Book of revelations muslim

This revelation was intended to recieted by all who accepted its message, that is why most devoute moslems now great portions of the koran from memory. The concept of revelation in islam islam ahmadiyya. I gave revelations five stars, not only because it is a good book, but because it is an important book. Jun 06, 2008 nothing in the bible in revelation or elsewhere describes the antichrist as being a man, in his 40s, of muslim descent.

Whatever the intellectual or educational background of the reader, this book is bound to offer him something of his interest. The book presents some reasonable arguments but others are weak islam and the number 666 was not too convincing i felt. However, the quran which was revealed to the prophet muhammad is the only book of revelation which remains in its complete and unaltered form. Muhammad selfconfirms his authenticity as a prophet by confirming the books before him. The faith believes in the same monotheistic god as the old and new testaments, but that the final messenger of god was mohamed, who in a. We hold several books of the bible as holy, albeit we believe that a. The antichrist will be a man, in his 40s, of muslim descent, who will deceive the nations with persuasive language, and. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. The history of islam in the seventh century, muhammad claimed the angel gabriel visited him. Among them, several have also brought books of revelation. The book of revelations is one of the most controversial books of the bible, given the apocalyptic nature of the messages it carries. For the first threefourths of the book, the revelations were mostly about heaven and hell and how if you are a good muslim and follow the rules youll go to heaven and if you dont follow the rules or if you doubt muhammad is really the prophet, youll burn in hell and the only thing youll have to drink is boiling, stinking water, etc. Mar 11, 20 islam in the bible 2 of 2 what the book of revelation foretells about the muslims by w. The teachings of islam are based on the book known as the koran.

The book is also written to all believers everywhere. In the book of revelation, the apocalyptic hopes of the early christian community find their clearest and most complete expression. Oct 26, 2008 nothing in the bible in revelation or elsewhere describes the antichrist as being a man, in his 40s, of muslim descent. Those revelations were written in the muslim holy book, the quran. Muslims, therefore, believe in the gospel of jesus, the psalms of david, the torah of moses, and the scrolls of abraham. Did the book of revelations mention the antichrist as being. Did the book of revelations mention the antichrist as being muslim. Elijah and elisha seem to have felt no impulse to put their utterances into per manent form. In fact, when the classic historicist position is studied, the fulfillment in the case of islam and revelation chapter nine is seen to be so striking and well attested that.

This letter does not specify the other scriptures, nor does the term all scripture in 2 timothy indicate which writings were or would be breathed out by god and useful for teaching, since it does not preclude later works, such as the book of revelation and the epistles of john may have been. May 25, 2006 the identification of the beast of revelation with islam is a thought that must have occurred to many bible students. What historical reasons resulted in revelation being included in most christian canons. The fate of islam in bible prophecy islam lamb and. Bible prophecy author claims islam tied to revelation beast. Bible prophecy islam in the book of revelation by fabrice. But the biggest portion of the muslim world lives outside the middle east. This seems to be the teaching of revelation 17 where the religion of the end times is represented by a whore who is drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses of jesus revelation 17. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus. Muslim power in the middle east will be dealt a terrible blow in the wars of psalm 83 and ezekiel 38, both of which i think will most likely occur before the beginning of the tribulation. Unknown to most, the book of revelation in the new testament traces the origins and course of this satanic and fast growing deception. Revelation the dragon pursuing a woman, from the bamberg apocalypse. The book claims the second beast of revelation is islam, the two horns representing the two factions. In later passages we find it distinctly said that the koran confirms the preceding revelations.

Did the book of revelations mention the antichrist as. I mean, its a glorious part of literary, but after reading the gospels and our lord jesus asking us to love our neighbours and then turn to a book that vividly portrays the demise and agony of our neighbours seems, well, rather contradictory. It examines a very diverse and wide range of subjects including the concept of revelation in different religions, history of philosophy, cosmology, extraterrestrial life. The book of revelation however unseals that epic volume, and is in fact the unveiling of jesus christ. Does revelation play any vital role in human affairs. The book of revelation often called the book of revelations, revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible. It is the unveiling of jesus christ because only he is worthy to open, or unveil, and remove the covering from the previously sealed book of prophecy. Visions, prophecy, and politics in the book of revelation by elaine pagels. These dictated revelations compose the quran, islams holy book. Sahih muslim 2365, book 43, hadith 189 as for the content of the book of revelation, there is a good deal that is common with some of the prophecies we believe in as muslims, but again there is a good deal that we do not believe in as it directly contradicts our holy scripture quran and hadith, and a greater deal than the two previous. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1.

Revelation 1 niv bible the revelation from jesus christ. Islam is a religious system begun in the seventh century by muhammad. The book of revelation, what god revealed to the apostle john, is a great prophecy mystery. This new book presents the history of islam to show how and why it is the beast of revelation, and how the beast is even now clawing at the edges of the abyss, trying to get out. The most important point of the book approaching the quran. From early childhood, muslim boys and girls learn and memorize verses from the quran and then the whole suras. All the revelations to the prophets as well as to the saints and the righteous are called wahee and this word is used in the holy quran no less than seventy times. Aug 04, 2009 the book of revelation certainly contains some vivid and disturbing imagery and many have called it an angry text. Nothing in the bible in revelation or elsewhere describes the antichrist as being a man, in his 40s, of muslim descent. The book of revelation, the last book of the bible, has fascinated and puzzled christians for centuries. Muslims believe that islam is the oldest of the monotheistic religions because it represents both the original and the final revelation of god to abraham, moses, david, jesus, and muhammad. Apocalypticism was not a new phenomenon among christians. The quran was not sent down as a complete book in one revelation. When the quran summarises the points that a muslim must accept as a matter of faith, the list includes.

The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. Mar 03, 2014 the quran concurrently confirms and denies the authenticity of the previous books. The quran was revealed to muhammad peace be upon him and exists only in the language in which it was revealed arabic. She is pictured as being seated on seven mountains revelation 17. The book was revealed over an approximately 23year period beginning on december, 22 609 ad.

This is one of the primary arguments between christian and islamic faiths. Your answer hasnt addressed the question that was asked, what historical reasons resulted in revelation being included in most christian canons. What is the oneworld religion described in revelation. In the book of revelation there is a pause after the sounding of the fourth trumpet, and the action is interrupted at that point by the vision of an angel or, as the best manuscripts have it, an eagle flying through the midst of heaven. Islamic holy books are the texts which muslims believe were authored by god through various prophets throughout humanitys history. Muslims claim the text of the quran was revealed to muhammad, whom they consider to be the last prophet god sent to mankind, by the angel gabriel. The ten horns of satan are the ten islamic nation along the great river euphrates.

Muslims believe the quran to be the final revelation of god to mankind, and a completion and confirmation of previous scriptures. You will thus see that the end time bible prophecies overlap perfectly with the current geopolitical events in the near and the middle east. The muslim antichrist theory islam lamb and lion ministries. May 18, 2015 the conception of prophecy is, in the case of mo hammed, complicated by the further idea that the revelations given by a prophet constitute a book.

The early revelations by michael sells is that the quran is the main book of the islamic countries which has a significant meaning for every muslim. Muslims and the book of revelation discussion in christianity and world. Did you know that muslims believe in a gospel, but not matthew, mark, luke, and john. This paper concerning the nature of divine revelation was read by maulana abulata at the 79th annual gathering of the ahmadiyya movement in islam. These are the socalled gnostic or apocryphal texts expunged by order of egyptian bishop athanasius in the 4th century c. Muslims and the book of revelation christian forums. Bible prophecy author claims islam tied to revelation. The concept of revelation in islam islam ahmadiyya al islam. Jun 18, 2014 this new book presents the history of islam to show how and why it is the beast of revelation, and how the beast is even now clawing at the edges of the abyss, trying to get out. The hour has come to expose the growing worldwide threat of islam. Communicating the word is a record of the 2008 buildingbridges seminar, an annual dialogue between leading christian andmuslim scholars convened by the. Muslims follow the teachings of the quran and strive to keep the five pillars.

Islam has encoded in its teachingsmurder, lying, plunder, slavery, rape, warfare and even terrorism as part of its official religious doctrine. Mencarow free mp3 there are two great antichristian religious systems of deceit revealed in the book of revelation. The bible and islamrevelation and prophecy wikisource. Those churches were in ephesus, smyrna, pergamum, thyatira, sardis, philadephia, and laodicea. In addition to the quran, muslims believe in the gospel of jesus, the psalms of david, the torah of moses, and the scrolls of abraham. The great western antichrist of roman catholicism rev. Islam muslims in bible prophecy, in the book of revelation. According to the book of revelations the antichrist is. Johns anger has traditionally been understood to be directed at the romans for. It has drawn the attention of numerous scholars throughout the ages, all trying to interpret the meaning of it.

All these books, in muslim belief, promulgated the code and laws that god ordained for those people. What historical reasons resulted in revelation being included. In secondary usage, revelation refers to the resulting human knowledge about god, prophecy, and other divine things. The antichrist will be a man, in his 40s, of muslim descent, who will deceive the nations with persuassive language, and have a massive. Islam muslims in bible prophecy, in the book of revelation in fact, when the classic historicist position is studied, the fulfillment in the case of islam and revelation chapter nine is seen to be so striking and well attested that even advocates of other approaches who are adamant in their rejection of the historicist system of interpretation have admitted the convincing nature of this. Author elaine pagels includes here discussion of not only john of patmoss book of revelations, so wellknown from the new testament, but also discussion of the numerous revelation texts found at nag hammadi in upper egypt in 1945. The book of revelation is addressed to believers, his servants, of the churches in seven cities of the roman province of asia. Afghanistan, pakistan, and syria between muslim terrorists and americans and their allies is not a battle of ideologies, as some would have it. Anyways, it was written in a time when demand was high for such revelations, as christians were a persecuted few, and it isnt the only such revelation. In the new world order, islam and jerusalem will enter a business arrangement to rule the world.

What islam requires is total submission to the revelations of muhammad. The apocalypse, or revelation to john, the last book of the bible, is one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant symbolism, which at best appears unusual to the modern reader. Apr 24, 2008 according to the book of revelations the antichrist is. Imam suhaib webb, ella collins institute the book is clear, eminently accessible, and based on some of the best western scholarship on the life of the prophet. However, the translation of the meaning of the quran is available in many languages. In fact, since the book of revelation was complete by the end of the second century, but the religion of islam wasnt founded until about four hundred years later, the notion that revelation would have mentioned a muslim at all is rather farfetched and even if it. In fact, since the book of revelation was complete by the end of the second century, but the religion of islam wasnt founded until about four hundred years later, the notion that revelation would have mentioned a muslim at all is rather farfetched. The revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. The earnest goal of islam, set forth in the koran, remains as always to bring all mankind into submission and to kill or enslave all infidels. What does islam think of the christian book of revelation.

What historical reasons resulted in revelation being. If religion and rationality cannot proceed hand in hand, there has to be something deeply wrong with either of the two. The largest muslim nations today are indonesia, pakistan, india, and bangladesh. Islam muslims in bible prophecy in the book of revelation.

The final jihad while many bible prophecy teachers are looking in the wrong direction. This revelation was given to him by god the father. What will be the oneworld religion of the end times. Lectures upon the principal prophecies of the revelation 1814 by alexander mleod pp. From early childhood, muslim boys and girls learn and. After mohammeds death, muslim leaders collected and preserved the prophets revelations in the koran. Truths about him and his final victory, that the rest of scripture merely allude to, become clearly visible through revelation about jesus christ see historical and theological themes. The story of muhammad is the first biography of the prophet that ive read that brings it all together there is something in there for everyone. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. The bible and islamrevelation and prophecy wikisource, the. Book of revelation explained scripture by scripture. Muslims also believe the torah and injill were sent down from allah, whereas christians believe that they were written by the prophets and inspired by god. This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation.

No other book in the bible has as much impact on our way of life as the book of revelation. Salaam mehmet, uncritical adoration is not befitting of any muslim man. The identification of the beast of revelation with islam is a thought that must have occurred to many bible students. When we examine the bizarre way the revelations came to muhammad and the violent teaching of muhammads revelations, we can see the diabolic nature of them. What do the muslims think about the book of revelations. Please edit your answer to do so, or delete it and start again. While the book of revelation is an apocalypse when it comes to its genre, it is not a pure apocalypse in that it is set in the context of a letter. Elaine pagels on the book of revelation february 24. Muslims believe the koran to be the words of god spoken through mohammed. As muslims, we do not hold the revelation as sacred or as holy scripture. Revelation 17 speaks of a great prostitute or great harlot that is generally understood as a metaphor for a false religion that will exist during the tribulation period. Curious that the name of the muslim god is the ancient. The quran concurrently confirms and denies the authenticity of the previous books.

The trumpets of revelation and the scourge of islam. Revelation is the medium by which allah claims to communicate his word to his prophets so that they may inform the people of his will, what he wants from them and what they must do for him in order to be saved from eternal damnation. In an excerpt from his new history of islam, in the shadow of the sword, tom holland explains why he has written a revised history about the origins. In an environment of respect, freedom, and cooperation, christians and muslims are able to enter into a truly inter religious dialogue in which. In case you missed all the great free reformation resources in our last email, also see. In his work, the author is researching the very essence of the biblical message, leaving aside the classical and fixed theories, using a cartesian mind and addressing the writings from a hebraic perspective. During these angelic visitations, which continued for about 23 years until muhammads death, the angel purportedly revealed to muhammad the words of allah the arabic word for god used by muslims. Any divide between revelation and rationality, religion and logic has to be irrational. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written.