going to Heaven'; just try stick to the question, eh.

The Quran has the same message the Bible has. If the Quran is wrong, so is the Bible.

danielpreynolds1983: The Qur'an is false , I was a Muslim for over 10 + years.

danielpreynolds1983: Jesus is superior than those Infidel Muslim Satanists.

when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ.

Zanjan: "The Qur'an is false , I was a Muslim for over 10 + years."

You appear faithless, confused and disoriented......and also unable to cite a source for your translation, which has nothing to do with Bible prophecy.

If the Quran is false, it can't be used to validate anything about Jesus.

"Jesus is superior than those Infidel Muslim Satanists."

Jesus did NOT say that. Neither did He tell anyone to attack any religion.