Thursday, May 19, 2011

More Last Prophets

After John the Baptizer, more Last Prophets appeared. I know of three: Mohammed, Baha'u'llah and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

Mohammed (570-632)
The first Last Prophet is Mohammed of Islam. The Koran in Surah 33:40 declare Mohammed as the "Seal of the Prophets".
"Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things." (Surah 33:40 Yusuf Ali Version). Muslims traditionally interpret this verse as meaning that Muhammad was the last prophet.

Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892)
Bahá'u'lláh was born Shiite, adopting Bábism later in life. While he did not claim to be a last prophet, but he claimed to be the promised one of all religions (Maitreya, Messiah and Mahdi), and founded the Bahá'í Faith.

Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1839-1908)
Some said that he never claimed to be last prophet, just a reformer. Others said that he claimed to be the Messiah and the Mahdi. I am confused.

"For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. (Matthew 24:24 NASB)"

"For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. (Luke 6:44 NASB)"

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