From: NoLiMiTS2k1@aol.com
To: truthspeaks@answering-christianity.com
Subj: Rebuttals - short and sweet
Date: 1/23/03 11:34:55 AM Central Standard Time
Challenge #1 - Deuteronomy 33:2 is Moses recollection of what already
happened in Numbers 10:12. This is not a prophecy. More like a thanksgiving.
Challenge #2 - Scripture you used is taken out of context. It's not about
Muhammad because it was not even consider a "messianic" (Jesus) prophecy.
It's actually about the fall of Babylon (Wilderness of the Sea). In Isaiah
21:3, the Prophet Isaiah is agonized after receiving news that arrived in
Jerusalem of Babylon's 703 B.C. defeat by Sennacherib of Assyria. Jerusalem
is terrorized because it would be next. This is historical. Hence, Isaiah was
prophesying the fall of Babylon.
Challenge #3 - Paran was where Hagar and Ishmael ended up after having to
depart from Abraham. Paran was not what was "shown" to Abraham. In fact,
Abraham was in Canaan when the Lord showed him the land (Genesis 13:12-18).
ULTIMATE CHALLENGE:
Muhammad's life and actions, historically, discredits him. His whole life
showed a man's nature at work rather than divine nature. [Example: broken
promises, force of the sword, constantly changing his views because of
external influences and happenstances] Muhammad was nothing like Jesus and
did not teach the same things Jesus did. You can't pair them together. Every
prophecies (600+) concerning Christ as Lord was fulfilled in the life of
Jesus. Jesus' life as recorded by his followers (which all but one died
willing for their message about Jesus) is historically authentic.
I challenge you to read a book written by a former Shi'ites muslim called
"Inside Islam" (author is Reza F. Safa).
p.s. I really admire your zeal. However, to those who do know the facts...you
are not very knowledgeable. I want to encourage you to hunger for truth and
be ready to take it...no matter how much it hurts. Truth will always hurt you
at first when you've been living a lie. But things will work out and it'll be
better.