(By Ron Halbrook) Deut. 18:18-19

Introduction: 1. God to send another great prophet, a lawgiver like Moses (Deut. 18:18-19)

DEUT. 18: I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command them. 19 And it shall come to pass that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

Introduction: 1. God to send another great prophet, a lawgiver like Moses (Deut. 18:18-19) 2. Competing claims: Jesus Christ OR Mohamed

Introduction: 3. Study with open mind to find & obey God’s final prophet: Identification Marks in Prophecy The Savior-Prophet Identified Mohamed, Another Prophet? Sharp Contrast Jesus Christ: Final Prophet

6 I. Identification Marks A. Gen. 3:15 Seed of Woman, Defeat Satan 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

7 1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. B. Gen. 12:1-3 Born of Chosen Land, Nation, Bless Men of All Nations

8   Human Plan: Ishmael (Gen. 16)   Divine Plan: Isaac (Gen. 21:1-21)

9 I. Identification Mark C. Deut. 18:18-19 Prophet Like Moses

10 I. Identification Marks D. Isa. 7:14 Born of a Virgin 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

E. Isa. 53 Die for Our Sins, Rise from Death

12 E. Isa. 53 Die for Our Sins, Rise from Death

13 I. Identification Marks F. Mic. 5:2 Born in Bethlehem

14 II. The Savior-Prophet Identified A. All Promises Fulfilled in Jesus Christ   Gen. 3:15; Rom. 16:20 Seed of Woman, Defeat Satan 20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

15 II. The Savior-Prophet Identified A. All Promises Fulfilled in Jesus Christ   Gen. 12:1-3; Matt. 1:1-2 Born of Chosen Land, Nation, Bless Men of All Nations

16 A. All Promises Fulfilled in Jesus Christ   Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:18-25 Born of a Virgin 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 20 …behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying,… 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

17 A. All Promises Fulfilled in Jesus Christ   Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:18-25 Born of a Virgin

18 II. The Savior-Prophet Identified A. All Promises Fulfilled in Jesus Christ   Mic. 5:2; Matt. 2:1 Born in Bethlehem

19 A. All Promises Fulfilled in Jesus Christ   Isa. 53; Matt Die for Man’s Sins, Rise 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 27:4 I have betrayed the innocent blood. 27:19 Have thou nothing to do with that just man 27:24 I am innocent of the blood of this just person. 27:35 And they crucified him… 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen…

20 A. All Promises Fulfilled in Jesus Christ   Deut. 18:18-19; Acts 3:12-26 Prophet Like Moses

21 A. All Promises Fulfilled in Jesus Christ   Deut. 18:18-19; Acts 3:12-26 Prophet Like Moses

22 II. The Savior-Prophet Identified B. Jn. 20:30-31 Identity Confirmed by Miracle

23 B. Jn. 20:30-31 Identity…Miracles   Power Over Nature: Walk on Water (Matt. 14:22-33)

24 II. The Savior-Prophet Identified B. Jn. 20:30-31 Identity Confirmed by Miracles   Power Over Human Body: Heal All Sickness (Matt. 4:23-25)

25   Power Over Human Body: Heal All Sickness (Matt. 4:23-25) 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

26 B. Jn. 20:30-31 Identity…Miracles   Power Over Death: Raise the Dead (Jn. 11:39, 43-44) 39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

27 B. Jn. 20:30-31 Identity…Miracles   Power Over Death: Raise the Dead (Jn. 11:39, 43-44)

28 B. Jn. 20:30-31 Identity…Miracles   Greatest Miracle: His Own Resurrection (Mk. 16:6; Acts 1:3; Rom. 1:4)

29 B. Jn. 20:30-31 Identity…Miracles   Greatest Miracle: His Own Resurrection (Mk. 16:6; Acts 1:3; Rom. 1:4)

30 B. Jn. 20:30-31 Identity…Miracles   Greatest Miracle: His Own Resurrection (Mk. 16:6; Acts 1:3; Rom. 1:4) Rom. 1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

31 C. Jesus Christ: The Son of God, Final Prophet, Savior of Man   Matt. 28:18-20 Baptized, Saved by His Authority as Deity

32 C. Jesus Christ: The Son of God, Final Prophet, Savior of Man   Matt. 16:18-19 The Way of Salvation: In Him, In His Church, In His Kingdom

33 C. Jesus Christ: The Son of God, Final Prophet, Savior of Man   Acts 2:41, 47 Saved, Added to His Church

34 C. Jesus Christ: The Son of God, Final Prophet, Savior of Man   Eph. 1:22-23; 5:5 Saved In His Spiritual Body: His Church, His Kingdom

35 III. Mohamed, Another Prophet? A. Ubu’l Kassim (A.D )   Visions of Angel Gabriel: Mohamed (Highly Praised) Oral Revelations Later Written as Qur’an or Koran (Reading, Recitation)   Islam (To Submit), Muslim (One Who Submits)

36 III. Mohamed, Another Prophet? B. Pillars:   Confess: “There is no God but Allah; Mohamed is the Prophet of Allah.”   Pray ritual prayers in Arabic   Fast in day during Ramadan (Koran given)   Alms   Pilgrimage to Mecca   Jihad: holy war against non-Muslims

37 C. Mohamed & Islam Used the Sword   War Against Mecca til Surrender A.D. 630   To Europe, North Africa, until Battle of Tours A.D. 732   To Southern Asia, Islands S.W. Pacific Ocean

38 Spread of Islam

39 Over 1.5 billion Muslims, less than 15% in Arab nations

40 C. Mohamed & Islam Used the Sword   Some Still Use Violence Today—   War, protest, & honor killings in Islam’s name

41 C. Mohamed & Islam Used the Sword   Some Still Use Violence Today—   Palestinian Attacks on Israel

42 C. Mohamed & Islam Used the Sword   Some Still Use Violence Today—   Muslim Rebels in Philippines

43 C. Mohamed & Islam Used the Sword   Some Still Use Violence Today—   Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on U.S.

44 C. Mohamed & Islam Used the Sword   Some Still Use Violence Today—   Bombing, Kidnapping, Uprising, Repression Many Places

45 C. Mohamed & Islam Used the Sword   Claim Mohamed’s Sword Fulfills Deut. 18 (Bashir Ahmad, “Prophecies about… Mohammad,” Pakistan Link, )   “only Muhammad…was like Moses & not the Jesus Christ”   “Both Moses & Muhammad commanded their disciples to fight their enemies & joined the fight themselves.”

46 Deut. 18:18-19 How Is the Last Prophet Like Moses?

47 Glorious Qur’an Surah IX: Repentance 3. …Give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom to those who disbelieve. 5. Then,…, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. 29. Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah …until they pay the tribute… (30. names “Jews” & “Christians”)

48 Glorious Qur’an Surah IX: Repentance 41. Go forth, light-armed & heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth & your lives in the way of Allah! 111. Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives & their wealth because the Garden will be theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah & shall slay & be slain.

49 D. Muslim Must Work, Earn His Way to Heaven   Qur’an, Surah III, 57: And as for those who believe and do good works, He will pay them their wages in full.   Qur’an, Surah III, 185: And ye shall be paid on the Day of Resurrection only that which ye have fairly earned.

50 D. Muslim Must Work, Earn His Way to Heaven   No Concept of Perfect Sacrifice for Forgiveness to Prove God’s Justice & Mercy (Rom. 3:26)   Believe in Allah, Do Good Works, Pray Pardon 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

51 IV. Sharp Contrast A. Christ Born of Abraham & Isaac, Mohamed of Ishmael B. All Promises of Savior Fulfilled by Christ, None by Mohamed C. Christ’s Teaching Confirmed by Miracles, Mohamed Claimed None

52 IV. Sharp Contrast D. Christ Promised All Truth, Warned of False Revelations of Angels (Jn. 16:13; Gal. 1:8), Mohamed Claimed Such Revelations

53 IV. Sharp Contrast E. Christ Died as Sacrifice for Sin, Mohamed Denied It, Offered No Alternative

54 IV. Sharp Contrast F. Christ Used Moral Persuasion (Matt. 26:52; Jn. 18:36; 2 Cor. 10:3-4), Mohamed the Sword

55 V. Unmistakable Evidence Identifies Jesus Christ as Final Prophet of Salvation A. Evidence Clear, Abundant— God Wants All to Be Saved!  Matt. 17:5 “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”  Lk. 1:4 “That thou mightest know the certainty of those things.”  Acts 1:3 “He showed himself alive… by many infallible proofs.”

56 V. Unmistakable Evidence Identifies Jesus Christ as Final Prophet of Salvation 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. B. Will You Submit to God’s Final Prophet? Acts 22:16