As'salamu Alaikum Everyone,
Welcome back dear brother Idris. Insha'Allah, everything had been well for you and your family. Ameen.
In regards to the Light of the Gentiles, it is important that we see it from the broader context to see exactly who it is referring to in the Old Testament. The following points should help, Insha'Allah. As you read my Old Testament analysis below, please keep the following NT verses in mind:
1-
John 1:19-21 John was asked if he were the
Messiah, Elijah, and then "The Prophet“.
2-
John 7:40-44, Jesus was supposed to come from David's line, while the Prophet’s bloodline was NOT mentioned, despite the fact that the Prophet was mentioned.
He was a foreigner.
(a)- The Arabian Prophet from the EAST:1- Isaiah 41:1 Let the people of the world have a fresh heart.
2- Isaiah 41:2 A servant coming from the EAST.
The Ishmaelites WERE called the EAST: Genesis 16:11-13, Judges 7:12, Book of Jubilees 20:13.
3- Isaiah 41:3 He shall rout the disbelievers in battle (put them to the sword).
4- Isaiah 41:8-13 GOD Almighty assures the House of Jacob that they are still loved and chosen by GOD Almighty. “Do not be afraid (of this Servant).”
GOD Almighty never called unto all Jews as “The House of Jacob”, a comprehensive name, to follow any Jewish Prophet. It was always a given. This is another clear-cut proof that this Servant is a non-Jew. The Bible also clearly says that he is an Ishmaelite.
5- Isaiah 41:18 The desert (i.e., Arabia) will be blessed with lots of pools of fresh water, and running streams, and green.
6- Isaiah 41:25 Contemporary English Version (CEV) 25 I, the Lord, appointed a ruler in the north (Madina is north of Mecca); now he comes from the EAST to honor my name. He tramples kings like mud, as potters trample clay.
FOOTNOTE (Knox Bible) Isaias 41:25 There is the same uncertainty here about the person alluded to, as in verse 2 above.
They say they’re not sure who that
Servant from the EAST is! This is further proof that Christ does not fit the description.
7- Isaiah 41:27 This is good news to Jerusalem:
Quran 7:157 (My mercy is for) those who follow the messenger, the prophet who can neither read nor write. They will find him mentioned in their scriptures, the Torah and the gospels. He orders them to do the right thing, and to avoid the wrong. He makes the pure and the wholesome lawful for them, and he forbids them the foul and the filthy. He relieves them of the burdens and the shackles with which they were bogged down. Successful indeed, are those who believe in him, honor and help him, and follow the light (the Qur’an) that was revealed to him.8- Isaiah 42:1 And now, here is my servant, to whom I grant protection, the man of my choice, greatly beloved. My spirit rests upon him, and he will proclaim right order among the Gentiles.
9- Isaiah 42:3 … he will establish right order unfailingly.
10- Isaiah 42:4 ... (He has a message of Peace for Mankind). He has a law to give; in the far-off lands men wait for it eagerly....
Indeed, the deteriorating world is in a DESPERATE NEED FOR ISLAM!
11- Isaiah 42:6 The Servant will bring a (new) Covenant to GOD Almighty’s people, and he will be a Light to the Gentiles.
12- Isaiah 42:9 ….more Prophecies about this Servant and Covenant are yet to come.
13- Isaiah 42:10 Sing the Lord a new song; let his praise sound from end to end of the earth.
Song here means a New Revelation from GOD Almighty, i.e., the Glorious Quran.
14- Isaiah 42:11
1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice,
the towns that [a] Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rocks sing: let them shout from the top of the mountains.
Footnote: Isaiah 42:11 Meaning, the Arabians, under whom he comprehendeth all the people of the East.15- Isaiah 42:12 Let them (the Arabs) give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise..
16- Isaiah 42:13 The Servant shall go forth as a giant; he shall stir up his courage like a man of war: he shall shout and cry, and shall prevail against his enemies.
17- Isaiah 42:18-23 Israel is called the blind and deaf servant who received MANY PROPHETS, but heard not. Verse 21 further says: “It was ever the Lord’s will to sanctify him (the servant Israel); so great, so glorious the law (the Law of Moses) he gave him;”
So the “Sing the Lord a new song (Isaiah 42:10)” is a THE NEW LAW, Islam, which will come from Arabia, the East, the lands of Kedar.
18- Furthermore, Isaiah 42:23 calls on to the Jews to LISTEN TO THIS NEW PROPHECY about the New Servant from Arabia: “Which of you will listen to this, and mark it, and give a hearing to the prophecy?”
For ample more details and proofs, visit:
www.answering-christianity.com/east.htm
www.answering-christianity.com/predict.htm
www.answering-christianity.com/debate_templates.htm(b)- Deuteronomy 18:18 was about Prophet Muhammad:Before we analyze Deuteronomy 18, I would like you to keep in mind the following important Prophecy,
THAT ONLY ISLAM FULFILLED[/b], in Deuteronomy:
Moses, peace be upon him, prophesied about a future Prophet leading an army of 10,000 Believers:
Deuteronomy 33:1-5:
Deuteronomy 33:1-2 1 Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
2 And he said: “The Lord came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them.The Jews already had the Law of Moses with them. So what is this new Law that GOD Almighty will send? Yet Deuteronomy 33:1-2, speak about a future Law coming from GOD Almighty.
The Muslims liberated Mecca and they were 10,000 Believers of Allah Almighty. The New Testament further renews this Prophecy by prophesying it. So this Prophecy WAS NEVER FULFILLED in the Old Testament:
Jude 1:14-1514 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, ALSO PROPHESIED about these men, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,
15 to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”The ONLY WAR that ever took place in all of the Abrahamic Religions’ history that involved precisely an army of 10,000 Believers was the battle of Mecca’s liberation by Prophet Muhammad and his men. Again,
the Muslims liberated Mecca and they were 10,000 Believers. Please visit:
www.answering-christianity.com/10000.htmSam Shamoun spun 10,000 to 12,000:Again, visit:
www.answering-christianity.com/10000.htm. See the quotes that thoroughly expose his lie, and show how he twisted his very own quotes that he quoted.
From
www.thefactsaboutislam.blogspot.com/2013/07/10000-or-12000-liberated-mecca-with.html:
Note: The foul-mouthed Sam Shamoun quoted the 12,000 fighters that fought the tribe of HAWAZIN, two weeks after the liberation of Mecca. His misquoted it and spun it to say that Mecca was liberated by 12,000 when his own quote says the Prophet marched to Hawazin with 2,000 Meccans in addition to the 10,000 Believers who liberated Mecca:
"Ibn Humayd- Salamah- Ibn Ishaq- 'Abdallah b. Abi Bakr: The Messenger MARCHED with 2,000 Meccans and 10,000 of his companions [who had marched with him and] WITH WHOSE HELP GOD HAD FACILITATED THE CONQUEST OF MECCA. THUS THERE WERE 12,000 IN ALL. The Messenger of God placed 'Attab b. Asid b. Abi al-'As b. Umayyah b. 'Abd Shams in charge of Mecca [to look after] the men who stayed behind while he proceeded to confront Hawazin." (The History of Al-Tabari: The Last Years of the Prophet, translated and annotated by Ismail K. Poonawala [State University of New York Press, Albany 1990], Volume IX, p. 8; bold emphasis ours)" (Source:
www.thefactsaboutislam.blogspot.com/2013/07/10000-or-12000-liberated-mecca-with.html)
Here is a quote from Wikipedia: "...Muhammad, however, uncovered their intentions through his own spies in the camp of the Hawazin, and marched against the Hawazin just two weeks after the conquest of Mecca with a force of 12,000 men." (Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_after_the_occupation_of_Mecca)
So the doomed-to-Hell polytheist trinitarian pagan and infidel is either a liar or ignorant. A lot more references are posted in the link above:
www.answering-christianity.com/10000.htm.
Deuteronomy 18:18, one Prophet will be sent from the Jews' cousins who will be the final Messenger. The word "awkh" means both brother and cousin, in Hebrew. The verse doesn’t say the Prophet will come from YOU! It says from your cousins.
In
Deuteronomy 2:4, 8, "awkh" was used for the Edomites (Arabs, Ishmaelites) in relation to the Jews.
Also in
Obadiah 1:8-13, Edom (Arabs) is called Jacob’s brother in verses 10 and 12.
Note: Many Jewish Prophets, LIKE MOSES, came after Moses. Prophet Muhammad was an Ishmaelite Prophet that came from the Jews’ brothers.
And if it must mean that Deuteronomy 18:18 must refer to Christ, who came 1000s of years after Moses, then why can't it be about Muhammad, who also came thousands of years after Moses? After all, both Muhammad and Moses received the AL-THIKR (the Law). The entire Bible is built on the Law of Moses, and Islam is built on the Law of the Quran. See Quran 21:48, 21:105, 37:114-122.
Furthermore, Moses was called the Mustafa (Chosen One for the Law), and Muhammad too was called that as well. See Quran 7:144.
Moses also was the Imam (leader) who lead his people. Muhammad too was that as well: Quran 11:17. Moses received the DETAILED SCRIPTURES AND RELIGION, and so did Muhammad: Quran 6:154, 23:49.
(c)- Remember This:Let us remember that in the New Testament, Christ is recorded to have said this to the Jews:
"So [For this reason; Therefore] I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to people [a nation] who do the things God wants in his kingdom [will produce its fruit]." (Matthew 21:43).
Jesus Christ here spoke about foreign people; non-Jews. Jesus was a Jew and was speaking with Jews. And the "Kingdom of God" here means THE COVENANT & RELIGION OF GOD on earth to the new nation.
Again, for ample more details and proofs, visit:
www.answering-christianity.com/east.htm
www.answering-christianity.com/predict.htm
www.answering-christianity.com/debate_templates.htmThe doomed-to-Hell infidels have nothing on Islam. Islam is the Divine Truth from GOD Almighty.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
